Kim Ji-won (actress)

Kim Ji-won

Kim Ji-won character poster as Rachel Yoo for drama The Heirs
Born October 19, 1992
South Korea
Education Dongguk University[1]
Occupation Actress, Model
Years active 2008–present
Agent Lionmedia
(2008-2014),
King Kong Entertainment
(2014-present)
Notable work The Heirs (2013)
Height 164 cm (5 ft 5 in)
Religion Christian
Kim Ji-won
Hangul 김지원
Hanja 金智媛 [2]
Revised Romanization Gim Jiwon
McCune–Reischauer Kim Chiwŏn
This is a Korean name; the family name is Kim.

Kim Ji-won (Hangul: 김지원; born October 19, 1992) is a South Korean actress. In 2011, Kim played her first lead role in the movie Romantic Heaven by director Jang Jin.[1][3] In 2012, Kim performed in the new Korean drama To the Beautiful You as Seol Han-na.[4][5] She also portrayed the role Rachel Yoo in the SBS series The Heirs.

Career

Kim Ji-won first entered the entertainment industry in 2008 by acting in minor roles in dramas and appearing in a few commercials (Oran-C[6][7] and Big Bang's Lollipop[8][9]) and a music video (Younha's "Gossip Boy"[10]). She then starred in the omnibus film Romantic Heaven but her big break did not come until 2010 when she was selected to star in a lead role in Song Ji-na's drama What's Up[11] which aired in 2011.

Her best-known TV role was in the 2011 Korean TV drama series High Kick: Revenge of the Short Legged, in which she played Kim Ji-won. In 2012, Kim Ji-won was in To the Beautiful You as Seol Han-na. Her most recent projects are the omnibus horror film Horror Stories 2 and appearing in a 30-minute music video for Baek Seung-heon's "Til the Sun Rises" along with Kim Jaejoong of JYJ.[12] In 2013, Ji-won was cast to play the role of "Yoo Ra-hael", a chaebol heir, in the drama The Heirs.

On December 2014, Kim signed with new management agency King Kong Entertainment.[13]

Filmography

Television series

Year Title Role Network Ref.
2008 Mrs. Saigon Hye-ryeon KNN [14]
2011 High Kick: Revenge of the Short Legged Kim Ji-won MBC
What's Up Park Tae-yi MBN [11]
2012 To the Beautiful You Seol Han-na SBS
2013 The Heirs Rachel Yoo SBS
Waiting for Love Choi Sae-rom KBS2 [15]
2014 Drama Special: The Reason I'm Getting Married Kim Ji-young KBS2 [16]
Gap-dong Ma Ji-wool tvN
2015 Descendants of the Sun Yoon Myung-joo KBS2 [17]

Film

Year Title Role
2011 Romantic Heaven Choi Mimi
2012 Horror Stories Kim Ji-won
2013 Horror Stories 2 Sa Tan-hee

Web series

Year Title Role Network
2014 One Sunny Day[18] The Girl Line TV

Variety show

Year Title Network Notes Ref
2011 Night After Night SBS Guest, Ep. 19 & 20 with Director Jang Jin [19]
Come to Play MBC Guest, Ep. 354 with High Kick: Revenge of the Short Legged cast [20]
2012 Korea's Got Talent Season 2 tvN Guest, Final Episode [21]
Strong Heart SBS Guest, Ep. 142 & 143 with To the Beautiful You cast [22]

Music video

Year Song Title Artist
2008 "Gossip Boy"[10] Younha
2012 "Until the Sun Rises"[12] Baek Seung-heon

Discography

Singles

Year Song Title Album Notes
2011 "Over The Rainbow" High Kick: Revenge of the Short Legged OST[23]
2012 "Might Gonna" What's Up Japan Edition OST[24][25] with Jo Jung-suk & Yang Jiwon

Endorsements

2010
2011
2012
2013
2014

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Nominated work Result
2013 SBS Drama Awards[38][39] New Star Award The Heirs Won

