Kim Ah-joong

Kim Ah-joong
Kim Ah-joong
	File:Kim Ah Joong.jpg Kim in 2017
Born	October 16, 1982 (age 41); Seoul, South Korea
Other names	Kim Ah-jung
Years active	2004–present
Agent(s)	King Entertainment ; (2016-present)
Korean name
Hangul	김아중
Hanja	金亞中
Revised Romanization	Gim A-jung
McCune–Reischauer	Kim Ajung

Template:Korean name

Kim Ah-joong (born October 16, 1982) is a South Korean actress, model and singer. She is best known for playing the main character in the romantic comedy 200 Pounds Beauty.

Education

Kim graduated from Korea University with a master's degree in journalism.^[1]

Career

Kim made her film debut in the romance film When Romance Meets Destiny (2005).^[2] She appeared in several commercials and landed first leading role in daily soap opera Bizarre Bunch.^[3]

Her breakthrough came in the comedy film 200 Pounds Beauty, where she played an overweight girl who undergoes cosmetic surgery makeover to become a pop sensation. She was awarded the Best Actress award at the 2007 Grand Bell Awards. She released soundtracks of the film, "Beautiful Girl" and the Korean version of the song "Maria". "Beautiful Girl" won Digital Music Awards' "Song of the Month" by Cyworld.^[4]^[5]

Kim returned to acting three years later, starring alongside Hwang Jung-min in romantic comedy The Accidental Couple.^[6] In 2010, Kim was cast in a U.S.-Chinese film project Amazing, a sci-fi film about the development of a virtual-reality basketball game.^[7] The same year, she was cast in medical drama Sign by Kim Eun-hee, playing a forensic scientist.^[8]

In September 2011, Kim was found guilty of tax evasion. She also had to pay an additional $600,000 fine. She and her management at the time parted ways due to the verdict. Due to this scandal she was banned from TV work in South Korea from late 2011 to late 2014, and she focused on films.^[9] In December 2012, Kim co-starred with Ji Sung in the romantic comedy film My PS Partner.^[10]^[11] This was followed by another romantic comedy film Steal My Heart in 2013.^[12]

She returned to TV in legal drama Punch, where she received positive reviews for her portrayal of a prosecutor.^[13]^[14] In 2016, Kim starred in the crime thriller Wanted.^[15] In 2017, she starred in time-slip romantic comedy Live Up to Your Name alongside Kim Nam-gil.^[16]

In 2018, Kim was cast in the film adaptation of OCN's crime drama Bad Guys.^[17]^[18]

Ambassador roles

2009: Goodwill Ambassador of FranceExpress^[19]
2009: 46th Savings Day: Prime Minister Commendation^[20]
2015: Ambassador for 17th Seoul International Women's Film Festival^[21]

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2005	When Romance Meets Destiny	Lee Kyung-jae
2006	200 Pounds Beauty	Kang Han-na / Jenny
2009	Present	Spy W	Short film^[22]
2010	Foxy Festival	Soo-jung	Cameo^[23]
2012	My PS Partner	Yoon-jung
2013	Catch Me	Yoon Jin-sook/Lee Sook-ja
2013	Amazing	Erin
2017	The King	Sang-hee	Special appearance^[24]
2019	The Bad Guys: Reign of Chaos	Kwak No-soon

Television series

Year	Title	Role	Network
2004	Emperor of the Sea^[25]	Ha Jin	KBS2
2005	Our Attitude to Prepare Parting^[26]	Seo Hee-won	MBC
2005	Bizarre Bunch	Kim Jong-nam	KBS1
2009	The Accidental Couple	Han Ji-soo	KBS2
2011	Sign	Go Da-kyung	SBS
2014	Punch	Shin Ha-Gyung
2016	Wanted	Jung Hye-in
2017	Live Up to Your Name	Choi Yeon-kyung	tvN

