Shim Eun-kyung

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Shim Eun-kyung
Born (1994-05-31) May 31, 1994
Seoul, South Korea
Education Cheongdam Middle School - Theater
Professional Children's School
Occupation Actress
Years active 2004-present
Agent BH Entertainment
Korean name
Hangul 심은경
Hanja 沈恩京
Revised Romanization Sim Eun-gyeong
McCune–Reischauer Sim Ŭngyŏng

Shim Eun-kyung (born May 31, 1994) is a South Korean actress. She has starred in a number of films and television dramas, notably Sunny and Kyung-sook, Kyung-sook's Father.[1]

Career

Shim Eun-kyung made her acting debut at age 9 in MBC’s 2004 TV series The Woman Who Wants To Marry, and subsequently made a career as one of the best child actresses of her generation.[2][3] She starred in horror fairytale Hansel and Gretel,[4] as well as TV series such as Hwang Jin-yi, Legend, Women of the Sun, and Merchant Kim Man-deok, critics say at times even outshining her adult counterparts.[5][6]

She successfully transitioned as a lead actress via retro dramedy Sunny, which tells the story of seven women, crosscutting between their lives in the present and the experiences that first brought them together as teenagers in the 1980s. Distinguished for its period detail, witty dialogue and the performances of its ensemble cast,[7][8][9] the film shattered the common belief that women-centered pictures can't achieve blockbuster-level success. By appealing to a wide range of age groups,[10] the film's box office total stood at more than 7 million admissions at the end of its long run.[11][12]

Shim's other notable roles include a girl caught amidst the Korean War in black comedy Kyung-sook, Kyung-sook's Father (also known as My Dad Loves Trouble),[13] a sister with seemingly supernatural abilities in Possessed,[14] a depressive in The Quiz Show Scandal, a court servant in Masquerade, and a 70-year-old grandmother who miraculously finds herself back in her 20-year-old body in Miss Granny.[15]

Personal life

Shim is the eldest daughter of divorced parents. She has two brothers and one sister. Her hobbies are listening to music, reading science fiction comics, and taekwondo. She's the drummer of a band she formed with friends, Chick and Candy.[1]

After graduating from Eonbuk Elementary School and Cheongdam Middle School, in 2010 Shim temporarily quit acting to move to the U.S., explaining, "I chose a place where there aren’t a lot of Korean people and decided on a high school in Pittsburgh. Studying is a goal, but I also chose this because I’ve grown tired mentally and physically after having acted since a young age." She is currently enrolled at the Professional Children's School.[16]

Controversy

She shot a commercial with rocker Seo Taiji in 2008 and played the younger version of Lee Ji-ah's character Sujini in Legend, but she didn't know that Lee and Seo were secretly married until 2011 when Shim was implicated in rumors that she was Seo and Lee's daughter, which she denied.[17]

Originally nominated for the Best Actress award at the 2011 Grand Bell Awards for her role in Sunny, Shim complained publicly through her Twitter account when the awards committee removed her name from the official list of the nominees after she notified them she could not attend the event because she was currently studying in the U.S. She was one of four actors and actresses removed from the initial nomination. Shim ended up winning Best Supporting Actress for her role in Romantic Heaven; Cheon Woo-hee, her castmate in Sunny, accepted the honor on Shim’s behalf.[18][19][20][21]

Filmography

Film

Television

  • Jang Gil San (SBS, 2004) ...as the young Bong-soon
  • The Woman Who Wants to Marry (MBC, 2004) ...as the young Lee Shin-young
  • Sweet Buns (MBC, 2004) ...as the young Han Ka-ran
  • That Summer's Typhoon (SBS, 2005) ...as the young Kang Soo-min
  • I Love You, My Enemy (SBS, 2005) ...as Kim Ga-ram
  • Emperor of the Sea (KBS2, 2005) ...as a young student under Lady Jung-hwa (uncredited)
  • Lovers in Prague (SBS, 2005)
  • Drama City "Kkot-nim-yi" (KBS2, 2006) ...as Kkot-nim-yi[22]
  • 641 Family (KBS2, 2006) ...as Jin Dal-rae
  • Hwang Jin-yi (KBS2, 2006 ) ...as the young Hwang Jin-yi
  • Legend (MBC, 2007) ...as the young Sujini
  • Women of the Sun (KBS2, 2008) ...as the young Shin Do-young
  • Kyung-sook, Kyung-sook's Father (KBS2, 2009) ...as Jo Kyung-sook
  • Tae-hee, Hye-gyo, Ji-hyun (MBC, 2009) ...as Shim Eun-kyung
  • Merchant Kim Man-deok (KBS1, 2010) ...as the young Kim Man-deok
  • Bad Guy (SBS, 2010) ...as Moon Won-in
  • Saturday Night Live Korea (tvN, 2011) ...guest appearance (season 1, episode 1)[23]

