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Kim Ji-won
In December 2016
Born (1992-10-19) October 19, 1992 (age 32)
South Korea
EducationDongguk University
OccupationActress
Years active2008–present
Agent(s)King Kong Entertainment
(2014–present)
Kim Ji-won
Hangul
김지원
Hanja
金智媛[1]
Revised RomanizationGim Jiwon
McCune–ReischauerKim Chiwŏn

Kim Ji-won (Korean: 김지원; Hanja: 金智媛; born October 19, 1992) is a South Korean actress. She gained attention through her roles in television series To the Beautiful You (2012), The Heirs (2013), Descendants of the Sun (2016), and Fight For My Way (2017).[2][3][4]

Career

2008–2011: Beginnings

Kim entered the entertainment industry in 2008 by appearing in commercials.[5][6] She made her acting debut in the drama Mrs. Saigon.

Kim first gained attention after starring in the 2011 sitcom High Kick: Revenge of the Short Legged. She then played her first major television role in the musical drama What's Up.[7] The same year, she made her film debut in the omnibus film Romantic Heaven.

2012–2015: Rising popularity and breakthrough

In 2012, she starred in the high school drama To the Beautiful You and headlined the horror film Horror Stories.

In 2013, Kim featured in The Heirs, wherein she played a chic and haughty heiress.[8][9] The drama's popularity raised Kim's profile and won her the "New Star Award" at the SBS Drama Awards.

In 2014, she starred in the crime thriller Gap-dong. In December 2014, Kim signed an exclusive contract with King Kong Entertainment.[10] She also starred alongside So Ji-sub in the web series One Sunny Day.

In 2016, Kim starred in KBS2's pan-Asia hit drama Descendants of the Sun, playing an army surgeon.[11][12][13][14] The drama's success brought Kim further recognition outside Korea.[15]

2017–present: Leading roles

In 2017, Kim was cast in her first leading role in KBS2's romance drama, Fight For My Way alongside Park Seo-joon.[16]

Filmography

Television series

Year Title Role Notes Network Ref
2008 Mrs. Saigon Hye-ryeon KNN [17]
2011 High Kick: Revenge of the Short Legged Kim Ji-won MBC
What's Up Park Tae-yi MBN [7]
2012 To the Beautiful You Seol Han-na Supporting Role SBS
2013 The Heirs Rachel Yoo Supporting Role
Waiting for Love Choi Sae-rom Main Cast KBS2 [18]
2014 Drama Special: The Reason I'm Getting Married Kim Ji-young Cameo [19]
Gap-dong Ma Ji-wool Main Cast tvN
2015 Hidden Identity Min Tae-hee Cameo [20]
The Time We Were Not in Love Kim Ji-won Ep.2 photograph on phone SBS
2016 Descendants of the Sun Yoon Myung-ju Main Cast KBS2 [21]
2017 Fight For My Way Choi Ae-ra Lead Role KBS2

Film

Year Title Role
2011 Romantic Heaven Choi Mimi
2012 Horror Stories Kim Ji-won
2013 Horror Stories 2 Sa Tan-hee

Web series

Year Title Role Network Ref
2014 One Sunny Day The Girl Line TV [22]
2017 Romance Island Yuna Sohu TV

Hosting

Year Title Network Notes
2016 30th KBS Drama Awards KBS2 With Jun Hyun-moo, Park Bo-gum

Variety show

Year Title Network Notes Ref
2011 Night After Night SBS Guest, Ep. 19 & 20 with Director Jang Jin [23]
Come to Play MBC Guest, Ep. 354 with High Kick: Revenge of the Short Legged cast [24]
2012 Korea's Got Talent Season 2 tvN Guest, Final Episode [25]
Strong Heart SBS Guest, Ep. 142 & 143 with To the Beautiful You cast [26]
2016 Running Man SBS Guest, Ep. 297 with Jin Goo, David Lee McInnis and Eunseo (WJSN) [27]

Music video

Year Song Title Artist Ref
2008 "Gossip Boy" Younha [28]
2012 "Until the Sun Rises" Baek Seung-heon [29]

Discography

Year Song Title Album Notes Ref
2010 "Pick A Star From The Sky" OranC Commercial [30]
2011 "Over The Rainbow" High Kick: Revenge of the Short Legged OST [31]
2012 "Might Gonna" What's Up OST (Japan Edition) with Jo Jung-suk & Yang Jiwon [32][33]

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Nominated work Result Ref.
2013
21st SBS Drama Awards
New Star Award[34][35] The Heirs Won
2014
2nd Asia Rainbow TV Awards
Best Supporting Actress Nominated
2016
5th APAN Star Awards
Best Couple Award (with Jin Goo) Descendants of the Sun Nominated
Best Supporting Actress Won
1st Asia Artist Awards
Best Celebrity Award, Actress Won
Yahoo! Asia Buzz Awards
Asia Popular Artist Award[36] — Nominated
30th KBS Drama Awards
Excellence Award, Actress in a Miniseries Descendants of the Sun Won
Best New Actress Won
Best Couple (with Jin Goo) Won

