Kim Hye-su
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Kim Hye-su is a South Korean actress.
with Bae Yong Joon
and Revenge and Passion with Ahn Jae Wook, as well as the films First Love (1993) and Tie a Yellow Ribbon (1998).
But it was when she reinvented her image as a glamorous and confident femme fatale
in films Hypnotized (2004), The Red Shoes
(2005) and Tazza: The High Rollers
(2006) that she gained acting recognition and entered the Korean film industry A-list
. She considers her collaboration with Han Suk-kyu
in 2010's Villain and Widow as one of the highlights of her acting career.
In 2009 Kim returned to television dramas with Style
, which is set in the fashion industry. She followed that with the mystery melodrama Home Sweet Home in 2010.
A frequest host of film awards ceremonies and TV variety shows, Kim was signed on as the host of MBC
current affairs show W. The production team said that in a bid to make changes in the program as it marks its fifth anniversary, they found that Kim was interested in environmental and other global issues and an avid watcher of documentaries about them. W with Kim Hye-soo premiered in July 2010, but was cancelled in October 2010 with Kim criticizing the network's decision.
She reunites with Tazza
director Choi Dong-hun
in the upcoming The Professsionals
. Set among the casinos of Macau
, the star-studded heist film is inspired by Ocean's Eleven
.
Armed with a Theater and Film degree from Dongguk University
and a master's degree in Journalism and Mass Communications from Sungkyunkwan University
, Kim taught performing arts at Sungkyunkwan University
as an Adjunct Professor in 2001.
Kim is also a budding artist, having displayed her pop art
at the Seoul Open Art Fair. One of her collage paintings was sold for W5 million, and Kim donated the money to charity.
Kim dated character actor Yoo Hae-jin from 2008 to 2011.
Career
Kim Hye-su debuted in the 1986 film Ggambo when she was a first year high school student. Over two decades she amassed a sizeable filmography of leading and supporting roles, notably in the TV dramas Did We Really Love?Did We Really Love?
Did We Really Love? is a South Korean drama series broadcast by MBC in 1999. Starring Korean superstar Bae Yong Joon, the series portrays the struggles between love, happiness, and the pursuit of material success.- Plot summary :This story is about three people, Jae-Ho, Shih-Yung and Suk-Ho...
with Bae Yong Joon
Bae Yong Joon
Bae Yong-joon , is a South Korean actor best known for his roles in numerous television dramas and one of the first kkonminam icons. He is known as Yon-sama to his Japanese fans.- Early and private life :...
and Revenge and Passion with Ahn Jae Wook, as well as the films First Love (1993) and Tie a Yellow Ribbon (1998).
But it was when she reinvented her image as a glamorous and confident femme fatale
Femme fatale
A femme fatale is a mysterious and seductive woman whose charms ensnare her lovers in bonds of irresistible desire, often leading them into compromising, dangerous, and deadly situations. She is an archetype of literature and art...
in films Hypnotized (2004), The Red Shoes
The Red Shoes (2005 film)
The Red Shoes is a 2005 horror film written and directed by Kim Yong-gyun. Kim Yong-gyun was inspired by the fairy tale of the same name by Hans Christian Andersen, where a vain stepdaughter could not stop dancing in her enchanted red shoes.-Plot:Set in Seoul, Sun-jae leaves her unfaithful husband...
(2005) and Tazza: The High Rollers
Tazza: The High Rollers
Tazza: The High Rollers is a 2006 South Korean film based on Huh Young-man's manhwa . The story involves a group of grifters involved in the Korean card game called Hwatu ....
(2006) that she gained acting recognition and entered the Korean film industry A-list
A-list
A-list is a term that alludes to major movie stars, or the most bankable in the Hollywood film industry.The A-list is part of a larger guide called The Hot List that has become an industry-standard guide in Hollywood...
. She considers her collaboration with Han Suk-kyu
Han Suk-kyu
Han Suk-kyu is a South Korean actor.-Biography:Han is known as a family man, avid golfer, fisherman and voracious reader. He collects animation by Studio Ghibli and hopes to join Ghibli voice cast one day as a Korean-speaking character. While a student at the Film and Theater department of...
in 2010's Villain and Widow as one of the highlights of her acting career.
In 2009 Kim returned to television dramas with Style
Style (TV series)
Style is a South Korean romance drama based on a popular novel by Yeong-ok Park, "Style" depicts the inner workings of a fictional fashion magazine named "Style."- Synopsis :...
, which is set in the fashion industry. She followed that with the mystery melodrama Home Sweet Home in 2010.