Music video

Shin Hye-sung - Same thought
Youme - 여자라서 하지 못한 말

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Nominated work	Result	Ref.
2005	Dong-A TV Fashion-Beauty Awards	Best Dresser	—	Won	^[27]
	MBC Drama Awards	Best New Actress	Our Attitude to Prepare Parting	Nominated
	KBS Drama Awards		Bizarre Bunch	Won	^[28]
2006	42nd Baeksang Arts Awards		When Romance Meets Destiny	Nominated
	42nd Baeksang Arts Awards	Most Popular Actress		Won	^[29]
	27th Blue Dragon Film Awards	Best New Actress		Nominated
2007	6th Cyworld Digital Music Awards	Song of the Month	"Beautiful Girl"	Won	^[30]
	2nd Asia Model Awards	Popular Star Award	—	Won	^[31]
	30th Golden Cinematography Awards	Best New Actress	200 Pounds Beauty	Won	^[32]
	4th Max Movie Awards	Best Actress		Won	^[33]
	44th Grand Bell Awards	Best Actress		Won	^[34]
	44th Grand Bell Awards	Popularity Award		Won	^[35]
	1st Mnet 20's Choice Awards	Best Actress		Won	^[36]
	15th Chunsa Film Art Awards	Best Actress		Won	^[37]
	3rd Premiere Magazine's Rising Star Awards	Rising Star		Won	^[38]
	1st Korea Movie Star Awards	Rookie Award		Won	^[39]
	1st Korea Movie Star Awards	Best Couple Award		Won	^[39]
	45th Motion Pictures Day	Most Promising Actress		Won	^[40]
	28th Blue Dragon Film Awards	Best Actress		Nominated
	28th Blue Dragon Film Awards	Popular Star Award		Won	^[41]
	6th Korean Film Awards	Best Actress		Nominated
	22nd Golden Disc Awards	Ceci Special Award	"Beautiful Girl"	Won	^[42]
	Elle Style Award Asia	Hot Face Award	—	Won	^[43]
2009	3rd André Kim Best Star Award	Female Star Award	—	Won	^[44]
	7th Korea Lifestyle Awards	Best Dresser Award	—	Won	^[45]
	KBS Drama Awards	Excellence Award, Actress in a Miniseries	The Accidental Couple	Won	^[46]
2011	47th Baeksang Arts Awards	Best Actress (TV)	Sign	Nominated
2011	SBS Drama Awards	Top Excellence Award, Actress in a Drama Special	Sign	Nominated
2015	SBS Drama Awards	Top Excellence Award, Actress in a Drama Special	Punch	Nominated
2016	5th APAN Star Awards	Excellence Award, Actress in a Miniseries	Wanted	Nominated
2017	1st The Seoul Awards	Best Actress	Live Up to Your Name	Nominated

