Kim Jae-kyung

Kim Jae-kyung (; born December 24, 1988) is a South Korean actress and former singer. Before transitioning to acting full-time, she was a member and leader of the South Korean girl group Rainbow.

Early life and education Kim was born in Seodaemun District, Seoul, South Korea on December 24, 1988. She studied at Deungchon High School and Dongduk Women's University, where she majored in Fashion Design. Her brother is N.Flying's Jaehyun.

Career Pre-debut She was a trainee at JYP Entertainment before switching to DSP Media. While under DSP Media, in 2007 she was asked if she wanted to debut as a member of Kara. Kim turned the offer down because she thought she would be happy with her Rainbow members. In 2007, she was asked to join SM Entertainment, hinting at the possibility that she may have joined Girls' Generation. The group's first broadcast performance of "Gossip Girls" was held at MBC's music show Show! Music Core on November 14, 2009.

In 2010, she became a cast member in the variety television show Honey Jar. That same year, she also became a cast member in the school variety show 100 Points Out of 100.

On March 31, 2012, Kim had her first leading role as Na Yoo-mi in the JTBC's drama Monster. Later that year, she became a cast member in the variety television show Law of the Jungle W.

In December 2013, she was confirmed for tvN's new reality program, The Genius: Rule Breaker, with 12 other representative figures from different fields of work such as TV personalities, politicians, gamblers, and more. She was the second person eliminated.

Jaekyung, Woori, Seungah, and Hyunyoung debuted as Rainbow Blaxx, the second official sub-unit of Rainbow, in 2014. The group released their first mini album titled RB Blaxx on January 20, 2014.

Kim was cast in a supporting role in the 2014 drama Inspiring Generation. In 2014, she was also part of the main cast in Quiz of God 4. On January 12, 2014, she was a guest on Running Man.

In 2015, she entered the main cast of tvN's Always Cantare 2. She also starred in Noble, My Love as Cha Yoon-seo, a veterinarian who runs her own animal hospital, across from Sung Hoon.

In 2016, she became a host on Beauty Bible, alongside Jessica Jung.

On October 27, 2016, it was confirmed that Rainbow would be disbanding following the expiration of the members' contracts. In December 2016, Kim signed with new management agency Namoo Actors to start afresh as an actress.

2017–present: Acting roles

In 2018, Kim was cast in Life on Mars as Han Mal-sook. This led to her being nominated for Best Supporting Actress at the 2019 SBS Drama Awards.

In 2021, Kim appeared in The Devil Judge as Oh Jin-joo, an associate judge who idolizes Yo-han (Ji Sung).

In 2022, Kim appeared as Kim Han-mi, a former delinquent and current reporter who assists Hee-woo (Lee Joon-gi) against corrupt officials, in Again My Life.

Personal life On December 16, 2024, Namoo Actors confirmed reports that Kim had married her non-celebrity boyfriend the past summer.

Discography

Soundtrack appearances Title Year Album "I Love You, I Like You" 2010 Secret Agent Miss Oh OST "You and I" 2011 City Hunter OST "Maybe" 2014 Quiz of God 4 OST "Is It the Start?" 2015 Noble, My Love OST

Filmography

Films Year Title Role Notes 2010 Heartbeat Girl group member Cameo 2021 A Way Station Han Ji-ah

Television series Year Title Role Notes 2010 Big Thing Herself (Rainbow) Cameo 2012 Monster Na Yoo-mi Lead Family Yoon Yoo-mi Cameo 2013 Reply 1994 Jun Ji-hyun 2014 Inspiring Generation Meiling Quiz of God Im Tae-kyung Season 4 Turning Point Maeng Ran-young My Lovely Girl Radio DJ Cameo 2016 Madame Antoine: The Love Therapist Jyoo Ni 2018 The Miracle We Met Mao Cameo Life on Mars Han Mal-sook Bad Papa Cha Ji-woo 2019 The Secret Life of My Secretary Veronica Park 2021 The Devil Judge Oh Jin-joo 2026 Hui-su Lead

Web series Year Title Role Notes 2015 Noble, My Love Cha Yoon-seo Lead role

Television shows Year Title Role Notes 2010 Honey Jar Cast member 2010–2011 100 Points Out of 100 2012 Law of the Jungle W 2013–2014 The Genius: Rule Breaker Contestant 2015 Get It Beauty Co-host Always Cantare 2 Cast member 2016 Beauty Bible Co-host With Jessica Jung 2017 King of Mask Singer Contestant As "A Monstrous Net" (Episode 101)

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 MBC Drama Awards 2018 Best Supporting Actress in a Monday-Tuesday Drama Bad Papa SBS Drama Awards 2019 Best Supporting Actress The Secret Life of My Secretary 2022 Best Supporting Actress in a Miniseries Genre/Fantasy Drama Again My Life