Kim So-jin (; born on December 12, 1979) is a South Korean actress. She is known for playing a prosecutor in crime drama The King (2017), for which she received critical acclaim and won several awards, including the Blue Dragon Film Award, Grand Bell Award and Baeksang Arts Award for Best Supporting Actress. Since then, in films ranging from The Drug King to The Man Standing Next, she has fully immersed herself in each role, adding freshness to her seasoned acting skills and building her own unique characters.
Career Kim So-jin, was graduated from Chung-Ang University's Department of Theater. While studying, she stumbled upon the play 'Birds Do Not Cross at the Crosswalk,' which sparked her interest in theater. After completing her studies at Chung-Ang University, she further developed her skills by participating in the project group Ari Korea and performing abroad for a year.
Kim So-jin made her debut in 2008 with the play 'Starting Rasa'. In 2009, she acted in the play 'Yi Sang, Count to Thirteen,' experiencing a transformative rebirth on stage.
Kim had master's degree in the Korea National University of Arts. She belongs to the theater troupe Chaimu. Kim So-jin performed several theatrical works such as Song of Spring Flows in the Sea, Beethoven, Road to Santiago, and Starting Rasa with her colleagues in the theater company. She also acted in the musical Midnight Serenade. Kim So-jin has firmly established herself in the acting world with distinctive characters in various performances and films. Starting in 2012 with notable works such as the highly acclaimed play 'Pung Chan Nosoog' and 'The Song of Spring Flows in the Sea,' she began to receive attention for her remarkable acting skills. She has been recognized as a trusted and respected actress in the performing arts industry, earning the title of "trusted treasure" (an actor who is trusted and relied upon).
With the film Haunters (directed by Kim Min-seok), which was released in 2010, establishing herself as a talented actor in the film industry.
In 2014, She joined Musical 'Moonlight Fairy and Girl' Directed by Min Bok-ki, CEO of Theater Troupe Chaimu.
Furthermore, in the 2017 film The King, Kim So-jin left a lasting impression with her portrayal of Prosecutor Ahn Hee-yeon, delivering memorable lines that were so convincing that she was mistaken for an actual prosecutor. Her exceptional synchronization with the character received high praise. As a result, she swept the Best Supporting Actress awards at the 38th Blue Dragon Film Awards, the 53rd Baeksang Arts Awards, and the 54th Grand Bell Awards, solidifying her position as a top-notch actress.
Director Kim Jee-woon nicknamed her 'female Song Kang-ho'.
In 2018, She took on the role of Sung Sung-kyung, the Wife of Lee Doo-sam, acted by Song Kang-ho, in 'Drug King' (directed by Woo Min-ho). She won the "Today's Young Artist Award" in the theater category, organized by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, in 2018. Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism event 2018 Person of Merit for the Development of Culture and Arts. The award ceremony was held on October 24 (Wednesday) at 2:00 pm at the Multi-Project Hall (B1) of the National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Seoul.
In 2019, Kim starred in Kim Yoon-seok's directorial debut film Another Child, alongside Yum Jung-ah, Park Se-jin, and Kim Hye-yoon.
Filmography Film Year Title RoleNotes2004Independent Film Maker's ProjectTo Abolish The National Security Law 2006If You Were Me Yu-jinHey Man Short film2009Seri & HarrYoon-ju 2010HauntersMiss Lee Remember O Goddess Short film2011QuickTeam managerOfficer of the Year Mapo officer2012The RumblingsMi-yeon Short film2013The Spy: Undercover OperationSituation room staff 2The Terror Live Lee Ji-soo2014My Brilliant LifeWriter KimThe Divine Move Young-sookNo Tears for the Dead Mi-jinSee, Beethoven Ha-jin2015The Sound of a FlowerChae-seon's motherThe Chosen: Forbidden Cave Soo-hye2017The KingAhn Hee-yeonNew Trial Kang Hyo-jinI Can Speak Geum-joo 2018The Spy Gone North Han Chang-joo's wifeThe Drug King Seong Sook-kyung 2019Another Child Mi-hee The Man Standing NextDebra Shim2021Escape from Mogadishu Kom Myung-hee 2022Emergency Declaration Hee-jin
Television series Year Title Role 2016 Marriage Contract Hwang Joo-yeon 2022 Through the Darkness Yoon Tae-goo
Web series Year Title Role 2023 Vigilante Choi Mi-ryeo
Television shows Year Title Role Notes 2022 100 Days of Invasion of Ukraine Special Narrator Document Insight
Stage
Musical Year Title Role Theater DateRef. English Korean2009Midnight Serenade한밤의 세레나데Park Jung-jaDaehakro Arts Theater Small TheaterJuly 11 to August 16 BNK Busan Bank Cho Eun Theatre 1 Sep 3–Oct 42013Those Days 그날들Librarian at the Blue House libraryDaehangno Musical Center Grand Theater April 4–June 30 Daejeon Arts Center Art Hall July 5–7 Daegu Keimyung Art Center July 19–21. Gyeonggi Culture Center Happy Grand Theater Suwon Aug 2–4 Centum City Sohyang Theater Lotte Card Hall Busan Aug 15–182014–2015Daehangno Musical Center Grand TheaterOct 21–Jan 18 2015 Moonlight Fairy and Girl 달빛요정과 소녀 Chungmu Art Hall Small Theater Blue Jan 20–Feb 8 Those Days 그날들Librarian at the Blue House library Centum City Sohyang Theater Lotte Card Hall Busan April 17–19Daejeon Arts Center Art HallApril 24–26 Moonlight Fairy and Girl 달빛요정과 소녀 Art One Theater 1 May 8–31.
