Kim Hyang-gi

Kim Hyang-gi (born August 9, 2000) is a South Korean actress.

For the South Korean handball player, see Kim Hyang-gi (handballer).
This is a Korean name; the family name is Kim.
Kim Hyang-gi
Kim in 2018
Born (2000-08-09) August 9, 2000
Yongin, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea
EducationHanyang University[1]
OccupationActress
Years active2003–present
AgentNamoo Actors
Korean name
Hangul
Hanja
Revised RomanizationGim Hyang-gi
McCune–ReischauerKim Hyangki

Career

Kim began her career as a child actress,[2] and first appeared in the animal film Heart Is... alongside Yoo Seung-ho.[3] Thereafter she starred in melodrama film Cherry Tomato, which depicts the poverty-stricken life of an old man and his granddaughter.[4] One of Kim's earlier notable roles were in the drama film Wedding Dress where she played Song Yoon-ah's daughter.[5]

In 2013, Kim starred in the television drama The Queen's Classroom, which won her a Best Young Actress Award at the 2013 MBC Drama Awards.[6] Kim next appeared in Thread of Lies, a film adaptation of Kim Ryeo-ryeong's novel Elegant Lies about a willful girl seeking the truth behind her sister's suicide.[7] Her performance as a victim of bully won her the Best New Actress award at the Baeksang Arts Awards.

In 2015, Kim had a lead role in the Drama City television special, Snowy Road. The two-part drama series is about the "comfort women" in Korea under Japanese rule during World War II, and was later released as a film in theaters.[8][9]

In 2017, Kim starred in the web drama Sweet Revenge, which earned positive reviews and had over 11 million views online.[10] The same year, she starred in the fantasy blockbuster Along With the Gods: The Two Worlds.[11] The film was the second highest-grossing film in South Korea, and Kim won the Best Supporting Actress award at the Blue Dragon Awards. Kim subsequently reprised her role in the sequel of the film, Along with the Gods: The Last 49 Days.[12]

In 2018, Kim starred in the drama film Youngju, playing a lonely girl whose environment has forced her to grow up too fast.[13] The same year, she was cast in the two-episode romance drama Drunk in Good Taste.[14]

In 2019, Kim starred alongside Jung Woo-sung in the drama film Innocent Witness. She earned positive reviews for her portrayal of a girl who suffers from a developmental disorder.[15][16] She also appeared in the youth drama At Eighteen alongside Ong Seong-woo.[17]

Filmography

Film
Year Title Role Ref.
2006Heart Is...So-yi [3]
2008Cherry TomatoDa-seong [4]
Girl ScoutYoon-yi [18]
Santamariayoung Ho-kyung (cameo)
2009Private EyeByul-yi
2010Wedding DressJang So-ra [5]
TroubleshooterKang Soo-jin [19]
2011Late Blossomstreet light kid (cameo)
2012The Grand HeistNan-yi [20]
A Werewolf BoySun-ja [21]
2014Thread of LiesCheon-ji [7]
2016A Letter from PrisonKwon Dong-hyun [22]
2017Along With the Gods: The Two WorldsDuk-choon [11]
Snowy RoadChoi Jong-boon [9]
2018Along with the Gods: The Last 49 DaysDuk-choon [12]
YoungjuYoung-ju [13]
2019Innocent WitnessJi-woo [23]

Television series
Year Title Role Network Ref.
2007Salt DollMin Ha-naSBS [24]
Bad CoupleJo Yeon-doo [25]
Cruel LoveLee Mi-soKBS2 [26]
2008Night After NightKang Ji-yoonMBC [27]
2009HeroJin Sol [28]
2011Pluto Secret SocietyGeum-sookEBS
2013The Queen's ClassroomShim Ha-naMBC [6]
2014Drama Special "You're Pretty, Oh Man-bok"Oh Man-bokKBS2 [29]
2015Drama Special "Snowy Road"Choi Jong-boonKBS1 [8]
2017Sweet RevengeHo Goo-heeoksusu TV [10]
2018Drunk in Good Taste Jung Choong-namtvN [14]
2019At EighteenYoo Soo-binJTBC [17]

Music video
Year Song title Artist Ref.
2007"Flying Girl"Magolpy [30]
2011"Love Is Delicious"Wheesung [31]
2013"Green Rain"SHINee [32]
2014"Back"Infinite [33]
2020"The Reason For My Spring" Paul Kim

Discography
Year Song title Notes
2010"So-ra's Song"Track from Wedding Dress OST

Awards and nominations
Year Award Category Nominated work Result Ref.
2007 SBS Drama Awards Best Young Actress Bad Couple Nominated
20136th Korea Drama AwardsThe Queen's ClassroomNominated
2nd APAN Star AwardsWon [34]
MBC Drama AwardsWon[35] [36]
201450th Baeksang Arts AwardsBest New Actress (Film)Thread of LiesWon [37]
16th Seoul International Youth Film FestivalBest Young ActressThe Queen's Classroom, Thread of LiesWon [38]
23rd Buil Film AwardsBest New ActressThread of LiesNominated
51st Grand Bell AwardsNominated
2015 KBS Drama AwardsBest Young ActressSnowy RoadWon [39]
2018 23rd Chunsa Film Art Awards Best Supporting Actress Along with the Gods: The Two Worlds Nominated [40]
27th Buil Film AwardsPopular Star AwardWon [41]
39th Blue Dragon Film Awards Best Supporting Actress Won [42][43]
Popular Star Award Won
18th Korea Youth Film Festival Most Popular Actress Along with the Gods: The Two Worlds, Along with the Gods: The Last 49 Days Won [44]
2019 55th Baeksang Arts Awards Best Actress Innocent Witness Nominated [45]
28th Buil Film Awards Nominated [46]
39th Golden Cinema Film Festival Won [47]
19th Korea Youth Film Festival Most Popular Actress Innocent Witness, Youngju, Along with the Gods: The Last 49 Days Won [48]
39th Korean Association of Film Critics Awards Best Actress Innocent Witness Won [49]
27th Korean Culture and Entertainment Awards Best Actress in a Film Won [50]
2020 56th Grand Bell Awards Best Actress Nominated [51]

References
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  5. Lee, Hyo-won (31 December 2009). "On Mother-Daughter Bonding". The Korea Times. Retrieved 2014-09-16.
  6. "Ko Hyun-jung, Kim Hyang-gi and Julien Kang in "The Queen's Classroom"". Hancinema. Newsen. 14 April 2013.
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  8. "Comfort women TV drama to screen on Independence Day". The Korea Times. 18 January 2015.
  9. "Young girls live through horror together : 'Snowy Road' highlights the agony felt in the daily lives of teenage 'comfort women'". Korea JoongAng Daily. 17 February 2017.
  10. ""Revenge Note" Kim Hyang-gi and Kim Hwan-hee". Sports Hankooki. 26 October 2017.
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  12. "Will 'Along with the Gods' create a second box office smash?". Kpop Herald. 6 July 2018.
  13. "A girl who grows up too fast falls in with the wrong clan: Actor Kim Hyang-gi's portrayal is central point of new film 'Youngju'". Korea JoongAng Daily. 12 October 2018.
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  22. "Child actress Kim Hyang-gi joins star-studded cast in movie 'A Letter From Prison'". Hancinema. TV Report. 9 May 2015.
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  35. Award shared with Kim Sae-ron, Seo Shin-ae and Lee Young-yoo.
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