References

  1. ^ Template:Ko icon http://news.nate.com/view/20101109n09434
  2. ^ "Kim Ji-won played her first lead role in the movie Romantic Heaven" (in Korean). Voiceofthepeople. March 16, 2011.
  3. ^ 기사입력2011.03.07 오후 4:21. "'오란씨걸' 김지원, "장진 감독 선택 꿈만 같아요." :: 네이버 TV연예" (in Korean). News.naver.com. Retrieved 2016-12-01.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  4. ^ http://news.sportsseoul.com/read/entertain/1183071.htm
  5. ^ "Kim Ji-won act as the Lollipop Girl in LG Cyon Commercial" (in Korean). Mydaily. December 18, 2011.
  6. ^ "Article about LG Cyon Lollipop Commercial" (in Korean). OSEN. February 25, 2011.
  7. ^ a b "MBN What's Up Official Website" (in Korean). MBN.
  8. ^ "2013 Kdramas That Got The Best Ratings : Drama Stories". KDramaStars. Retrieved 2016-12-01.
  9. ^ "Hallyu booming again in China, bigger than ever-INSIDE Korea JoongAng Daily". Koreajoongangdaily.joins.com. 2014-03-14. Retrieved 2016-12-01.
  10. ^ "'Kim Ji Won signs with King Kong Entertainment'" (in Korean). TenAsia. December 12, 2014.
  11. ^ Choi, He-suk (2 April 2015). "Song Hye-kyo, Song Joong-ki pair up for new drama". The Korea Herald. Retrieved 2015-04-02.
  12. ^ "Song Joong-ki to Return to Acting After Military Discharge". The Chosun Ilbo. 3 April 2015. Retrieved 2015-04-03.
  13. ^ "Descendants of the Sun: the Korean military romance sweeping Asia - BBC News". Bbc.com. Retrieved 2016-12-01.
  14. ^ The Chosun Ilbo. "Descedants of The Sun ends on massive ratings high".
  15. ^ "[리폿@이슈] 김지원, '태후' 효과…CF 러브콜 쏟아지지 말입니다". Tvreport.co.kr. 2016-03-11. Retrieved 2016-12-01.
  16. ^ "[공식입장] 박서준·김지원, '쌈 마이웨이' 출연 확정..대세 조합" (in Korean). Naver. Retrieved 2017-02-24.
  17. ^ "Official website of Mrs. Saigon". KNN. December 2, 2008. Archived from the original on April 2, 2015. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  18. ^ <ⓒ “텐아시아” 무단전재 재배포금지> (2013-07-22). "김지원, 드라마 '연애를 기대해' 합류… 보아 최다니엘과 호흡 | 텐아시아". Tenasia.hankyung.com. Retrieved 2016-12-01.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: extra punctuation (link) CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  19. ^ "Kim Ji-won played her role in KBS Drama Special" (in Korean). INDAILY. March 20, 2014. Archived from the original on April 13, 2015. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  20. ^ "Kim Ji-won special appearance in 'Hidden Identity' as Kim Bum's lover" (in Korean). OSEN. June 10, 2015.
  21. ^ "The Descendant of the Sun (Drama – 2015)". HanCinema. March 20, 2014.
  22. ^ "Kim Ji-won confirmed her role in One Sunny Day" (in Korean). OSEN. November 10, 2014.
  23. ^ "Director Jang Jin: "Kim Ji-won looks like Kim Hee-sun"" (in Korean). Newsen. March 22, 2011.
  24. ^ "<Come to Play> High Kick 3 Stars Come to Play!" (in Korean). MBC News. September 5, 2011. Retrieved December 5, 2014.
  25. ^ "Kim Ji-won, 'Korea's Got Talent 2' Finale Surprise Appearance 'Refreshing + Youthful' Goddess Force" (in Korean). JoongAng Ilbo. July 28, 2012. Retrieved December 30, 2014.
  26. ^ "'Strong Heart' Kim Ji Won, "I Met SHINee Minho On a Blind Date"". KpopStarz. August 30, 2012. Retrieved December 30, 2014.
  27. ^ "진구·김지원·맥기니스·은서, '런닝맨' 내일 녹화" (in Korean). OSEN. April 24, 2016. Retrieved April 25, 2016.
  28. ^ Younha – Gossip Boy MV on YouTube (Official). 1theK.Template:Ko icon
  29. ^ Baek Seung Heon – Til the Sun rises (Teaser) on YouTube (Official). 1theK.Template:Ko icon
  30. ^ Kang Soo-jin (July 21, 2010). "오란씨걸 김지원 승승장구! 한달사이 50~60여개 러브콜 쏟아져". Sports Kyunghyang (in Korean). Retrieved May 15, 2017.
  31. ^ "High Kick 3: The Revenge of the Short Legged OST (Track List)". Yesasia. May 2012.
  32. ^ "What's Up Japan Edition – Original Soundtrack" (in Japanese). Sound Space. November 2, 2012.
  33. ^ "What's Up Japan Edition – Original Soundtrack" (in Japanese). Amazon. November 2, 2012.
  34. ^ "SBS Drama Awards 2013 Winners". Hancinema. 31 December 2013.
  35. ^ SBS Drama Awards – 2013 New Star Award on YouTube (Official). SBSNOW.Template:Ko icon
  36. ^ "Yahoo! Asia Buzz Awards". Yahoo!.
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