Yunjin Kim
Kim in 2022
Born
Kim Yun-jin

(1973-11-07) November 7, 1973
NationalityKorean, American
EducationBoston University (BFA)
OccupationActress
Years active1996–present
Spouse
Park Jeong-hyeok
(m. 2010)
Korean name
Hangul
김윤진
Revised RomanizationGim Yunjin
McCune–ReischauerKim Yunjin

Yunjin Kim (Hangul: 김윤진), also known as Kim Yun-jin (born November 7, 1973) is a South Korean-born American[1][2][3] film and theater actress. She is best known for her role as Sun-Hwa Kwon on the American television series Lost, and as the North Korean spy Bang-Hee in the South Korean film Shiri. She has also starred in the series Mistresses and XO, Kitty.

Early life

Kim was born in Seoul, South Korea. She immigrated to the United States with her family in 1983-1984.[4] They lived in Staten Island, New York. She joined the middle school drama club in the 7th grade and performed in the musical My Fair Lady.

Kim attended high school at the prestigious Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School of Music & Art and Performing Arts, a public high school located in Manhattan. From there, she went on to study drama at the London Academy of Performing Arts and later earned her BFA degree in drama at Boston University. Kim has remarked that in her zeal to become Americanized quickly, she studied acting, academics and pronunciation with equal intensity. She is also a trained dancer and martial arts fighter.[5]

Career

After graduation, Kim devoted herself full-time to acting. She garnered several minor parts on MTV, in soap opera-style dramas on ABC, and on the off-Broadway stage. In 1997, she starred in Splendid Holiday, a Korean TV drama shot on location in New York. Kim decided to return to Korea. She was cast in the TV drama Wedding Dress and was also invited to act in Lee Kwangmo's feature Spring in My Hometown, although she ended up not taking this role. Her breakthrough debut came in the 1999 film Shiri, South Korea's first blockbuster film. Shiri became the highest-grossing film in Korean history at the time. In November 2000, she continued her association with Kang Je-gyu in The Legend of Gingko.

After acting in a Japanese film and a feature set in Los Angeles, Kim appeared in the sci-fi feature Yesterday. Then in 2002, Kim took the lead role in Ardor, the feature film debut of documentarist Byun Young-ju. The film was invited to screen in a non-competitive section at the 2003 Berlin film festival.

In 2004, Kim started appearing in the U.S. television series Lost, which ran for six seasons.

In May 2006, Maxim named Kim number 98 on its annual Hot 100 List.[6] In October 2006 she was featured on the cover of Stuff, as well as an inside spread.

In 2013, she had a leading role in the ABC drama series Mistresses.[7]

In 2018, Kim returned to Korean television by headlining the series Ms. Ma, Nemesis.[8]

In 2022, she starred as Seon Woo-jin in the Korean remake of Money Heist, Money Heist: Korea - Joint Economic Area.

In 2023, she acted as Principal Jina Lim in revolutionary English-Korean Netflix TV Series, XO, Kitty.

Personal life

Kim married her former manager Park Jeong-hyeok in March 2010 on the island of Oahu, after shooting her final scenes for Lost.[9]

Filmography

Film

Year Film Role Notes
1999ShiriLee Myung-hyun
2000The Legend of GingkoYeon
2001Rush!Seo-yeong
2002Iron PalmJi-ni
YesterdayKim Hisu / No Hisu
ArdorMi-heun
2005Diary of JuneSeo Yun-hee
2007Mother
2008Seven DaysYoo Ji-yeon
2010HarmonyJeong-hye
2011HeartbeatChae Yeon-hee
2012The NeighborKyung-hee
2014Ode to My FatherYoung-ja
2017House of the DisappearedKang Mi-hee
2020PawnMyung-jaSpecial appearance
2022 ConfessionYang Shin-ae[10]
2024 Dog Days Jeong-ah [11][12]

Television

Year Title Role Notes
1996Splendid Holiday (화려한 휴가)
1997Foreboding (예감)Jang Se-young16 episodes
1998Wedding Dress drama (웨딩 드레스)Gina22 episodes
1999Love in 3 Colors (유정)Jang Hee-juMain role, 56 episodes
2004–2010LostSun-Hwa KwonMain role, 88 episodes
2013–2016MistressesKaren KimMain role, 51 episodes
2018Ms. Ma, NemesisMs. MaMain role, 40 episodes
2022Money Heist: Korea - Joint Economic AreaSeon Woo-jinPart 1–2[13][14]
2023 XO, Kitty Principal Jina Lim 8 episodes

Video games

Year Title Voice role
2007Lost: Via DomusSun-Hwa Kwon
2012Sleeping DogsTiffany Kim

