Im Soo-jung

Im Soo-jung
Im in 2013
Born (1979-07-11) July 11, 1979
Seoul, South Korea
Other names Lim Soo-jung
Occupation Actress
Years active 1998–present
Agent King Kong by Starship[1]
Korean name
Hangul 임수정
Hanja 林秀晶
Revised Romanization Im Su-jeong
McCune–Reischauer Rim Sujŏng
Website imsoojung.com

Im Soo-jung (Hangul: 임수정; born on July 11, 1979) is a South Korean actress. After modeling for teen magazines, Im made her acting breakthrough in Kim Jee-woon's horror film A Tale of Two Sisters (2003), followed by the popular television drama I'm Sorry, I Love You (2004). She has since appeared in numerous films, notably Park Chan-wook's I'm a Cyborg, But That's OK (2006), Hur Jin-ho's Happiness (2007), Lee Yoon-ki's Come Rain, Come Shine (2011), and Min Kyu-dong's All About My Wife, for which she won Best Actress at the 33rd Blue Dragon Film Awards.

Career

Im Soo-jung made her debut in 1998 as a cover model for teen magazines. She then moved onto television and film, but it was Kim Jee-woon's 2003 stylish horror A Tale of Two Sisters that first drew her critical notice and newcomer awards.[2][3] A year later, the hit KBS2 drama series I'm Sorry, I Love You catapulted her into stardom.[2][4] With Im looking much younger than her age, those projects solidified her image as an eternal ingenue, as did touching character study ...ing, horse jockey film Lump Sugar and Park Chan-wook's surrealist I'm a Cyborg, But That's OK.[5]

In recent years she began shedding that image by taking on more adult roles,[6] notable among them Hur Jin-ho's romantic melodrama Happiness,[7][8] Choi Dong-hoon's blockbuster fantasy Jeon Woo-chi: The Taoist Wizard,[9][10] romantic comedy Finding Mr. Destiny,[11] and Lee Yoon-ki's minimalist breakup indie Come Rain, Come Shine.[12] For her performance in All About My Wife,[13][14] she won Best Actress at the Blue Dragon Film Awards,[15][16] and the Women in Film Korea Awards.[17][18]

Im and Lee Jung-jae played two artists in a post-apocalyptic environment in the short film El Fin del Mundo ("The End of the World"), which screened at the prestigious contemporary art exhibition dOCUMENTA.[19][20] She also acted opposite veteran Thai actor Sorapong Chatree in Aditya Assarat's short film Phuket, which was commissioned jointly by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Association of Tourism and Hotel Operators of Phuket.[21][22]

Im was previously part of the SidusHQ agency, but moved to being managed by KeyEast. KeyEast launched her official website in June 2012. According to the actress, the online space will be a place where she can converse with her fans directly.[23][24]

In 2015, Im starred in Perfect Proposal, a remake of British crime thriller Woman of Straw that was partly shot in Macau.[25][26] She next starred in Time Renegades, a time-hopping romantic thriller where she played dual roles.[27]

In October 2015, her contract with KeyEast expired and she decided to sign with new management agency YNK Entertainment.[28][29]

In February 2017, Im was cast in the drama Chicago Typewriter alongside Yoo Ah-in. This marks Im's small screen come back after thirteen years since 2004.[30] The same year, she was named the cultural ambassador for the UK-Korea Creative Futures mutual exchange.[31]

She then returned to the big screen with Mothers based on the book Your Request - My Other Mother by Lee Dong-eun, who also directs the film.[32][33]

Filmography

Film

Year English title Korean title Role Notes
2002 The Romantic President 피아노 치는 대통령 Han Young-hee
2003 A Tale of Two Sisters 장화, 홍련 Bae Su-mi
...ing 아이엔지 Kang Min-ah
2005 Sad Movie 새드무비 Ahn Soo-jung
2006 Lump Sugar 각설탕 Kim Shi-eun
I'm a Cyborg, But That's OK 싸이보그지만 괜찮아 Cha Young-goon
2007 Happiness 행복 Eun-hee
2009 Jeon Woo-chi: The Taoist Wizard 전우치 Seo In-kyung
2010 Finding Mr. Destiny 김종욱 찾기 Seo Ji-woo
2011 Come Rain, Come Shine 사랑한다, 사랑하지 않는다 Woman
2012 All About My Wife 내 아내의 모든 것 Yeon Jung-in
2015 Perfect Proposal 은밀한 유혹 Ji-yeon
2016 Time Renegade 시간이탈자 Yoon-jung (1983) / So-eun (2015)
2017 The Table 더 테이블 Hye-gyeong
2018 Mothers 당신의 부탁 Hyo-jin

Television series

Year English title Korean title Role Network
2001–2002 School 4 학교 4 Oh Hye-ra KBS2
2004 I'm Sorry, I Love You 미안하다, 사랑한다 Song Eun-chae
2017 Chicago Typewriter 시카고 타자기 Jeon Seol tvN

Music video

Year Song title Artist
1999 "Deep Sadness" Y2K
2001 "I'm Sorry" Kim Jang-hoon
2012 "White Night" Nell

