Kim So-Jin

Kim So-jin (Korean: 김소진; Hanja: 金素辰; born on December 12, 1979) is a South Korean actress.

She is known for playing a prosecutor in crime drama The King (2017), for which she received critical acclaim and won several awards, including the Blue Dragon Film Award, Grand Bell Award and Baeksang Arts Award for Best Supporting Actress. Since then, in films ranging from The Drug King to The Man Standing Next, she has fully immersed herself in each role, adding freshness to her seasoned acting skills and building her own unique characters.

Kim So-jin
Kim So-Jin
Kim in 2018
Born (1979-12-12) December 12, 1979 (age 44)
EducationChung-Ang University - Department of Theater
Korea National University of Arts - M.A in Fine Arts
OccupationActress
Years active2006–present
AgentAndmarq
Korean name
Hangul
김소진
Hanja
Revised RomanizationGim So-jin
McCune–ReischauerKim Sochin

Career

Kim So-jin, was graduated from Chung-Ang University's Department of Theater. While studying, she stumbled upon the play 'Birds Do Not Cross at the Crosswalk,' which sparked her interest in theater. After completing her studies at Chung-Ang University, she further developed her skills by participating in the project group Ari Korea and performing abroad for a year.

Kim So-jin made her debut in 2008 with the play 'Starting Rasa'. In 2009, she acted in the play 'Yi Sang, Count to Thirteen,' experiencing a transformative rebirth on stage.

Kim had master's degree in the Korea National University of Arts. She belongs to the theater troupe Chaimu. Kim So-jin performed several theatrical works such as Song of Spring Flows in the Sea, Beethoven, Road to Santiago, and Starting Rasa with her colleagues in the theater company. She also acted in the musical Midnight Serenade. Kim So-jin has firmly established herself in the acting world with distinctive characters in various performances and films. Starting in 2012 with notable works such as the highly acclaimed play 'Pung Chan Nosoog' and 'The Song of Spring Flows in the Sea,' she began to receive attention for her remarkable acting skills. She has been recognized as a trusted and respected actress in the performing arts industry, earning the title of "trusted treasure" (an actor who is trusted and relied upon).

With the film Haunters (directed by Kim Min-seok), which was released in 2010, establishing herself as a talented actor in the film industry.

In 2014, She joined Musical 'Moonlight Fairy and Girl' Directed by Min Bok-ki, CEO of Theater Troupe Chaimu.

Furthermore, in the 2017 film The King, Kim So-jin left a lasting impression with her portrayal of Prosecutor Ahn Hee-yeon, delivering memorable lines that were so convincing that she was mistaken for an actual prosecutor. Her exceptional synchronization with the character received high praise. As a result, she swept the Best Supporting Actress awards at the 38th Blue Dragon Film Awards, the 53rd Baeksang Arts Awards, and the 54th Grand Bell Awards, solidifying her position as a top-notch actress.

Director Kim Jee-woon nicknamed her 'female Song Kang-ho'.

In 2018, She took on the role of Sung Sung-kyung, the Wife of Lee Doo-sam, acted by Song Kang-ho, in 'Drug King' (directed by Woo Min-ho). She won the "Today's Young Artist Award" in the theater category, organized by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, in 2018. Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism event 2018 Person of Merit for the Development of Culture and Arts. The award ceremony was held on October 24 (Wednesday) at 2:00 pm at the Multi-Project Hall (B1) of the National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Seoul.

In 2019, Kim starred in Kim Yoon-seok's directorial debut film Another Child, alongside Yum Jung-ah, Park Se-jin, and Kim Hye-yoon.

