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'' with

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, and ''

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. She is also known for being crowned

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in 2000 and representing South Korea in

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, the 50th

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pageant in

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. She won 'Best National Costume'

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. In 2015, she became a free agent after leaving

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Early life and education

Kim Sa-rang was born on January 12, 1978, in South Korea. She graduated from Gwangyoung Girls' High School. Kim earned both a bachelor's and master's degree in traditional Korean music at

Yong In University Yong In University is a private university located in Samga-dong, Cheoin-gu, Yongin-si, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea. Founded as a judo school, it expanded to the present-day comprehensive private university offering both undergraduate and graduate ...

. She has one younger brother.

Career

Kim Sa-rang made her acting debut in 2000 in the television drama series ''Anger of Angel'', which garnered positive reviews. In 2001 she was cast in the television drama series '' How Should I Be''. That same year, she got her first big role in a television drama series entitled ''Mina'' which was again met with positive reviews and she was considered a rising star. In 2003, she appeared in ''Thousand Years of Love''. Her other roles in television include appearances in ''

'', ''The King and I'', ''Tokyo Sun Shower'' and '' Secret Garden''. She was last seen in the TV drama series ''

''. Kim made her first movie debut in 2002 with ''Man is Born''. Following this, Kim also starred in ''Love: Impossible'', ''Who Slept with Her?'' and ''Radio Dayz''. She has also appeared in several

K-pop K-pop (), short for Korean popular music, is a form of popular music originating in South Korea as part of South Korean culture. It includes styles and genres from around the world, such as pop, hip hop, R&B, experimental, rock, jazz, gos ...

music videos including "Because You're My Woman" and "Demon".

Miss Korea

Kim was crowned

on May 28, 2000, at the

Sejong Cultural Center Sejong Center for the Performing Arts is the largest arts and cultural complex in Seoul, South Korea. It has an interior area of 53,202m². It is situated in the center of the capital, on Sejongno, a main road that cuts through the capital city o ...

, the site of the 1980 Miss Universe Pageant. She represented Korea in the Miss Universe Pageant 2001. During the pageant, she won the award for Best National Costume, which was a Korean

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dress.

Filmography

Film

Television series

Music video appearances

Broadcasting

Radio

MC

Variety show

Ambassador

Awards and nominations

References

External links

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