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryNominated workResult
1998CeCi Magazine's Model ContestN/AN/AWon
200324th Blue Dragon Film AwardsBest New Actress
A Tale of Two Sisters
Won
2nd Korean Film AwardsWon
23rd Korean Association of Film Critics Awards[34]Won
4th Busan Film Critics AwardsWon
6th Director's Cut AwardsWon
Screamfest Horror Film FestivalBest ActressWon
200424th Fantasporto Film FestivalBest Actress in an International Fantasy FilmWon
41st Grand Bell AwardsBest New ActressNominated
KBS Drama Awards
I'm Sorry, I Love You
Won
Netizen AwardWon
Popularity AwardWon
Best Couple Award with So Ji-subWon
200541st Baeksang Arts AwardsBest New Actress (TV)Nominated
20062nd Premiere Rising Star AwardsBest Actress
Lump Sugar
Won
27th Blue Dragon Film AwardsNominated
20071st Asian Film Awards Best Actress
I'm a Cyborg, But That's OK
Nominated
43rd Baeksang Arts AwardsBest Actress (Film)Nominated
28th Blue Dragon Film AwardsBest Actress
Happiness
Nominated
200844th Baeksang Arts AwardsBest Actress (Film)Nominated
16th Chunsa Film Art AwardsBest ActressNominated
17th Buil Film AwardsNominated
45th Grand Bell AwardsNominated
20125th Style Icon AwardsStyle IconN/AWon
21st Buil Film AwardsBest Actress
All About My Wife
Nominated
55th Asia-Pacific Film FestivalNominated
49th Grand Bell AwardsNominated
33rd Blue Dragon Film AwardsWon
13th Women in Film Korea AwardsWon
201349th Baeksang Arts AwardsBest Actress (Film)Nominated

References

  1. ↑ "Lim Soo-jung signs contract with King Kong". Korea JoongAng Daily. 1 September 2018.
  2. 1 2 "LIM Soo-jung". Korean Film Council.
  3. ↑ "Lim Soo Jung & director Kim Ji Woon reminisce 'A Tale Of Two Sisters'". Yahoo News.
  4. ↑ "Kang Dong-won Selected As Top Dream Date". KBS Global. 24 March 2005.
  5. ↑ "Commercial Vs. Avant-Garde: Park Chan-wook on Cyborg". The Chosun Ilbo. 7 December 2006.
  6. ↑ Lee, Ji-hye (4 March 2011). "Lim Soo-jung’s Movie Picks". 10Asia.
  7. ↑ Lee, Hyo-won (2 October 2007). "Actresses Gain Presence Onscreen". The Korea Times.
  8. ↑ "Lim Soo-jung Grows Up in New Tearjerker". The Chosun Ilbo. 19 September 2007.
  9. ↑ Lee, Ji-hye (18 November 2009). "Woochi set to work its magic - Part 1". 10Asia.
  10. ↑ Lee, Ji-hye (18 November 2009). "Woochi set to work its magic - Part 2". 10Asia.
  11. ↑ Lee, Hyo-won (12 February 2010). "Destiny sweetly reminisces first loves". The Korea Times.
  12. ↑ Kwon, Mee-yoo (21 January 2011). "Come Rain invited to Berlinale". The Korea Times.
  13. ↑ "Nagging Wife Role Lets Lim Soo-jung Explore Hidden Side" The Chosun Ilbo. 12 May 2012.
  14. ↑ Oh, Seol-hye (25 May 2012). "Everything About My Wife Lim Soojung becomes the trend". StarN News.
  15. ↑ Ji, Yong-jin (4 December 2012). "PIETA Wins Best Picture at Blue Dragon Awards". Korean Film Council.
  16. ↑ 제33회 청룡영화상: 여우주연상 임수정 "후보만으로도 감사했는데...". Blue Dragon Film Awards (in Korean). 29 November 2012.
  17. ↑ "Byun Young-joo Picked as Director of the Year by Female Film Critics". The Chosun Ilbo. 5 December 2012.
  18. ↑ Kim, Hyun-min (6 December 2012). "BYUN Young-joo Selected as the Woman Filmmaker of 2012". Korean Film Council.
  19. ↑ "Main Film: el Fin Del Mundo". News from Nowhere. Retrieved 2012-06-19.
  20. ↑ Lee, Woo-young (11 June 2012). "Three Korean artists invited to world's largest contemporary art fair". The Korea Herald.
  21. ↑ "Phuket". BIFF.kr. Archived from the original on 2013-02-18. Retrieved 2012-11-28.
  22. ↑ "Lim Soo-jung Stars in Thai Indie Movie". The Chosun Ilbo.
  23. ↑ Hong, Lucia (12 June 2012). "Actress Lim Soo-jung launches official website". 10Asia.
  24. ↑ Sunwoo, Carla (14 June 2012). "Lim Soo-jung says hello to the cyber world" Archived 2013-01-27 at Archive.is. Korea JoongAng Daily.
  25. ↑ Tae, Sang-joon (23 June 2014). "LIM Soo-jung and YOO Yeon-seok Lead SECRET TEMPTATION Cranks-up". Korean Film Council.
  26. ↑ Jung, Hyun-mok (26 May 2015). "Im Soo-jung is nervous ahead of return to acting". Korea JoongAng Daily.
  27. ↑ "[Interview] Im Soo-jung brings out her true colors". TV Report. 6 April 2016.
  28. ↑ Kim, Ji-hyun (14 October 2015). "임수정 측 "10월 말 키이스트 전속 계약 만료"". TV Report. Retrieved 2015-10-14.
  29. ↑ Lee, Min-ji (24 March 2016). "임수정, 신생 매니지먼트 YNK엔터테인먼트와 전속계약". Newsen. Retrieved 2016-03-24.
  30. ↑ "Actress Im Soo-jung Returns to TV After More Than a Decade". The Chosun Ilbo.
  31. ↑ "Lim named cultural ambassador". KoreaJoongAng Daily.
  32. ↑ "LIM Soo-jung Takes on YOUR REQUEST". Korean Film Council.
  33. ↑ "Lim Soo-jung on the role of mothers and more". Korea JoongAng Daily. 13 April 2018.
  34. ↑ "Memories of Murder wins Critics Choice Awards". Hancinema. Korean Film Biz Zone. 19 November 2003.
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