Kim Ji-won (actress)

Kim Ji-won
Born	October 19, 1992 South Korea
Education	Dongguk University
Occupation	Actress
Years active	2008–present
Agent	Lionmedia (2008-2014) King Kong Entertainment (2014-present)
Notable work	Descendants of the Sun
Religion	Christian

Kim Ji-won
Hangul	김지원
Hanja	金智媛 [1]
Revised Romanization	Gim Jiwon
McCune–Reischauer	Kim Chiwŏn

Kim Ji-won (Hangul: 김지원; born October 19, 1992) is a South Korean actress. She played her first lead role in the film Romantic Heaven (2011)^[2][3] and appeared in the television series To the Beautiful You (2012),^[4] The Heirs (2013)^[5] and Descendants of the Sun (2016).

Career

Kim first entered the entertainment industry in 2008 by acting in minor roles in dramas and appearing in a few commercials (Oran-C^[6][7] and Big Bang's Lollipop^[8][9]) and a music video (Younha's "Gossip Boy"^[10]). She then starred in the omnibus film Romantic Heaven but her big break did not come until 2010 when she was selected to star in a lead role in Song Ji-na's drama What's Up^[11] which aired in 2011.

Her best-known TV role was in the 2011 Korean TV drama series High Kick: Revenge of the Short Legged, in which she played Kim Ji-won. In 2012, Kim Ji-won was in To the Beautiful You as Seol Han-na. Her most recent projects are the omnibus horror film Horror Stories 2 and appearing in a music video for Baek Seung-heon's Til the Sun Rises along with Kim Jaejoong of JYJ.^[12] In 2013, Ji-won was cast to play the role of Yoo Ra-hael, a chaebol heir, in the drama The Heirs.

In December 2014, Kim signed with another management agency, King Kong Entertainment.^[13]

Filmography

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Network	Ref
2008	Mrs. Saigon	Hye-ryeon		KNN	[14]
2011	High Kick: Revenge of the Short Legged	Kim Ji-won		MBC
	What's Up	Park Tae-yi		MBN	[11]
2012	To the Beautiful You	Seol Han-na		SBS
2013	The Heirs	Rachel Yoo		SBS
	Waiting for Love	Choi Sae-rom		KBS2	[15]
2014	Drama Special: The Reason I'm Getting Married	Kim Ji-young		KBS2	[16]
	Gap-dong	Ma Ji-wool		tvN
2015	Hidden Identity	Min Tae-hee	Cameo	tvN	[17]
	The Time We Were Not in Love	Kim Ji-won	Ep.2 photograph on phone	SBS
2016	Descendants of the Sun	Yoon Myung Joo		KBS2	[18]

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	[19]
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	[20]
	Come to Play	MBC	Guest, Ep. 354 with High Kick: Revenge of the Short Legged cast	[21]
2012	Korea's Got Talent Season 2	tvN	Guest, Final Episode	[22]
	Strong Heart	SBS	Guest, Ep. 142 & 143 with To the Beautiful You cast	[23]
2016	Running Man	SBS	Guest, Ep. 297 with Jin Goo, David Lee McInnis and Eunseo (WJSN)	[24]

Music video

Year	Song Title	Artist	Ref
2008	"Gossip Boy"	Younha	[10]
2012	"Until the Sun Rises"	Baek Seung-heon	[12]

Discography

Singles

Year	Song Title	Album	Notes	Ref
2010	"하늘에서 별을 따다"	OranC Official Commercial Song	English Trans: "Pick A Star From The Sky"	[25]
2011	"Over The Rainbow"	High Kick: Revenge of the Short Legged OST		[26]
2012	"Might Gonna"	What's Up Japan Edition OST	with Jo Jung-suk & Yang Jiwon	[27][28]

Endorsements

Year	Product	Notes	Category	Country	Ref
2010	LG Cyon Lollipop	(with Big Bang)	Mobile Electronics	South Korea	[8][9]
	Oran C	(2010-2012)	Beverage	South Korea	[6][7]
	Clean & Clear	(with Seohyun) (2011 - 2012 with Krystal)	Skin Care	South Korea	[29] [30] [31]
	Samsung Securities Pop		Securities	South Korea	[32]
	Tous Les Jours	(with Won Bin)	Bakery	South Korea	[33]
	CLRIDE.n	(2010 F/W - 2011 S/S with BEAST) (2012 F/W with Sung Joon)	Apparel	South Korea	[34] [35]
2011	Hazzy's		Accessories	South Korea	[36]
	S.T.L		Boardwear	South Korea	[37]
2012	Thyren		Apparel	South Korea	[38]
2013	Crown Couque D'asse		Snack	South Korea	[39]
2014	Dr. G Gowoonsesang Cosmetics	(2014 - 2016)	Skin Care	South Korea	[40]
2015	Lonsdale	(with Ji Chang-wook)	Apparel	China	[41]
	Time Cube - allShape		3D Printed Lamp	South Korea	[42]
2016	Mollis		Jewelry	South Korea	[43]
	Olleh KT GiGA IoT Home Cam		Telecom	South Korea	[44]
	Com2uS Wonder Tactics		Mobile RPG	South Korea
	CJ ONE card	(with Jin Goo)	Membership Points Card	South Korea

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Nominated work	Result	Ref
2013	SBS Drama Awards	New Star Award	The Heirs	Won	[45][46]
2014	2nd Asia Rainbow TV Awards	Best Supporting Actress		Nominated

