Kim Ha-neul

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Kim Ha-neul

Kim Ha-neul (Korean: 김하늘; born February 21, 1978) is a South Korean actress. After starting her career as a model, she rose to fame by starring in the films Ditto (2000), My Tutor Friend (2003), Too Beautiful to Lie (2004), and My Girlfriend Is an Agent (2009). In 2011, Kim won Best Actress at the 48th Grand Bell Awards and the 32nd Blue Dragon Film Awards for her performance in the serial killer thriller Blind. Her television work includes Romance (2002), On Air (2008), A Gentleman's Dignity (2012), and 18 Again (2020).

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Kim Ha-neul
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Kim in January 2017
Born (1978-02-21) February 21, 1978 (age 47)
Seoul, South Korea
EducationSeoul Institute of the Arts (BFA in Film)
OccupationActress
Years active1996–present
AgentIOK Company
Spouse
Choi Jin-hyuk
(m. 2016)
Children1
Korean name
Hangul
김하늘
Revised RomanizationGim Ha-neul
McCune–ReischauerKim Hanŭl
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Early and personal life

Kim Ha-neul was born on February 21, 1978, in Seoul, South Korea.[citation needed] Her given name "Ha-neul" means "sky" in Korean. Her immediate family consists of her parents and one younger brother.[citation needed] She attended the Seoul Institute of the Arts.[citation needed]

Kim married a businessman, on March 19, 2016.[1][2] On October 9, 2017, Kim announced that she is expecting her first child.[3] On May 27, 2018, she gave birth to a daughter.[4]

She is a Roman Catholic and her baptismal name is Cecilia.[5]

Career

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1996–2000: Early career

Kim Ha-neul started her career by modeling for clothing brand Storm in 1996. She then made her acting debut in the 1998 film Bye June alongside Yoo Ji-tae. In 1999, she starred a medical drama film Doctor K, which earned her first acting award nomination. In the same year, she made appearances in television dramas Happy Together and Into the Sunlight, and featured in the music video for "To Heaven" by Jo Sung-mo. Later, she reunited with Yoo Ji-tae in 2000's sci-fi romance Ditto, and rose to fame as an actress.[6]

2001–2007: Rise to popularity

Kim's breakout role was in romance melodrama series Piano, in which she played a pure, fragile young woman. The series was the second most successful drama of 2001, achieving a peak rating of 40.2%. She then starred in 2002 hit Romance alongside Kim Jae-won, which led her to stardom and won her Top Excellence Award in acting.[7] In 2003, she raised her profile through the huge box-office hit My Tutor Friend, where she acted as a college girl tasked with helping a delinquent student her own age graduate from high school alongside her opposite Kwon Sang-woo.[8] In 2004, she starred in Too Beautiful to Lie, as an ex-convict who pretends to be the fiancée of a man being pressured to marry by his nosy, close-knit family.[9] Due to the success of her films, Kim was dubbed "the queen of romantic comedies" by the Korean press.[10]

In 2004, she starred in mountain-climbing drama Ice Rain, horror film Dead Friend[11] and the melodrama Stained Glass. Kim then returned to the familiar romance genre with 2006 romantic comedy Almost Love, in the role of an aspiring actress with stage fright, which also reunited her with My Tutor Friend co-star Kwon Sang-woo.[12] This was followed by Lovers of Six Years, about a longtime couple facing relationship problems.[13]

2008–2012: Revived career

In 2008, Kim starred in On Air, a Kim Eun-sook penned drama which gives viewers a behind-the-scenes look at a television drama production. Kim plays a top actress with an arrogant personality in the series.[14][15] The drama raised Kim's popularity and earned her acting recognition at the Korea Drama Awards.[16][17] The following year, Kim starred in spy romantic comedy My Girlfriend Is an Agent.[18] The film was a box-office success, and earned positive reviews for its quality and performance.[19]

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Kim during My Girlfriend Is an Agent press conference in March 2009

In 2010, Kim played a medical student torn between two soldiers in Korean War drama Road No. 1.[20][21][22] Despite strong hype and a ₩13 million budget, the series received low ratings.[6][23][24]