A frequest host of film awards ceremonies and TV variety shows, Kim was signed on as the host of MBC
Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation
Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation (MBC (Hangul : 문화방송주식회사, Munhwa Bangsong Jushikoesa) is one of four major national South Korean television and radio networks. Munhwa is the Korean word for "culture". Its flagship terrestrial television...
current affairs show W. The production team said that in a bid to make changes in the program as it marks its fifth anniversary, they found that Kim was interested in environmental and other global issues and an avid watcher of documentaries about them. W with Kim Hye-soo premiered in July 2010, but was cancelled in October 2010 with Kim criticizing the network's decision.
She reunites with Tazza
Tazza: The High Rollers
Tazza: The High Rollers is a 2006 South Korean film based on Huh Young-man's manhwa . The story involves a group of grifters involved in the Korean card game called Hwatu ....
director Choi Dong-hun
Choi Dong-hun
Choi Dong-hun is a South Korean film director, best known for his gambling film, Tazza: The High Rollers. And his most recent film, Jeon Woo Chi has sold over 6 million tickets domestically...
in the upcoming The Professsionals
The Professionals (2011 film)
-Synopsis:Directed by Choi Dong-hun, The Professionals is about thieves from Korea and China teaming up with each other to steal a diamond worth 40 billion won locked away in a special room at a casino in Macau....
. Set among the casinos of Macau
Gambling in Macau
Gambling in Macau has been legal since the 1850s when the Portuguese government legalized the activity in the colony. Since then, Macau has become known worldwide as the "Monte Carlo of the Orient"....
, the star-studded heist film is inspired by Ocean's Eleven
Ocean's Eleven (2001 film)
Ocean's Eleven is a 2001 American comedy-crime caper and remake of the 1960 Rat Pack caper film of the same name. The 2001 film was directed by Steven Soderbergh and features an ensemble cast including George Clooney, Brad Pitt, Matt Damon, Don Cheadle, Andy García, and Julia Roberts. The film was...
.
Personal life
Kim has three brothers and one sister; she is the second child among five children. Her two brothers are actors as well.Armed with a Theater and Film degree from Dongguk University
Dongguk University
Dongguk University is a private, coeducational university in South Korea. It operates campuses in Seoul, in Gyeongju City, North Gyeongsang province and in Los Angeles, United States...
and a master's degree in Journalism and Mass Communications from Sungkyunkwan University
Sungkyunkwan University
Sungkyunkwan University is a private university in Seoul and Suwon, South Korea. The university has two campuses: the Humanities and Social Sciences campus in Myeongnyun Dong, Jongno-gu in central Seoul, and the Natural Sciences Campus in Cheoncheon Dong, Jangan Gu, Suwon...
, Kim taught performing arts at Sungkyunkwan University
Sungkyunkwan University
Sungkyunkwan University is a private university in Seoul and Suwon, South Korea. The university has two campuses: the Humanities and Social Sciences campus in Myeongnyun Dong, Jongno-gu in central Seoul, and the Natural Sciences Campus in Cheoncheon Dong, Jangan Gu, Suwon...
as an Adjunct Professor in 2001.
Kim is also a budding artist, having displayed her pop art
Pop art
Pop art is an art movement that emerged in the mid 1950s in Britain and in the late 1950s in the United States. Pop art challenged tradition by asserting that an artist's use of the mass-produced visual commodities of popular culture is contiguous with the perspective of fine art...
at the Seoul Open Art Fair. One of her collage paintings was sold for W5 million, and Kim donated the money to charity.
Kim dated character actor Yoo Hae-jin from 2008 to 2011.
Films
- The ProfessionalsThe Professionals (2011 film)-Synopsis:Directed by Choi Dong-hun, The Professionals is about thieves from Korea and China teaming up with each other to steal a diamond worth 40 billion won locked away in a special room at a casino in Macau....
(2012) - Villain and Widow (2010)
- Forgiveness (2008, documentary narrator)
- Modern BoyModern BoyModern Boy is a 2008 South Korean film.- Plot :Seoul, 1937. Lee Hae-myeong is a rich and hedonistic playboy who cares little for the Japanese colonization of his homeland. But things change when he falls in love with bar singer Jo Nan-sil, who turns out to be a member of the Korean independence...
(2008) - My Eleventh Mother (2007)
- Shim's Family (2007)
- A Good Day to Have an AffairA Good Day to Have an AffairA Good Day To Have An Affair is a 2007 South Korean movie. The story deals with two lonely housewives who get involved in extramarital affairs.-Plot:...
(2007) - Tazza: The High RollersTazza: The High RollersTazza: The High Rollers is a 2006 South Korean film based on Huh Young-man's manhwa . The story involves a group of grifters involved in the Korean card game called Hwatu ....
