Kim Jae-kyung

Not to be confused with Kim Jae Kyoung.

In this Korean name, the family name is Kim .

Kim Jae-kyung
Kim in January 2021
Born	(1988-12-24) December 24, 1988 (age 35) Seodaemun-gu, Seoul, South Korea
Alma mater	Dongduk Women's University
Occupations	Actress singer
Years active	2009–present
Agent	Namoo Actors
Relatives	Kim Jae-hyun (brother)
Musical career
Genres	K-pop
Instrument(s)	Vocals
Labels	DSP
Formerly of	Rainbow Rainbow Blaxx
Korean name
Hangul	김재경
Hanja	金 栽 經
Revised Romanization	Gim Jae-gyeong
McCune–Reischauer	Kim Chaegyŏng
Website	Official 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

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External links

• Official website (in Korean)