Kim Jung-hwa

Kim Jung-hwa (born September 9, 1983) is a South Korean actress. She rose to fame in the 2002 sitcom Nonstop 3, and has since played leading roles in the television series Something About 1% (2003) and Snow White: Taste Sweet Love (2004), as well as the films Spy Girl (2004) and The Elephant on the Bike (2007).

Kim Jung-hwa
Kim Jung-hwa in May 2019.
Born (1983-09-09) September 9, 1983
EducationDongduk Women's University - Broadcasting and Entertainment
OccupationActress
Years active2000–present
AgentKenneth Company[1]
SpouseYoo Eun-sung (m. 2013)
Children2
Korean name
Hangul
김정화
Hanja
Revised RomanizationGim Jeong-hwa
McCune–ReischauerKim Chŏnghwa

Career

Kim Jung-hwa made her acting debut in 2000 when she appeared in Lee Seung-hwan's music video "You to You." She rose to fame in 2002 with the sitcom Nonstop 3, and was soon cast in supporting roles in the television dramas Glass Slippers (2002) and Into the Sun (2003).[2]

Kim starred as the leading actress in the romantic comedies Something About 1% (2003) in which she played a middle school teacher who enters a contract marriage with a tycoon's grandson, and Snow White: Taste Sweet Love (2004) where her homely character is unexpectedly caught in a love triangle between two brothers. This was followed by her first film Spy Girl (2004), a comedy about a North Korean agent who goes undercover in the South as a Burger King employee, but to her dismay finds herself becoming popular with the male student customers.

Kim made her stage debut in 2006, in the Russian plays Uncle Vanya by Anton Chekhov and The Lower Depths by Maxim Gorky. She later starred in the homegrown musical Audition (2007), Sam Shepard's Fool for Love (2010), and the Kim Kwang-seok jukebox musical The Days (2013).[3][4][5][6]

Her next major film role was in 2007's The Elephant on the Bike, as the love interest of an emotionally withdrawn zookeeper with a deformed hand. She then drew positive reviews for her portrayal of a cold-hearted loan shark heiress in the hit drama War of Money.[2] Kim continued to appear in television, notably in four-episode anthology Things We Do That We Know We Will Regret (2008), and historical dramas The Kingdom of the Winds (2009) and Gwanggaeto, The Great Conqueror (2011).[7] In 2012, Kim starred in Solid but Fluid (titled "Silverscreen Lovers" in Korean), a 3D short film about a soon-to-be-married couple that catches a glimpse of their future while at the drive-in theater.[8][9]

Kim published a book of essays in 2012, which included her musings on life as an actress, as well as stories about her volunteer work helping impoverished children as part of the fight against global hunger. She titled it Hello, Agnes!, after the African child with HIV/AIDS whom she met in Uganda and has sponsored since 2009.[10] Kim donated all proceeds to charity.[11]

After a supporting role in Dating Agency: Cyrano (2013), Kim returned to cable television in 2015 in the disaster/medical drama D-Day.[12]

Personal life

Kim married contemporary Christian music composer and missionary Yoo Eun-sung on August 24, 2013.[13][14] They first met when both became goodwill ambassadors for the humanitarian organization Food for the Hungry International, and grew close when Yoo composed the music while Kim wrote the lyrics for the single "Hello, Agnes!" which accompanied the release of Kim's same-titled memoir.[15][16][17]

She gave birth to their first child, son Yoo Hwa on June 14, 2014 in Atlanta, Georgia.[18][19]

Filmography

Television series

Year Title Role
2000-2002New NonstopKim Jung-hwa
2002Glass SlippersPark Yeon-woong
2002-2003Nonstop 3Kim Jung-hwa
2003Into the SunKang Soo-jin
Something About 1%Kim Da-hyun
2004Nonstop 4Part-time employee
at fast food chain
(cameo, episode 78)
Snow White: Taste Sweet LoveMa Young-hee
Drama City "Massage"Eun Hee-sung
Span Drama
"A Very Special Flavored Lemonade"
Woman reading a book
2005Three-Leaf CloverPark Yeon-hee
2007War of MoneyLee Cha-yeon
The Devil That Pours Red WineMin Soo-yeon
2008Before and After: Plastic Surgery ClinicTV reporter
(cameo, episode 1)
Things We Do That We Know
We Will Regret
Kim In-ah
Night After NightWang Joo-hyun
2008-2009The Kingdom of the WindsPrincess Yi-ji
2009Good Job, Good JobNa Mi-ra
2010Life Is BeautifulWoo Geum-ji
2011-2012Gwanggaeto, The Great ConquerorSeol Ji
2012Ugly CakeKim Joo-hee
2013She Is Wow!Actress (cameo, episode 3)
Dating Agency: CyranoYoon Yi-seol
2015D-DayEun So-yul
2017Children of the 20th CenturySa Ho-sung
2018Dear My RoomShim Eun-jung
2019ConfessionJenny Song
2019Hot Stove LeagueYoo Jeong-in
2020Eccentric! Chef MoonYoo Hyo-myung
2020Oh My BabyJung In-ah
2020Wechul (외출)Oh Min-ju
2021MineSuzy Choi
2022 Good Job Seon-woo's mother (Cameo)[20]

