Kim Jung-hwa (born September 9, 1983) is a South Korean actress. She rose to fame in the 2002 sitcom Nonstop 3, and has since played leading roles in the television series Something About 1% (2003) and Snow White: Taste Sweet Love (2004), as well as the films Spy Girl (2004) and The Elephant on the Bike (2007).
Kim Jung-hwa | |
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 Kim Jung-hwa in May 2019. | |
| Born | September 9, 1983 |
| Education | Dongduk Women's University - Broadcasting and Entertainment |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 2000–present |
| Agent | Kenneth Company[2] |
| Spouse | Yoo Eun-sung (m. 2013) |
| Children | 2 |
| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 김정화 |
| Hanja | |
| Revised Romanization | Gim Jeong-hwa |
| McCune–Reischauer | Kim Chŏnghwa |
Career
editKim Jung-hwa made her acting debut in 2000 when she appeared in Lee Seung-hwan's music video "You to You." She rose to fame in 2002 with the sitcom Nonstop 3, and was soon cast in supporting roles in the television dramas Glass Slippers (2002) and Into the Sun (2003).[3]
Kim starred as the leading actress in the romantic comedies Something About 1% (2003) in which she played a middle school teacher who enters a contract marriage with a tycoon's grandson, and Snow White: Taste Sweet Love (2004) where her homely character is unexpectedly caught in a love triangle between two brothers. This was followed by her first film Spy Girl (2004), a comedy about a North Korean agent who goes undercover in the South as a Burger King employee, but to her dismay finds herself becoming popular with the male student customers.
Kim made her stage debut in 2006, in the Russian plays Uncle Vanya by Anton Chekhov and The Lower Depths by Maxim Gorky. She later starred in the homegrown musical Audition (2007), Sam Shepard's Fool for Love (2010), and the Kim Kwang-seok jukebox musical The Days (2013).[4][5][6][7]
Her next major film role was in 2007's The Elephant on the Bike, as the love interest of an emotionally withdrawn zookeeper with a deformed hand. She then drew positive reviews for her portrayal of a cold-hearted loan shark heiress in the hit drama War of Money.[3] Kim continued to appear in television, notably in four-episode anthology Things We Do That We Know We Will Regret (2008), and historical dramas The Kingdom of the Winds (2009) and Gwanggaeto, The Great Conqueror (2011).[8] In 2012, Kim starred in Solid but Fluid (titled "Silverscreen Lovers" in Korean), a 3D short film about a soon-to-be-married couple that catches a glimpse of their future while at the drive-in theater.[9][10]
Kim published a book of essays in 2012, which included her musings on life as an actress, as well as stories about her volunteer work helping impoverished children as part of the fight against global hunger. She titled it Hello, Agnes!, after the African child with HIV/AIDS whom she met in Uganda and has sponsored since 2009.[11] Kim donated all proceeds to charity.[12]
After a supporting role in Dating Agency: Cyrano (2013), Kim returned to cable television in 2015 in the disaster/medical drama D-Day.[13]
Personal life
editKim married contemporary Christian music composer and missionary Yoo Eun-sung on August 24, 2013.[14][15] They first met when both became goodwill ambassadors for the humanitarian organization Food for the Hungry International, and grew close when Yoo composed the music while Kim wrote the lyrics for the single "Hello, Agnes!" which accompanied the release of Kim's same-titled memoir.[16][17][18]
She gave birth to their first child, son Yoo Hwa on June 14, 2014 in Atlanta, Georgia.[19][20]
Filmography
editTelevision series
edit| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2000-2002 | New Nonstop | Kim Jung-hwa |
| 2002 | Glass Slippers | Park Yeon-woong |
| 2002-2003 | Nonstop 3 | Kim Jung-hwa |
| 2003 | Into the Sun | Kang Soo-jin |
| Something About 1% | Kim Da-hyun | |
| 2004 | Nonstop 4 | Part-time employee at fast food chain (cameo, ep 78) |
| Snow White: Taste Sweet Love | Ma Young-hee | |
| Drama City: "Massage" |
Eun Hee-sung | |
| Span Drama: "A Very Special Flavored Lemonade" |
Woman reading a book | |
| 2005 | Three-Leaf Clover | Park Yeon-hee |
| 2007 | War of Money | Lee Cha-yeon |
| The Devil That Pours Red Wine | Min Soo-yeon | |
| 2008 | Before and After: Plastic Surgery Clinic |
TV reporter (cameo, ep 1) |
| Things We Do That We Know We Will Regret |
Kim In-ah | |
| Night After Night | Wang Joo-hyun | |
