Lim Soo-hyang
Born (1990-04-19) April 19, 1990 (age 33)
Busan, South Korea
Other namesLim Su-hyang
EducationChung-Ang University – Theater and Film[1]
OccupationActress
Years active2009–present
AgentFN Entertainment[a]
Korean name
Hangul
임수향
Hanja
Revised RomanizationIm Su-hyang
McCune–ReischauerIm Suhyang

Lim Soo-hyang (Korean: 임수향; born April 19, 1990) is a South Korean actress.[3] She rose to fame playing leading roles in the television series New Tales of Gisaeng (2011) and Inspiring Generation (2014). After a series of supporting roles, she gained wide recognition for her performances in the campus romance My ID is Gangnam Beauty (2018) and the smash-hit mystery drama Graceful Family (2019). She then starred in When I Was the Most Beautiful (2020), Woori the Virgin (2022), and Doctor Lawyer (2022).

Career

2011–2017: New Tales of Gisaeng and diverse roles

After making a bit-part appearance in the 2009 film 4th Period Mystery while she was still a student at Chung-Ang University, Im landed her breakthrough role when she was cast as Dan Sa-ran, a prideful, lower-middle class dancer, in the 2011 popular television series New Tales of Gisaeng. Cast alongside Sung Hoon and Han Hye-rin, the series explored the premise that the gisaeng, the Korean equivalent of a geisha or courtesan, still existed in modern-day Korea.[4] Im was nominated for several newcomer awards for her performance and won the SBS Drama Award for Best New Star and the Korea Drama Award for Best New Actress.[5] That same year, she had a prominent supporting role in Paradise Ranch and made a cameo appearance in Salamander Guru and The Shadows.[6]

To develop her range, Im increased her profile with starring roles as diverse as a feisty chairman's daughter in I Do, I Do (2012), a cool assassin in Iris II: New Generation (2013), the calculating stepdaughter of a high official in Inspiring Generation (2014), a college dropout in Five Enough (2015) and the female antagonist in Blow Breeze (2015).[7][8] In 2016, Im played the title character in the prison romance film Eunha.[9]

In 2017, Im was cast in the leading role of a widowed policewoman in Lovers in Bloom, for which she received a KBS Drama Award for Best Actress in a Daily Drama.[10] Also that year, she made a cameo appearance as a serial killer who pretends to be a victim in tvN's crime procedural drama Criminal Minds, based on the American series of the same name.[11]

2018–present: My ID is Gangnam Beauty and rising popularity

In 2018, Im rose in popularity when she starred opposite Cha Eun-woo of Astro in the JTBC romantic comedy series Gangnam Beauty. For her performance as Kang Mi-rae, Im won the Top Excellence Award for Actress in a Drama at the 26th Korea Culture and Entertainment Awards.[12][13]

In 2019, Im received critical acclaim for her portrayal of Mo Seok-hee, a confident, charismatic and savage chaebol heiress, in the mystery drama Graceful Family. The series premiered with high viewership ratings for MBN network and attracted media attention in Korea and internationally.[14][15] In 2020, Im next starred in the romance melodrama When I Was the Most Beautiful opposite Ji Soo and Ha Seok-jin, portraying an optimistic ceramic artist who falls in love with two brothers. Im was again praised for her acting and she went on to gain the Top Excellence prize at the 39th MBC Drama Awards.

In 2022, she played the titular role of Oh Woo-ri in the SBS romantic comedy drama Woori the Virgin based on American series Jane the Virgin, reuniting with New Tales of Gisaeng co-star Sung Hoon.[16] The same year she starred in the MBC medical-legal drama Doctor Lawyer in the role of a prosecutor.[17] Later in July, Im joined the 'Bubble for Actors' platform.[18]

Philanthropy

On March 16, 2023, Im donated sanitary napkins for vulnerable women through the NGO G Foundation.[19]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2009 4th Period Mystery Number one fan Im Soo-hyang Bit part
2013 Iris 2: The Movie Kim Yeon-hwa
2014 Love of the Sea (海洋之戀) Chinese film [20]
2016 Eun-ha Eun-ha [9]

