Kim Sa-rang (actress)

Kim Sa-rang
Kim Sa-rang
	Kim in April 2019
Born	January 12, 1978 (age 47); Seoul, South Korea
Education	Yong In University (BMus, MMus)
Occupations	Actress; model;
Years active	2000–present
Height	173 cm (5 ft 8 in)
	Beauty pageant titleholder
Title	Miss Korea 2000
Major; competition(s)	Miss Universe 2001 (unplaced); Best National Costume ; (winner)
Korean name
Hangul	김사랑
Hanja	金莎朗
RR	Gim Sarang
MR	Kim Sarang

Last updated October 04, 2025

Kim Sa-rang (Korean : 김사랑; born January 12, 1978) is a South Korean actress, model and beauty pageant titleholder. She is most known for her roles in the television series Secret Garden with Hyun Bin, A Love to Kill with Rain, and This is My Love with Joo Jin-mo. She is also known for being crowned Miss Korea ^[1] in 2000 and representing South Korea in Miss Universe 2001, the 50th Miss Universe pageant in Puerto Rico. She won 'Best National Costume' Hanbok. In 2015, she became a free agent after leaving Brave Entertainment.^[2]^{[ unreliable source? ]}

Early life and education

Kim Sa-rang was born on January 12, 1978, in South Korea. She graduated from Gwangyoung Girls' High School. Kim earned both a bachelor's and master's degree in traditional Korean music at Yong In University. She has one younger brother.^{[ citation needed ]}

Career

Kim Sa-rang made her acting debut in 2000 in the television drama series Anger of Angel, which garnered positive reviews.

In 2001 she was cast in the television drama series How Should I Be . That same year, she got her first big role in a television drama series entitled Mina which was again met with positive reviews and she was considered a rising star.

In 2003, she appeared in Thousand Years of Love. Her other roles in television include appearances in A Love to Kill , The King and I, Tokyo Sun Shower and Secret Garden . She was last seen in the TV drama series This is My Love .

Kim made her first movie debut in 2002 with Man is Born. Following this, Kim also starred in Love: Impossible, Who Slept with Her? and Radio Dayz.

She has also appeared in several K-pop music videos including "Because You're My Woman" and "Demon".^{[ citation needed ]}

Miss Korea

Kim was crowned Miss Korea on May 28, 2000, at the Sejong Cultural Center, the site of the 1980 Miss Universe Pageant. She represented Korea in the Miss Universe Pageant 2001. During the pageant, she won the award for Best National Costume, which was a Korean hanbok dress.^{[ citation needed ]}

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role
2002	Birth of a Man	Sa-rang
2003	Love Impossible	Oh Yeong‑hee
2006	Hot for Teacher	Uhm Ji-young
2008	Radio Dayz	Marie
2019	Man of Men	Eun-ha

Television series

Year	Title	Role	Ref.
2000	Anger of Angel
2001	How Should I Be	Yoo Jin
	Mina	Park Mina (after surgery)
	Lovers	Kim Sa-rang
2002	Affection	Eul-sook
2003	A Maiden's Dream	Bogdong
2003	Thousand Years of Love	Kum-hwa / Go Eun-bi
2005	A Love to Kill	Han Da-jung
2007	The King and I	Eoudong [Gisaeng]
2007	How to Meet a Perfect Neighbor	Herself
2008	Tokyo Sun Shower	Lee Soo-jin
2010–2011	Secret Garden	Yoon Seul
2015	This is My Love	Seo Jung-eun/Ji Eun-dong	^[3]^[4]^[5]
2019	Abyss	Go Se-yeon (cameo, various episodes)	^[6]
2020	Get Revenge	Kang Hae-ra	^[7]

Music videos

Year	Song Title	Artist
1989	"To Lady" (숙녀에게)	Byeon Jin-seop
2004	"Because You're My Woman"	Lee Seung-gi
2011	"Demon"	Jay Park

Broadcasting

Year	Title
2003, 2006	Shin, Kim Won Hee's Hey Hey Hey
2006	I asked ambitious ten thousand people
2011	Kim Sa-rang & Lee Tae-im Find Your Taste!
2011	Hope Road

Radio

Year	Title	Network	Station
2011	Radio Secret Garden	SBS FM	Yunseul Station

MC

Year	Title	Role
2001	Live Music Camp	Host
2010	1st Seoul Cultural Arts Awards^[8]	Host

