Kim Hye-jun

Kim Hye-jun (; born May 8, 1995) is a South Korean actress. She is best known for her role in Kingdom (2019–2020) as Queen Consort Cho. She won Best New Actress at the 40th Blue Dragon Film Awards for her role in Another Child. She gained further recognition for her role as Song Yi-kyung or 'K' in Inspector Koo (2021) for which she won Best New Actress – Television at the 58th Baeksang Arts Awards the following year. Her other works include Matrimonial Chaos (2018) and Rain or Shine (2017–2018).

Early life Kim Hye-jun was born on May 8, 1995 at Seoul.

Career She first appeared in commercials in 2015 and was still studying theater and film at Hanyang University when she debuted in the lesbian romance web series Lily Fever. Determined to go to as many auditions as possible in order to gain experience, she unexpectedly passed one for Saturday Night Live Korea, although she had always considered herself to have no talent for comedy, and so joined the regular cast of the TV show in 2016. Having made her name participating in several popular skits, she left the show at the end of the season in June. She starred in several short movies such as A Transfer Student and appearing as support in a few TV series.

She landed her first role in a feature film in After Spring. In 2018, Kim was cast as one of the main characters in Netflix Original series Kingdom, portraying the unusual character of an ambitious teenage queen who is expecting the heir of the throne. In late 2018, she reunited with Bae Doona in the TV series Matrimonial Chaos, playing Bae's younger sister. Although Kim's acting in Kingdom was criticized by some viewers who would find it inconsistent with the much codified period piece genre, she was praised just a few months later for her performance as one of the leads in Another Child, the directorial debut of Kim Yoon-seok. in which she won Best New Actress at the 2020 MBC Drama Awards.

In 2022, she appeared in the Disney+ drama Connect which aired in December.

In April 2024, Kim signed with new agency Management MMM.

Filmography Film Year Title Role 2018 Her Story Hye Soo's friend After Spring Hyang Yi 2019 Another Child Kwon Joo-ri Metamorphosis Park Sun-woo 2021 Sinkhole Hong Eun-joo

Television series Year Title Role Notes 2016–2023 Dr. Romantic Jang Hyun-joo Season 1Season 3 – Cameo (episode 16) 2017 Reunited Worlds Sung Soo-ji 2017–2018 Rain or Shine Lee Jae-young 2018 Matrimonial Chaos Kang Ma-ru 2020 Chip In Yoo Bit-na 2021 Inspector Koo Song Yi-kyung / K 2026 My Bias, My Boss Nam Da-reum

Web series Year Title Role Notes 2015 Lily Fever Kim Kyung Ju 2017 Green Fever Wan Seon 2019–2020 Kingdom Queen Consort Cho Season 1–2 2022 Connect Choi I-rang 2024-2026 A Shop for Killers Jung Ji-an 2025 Cashero Kim Min-sook

Television shows Year Title Role Notes 2016 Saturday Night Live Korea Cast Member Season 7

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 / Work Result Asia Model Awards 2021 Rising Star Award Inspector Koo Asian Film Awards 2020 Best Newcomer Another Child Baeksang Arts Awards 2020 Best New Actress – Film 2022 Best New Actress – Television Inspector Koo Blue Dragon Film Awards 2019 Best New Actress Another Child Blue Dragon Series Awards 2024 Best New Actress A Shop for Killers Buil Film Awards 2019 Best New Actress Another Child MBC Drama Awards 2020 Excellence Award, Actress in a Monday-Tuesday Miniseries / Short Drama Chip In Best New Actress