Kim Ji-soo

This is a Korean name; the family name is Kim.
Kim Ji-soo
Born Yang Sung-yoon
24 October 1972 (1972-10-24) (age 39)
South Korea
Other names Kim Ji-su
Occupation Actress
Years active 1992–present
Website
http://www.kimjisoo.com/
Korean name
Hangul 김지수
Revised Romanization Gim Ji-su
McCune–Reischauer Kim Chi-su
Birth name
Hangul 양성윤
Revised Romanization Yang Seong-yun
McCune–Reischauer Yang Sŏng-yun

Kim Ji-soo (born Yang Sung-yoon, 24 October 1972) is a South Korean actress.

Contents

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 returned to television in May 2008 with a leading role in the drama Women of the Sun.[13][14] Her turn as a complex antiheroine garnered praise, and she won a Top Excellence Award in Acting at the year-end KBS Drama Awards[15] and a nomination for Best TV Actress at the Baeksang Arts Awards.[16]

In 2010 she starred in her first historical series King Geunchogo which focuses on the titular 13th ruler of Baekje. Shortly before the drama's premiere, Kim was involved in a drunken hit-and-run accident (this was her second offense; her first DUI was in 2000 for which she lost her license).[17] Amidst a wave of complaints demanding that she be fired from the drama, broadcast station KBS stuck by the actress, and Kim released an official apology and paid the fine of 10 million won.[18][19][20]

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".[21]

Personal life

She was in a six-year relationship with fellow actor Kim Joo-hyuk,[22] with whom she co-starred in the 2002 SBS drama series Flowing River. The couple broke up in 2009.[23][24][25]

Filmography

Television dramas

Year Title Network Role
1992 Female Detective 8080 SBS
Time of Ardor SBS
1993 River Faraway SBS
1994 General Hospital MBC
M MBC Kim Eun-hee
The Last Lover MBC Joo-hee
1995 Little Heroes HBS
1996 Sibling Relations MBC
1997 Angel in My Heart KBS
Mountain MBC
One-Act Play "Two Mothers" SBS
When She Beckons KBS Kim In-hwa/Jang In-young
MBC Best Theater "Solomon's Thieves" MBC
1998 Love MBC Yi So-jin
See and See Again MBC Eun-joo
1999 MBC Best Theater "Once in a Lifetime" MBC
Sweet Bride SBS
2000 Bad Friends MBC Lee Sang-eun
MBC Best Theater "Dong-bo's Bluebird" MBC
Full of Sun KBS Park Ji-sook
Foolish Princes MBC Joo Jang-mi
2001 Wind from the Straits Fuji TV
Legend SBS Yoon Seo-yeon
2002 Sunshine Hunting KBS Song Hee-ju
Flowing River SBS Park Sang-hee
2003 First Love SBS Yoon Seo-gyung
2004 The Age of Heroes MBC Park So-sun
2008 Women of the Sun KBS2 Shin Do-young/Kim Han-sook
2010 King Geunchogo KBS1 Buyeo Hwa

Films

Year Title Role Notes
2005 This Charming Girl Jeong-hae
Murder, Take One Jung Yun-jung Cameo appearance.
Love Talk Jeong-hae Cameo appearance.
2006 Romance Yun-hee
Traces of Love Suh Min-joo
Solace Hye-ran
2011 Come Rain, Come Shine Woman next door Cameo appearance.

Music videos

Awards and nominations

Year Group Award Film/Series Result Ref.
1997 KBS Drama Awards Best Actress Angel in My Heart Won [26]
1998 MBC Drama Awards Best Actress Love Won
2002 SBS Drama Awards Best Actress Flowing River Won
2005 Singapore International Film Festival Best Actress This Charming Girl Won [4]
Grand Bell Awards Best New Actress This Charming Girl Nominated [8]
Pusan Film Critics Awards Best New Actress This Charming Girl Won [6]
Blue Dragon Film Awards Best New Actress This Charming Girl Won [5]
Korean Film Awards Best New Actress This Charming Girl Won [7]
2007 Korean Film Awards Best Actress Solace Nominated [12]
2008 KBS Drama Awards Best Actress, Top Excellence Award Women of the Sun Won [15]
2009 Baeksang Arts Awards Best Actress (TV) Women of the Sun Nominated [16]

