Kim Ji-won (actress)

Kim Ji-won

In December 2016
Born (1992-10-19) October 19, 1992
South Korea
Education Dongguk University
Occupation Actress
Years active 2008–present
Agent King Kong Entertainment
(2014–present)
Kim Ji-won
Hangul 김지원
Hanja 金智媛[1]
Revised Romanization Gim Jiwon
McCune–Reischauer Kim Chiwŏn

Kim Ji-won (Hangul: 김지원; Hanja: 金智媛; born October 19, 1992) is a South Korean actress. She gained attention through her roles in television series The Heirs (2013), Descendants of the Sun (2016) and Fight for My Way (2017).

Career

2008–2012: Beginnings

Kim entered the entertainment industry in 2008 by appearing in commercials, and became known as the "Lollipop Girl".[2] She made her acting debut in the drama Mrs. Saigon.

Kim first gained attention after starring in the 2011 sitcom High Kick: Revenge of the Short Legged. The same year, she played her first major television role in the musical drama What's Up and made her film debut in the omnibus film Romantic Heaven.[3] Kim then starred in the high school drama To the Beautiful You and headlined the horror film Horror Stories in 2012.[4][5]

2013–2016: Rising popularity and breakthrough

In 2013, Kim co-starred in The Heirs, wherein she played a chic and haughty heiress.[6][7] The drama's popularity raised Kim's profile and won her the "New Star Award" at the SBS Drama Awards.[8][9]

In 2014, she starred in the crime thriller Gap-dong.[10] In December 2014, Kim signed an exclusive contract with King Kong Entertainment.[11] She also starred alongside So Ji-sub in the web series One Sunny Day in 2015.[12]

In 2016, Kim co-starred in KBS2's pan-Asia hit drama Descendants of the Sun, playing an army surgeon.[13] The drama's success brought Kim further recognition outside Korea.[14][15][16]

2017–present: Leading roles

In 2017, Kim was cast in her first leading role in KBS2's romance drama, Fight for My Way alongside Park Seo-joon.[17] The series was a success and solidified Kim's status as leading actress.[18] She was also cast in the third installment of the Detective K film series as the female lead.[19]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes Ref
2011 Romantic Heaven Choi Mimi
2012 Horror Stories Kim Ji-won
2013 Horror Stories 2 Sa Tan-hee
2018 Detective K: 3

Television series

Year Title Role Notes Network Ref
2008 Mrs. Saigon Hye-ryeon KNN
2011 High Kick: Revenge of the Short Legged Kim Ji-won MBC
What's Up Park Tae-yi MBN
2012 To the Beautiful You Seol Han-na SBS
2013 The Heirs Rachel Yoo
Waiting for Love Choi Sae-rom KBS2 [20]
2014 Drama Special: The Reason I'm Getting Married Kim Ji-young Cameo [21]
Gap-dong Ma Ji-wool tvN
2015 Hidden Identity Min Tae-hee Cameo [22]
The Time We Were Not in Love Kim Ji-won Ep.2 photograph on phone SBS
2016 Descendants of the Sun Yoon Myung-ju KBS2
2017 Fight for My Way Choi Ae-ra

Web series

Year Title Role Network Ref
2014 One Sunny Day The Girl Line TV
2017 Romance Island Yuna Sohu TV

Hosting

Year Title Network Notes
2016 30th KBS Drama Awards KBS2 With Jun Hyun-moo, Park Bo-gum

Variety show

Year Title Network Notes Ref
2011 Night After Night SBS Guest, Ep. 19 & 20 with Director Jang Jin [23]
Come to Play MBC Guest, Ep. 354 with High Kick: Revenge of the Short Legged cast
2012 Korea's Got Talent Season 2 tvN Guest, Final Episode
Strong Heart SBS Guest, Ep. 142 & 143 with To the Beautiful You cast [24]
2016 Running Man SBS Guest, Ep. 297 with Jin Goo, David Lee McInnis and Eunseo (WJSN) [25]

Music video appearances

Year Song Title Artist Ref
2008 "Gossip Boy" Younha [26]
2012 "Until the Sun Rises" Baek Seung-heon [27]

Discography

Year Song Title Album Notes Ref
2010 "Pick A Star From The Sky" OranC Commercial [28]
2011 "Over The Rainbow" High Kick: Revenge of the Short Legged OST
2012 "Might Gonna" What's Up OST (Japan Edition) with Jo Jung-suk & Yang Jiwon

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Nominated work Result Ref.
2013
21st SBS Drama Awards
 New Star Award The Heirs Won [9]
2014
2nd Asia Rainbow TV Awards
 Best Supporting Actress Nominated
2016
5th APAN Star Awards
 Descendants of the Sun Won [29]
Best Couple Award (with Jin Goo) Nominated
1st Asia Artist Awards
 Best Celebrity Award, Actress Won [30]
Yahoo! Asia Buzz Awards
 Asia Popular Artist Award N/A Nominated
30th KBS Drama Awards
 Excellence Award, Actress in a Miniseries Descendants of the Sun Won [31]
Best New Actress Won
Best Couple (with Jin Goo) Won