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
2004 Independent Film Maker's Project
To Abolish The National Security Law
2006 If You Were Me Yu-jin
Hey Man Short film
2009 Seri & Harr Yoon-ju
2010 Haunters Miss Lee
Remember O Goddess Short film
2011 Quick Team manager
Officer of the Year Mapo officer
2012 The Rumblings Mi-yeon Short film
2013 The Spy: Undercover Operation Situation room staff 2
The Terror Live Lee Ji-soo
2014 My Brilliant Life Writer Kim
The Divine Move Young-sook
No Tears for the Dead Mi-jin
See, Beethoven Ha-jin
2015 The Sound of a Flower Chae-seon's mother
The Chosen: Forbidden Cave Soo-hye
2017 The King Ahn Hee-yeon
New Trial Kang Hyo-jin
I Can Speak Geum-joo
2018 The Spy Gone North Han Chang-joo's wife
The Drug King Seong Sook-kyung
2019 Another Child Mi-hee
The Man Standing Next Debra Shim
2021 Escape from Mogadishu Kom Myung-hee
2022 Emergency Declaration Hee-jin

Television series

Year Title Role Ref.
2016 Marriage Contract Hwang Joo-yeon
2022 Through the Darkness Yoon Tae-goo

Web series

Year Title Role Ref.
2023 Vigilante Choi Mi-ryeo

Television shows

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2022 100 Days of Invasion of Ukraine Special Narrator Document Insight

Stage

Musical

Year Title Role Theater Date Ref.
English Korean
2009 Midnight Serenade 한밤의 세레나데 Park Jung-ja Daehakro Arts Theater Small Theater July 11 to August 16
BNK Busan Bank Cho Eun Theatre 1 Sep 3–Oct 4
2013 Those Days 그날들 Librarian at the Blue House library Daehangno Musical Center Grand Theater April 4–June 30
Daejeon Arts Center Art Hall July 5–7
Daegu Keimyung Art Center July 19–21.
Gyeonggi Culture Center Happy Grand Theater Suwon Aug 2–4
Centum City Sohyang Theater Lotte Card Hall Busan Aug 15–18
2014–2015 Daehangno Musical Center Grand Theater Oct 21–Jan 18
2015 Moonlight Fairy and Girl 달빛요정과 소녀 Chungmu Art Hall Small Theater Blue Jan 20–Feb 8
Those Days 그날들 Librarian at the Blue House library Centum City Sohyang Theater Lotte Card Hall Busan April 17–19
Daejeon Arts Center Art Hall April 24–26
Moonlight Fairy and Girl 달빛요정과 소녀 Art One Theater 1 May 8–31.