Theater +Theaters' performancesYearTitleRoleTheaterDateEnglishKorean 2008 Boot Rasa 시동라사 Kang Jeong-ok Daehang-ro Guerrilla Theatre Oct 19–25 2009 Yi Sang Counts to Thirteen이상 열 셋까지 세다green, gold Samil Warehouse Theatre May 1–June 28 2009–2010 I'm going to get married in May 오월엔 결혼할꺼야 Choi Se-yeon (Teacher) JTN Art Hall 2 Sep 22–Feb 282010 Yang Deok-won Story 양덕원 이야기 Kwan-woo Daehangno Art One Theater Hall 3 Chaimu Theater May 7 to Jul 4 Road to Santiago 산티아고 가는 길 Jin Yeonwoo Small Theater Nov 19–Dec 5 2011 The Seagull갈매기MashaMyeongdong Arts TheaterApril 19–May 8 2011 Kite 연 Shin Jae-soon Daehangno Cultural Space Feeling 2Sep 16–Oct 16 Sarasae Theater in Aram Nuri, Goyang Oct 20–26.2012 There 거기 Kim Jeong Daehangno Sangmyung Art Hall Jan 7 to Feb 23 Pungchan Homeless 풍찬노숙that kidNamsan Arts Center Drama CenterJan 18–Feb 12 The song of spring flows in the sea 봄의 노래는 바다에 흐르고Namsan Arts Center Drama CenterJune 12–July 1 2012–2013 There 거기 Kim Jeong Art One Theater 3 Sep 7–Feb 24 2014The Cosmonaut's Last Message to the Woman He Once Loved in the Former Soviet Union 한때 사랑했던 여자에게 보내는 구소련 우주비행사의 마지막 메시지NatashaMyeongdeong Arts Theater04.16–05.11 The Height of The Multiple 배수의 고도 Shoko Ando Doosan Art Center Space 111 June 10–July 5 Theatre's Heated Battle 5 - The Pride연극열전5 - 프라이드Sylvia Art One Theater Hall 2 Aug 16–Nov 92015 Late Autumn 만추AnnaArt One Theater 1Oct 10–Nov 08 Love 러브TanyaArko Arts Theater Small TheaterSep 17–26 Twenty Twenty Chaimu - Tail Cotton Story스물스물 차이무 - 꼬리솜 이야기 Ma Gapji JTN Art Hall 2November 6 to 29 2015–2016Twenty Twenty Chaimu - Tail Cotton Story스물스물 차이무 - 꼬리솜 이야기 Jin-gyeongJTN Art Hall 2Dec 4 to Jan 3 2015–2016 One Fine Day 원파인데이 Jin-gyeong JTN Art Hall 2 Dec 4 to Jan 3 2016 Crescendo Palace 크레센도궁전 Female CJ AZIT May 24–June 5 One Fine Day 원파인데이 Jin-gyeong COEX New Building 4F Grand Conference Room (Room 401) May 8 Collected Stories 단편소설집 Lisa Morrison Daehakro Arts Theater Small Theater Aug 12–21 Closer Anna Yegreen Theater September 6 to November 13, 2016 2017 L'Appartement 라빠르트망 Alice LG Art Center Oct 18–Nov 05 2018 Doosan Humanities Theater 2018 Altruism - Nassim 두산인문극장 2018 이타주의자 - 낫심 Doosan Art Center Space111 April 10–29 Doosan Humanities Theater 2018 Altruism - Mourner 두산인문극장 2018 이타주의자 - 애도하는 사람Nagi Yukiyo Doosan Art Center Space111 June 12–July 7 2019Official Selection of the 40th Seoul Theatre Festival - Short Stories 제40회 서울연극제 단편소설집Daehak-ro SH Art Hall May 3–12 2021In the Garden We Loved우리가 사랑했던 정원에서NarratorSejong Arts Center S TheaterJune 22 to July 42024Macbeth맥베스Lady MacbethNational Theater's Haeoreum TheaterJuly 13 to August 18
Accolades 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 Asian Film Awards 2023 Best Supporting Actress Emergency Declaration Baeksang Arts Awards 2017Best Supporting Actress – FilmThe King 2020Best Actress – FilmAnother Child 2022 Best Supporting Actress – Film Escape from Mogadishu Blue Dragon Film Awards2017Best Supporting ActressThe King 2022 Emergency Declaration Buil Film Awards2017Best Supporting ActressThe King 2020The Man Standing Next 2022 Emergency Declaration Chunsa Film Art Awards2020The Man Standing Next 2022 Escape from Mogadishu Grand Bell Awards 2017The King 2020 Another Child KOFRA Film Awards 2018The King Korean Film Producers Association Awards 2017 SBS Drama Awards 2022 Top Excellence Award, Actress in a Miniseries Genre/Fantasy Drama Through the Darkness Best Supporting Team The Seoul Awards 2017Best Supporting ActressNew Trial
State honors +List of State HonourCountryAward CeremonyYearHonorSouth Korea 2018 Person of Merit for the Development of Culture and Arts2018 Today's Young Artist Award in Theater
Listicles + Name of publisher, year listed, name of listicle, and placement Publisher Year Listicle Placement Korean Film Council 2021Korean Actors 200
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