References

^ "Kim A-joong Receives Master's Degree from Korea University". The Chosun Ilbo. 6 January 2011.
^ "김아중, '광식이 동생 광태'로 스크린데뷔". My Daily (in Korean). 16 March 2005.
^ "김아중 "나도 이젠 주인공"…KBS 새 일일극서 첫 주연 맡아". KMIB (in Korean). 21 September 2005.
^ "Propelled to the Top by 200 Pounds". The Chosun Ilbo. 13 January 2007.
^ "Kim A-joong Brings Living Beauty to Barbie Exhibition". The Chosun Ilbo. 9 December 2005.
^ "Kim and Hwang Team up as Accidental Couple". The Korea Times. 28 April 2009.
^ "Kim A-joong to Star in U.S.-Chinese Film". The Chosun Ilbo. 20 August 2010.
^ "Park Shin-yang, Kim Ah-joong starrer drama title set as "Sign"". 10Asia. 8 November 2010.
^ "[Exclusive] Kim Ah-joong tax evasion, NTS imposes 6 hundred million". Hancinema. 5 September 2011.
^ Ho, Stewart (17 October 2012). "Ji Sung and Kim Ah Joong's Release Movie Poster for Phone Sex Comedy". enewsWorld. CJ E&M. Retrieved 28 November 2012.
^ Lee, Nancy (9 November 2012). "Ji Sung and Kim Ah Joong Dial Up for My PS Partner". enewsWorld. CJ E&M. Retrieved 28 November 2012.
^ "Kim A-joong Steals Audiences' Hearts in New Romantic Comedy". The Chosun Ilbo. 18 January 2014.
^ "Kim A-joong Returns to TV in Legal Drama". The Chosun Ilbo. 13 November 2014.
^ "Kim A-joong Rediscovers the Fun of Acting". The Chosun Ilbo. Retrieved 5 November 2015.
^ "김아중·엄태웅·지현우, '원티드' 출연확정…6월22일 첫방 [공식입장]". Sports Donga (in Korean). May 16, 2016.
^ "Kim Nam-gil, Kim Ah-joong slip through time in tvN drama". Kpop Herald. 3 September 2017.
^ "Kim Ah Joong For 'Bad Guy'". Star News. 19 June 2018.
^ "KIM Sang-joong, Don LEE and KANG Ye-won Return for BAD GUYS: THE MOVIE KIM A-joong and JANG Ki-yong Join OCN Action Drama Screen Adaptation". Korean Film Biz Zone. 7 August 2018.
^ "Kim A-joong Will Promote French Cultural Festival". The Korea Times. 9 September 2009.
^ "[PHOTO] Kim Ah-joong at Savings Day ceremony". 10Asia. 27 October 2009.
^ "Women's film festival kicks off". The Korea Times. 26 May 2015.
^ "정우성·김아중, 김지운 감독 단편영화 '선물'서 스파이 변신". MK (in Korean). 25 February 2009.
^ "김아중, '리얼돌'로 '페스티발' 류승범과 깜짝 호흡". Nocutnews (in Korean). 9 November 2009.
^ "Star-studded films shift industry : As top actors take up minor roles, rookies see opportunities fade". Korea JoongAng Daily. 28 February 2017.
^ "김아중, "'해신'부터 함께 한 2년, 행복했어요" [창간메시지]". My Daily (in Korean). 30 November 2006.
^ "'이별대세' 김아중, "밑바닥 훤히 드러나는 악역은 아니예요"". enews24 (in Korean). 20 July 2005.
^ "[포토]상패 받는 '베스트드레서' 김아중". Star News (in Korean). 15 December 2005.
^ "김아중, 'KBS 연기대상' 신인연기상 수상". My Daily (in Korean). 31 December 2005.
^ "'왕의남자'-'김삼순', 백상시상식 영예의 대상". enews24 (in Korean). 14 April 2006.
^ "마리아 '김아중' 디지털 뮤직어워드 수상". Newsis (in Korean). 12 January 2007.
^ "2007 Asia Model Awards Popular Star Award Cheon Jeong Myung & Kim Ah Joong". AMFOC. Retrieved 22 March 2018.
^ "송강호, 황금촬영상 최우수 연기대상". Star News (in Korean). 30 March 2007.
^ "[제4회 최고의 영화상] 최고의 여자배우상 – <미녀는 괴로워> 김아중". Max Movie (in Korean). 17 January 2007.
^ "Family Ties Wins Top Prize at Home". Korean Film Biz Zone. 13 June 2007.
^ "이범수 김아중, 국내 남녀 인기상 수상". Yonhap News (in Korean). 8 June 2007.
^ "'거침없이 하이킥', 'Mnet 20's Choice' 6관 왕 차". Chosun (in Korean). 22 August 2007.
^ "김아중, '15회 춘사 대상 영화제' 여우주연상 수상". Osen (in Korean). 14 September 2007.
^ "Daniel Henney, Kim Ah-joong Named Rising Stars". The Korea Times. 7 October 2017.
^ "제 1회 대한민국영화연기대상 반쪽짜리 영화제?". Cani News (in Korean). 20 October 2007.
^ "조인성·김아중, 영화의 날 '유망 영화인상'". Khan (in Korean). 29 October 2007.
^ "The Show Must Go On takes best film award at Korea's Blue Dragons". Screen Daily. 26 November 2007.
^ "22회 골든디스크, 공신력 있는 시상식으로 마무리". Osen (in Korean). 14 December 2007.
^ "김아중, 홍콩 '엘르 스타일 어워드'서 수상". The Chosun Ilbo (in Korean). 30 October 2007.
^ "Stars Shine at Andre Kims Atelier". The Korea Times. 29 November 2009.
^ "김아중, 올해의 베스트드레서". Asia Today (in Korean). 15 December 2009.
^ "Lee Byung-hun scores triple wins at KBS Acting Awards". 10Asia. 4 January 2010.