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Kim Ji-won played her first lead role in the movie Romantic Heaven" (in Korean). Voiceofthepeople. March 16, 2011.
  2. ↑ http://news.nate.com/view/20101109n09434
  3. ↑ http://news.naver.com/main/read.nhn?mode=LSD&mid=sec&oid=076&aid=0002087166&sid1=001
  4. ↑ Korean series gets rerun due to fan demand Kim Ji Won Kiss scene with JYJ Jaejoong. November 2.2012.
  5. ↑ http://news.sportsseoul.com/read/entertain/1183071.htm
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 "Article about Oran-C Commercial (2010)" (in Korean). Herald. May 11, 2010.
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 "Actor Kim Jiwon's 3rd Consecutive Year as Oran C Model". Asia Kyungjae. June 20, 2012.
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 "Kim Ji-won act as the Lollipop Girl in LG Cyon Commercial" (in Korean). Mydaily. December 18, 2011.
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 "Article about LG Cyon Lollipop Commercial" (in Korean). OSEN. February 25, 2011.
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 Younha - Gossip Boy MV on YouTube (Official). 1theK.(Korean)
  11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 "MBN What's Up Official Website" (in Korean). MBN.
  12. ↑ 12.0 12.1 Baek Seung Heon - Til the Sun rises (Teaser) on YouTube (Official). 1theK.(Korean)
  13. ↑ "'Kim Ji Won signs with King Kong Entertainment'" (in Korean). TenAsia. December 12, 2014.
  14. ↑ "Official website of Mrs. Saigon". KNN. December 2, 2008.
  15. ↑ http://tenasia.hankyung.com/archives/157628
  16. ↑ "Kim Ji-won played her role in KBS Drama Special" (in Korean). INDAILY. March 20, 2014.
  17. ↑ "The Descendant of the Sun (Drama - 2015)". HanCinema. March 20, 2014.
  18. ↑ "Kim Ji-won confirmed her role in One Sunny Day" (in Korean). OSEN. November 10, 2014.
  19. ↑ "Director Jang Jin: "Kim Ji-won looks like Kim Hee-sun"" (in Korean). Newsen. March 22, 2011.
  20. ↑ "<Come to Play> High Kick 3 Stars Come to Play!" (in Korean). MBC News. September 5, 2011. Retrieved December 5, 2014.
  21. ↑ "Kim Ji-won, 'Korea's Got Talent 2' Finale Surprise Appearance 'Refreshing + Youthful' Goddess Force" (in Korean). JoongAng Ilbo. July 28, 2012. Retrieved December 30, 2014.
  22. ↑ "'Strong Heart' Kim Ji Won, "I Met SHINee Minho On a Blind Date"". KpopStarz. August 30, 2012. Retrieved December 30, 2014.
  23. ↑ "High Kick 3: The Revenge of the Short Legged OST (Track List)". Yesasia. May 2012.
  24. ↑ "What's Up Japan Edition - Original Soundtrack" (in Japanese). Sound Space. November 2, 2012.
  25. ↑ "What's Up Japan Edition - Original Soundtrack" (in Japanese). Amazon. November 2, 2012.
  26. ↑ "Clean & Clear Commercial - Kim Ji-won & Seohyun (2010)" (in Korean). NATETV. 24 September 2010.
  27. ↑ http://m.news.naver.com/read.nhn?mode=LSD&mid=sec&sid1=106&oid=076&aid=0002082154
  28. ↑ "Making of the Tous Les Jours Commercial - Kim Ji-won & Won Bin" (in Korean). NATETV. 22 November 2011.
  29. ↑ "Article about CLRIDE.n Commercial (Kim Ji-won & Beast)" (in Korean). bntNEWS. August 16, 2010.
  30. ↑ "Article about CLRIDE.n Commercial" (in Korean). Newsen. January 6, 2012.
  31. ↑ "Article about Clean & Clear Commercial (2011)" (in Korean). bntNEWS. 12 October 2011.
  32. ↑ "Article about Hazzys Commercial" (in Korean). Newsen. June 23, 2011.
  33. ↑ "Article about STL Commercial" (in Korean). Fashion Seoul. December 10, 2011.
  34. ↑ "Clean & Clear Commercial - Kim Ji-won & Krystal (2012)" (in Korean). NATETV. 29 March 2012.
  35. ↑ "Thyren, New Muse 'Seol Han-Na' Kim Jiwon". Osen. September 17, 2012. Retrieved 30 December 2014.
  36. ↑ Making of the Crown Confectionery Commercial - Kim Ji-won on YouTube (Official). Crownconf.(Korean)
  37. ↑ "Gowoonsesang Cosmetics Dr. G New Muse Actress 'Kim Jiwon'" (in Korean). Kyunghyang Shinmun. May 13, 2014.
  38. ↑ "SBS Drama Awards 2013 Winners". Hancinema. 31 December 2013.
  39. ↑ SBS Drama Awards - 2013 New Star Award on YouTube (Official). SBSNOW.(Korean)

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