Kim Yeo-jin (born June 24, 1972) is a South Korean actress and activist. Kim made her acting debut in the stage play What Do Women Live For in 1995, and has since remained active in film and television, drawing praise for her supporting roles in Im Sang-soo's Girls' Night Out (1998), Lee Chang-dong's Peppermint Candy (2000), and Im Kwon-taek's Chi-hwa-seon (2002).[1][2] In 2021, she played Choi Myung-hee, a corrupt and manipulative lawyer in Vincenzo.
Kim Yeo-jin | |
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| Born | June 24, 1972 Masan, South Gyeongsang, South Korea |
| Education | Ewha Womans University - German Language and Literature |
| Occupation(s) | Actress, activist |
| Years active | 1995–present |
| Agent | 935 Entertainment |
| Spouse | |
| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 김여진 |
| Hanja | |
| Revised Romanization | Gim Yeo-jin |
| McCune–Reischauer | Kim Yŏchin |
Personal life
editKim Yeo-jin met her future husband director Kim Jin-min in 2003 on the set of Forever Love. They married in February 2004.[3]
Kim is known for being actively engaged in various rallies and civic group activities, attracting public attention to controversial social and political issues, including efforts to reinstate laid-off shipbuilders at Hanjin Heavy Industries, calls to lower university tuition fees, and opposition to the Four Major Rivers Project.[4][5][6][7][8] She often expresses her opinions on social networking service Twitter,[9][10][11][12][13] and has been called one of the most popular socialtainers.[14]
Because of her outspokenness, MBC banned Kim in 2011 (she was originally scheduled to appear as a "progressive" panelist on the current affairs radio show Sohn Suk-hee's Spotlight), which led to prominent figures from academic, literary and media circles to call for a boycott of the network's programs.[15][16][17]
Kim has also campaigned for liberal politicians Roh Moo-hyun, Moon Jae-in and Park Won-soon.[18]
Filmography
editFilm
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | Girls' Night Out | Soon | Main role | |
| Illusion | short film | |||
| 1999 | Peppermint Candy | Yang Hong-ja | Main role | |
| 2002 | Chi-hwa-seon | Jin-jong | ||
| A Perfect Match | Kim Hae-in | |||
| 2003 | The Uninvited | |||
| A Good Lawyer's Wife | Eun Ho-Jung's friend | |||
| 2008 | My New Partner | Jung Kyu-Hwa | ||
| 2009 | Closer to Heaven | Dr. Son Young-Chan | ||
| 2010 | Wedding Dress | Mi-Ja | ||
| Vegetarian | Ji-hye | Main role | ||
| Looking For My Wife | Shin Young-Shin | |||
| 2011 | Children | Jung Ho's mother | Main role | [19] |
| Miracle | woman from Eonyang | |||
| 2012 | Jinsuk & Me | documentary film | ||
| 2013 | The Big Picture | |||
| 2018 | Last Child | Lee Mi-Sook | Main role | |
| 2020 | Heaven: To the Land of Happiness | |||
| TBA | Drive | Park Jeong-suk | Main role | [20] |
Television series
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | The More I Love You | Song Ga-yeong | ||
| Secretary | ||||
| 2001 | Fox and Cotton Candy | Min Yeo-ok | ||
| 2002 | That Woman Catches People | Yeo In-suk | ||
| I Love You, Hyun-jung | ||||
| 2003 | Forever Love | Lee Kwang-sook | ||
| Good Person | Detective Park's wife | Special Appearance | ||
| Jewel in the Palace | Jang-Deok | |||
| 2004 | A Second Proposal | |||
| Toji, the Land | ||||
| 2005 | Smile of a Spring Day | Han Hyun-joo | Main role | |
| I Love You, My Enemy | Yang Soon-ji | |||
| Shin Don | Princess Duk-Nyung | |||
| 2007 | Blue Fish | |||
| Several Questions That Make Us Happy | Yeong-Chae | TV movies / main role | ||