Discography

Awards

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Choi, Ji-Eun (13 July 2010). "My Name Is: Sim Eun-kyung". 10Asia. Retrieved 2012-11-18. 
  2. ↑ "아역스타 얼마나 벌까…“사장님 안부러워요”" [Child actors' salaries... 'Boss! I'm not jealous']. The Dong-a Ilbo (in Korean). 22 April 2008. Retrieved 2012-11-23. 
  3. ↑ "Child actors' salaries... 'Boss ! I'm not jealous'". Hancinema. 24 April 2008. Retrieved 2012-11-18. 
  4. ↑ "K-FILM REVIEWS: 헨젤과 그레텔 (Hansel and Gretel)". Twitch Film. 26 August 2008. Retrieved 2012-11-18. 
  5. ↑ Oh, Jean (9 March 2010). "Will family fare still dominate weekend ratings?". The Korea Herald. Retrieved 2013-03-30. 
  6. ↑ "Shim Eun Kyung, joining the ranks of Korea’s Little Sisters". Sports Seoul (in Korean). 14 December 2007. Retrieved 2012-11-23. 
  7. ↑ Lee, Hyo-won (5 May 2011). "Sunny brims with 1980s retro fun". The Korea Times. Retrieved 2012-11-18. 
  8. ↑ Lee, Maggie (12 August 2011). "Sunny: Movie Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2012-11-18. 
  9. ↑ Edwards, Russell (1 November 2011). "Sunny". Variety. Retrieved 2012-11-18. 
  10. ↑ "6 Million People Go to See Sunny". Chosun Ilbo. 4 July 2011. Retrieved 2012-11-18. 
  11. ↑ Lee, Hyo-won (25 July 2011). "Sunny Brightens Up South Korean Box Office in First Half of 2011". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2012-11-18. 
  12. ↑ Paquet, Darcy (8 January 2012). "South Korean box office in 2011". Korea Cinema Today. Retrieved 2012-11-18. 
  13. ↑ Han, Sang-hee (20 January 2009). "New Family Dramas to Warm Up Fans". The Korea Times. Retrieved 2013-07-02. 
  14. ↑ "K-FILM REVIEWS: 불신지옥 (Possessed)". Twitch Film. 2 October 2009. Retrieved 2012-11-18. 
  15. ↑ Baek, Hee-youn (20 December 2013). "Age meets youth with comedy Miss Granny". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved 2014-01-23. 
  16. ↑ "‘어린 이미연’ 심은경, 9월 美유학길 오른다" [Shim Eun-kyung off to study abroad in the States]. Newsen (in Korean). 30 May 2010. Retrieved 2012-11-23. 
  17. ↑ "심은경 “서태지-이지아 딸 루머 황당, 부모님에게 죄송” (인터뷰)" [Shim Eun Kyung speaks out against rumors that she’s Lee Ji Ah’s daughter]. NTN Seoul (in Korean). 26 April 2011. Retrieved 2012-11-23. 
  18. ↑ Park, So-jung (17 October 2011). "대종상 영화제, 류승범등 후보자 갑작스러운 제외.. 이유는?". 10Asia (in Korean). Retrieved 2012-11-18. 
  19. ↑ Lee, Claire (19 October 2011). "Kim Ha-neul, Park Hae-il get top honors at Daejong Film Awards". The Korea Herald. Retrieved 2012-11-18. 
  20. ↑ Lee, Jin-ho (18 October 2011). "Shim Eun Kyeong Receives a Bitter Prize". enewsWorld. Retrieved 2012-11-18. 
  21. ↑ Lee, Jin-ho (20 October 2011). "Shim Eun Kyeong Backs Down on Daejong Awards Controversy". enewsWorld. Retrieved 2012-11-18. 
  22. ↑ http://www.kbs.co.kr/drama/dramacity/view/1382413_1355.html
  23. ↑ Lee, In-kyung (3 December 2012). "Sunny's Shim Eun Kyung To Cameo on SNLK". enewsWorld. Retrieved 2012-11-18. 

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