Variety show

Year	Title	Role
2011	Road of Hope	Charity worker
2017	I Live Alone	Herself

Ambassador

Year	Title
2002	Children Peace Ambassador

Awards and nominations

Year presented, name of the award ceremony, award category, nominated work and the result of the nomination
Year	Award	Category	Nominated work	Result
2000	Miss Korea 2000	Miss Korea	—	Won
2001	Miss Universe Pageant 2001	Best National Costume	Korean Hanbok Dress	Won
2002	Ambassador	Children's Peace Ambassador^[9]	—	Won
2005	KBS Drama Awards	Drama Awards Women Tribologists	—	Won
2005	KBS Performance Awards	Best Supporting Actress Award	A Love to Kill	Won
2010	SBS Drama Awards	Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Special	Secret Garden	Nominated
2011	19th Republic of Korea Entertainment News	CF Special Star Award	—	Won
2012	10th Korea Jewelry	Best Jewelry Fair Lady	—	Won
2015	8th Korea Drama Awards	Excellence Award, Actress	This is My Love	Nominated
2015	4th APAN Star Awards	Excellence Award, Actress in a Miniseries	This is My Love	Nominated

References

↑ "2000 미스코리아 대회 Miss Korea 2000 - YouTube". YouTube . 29 May 2013. Archived from the original on 2023-05-17. Retrieved 2016-09-02.
↑ "Actress Kim Sa Rang Becomes Free Agent After Leaving Brave Entertainment". Archived from the original on 2016-08-24. Retrieved 2016-03-18.
↑ Jones, Julie (30 April 2015). "Kim Sa Rang Makes Her Comeback With A Story About Lost First Love". KDramaStars. Archived from the original on 2018-09-12. Retrieved 2015-09-19.
↑ "[Interview] Kim Sa-rang, My Love Eun-dong "changed me"". Hancinema . 2 August 2015. Retrieved 2015-09-19.
↑ Kim, Jin-seok (4 August 2015). "Kim returns with an emotional role". Korea JoongAng Daily . Archived from the original on 2023-10-08. Retrieved 2015-09-19.
↑ Lee, Yoon-jin (March 18, 2019). "tvN 새 드라마 '어비스', 김사랑, 특급 출연!...법조계의 여신 엄친딸 役!". News A (in Korean). Archived from the original on March 31, 2019. Retrieved March 20, 2019.
↑ "Kim Sa Rang, Yoon Hyun Min & more cast in upcoming drama 'Get Revenge". Allkpop . 2020-10-01. Archived from the original on 2021-06-21. Retrieved 2020-10-01.
↑ 문태경 '미코' 김사랑, 제1회 서울문화예술대상 MC 낙점 마이데일리 2010년 2월 19일
↑ '동정' 남궁진 문광부장관 아동평화대사로 톱스타 위촉 Archived 2024-08-31 at the Wayback Machine 아이뉴스24 2002년 3월 28일

External links

Kim Sa-rang at the Korean Movie Database
Kim Sa-rang at IMDb
Kim Sa-rang at HanCinema
김사랑 (Kim Sa-rang) on Cyworld ( sugarrbaby ) (in Korean)
Kim Sa-rang on Instagram

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[1] "2000 미스코리아 대회 Miss Korea 2000 - YouTube". YouTube . 29 May 2013. Archived from the original on 2023-05-17. Retrieved 2016-09-02.

[2] "Actress Kim Sa Rang Becomes Free Agent After Leaving Brave Entertainment". Archived from the original on 2016-08-24. Retrieved 2016-03-18.

[3] Jones, Julie (30 April 2015). "Kim Sa Rang Makes Her Comeback With A Story About Lost First Love". KDramaStars. Archived from the original on 2018-09-12. Retrieved 2015-09-19.

[4] "[Interview] Kim Sa-rang, My Love Eun-dong "changed me"". Hancinema . 2 August 2015. Retrieved 2015-09-19.

[5] Kim, Jin-seok (4 August 2015). "Kim returns with an emotional role". Korea JoongAng Daily . Archived from the original on 2023-10-08. Retrieved 2015-09-19.

[6] Lee, Yoon-jin (March 18, 2019). "tvN 새 드라마 '어비스', 김사랑, 특급 출연!...법조계의 여신 엄친딸 役!". News A (in Korean). Archived from the original on March 31, 2019. Retrieved March 20, 2019.

[7] "Kim Sa Rang, Yoon Hyun Min & more cast in upcoming drama 'Get Revenge". Allkpop . 2020-10-01. Archived from the original on 2021-06-21. Retrieved 2020-10-01.

[8] 문태경 '미코' 김사랑, 제1회 서울문화예술대상 MC 낙점 마이데일리 2010년 2월 19일

[9] '동정' 남궁진 문광부장관 아동평화대사로 톱스타 위촉 Archived 2024-08-31 at the Wayback Machine 아이뉴스24 2002년 3월 28일

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Authority control databases
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Kim Sa-rang
Kim in April 2019
Born	(1978-01-12) January 12, 1978 (age 47) Seoul, South Korea
Education	Yong In University (BMus, MMus)
Occupations	Actress model
Years active	2000–present
Height	173 cm (5 ft 8 in)

Beauty pageant titleholder
Title	Miss Korea 2000
Major competition(s)	Miss Universe 2001 (unplaced) Best National Costume (winner)



Korean name
Hangul	김사랑
Hanja	金莎朗
RR	Gim Sarang
MR	Kim Sarang