| Lee San, Wind of the Palace | Queen Jung-sun | |||
| 2008 | Worlds Within | Lee Seo-Woo | ||
| Amnok River Flows | Choi Mun-ho | Main role | ||
| 2010 | Road No. 1 | Dal Moon's wife | special appearance | |
| Drama Special: "Red Candy" |
Min-Jung | |||
| 2011 | Listen to My Heart | Mi-Sook | ||
| 2014 | Angel Eyes | Yoo Jung-Hwa | ||
| Lovers of Music | Coach Bang Ji-Sook | |||
| Tears of Heaven | Ban Hye-Jung | |||
| Pride and Prejudice | Oh Do-Jung | |||
| 2015 | Splendid Politics | Kim Gae-Shi | ||
| Cheer Up! | Park Sun-Young | |||
| 2016 | Love in the Moonlight | Kim So-Sa | ||
| 2016-2017 | Solomon's Perjury | Seo-Yeon's mother | ||
| 2017 | Man to Man | Prosecutor Lee's wife | special appearance, Ep. 15 | |
| Witch at Court | Min Ji-Sook | |||
| Drama Special: "Kang Duk-Soon's Love History" |
Nam Hee-Soon | TV movies | ||
| 2018 | My Secret Terrius | Shim Eun-Ha | [21] | |
| Where Stars Land | Yoon Hye-Won | |||
| My Strange Hero | Im Se-Kyung | [22] | ||
| Children of Nobody | Kim Dong-Sook | [23] | ||
| 2019 | Rookie Historian Goo Hae-ryung | Queen Im | ||
| 2020 | Itaewon Class | Jo Jung-Min | ||
| Welcome | Sung Hyeon-Ja | |||
| 2021 | Vincenzo | Choi Myung-Hee | ||
| 2023–2024 | The Story of Park's Marriage Contract | Lee Mi-dam | [24] |
Web series
edit| Year | Title | Role | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Extracurricular | Lee Hae-Kyung | [25] |
Theater
edit| Year | Title | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | What Do Women Live For | ||
| 2005 | Closer | ||
| 2010 | Love Letters | ||
| Please Look After Mom | |||
| 2011-2012 | The Vagina Monologues | [26] | |
| 2021 | Mouthpiece | [27] |
Books
edit- 배운 녀자 (2011)
- 내가 걸은만큼 내 인생이다 (2011)
- Love Song (2012)
Awards
edit| Year | Award | Category | Nominated work | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 19th Blue Dragon Film Awards | Best New Actress | Girls' Night Out | Won |
| 1999 | 7th Chunsa Film Art Awards | Won | ||
| 2000 | 37th Grand Bell Awards | Best Supporting Actress | Peppermint Candy | Won |
| 2002 | 3rd Busan Film Critics Awards | Chi-hwa-seon | Won | |
| 2011 | 20th Buil Film Awards | Children... | Won |
References
edit- ^ Cho, Chung-un (June 16, 2011). "Actress takes up social activism". The Korea Herald. Archived from the original on April 10, 2023. Retrieved April 3, 2015.
- ^ Elley, Derek (November 22, 1998). "Review: Girls' Night Out". Variety. Archived from the original on April 10, 2023. Retrieved April 3, 2015.
- ^ Ahn, Ji-sun (September 14, 2005). "김진민PD, 아내 김여진에 '이만한 배우없다' 찬사 (신돈)". Naver (in Korean). Retrieved May 1, 2020.
- ^ Kim, Rahn (June 13, 2011). "Actress Kim faces probe over participation in strike". The Korea Times. Archived from the original on April 15, 2015. Retrieved April 3, 2015.
- ^ Kim, Rahn (June 16, 2011). "Actress support draws public attention to female laborers fight". The Korea Times. Archived from the original on April 15, 2015. Retrieved April 3, 2015.
- ^ Heur, Mi-kyung (June 16, 2011). "Actress tweets visit and arrest at labor sit-in site". The Hankyoreh. Retrieved April 3, 2015.
- ^ Park, Hyun-jung (June 18, 2011). "Actress's aerial protest tweet picked up by international news organizations". The Hankyoreh. Retrieved April 3, 2015.
- ^ Lim, Ji-sun (June 3, 2011). "Prominent figures join 'half-price tuition' demonstrations". The Hankyoreh. Retrieved April 3, 2015.
- ^ Song, Pyeong-in (July 20, 2011). "Celebrity activists". The Dong-a Ilbo. Retrieved April 3, 2015.
- ^ Kim, Yoon-mi (June 21, 2011). "More celebrities get into social activism". The Korea Herald. Retrieved April 3, 2015.
