Kim Ji-soo (actress)

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

In this Korean name, the family name is Kim.
For the given name (and a list of other people with the same name), see Ji-soo.
Kim Ji-soo
Kim Ji-soo at the 5th World Ceramic Biennale press conference in Korea (2009)
Born
Yang Sung-yoon

(1972-10-24) 24 October 1972
South Korea
Other namesKim Ji-su
OccupationActress
Years active1992–present
AgentLead Entertainment
Korean name
Hangul
김지수
Revised RomanizationGim Ji-su
McCune–ReischauerKim Chisu
Birth name
Hangul
양성윤
Revised RomanizationYang Seong-yun
McCune–ReischauerYang Sŏngyun
Websitewww.kimjisoo.com

Career

A graduate of Kaywon High School of the Arts, 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."[1] 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."[2] Kim won Best Actress at the Singapore International Film Festival,[3] and Best New Actress at the Blue Dragon Film Awards,[4] Busan Film Critics Awards,[5] and Korean Film Awards,[6] with a further nomination at the Grand Bell Awards.[7] 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.[8]

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.[9] 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.[10] 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.[11]

Kim returned to television in May 2008 with a leading role in the drama Women of the Sun.[12][13] Her turn as a complex antiheroine garnered praise, and she won a Top Excellence Award in Acting at the year-end KBS Drama Awards and a nomination for Best TV Actress at the Baeksang Arts Awards.

In 2010 she starred in her first historical series The King of Legend which focuses on Geunchogo, the 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). 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.[14] She was later listed among the top 10 highest-paid entertainers on KBS for the year 2011, with a salary of ₩400 million.[15] Starring roles followed in Love Again (2012) and One Warm Word (2013).[16][17]

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."[18]

In November 2020, Kim signed with new agency Lead Entertainment.[19]

Personal life

She was in a six-year relationship with actor Kim Joo-hyuk, with whom she co-starred in the 2002 SBS drama series Like a Flowing River. The couple broke up in 2009.[20][21][22]

After her change in relationship status on Facebook was leaked in March 2012, Kim confirmed that she was dating a Korean-Canadian 16 years her junior. The couple split in 2013.[23][24][25]

Filmography

Television series
Year Title Role Network
1992Female Detective 8080Detective Cha Song-hwaSBS
Time of Ardor
1993Faraway Songba RiverLee Ok-im
1993-1994To the Lovely OthersLee Myung-sook
1994General HospitalNurse Joo Kyung-heeMBC
MKim Eun-hee
The Last LoverKim Joo-hee
1995Little HeroesYeo-jinHBS
1996Sibling RelationsLee Guk-heeMBC
1997The Angel WithinKBS2
MountainLee Soo-jungMBC
One-Act Play "Two Mothers"SBS
MBC Best Theater "Solomon's Thieves"MBC
1997-1998When She BeckonsKim In-hwa/Jang In-youngKBS2
1998LoveLee So-jinMBC
1998-1999See and See AgainEun-joo
I Hate You, But It's FineSBS
Letters Written on a Cloudy Day
1999MBC Best Theater "Once in a Lifetime"MBC
1999-2000Sweet BrideMin-hee
2000Bad FriendsLee Sang-eun
MBC Best Theater "Dong-bo's Bluebird"Ji-soo
2000-2001Full of SunPark Ji-sookKBS2
Foolish PrincesJoo Jang-miMBC
2001Wind from the StraitsFuji TV
LegendYoon Seo-yeonSBS
2002Sunshine HuntingSong Hee-juKBS2
2002-2003Like a Flowing RiverPark Sang-heeSBS
2003First LoveYoon Seo-gyung
2004-2005The Age of HeroesPark So-sunMBC
2008Women of the SunShin Do-young/Kim Han-sookKBS2
2010-2011The King of LegendBuyeo HwaKBS1
2012Love AgainUhm Ji-hyunjTBC
2013One Warm WordSong Mi-kyungSBS
2016MemorySeo Yeong-jootvN
2016-2017Hwarang: The Poet Warrior YouthQueen Mother JisoKBS2
2017-2018A Korean OdysseyNa Chal-nyeo[26]tvN
2018Where Stars LandYang Seo-gun[27]SBS
2020365: Repeat the YearLee ShinMBC
2021All of Us Are DeadTBANetflix

Film
Year Title Role
2005This Charming GirlJeong-hae
Murder, Take OneJung Yun-jung (cameo)
Love TalkJeong-hae (cameo)
2006RomanceYun-hee
Traces of LoveSeo Min-joo
SolaceLee Hye-ran
2011Come Rain, Come ShineWoman next door (cameo)
2015Gangnam BluesMin Seong-hee
2016Woo-joo's ChristmasSung Woo-joo
2018Intimate StrangersYe-jin

Variety show
Year Title Network Notes
1995Entertainment WeeklyKBS2MC
MBC Popular Song Best 50MBC
1998Live Dating 11
1999Seo Se-won's Super StardomSBS
2000To You Who Forget the NightKBS Radio 2DJ
2005 Ya Shim Man Man SBS Guest (Episode 100, 188)
2006
2008 LOVE tvN Guest (Episode 4)
2010 Sweet Rain MBC Guest (Episode 17-18)
2013 Thank You SBS Guest (Episode 8)
2015Running ManSBSGuest (Episode 232)
2017 I Live Alone MBC Guest (Episode 197)

