Kim Ji-won (actress)

This is a Korean name; the family name is Kim.
Kim Ji-won

In April 2016
Born (1992-10-19) October 19, 1992
South Korea
Education Dongguk University
Occupation Actress
Years active 2008–present
Agent King Kong Entertainment
(2014–present)
Kim Ji-won
Hangul 김지원
Hanja 金智媛[1]
Revised Romanization Gim Jiwon
McCune–Reischauer Kim Chiwŏn

Kim Ji-won (Hangul: 김지원; Hanja: 金智媛; born October 19, 1992) is a South Korean actress. She starred in the film Romantic Heaven (2011) and gained attention through her roles in television series The Heirs (2013) and Descendants of the Sun (2016).[2][3][4]

Career

Kim first entered the entertainment industry in 2008 by taking on minor roles in television dramas and appearing in commercials.[5][6][7][8] She then starred in omnibus film Romantic Heaven. In 2010, Kim was cast in her first major television role in What's Up.[9]

Kim gained attention after starring in the 2011 sitcom High Kick: Revenge of the Short Legged and the 2012 high school drama To the Beautiful You.

In 2013, Kim featured in The Heirs, wherein she played a chic and haughty heiress.[10][11] The drama's popularity raised Kim's profile and won her the "New Star Award" at the SBS Drama Awards.

In December 2014, Kim signed an exclusive contract with King Kong Entertainment.[12] She also starred alongside So Ji-sub in web drama One Sunny Day (2014).

In 2016, Kim starred in KBS2's pan-Asia hit drama Descendants of the Sun, playing an army surgeon.[13][14][15][16] The drama's success brought Kim further recognition outside Korea.[17]

Filmography

Television series

Year Title Role Notes Network Ref
2008 Mrs. Saigon Hye-ryeon KNN [18]
2011 High Kick: Revenge of the Short Legged Kim Ji-won MBC
What's Up Park Tae-yi MBN [9]
2012 To the Beautiful You Seol Han-na SBS
2013 The Heirs Rachel Yoo SBS
Waiting for Love Choi Sae-rom KBS2 [19]
2014 Drama Special: The Reason I'm Getting Married Kim Ji-young Cameo KBS2 [20]
Gap-dong Ma Ji-wool tvN
2015 Hidden Identity Min Tae-hee Cameo tvN [21]
The Time We Were Not in Love Kim Ji-won Ep.2 photograph on phone SBS
2016 Descendants of the Sun Yoon Myung-ju KBS2 [22]

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 [23]
2016 Romance Island Yuna Sohu TV

Variety show

Year Title Network Notes Ref
2011 Night After Night SBS Guest, Ep. 19 & 20 with Director Jang Jin [24]
Come to Play MBC Guest, Ep. 354 with High Kick: Revenge of the Short Legged cast [25]
2012 Korea's Got Talent Season 2 tvN Guest, Final Episode [26]
Strong Heart SBS Guest, Ep. 142 & 143 with To the Beautiful You cast [27]
2016 Running Man SBS Guest, Ep. 297 with Jin Goo, David Lee McInnis and Eunseo (WJSN) [28]

Music video

Year Song Title Artist Ref
2008 "Gossip Boy" Younha [29]
2012 "Until the Sun Rises" Baek Seung-heon [30]

Discography

Singles

Year Song Title Album Notes Ref
2010 "하늘에서 별을 따다" OranC Official Commercial Song English Trans: "Pick A Star From The Sky" [31]
2011 "Over The Rainbow" High Kick: Revenge of the Short Legged OST [32]
2012 "Might Gonna" What's Up Japan Edition OST with Jo Jung-suk & Yang Jiwon [33][34]

Endorsements

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Nominated work Result
2013
SBS Drama Awards[51][52]
New Star Award The Heirs Won
2014
2nd Asia Rainbow TV Awards
Best Supporting Actress Nominated
2016
52nd Baeksang Arts Awards
Most Popular Actress (TV) Descendants of the Sun Nominated
iQiyi Global Star Award Nominated
5th APAN Star Awards
Best Couple Award with Jin Goo Nominated
Best Supporting Actress Won
1st Asia Artist Awards
Best Celebrity Award, Actress Won

