Kim Ji-soo (born
Yang Sung-yoon, 24 October 1972) is a South Korean
actress.
Career
A graduate of Kaywon Art High School, 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". 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". Kim won
Best Actress at the
Singapore International
Film Festival, and Best New Actress at the
Blue Dragon Film Awards,
Pusan Film Critics Awards, and
Korean Film Awards, with a further nomination at the
Grand Bell Awards.
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.
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.
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. 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.
Kim is due to make a
return to television in May 2008, with a role in the KBS
drama Woman of the
Sun.
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".
Her
partner is fellow actor Kim Joo-hyuk,
with whom she co-starred in the 2002 SBS
drama series
Flowing River.
Filmography
| Year |
Title |
Role |
Notes |
| 1992 |
Female Detective 8080 (TV) |
|
|
| Time of Ardor (TV) |
|
|
| 1993 |
River Faraway (TV) |
|
|
| 1994 |
General Hospital (TV) |
|
|
| M (TV) |
Eun-ha |
|
| The Last Lover (TV) |
|
|
| 1995 |
Little Heroes (TV) |
|
|
| 1996 |
The Motive (TV) |
|
|
| 1997 |
Angel in My Heart (TV) |
|
|
| Mountain (TV) |
|
|
| 단막극 "두어머니" (TV) |
|
|
| When She Beckons (TV) |
Kim In-ha/Jang In-young |
|
| MBC Best Theater (TV) |
|
Appeared in "솔로몬의 도둑". |
| 1998 |
Love (TV) |
Yi So-jin |
|
| See and See Again (TV) |
|
|
| 1999 |
MBC Best Theater (TV) |
|
Appeared in "한 번쯤". |
| 달콤한 신부 (TV) |
|
|
| 2000 |
Bad Boys (TV) |
Lee Sang-eun |
|
| MBC Best Theater (TV) |
|
Appeared in "동보씨의 파랑새". |
| Full of Sun (TV) |
Park Ji-sook |
|
| Foolish Princes (TV) |
|
|
| 2001 |
해협에서의 바람 (TV) |
|
|
| A Fairy Story of Love (TV) |
Yoon Seoh-yun |
|
| 2002 |
Sunshine Hunting (TV) |
Song Hee-ju |
|
| Flowing River (TV) |
Park Sang-hee |
|
| 2003 |
First Love (TV) |
Yoon Seo-gyung |
|
| 2004 |
The Age of Heroes (TV) |
Park So-sun |
|
| 2005 |
This Charming
Girl |
Jeong-hae |
|
| Murder, Take One |
Jung Yun-jung |
Cameo appearance. |
| Love Talk |
Jeong-hae |
Cameo appearance. |
| 2006 |
Romance |
Yun-hee |
|
| Traces of Love |
Min-joo |
|
| Solace |
Hye-ran |
|
| 2008 |
Woman of the Sun (TV) |
Shin Do-young |
|
Music videos
- "That Man, That Woman" — Vibe
(2006)
Awards and nominations
References
- " Lee Hyo-lee, Lee Seung-yeon alumni of Suhmoon High
School.. Park Yong-woo, Yoo Ji-tae alumni of Whimoon High
School". HanCinema, 10 April 2008; original Korean-language article published by Yahoo!
Korea. Retrieved on 4 July 2008.
- Lee, Seung-Jae. " Time Flows... I Just Didn't Want to be
Complacent". HanCinema, 23 February 2005; originally
published by The Dong-A Ilbo. Retrieved on 9 February
2008.
- Shoji, Kaori. " Safe in a world of her own". The Japan Times,
29 September 2006. Retrieved on 9 February 2008.
- " Kim Ji-soo Meets President Roh at Luncheon".
KBS Global. Retrieved on 10 February 2008.
- Kim, Kyu Hyun. " Romance review". Koreanfilm.org.
Retrieved on 10 February 2008.
- Brooks, Brian. " Dispatch From Pusan: Protecting Local Voices While
Embracing a New Market, Pusan Events Champion Asian Film".
indieWIRE, 15 October 2006. Retrieved on 10 February
2008.
- " Big 4 Actresses, Television U-Turn 'War of the
Stars'". HanCinema, 17 April 2008; original Korean-language article published by
Naver. Retrieved on 4 July 2008.
- Shin Hae-in. " What nude scenes mean for actresses".
HanCinema, 27 March 2006; originally published by The
Korea Herald. Retrieved on 10 February 2008.
- Han Eun-jung. " Like Father, Like Son". HanCinema, 18 October
2005; originally published by The Korea Times. Retrieved
on 7 February 2008.
- " Kim Ji-soo profile". Tour2Korea.
Retrieved on 8 February 2008.
- " Kim Ji-su Wins Best Actress Award at Singapore Film
Festival". KBS Global. Retrieved on 7 February
2008.
- " Grand Bell Awards - Daejong Film Festival
(2005)". Cinemasie. Retrieved on 7 February 2008.
- " Film Awards Ceremonies in Korea".
Koreanfilm.org. Retrieved on 7 February 2008.
- " 'Lady Vengeance' Wins Top Film Award". KBS
Global, 30 November 2005. Retrieved on 7 February 2008.
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