Kim Ji-soo

Infobox actor
name = Kim Ji-soo
birthdate = birth date and age|1972|10|24
birthname = Yang Sung-yoon
othername = Kim Ji-su
location = South Korea
occupation = Actress
yearsactive = 1992–present
website = http://www.kimjisoo.com/Infobox Korean name
hangul = 김지수
hanja =
rr = Gim Ji-su
mr = Kim Chi-su
hangulborn = 양성윤
hanjaborn =
rrborn = Yang Seong-yun
mrborn = Yang Sŏng-yun
color = khaki
tablewidth = 254
title = Korean name

Kim Ji-soo (born Yang Sung-yoon, October 24, 1972) is a South Korean actress.

Career

A graduate of Kaywon Art High School, [ [http://www.hancinema.net/lee-hyo-lee-lee-seung-yeon-alumni-of-suhmoon-high-school--park-yong-woo-yoo-ji-tae-alumni-of-whimoon-high-school-13378.html "Lee Hyo-lee, Lee Seung-yeon alumni of Suhmoon High School.. Park Yong-woo, Yoo Ji-tae alumni of Whimoon High School"] , "HanCinema", April 10, 2008. The original Korean-language article is at [http://kr.news.yahoo.com/service/news/shellview.htm?articleid=20080407211147273d5&linkid=63&newssetid=487 "Yahoo! Korea"] . Retrieved on July 4, 2008.] Kim made her acting debut in 1992. She worked as a television actress for over a decade before branching out into film, saying in an interview that, "I was getting older by the second, and I hated becoming complacent".Seung-Jae Lee, [http://www.hancinema.net/time-flows--i-just-didn-t-want-to-be-complacent-2292.html "Time Flows... I Just Didn't Want to be Complacent"] , "HanCinema", February 23, 2005. Article originally appeared in "The Dong-A Ilbo". Retrieved on February 9, 2008.] In 2005, Kim made her first big screen appearance with a leading role in Lee Yoon-ki's "This Charming Girl", a character study of a twenty-something single woman working at a post office. The film was well-received by critics, and Kim herself was singled out for praise, with "The Japan Times" commenting, "Kim's performance is a masterful balance of understatedness and open-wounded vulnerability". [Kaori Shoji, [http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/ff20060929a2.html "Safe in a world of her own"] , "The Japan Times", September 29, 2006. Retrieved on February 9, 2008.] Kim won Best Actress at the Singapore International Film Festival, and Best New Actress at the Blue Dragon Film Awards, Pusan Film Critics Awards, and Korean Film Awards, with a further nomination at the Grand Bell Awards. Due to the success of "This Charming Girl" on the international film festival circuit, and in recognition of her role in promoting Korean culture overseas, Kim was invited to a Blue House luncheon, where she met then-South Korean President Roh Moo-hyun and First Lady Kwon Yang-suk. [ [http://english.kbs.co.kr/entertainment/news/1347562_11858.html "Kim Ji-soo Meets President Roh at Luncheon"] , "KBS Global". Retrieved on February 10, 2008.]

In 2006 Kim appeared in several films, first with Jo Jae-hyun in the melodrama "Romance", though she was publicly critical about the lack of depth to her character. [Kyu Hyun Kim, [http://www.koreanfilm.org/kfilm06.html#romance "Romance" review] , "Koreanfilm.org". Retrieved on February 10, 2008.] In October 2006, she portrayed a victim of the Sampoong Department Store collapse in "Traces of Love", which was selected as the opening film of the 11th Pusan International Film Festival. [Brian Brooks, [http://www.indiewire.com/ots/2006/10/lobbying_for_lo.html "Dispatch From Pusan: Protecting Local Voices While Embracing a New Market, Pusan Events Champion Asian Film"] , "indieWIRE", October 15, 2006. Retrieved on February 10, 2008.] In November 2006, Kim starred opposite Han Suk-kyu in the romantic drama "Solace", receiving a nomination for Best Actress at the Korean Film Awards. Kim is due to make a return to television in May 2008, with a role in the KBS drama "Woman of the Sun". [ [http://www.hancinema.net/big-4-actresses-television-u-turn-war-of-the-stars--13491.html "Big 4 Actresses, Television U-Turn 'War of the Stars'"] , "HanCinema", April 17, 2008. The original Korean-language article is at [http://news.naver.com/main/read.nhn?mode=LS2D&mid=sec&sid1=106&sid2=221&oid=073&aid=0001951479 "Naver"] . Retrieved on July 4, 2008.]

When asked in an interview if she would consider appearing nude onscreen, Kim replied, "I don't want to take nude scenes to prove my passion for acting, which I have always had". [Shin Hae-in, [http://www.hancinema.net/what-nude-scenes-mean-for-actresses-5629.html "What nude scenes mean for actresses"] , "HanCinema", March 27, 2006. Article originally appeared in "The Korea Herald". Retrieved on February 10, 2008.]

Her partner is fellow actor Kim Joo-hyuk, [Han Eun-jung, [http://www.hancinema.net/like-father-like-son-4226.html "Like Father, Like Son"] , "HanCinema", October 18, 2005. Article originally appeared in "The Korea Times". Retrieved on February 7, 2008.] with whom she co-starred in the 2002 SBS drama series "Flowing River".

Filmography

Music videos

* "That Man, That Woman" — Vibe (2006)

Awards and nominations

References

External links

* [http://www.kimjisoo.com/ Official website]
* [http://blog.naver.com/cjk8497.do Kim Ji-soo's blog] at Naver
* [http://www.hancinema.net/korean_Kim_Ji-soo.php Kim Ji-soo] at HanCinema
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Persondata
NAME=Kim Ji-soo
ALTERNATIVE NAMES=Kim Ji-su (alternate spelling); 김지수 (hangul)
SHORT DESCRIPTION=Actress
DATE OF BIRTH=October 24, 1972
PLACE OF BIRTH=South Korea
DATE OF DEATH=
PLACE OF DEATH=