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Uhm Hyun-kyung
Born (1986-11-04) November 4, 1986 (age 37)
Nonsan, South Chungcheong Province, South Korea
Other namesEom Hyeon-kyeong
EducationKonkuk University – Department of Film Art
OccupationActress
Years active2005–present
AgentYeojin Entertainment
Children1
Korean name
Hangul
Hanja
Revised RomanizationEom Hyeon-gyeong
McCune–ReischauerŎm Hyǒn-kyǒng

Uhm Hyun-kyung (born November 4, 1986) is a South Korean actress.[1] She first appeared in Rainbow Romance in 2005. In her recent years, Hyun-kyung became notable for playing the evil and two-faced villain Min Soo-a in Hide and Seek. Recently, she starred as the female lead in the daily melodrama Man in a Veil.

Personal life

Relationship and marriage

On June 5, 2023, it was announced that Uhm and actor Cha Seo-won, her co-star in Second Husband would be getting married in May next year and expecting their first child.[2][3] On October 16, 2023, it was announced that she gave birth to a son.[4]

Filmography

Television series

Year Title Role Ref.
2005 Rainbow Romance Uhm Hyun-kyung
2006 Just Run! Lee Soo-jung
2007 Capital Scandal Ueda Miyuki
The Innocent Woman Seo Ah-young
2011 Detectives in Trouble Seo Hye-ran
Bravo, My Love! Mi-ra (guest)
Drama Special – Strawberry Ice Cream Han Joon-kyung [5]
Garden of Heaven Kim Myung-ok
2012 The King's Doctor So Ka-young
2013 Drama Special – Sirius Kim Ahn-na [6]
Good Doctor Na In-young
Drama Special – The Unwelcome Guest Young-hee
2014 Pluto Secret Society Song Soo-ji
Let's Eat Restaurant customer (ep.16)
Mother's Garden Kim Soo-jin [7]
The Greatest Marriage Hyun Myung-yi [8]
2015 House of Bluebird Seo Mi-jin
All is Well Kang Hee-jung [9]
2016 The Good Wife Lee Eun-joo (ep.2)
2017 Innocent Defendant Na Yeon-hee [10]
Single Wife Lee Ra-hee
Shut Up and Smash Park Hyun-kyung [11]
2018 Hide and Seek Ha Yeon-joo [12]
2019 Miss Lee Koo Ji-na
2020–2021 Man in a Veil Han Yoo-jung
2021–2022 Second Husband Bong Seon-hwa / Sharon Pu [13]

Film

Year Title Role
2006 Ice Bar (cameo)
2012 Hoya Do-mi

Variety show

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2006 X-Man Cast member Episode 127–143
2016-2018 Happy Together (Season 3) Episode 438–557
2016 Beauty Sky
2019 Law of the Jungle
Super Hearer Villain [14]

Music video

Year Song Title Artist
2006 "I'm in Tears" Bubble Sisters
"Memory" Melo Breeze
"Love Is" The Name
"A Person Who Gives Happiness" Lee Soo-young, Shin Dong-yup
2007 "Because Love is Lost" Krygen, Cindy
2008 "Send-Off" Makustle, Park Ki-young
"Emoticon" Canaan, Lee Ji-hye, Kim Kyung-wook
"Between Hidden Time" Yoon Gun
2009 "Even If Love Is Also Lonely" Taein
2011 "Love Me" Bae Da-hae
2013 "Walking in the Rain" Verbal Jint, Bumkey

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Nominated work Result Ref.
2015 29th KBS Drama Awards Best Supporting Actress House of Bluebird & All is Well Won [15]
2016 15th KBS Entertainment Awards Best Newcomer Happy Together Won
2018 MBC Drama Awards Excellence Award, Actress in a Weekend Special Project Hide and Seek Nominated
2021 MBC Drama Awards Top Excellence Award, Actress in a Daily Drama The Second Husband Won [16]
2022 8th APAN Star Awards Top Excellence Award, Actress in a Serial Drama Nominated [17]
2022 MBC Entertainment Awards Rookie Award in Variety Category Omniscient Interfering View Nominated [18]

