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- This is a Korean name; the family name is Kim.
Kim Ji-soo (born Yang Sung-yoon, October 24, 1972) is a South Korean actress.
[edit] Career
A graduate of Kaywon Art High School,[1] Kim made her acting debut in 1992. She worked as a television actress for over a decade before branching out into film, saying in an interview that, "I was getting older by the second, and I hated becoming complacent".[2] In 2005, Kim made her first big screen appearance with a leading role in Lee Yoon-ki's This Charming Girl, a character study of a twenty-something single woman working at a post office. The film was well-received by critics, and Kim herself was singled out for praise, with The Japan Times commenting, "Kim's performance is a masterful balance of understatedness and open-wounded vulnerability".[3] Kim won Best Actress at the Singapore International Film Festival,[4] and Best New Actress at the Blue Dragon Film Awards,[5] Pusan Film Critics Awards,[6] and Korean Film Awards,[7] with a further nomination at the Grand Bell Awards.[8] Due to the success of This Charming Girl on the international film festival circuit, and in recognition of her role in promoting Korean culture overseas, Kim was invited to a Blue House luncheon, where she met then-South Korean President Roh Moo-hyun and First Lady Kwon Yang-suk.[9]
In 2006 Kim appeared in several films, first with Jo Jae-hyun in the melodrama Romance, though she was publicly critical about the lack of depth to her character.[10] In October 2006, she portrayed a victim of the Sampoong Department Store collapse in Traces of Love, which was selected as the opening film of the 11th Pusan International Film Festival.[11] In November 2006, Kim starred opposite Han Suk-kyu in the romantic drama Solace, receiving a nomination for Best Actress at the Korean Film Awards.[12] Kim is due to make a return to television in May 2008, with a role in the KBS drama Woman of the Sun.[13]
When asked in an interview if she would consider appearing nude onscreen, Kim replied, "I don't want to take nude scenes to prove my passion for acting, which I have always had".[14]
Her partner is fellow actor Kim Joo-hyuk,[15] with whom she co-starred in the 2002 SBS drama series Flowing River.
[edit] Filmography
| Year |
Title |
Role |
Notes |
| 1992 |
Female Detective 8080 (TV) |
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| Time of Ardor (TV) |
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| 1993 |
River Faraway (TV) |
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| 1994 |
General Hospital (TV) |
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| M (TV) |
Eun-ha |
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| The Last Lover (TV) |
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| 1995 |
Little Heroes (TV) |
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| 1996 |
The Motive (TV) |
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| 1997 |
Angel in My Heart (TV) |
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| Mountain (TV) |
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| 단막극 "두어머니" (TV) |
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| When She Beckons (TV) |
Kim In-ha/Jang In-young |
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| MBC Best Theater (TV) |
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Appeared in "솔로몬의 도둑". |
| 1998 |
Love (TV) |
Yi So-jin |
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| See and See Again (TV) |
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| 1999 |
MBC Best Theater (TV) |
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Appeared in "한 번쯤". |
| 달콤한 신부 (TV) |
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| 2000 |
Bad Boys (TV) |
Lee Sang-eun |
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| MBC Best Theater (TV) |
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Appeared in "동보씨의 파랑새". |
| Full of Sun (TV) |
Park Ji-sook |
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| Foolish Princes (TV) |
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| 2001 |
해협에서의 바람 (TV) |
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| A Fairy Story of Love (TV) |
Yoon Seoh-yun |
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| 2002 |
Sunshine Hunting (TV) |
Song Hee-ju |
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| Flowing River (TV) |
Park Sang-hee |
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| 2003 |
First Love (TV) |
Yoon Seo-gyung |
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| 2004 |
The Age of Heroes (TV) |
Park So-sun |
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| 2005 |
This Charming Girl |
Jeong-hae |
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| Murder, Take One |
Jung Yun-jung |
Cameo appearance. |
| Love Talk |
Jeong-hae |
Cameo appearance. |
| 2006 |
Romance |
Yun-hee |
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| Traces of Love |
Min-joo |
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| Solace |
Hye-ran |
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| 2008 |
Woman of the Sun (TV) |
Shin Do-young |
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[edit] Music videos
- "That Man, That Woman" — Vibe (2006)
[edit] Awards and nominations
[edit] References
- ^ "Lee Hyo-lee, Lee Seung-yeon alumni of Suhmoon High School.. Park Yong-woo, Yoo Ji-tae alumni of Whimoon High School", HanCinema, April 10, 2008. Retrieved on April 18, 2008.
- ^ Seung-Jae Lee, "Time Flows... I Just Didn't Want to be Complacent", HanCinema, February 23, 2005. Article originally appeared in The Dong-A Ilbo. Retrieved on February 9, 2008.
- ^ Kaori Shoji, "Safe in a world of her own", The Japan Times, September 29, 2006. Retrieved on February 9, 2008.
- ^ a b "Kim Ji-su Wins Best Actress Award at Singapore Film Festival", KBS Global. Retrieved on February 7, 2008.
- ^ a b "'Lady Vengeance' Wins Top Film Award", KBS Global, November 30, 2005. Retrieved on February 7, 2008.
- ^ a b Film Awards Ceremonies in Korea, Koreanfilm.org. Retrieved on February 7, 2008.
- ^ a b 4th Korean Film Awards, iMBC.com. Retrieved on February 7, 2008. (Korean)
- ^ a b Grand Bell Awards - Daejong Film Festival (2005), Cinemasie. Retrieved on February 7, 2008.
- ^ "Kim Ji-soo Meets President Roh at Luncheon", KBS Global. Retrieved on February 10, 2008.
- ^ Kyu Hyun Kim, Romance review, Koreanfilm.org. Retrieved on February 10, 2008.
- ^ Brian Brooks, "Dispatch From Pusan: Protecting Local Voices While Embracing a New Market, Pusan Events Champion Asian Film", indieWIRE, October 15, 2006. Retrieved on February 10, 2008.
- ^ a b 6th Korean Film Awards, iMBC.com. Retrieved on February 7, 2008. (Korean)
- ^ "Big 4 Actresses, Television U-Turn 'War of the Stars'", HanCinema, April 17, 2008. Retrieved on April 18, 2008.
- ^ Shin Hae-in, "What nude scenes mean for actresses", HanCinema, March 27, 2006. Article originally appeared in The Korea Herald. Retrieved on February 10, 2008.
- ^ Han Eun-jung, "Like Father, Like Son", HanCinema, October 18, 2005. Article originally appeared in The Korea Times. Retrieved on February 7, 2008.
- ^ Kim Ji-soo profile, Tour2Korea. Retrieved on February 8, 2008.
[edit] External links
| Persondata |
| NAME |
Kim Ji-soo |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES |
Kim Ji-su (alternate spelling); 김지수 (hangul) |
| SHORT DESCRIPTION |
Actress |
| DATE OF BIRTH |
October 24, 1972 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH |
South Korea |
| DATE OF DEATH |
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| PLACE OF DEATH |
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