Kim Jae-kyung
Kim in January 2021
Born (1988-12-24) December 24, 1988 (age 35)
Seodaemun-gu, Seoul, South Korea
Alma materDongduk Women's University
Occupations
  • Actress
  • singer
Years active2009–present
AgentNamoo Actors
RelativesKim Jae-hyun (brother)
Musical career
GenresK-pop
Instrument(s)Vocals
LabelsDSP
Formerly of
Korean name
Hangul
Hanja
Revised RomanizationGim Jae-gyeong
McCune–ReischauerKim Chae-gyŏng
WebsiteOfficial website

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

Early life and education

Kim 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. Her brother is N.Flying's Jaehyun.[2]

Career

Pre-debut

She was a trainee at JYP Entertainment before switching to DSP Media.[3][unreliable source?] While under DSP Media, in 2007 she was asked if she wanted to debut as a member of Kara. Kim turned the offer down because she thought she would be happy with her Rainbow members.[4][unreliable source?] In 2007, she was asked to join SM Entertainment, hinting at the possibility that she may have joined Girls' Generation.[4] In 2008, she appeared in SS501's song "A Song Calling For You" music video before debuting as a Rainbow member.[citation needed]

2009–2016: Rainbow, Rainbow Blaxx, solo activities

Main article: Rainbow (South Korean band)

Kim debuted as leader of girl group Rainbow on November 12, 2009, with the release of mini album Gossip Girl.[5] The group's first broadcast performance of "Gossip Girls" was held at MBC's music show Show! Music Core on November 14, 2009.[citation needed]

In 2010, she became a cast member in the variety television show Honey Jar.[6] That same year, she also became a cast member in the school variety show 100 Points Out of 100.[citation needed]

On March 31, 2012, Kim had her first leading role as Na Yoo-mi in the JTBC's drama Monster.[7] Later that year, she became a cast member in the variety television show Law of the Jungle W.[8][9][unreliable source?]

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.[10]

Jaekyung, Woori, Seungah, and Hyunyoung debuted as Rainbow Blaxx, the second official sub-unit of Rainbow, in 2014.[11] The group released their first mini album titled RB Blaxx on January 20, 2014.[12]

Kim was cast in a supporting role in the 2014 drama Inspiring Generation. In 2014, she was also part of the main cast in Quiz of God 4.[13] On January 12, 2014, she was a guest on Running Man.

In 2015, she entered the main cast of tvN's Always Cantare 2.[14] She also starred in Noble, My Love as Cha Yoon-seo, a veterinarian who runs her own animal hospital, across from Sung Hoon.[citation needed]

In 2016, she became a host on Beauty Bible, alongside Jessica Jung.

On October 27, 2016, it was confirmed that Rainbow would be disbanding following the expiration of the members' contracts.[15] In December 2016, Kim signed with new management agency Namoo Actors to start afresh as an actress.[16]

2017–present: Acting roles

In 2018, Kim was cast in Life on Mars as Han Mal-sook.[17] Later that year she appeared as part of the main cast in Bad Papa as Cha Ji-woo, the youngest female lieutenant.[18]

In 2019, Kim appeared as Veronica Park, the CEO of a film production company and an heiress with an audacious personality, in The Secret Life of My Secretary.[19] This led to her being nominated for Best Supporting Actress at the 2019 SBS Drama Awards.[citation needed]

In 2021, Kim appeared in The Devil Judge as Oh Jin-joo, an associate judge who idolizes Yo-han (Ji Sung).[20]

In 2022, Kim appeared as Kim Han-mi, a former delinquent and current reporter who assists Hee-woo (Lee Joon-gi) against corrupt officials, in Again My Life.[21]

Discography

See also: Rainbow (girl group) discography

Soundtrack appearances

Title Year Album
"I Love You, I Like You"
(with Cho Hyun-young) 		2010 Secret Agent Miss Oh OST
"You and I" 2011 City Hunter OST
"Maybe" 2014 Quiz of God 4 OST
"Is It the Start?"
(with Sung Hoon) 		2015 Noble, My Love OST

Filmography

Films

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2010 Heartbeat Girl group member Cameo
2021 Way Station Jia [22]