References

  1. ^ Jang, Seo-Yoon (September 4, 2013). "엄현경, 4년의 공백이 일깨워준 소중함(인터뷰)" [Eom Hyun-kyung, the preciousness of the four-year gap reminded me of the importance (interview)]. TenAsia (in Korean). Retrieved December 16, 2014.
  2. ^ Park Soo-in (June 5, 2023). "5살 연상연하 엄현경♥차서원 부모된다 '두번째 남편' 결혼 현실로[종합]" [5-year-old younger Uhm Hyeon-gyeong ♥ Cha Seo-won become parents, 'second husband' marriage reality[comprehensive]] (in Korean). Newsen. Retrieved June 5, 2023 – via Naver.
  3. ^ Lee Seung-hoon (June 5, 2023). "엄현경♥차서원, '5세 연상연하' 부부+부모 된다 [종합]" [Eom Hyeon-gyeong ♥ Cha Seo-won, '5 years older' couple + parents [comprehensive]] (in Korean). Star News. Retrieved June 5, 2023 – via Naver.
  4. ^ Oh Seung-hyun (October 16, 2023). "'득남' 차서원♥엄현경 측 "산모와 아이 모두 건강"…결혼식 전 경사 [공식입장]" [Cha Seo-won and Eom Hyun-kyung's side, "Both mother and child are healthy"... Pre-wedding ceremony [Official statement]] (in Korean). Xports News. Retrieved October 16, 2023 – via Naver.
  5. ^ Choi, Eun-Hwa (26 August 2011). "Kiwi Girl Uhm Hyun-Kyung Cast in New Drama". enewsWorld. Archived from the original on 8 April 2018. Retrieved 16 December 2014.
  6. ^ "Uhm Hyun-Kyung as prosecutor in Drama Special – Sirius". Hancinema. Newspin. January 8, 2013. Retrieved December 16, 2014.
  7. ^ Cho, Soo-Young (March 18, 2014). "Uhm Hyun-Kyung attends her new drama's production press conference". BNTNews. Retrieved December 16, 2014.
  8. ^ "Park Si-yeon, Bae Soo-bin, No Min-woo and Uhm Hyun-kyung in "Greatest Marriage"". Hancinema. Top Star News. September 24, 2014.
  9. ^ ""Everything Will Be Alright" Uhm Hyun-kyung, "Precious present"". Hancinema. Newsen. January 28, 2016.
  10. ^ "Uhm Hyun-kyung to star in SBS "Defendant"". Hancinema. Asiae. September 16, 2016.
  11. ^ "Uhm Hyun-kyung to star in TV Chosun "Shut Up and Smash"". Hancinema. Nate. October 16, 2017.
  12. ^ "Uhm Hyun-kyung and Kim Young-min Join the Sordid Affairs of "Hide and Seek - Drama"". Hancinema. June 28, 2018.
  13. ^ Kim Kyung-hee (May 6, 2021). "MBC 새 일일 '두 번째 남편' 엄현경-차서원-서은우-한기웅 출연 확정" [MBC's new daily'Second Husband' confirmed to appear in Um Hyeon-kyung, Cha Seo-won, Seo Eun-woo, and Han Ki-woong]. imbc (in Korean). Retrieved May 30, 2021.
  14. ^ "'슈퍼히어러' 빌런으로는 김구라 박준형 붐 엄현경..." 인천일보 (in Korean). June 19, 2019. Retrieved June 19, 2019.
  15. ^ "Kim Soo-hyun and Go Du-shim Bag KBS Top Honor". China Topix. January 5, 2016.
  16. ^ Kim Hyun-jung (December 30, 2021). "남궁민, 대상 눈물…'옷소매 붉은 끝동' 8관왕 쾌거 [MBC 연기대상](종합)" [Namgoong-min, Daesang's tears... 'Red end of the sleeves' 8 splendid feat [MBC Acting Awards] (Comprehensive)]. Export News (in Korean). Naver. Retrieved December 31, 2021.
  17. ^ Lee Seul-bi (August 31, 2022). "김혜수→이준호 '2022 APAN STAR AWARDS' 수상 후보 공개" [Kim Hye-soo → Lee Jun-ho’s ‘2022 APAN STAR AWARDS’ nominees revealed] (in Korean). Sports Donga. Retrieved August 31, 2022 – via Naver.
  18. ^ Lee Seung-rok (December 29, 2022). "[MBC방송연예대상] '나혼자' 코쿤X'놀면 뭐하니? 박진주, 신인상 받았다" [[MBC Entertainment Awards] What do you do when you play 'Alone' Cocoon X? Park Jin-joo, Rookie of the Year Award]. My Daily (in Korean). Retrieved December 29, 2022 – via Naver.

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