Kim Jae-kyung

Kim Jae-kyung (born December 24, 1988) is a South Korean actress. Before transitioning to acting full-time, she was a member and leader of the South Korean girl group Rainbow.[1]

In this Korean name, the family name is Kim.
Kim Jae-kyung
김재경
Kim Jae-kyung in a press conference for The Secret Life of My Secretary (May 2019)
Born
Kim Jae-kyung

(1988-12-24) December 24, 1988
Seoul, South Korea
Occupation
  • Singer
  • actress
RelativesKim Jae-hyun (brother)
Musical career
GenresK-pop
InstrumentsVocals
Years active2009–present
LabelsDSP Media
(2009–2016)
Namoo Actors
(2016–present)
Associated acts
WebsiteNaver
Korean name
Hangul
김재경
Revised RomanizationGim Jae-gyeong
McCune–ReischauerKim Chae-gyŏng

Biography

Jae-kyung was born in Seodaemun-gu, Seoul, South Korea on December 24, 1988. She studied at Deungchon High School and Dongduk Women's University, where she majored in Fashion Design. She was a trainee at JYP Entertainment before switching to DSP Media.[2] Her brother is N.Flying's Jaehyun.

Career

Pre-debut

While under DSP Media, in 2007 she was asked if she wanted to debut as a member of Kara. Jaekyung turned the offer down because she thought she would be happy with her Rainbow members.[3] In 2007 Jaekyung was asked to join SM Entertainment, hinting at the possibility that she may have joined Girls' Generation.[3] In 2008, she appeared in SS501's song "A Song Calling For You" music video before debuting as a Rainbow member.

Rainbow
Main article: Rainbow (South Korean band)

Jae-kyung debuted as leader of girl group Rainbow. On November 12, 2009, Rainbow's released mini album "Gossip Girl". The group's first broadcast performance of "Gossip Girls" was held at MBC's music show Show! Music Core on November 14, 2009 .

Rainbow Blaxx

Jaekyung, Woori, Seungah, and Hyunyoung debuted as Rainbow Blaxx, the second official sub-unit of Rainbow, was formed in 2014. The group released their first mini-album titled RB Blaxx on January 20, 2014.

Solo activities

In the year 2010, she became a cast member in the variety television show Honey Jar.[4] In the same year, she also became a cast member in the school variety show 100 Points Out of 100. On March 31, 2012, her major leading role, she portrayed Na Yoo-mi in the JTBC's drama Monster.[5] In the year 2012, she became a cast member in the variety television show Law of the Jungle W.[6][7] In December 2013, she was confirmed for tvN's new reality program, The Genius: Rule Breaker, with 12 other representative figures from different fields of work such as TV personalities, politicians, gamblers, and more. She was the second person eliminated.[8]

She was then cast in a supporting role in the 2014 drama Inspiring Generation. In 2014, she has also been a main in Quiz of God 4.[9] On January 12, 2014, she was a guest on Running Man. In 2015, she entered the main cast of tvN's Always Cantare 2.[10] In 2016, she became a host on Beauty Bible, alongside Jessica Jung. In December 2016, Kim signed with new management agency Namoo Actors to start afresh as an actress.[11]

Discography

Rainbow
Main articles: Rainbow (South Korean band) discography and List of songs recorded by Rainbow (South Korean band)

Solo artist
YearSong TitleFrom AlbumDurationArtist
2010I Love You, I Like YouSecret Agent Miss Oh OST3:28With Cho Hyun-young
2011You and ICity Hunter OST3:35Solo
2014MaybeQuiz of God 4 OST3:32Solo
2015Is It the Start?Noble, My Love OST3:35With Sung Hoon

Filmography

Films
YearTitleRoleNotes
2010HeartbeatGirl group memberCameo
2021Way StationJia[12]

Television dramas
YearTitleNetworkRoleNotes
2010Dae MulSBSHerself (Rainbow)Cameo
2012MonsterJTBCNa Yoo-mi
FamilyKBS2Yoon Yoo-miCameo
2013Reply 1994tvNJun Ji-hyunCameo
2014Inspiring GenerationKBS2Meiling
Quiz of God Season 4OCNIm Tae-kyung
Turning PointMBCMaeng Ran-young
My Lovely GirlSBSRadio DJCameo
2016Madame Antoine: The Love TherapistJTBCJyoo Ni
2018Miracle That We MetKBS2MaoSpecial appearance
Life on MarsOCNHan Mal-sook[13]
Bad PapaMBCCha Ji-woo[14]
2019The Secret Life of My SecretarySBSVeronica Park[15][16]