References

1. 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. http://news.naver.com/main/read.nhn?mode=LSD&mid=sec&oid=076&aid=0002087166&sid1=001
4. Korean series gets rerun due to fan demand Kim Ji Won Kiss scene with JYJ Jaejoong. November 2.2012.
5. http://news.sportsseoul.com/read/entertain/1183071.htm
6. "Article about Oran-C Commercial (2010)" (in Korean). Herald. May 11, 2010.
7. "Actor Kim Jiwon's 3rd Consecutive Year as Oran C Model". Asia Kyungjae. June 20, 2012.
8. "Kim Ji-won act as the Lollipop Girl in LG Cyon Commercial" (in Korean). Mydaily. December 18, 2011.
9. "Article about LG Cyon Lollipop Commercial" (in Korean). OSEN. February 25, 2011.
10. Younha - Gossip Boy MV on YouTube (Official). 1theK.(Korean)
11. "MBN What's Up Official Website" (in Korean). MBN.
12. Baek Seung Heon - Til the Sun rises (Teaser) on YouTube (Official). 1theK.(Korean)
13. "'Kim Ji Won signs with King Kong Entertainment'" (in Korean). TenAsia. December 12, 2014.
14. "Official website of Mrs. Saigon". KNN. December 2, 2008.
15. http://tenasia.hankyung.com/archives/157628
16. "Kim Ji-won played her role in KBS Drama Special" (in Korean). INDAILY. March 20, 2014.
17. "Kim Ji-won special appearance in 'Hidden Identity' as Kim Bum's lover" (in Korean). OSEN. June 10, 2015.
18. "The Descendant of the Sun (Drama - 2015)". HanCinema. March 20, 2014.
19. "Kim Ji-won confirmed her role in One Sunny Day" (in Korean). OSEN. November 10, 2014.
20. "Director Jang Jin: "Kim Ji-won looks like Kim Hee-sun"" (in Korean). Newsen. March 22, 2011.
21. "<Come to Play> High Kick 3 Stars Come to Play!" (in Korean). MBC News. September 5, 2011. Retrieved December 5, 2014.
22. "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.
23. "'Strong Heart' Kim Ji Won, "I Met SHINee Minho On a Blind Date"". KpopStarz. August 30, 2012. Retrieved December 30, 2014.
24. "진구·김지원·맥기니스·은서, ‘런닝맨’ 내일 녹화" (in Korean). OSEN. April 24, 2016. Retrieved April 25, 2016.
25. http://sports.khan.co.kr/news/sk_index.html?art_id=201007211846413&sec_id=540101. Missing or empty |title= (help)
26. "High Kick 3: The Revenge of the Short Legged OST (Track List)". Yesasia. May 2012.
27. "What's Up Japan Edition - Original Soundtrack" (in Japanese). Sound Space. November 2, 2012.
28. "What's Up Japan Edition - Original Soundtrack" (in Japanese). Amazon. November 2, 2012.
29. "Clean & Clear Commercial - Kim Ji-won & Seohyun (2010)" (in Korean). NATETV. 24 September 2010.
30. "Article about Clean & Clear Commercial (2011)" (in Korean). bntNEWS. 12 October 2011.
31. "Clean & Clear Commercial - Kim Ji-won & Krystal (2012)" (in Korean). NATETV. 29 March 2012.
32. http://m.news.naver.com/read.nhn?mode=LSD&mid=sec&sid1=106&oid=076&aid=0002082154
33. "Making of the Tous Les Jours Commercial - Kim Ji-won & Won Bin" (in Korean). NATETV. 22 November 2011.
34. "Article about CLRIDE.n Commercial (Kim Ji-won & Beast)" (in Korean). bntNEWS. August 16, 2010.
35. "Article about CLRIDE.n Commercial" (in Korean). Newsen. January 6, 2012.
36. "Article about Hazzys Commercial" (in Korean). Newsen. June 23, 2011.
37. "Article about STL Commercial" (in Korean). Fashion Seoul. December 10, 2011.
38. "Thyren, New Muse 'Seol Han-Na' Kim Jiwon". Osen. September 17, 2012. Retrieved 30 December 2014.
39. Making of the Crown Confectionery Commercial - Kim Ji-won on YouTube (Official). Crownconf.(Korean)
40. "Gowoonsesang Cosmetics Dr. G New Muse Actress 'Kim Jiwon'" (in Korean). Kyunghyang Shinmun. May 13, 2014.
41. "South Korean Actress Kim Jiwon Endorses Lonsdale" (in Chinese). Sina Fashion. June 2, 2015.
42. "김지원 with allShape ('15.11)" (in Korean). allshape. November 2015.
43. "Kim Jiwon chosen as new muse endorsing jewelry" (in Korean). Sports DongA. March 29, 2016.
44. "Kim Jiwon CF for Olleh GiGA IoT home cam" (in Korean). Olleh. April 7, 2016.
45. "SBS Drama Awards 2013 Winners". Hancinema. 31 December 2013.
46. SBS Drama Awards - 2013 New Star Award on YouTube (Official). SBSNOW.(Korean)

External links

• Kim Ji-won on Instagram
• Kim Ji-won at HanCinema
• Kim Ji-Won at the Korean Movie Database
• DramaFever - Kim Ji-won.
• Showbiz Korea - A doll-like actress Kim Ji-won Arirang(Korean)(English)