Kim Min-joung

Kim Min-jung (; born July 30, 1982) is a South Korean actress.

Career Kim made her acting debut in 1988, at six years old, in the MBC Best Theater episode Widow. She then starred in numerous television dramas as one of the most in-demand and praised child actresses of her generation. As she grew up, she would become one of a number of Korean child actors who successfully transitioned into adult roles. Kim's more notable TV series include Ireland, Fashion 70's, New Heart, Strike Love, and The Thorn Birds. She has also appeared in films such as Flying Boys, Forbidden Quest, and The Scam. In 2018, Kim was cast in Kim Eun-sook's romance melodrama Mr. Sunshine.

In August 2023, Kim signed with new agency Mynest Company.

Personal life Kim is Catholic.

Filmography

Film Year Title Role 1989 Samtos and Dori with Braids 1992 Come Back, Frog Boys 1993 Kid Cop Eunsu 1995 ??? ??? 1998 Zzang Class President Whispering Corridors Chatter 2002 L'abri: Bus Stop So-hee 2003 Project X Leia 2004 Flying Boys Hwangbo Su-jin 2006 Forbidden Quest Jeong-bin 2009 The Scam Yoo Seo-yeon 2012 Return of the Family Kim Hyo-jeong 2013 Queen of the Night Hee-joo

Television series Year Title Role 1988 MBC Best Theater:"Widow" 1990 Bizarre Family, Bizarre School 1991 Flower That Never Wilts 1992 Women's Theater:"Shaking Distance" 1994 Stranger than Paradise Yoo Hee-ran 1995 Adolescence 2 Jang Nok-su 1996 Start Jo Gwang-jo Princess Deok-hye Life 1997 Yesterday Wedding Dress 70-minute Drama:"Isle" 70-minute Drama:"Baby Blues Parenting Diary" 70-minute Drama:"Baby Blues Fetal Diary" Drama City:"There's Still Time to Love" 1998 Sunflower See and See Again The King and the Queen Queen Jeong-sun MBC Best Theater:"A Society That Recommends Laxatives" 1999 Invitation I'm Still Loving You KAIST Kim Min-hee Nice Girls 2000 She's the One Medical Center The Unstoppables Bad Boys 2001 Mina 2002 The Thought of Wearing Rubber Shoes Backwards Rival Jung Chae-yeon 2003 Land of Wine Sun-hee 2004 Ireland Han Si-yeon 2005 Fashion 70s Go Joon-hee 2006 Stranger Than Paradise Yoo Hee-ram 2007 New Heart Nam Hye-seok 2009 Strike Love Choi Eom-ji 2011 The Thorn Birds Han Yoo-kyeong 2012 The Third Hospital Jin Hye-in 2014 Gap-dong Oh Maria 2015 The Merchant: Gaekju 2015 Mae-wol 2017 Man to Man Cha Do-ha 2018 Mr. Sunshine Kudo Hina / Lee Yang-hwa 2019 My Fellow Citizens! Park Hoo-ja 2021 The Devil Judge Jeong Seon-ah 2024 Check-in Hanyang Seol Mae-hwa

Television shows Year Title Role Notes 2002 Music Bank Co-host 2012 The Duet 2016 Tasty Road With Yura 2018 Snail Hotel 2022 Beauty and Booty Season 7

Discography + List of singles, showing year released,selected chart positions, and name of the album Title Year Peak chartpositions Album KORGaon "From Me to You" 2009 — Strike Love OST "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory

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 APAN Star Awards 2015 Excellence Award, Actress in a Serial Drama The Merchant: Gaekju 2015 2018 Best Supporting ActressMr. Sunshine Baeksang Arts Awards2019 Best Supporting Actress – Television KBS Drama Awards 1992 Best Young Actress Kim Min-jung 1998 2015 Excellence Award, Actress in a Mid-length Drama The Merchant: Gaekju 2015 Korea Drama Awards 2019 Top Excellence Award, Actress My Fellow Citizens MBC Drama Awards 2004 Best New Actress Ireland 2008 Golden Acting Award, Actress in a Miniseries New Heart Mnet 20's Choice Awards 2008 Female Drama Star New Heart SBS Drama Awards 2002 New Star Award Rival 2005 Top 10 Stars Fashion 70's