Kim Hyang-gi
Kim in 2022
Born (2000-08-09) August 9, 2000 (age 23)
Suji-gu, Yongin, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea[1]
EducationHanyang University[2]
OccupationActress
Years active2003–present
AgentCree Company[3]
Korean name
Hangul
Hanja
Revised RomanizationGim Hyang-gi
McCune–ReischauerKim Hyangki

Kim Hyang-gi (born August 9, 2000) is a South Korean actress.

Career

Kim began her career as a child actress,[4] debuting in a Paris Baguette Commercial [5] alongside her future co-star Jung Woo Sung and first appeared in the animal film Heart Is... in 2006 alongside Yoo Seung-ho.[6] Thereafter she starred in melodrama film Cherry Tomato, which depicts the poverty-stricken life of an old man and his granddaughter.[7] One of Kim's earlier notable roles were in the drama film Wedding Dress where she played Song Yoon-ah's daughter.[8]

In 2013, Kim starred in the television drama The Queen's Classroom, which won her a Best Young Actress Award at the 2013 MBC Drama Awards.[9] Kim next appeared in Thread of Lies, a film adaptation of Kim Ryeo-ryeong's novel Elegant Lies about a willful girl seeking the truth behind her sister's suicide.[10] Her performance as a victim of bully won her the Best New Actress award at the Baeksang Arts Awards.

In 2015, Kim had a lead role in the Drama City television special, Snowy Road. The two-part drama series is about the "comfort women" in Korea under Japanese rule during World War II, and was later released as a film in theaters.[11][12]

In 2017, Kim starred in the web drama Sweet Revenge, which earned positive reviews and had over 11 million views online.[13] The same year, she starred in the fantasy blockbuster Along With the Gods: The Two Worlds.[14] The film was the second highest-grossing film in South Korea, and Kim won the Best Supporting Actress award at the Blue Dragon Film Awards. Kim subsequently reprised her role in the sequel of the film, Along with the Gods: The Last 49 Days.[15]

In 2018, Kim starred in the drama film Youngju, playing a lonely girl whose environment has forced her to grow up too fast.[16] The same year, she was cast in the two-episode romance drama Drunk in Good Taste.[17]

In 2019, Kim reunited with and starred alongside Jung Woo-sung in the drama film Innocent Witness. She earned positive reviews for her portrayal of a girl who suffers from a developmental disorder.[18][19] She also appeared in the youth drama At Eighteen alongside Ong Seong-wu.[20]

In 2022, Kim appeared in the period war action film Hansan: Rising Dragon, the second installment of Kim Han-min's Yi Sun-sin trilogy, in the role of Jeong Bo-reum, a spy who enters the enemy territory as a courtesan.[21] The same year, she starred in the tvN historical-medical drama Poong, the Joseon Psychiatrist.[22]

Filmography

Kim at the 40th Blue Dragon Film Awards in 2019.

Film

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2006 Heart Is... So-yi [6]
2008 Cherry Tomato Da-seong [7]
Girl Scout Yoon-yi [23]
Santamaria Young Ho-kyung Cameo
2009 Private Eye Byul-yi
2010 Wedding Dress Jang So-ra [8]
Troubleshooter Kang Soo-jin [24]
2011 Late Blossom Street light kid Cameo
2012 The Grand Heist Nan-yi [25]
A Werewolf Boy Sun-ja [26]
2014 Thread of Lies Cheon-ji [10]
2016 A Letter from Prison Kwon Dong-hyun [27]
2017 Along With the Gods: The Two Worlds Duk-choon [14]
Snowy Road Choi Jong-boon [12]
2018 Along with the Gods: The Last 49 Days Duk-choon [15]
Youngju Young-ju [16]
2019 Innocent Witness Ji-woo [28]
2021 I Ah Young [29]
Space Sweepers Robot Bubs Netflix film; special appearance
I Will Open the Door For You Lee So-mi Short film [30]
2022 Hansan: Rising Dragon Jeong Bo-reum [31]
TBA It's Okay to Breathe Next to You Hwaran [32]

Television series

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2007 Salt Doll Min Ha-na [33]
Bad Couple Jo Yeon-doo [34]
Cruel Love Lee Mi-so [35]
2008 Night After Night Kang Ji-yoon [36]
2009 Hero Jin Sol [37]
2011 Pluto Secret Society Geum-sook
2013 The Queen's Classroom Shim Ha-na [9]
2014 Drama Special – You're Pretty, Oh Man-bok" Oh Man-bok one act-drama [38]
2015 Drama Special – Snowy Road" Choi Jong-boon [11]
2018 Drunk in Good Taste Jung Choong-nam [17]
2019 At Eighteen Yoo Soo-bin [20]
2022–2023 Poong, the Joseon Psychiatrist Seo Eun-woo Season 1–2 [39]
2022 Fly High Butterfly Gi-Bbeum [40]

Web series

Year Title Role Ref.
2017 Sweet Revenge Ho Goo-hee [13]

Music video

Year Song title Artist Ref.
2007 "Flying Girl" Magolpy [41]
2011 "Love Is Delicious" Wheesung [42]
2013 "Green Rain" Shinee [43]
2014 "Back" Infinite [44]
2020 "The Reason For My Spring" Paul Kim
2021 "JAJA" Penomeco

Discography

Singles

Title Year Album
"So-ra's Song" (소라의 노래) 2010 Wedding Dress OST

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.
APAN Star Awards 2013 Best Young Actress The Queen's Classroom Won [45]
Baeksang Arts Awards 2014 Best New Actress – Film Thread of Lies Won [46]
2019 Best Actress – Film Innocent Witness Nominated [47]
Blue Dragon Film Awards 2018 Best Supporting Actress Along with the Gods: The Two Worlds Won [48][49]
Popular Star Award Won
Buil Film Awards 2014 Best New Actress Thread of Lies Nominated
2018 Popular Star Award Along with the Gods: The Two Worlds Won [50]
2019 Best Actress Innocent Witness Nominated [51]
Chunsa Film Art Awards 2018 Best Supporting Actress Along with the Gods: The Two Worlds Nominated [52]
2022 Hansan: Rising Dragon Nominated [53]
Golden Cinema Film Festival 2019 Best Actress Innocent Witness Won [54]
Grand Bell Awards 2014 Best New Actress Thread of Lies Nominated
2020 Best Actress Innocent Witness Nominated [55]
2022 Best Supporting Actress Hansan: Rising Dragon Nominated [56]
KBS Drama Awards 2015 Best Young Actress Snowy Road Won [57]
Korea Drama Awards 2013 The Queen's Classroom Nominated
Korean Association of Film Critics Awards 2019 Best Actress Innocent Witness Won [58]
Korean Culture and Entertainment Awards [ko] Won [59]
Korea Youth Film Festival 2018 Favorite Young Actress Along with the Gods: The Two Worlds and Along with the Gods: The Last 49 Days Won [60]
2019 Favorite Actress Along with the Gods: The Last 49 Days, Innocent Witness and Youngju Won [61]
MBC Drama Awards 2013 Best Young Actress [note 1] The Queen's Classroom Won [62]
SBS Drama Awards 2007 Best Young Actress Bad Couple Nominated [63]
Seoul International Youth Film Festival 2014 The Queen's Classroom, Thread of Lies Won [64]

Listicles

Name of publisher, year listed, name of listicle, and placement
Publisher Year Listicle Placement Ref.
The Screen 2019 2009–2019 Top Box Office Powerhouse Actors in Korean Movies 18th [65]

Notes

  1. ^ Award shared with Kim Sae-ron, Seo Shin-ae and Lee Young-yoo.

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