Kim Hyo-jin (; born February 10, 1984) is a South Korean actress and model. She began modeling in teen magazines, and made her acting debut in 1999. She is best known for playing the youngest of the three sisters in sex comedy film '' Everybody Has Secrets''. She made her theater debut in 2009 in the play ''

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'' and followed this up by appearing in the theatrical production '' Fool for Love'' a year later. In 2020, she played a con artist in the

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Career

Kim began her career modeling in teen magazines, and made her acting debut in 1999. After a series of forgettable roles, she is best known for playing the youngest of the three sisters in sex comedy film '' Everybody Has Secrets'', and the female lead in family drama ''I Am Happy''. Though she continues to act in mainstream films and TV dramas such as '' Mary Stayed Out All Night'', in recent years Kim has become more adventurous in her choice of projects. She made her theater debut in the plays ''

'', and '' Fool for Love'', then made an acting leap into

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. Kim said portraying a

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in ''

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'' (later expanded to ''

In My End Is My Beginning ''In My End Is My Beginning'' () is a 2013 South Korean film starring Uhm Jung-hwa, Kim Hyo-jin, and Hwang Jung-min. ''In My End Is My Beginning'' originally appeared as a short film in '' Five Senses of Eros'', a 2009 anthology about sensualit ...

'') and a

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in ''

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'' was not a problem for her: "I approached the film in this way: Two people meet and fall in love. And the person that I fall in love with happens to be a woman." In 2011 Kim replaced

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in the Korea-China-Japan joint production ''Strangers 6'', which tells the story of six individuals assigned by the highest level authorities of their respective countries to protect the three countries' joint economic area from being infiltrated by a hostile organization. Filming in Japan was delayed by the 2011 earthquake and tsunami, and the TV series aired on Japan's WOWOW TV and Korea's Channel A in 2012. After appearing in

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's erotic suspense drama '' The Taste of Money'', Kim starred opposite Hidetoshi Nishijima in the Korea-Japan joint production ''

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'', a

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of Tsukasaki Siro's same-titled sci-fi mystery novel. In 2020, after a long hiatus, she appeared in

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), playing a con artist alongside

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and

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Personal life

Kim first met actor-director

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in 2003 when they were models for a clothing brand, and their friendship turned into a romantic relationship in 2006. One of the few Korean star couples who openly admitted their dating status, they are very active in charitable organizations, and in 2011 were both appointed as honorary ambassadors for

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. They announced their engagement in August 2011 (Kim reportedly turned down a movie role to prepare for her upcoming nuptials), and subsequently released pre-wedding photos. Their minimalist invitation was made from environmentally friendly paper and had the number 1,825 written on it, the exact amount of the days the two have spent together as a couple."Yoo and Kim release wedding photos"
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. December 1, 2011. They were married at the

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in Seoul on December 2, 2011. The date marked the couple's fifth anniversary together and was booked by Yoo one year in advance despite landing on a Friday – an unusual day for a wedding. The ceremony was officiated by the president of

Korea; Yoo and Kim then donated a portion of their monetary gifts to the organization to help build an elementary and middle school in

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. The couple have two sons, born on July 5, 2014 and April 15, 2019. Kim adheres to a

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diet for ethical and health reasons.

Filmography

Film

Television series

Theater

* ''

'' (2009) * '' Fool for Love'' (2010)

Discography

* "

Bei Mir Bist Du Schoen "Bei Mir Bistu Shein" ( yi, בײַ מיר ביסטו שעהן, or yi, בײַ מיר ביסטו שיין, , "To Me You're Beautiful") is a popular Yiddish song written by lyricist Jacob Jacobs and composer Sholom Secunda for a 1932 Yiddish lang ...

" ('' Everybody Has Secrets'' OST, 2004) * "

(I Love You) For Sentimental Reasons "(I Love You) for Sentimental Reasons" is a popular song written by Ivory "Deek" Watson, founding member of the Ink Spots and of the Brown Dots, and William "Pat" Best, founding member of the Four Tunes. The credits and Leeds Publishing Company ...

" ('' Everybody Has Secrets'' OST, 2004) * "눈을 뜨면" (''A Dream Comes True'' OST, 2009)

Awards

* 2000

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: Best New Actress (''RNA'') * 2004

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: Best New Actress in a Sitcom (''

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'') * 2004 Golden Cinematography Awards: Best New Actress ('' Everybody Has Secrets'') * 2012 Asia Model Awards: Model Star Award

References

External links

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Namoo Actors Namoo Actors Co. Ltd. (), founded in 2004, is a talent management agency based in Seoul, South Korea. The founder and president of the company is Kim Jong-do. History In 2004, Namoo Actors was established under the name "Namoo Actors Co. Ltd.". ...

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