- Born
- Nickname
- Little Kim Tae-Hee
- Height1.64 m
- Kim Ji-won is a South Korean actress. She gained attention through her roles in the television series The Heirs (2013) and Descendants of the Sun (2016) before taking on leading roles in Fight for My Way (2017), Arthdal Chronicles (2019), Lovestruck in the City (2020-2021), and My Liberation Notes (2022).
Kim was trained in singing, dancing and acting but eventually chose to pursue the latter. She was a background vocalist for the singer Younha, performing as a keyboardist and background vocalist in various performances as well as appearing in Younha's music video "Gossip Boy" in 2008. During this time there were plans for her to debut as a singer with the stage name "JessicaK". Prior to her official debut, Kim made an appearance in the drama Mrs. Saigon. Kim then officially entered the industry in 2010 in a commercial for LG Cyon's Lollipop 2 featuring the group Big Bang and thus became known as the "Lollipop Girl". She later appeared in a carbonated drink commercial in which she performed a song and dance number and became known as the "Oran C Girl". She was also called Little Kim Tae-hee due to her resemblance to the actress.
Kim's first role after her debut was the romance omnibus film Romantic Heaven, however, she first gained attention as an actress after starring in the 2011 sitcom High Kick: Revenge of the Short Legged. She then appeared in another major television series the musical drama What's Up. Kim then starred in the high school drama To the Beautiful You and headlined the horror film Horror Stories, playing a kidnapped high school student. Kim also appeared in Baek Seung Heon's debut music video "Till the Sun Rises" alongside JYJ's Kim Jae-Joong
In 2013, Kim starred as one of the lead roles in the KBS Drama Special Waiting for Love, about how four different youths with different views toward love start seeing each other as well as the film Horror Stories 2, the sequel to the previous Horror Stories film, playing a student obsessed with black magic. The same year Kim co-starred in the teen drama The Heirs, in which she played a chic and haughty heiress. The Kim Eun-Sook-penned drama was viewed over one billion times on Youku and its popularity raised Kim's profile, winning her the New Star Award at the SBS Drama Awards.
In 2014, Kim starred in the crime thriller Gap-dong as a high school student and an artist. The same year, she played a supporting role in the KBS Drama special The Reason I'm Getting Married. In December 2014, Kim signed an exclusive contract with King Kong Entertainment. In 2015, Kim starred alongside So Ji-Sub in the romance web series One Sunny Day 2015. The same year, Kim made a cameo appearance in TVN drama Hidden Identity as Kim Bum's girlfriend.
In 2016, Kim co-starred in another project written by Kim Eun-Sook, KBS2's military romance drama Descendants of the Sun, playing an army surgeon. The drama was a pan-Asia hit with ratings peaking at 38.8% and winning the Grand Prize in television at the 52nd Baeksang Arts Awards as well as being declared the Most Popular Show of the Year by Korea Broadcasting Advertising Corporation. Its success brought Kim further recognition outside Korea. She hosted the year-end KBS Drama Awards with Park Bo-Gum and Jun Hyun-Moo, where she won the Excellence Award. Kim also won the Best Supporting Actress award at the APAN Star Awards.
In 2017, Kim was cast in her first leading role in KBS2's romance comedy drama, Fight for My Way alongside Park Seo-Joon; as a department store employee at the information desk who dreams of becoming an announcer. The series was noted for its realistic portrayal of struggling youths, friendship, and love, and closed with ratings of 13.8%, solidifying Kim's status as leading actress. Kim once again won the Excellence Award at the KBS Drama Awards.- IMDb mini biography by: wikipedia
- I want to keep acting like I do today. This is what makes me happy the most. I hope to see my name associated to the term 'actress' one day, I want to become an actress who can match this word. That's why I think the time I spend everyday out of awareness can help me for my acting.
- [interview, 2014] When I was a kid, I watched people singing and acting on TV and I thought it was fun. When I was in my 3rd year of middle school, I was street cast. Hm... They wanted to make sure I had some talent. I wondered if I failed the audition and study, or if it wouldn't be a good thing to do well, what would be good for me... This was when I entered the trainee life.
- When I debuted, I thought I knew what I was getting into. It seemed easy. However, acting is hard, it's hard to show myself to people and build a good image. When I talked with this kind of meaning, there were some misunderstandings because that didn't properly convey my intention.
- [explaining her ideal type] Well, I don't specifically have an ideal type but I hope he would be someone who is warm and thoughtful.
- [asked if she received high praise on portraying Yoo Rachel, 2013] I think people saw me in a very good way. I lacked a lot, but I feel like it was all thanks to writer Kim Eun Sook, director Kim Shin Hyo and the good actors. That's why I'm worried about my next project and I feel the pressure.
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