Television series

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2011 New Tales of Gisaeng Dan Sa-ran [4]
Paradise Ranch Lee Da-eun [6]
2012 Salamander Guru and The Shadows Im Soo-min Cameo (episode 8) [21]
I Do, I Do Yeom Na-ri / Jang Na-ri [22]
2013 Iris II: New Generation Kim Yeon-hwa [7]
2014 Inspiring Generation Teguchi Gaya [8]
2015 Great Stories: The Golden Days of Young-ja Oh Young-ja [23]
2016 Five Enough Jang Jin-joo [24]
Blow Breeze Park Shin-ae / Kang Mi-jung [25]
2017 Lovers in Bloom Moo Goong-hwa [10]
Criminal Minds Song Yoo-kyung Cameo [11]
2018 Gangnam Beauty Kang Mi-rae [26]
Top Star U-back Herself Cameo (episode 3) [27]
2019 Graceful Family Mo Seok-hee [15]
2020 When I Was the Most Beautiful Oh Ye-ji [28]
2022 Woori the Virgin Oh Woo-ri [29]
Doctor Lawyer Geum Seok-yeong [30][31]
2023 Kokdu: Season of Deity Han Gye-jeol [32]

Television shows

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2015–2016 Shaolin Clenched Fists Cast Member [33]
2017 Beauty Bible 2017 Host [34]
2018 Romance Package [35]
2018–2019 Village Survival, the Eight Cast Member Season 1–2 [36]
2019 The Quack Philosophers [37]
2022 Jump Like a Witch [38]

Theater

Theater play performances of Im Soo-hyang
Year Title Role Venue Date Ref.
English Korean
2023 Our Little Sister 바닷마을 다이어리 Yoshino Seoul Arts Center October 8 to November 19 [39]

Discography

Singles

Title Year Album
"Goodbye"[40] 2022 Woori the Virgin OST Part 7

Awards and nominations

Name of the award ceremony, year presented, category, nominee of the award, and the result of the nomination
Award ceremony Year Category Nominee / Work Result Ref.
Baeksang Arts Awards 2012 Best New Actress – Television New Tales of Gisaeng Nominated
KBS Drama Awards 2014 Excellence Award, Actress in a Mid-length Drama Inspiring Generation Nominated
Netizen Award, Actress Nominated
Best Couple Award Im Soo-hyang with Kim Hyun-joong
Inspiring Generation 		Nominated
2016 Excellence Award, Actress in a Serial Drama Five Enough Nominated
2017 Excellence Award, Actress in a Daily Drama Lovers in Bloom Won [41]
Korea Culture and Entertainment Awards 2018 Top Excellence Award, Actress in a Drama Gangnam Beauty Won [42]
Korea Drama Awards 2011 Best New Actress New Tales of Gisaeng Won [43]
MBC Drama Awards 2012 Excellence Award, Actress in a Miniseries I Do, I Do Nominated
2016 Golden Acting Award, Actress in a Serial Drama Blow Breeze Nominated
2020 Top Excellence Award, Actress in a Wednesday-Thursday Miniseries When I Was The Prettiest Won [44]
Best Couple Award Im Soo-hyang with Ji Soo
When I Was The Prettiest 		Nominated [45]
2022 Top Excellence Award, Actress in a Miniseries Doctor Lawyer Nominated [46]
2023 Top Excellence Award, Actress in a Miniseries Kokdu: Season of Deity Nominated [47]
SBS Drama Awards 2011 New Star Award New Tales of Gisaeng Won [48]
2022 Top Excellence Award, Actress in a Miniseries Romance/Comedy Drama Woori the Virgin Nominated [49]
Best Couple Award Im Soo-hyang with Sung Hoon and Shin Dong-wook
Woori the Virgin 		Nominated [50]
Soompi Awards 2019 Best Couple Im Soo-hyang with Cha Eun-woo
Gangnam Beauty 		Nominated [51]

Notes

  1. ^ formerly Hanyang E&M[2]

References

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  45. ^ announced online
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