Accolades

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Recipient Result
199935th Baeksang Arts AwardsBest New Actress (Film)ShiriNominated
36th Grand Bell AwardsBest New ActressWon
19th Korean Association of Film Critics AwardsWon
22nd Golden Cinematography AwardsWon
20th Blue Dragon Film Awards Best New ActressNominated
200021st Blue Dragon Film AwardsBest Supporting ActressThe Legend of GingkoNominated
200223rd Blue Dragon Film AwardsBest Leading ActressMilaeWon
5th Director's Cut Awards Best Actress Won
7th Women Viewers Film AwardsWon
200340th Grand Bell AwardsNominated
2nd Korean Film AwardsNominated
39th Baeksang Arts Awards Best Actress (Film)Nominated
2006Asian Excellence AwardsOutstanding Television Actress LostWon
12th Screen Actors Guild AwardsOutstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama SeriesWon
2007 28th Blue Dragon Film Awards Best Dresser AwardWon
20082nd Asian Film AwardsBest ActressSeven DaysNominated
44th Baeksang Arts AwardsBest Actress (Film)Nominated
45th Grand Bell AwardsBest ActressWon
5th Max Movie AwardsWon
29th Blue Dragon Film Awards Best Leading ActressNominated
7th Korean Film Awards Best Actress Nominated
200935th Saturn AwardsBest Supporting Actress LostNominated
2010 47th Grand Bell AwardsBest ActressHarmonyNominated
31st Blue Dragon Film Awards Best Leading ActressNominated
201552nd Grand Bell Awards Best Actress Ode to My FatherNominated
8th Seoul Senior Citizen Movie AwardsMovie in couple Award (with Hwang Jung-min)Won
20172017 Korean Film Shining Star AwardsStar AwardHouse of the DisappearedWon
1st The Seoul AwardsBest ActressNominated
2018 SBS Drama Awards[15] Top Excellence Award, Actress in a Daily and Weekend Drama Ms. Ma, Nemesis Nominated
2023 43rd Korean Association of Film Critics Awards[16] Newcomer Criticism Award Won

Listicles

Name of publisher, year listed, name of listicle, and placement
Publisher Year Listicle Rank Ref.
The Screen 2009 1984–2008 Top Box Office Powerhouse Actors in Korean Movies32nd [17]
2019 2009–2019 Top Box Office Powerhouse Actors in Korean Movies34th [18]

References

  1. "Actress Kim in Lost as Sun". 2013-07-17.
  2. William Keck (January 15, 2006). "Actress Kim gets 'Lost' in generous gifts, jewels". USA Today. Retrieved July 14, 2009.
  3. Jae-Ha Kim (April 13, 2005). "Asian stars are rising – Latest TV breakthroughs look like the real deal". New York Daily News. Archived from the original on April 9, 2008. Retrieved July 14, 2009.
  4. Todd Gilchrist (August 29, 2006). "Interview: Yunjin Kim". IGN Entertainment, Inc.
  5. "Yunjin Kim Pictures, Blog, Interviews, News, Trivia, Yunjin Kim Biography". Buddytv.com. 1973-11-07. Retrieved 2012-05-21.
  6. "2006 Hot 100 List". Archived from the original on 2015-02-02. Retrieved 2014-07-08.
  7. Matt Webb Mitovich Lost's Yunjin Kim Finds Role on ABC's Mistresses, TVLine, March 16, 2012
  8. "Yunjin Kim hopes 'Ms. Ma, Goddess of Revenge' becomes her best Korean TV series". Yonhap News. March 17, 2018.
  9. "Lost's Yunjin Kim gets married in Hawaii". CNN. March 30, 2010.
  10. Lee Mi-ji (April 22, 2022). "소지섭X김윤진 '자백', 제24회 우디네 극동영화제 폐막작 선정(공식)" [So Ji-sub X Kim Yun-jin's 'Confession' selected as the closing film of the 24th Udine Far East Film Festival (official)] (in Korean). Herald POP. Retrieved April 23, 2022 via Naver.
  11. Kim Na-ra (April 28, 2022). "도그데이즈', 크랭크업…윤여정 "웃음+공감 있는 영화" [공식]" [Dog Days', crank up... Yoon Yeo-jeong "Laughter + Sympathetic Movie" [Official]] (in Korean). My Daily. Retrieved April 28, 2022 via Naver.
  12. Jo Ji-young (January 2, 2024). "[공식] 윤여정X유해진 '도그데이즈' 2월 7일 개봉 확정..설날 극장 정조준". Sports Chosun (in Korean). Retrieved January 2, 2024.
  13. Kim Na-young (March 31, 2021). "한국판 '종이의 집', 유지태·김윤진→박해수·전종서·김지훈 출연 확정 (공식)". MKSports (in Korean). Retrieved March 31, 2021.
  14. Lee Min-ji (April 29, 2022). "'종이의 집:공동경제구역' 6월 24일 파트1 공개, 하회탈 선택[공식]" [House of Paper: Common Economic Zone’ Part 1 released on June 24, Hahoe Mask Selection [Official]] (in Korean). Newsen. Retrieved April 29, 2022 via Naver.
  15. Kim, Soo-hyung (January 1, 2019). "베스트커플→대상" 감우성♥김선아, 노련美로 완성한 '무진커플'의 위력 [2018 SBS 연기대상]" [Best Couple → Daesang" Gam Woo-sung ♥ Kim Seon-ah, the power of 'Mujin Couple' completed with expert beauty [2018 SBS Drama Awards]] (in Korean). Osen. Retrieved September 8, 2022 via Naver.
  16. Yang, So-young (September 4, 2023). "김서형 류준열, 영평상 주연상 받는다...작품상은 '다음 소희" [Kim Seo-hyung Ryu Jun-yeol, Youngpyeong Award for Best Actor... 'Next Sohee' for Best Picture] (in Korean). Star Today. Retrieved September 6, 2023 via Naver.
  17. "1984~2008 한국영화 배우 흥행 파워 50" [1984–2008 Top Box Office Powerhouse Actors in Korean Movies]. thescreen.co.kr. Retrieved 2023-10-30.
  18. "한국영화 배우 흥행 파워 TOP 배우 하정우 그러나 TOP 10위 안에 여성 배우는 실종...여성 주연 영화 부재가 원인" [Korean movie actor box office power TOP actor Ha Jung-woo but the female actor in the top 10 is missing... Due to the absence of female-starred films]. RNX (in Korean). 2020-01-02. Retrieved 2023-10-30.
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