Kim So-eun | |
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Born |
Namyangju, South Korea |
September 6, 1989
Education | Chung-Ang University - Theater |
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 2004–present |
Agent |
Fantagio (2008-2016) Will Entertainment (2016-present) |
Korean name | |
Hangul | |
Hanja | |
Revised Romanization | Gim So-eun |
McCune–Reischauer | Kim So-ŭn |
Kim So-eun (born September 6, 1989) is a South Korean actress. She rose to fame with a supporting role in the popular television drama Boys Over Flowers, and has since starred in A Good Day for the Wind to Blow, A Thousand Kisses, Liar Game and Scholar Who Walks the Night. In 2015, she was paired with Song Jae-rim on season 4 of We Got Married.
Kim So-eun made her acting debut with a bit part in the 2004 film Two Guys, when she was in junior high school. She then appeared in minor roles on TV and film, including Sisters of the Sea and The Show Must Go On (where she played Song Kang-ho's daughter).
Kim rose to fame in 2009 with her supporting role as the heroine's best friend, Cha Ga Eul in the popular television series Boys Over Flowers. Kim gained praise for her versatility since she also portrayed Chae Shi-ra's childhood counterpart Hwangbo Soo in the period epic Empress Cheonchu, for which she learned how to ride a horse and shoot with a bow and arrow. She portrayed an older mid 20s woman by joining the cast of romantic comedy series He Who Can't Marry, a remake of Japanese drama Kekkon Dekinai Otoko.