Films

Year Title Role
2004Spy GirlPark Hyo-jin/Rim Kye-soon
2006No RegretShim Hyun-woo (cameo)
2007The Elephant on the BikeJi Ha-kyung
2008Dooly and Me (short film)Soon-ok
2010Tokyo TaxiFlight attendant (cameo)
Read My LipsJung-hwa
Star of Hope: Ikhwezi Le ThembaDocumentary narrator
2012Solid but Fluid (3D short film)Jin-young
2016 Seondal: The Man Who Sells the River
2018 Detective K: Secret of the Living Dead
Student AMi-rae's mother
2020EnsembleHye-young
2021Midnight Thriller[21]Ra Soo-jin

Music videos

Year Title Artist
2000"You to You"Lee Seung-hwan
"Babybaby"MOVE
"Yesterday"Island
2001"Christmas Wishes"Lee Seung-hwan
2002"In My Heart"4U
"Holding On to You"Naul
"No Matter How Much"
"Fate"
"I Know"
2003"Reincarnated"Lee Seung-hwan
2004"No More Now"Lee So-ra
2009"When I Watch a Drama"Byul
"My Love"1sagain
2012"Hello, Agnes!"Kim Jung-hwa

Variety/radio shows

Year Title Notes
2000Music CampVJ
2002-2003InkigayoHost
Music for You with Kim Jung-hwaDJ
2010–presentProject Hope Volunteer: Donating Is HappinessHost
2012Just a Moment CampaignDJ

Stage credits

Musical

Musical performance(s)
Year Title Role Theater Date Ref.
English Korean
2006 The Lower Depths 밑바닥에서 Nastya Daehakro Sangsang Nanum Theater May 2 [22]
2007 Audition 오디션 Kim Sun-ah Baekham Art Hall November 1 to December 31 [23]
2013 Those Days 그날들 Geunyeo (her) Daehangno Musical Center Grand Theater April 4 – June 30 [24]
Daejeon Arts Center Art Hall July 5–7
Daegu Keimyung Art Center July 19–21

Theater

Theater performance(s)
Year Title Role Theater Date Ref.
English Korean
2006 Uncle Vanya 바냐 아저씨 Yelena Andreyevna Serebryakov Daehakro Small Theater Festival in Seoul March 6 to 7 [25]
2010 Fool for Love 풀 포 러브 May SM Art Hall in Seoul July 6 [26]
MBC Lotte Art Hall in Busan October 16–17 [27]
Donggu Arts & Sports Center in Daegu October 23–24 [28]

Discography

Year Song Title Notes
2008"Guidelines for Ex-lovers"Track from Audition cast recording
2012"Hello, Agnes!"Single

Book

Year Title Publisher ISBN
2012Hello, Agnes!Paper BookISBN 9788997148233

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Nominated work Result
2002MBC Entertainment AwardsTop Excellence Award, Actress in a SitcomNonstop 3Nominated
SBS Drama AwardsNew Star AwardGlass SlippersWon
200339th Baeksang Arts AwardsBest New Actress (TV)Nonstop 3Nominated
SBS Drama AwardsBest Supporting ActressInto the SunWon
MBC Drama AwardsBest New ActressSomething About 1%Nominated
2004KBS Drama AwardsBest Actress in a One-Act/Special/Short DramaMassageNominated
2007SBS Drama AwardsBest Supporting Actress in a MiniseriesWar of MoneyNominated
2008KBS Drama AwardsBest Actress in a One-Act/Special/Short DramaThings We Do That We Know We Will RegretNominated
Best Couple Award with Song Il-gookThe Kingdom of the WindsNominated

References

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