Kim Ah-joong

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This is a Korean name; the family name is Kim.
Kim A-joong
File:Kim Ah-joong.jpg
Born (1982-10-16) October 16, 1982 (age 42)
Seoul, South Korea
Years active 2004–present
Agent King Entertainment
(2016-present)
Korean name
Hangul 김아중
Hanja 金亞中
Revised Romanization Gim A-jung
McCune–Reischauer Kim Ajung

Kim A-joong (born October 16, 1982, in Seoul, South Korea) is a South Korean film, drama actress/model and a singer. She graduated from Dongduk Women's University and attended Korea University and the International Hotel Management Institute Switzerland.[1] She is best known for playing the main character in the 2006 critically acclaimed romance comedy 200 Pounds Beauty.

Career

Kim Ah-joong is a well-known Korean actress/model/singer who rose to stardom from her roles in numerous films and commercials. She is best known for her role as a large girl (Han-na) who undergoes cosmetic surgery makeover to become a pop sensation in the highly successful 2006 South Korean comedy movie 200 Pounds Beauty. For this role, she was awarded Best Actress in the 2007 Grand Bell Awards.[2] She did her own singing in the movie, including "Beautiful Girl" in the opening credits music and the song "Maria".

Prior to that, she appeared in a few other TV series including the popular Bizarre Bunch in 2005 by KBS.

In December 2012, Kim co-starred with Ji Sung in romantic comedy film My PS Partner as Yoon-jung. It is about a woman who in an attempt to spice up her five-year relationship, tries to have phone sex with her boyfriend but accidentally gets Hyun Seung on the line instead.[3][4]

She joined Kim Rae-won in SBS television series Punch[5] [6]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role
2013 Steal My Heart Yoon Jin-sook/Lee Sook-ja
2013 Amazing Erin
2012 My PS Partner Yoon-jung
2010 Foxy Festival Soo-jung, cameo
2009 Present Spy W
2006 200 Pounds Beauty Kang Han-na / Jenny
2005 When Romance Meets Destiny Lee Kyung-jae

Television

Year Title Role
2014 Punch Shin Ha-Gyung
2011 Sign (SBS) Go Da-kyung
2009 The Accidental Couple (KBS2) Han Ji-soo
2008 On Air (SBS) Ep. 1 cameo - award ceremony red carpet
2005 Bizarre Bunch (KBS1) Kim Jong-nam
2005 Our Attitude to Prepare Parting (MBC) Seo Hee-won
2004 Emperor of the Sea (KBS2) Ha Jin
2004 Love Survival Herself

Music videos

  • Shin Hye Sung - Same thought
  • Youme - 여자라서 하지 못한 말

Awards

Year Award
2005
  • KBS Drama Awards: Best New Actress[7]
2006
  • 42nd Paeksang Arts Awards: Most Popular[7]
2007
2009

See also

References

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  1. ↑ Kim Ah Joong (www.imi-luzern.com) Retrieved November 4, 2015.
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