Television series

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2010 Dae Mul Herself (Rainbow) Cameo
2012 Monster Na Yoo-mi Lead
Family Yoon Yoo-mi Cameo
2013 Reply 1994 Jun Ji-hyun [23]
2014 Inspiring Generation Meiling
Quiz of God Im Tae-kyung Season 4
Turning Point Maeng Ran-young
My Lovely Girl Radio DJ Cameo
2016 Madame Antoine: The Love Therapist Jyoo Ni
2018 The Miracle We Met Mao Cameo
Life on Mars Han Mal-sook [17]
Bad Papa Cha Ji-woo [18]
2019 The Secret Life of My Secretary Veronica Park [24][25]
2021 The Devil Judge Oh Jin-joo [20]
2022 Again My Life Kim Han-mi [26][27]

Web series

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2015 Noble, My Love Cha Yoon-seo Lead role

Television shows

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2010 Honey Jar Cast member
2010–2011 100 Points Out of 100
2012 Law of the Jungle W
2013–2014 The Genius: Rule Breaker Contestant
2015 Get It Beauty Co-host
Always Cantare 2 Cast member
2016 Beauty Bible Co-host With Jessica Jung
2017 King of Mask Singer Contestant As "A Monstrous Net" (Episode 101) [28]

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.
MBC Drama Awards 2018 Best Supporting Actress in a Monday-Tuesday Drama Bad Papa Won [29]
SBS Drama Awards 2019 Best Supporting Actress The Secret Life of My Secretary Nominated [citation needed]
2022 Best Supporting Actress in a Miniseries Genre/Fantasy Drama Again My Life Won [30]

