 Before Song debuted as an actress, she was a model for Kiki Magazine.She chose "Song Ji-hyo" as her stage name because she was inspired by the two famous actors Song Seung-heon and Song Hye-kyo, both main protagonists of "Autumn in My Heart".Song then appeared in the music videos of Lee Soo-young's "And I Love You" and JTL's "Just Say Goodbye".