Kim Ji-eun

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Kim Ji-eun
Kim waving for the camera
Kim in April 2022
Born (1993-10-09) October 9, 1993 (age 32)
Incheon, South Korea
Alma materCheongju University
OccupationActress
Years active2016–present[1]
AgentNamoo Actors
Height166 cm (5 ft 5 in)[1]
Korean name
Hangul
김지은
Hanja
金智恩
RRGim Jieun
MRKim Chiŭn

Kim Ji-eun (Korean김지은; born October 9, 1993) is a South Korean actress. She first became recognized through the 2021 television series The Veil.

Early life

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Kim Ji-eun was born in Incheon, South Korea on October 9, 1993.[2][3] Before she started acting, she enrolled in Department of Theater course at Cheongju University.[2]

Career

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2016: Beginnings

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Kim officially began to work in the entertainment industry as a commercial model for Bacchus-F in 2016.[4] In order to attract the attention of actors management agencies, Kim participated in some music videos filming, worked as crew member, and did independent auditions.[5]

2019–present: Mainstream debut and rising popularity

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Kim's first casting after she signed to her first agency HB Entertainment, was a 2019 film Long Live the King.[6] In the same year, she played her first major role in OCN's crime suspense series Hell Is Other People.[7]

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Kim in September 2021

In 2021, Kim gained recognition with her role as a NIS agent who joined the bureau due to a personal agenda in MBC's espionage thriller The Veil.[8]

Shortly after The Veil, Kim acted as the female lead for the first time in the 2022 SBS action fantasy Again My Life, as the only daughter of a conglomerate who got embroiled in the battle of succession.[9] In the same year, she portrayed a legal trainee coming from a prestigious family of law practitioners in another series by SBS, the legal comedy One Dollar Lawyer.[10]

Kim reunited with the director of Again My Life in 2023 ENA's mystery-thriller Longing for You as a violent crime prosecutor.[11] She then focused on hosting and variety shows for a while, having appeared on Inkigayo, the 2023 SBS Entertainment Awards (in which she also won an award), Neighborhood Cool House, Nineteen to Twenty.[12][13][14][15] Kim ranked at 13th place in the annual Forbes Korea Power Celebrity 40 in 2023, the second highest ranking for actresses in the list after Park Eun-bin.[16]

In 2024, Kim came back to acting with three series: workplace fantasy thriller web series Branding in Seongsu as the company's youngest marketing team leader, tvN's slice of life romance Love Next Door as a passionate paramedic, and Channel A's historical romance Check-in Hanyang as a cross-dressing girl working as an intern at the biggest guest house in the Kingdom.[17][18][19]

In November 2024, Kim signed with the new agency Namoo Actors.[20]

Filmography

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Year Title Role Ref.
2015 Tattoo Girlfriend [citation needed]Lua error: not enough memory.
2018 The Drug King Choi Jin-pil's wife [21]
2019 Long Live the King Joon [6]

Television series

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Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2018 Nice Witch Wang Ji-yeong [22]
Lovely Horribly Lee Soo-jeong [23]
Children of Nobody Min-joo [24]
2019 Doctor Prisoner Oh Min-jeong Cameo (Episode 10, 12) [25]
Hell Is Other People Min Ji-eun [26]
2021 The Veil Yoo Je-yi [27]
2022 Again My Life Kim Hee-ah [28]
One Dollar Lawyer Baek Ma-ri [29]
2023 Longing for You Go Young-joo [30]
2024 Love Next Door Jeong Mo-eum [31]
2024–2025 Check-in Hanyang Hong Deok-soo [32]

Television shows

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Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2023 Inkigayo Special MC with Monsta X's Hyungwon [33]
Neighborhood Cool House Co-host with Kim Seong-joo and Oh Sang-jin [34]

Web series

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Year Title Role Ref.
2017 The Best Moment To Quit Your Job Hyun-yi [35]
2019 I Have Three Boyfriends Ra-hee [36]
2024 Branding in Seongsu Kang Na-eon [37]

Web shows

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Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2023 Nineteen to Twenty Co-host with Kyuhyun and Lee Su-hyun [38]

Music video appearances

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Year Song title Artist Ref.
2016 "Sugarfree Girl" (Lua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1.) Coin Classic [39]
"So-So" (Lua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1.) Baek A-yeon [40]
"Promise (I'll Be)" 2PM [41]
2017 "Lovesick" (Lua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1.) F.T. Island
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"What Can I Do" (Lua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1.) Day6 [43]
"I Loved You" [44]
"When you love someone" (Lua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1.Lua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1.) [45]
"Hibernation" (Lua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1.) Yesung [46]
"Ghood Morning" (Lua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1.) Junoflo [47]
2018 "Premonition" (Lua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1.) Paul Kim [48]
"Sudden Shower" (Lua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1.) Yong Jun-hyung
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2021 "Unthinkable" (Lua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1.) F.T. Island [50]

Hosting

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Year Title Notes Ref.
2023 2023 SBS Entertainment Awards with Lee Sang-min and Lee Hyun-yi [51]

Awards and nominations

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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 Ref.
Asia Model Awards 2021 New Star Awards The Veil Won [52]
Korea Drama Awards 2023 Excellence Award, Actress Longing for You Won [53]
MBC Drama Awards 2021 Best New Actress The Veil Won [54]
SBS Drama Awards 2022 Excellence Award, Actress in a Miniseries Romance/Comedy Drama One Dollar Lawyer Won [55]
Excellence Award, Actress in a Miniseries Genre/Fantasy Drama Again My Life Nominated [56]
SBS Entertainment Awards 2023 Rookie Award Inkigayo, Neighborhood Cool House Won [57]
Seoul International Drama Awards 2020 Best Actress in Hallyu drama I Have Three Boyfriends Nominated [58]

Listicles

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Name of publisher, year listed, name of listicle, and placement
Publisher Year Listicle Placement Ref.
Forbes 2023 Korea Power Celebrity 13th [16]

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