References

  1. ↑ "김지원│My name is...". Nate (in Korean). TenAsia.
  2. ↑ "신예 김지원, '롤리팝걸' '오란씨걸' '원빈여친' 다양한 별명 '화제'". OSEN (in Korean). February 25, 2011.
  3. ↑ 기사입력2011.03.07 오후 4:21. "'오란씨걸' 김지원, "장진 감독 선택 꿈만 같아요." :: 네이버 TV연예". Naver (in Korean). Sports Chosun. Retrieved 2016-12-01.
  4. ↑ "Kim Ji Won Flaunts her Feminine Charms on ′To the Beautiful You′". enewsWave.
  5. ↑ "Kim Ji Won to Appear in "Scary Story 2"". Soompi.
  6. ↑ "Kim Ji Won Enjoys Working with Flower Boys Everywhere". enewsWave.
  7. ↑ "Kim Ji-won on Playing the Woman Viewers Love to Hate". The Chosun Ilbo.
  8. ↑ "Hallyu booming again in China, bigger than ever". Korea JoongAng Daily. March 14, 2014. Retrieved 2016-12-01.
  9. 1 2 "SBS Drama Awards 2013 Winners". Hancinema.
  10. ↑ "Kim Ji Won Wants to Change Her Evil Image from ‘The Heirs’". enewsWave.
  11. ↑ "'Kim Ji Won signs with King Kong Entertainment'". TenAsia (in Korean). December 12, 2014.
  12. ↑ "소지섭·김지원, 웹드라마 '좋은 날'서 호흡" [Kim Ji-won confirmed her role in One Sunny Day]. OSEN (in Korean).
  13. ↑ "Actors chosen for 'Sun's Descendant'". Korea JoongAng Daily.
  14. ↑ "Descendants of the Sun: the Korean military romance sweeping Asia". BBC New. Retrieved 2016-12-01.
  15. ↑ "Descendants of The Sun ends on massive ratings high". The Chosun Ilbo.
  16. ↑ "Kim Ji-won Gains Leverage from Hit TV Soap". The Chosun Ilbo.
  17. ↑ "'Ssam My Way' to star actors Park and Kim". Korea JoongAng Daily.
  18. ↑ "Kim Ji-won Looks Forward to New Challenge in Upcoming Project". The Chosun Ilbo.
  19. ↑ "'조선명탐정3' 김명민·오달수·김지원·이민기 확정…8월 크랭크인". Xports News (in Korean).
  20. ↑ <ⓒ “텐아시아” 무단전재 재배포금지> (July 22, 2013). "김지원, 드라마 ‘연애를 기대해’ 합류… 보아 최다니엘과 호흡 | 텐아시아". TenAsia (in Korean). Retrieved 2016-12-01.
  21. ↑ "KBS 드라마스페셜 단막 2014 ‘내가 결혼하는 이유’ 김지원 깜짝 카메오, ‘상속자들’ 유라헬이 드라마스페셜에!박희본의 털털한 여동생 지영 역, 김지원 “드라마스페셜 본방사수 부탁드려요”". In Daily (in Korean). March 20, 2014. Archived from the original on April 13, 2015.
  22. ↑ "김지원, '신분을 숨겨라' 특별출연…김범 연인 役" [Kim Ji-won special appearance in 'Hidden Identity' as Kim Bum's lover] (in Korean). OSEN. June 10, 2015.
  23. ↑ "장진 감독 “김지원, 김혜수-김희선 비슷하지만 몸매 신경써야”" [Director Jang Jin: "Kim Ji-won looks like Kim Hee-sun"]. Newsen (in Korean). March 22, 2011.
  24. ↑ "'Strong Heart' Kim Ji Won, "I Met SHINee Minho On a Blind Date"". KpopStarz. August 30, 2012. Retrieved 2014-12-30.
  25. ↑ "진구·김지원·맥기니스·은서, ‘런닝맨’ 내일 녹화". OSEN (in Korean). April 24, 2016. Retrieved 2016-04-25.
  26. ↑ Younha – Gossip Boy MV on YouTube (Official). 1theK. (in Korean)
  27. ↑ Baek Seung Heon – Til the Sun rises (Teaser) on YouTube (Official). 1theK. (in Korean)
  28. ↑ Kang Soo-jin (July 21, 2010). "오란씨걸 김지원 승승장구! 한달사이 50~60여개 러브콜 쏟아져". Sports Kyunghyang (in Korean). Retrieved 2017-05-17.
  29. ↑ "[2016 APAN] 송중기, 생애 첫 대상 해냈다…조진웅 최우수상 (종합)" [Winners Announced For The 2016 APAN Star Awards]. My Daily (in Korean). October 2, 2016.
  30. ↑ "'AAA' 조진웅∙엑소 대상…방탄소년단∙박보검∙윤아 2관왕 [종합]". TV Daily (in Korean).
  31. ↑ "[2016KBS연기대상] 대상은 '태양의후예' 송중기·송혜교, 다관왕은 '구르미'(종합)" [2016 KBS Drama Awards Winners]. eToday (in Korean). January 1, 2017.
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