References

  1. ^ "Lee Hyo-lee, Lee Seung-yeon alumni of Suhmoon High School.. Park Yong-woo, Yoo Ji-tae alumni of Whimoon High School". HanCinema, 10 April 2008; original Korean-language article published by Yahoo! Korea. Retrieved on 4 July 2008.
  2. ^ Lee, Seung-Jae. "Time Flows... I Just Didn't Want to be Complacent". HanCinema, 23 February 2005; originally published by The Dong-A Ilbo. Retrieved on 9 February 2008.
  3. ^ Shoji, Kaori. "Safe in a world of her own". The Japan Times, 29 September 2006. Retrieved on 9 February 2008.
  4. ^ a b "Kim Ji-su Wins Best Actress Award at Singapore Film Festival". KBS Global. Retrieved on 7 February 2008.
  5. ^ a b "'Lady Vengeance' Wins Top Film Award". KBS Global, 30 November 2005. Retrieved on 7 February 2008.
  6. ^ a b "Film Awards Ceremonies in Korea". Koreanfilm.org. Retrieved on 7 February 2008.
  7. ^ a b "4th Korean Film Awards". iMBC.com. Retrieved on 7 February 2008. (Korean)
  8. ^ a b "Grand Bell Awards - Daejong Film Festival (2005)". Cinemasie. Retrieved on 7 February 2008.
  9. ^ "Kim Ji-soo Meets President Roh at Luncheon". KBS Global. Retrieved on 10 February 2008.
  10. ^ Kim, Kyu Hyun. "Romance review". Koreanfilm.org. Retrieved on 10 February 2008.
  11. ^ Brooks, Brian. "Dispatch From Pusan: Protecting Local Voices While Embracing a New Market, Pusan Events Champion Asian Film". indieWIRE, 15 October 2006. Retrieved on 10 February 2008.
  12. ^ a b "6th Korean Film Awards". iMBC.com. Retrieved on 7 February 2008. (Korean)
  13. ^ "Big 4 Actresses, Television U-Turn 'War of the Stars'". HanCinema, 17 April 2008; original Korean-language article published by Naver. Retrieved on 4 July 2008.
  14. ^ "Woman in the Sun rounds out the three-way ratings feud". Dramabeans, 23 March 2008.
  15. ^ a b "2008 KBS Drama Awards". Dramabeans, 31 December 2008.
  16. ^ a b "45th Baeksang Arts awards, nominees". Fly to the sky lover, 16 January 2009.
  17. ^ "Will Kim Ji-soo’s hit and run endanger her drama role?". Dramabeans, 7 October 2010.
  18. ^ "Kam Woo-sung and Kim Ji-soo’s character stills for King Geunchogo". Dramabeans, 10 October 2010.
  19. ^ "Kim Ji-soo’s DUI won’t keep her out of drama". Dramabeans, 22 October 2010.
  20. ^ "Actress fined W10 mil. for drunk driving". The Korea Times, 7 March 2011.
  21. ^ Shin Hae-in. "What nude scenes mean for actresses". HanCinema, 27 March 2006; originally published by The Korea Herald. Retrieved on 10 February 2008.
  22. ^ Han Eun-jung. "Like Father, Like Son". HanCinema, 18 October 2005; originally published by The Korea Times. Retrieved on 7 February 2008.
  23. ^ "Star Couple Part Ways". The Korea Times, 8 October 2009.
  24. ^ "Actors End 6-Year Love". The Korea Times, 8 October 2009.
  25. ^ "Kim Ju-hyeok, Kim Ji-su break up". 10Asia, 8 October 2009.
  26. ^ "Kim Ji-soo profile". Tour2Korea. Retrieved on 8 February 2008.

External links