External links

[1] "Kim A-joong Receives Master's Degree from Korea University". The Chosun Ilbo. 6 January 2011.

[2] "김아중, '광식이 동생 광태'로 스크린데뷔". My Daily (in Korean). 16 March 2005.

[3] "김아중 "나도 이젠 주인공"…KBS 새 일일극서 첫 주연 맡아". KMIB (in Korean). 21 September 2005.

[4] "Propelled to the Top by 200 Pounds". The Chosun Ilbo. 13 January 2007.

[5] "Kim A-joong Brings Living Beauty to Barbie Exhibition". The Chosun Ilbo. 9 December 2005.

[6] "Kim and Hwang Team up as Accidental Couple". The Korea Times. 28 April 2009.

[7] "Kim A-joong to Star in U.S.-Chinese Film". The Chosun Ilbo. 20 August 2010.

[8] "Park Shin-yang, Kim Ah-joong starrer drama title set as "Sign"". 10Asia. 8 November 2010.

[9] "[Exclusive] Kim Ah-joong tax evasion, NTS imposes 6 hundred million". Hancinema. 5 September 2011.

[10] Ho, Stewart (17 October 2012). "Ji Sung and Kim Ah Joong's Release Movie Poster for Phone Sex Comedy". enewsWorld. CJ E&M. Retrieved 28 November 2012.

[11] Lee, Nancy (9 November 2012). "Ji Sung and Kim Ah Joong Dial Up for My PS Partner". enewsWorld. CJ E&M. Retrieved 28 November 2012.

[12] "Kim A-joong Steals Audiences' Hearts in New Romantic Comedy". The Chosun Ilbo. 18 January 2014.

[13] "Kim A-joong Returns to TV in Legal Drama". The Chosun Ilbo. 13 November 2014.

[14] "Kim A-joong Rediscovers the Fun of Acting". The Chosun Ilbo. Retrieved 5 November 2015.

[15] "김아중·엄태웅·지현우, '원티드' 출연확정…6월22일 첫방 [공식입장]". Sports Donga (in Korean). May 16, 2016.

[16] "Kim Nam-gil, Kim Ah-joong slip through time in tvN drama". Kpop Herald. 3 September 2017.

[17] "Kim Ah Joong For 'Bad Guy'". Star News. 19 June 2018.

[18] "KIM Sang-joong, Don LEE and KANG Ye-won Return for BAD GUYS: THE MOVIE KIM A-joong and JANG Ki-yong Join OCN Action Drama Screen Adaptation". Korean Film Biz Zone. 7 August 2018.

[19] "Kim A-joong Will Promote French Cultural Festival". The Korea Times. 9 September 2009.

[20] "[PHOTO] Kim Ah-joong at Savings Day ceremony". 10Asia. 27 October 2009.

[21] "Women's film festival kicks off". The Korea Times. 26 May 2015.

[22] "정우성·김아중, 김지운 감독 단편영화 '선물'서 스파이 변신". MK (in Korean). 25 February 2009.

[23] "김아중, '리얼돌'로 '페스티발' 류승범과 깜짝 호흡". Nocutnews (in Korean). 9 November 2009.

[24] "Star-studded films shift industry : As top actors take up minor roles, rookies see opportunities fade". Korea JoongAng Daily. 28 February 2017.

