Kim Yeo-jin

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Kim Yeo-jin
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Born (1972-06-24) June 24, 1972 (age 52)
Masan, South Gyeongsang, South Korea
Education Ewha Womans University - German Language and Literature
Occupation(s)Actress, activist
Years active1995–present
Agent935 Entertainment
Spouse
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(m. 2004)​
Korean name
Hangul
김여진
Hanja
Revised Romanization Gim Yeo-jin
McCune–Reischauer Kim Yŏchin

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.

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Personal life

Kim 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

Film

YearTitleRoleNotesRef.
1998 Girls' Night Out SoonMain role
Illusion short film
1999 Peppermint Candy Yang Hong-jaMain role
2002 Chi-hwa-seon Jin-jong
A Perfect MatchKim Hae-in
2003 The Uninvited
A Good Lawyer's Wife Eun Ho-Jung's friend
2008My New PartnerJung Kyu-Hwa
2009 Closer to Heaven Dr. Son Young-Chan
2010 Wedding Dress Mi-Ja
Vegetarian Ji-hyeMain role
Looking For My WifeShin Young-Shin
2011 Children Jung Ho's motherMain role [19]
Miraclewoman from Eonyang
2012Jinsuk & Me documentary film
2013The Big Picture
2018 Last Child Lee Mi-SookMain role
2020 Heaven: To the Land of Happiness
TBADrivePark Jeong-sukMain role [20]

Television series

YearTitleRoleNotesRef.
2000The More I Love YouSong Ga-yeong
Secretary
2001Fox and Cotton CandyMin Yeo-ok
2002That Woman Catches PeopleYeo In-suk
I Love You, Hyun-jung
2003Forever LoveLee Kwang-sook
Good PersonDetective Park's wifeSpecial Appearance
Jewel in the Palace Jang-Deok
2004A Second Proposal
Land
2005Smile of a Spring DayHan Hyun-jooMain role
I Love You, My EnemyYang Soon-ji
Shin Don Princess Duk-Nyung
2007Blue Fish
Several Questions That Make Us HappyYeong-ChaeTV movies / main role
Lee San, Wind of the Palace Queen Jung-sun
2008 Worlds Within Lee Seo-Woo
Amnok River FlowsChoi Mun-hoMain role
2010 Road No. 1 Dal Moon's wifespecial appearance
Drama Special:Red CandyMin-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 wifespecial appearance, Ep. 15
Witch at Court Min Ji-Sook
Drama Special : Kang Duk-Soon's Love HistoryNam Hee-SoonTV 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

YearTitleRoleRef.
2020 Extracurricular Lee Hae-Kyung [25]

Theater

YearTitleNotesRef.
1995What Do Women Live For
2005 Closer
2010 Love Letters
Please Look After Mom
2011-2012 The Vagina Monologues [26]
2021Mouthpiece [27]

Books

Awards

YearAwardCategoryNominated workResult
199819th Blue Dragon Film Awards Best New Actress Girls' Night Out Won
19997th Chunsa Film Art Awards Won
200037th Grand Bell Awards Best Supporting Actress Peppermint Candy Won
20023rd Busan Film Critics Awards Chi-hwa-seon Won
201120th Buil Film Awards Children... Won

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