(2006) - The Red ShoesThe Red Shoes (2005 film)The Red Shoes is a 2005 horror film written and directed by Kim Yong-gyun. Kim Yong-gyun was inspired by the fairy tale of the same name by Hans Christian Andersen, where a vain stepdaughter could not stop dancing in her enchanted red shoes.-Plot:Set in Seoul, Sun-jae leaves her unfaithful husband...
(2005) - Hypnotized (2004)
- YMCA Baseball TeamYMCA Baseball Team (film)YMCA Baseball Team is a semi-historical 2002 South Korean comedy film.In 1905, there was a confluence of international events leading to the loss of Chosŏn Korean sovereignty, and by 1910, Japan formally annexed Korea outright...
(2002) - Three (2002)
- Kick the MoonKick the MoonKick the Moon is a 2001 South Korean film directed by Kim Sang-Jin.-Plot:Kick the Moon is about two high school students from a seoul city high-school...
(2001) - Doctor K (1999)
- Tie a Yellow Ribbon (1998)
- Too Tired to Die (1998)
- Mister Condom (1997)
- Change (1997)
- Bitter and Sweet (1995)
- The Eternal EmpireThe Eternal Empire (film)The Eternal Empire is a 1994 South Korean film directed by Park Jong-won. It was chosen as Best Film at the Grand Bell Awards.-Synopsis:...
(1995) - Dr. Bong (1995)
- Blue Seagull (1994)
- Life and Death of the Hollywood Kid (1994)
- I Wish for What is Forbidden (1994)
- First Love (1993)
- Lost Love (1991)
- OseamOseam (film)Oseam is a 1990 South Korean movie directed by Park Chul-soo. It tells the story of two orphans based on a legend in which a five-year-old boy sacrificed himself to open his blinded sister's eyes...
(1990) - That Last Winter (1988)
- Grown-ups Just Don't Understand (1988)
- My Daughter Saved from the Mire, Part II (1986)
- Ggambo (1986)
TV series
- Flower Boy Ramyun Shop (tvN, 2011) (cameoCameo appearanceA cameo role or cameo appearance is a brief appearance of a known person in a work of the performing arts, such as plays, films, video games and television...
, episode 1) - Home Sweet Home (MBC, 2010)
- StyleStyle (TV series)Style is a South Korean romance drama based on a popular novel by Yeong-ok Park, "Style" depicts the inner workings of a fictional fashion magazine named "Style."- Synopsis :...
(SBS, 2009) - Han River Ballad (MBC, 2004)
- Jang Hee-bin (KBS, 2002)
- Golden Era (MBC, 2000)
- Kuk-hee (MBC, 1999)
- Did We Really Love?Did We Really Love?Did We Really Love? is a South Korean drama series broadcast by MBC in 1999. Starring Korean superstar Bae Yong Joon, the series portrays the struggles between love, happiness, and the pursuit of material success.- Plot summary :This story is about three people, Jae-Ho, Shih-Yung and Suk-Ho...
(MBC, 1999) - Revenge and Passion (MBC, 1997)
- Scent of Apple Blossoms (MBC, 1996)
- Oxtail Soup (SBS, 1996)
- The Basics of Romance (MBC, 1995)
- Love Pro, Marriage Amateur (MBC, 1995)
- Partner (MBC, 1994-1998)
- Tokkaebiga Ganda (SBS, 1994)
- Song of a Blind Bird (MBC, 1994)
- Pilot (MBC, 1993)
- Rosy Life (MBC, 1991)
- Fun World (MBC, 1990)
- Senoya (KBS, 1989)
- Sun Shim-lee (KBS, 1988)
Awards
- 2011 Blue Dragon Film AwardsBlue Dragon Film AwardsThe Blue Dragon Film Awards is an annual awards ceremony that is presented annually by Sports Chosun for excellence in film in South Korea....
: Popularity Award (Villain and Widow) - 2009 SBS Drama Awards: Top 10 Stars (StyleStyle (TV series)Style is a South Korean romance drama based on a popular novel by Yeong-ok Park, "Style" depicts the inner workings of a fictional fashion magazine named "Style."- Synopsis :...
) - 2009 Style Icon Awards: Icon of the Year
- 2009 Style Icon Awards: Style Icon TV Actress
- 2007 Korea Visual Arts Festival: Best Actress (Tazza: The High RollersTazza: The High RollersTazza: The High Rollers is a 2006 South Korean film based on Huh Young-man's manhwa . The story involves a group of grifters involved in the Korean card game called Hwatu ....
) - 2007 Newport Beach Film FestivalNewport Beach Film FestivalThe Newport Beach Film Festival is a film festival in the United States held in Newport Beach, California, that showcases more than 350 films to more than 30,000 attendees annually....
: Jury Award Best Actress (Tazza: The High RollersTazza: The High RollersTazza: The High Rollers is a 2006 South Korean film based on Huh Young-man's manhwa . The story involves a group of grifters involved in the Korean card game called Hwatu ....
