Kim So-won

Kim So-jeong (; born December 7, 1995), known professionally as Kim So-won , is a South Korean actress, singer, YouTuber and businesswoman. She is best known as the leader of South Korean girl group GFriend.

Early life and education Kim was born on December 7, 1995, She graduated from Hanlim Multi Arts High School in 2014, majored in modeling. She got accepted into the Department of Media and Film Acting at Sungshin Women's University in 2016.

Career 2010–2014: Pre-debut Prior to debut, Kim trained with DSP Media for 4 years. After leaving DSP Media, she joined Source Music as trainee in 2013, where she trained for 1 year and 6 months before debuting as a member of GFriend.

On July 25, 2018, Kim was cast as the main host for MBC's Look at Me beauty program, marking her first time hosting a television program. On October 17, Kim made her debut as runway model for D-Antidote at S/S Hera Seoul Fashion Week 2019.

On May 18, 2021, Source Music announced that the agency and members of GFriend including Kim have agreed not to renew contracts. The group officially disbanded on May 22.

2021–present: Acting career and business On August 2, 2021, it was announced that she has signed with IOK Company as an actress under her birth name. On September 30, she made her acting debut in the television film My Chilling Roommate alongside iKon's Jung Chan-woo. The film is set to release on November 1, 2024.

On January 24, Kim registered her official YouTube channel, uploading her first video on March 2. However, the channel would remain dormant for over 2 years until October 10, 2024, after which she would begin to upload weekly videos.

On November 15, 2022, it was announced that Kim had signed a contract with Oui Entertainment, continuing her acting career under stage name "Kim So-won".

On August 8, 2024, Oui Entertainment announced that Kim would be leaving the company after agreeing not to renew her exclusive contract. On September 29, 2025, Kim signed a contract with HAKY Entertainment. On November 13, 2025, Kim announced the launch of her own skincare brand Neovea, which was officially launched on November 17.

Public image Sowon has received attention for her beauty and physical fitness. On the Korea's Corporation Reputation Research Institution Monthly "Individual Girl Group Members Brand Power Ranking" Sowon placed #2 on the January 2019 search and #36 on the October 2019 search.

Discography

Composition credits All song credits are adapted from the Korea Music Copyright Association's database unless stated otherwise.

+ List of songs, showing year released, artist name, and name of the album Title Year Artist Album Composer Lyricist "Hope" 2019 GFriend Fever Season "Better Me" 2020 回:Walpurgis Night

Filmography

Film Year Title Role Notes 2024 Astro Boy Cora Voice-over for the Korean-dubbed version 4:44 Seconds Choi Hee-young

Television series

Television shows Year Title Role Notes 2012 DSP BOYZ – Making the Star Contestant With A-Jax 2018 Look at Me Host

Music videos appearances Year Title Artist 2011 "To Me" Rainbow 2022 "Endless Night" Kim Min-jong

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 Korea First Brand Awards 2018 Beauty Icon Sowon