| 2008-2009 | The Kingdom of the Winds | Princess Yi-ji |
| 2009 | Good Job, Good Job | Na Mi-ra |
| 2010 | Life Is Beautiful | Woo Geum-ji |
| 2011-2012 | Gwanggaeto, The Great Conqueror | Seol Ji |
| 2012 | Ugly Cake | Kim Joo-hee |
| 2013 | She is Wow! | Actress (cameo, episode 3) |
| Dating Agency: Cyrano | Yoon Yi-seol | |
| 2015 | D-Day | Eun So-yul |
| 2017 | Children of the 20th Century | Sa Ho-sung |
| 2018 | Dear My Room | Shim Eun-jung |
| 2019 | Confession | Jenny Song |
| 2019 | Hot Stove League | Yoo Jeong-in |
| 2020 | Eccentric! Chef Moon | Yoo Hyo-myung |
| 2020 | Oh My Baby | Jung In-ah |
| 2020 | Wechul | Oh Min-ju |
| 2021 | Mine | Suzy Choi |
| 2022 | Good Job | Seon-woo's mother (Cameo)[21] |
Films
edit| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Spy Girl | Park Hyo-jin/Rim Kye-soon |
| 2006 | No Regret | Shim Hyun-woo (cameo) |
| 2007 | The Elephant on the Bike | Ji Ha-kyung |
| 2008 | Dooly and Me (short film) | Soon-ok |
| 2010 | Tokyo Taxi | Flight attendant (cameo) |
| Read My Lips | Jung-hwa | |
| Star of Hope: Ikhwezi Le Themba | Documentary narrator | |
| 2012 | Solid but Fluid (3D short film) | Jin-young |
| 2016 | Seondal: The Man Who Sells the River | |
| 2018 | Detective K: Secret of the Living Dead | |
| Student A | Mi-rae's mother | |
| 2020 | Ensemble | Hye-young |
| 2021 | Midnight Thriller[22] | Ra Soo-jin |
Music videos
edit| Year | Title | Artist |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | "You to You" | Lee Seung-hwan |
| "Babybaby" | MOVE | |
| "Yesterday" | Island | |
| 2001 | "Christmas Wishes" | Lee Seung-hwan |
| 2002 | "In My Heart" | 4U |
| "Holding On to You" | Naul | |
| "No Matter How Much" | ||
| "Fate" | ||
| "I Know" | ||
| 2003 | "Reincarnated" | Lee Seung-hwan |
| 2004 | "No More Now" | Lee So-ra |
| 2009 | "When I Watch a Drama" | Byul |
| "My Love" | 1sagain | |
| 2012 | "Hello, Agnes!" | Kim Jung-hwa |
Variety/radio shows
edit| Year | Title | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Music Camp | VJ |
| 2002-2003 | Inkigayo | Host |
| Music for You with Kim Jung-hwa | DJ | |
| 2010–present | Project Hope Volunteer: Donating Is Happiness | Host |
| 2012 | Just a Moment Campaign | DJ |
Stage credits
editMusical
edit| Year | Title | Role | Theater | Date | Ref. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| English | Korean | |||||
| 2006 | The Lower Depths | 밑바닥에서 | Nastya | Daehakro Sangsang Nanum Theater | May 2 | [23] |
| 2007 | Audition | 오디션 | Kim Sun-ah | Baekham Art Hall | November 1 to December 31 | [24] |
| 2013 | Those Days | 그날들 | Geunyeo (her) | Daehangno Musical Center Grand Theater | April 4 – June 30 | [25] |
| Daejeon Arts Center Art Hall | July 5–7 | |||||
| Daegu Keimyung Art Center | July 19–21 | |||||
Theater
edit| Year | Title | Role | Theater | Date | Ref. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| English | Korean | |||||
| 2006 | Uncle Vanya | 바냐 아저씨 | Yelena Andreyevna Serebryakov | Daehakro Small Theater Festival in Seoul | March 6 to 7 | [26] |
| 2010 | Fool for Love | 풀 포 러브 | May | SM Art Hall in Seoul | July 6 | [27] |
| MBC Lotte Art Hall in Busan | October 16–17 | [28] | ||||
| Donggu Arts & Sports Center in Daegu | October 23–24 | [29] | ||||
Discography
edit| Year | Song Title | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | "Guidelines for Ex-lovers" | Track from Audition cast recording |
| 2012 | "Hello, Agnes!" | Single |
Book
edit| Year | Title | Publisher | ISBN |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Hello, Agnes! | Paper Book | ISBN 9788997148233 |
Awards and nominations
edit| Year | Award | Category | Nominated work | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | MBC Entertainment Awards | Top Excellence Award, Actress in a Sitcom | Nonstop 3 | Nominated |
| SBS Drama Awards | New Star Award | Glass Slippers | Won | |
| 2003 | 39th Baeksang Arts Awards | Best New Actress (TV) | Nonstop 3 | Nominated |
| SBS Drama Awards | Best Supporting Actress | Into the Sun | Won | |
| MBC Drama Awards | Best New Actress | Something About 1% | Nominated | |
| 2004 | KBS Drama Awards | Best Actress in a One-Act/Special/Short Drama | Massage | Nominated |
| 2007 | SBS Drama Awards | Best Supporting Actress in a Miniseries | War of Money | Nominated |
| 2008 | KBS Drama Awards | Best Actress in a One-Act/Special/Short Drama | Things We Do That We Know We Will Regret | Nominated |
| Best Couple Award with Song Il-gook | The Kingdom of the Winds | Nominated |
References
edit- ^ "김정화". Cinefox (씨네폭스) (in Korean). Retrieved 2024-10-11.