) - 2006 Blue Dragon Film AwardsBlue Dragon Film AwardsThe Blue Dragon Film Awards is an annual awards ceremony that is presented annually by Sports Chosun for excellence in film in South Korea....
: Best Actress (Tazza: The High RollersTazza: The High RollersTazza: The High Rollers is a 2006 South Korean film based on Huh Young-man's manhwa . The story involves a group of grifters involved in the Korean card game called Hwatu ....
) - 2006 Korea Best Dresser Swan Awards: Best Dresser, Movie Actress category
- 2006 Pyeongtaek Film Festival: New Currents Best Actress (Tazza: The High RollersTazza: The High RollersTazza: The High Rollers is a 2006 South Korean film based on Huh Young-man's manhwa . The story involves a group of grifters involved in the Korean card game called Hwatu ....
) - 2006 Chunsa Film Art AwardsChunsa Film Art AwardsThe Chunsa Film Art Awards have been presented in South Korea since the founding of the prize by the Korea Film Directors' Society. The awards take their name from pen-name of the early Korean actor and filmmaker, Na Woon-gyu. Prizes are given for Best Film, Best Director, Best Actress and Best...
: Best Actress (Tazza: The High RollersTazza: The High RollersTazza: The High Rollers is a 2006 South Korean film based on Huh Young-man's manhwa . The story involves a group of grifters involved in the Korean card game called Hwatu ....
) - 2005 Dong-A TV Fashion Beauty Awards: Fashion Icon Award
- 2005 Grand Bell AwardsGrand Bell AwardsThe Grand Bell Awards is an awards ceremony presented annually by The Motion Pictures Association of Korea for excellence in film in South Korea....
: Best Actress (Hypnotized) - 2005 Baeksang Arts AwardsPaekSang Arts AwardsPaekSang Arts Awards, also known as BaekSang Arts Awards, is an awards ceremony held annually by IS PLUS Corp, since 1965. It is to honour outstanding achievements in the South Korean entertainment industry and to garner public attention upon the best in Korean films and dramas...
: Best Actress (Hypnotized) - 2004 Chunsa Film Art AwardsChunsa Film Art AwardsThe Chunsa Film Art Awards have been presented in South Korea since the founding of the prize by the Korea Film Directors' Society. The awards take their name from pen-name of the early Korean actor and filmmaker, Na Woon-gyu. Prizes are given for Best Film, Best Director, Best Actress and Best...
: Best Actress (Hypnotized) - 2004 MBC Drama Awards: Best Actress, Top Excellence Award
- 1999 MBC Drama Awards: Best Actress, Top Excellence Award
- 1995 MBC Drama Awards: Best Actress, Top Excellence Award
- 1995 Blue Dragon Film AwardsBlue Dragon Film AwardsThe Blue Dragon Film Awards is an annual awards ceremony that is presented annually by Sports Chosun for excellence in film in South Korea....
: Best Actress (Dr. Bong) - 1995 Baeksang Arts AwardsPaekSang Arts AwardsPaekSang Arts Awards, also known as BaekSang Arts Awards, is an awards ceremony held annually by IS PLUS Corp, since 1965. It is to honour outstanding achievements in the South Korean entertainment industry and to garner public attention upon the best in Korean films and dramas...
: Popularity Award (The Eternal EmpireThe Eternal Empire (film)The Eternal Empire is a 1994 South Korean film directed by Park Jong-won. It was chosen as Best Film at the Grand Bell Awards.-Synopsis:...
) - 1993 Blue Dragon Film AwardsBlue Dragon Film AwardsThe Blue Dragon Film Awards is an annual awards ceremony that is presented annually by Sports Chosun for excellence in film in South Korea....
: Best Actress (First Love) - 1991 Baeksang Arts AwardsPaekSang Arts AwardsPaekSang Arts Awards, also known as BaekSang Arts Awards, is an awards ceremony held annually by IS PLUS Corp, since 1965. It is to honour outstanding achievements in the South Korean entertainment industry and to garner public attention upon the best in Korean films and dramas...
: Popularity Award - 1987 KBS Drama Awards: Best New Actress
External links
- Mini-Homepage at CyworldCyworldCyworld is a South Korean social network service operated by SK Communications , a subsidiary of SK Telecom .Members cultivate relationships by forming Ilchon or "friendships" with each other through their minihompy....
.com - Kim Hye-soo at HanCinema
- Kim Hye-soo at Korean Movie DatabaseKorean Movie DatabaseThe Korean Movie Database is a South Korean online database of information related to Korean movies, animation, actors, television shows, production crew personnel and other film-related information. KMDb launched on February 2006 by Korean Film Archive...