References

  1. ^ "Rainbow's biography at Universal Music Japan website" (in Japanese). Universal Music Japan. n.d. Archived from the original on July 9, 2012. Retrieved June 19, 2012.
  2. ^ '최파타' 엔플라잉 김재현 "태어나보니 누나가 김재경" ['Best Fata' N.Flying Kim Jae-hyun "I was born with an older sister Kim Jae-kyung"]. Xports News (in Korean). January 23, 2018. Retrieved December 25, 2022.
  3. ^ "Rainbow's Kim Jae Kyung Shares a Doll Face Selca". Soompi. December 30, 2012. Archived from the original on September 17, 2017. Retrieved September 17, 2017.
  4. ^ a b "Jaekyung reveals she also turned down an offer to join SM Entertainment". Archived from the original on March 31, 2014. Retrieved August 26, 2014.
  5. ^ 신예 걸그룹 Rainbow(레인보우), 데뷔곡 티저 영상 공개! [Rookie girl group Rainbow, debut song teaser video released!]. The Star. November 6, 2009. Archived from the original on July 8, 2011.
  6. ^ Kim, Hyun-rok (July 29, 2010). "'꿀단지' 미녀 3인방 '주목!'" (in Korean). starnews. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved August 17, 2015.
  7. ^ 레인보우 재경, 종편 드라마로 연기자 데뷔 [Rainbow's Jaekyung debuts as an actress in a full-length drama] (in Korean). Nate. March 14, 2011. Archived from the original on December 19, 2015. Retrieved June 19, 2012.
  8. ^ "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.[permanent dead link]
  9. ^ "Rainbow's Jaekyung shows her bare face on 'Laws of the Jungle W'". allkpop. December 18, 2012. Archived from the original on November 12, 2015. Retrieved August 17, 2015.
  10. ^ Kim, Ka-young (December 3, 2013). "'더지니어스2' 재경 "출연진 보고 내 부족함 느껴…우뇌 사용할 것"" (in Korean). TV report. Archived from the original on October 6, 2015. Retrieved August 17, 2015.
  11. ^ "[Exclusive Interview] Rainbow Blaxx Talks Sexytimes". enewsWorld. March 7, 2014. Archived from the original on March 9, 2016 – via CJ E&M.
  12. ^ Hong, Grace Danbi (January 20, 2014). "[Video] Rainbow Blaxx Reveals 'Cha Cha' MV with Macaroons and Cake". enewsWorld. Archived from the original on April 9, 2016 – via CJ E&M.
  13. ^ 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.
  14. ^ Ghim, Sora (June 9, 2015). "Will The Members Of 'Always Cantare' Season 2 Be Successful?". bntnews. Archived from the original on July 27, 2015. Retrieved August 17, 2015.
  15. ^ Park, He-ro (October 28, 2016). 레인보우, 결국 해체 공식발표..'마의 7년' 넘지 못했다 (공식) [Rainbow, In the end, the official announcement of the disbandment...'7 years of the devil' could not be exceeded (Official)]. Sports Chosun (in Korean). Retrieved December 25, 2022.
  16. ^ "Kim Jae-kyung signs with Lee Joon-gi's agency". Kpop Herald. December 21, 2016. Archived from the original on April 22, 2021. Retrieved June 17, 2018.
  17. ^ a b 김재경, '라이프 온 마스' 출연…츤데레 걸크러시 변신 [Kim Jae-kyung, 'Life on Mars' appearance... Tsundere girl crush transformation]. TenAsia (in Korean). April 27, 2018. Archived from the original on June 6, 2018. Retrieved June 7, 2018.
  18. ^ a b "Kim Jae-kyung cast in 'Bad Papa'". Kpop Herald. June 18, 2018. Archived from the original on April 22, 2021. Retrieved June 18, 2018.
  19. ^ ‘초면에 사랑합니다’ 김영광×진기주×김재경×무진성 4色 청춘 라인업 [공식] [‘I love you at the first meeting’ Kim Yeong-gwang × Jin Ki-joo × Kim Jae-kyung × Mu Jin-seong 4-color youth lineup [Official]]. Sports Donga (in Korean). January 16, 2019. Retrieved December 25, 2022.
  20. ^ a b Park, Chang-ki (May 12, 2021). 김재경, '악마판사' 합류 "즐겁게 촬영에 임할 것" [공식] [Kim Jae-kyung joins 'The Devil Judge' "I will enjoy filming" [Official]]. TenAsia (in Korean). Retrieved December 25, 2022 – via Naver.
  21. ^ Lee, Gyu-lee (December 12, 2021). "Kim Jae-kyung to join Lee Joon-gi in SBS new series". The Korea Times. Retrieved December 25, 2022.
  22. ^ Kang Min-kyung (January 20, 2021). "순수함 느낄 수 있어"..'간이역', 김동준X김재경이 전할 휴식 같은 ♥[종합]" [I can feel the innocence"..'Simple Station', like a break from Kim Dong-Jun X Kim Jae-Kyung ♥[Comprehensive]]. star.mt (in Korean). Archived from the original on January 27, 2021. Retrieved January 20, 2021.
  23. ^ 고우리, 김재경 ‘응답하라 1994’에 카메오 출연 [Go Woo-ri and Kim Jae-kyung made a cameo appearance in 'Reply 1994']. Sports Kyunghang (in Korean). December 20, 2013. Archived from the original on April 22, 2021. Retrieved December 25, 2022 – via Naver.
  24. ^ Kim Ji-won (January 16, 2019). "김재경, '초면에 사랑합니다' 캐스팅…영화 제작사 대표役". Ten Asia Hankyung (in Korean). Archived from the original on April 28, 2019. Retrieved January 17, 2019.
  25. ^ "Kim Young-kwang, Jin Ki-joo, Kim Jae-kyung, Moo Jin-sung Line Up for Office Romance". HanCinema. January 16, 2019. Archived from the original on April 22, 2021. Retrieved January 17, 2019.
  26. ^ Shim Eom-kyung (October 8, 2021). "[단독]김재경, '어게인 마이 라이프' 합류…이준기·이경영·김지은과 호흡" [[Exclusive] Jaekyung Kim joins 'Again My Life'... Breathing with Lee Joon-gi, Lee Kyung-young, and Kim Ji-eun]. Spotify News (in Korean). Retrieved October 8, 2021.
  27. ^ Jang Ah-reum (December 10, 2021). "김재경, 이준기 조력자+팔방미인 기자된다…'어게인 마이 라이프' 합류" [Kim Jae-kyung, Lee Joon-gi's assistant + reporter from all sides... Joining 'Again My Life'] (in Korean). News1. Retrieved December 10, 2021 – via Naver.
  28. ^ Yoon Joon-pil (March 5, 2017). "레인보우 김재경, '복면가왕'에 떴습니다…발레리나 2R 진출". TenAsia (in Korean). Archived from the original on March 5, 2017. Retrieved March 5, 2017.
  29. ^ 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.
  30. ^ Kim, Ji-won (December 31, 2022). "김재경·강기둥, SBS 연기대상 조연상..."촬영 끝나니 인생 공허하더라"" [Kim Jae-kyung·Kang Ki-doong, SBS Drama Awards Supporting Actor Award..."After the filming, my life felt empty"] (in Korean). Ten Asia. Retrieved December 31, 2022 – via Naver.

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