Kim Da-som

Kim Da-som (; born May 6, 1993), known mononymously as Dasom, is a South Korean actress and singer. She is best known as a former member of South Korean girl group Sistar and formerly under Starship Entertainment. She has acted in films and television dramas, including Family (2012–2013), Melody of Love (2013–2014), The Virtual Bride, Sister is Alive (2017) and He Is Psychometric (2019).

Career Pre-debut activities Before debuting as a singer, Dasom had entered and won various poem and song-writing contests. Since childhood, Dasom had dreamed of becoming an actress. She shared that she grew up watching classic movies and, during her second year of middle school, would watch two films a day during her vacations. She was particularly captivated by the works of directors like Hitchcock, Kubrick, and Luc Besson.

Dasom naturally thought that she wanted to act. This led her to enroll in the acting department at Anyang Arts High School while misleading her parents about attending an English academy. During that time, she was approached by a scout to debut in their company; however, her parents recommended that she audition for a bigger agency. She was then taken in by her brother and auditioned at JYP Entertainment, where she eventually passed and started her training career. Later on, she moved to Cube Entertainment but, by chance, auditioned at Starship Entertainment as an actress but was eventually offered a spot in Sistar. She mentioned that she regretted missing a lot of her school days due to debuting while still in high school, but she also felt fulfilled for having achieved her dream.

2010–present: Debut with Sistar and acting career

In June 2010, Kim made her debut as a member of Sistar on KBS Music Bank with their debut single, "Push Push".

In July 2012, Kim made her acting debut in KBS' daily sitcom Family, playing a high school punk. She also appeared in the music video for boy band VIXX's song "Rock Ur Body," In April, she featured in K.Will's music video for his single, "Love Blossom". The same year, Kim starred as the female lead in the family drama, Melody of Love.

In June 2015, it was revealed that Kim will join the MBC variety show My Little Television as a regular guest. In July, Kim joined the cast of SBS TV variety show Law of the Jungle. Kim then starred in the KBS drama The Virtual Bride as the lead, which premiered in August 2015. In December, Kim made her big screen debut in the film Like a French Film.

In January 2017, Kim collaborated with 40 and released a remake of duo Acoustic Collabo's "You and I, Heart Fluttering". The same year, Kim starred in television series Band of Sisters, playing an antagonist role.

In 2018, Kim was cast in the KBS Drama Special Ms. Kim's Mystery, as well as the tvN drama He Is Psychometric.

In June 2021, Kim chose not to renew her contract with King Kong by Starship.

On August 2, Content Lab VIVO announced that Kim and Hyolyn have collaborated as the artist of the month for the "How to Spend 2021 Well" project. The project's goal is to help the public that has been through a terrible time as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic in South Korea by donating the music profits to the socioeconomic classes. On August 6, Kim signed with her new agency, Story J Company.

Other activities Endorsements

In September 2022, Juvis Diet announced Kim as their new advertising model for their campaign titled "Change, from why to the after." They unveiled their initial commercial film for the campaign within the same month, amplifying the essential message of the importance of a healthy diet and a healthy lifestyle.

In March 2024, Dasom was selected as the endorser for Donghwa Pharmaceutical's 'Brightly Shining Barrel White' (hereinafter referred to as Barrel White), a beverage for health management in daily life.

Discography

Collaborative singles Title Year Peak position Sales Album KOR KORHot. USWorld "You & I" with (40) 2017 100 — — KOR: 18,492 Vintage Box Vol. 4 "Summer or Summer" 2021 94 97 24 How to Spend 2021 Well"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.

Soundtrack appearances Title Year Peak position Album KOR "Yayaya" 2014 — Melody of Love OST "You're Mine" 2015 — The Virtual Bride OST"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.

Filmography Film Year Title Role Notes 2015 Like a French Film Gi Hong 2016 Strange Living Together Han Geun-hye 2017 Real Rehabilitation therapist Cameo 2022 Reverse Choi Hee-soo

Television series Year Title Role Notes 2012–2013 Family Woo Da-yoon 2013–2014 Melody of Love Gong Deul-im 2015 The Virtual Bride Oh In-young 2017 Band of Sisters Yang Dal-hee / Sera Park 2018 Drama Special Ms. Kim Episode: "Ms. Kim's Mystery" 2019 The Last Empress Yang Dal-hee Cameo (Episode 28, 31) He Is Psychometric Eun Ji-soo Beautiful Love, Wonderful Life Kim Da-som Cameo (Episode 3) 2020 Was It Love? Joo Ah-rin 2023 Kokdu: Season of Deity Tae Jeong-won 2024 Serendipity's Embrace Kim Hye-ji 2025 Salon de Holmes Park So-hee Nice to Not Meet You Ok Ji Cameo (Episode 4–5) 2026 Positively Yours Hwang Mi-ran

Web series Year Title Role Notes 2021 Dramaworld Detective Cameo

Television shows Year Title Role Notes 2012 Strong Heart Ep. 146–147 with Leeteuk and Eunhyuk 2015 My Little Television Ep. 9–10 with Kim Gu-ra and Baek Jong-won Law of the Jungle Cast member in Yap Islands 2017 Battle Trip Contestant Ep. 42–45 with Soyou 2020 Law of the Jungle Cast member in Pohnpei

Music video appearances Year Song title Artist 2012 "Rock Ur Body" VIXX "Please Don't" K.Will 2013 "Love Blossom" 2014 "Some" Soyou x Junggigo

Awards and nominations

+ Name of the award ceremony, year presented, category, nominee of the award, and the result of the nomination Award ceremony Year Category Nominee(s)/work(s) Result APAN Star Awards 2014 Best New Actress Melody of Love Asian Pop Music Awards 2021 Best Collaboration (Overseas) "Summer or Summer" Baeksang Arts Awards 2018 Best New Actress – Television Band of Sisters KBS Drama Awards 2013 Best New Actress Melody of Love Best Couple Award Melody of Love 2015 The Virtual Bride Korea Drama Awards 2014 Best New Actress Melody of Love Mnet Asian Music Awards 2021 Best Collaboration "Summer or Summer" SBS Drama Awards 2017 Best New Actress Band of Sisters Character of the Year Seoul International Youth Film Festival 2014 Best Young Actress Melody of Love