Kim Min-hee (actress, born 1982)
| Kim Min-hee | |
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Kim Min-hee models Folli Follie jewelry in 2014
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| Born |
March 1, 1982 Yejang-dong, Jung District, Seoul, South Korea |
| Education | Dankook University - B.A. and M.A. in Theater and Film Studies |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1999-present |
| Agent |
Management Soop Forest Entertainment |
| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 김민희 |
| Hanja | 金敏姬 |
| Revised Romanization | Gim Min-hui |
| McCune–Reischauer | Kim Min-hŭi |
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Kim Min-hee (born March 1, 1982) is a South Korean actress and model.
Kim Min-hee began modeling when she was in middle school, and soon appeared as a cover girl in teen magazines. Thanks to her unique facial features and slender figure, in 1999 she was cast in the campus drama School 2 as a rebellious high school girl, which launched her to stardom. She became a popular young star at barely 20 years old, appearing on TV dramas and movies. However, a string of poor acting performances brought her negative criticism. Critics and viewers disparagingly called her an "attractive but blank actress," more famous for being a fashion icon and actor Lee Jung-jae's then-girlfriend.
In 2006, after reading the synopsis of TV series Goodbye Solo, Kim knew that she wanted the role of Mi-ri more than anything, saying "I was ready to do anything to play her." She begged renowned screenwriter Noh Hee-kyung to cast her, and though Noh turned her down five times, Kim would not give up, and her determination eventually convinced Noh to see her hidden potential. Vowing to start over from the bottom, Kim went through strict acting training which included basic vocal and respiratory exercises; she got a hold of the script before anyone else, and continued to analyze the role and practice everyday. Kim said that until Goodbye Solo, she hadn't been sure what to do with the rest of her life, but the drama made her feel that acting was her true calling, like she'd "finally opened up the first page of the textbook." She received good reviews for her performance, and despite the drama's low ratings, the role transformed her career.
Her succeeding movie roles helped solidify her career reinvention, beginning with 2008's Hellcats (also known by its Korean title I Like It Hot or Some Like It Hot), a light-hearted comedy that explored the lives and loves of three women at different stages of womanhood. Kim played an aspiring screenwriter in her twenties who's agonizing over her insecure career and shaky romance with a deadbeat musician boyfriend. Reviews praised her "compelling performance," and she later won Best Actress at the Baeksang Arts Awards and the Busan Film Critics Awards.
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