[25] "김아중, "'해신'부터 함께 한 2년, 행복했어요" [창간메시지]". My Daily (in Korean). 30 November 2006.

[26] "'이별대세' 김아중, "밑바닥 훤히 드러나는 악역은 아니예요"". enews24 (in Korean). 20 July 2005.

[27] "[포토]상패 받는 '베스트드레서' 김아중". Star News (in Korean). 15 December 2005.

[28] "김아중, 'KBS 연기대상' 신인연기상 수상". My Daily (in Korean). 31 December 2005.

[29] "'왕의남자'-'김삼순', 백상시상식 영예의 대상". enews24 (in Korean). 14 April 2006.

[30] "마리아 '김아중' 디지털 뮤직어워드 수상". Newsis (in Korean). 12 January 2007.

[31] "2007 Asia Model Awards Popular Star Award Cheon Jeong Myung & Kim Ah Joong". AMFOC. Retrieved 22 March 2018.

[32] "송강호, 황금촬영상 최우수 연기대상". Star News (in Korean). 30 March 2007.

[33] "[제4회 최고의 영화상] 최고의 여자배우상 – <미녀는 괴로워> 김아중". Max Movie (in Korean). 17 January 2007.

[34] "Family Ties Wins Top Prize at Home". Korean Film Biz Zone. 13 June 2007.

[35] "이범수 김아중, 국내 남녀 인기상 수상". Yonhap News (in Korean). 8 June 2007.

[36] "'거침없이 하이킥', 'Mnet 20's Choice' 6관 왕 차". Chosun (in Korean). 22 August 2007.

[37] "김아중, '15회 춘사 대상 영화제' 여우주연상 수상". Osen (in Korean). 14 September 2007.

[38] "Daniel Henney, Kim Ah-joong Named Rising Stars". The Korea Times. 7 October 2017.

[39] "제 1회 대한민국영화연기대상 반쪽짜리 영화제?". Cani News (in Korean). 20 October 2007.

[40] "조인성·김아중, 영화의 날 '유망 영화인상'". Khan (in Korean). 29 October 2007.

[41] "The Show Must Go On takes best film award at Korea's Blue Dragons". Screen Daily. 26 November 2007.

[42] "22회 골든디스크, 공신력 있는 시상식으로 마무리". Osen (in Korean). 14 December 2007.

[43] "김아중, 홍콩 '엘르 스타일 어워드'서 수상". The Chosun Ilbo (in Korean). 30 October 2007.

[44] "Stars Shine at Andre Kims Atelier". The Korea Times. 29 November 2009.

[45] "김아중, 올해의 베스트드레서". Asia Today (in Korean). 15 December 2009.

[46] "Lee Byung-hun scores triple wins at KBS Acting Awards". 10Asia. 4 January 2010.

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v t e Baeksang Arts Award for Most Popular Actress
Film	Kang Soo-yeon (1990) Jeon Do-yeon and Shin Eun-kyung (1998) Lee Mi-sook and Choi Jin-sil (1999) Ko So-young (2000) Lee Mi-sook (2001) Kim Hee-sun (2002) Ha Ji-won, Kim Jung-eun and Kim Ha-neul (2003) Kim Sun-a and Han Ga-in (2004) Kim Ah-joong (2005) Kim Tae-hee (2007) Kim Jung-eun (2008) Park Bo-young (2009) Choi Kang-hee (2010) Park Shin-hye (2011) Kang So-ra (2012) Park Shin-hye (2013) Kwon Yu-ri (2014) Park Shin-hye (2015) Bae Suzy (2016) Im Yoon-ah (2017)
Television	Kim Ja-ok (1975) Jo Min-su and Lee Hye-sook (1990) Hwang Shin-hye (1991) Kim Young-ok (1992) Jung Hye-sun (1993) Ha Yoo-mi (1995) Lee Mi-sook (1998) Kwon Eun-ah and Song Yoon-ah (1999) Kim Hee-sun (2000) Song Hye-kyo and Jeon In-hwa (2001) So Yoo-jin and Choi Ji-woo (2002) Kim Won-hee (2003) Yang Mi-kyung and Choi Ji-woo (2004) Kim Tae-hee (2005) Hyun Young (2006) Han Ye-seul (2007) Sung Yu-ri (2008) Im Yoon-ah (2009) Im Yoon-ah (2010) Moon Geun-young (2011) Park Shin-hye (2012) Kwon Yu-ri (2013) Park Shin-hye (2014) Krystal Jung (2015) Song Hye-kyo (2016) Kim Yoo-jung (2017)
Combined	Bae Suzy (2018) Lee Ji-eun (2019) Son Ye-jin (2020) Seo Yea-ji (2021) Kim Tae-ri (2022) Lee Ji-eun (2023) An Yu-jin (2024)