Theater

Theaters' performances
Year Title Role Theater Date Ref.
English Korean
2008 Boot rasa 시동라사 Kang Jeong-ok Daehang-ro Guerrilla Theatre Oct 19–25
2009 Yi Sang Counts to Thirteen 이상 열 셋까지 세다 green, gold Samil Warehouse Theatre May 1–June 28
2009–2010 I'm going to get married in May 오월엔 결혼할꺼야 Choi Se-yeon (Teacher) JTN Art Hall 2 Sep 22–Feb 28
2010 Yang Deok-won Story 양덕원 이야기 Kwan-woo Daehangno Art One Theater Hall 3 Chaimu Theater May 7 to Jul 4
Road to Santiago 산티아고 가는 길 Jin Yeonwoo Small Theater Nov 19–Dec 5
2011 The Seagull 갈매기 Masha Myeongdong Arts Theater April 19–May 8
2011 Kite Shin Jae-soon Daehangno Cultural Space Feeling 2 Sep 16–Oct 16
Sarasae Theater in Aram Nuri, Goyang Oct 20–26.
2012 There 거기 Kim Jeong Daehangno Sangmyung Art Hall Jan 7 to Feb 23
Pungchan Homeless 풍찬노숙 that kid Namsan Arts Center Drama Center Jan 18–Feb 12
The song of spring flows in the sea 봄의 노래는 바다에 흐르고 Namsan Arts Center Drama Center June 12–July 1
2012–2013 There 거기 Kim Jeong Art One Theater 3 Sep 7–Feb 24
2014 The Cosmonaut's Last Message to the Woman He Once Loved in the Former Soviet Union 한때 사랑했던 여자에게 보내는 구소련 우주비행사의 마지막 메시지 Natasha Myeongdeong Arts Theater 04.16–05.11
The Height of The Multiple 배수의 고도 Shoko Ando Doosan Art Center Space 111 June 10–July 5
Theatre's Heated Battle 5 - The Pride 연극열전5 - 프라이드 Sylvia Art One Theater Hall 2 Aug 16–Nov 9
2015 Late Autumn 만추 Anna Art One Theater 1 Oct 10–Nov 08
Love 러브 Tanya Arko Arts Theater Small Theater Sep 17–26
Twenty Twenty Chaimu - Tail Cotton Story 스물스물 차이무 - 꼬리솜 이야기 Ma Gapji JTN Art Hall 2 November 6 to 29
2015–2016 Twenty Twenty Chaimu - Tail Cotton Story 스물스물 차이무 - 꼬리솜 이야기 Jin-gyeong JTN Art Hall 2 Dec 4 to Jan 3
2015–2016 One Fine Day 원파인데이 Jin-gyeong JTN Art Hall 2 Dec 4 to Jan 3
2016 Crescendo Palace 크레센도궁전 Female CJ AZIT May 24–June 5
One Fine Day 원파인데이 Jin-gyeong COEX New Building 4F Grand Conference Room (Room 401) May 8
Collected Stories 단편소설집 Lisa Morrison Daehakro Arts Theater Small Theater Aug 12–21
Closer 클로저 Anna Yegreen Theater September 6 to November 13, 2016
2017 L'Appartement 라빠르트망 Alice LG Art Center Oct 18–Nov 05
2018 Doosan Humanities Theater 2018 Altruism - Nassim 두산인문극장 2018 이타주의자 - 낫심 Doosan Art Center Space111 April 10–29
Doosan Humanities Theater 2018 Altruism - Mourner 두산인문극장 2018 이타주의자 - 애도하는 사람 Nagi Yukiyo Doosan Art Center Space111 June 12–July 7
2019 Official Selection of the 40th Seoul Theatre Festival - Short Stories 제40회 서울연극제 단편소설집 Daehak-ro SH Art Hall May 3–12
2021 In the Garden We Loved 우리가 사랑했던 정원에서 Narrator Sejong Arts Center S Theater June 22 to July 4

Awards and nominations

Name of the award ceremony, year presented, category, nominee of the award, and the result of the nomination
Award ceremony Year Category Nominee / Work Result Ref.
Asian Film Awards 2023 Best Supporting Actress Emergency Declaration Won
Baeksang Arts Awards 2017 Best Supporting Actress – Film The King Won
2020 Best Actress – Film Another Child Nominated
2022 Best Supporting Actress – Film Escape from Mogadishu Nominated
Blue Dragon Film Awards 2017 Best Supporting Actress The King Won
2022 Emergency Declaration Nominated
Buil Film Awards 2017 Best Supporting Actress The King Nominated
2020 The Man Standing Next Nominated
2022 Emergency Declaration Nominated
Chunsa Film Art Awards 2020 The Man Standing Next Nominated
2022 Escape from Mogadishu Nominated
Grand Bell Awards 2017 The King Won
2020 Another Child Nominated
KOFRA Film Awards 2018 The King Won
Korean Film Producers Association Awards 2017 Won
SBS Drama Awards 2022 Top Excellence Award, Actress in a Miniseries Genre/Fantasy Drama Through the Darkness Nominated
Best Supporting Team Nominated
The Seoul Awards 2017 Best Supporting Actress New Trial Nominated

State honors

List of State Honour
Country Award Ceremony Year Honor Ref.
South Korea 2018 Person of Merit for the Development of Culture and Arts 2018 Today's Young Artist Award in Theater

Notes

References

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