Kim Hye-jun (born May 8, 1995) is a South Korean actress. She is best known for her role in ''Kingdom'' as Queen Consort Cho. She won Best New Actress at the 40th Blue Dragon Film Awards for her role in ''

Another Child ''Another Child'' is a 2019 South Korean drama film directed by Kim Yoon-seok, starring Yum Jung-ah, Kim So-jin, Kim Hye-jun and Park Se-jin. The movie garnered 3 nominations in the 56th Grand Bell Awards but did not win any. Cast * Yum Jung- ...

.'' In 2021, she gained further recognition for her role as Song Yi-kyung or 'K' in

Inspector Koo ''Inspector Koo'' () is a 2021 South Korean television series starring Lee Young-ae in the title role, alongside Kim Hye-jun, Kim Hae-sook, Kwak Sun-young, Baek Sung-chul and Cho Hyun-chul. The series is about the battle of a former police off ...

for which she won Best New Actress – Television at the

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the following year. Her other works include ''

Matrimonial Chaos ''Matrimonial Chaos'' () is a 2018 South Korean television series starring Cha Tae-hyun, Bae Doona, Lee El and Son Suk-ku. It is a remake of the 2013 Japanese TV series of the same title, broadcast by Fuji TV. It aired on KBS2's Mondays and Tues ...

'' and '' Rain or Shine.''

Career

She first appeared in commercials in 2015 and was still studying theater and film at

Hanyang University Hanyang University (Korean: 한양대학교) is a private research university in South Korea. The main campus is located in Seoul and its satellite campus, the Education Research Industry Cluster (ERICA campus), is in Ansan. ''Hanyang'' (한양, ...

when she debuted in the

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''Lily Fever''. Determined to go to as many auditions as possible in order to gain experience, she unexpectedly passed one for

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, although she had always considered herself to have no talent for comedy, and so joined the regular cast of the TV show in 2016. Having made her name participating in several popular skits, she left the show at the end of the season in June. She starred in several short movies such as ''A Transfer Student'' and appearing as support in a few TV series. She landed her first role in a feature film in After Spring. In 2018, Kim was cast as one of the main characters in

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''Kingdom'', portraying the unusual character of an ambitious teenage queen who is expecting the heir of the throne. In late 2018, she reunited with Bae Doona in the TV series ''

'', playing Bae's younger sister. Although Kim's acting in ''Kingdom'' was criticized by some viewers who would find it inconsistent with the much codified period piece genre, she was praised just a few months later for her performance as one of the leads in ''

'', the directorial debut of Kim Yun-seok. In 2020, she got a lead role in the black comedy mystery MBC television series ''

Chip In ''Chip In'' () is a 2020 South Korean television series starring Oh Na-ra and Kim Hye-jun. It aired on MBC from July 22 to August 13, 2020 at 21:30 ( KST) time slot for 8 episodes. Synopsis A famous painter, Yoo In-ho ( Nam Moon-chul) gets di ...

'' (2020), alongside

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, in which she won Best New Actress at the

2020 MBC Drama Awards The 2020 MBC Drama Awards (), presented by Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation (MBC). It was hosted by Kim Sung-joo. It aired on December 30, 2020 at 21:00 ( KST). Winners and nominees *Winners denoted in bold See also * 2020 KBS Drama Award ...

. In 2021, Kim was cast one of the lead roles alongside

Lee Young-ae Lee Young-ae (born January 31, 1971) is a South Korean actress. She is known for her appearances in the Korean historical drama ''Dae Jang Geum'' (2003), and as a revenge seeking single mother in Park Chan-wook's crime thriller film ''Sympathy ...

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produced mystery thriller

, in which Kim portrays a college student who is secretly a ruthless serial killer. In 2022, She will be appearing in the Disney+ drama ''

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'' which is scheduled to air in December.

Filmography

Films

Television series

Web series

Television shows

Awards and nominations

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Kim, Hye-joon 1995 births Living people 21st-century South Korean actresses South Korean film actresses South Korean television actresses Best New Actress Paeksang Arts Award (television) winners