Web drama
YearTitleRoleNotes
2015Noble, My LoveCha Yoon-seoLeading role

Television series
YearTitleNetworkNotes
2010Honey JarMBCmain cast
2010–2011100 Points Out of 100KBS2main cast
2012Law of the Jungle WSBSmain cast
2013–2014The Genius: Rule BreakertvNcontestant
2015Get It BeautyOnStyleco-host
2015Always Cantare 2tvNmain cast
2016Beauty BibleKBSco-host with Jessica Jung
2017King of Mask SingerMBCContestant as "A Monstrous Net" (Episode 101)[17]

Awards and nominations
Year Award Category Nominated work Result Ref.
2018 MBC Drama Awards Best Supporting Actress in a Monday-Tuesday Drama Bad Papa Won [18]

References
  1. "Rainbow's biography at Universal Music Japan website" (in Japanese). Universal Music Japan. n.d. Retrieved June 19, 2012.
  2. "Rainbow's Kim Jae Kyung Shares a Doll Face Selca". Soompi. December 30, 2012. Retrieved September 17, 2017.
  3. "Jaekyung reveals she also turned down an offer to join SM Entertainment".
  4. Kim, Hyun-rok (July 29, 2010). "'꿀단지' 미녀 3인방 '주목!'" (in Korean). starnews. Retrieved August 17, 2015.
  5. 레인보우 재경, 종편 드라마로 연기자 데뷔 (in Korean). Nate. March 14, 2011. Retrieved June 19, 2012.
  6. "Rainbow's Kim Jae Kyung is all over pork belly after shooting Law of the Jungle W". Korea.com. November 3, 2012. Retrieved August 17, 2015.
  7. "Rainbow's Jaekyung shows her bare face on 'Laws of the Jungle W'". allkpop. December 18, 2012. Retrieved August 17, 2015.
  8. Kim, Ka-young (December 3, 2013). "'더지니어스2' 재경 "출연진 보고 내 부족함 느껴…우뇌 사용할 것"" (in Korean). TV report. Retrieved August 17, 2015.
  9. Jeon, Su-mi (April 30, 2014). "Super Junior's Donghae Says Ryu Deok Hwan was a Huge Help in Acting for God's Quiz 4". enewsWorld. Archived from the original on May 2, 2014. Retrieved May 2, 2014.
  10. Ghim, Sora (June 9, 2015). "Will The Members Of 'Always Cantare' Season 2 Be Successful?". bntnews. Retrieved August 17, 2015.
  11. "Kim Jae-kyung signs with Lee Joon-gi's agency". Kpop Herald. December 21, 2016.
  12. Kang Min-kyung (January 20, 2021). "순수함 느낄 수 있어"..'간이역', 김동준X김재경이 전할 휴식 같은 ♥[종합]". star.mt (in Korean). Retrieved January 20, 2021.
  13. "김재경, '라이프 온 마스' 출연…츤데레 걸크러시 변신". TenAsia (in Korean). April 27, 2018.
  14. "Kim Jae-kyung cast in 'Bad Papa'". Kpop Herald. June 18, 2018.
  15. Kim Ji-won (January 16, 2019). "김재경, '초면에 사랑합니다' 캐스팅…영화 제작사 대표役". Ten Asia Hankyung (in Korean).
  16. "Kim Young-kwang, Jin Ki-joo, Kim Jae-kyung, Moo Jin-sung Line Up for Office Romance". Hancinema. January 16, 2019.
  17. Yoon Joon-pil (March 5, 2017). "레인보우 김재경, '복면가왕'에 떴습니다…발레리나 2R 진출". TenAsia (in Korean). Retrieved March 5, 2017.
  18. Jung, Yu-jin (December 31, 2018). 소지섭 ‘데뷔 23년 만에 첫 대상’(mbc연기대상)[포토엔HD] [So Ji-sub Soo'First Debut in 23 Years' (mbc Drama Awards)[Photo and HD]]. Newsen (in Korean). Archived from the original on December 31, 2018. Retrieved June 5, 2020 – via Naver.
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