Music video
Year Song Title Artist
1999"Are You Going"Jinju
2001"Should I Say I Love You Again?"Kim Dong-ryool
2004"Memory Loss"Gummy
2006"That Man, That Woman"Vibe

Awards and nominations
YearAwardCategoryNominated workResultRef.
1997 KBS Drama Awards Excellence Award, Actress When She Beckons Won [28]
1998 MBC Drama Awards Grand Prize (Daesang) See and See Again Won
2002 SBS Drama Awards Excellence Award, Actress in a Serial Drama Like a Flowing River Won
2005 18th Singapore International Film Festival Best Actress This Charming Girl Won [3]
41st Baeksang Arts Awards Best New Actress Nominated
42nd Grand Bell Awards Best New Actress Nominated [7]
6th Busan Film Critics Awards Best New Actress Won [5]
26th Blue Dragon Film Awards Best New Actress Won [4]
4th Korean Film Awards Best New Actress Won [6]
2006 Mnet KM Music Festival Best Actress in a Music Video That Man, That Woman Won [29]
2007 6th Korean Film Awards Best Actress Solace Nominated [11]
2008 KBS Drama Awards Top Excellence Award, Actress Women of the Sun Won
2009 45th Baeksang Arts Awards Best Actress (TV) Nominated
2011 KBS Drama Awards Excellence Award, Actress in a Serial Drama The King of Legend Nominated
2014 50th Baeksang Arts Awards Best Actress (TV) One Warm Word Nominated [30]
SBS Drama Awards Top Excellence Award, Actress in a Drama Special Nominated
2018 SBS Drama Awards Excellence Award, Actress in a Monday-Tuesday Drama Where Stars Land Nominated

References
  1. Lee, Seung-jae (23 February 2005). "Time Flows... I Just Didn't Want to be Complacent". The Dong-a Ilbo.
  2. Shoji, Kaori (29 September 2006). "Safe in a world of her own". The Japan Times.
  3. ""Kim Ji-su Wins Best Actress Award at Singapore Film Festival". KBS Global. 29 April 2005.
  4. ""Sympathy for Lady Vengeance wins Best Picture Award". KBS Global. 30 November 2005.
  5. "Film Awards Ceremonies in Korea". Koreanfilm.org. Retrieved 2008-02-07.
  6. "4th Korean Film Awards". iMBC.com (in Korean). Retrieved 2008-02-07.
  7. "Grand Bell Awards - Daejong Film Festival (2005)". Cinemasie. Retrieved 2008-02-07.
  8. "Kim Ji-soo Meets President Roh at Luncheon". KBS Global. 31 March 2005.
  9. Kim, Kyu Hyun. "Romance review". Koreanfilm.org. Retrieved 2008-02-10.
  10. "Pusan film festival opens with Traces of Love". The Hankyoreh. 12 October 2006.
  11. "6th Korean Film Awards". iMBC.com (in Korean). Retrieved 2008-02-07.
  12. "Big4 여배우, 안방극장 U턴 '별들의 전쟁'" [Big 4 Actresses, Television U-Turn War of the Stars]. Sportsseoul (in Korean). 11 April 2008. Archived from the original on 3 February 2013.
  13. Ko, Hong-ju (25 May 2012). "Women in the Sun Stands Beside The Equator Man". enewsWorld.
  14. Han, Sang-hee (7 March 2011). "Actress fined W10 mil. for drunk driving". The Korea Times.
  15. "KBS' Highest-Paid Stars Revealed". The Chosun Ilbo. 28 August 2012.
  16. "Kim Ji-soo Draws on Personal Heartache in Adultery-Themed Soap". The Chosun Ilbo. 21 January 2014.
  17. Won, Ho-yeon (24 January 2014). "Warm words, fiery feelings". Korea JoongAng Daily.
  18. Shin, Hae-in (27 March 2006). "What nude scenes mean for actresses". The Korea Herald via Hancinema.
  19. sun, Mi-kyung (13 November 2020). "김지수, 이끌 엔터와 전속계약 체결..지진희⋅김선아와 한솥밥[공식]". OSEN.
  20. "Star Couple Part Ways". The Korea Times. 8 October 2009.
  21. "Actors End 6-Year Love". The Korea Times. 8 October 2009.
  22. Lim, Hye-seon (8 October 2009). ""Kim Ju-hyeok, Kim Ji-su break up". 10Asia.
  23. "Kim Ji-su opens up about her younger man". Korea JoongAng Daily. 3 May 2012.
  24. ""Kim Ji-su says he's not a boy toy". Korea JoongAng Daily. 24 May 2012.
  25. "Actress Kim Ji-soo unveils picture of boyfriend". The Korea Herald. 3 June 2012.
  26. 김지수, '화유기' 출연확정 "차승원 첫사랑녀". My Daily (in Korean). October 30, 2017.
  27. [단독] "워커홀릭 변신" 김지수, '여우각시별'로 안방 컴백. News1 (in Korean). July 30, 2018.
  28. "Kim Ji-soo profile". Korea Tourism Organization. Retrieved 2008-02-08.
  29. "2006 M.net Korean Music Festival Winners list" Archived 2013-01-27 at the Wayback Machine. MAMA. Retrieved 2014-06-12.
  30. Hicap, Jonathan M. (30 April 2014). "Nominees in 50th Baeksang Art Awards revealed". Manila Bulletin.
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