- ^ Song, Pyeong-in (November 12, 2011). "Polichic". The Dong-a Ilbo. Retrieved April 3, 2015.
- ^ "Many Young People Believe Online Rumors". The Chosun Ilbo. November 10, 2011. Retrieved April 3, 2015.
- ^ Kwon, Seung-joon (March 7, 2012). "Celebrities with a True Social Conscience". The Chosun Ilbo. Archived from the original on April 10, 2023. Retrieved April 3, 2015.
- ^ Kim, Kang-su (June 4, 2012). "Our Socialtainers: Model of Practice and Action". The Dongguk Post. Archived from the original on June 30, 2018. Retrieved June 15, 2015.
- ^ "Editorial: Kim Yoh-jin banned at MBC". The Hankyoreh. July 16, 2011. Retrieved April 3, 2015.
- ^ Kim, Rahn (July 19, 2011). "MBC draws fire for ban on entertainer activists". The Korea Times. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved April 3, 2015.
- ^ Choi, Sung-jin (July 19, 2011). "Following Kim Yoh-jin ban, prominent figures boycott MBC". The Hankyoreh. Retrieved April 3, 2015.
- ^ Heo, Jae-hyun; Choi, Yu-bin (December 21, 2012). "Liberal voters lick their wounds after election disappointment". The Hankyoreh. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved April 3, 2015.
- ^ Lee, Hyo-won (January 27, 2011). "Missing Children case turns into stilted drama". The Korea Times. Archived from the original on May 18, 2024. Retrieved April 3, 2015.
- ^ Bae Hyo-joo (June 8, 2021). "액션 스릴러 '드라이브' 박주현·김여진·김도윤·정웅인 출연‥1일 크랭크인[공식]". Naver (in Korean). Newsen. Archived from the original on June 8, 2021. Retrieved June 8, 2021.
- ^ "[공식] 김여진X정시아X강기영, '내 뒤에 테리우스' 합류…막강 KIS 멤버". Seoul Economic Daily (in Korean). June 20, 2018. Archived from the original on April 8, 2023. Retrieved June 20, 2018.
- ^ "'복수가 돌아왔다'명품 연기자X대어급 신인 대거 합류로 기대↑". SE Daily (in Korean). October 16, 2018. Archived from the original on April 9, 2023. Retrieved November 6, 2018.
- ^ "김선아·이이경·남규리·차학연"…'붉은달 푸른해' 첫 대본리딩 현장공개. Sports Chosun (in Korean). October 19, 2018. Archived from the original on April 9, 2023. Retrieved November 6, 2018.
- ^ Lee Min-ji (May 4, 2023). "'열녀박씨 계약결혼뎐' 김여진 출연 확정, 2년만 복귀 [공식]" ['The Tale of a Virtuous Woman Park's Contract Marriage' Kim Yeo-jin Confirmed to Appear, Returns After 2 Years [Official]] (in Korean). Newsen. Retrieved May 4, 2023.
- ^ Kang, Minji (April 22, 2019). "NETFLIX ANNOUNCES TEENAGE CRIME DRAMA EXTRACURRICULAR". Netflix Media. Archived from the original on April 23, 2019. Retrieved April 23, 2019.
- ^ Lee, Claire (November 22, 2011). "Korea's Vagina Monologues celebrates 10 years". The Korea Herald. Retrieved April 3, 2015.
- ^ Kim Hyeon-jeong (September 17, 2021). "김여진∙유선∙김신록∙전성우∙장률∙이휘종 '마우스피스' 캐스팅 [공식입장]" [Kim Yeo-jin, Yoo Seon, Kim Shin-rok, Jeon Seong-woo, Jang Ryul, Lee Hwi-jong's 'Mouthpiece' Cast [Official position]]. Xports News (in Korean). Retrieved September 17, 2021 – via Naver.
External links
edit- Kim Yeo-jin on Twitter (in Korean)
- Kim Yeo-jin at Momma Entertainment (in Korean)
- Kim Yeo-jin Fan Cafe at Daum (in Korean)
- Kim Yeo-jin at the Korean Movie Database
- Kim Yeo-jin at IMDb
- Kim Yeo-jin at HanCinema
