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Kim So-yeon is a South Korean actress who has been active in the entertainment industry since 1999. She is best known for her roles in the television series All About Eve, Iris, and The Penthouse.
Kim So-yeon was born on November 2, 1980 in Seoul, South Korea. She attended the prestigious Seoul Institute of the Arts and graduated with a degree in Theater and Film.
Kim So-yeon made her acting debut in 1999 with a minor role in the television series All About Eve. She then went on to star in a number of television series, including Iris, The Penthouse, and My Love from the Star.
Kim So-yeon has also appeared in several films, including The Thieves, The Suspect, and The Target. She has won numerous awards for her acting, including the Grand Bell Award for Best Actress in 2012 for her performance in The Thieves.
Kim So-yeon is currently 44 years old. She has a height of 5 feet 5 inches and a weight of 115 lbs. Her net worth is estimated to be around $2 million. She is not married and does not have any children.
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Actress |
Age |
44 years old |
Zodiac Sign |
Scorpio |
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2 November, 1980 |
Birthday |
2 November |
Birthplace |
Seoul, South Korea |
Nationality |
South Korea |
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She is a member of famous Actress with the age 44 years old group.
Kim So-yeon Height, Weight & Measurements
At 44 years old, Kim So-yeon height is 1.67 m .
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1.67 m |
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Who Is Kim So-yeon's Husband?
Her husband is Lee Sang-woo (m. 2017)
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Lee Sang-woo (m. 2017) |
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Kim So-yeon Net Worth
Her net worth has been growing significantly in 2022-2023. So, how much is Kim So-yeon worth at the age of 44 years old? Kim So-yeon’s income source is mostly from being a successful Actress. She is from South Korea. We have estimated
Kim So-yeon's net worth
, money, salary, income, and assets.
Net Worth in 2023 |
$1 Million - $5 Million |
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Under Review |
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Pending |
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Under Review |
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Actress |
Kim So-yeon Social Network
Timeline
In March 2019, Kim is confirmed to return to small screen with the KBS weekend drama Mother of Mine.
In March 2018, Kim left her previous agency Namoo Actors and signed an exclusive contract with J Wide Company on April 3, 2018. She was then cast in SBS weekend drama Secret Mother.
In 2016, Kim starred MBC's weekend drama Happy Home, playing a mother who has lost her son in an accident.
On September 6, 2016, it was confirmed that Kim and actor Lee Sang-woo were in a relationship. The pair met on the set of MBC's weekend drama Happy Home. On March 28, 2017, it was announced that Kim and Lee were getting married in June 2017.
In 2015, she starred in her second cable series Beating Again, about a businessman who falls for his secretary after he gets a heart transplant. Kim also joined the fourth season of We Got Married, pairing up with Kwak Si-yang.
Kim reunited with Prosecutor Princess screenwriter So Hyun-kyung in Two Weeks (2013), in the role of a prosecutor who teams up with a fugitive to bring down a corrupt politician and her gangster henchman. In 2014, she played a fashion merchandiser who falls for her much younger childhood friend in I Need Romance 3. Kim then appeared in the "Female Soldier Special" of military boot camp reality show Real Men.
In 2012, Kim appeared on the big screen as a royal barista embroiled in a plot to assassinate Emperor Gojong in Gabi, adapted from the historical fiction novel by Kim Takhwan. She spent months studying the Russian language and coffee brewing even before shooting began. Gabi was Kim's first Korean feature film in 15 years, since Change in 1997. This was followed by another period drama The Great Seer, where she played a healer in Goryeo.
Kim was cast in the leading role in romantic comedy Prosecutor Princess in 2010, and showcased her versatility by playing a Legally Blonde-inspired newbie district attorney who's initially more interested in shopping and dating, yet surprises her colleagues with her intelligence and learns to strive for justice. Kim said that the cheerful, unpredictable character was similar to her own real-life personality. Later in the year, she played a rigid doctor in sports drama Dr. Champ.
A year later, Kim's career resurgence began with the 2009 big-budget series Iris. She cut short her trademark long hair and worked hard on her action scenes to look convincing in her role as a North Korean spy, and she drew praise for her portrayal of a tough woman conflicted about her loyalty to her country and her love for a South Korean agent. Kim later reprised the role in the re-edited cut Iris the Movie, the series' spin-off Athena: Goddess of War (2010) and sequel Iris II (2013).
But being typecast as prim, cold-hearted characters had a negative effect on Kim's career, and her fame went downhill in the mid-2000s. Her attempt to crossover to China via Hong Kong director Tsui Hark's wuxia film Seven Swords (in which she played a Joseon noblewoman-turned-slave) and the Chinese dramas Just Like a Beautiful Flying Butterfly and Anhui Merchants also proved unsuccessful. So Kim took a break for three years to ponder whether she wanted to continue being an actress. She returned to television in 2008 with Gourmet (adapted from Huh Young-man's titular manhwa) and found acting fun for the first time.
Kim So-yeon broke into the entertainment industry in 1994 at the age of 14 by entering the Miss Binggrae beauty pageant without her parents' approval. Then in her second year of middle school, she used a marker pen as her eyeliner and ended up winning the top prize. Not long after her acting debut in Dinosaur Teacher, the teen actress starred in popular TV shows such as Reporting for Duty (1996) and Soonpoong Clinic (1998), while hosting the music program Inkigayo and appearing in numerous commercials (Kim was the first Korean teen star to earn more than ₩100 million from commercial modeling). Because of her preternaturally mature looks and poise, she was often cast in older roles, notably as a manipulative, villainous anchorwoman in All About Eve, which drew a peak viewership rating of 45.2% when it aired in 2000.
Kim So-yeon (born November 2, 1980) is a South Korean actress. She is best known for starring in a number of well-known television series, notably All About Eve (2000), Iris (2009), Prosecutor Princess (2010), and Happy Home.