v t e Chunsa Film Art Awards for Best Actress
1990s	Shim Hye-jin (1990) Chang Mi-hee (1991) Kang Soo-yeon (1992) Oh Jung-hae (1993) Shim Hye-jin (1994) Bang Eun-jin (1995) Lee Mi-sook (1999)
2000s	Jeon Do-yeon (2000) Bae Doona, Lee Yo-won and Ok Ji-young (2001) Moon So-ri (2002) Moon So-ri (2003) Kim Hye-soo and Lee Na-young (2004) Jeon Do-yeon (2005) Kim Hye-soo (2006) Kim Ah-joong (2007) Lee Mi-yeon (2008) Shin Min-a (2009)
2010s	Uhm Jung-hwa (2010) Shim Eun-kyung (2014) Bae Doona (2015) Kim Hye-soo (2016) Son Ye-jin (2017) Kim Ok-vin (2018) Cho Yeo-jeong (2019)
2020s	Lee Young-ae (2020) Jeon Do-yeon (2021) Tang Wei (2022) Kim Hye-soo (2023)

v t e Grand Bell Awards for Best Actress
1960s	Choi Eun-hee (1962) Do Kum-bong (1963) Hwang Jeong-sun (1964) Choi Eun-hee (1965) Choi Eun-hee (1966) Moon Jeong-suk (1967) Moon Hee (1968)
1970s	Yoon Jeong-hee (1971) Ko Eun-ah (1972) Yoon Yeon-kyung (1973) Kim Ji-mee (1974) Kim Ji-mee (1975) Choi Min-hee (1976) Yoon Mi-ra (1977) Ko Eun-ah (1978) Yu Ji-in (1979)
1980s	Jeong Yun-hui (1980) Jeong Yun-hui (1981) Kim Bo-yeon (1982) Chang Mi-hee (1983) Lee Mi-sook (1984) Kim Ji-mee (1985) Choi Myung-gil (1986) Kang Soo-yeon (1987) Kang Soo-yeon (1989)
1990s	Kang Soo-yeon (1990) Won Mi-kyung (1991) Chang Mi-hee (1992) Shim Hye-jin (1993) Yoon Jeong-hee (1994) Choi Jin-sil (1995) Shim Hye-jin (1996) Shim Hye-jin (1997) Shim Eun-ha (1999)
2000s	Jeon Do-yeon (2000) Ko So-young (2001) Jun Ji-hyun (2002) Lee Mi-yeon (2003) Moon So-ri (2004) Kim Hye-soo (2005) Jeon Do-yeon (2006) Kim Ah-joong (2007) Yunjin Kim (2008) Soo Ae (2009)
2010s	Yoon Jeong-hee (2010) Kim Ha-neul (2011) Jo Min-su (2012) Uhm Jung-hwa (2013) Son Ye-jin (2014) Jun Ji-hyun (2015) Son Ye-jin (2016) Choi Hee-seo (2017) Na Moon-hee (2018) Jung Yu-mi (2019)
2020s	N/A (2020) N/A (2021) Yum Jung-ah (2022) Kim Seo-hyung (Film) and Han Hyo-joo (Series) (2023)