- ^ Yoo, Jung-min (February 13, 2023). "선한 영향력' 김정화, 케네스컴퍼니와 손잡고 활동 복귀 시동" ['Good Influence' Kim Jung-hwa joins hands with Kenneth Company to return to activities] (in Korean). iMBC. Retrieved February 14, 2023 – via Naver.
- ^ a b "KIM Jung-hwa". Korean Film Biz Zone. Retrieved 4 June 2015.
- ^ Sunwoo, Carla (20 December 2011). "Kim Jung-hwa admits to dating Lee Seung-hyun". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved 4 June 2015.
- ^ Chung, Ah-young (4 July 2010). "Musical star Park debuts in play". The Korea Times. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 4 June 2015.
- ^ "Screen stars take to the stage in Fool For Love". Dramabeans. 12 June 2010. Retrieved 4 June 2015.
- ^ "Calendar: Those Days". The Korea Herald. 22 March 2013. Retrieved 4 June 2015.
- ^ "Actress Kim Jung-hwa to Star in KBS 2TV's 4-Part Drama Series". KBS Global. 19 February 2008. Retrieved 4 June 2015.
- ^ "Actress Kim Jung-hwa to return to big screen with 3D film". 10Asia. 6 September 2012. Retrieved 4 June 2015.
- ^ Sunwoo, Carla (7 September 2012). "Kim Jung-hwa to star in 3-D movie". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved 4 June 2015.
- ^ "Actress Kim Jung-hwa Reflects on Charity Work in Book". The Chosun Ilbo. 15 November 2012. Retrieved 4 June 2015.
- ^ Ho, Stewart (15 November 2012). "Kim Jung Hwa Publishes Essay Memoir and Donates All Royalties to Kids With Aids in Uganda". enewsWorld. Retrieved 4 June 2015.
- ^ Ghim, Sora (28 May 2015). "Kim Jung Hwa To Make Her Small Screen Comeback". BNTNews. Archived from the original on 15 July 2015. Retrieved 14 July 2015.
- ^ Kim, Ji-yeon (26 August 2013). "Kim Jung Hwa and Yoo Eun Sung Get Married". enewsWorld. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 4 June 2015.
- ^ Kim, Ji-yi (26 August 2013). "Photos from Kim Jung Hwa & Yoo Eun Sung's wedding ceremony revealed". StarN News. Retrieved 4 June 2015.
- ^ Ho, Stewart (16 November 2012). "Kim Jung Hwa Releases Self-Penned Single for Her Charity Essay Book". enewsWorld. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 4 June 2015.
- ^ Kim, Ji-yeon (16 April 2013). "Actress Kim Jung Hwa to Wed CCM Singer Yoo Eun Sung in Fall". enewsWorld. Archived from the original on 29 May 2015. Retrieved 4 June 2015.
- ^ Lee, Sun-min (17 April 2013). "Kim Jung-hwa to marry missionary". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved 4 June 2015.
- ^ Lee, Sun-min (9 November 2013). "Kim Jung-hwa pregnant". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved 4 June 2015.
- ^ Son, Angela (16 June 2014). "Actress Kim Jung Hwa gets a son". KDramaStars. Retrieved 4 June 2015.
- ^ Kang Nae-ri (August 5, 2022). "[단독] 김정화, '굿잡' 특별 출연…권유리·정일우와 호흡" [[Exclusive] Kim Jung-hwa, 'Good Job' special appearance... Breathing with Kwon Yu-ri and Jung Il-woo] (in Korean). YTN. Retrieved August 5, 2022 – via Naver.
- ^ Lee Seung-mi (December 1, 2021). "사이코 반전극부터 생존 게임극까지…'미드나잇 스릴러' 3부작, 스틸 공개" [From psycho reversal to survival gameplay..."Midnight Thriller" trilogy, still released.] (in Korean). Sports Chosun. Retrieved December 31, 2021.
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- ^ "뮤지컬 '오디션' 주인공 된 김정화". n.news.naver.com (in Korean). Retrieved 2024-03-28.
- ^ "뮤지컬 <그날들> 10주년 전시관" [Musical <The Days> 10TH Anniversary]. insightent.co.kr. Retrieved 2024-03-28.
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External links
edit- Kim Jung-hwa on Twitter
- Kim Jung-hwa on Cyworld (in Korean)
- Kim Jung-hwa at the Korean Movie Database
- Kim Jung-hwa at IMDb
- Kim Jung-hwa at HanCinema