References

  1. (Korean) 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.
  4. http://news.sportsseoul.com/read/entertain/1183071.htm
  5. 1 2 "Article about Oran-C Commercial (2010)" (in Korean). Herald. May 11, 2010.
  6. 1 2 "Actor Kim Jiwon's 3rd Consecutive Year as Oran C Model". Asia Kyungjae. June 20, 2012.
  7. 1 2 "Kim Ji-won act as the Lollipop Girl in LG Cyon Commercial" (in Korean). Mydaily. December 18, 2011.
  8. 1 2 "Article about LG Cyon Lollipop Commercial" (in Korean). OSEN. February 25, 2011.
  9. 1 2 "MBN What's Up Official Website" (in Korean). MBN.
  10. "2013 Kdramas That Got The Best Ratings : Drama Stories". KDramaStars. Retrieved 2016-12-01.
  11. "Hallyu booming again in China, bigger than ever-INSIDE Korea JoongAng Daily". Koreajoongangdaily.joins.com. 2014-03-14. Retrieved 2016-12-01.
  12. "'Kim Ji Won signs with King Kong Entertainment'" (in Korean). TenAsia. December 12, 2014.
  13. Choi, He-suk (2 April 2015). "Song Hye-kyo, Song Joong-ki pair up for new drama". The Korea Herald. Retrieved 2015-04-02.
  14. "Song Joong-ki to Return to Acting After Military Discharge". The Chosun Ilbo. 3 April 2015. Retrieved 2015-04-03.
  15. "Descendants of the Sun: the Korean military romance sweeping Asia - BBC News". Bbc.com. Retrieved 2016-12-01.
  16. The Chosun Ilbo. "Descedants of The Sun ends on massive ratings high".
  17. "[리폿@이슈] 김지원, '태후' 효과…CF 러브콜 쏟아지지 말입니다". Tvreport.co.kr. 2016-03-11. Retrieved 2016-12-01.
  18. "Official website of Mrs. Saigon". KNN. December 2, 2008.
  19. <ⓒ “텐아시아” 무단전재 재배포금지> (2013-07-22). "김지원, 드라마 '연애를 기대해' 합류… 보아 최다니엘과 호흡 | 텐아시아". Tenasia.hankyung.com. Retrieved 2016-12-01.
  20. "Kim Ji-won played her role in KBS Drama Special" (in Korean). INDAILY. March 20, 2014.
  21. "Kim Ji-won special appearance in 'Hidden Identity' as Kim Bum's lover" (in Korean). OSEN. June 10, 2015.
  22. "The Descendant of the Sun (Drama – 2015)". HanCinema. March 20, 2014.
  23. "Kim Ji-won confirmed her role in One Sunny Day" (in Korean). OSEN. November 10, 2014.
  24. "Director Jang Jin: "Kim Ji-won looks like Kim Hee-sun"" (in Korean). Newsen. March 22, 2011.
  25. "<Come to Play> High Kick 3 Stars Come to Play!" (in Korean). MBC News. September 5, 2011. Retrieved December 5, 2014.
  26. "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.
  27. "'Strong Heart' Kim Ji Won, "I Met SHINee Minho On a Blind Date"". KpopStarz. August 30, 2012. Retrieved December 30, 2014.
  28. "진구·김지원·맥기니스·은서, '런닝맨' 내일 녹화" (in Korean). OSEN. April 24, 2016. Retrieved April 25, 2016.
  29. Younha – Gossip Boy MV on YouTube (Official). 1theK.(Korean)
  30. Baek Seung Heon – Til the Sun rises (Teaser) on YouTube (Official). 1theK.(Korean)
  31. http://sports.khan.co.kr/news/sk_index.html?art_id=201007211846413&sec_id=540101. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  32. "High Kick 3: The Revenge of the Short Legged OST (Track List)". Yesasia. May 2012.
  33. "What's Up Japan Edition – Original Soundtrack" (in Japanese). Sound Space. November 2, 2012.
  34. "What's Up Japan Edition – Original Soundtrack" (in Japanese). Amazon. November 2, 2012.
  35. "Clean & Clear Commercial – Kim Ji-won & Seohyun (2010)" (in Korean). NATETV. 24 September 2010.
  36. "Article about Clean & Clear Commercial (2011)" (in Korean). bntNEWS. 12 October 2011.
  37. "Clean & Clear Commercial – Kim Ji-won & Krystal (2012)" (in Korean). NATETV. 29 March 2012.
  38. ě 잏ꡟ 기ěž? (2011-02-16). "ě›?뚈ě?˜ ꡸녀 Ꚁ지ě›?, 'ěŠ¤íƒ€ ě˜ˆę°??' :: ë"¤ě?´ë˛" TVě—°ě˜ˆ" (in Korean). M.news.naver.com. Retrieved 2016-12-01.
  39. "Making of the Tous Les Jours Commercial – Kim Ji-won & Won Bin" (in Korean). NATETV. 22 November 2011.
  40. "Article about CLRIDE.n Commercial (Kim Ji-won & Beast)" (in Korean). bntNEWS. August 16, 2010.
  41. "Article about CLRIDE.n Commercial" (in Korean). Newsen. January 6, 2012.
  42. "Article about Hazzys Commercial" (in Korean). Newsen. June 23, 2011.
  43. "Article about STL Commercial" (in Korean). Fashion Seoul. December 10, 2011.
  44. "Thyren, New Muse 'Seol Han-Na' Kim Jiwon". Osen. September 17, 2012. Retrieved 30 December 2014.
  45. Making of the Crown Confectionery Commercial – Kim Ji-won on YouTube (Official). Crownconf.(Korean)
  46. "Gowoonsesang Cosmetics Dr. G New Muse Actress 'Kim Jiwon'" (in Korean). Kyunghyang Shinmun. May 13, 2014.
  47. "South Korean Actress Kim Jiwon Endorses Lonsdale" (in Chinese). Sina Fashion. June 2, 2015.
  48. "김지원 with allShape ('15.11)" (in Korean). allshape. November 2015.
  49. "Kim Jiwon chosen as new muse endorsing jewelry" (in Korean). Sports DongA. March 29, 2016.
  50. "Kim Jiwon CF for Olleh GiGA IoT home cam" (in Korean). Olleh. April 7, 2016.
  51. "SBS Drama Awards 2013 Winners". Hancinema. 31 December 2013.
  52. SBS Drama Awards – 2013 New Star Award on YouTube (Official). SBSNOW.(Korean)

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