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Kim in November 2011

She bounced back in 2011 with serial killer thriller Blind, where she challenged herself by portraying a visually impaired former detective who becomes witness to a murder.[25] Her performance won her Best Actress honors at the Grand Bell Awards and Blue Dragon Film Awards.[26][27][28][29] This was followed by another rom-com You're My Pet, adapted from the Japanese josei manga Kimi wa Petto.[30][31]

In 2012, Kim returned to the small screen as a high school ethics teacher who falls for a playboy architect (played by Jang Dong-gun) in the hit drama A Gentleman's Dignity.[32] Made by the same team behind On Air (writer Kim Eun-sook and director Shin Woo-chul), the series revolved around the love lives of four male friends in their forties.[33][34][35][36]

2015–present: Return to the screen

In 2015, Kim was cast in her first Chinese film, romantic comedy Making Family opposite Aarif Rahman.[37][38]

In 2016, Kim starred in crowdfunded indie feature Don't Forget Me opposite Jung Woo-sung.[39] In September, she made her small-screen comeback in four years, starring in romance melodrama On the Way to the Airport opposite Lee Sang-yoon.[40][41]

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Kim in January 2017

In 2017, she starred in Misbehavior, playing an unloved teacher at a boys' high school.[42][43] Kim then featured in fantasy blockbuster Along with the Gods: The Two Worlds.[44]

In 2019, Kim returned to the small screen in JTBC melodrama The Wind Blows.[45]

In 2020, Kim starred in the romance drama 18 Again, based on the 2009 film 17 Again.[46]

In March 2021, Kim signed a contract with IOK Company.[47]

Filmography

Film

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Year Title Role Notes
1998 Bye June Yoo Chae-young
1999 Doctor K Oh Sae-yeon
2000 Ditto Yoon So-eun
2003 My Tutor Friend Choi Su-wan
2004 Ice Rain Kim Kyung-min
Too Beautiful to Lie Joo Young-ju
Dead Friend Min Ji-won
2006 Almost Love Jin Dal-rae
2008 Lovers of Six Years Lee Da-jin
2009 My Girlfriend Is an Agent Ahn Soo-ji
Paradise Mi-kyung
2011 Blind Min Soo-ah
You're My Pet Ji Eun-yi
2016 Remember You Jin-young
Making Family Go Mi-yeon Korean-Chinese co-production
2017 Misbehavior Park Hyo-joo
Along with the Gods: The Two Worlds God of Betrayal Hell Cameo
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Television series

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Year Title Role Notes Ref.
1999 Happy Together Jin Soo-ha
Into the Sunlight Kang Soo-bin
2000 Secret Lee Hee-jung
2001 Piano Lee Soo-ah
2002 Romance Kim Chae-won
2004 Stained Glass Shin Ji-soo
2006 90 Days, Time to Love Go Mi-yeon
2008 On Air Oh Seung-ah
2009 Paradise Mi-kyung Telecinema
2010 Road No. 1 Kim Soo-yeon
2012 A Gentleman's Dignity Seo Yi-soo
2016 On the Way to the Airport Choi Soo-ah
2019 The Wind Blows Lee Soo-jin
2020 18 Again Jung Da-jung
2022 Kill Heel Woo Hyun [48]
2024 Nothing Uncovered Seo Jeong-won [49]
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Web series

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Year Title Role Ref.
2024 Red Swan Oh Wan-soo [50]
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Music video appearances

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Year Song title Artist Ref.
1998 "To Heaven" Jo Sung-mo
2002 "Last Promise" (마지막 약속) Position
2009 "I Was Happy" (행복했었다) Jo Sung-mo [51]
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Discography

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List of singles, showing year released, and name of the album
Title Year Album
"Sky Love" 2008 On Air OST
"Stars in the Night Sky" (밤하늘의 별을)
(Yang Jung-seung of Kiroy Y featuring Kim Ha-neul)
2011 Non-album single
"Bbuing Bbuing"
Sung by Jang Keun-suk and Kim Ha-neul)
You're My Pet OST
"I Only Look at You" (너만 보여)
Sung by Jang Keun-suk and Kim Ha-neul)
"Good" (좋아)
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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.
Baeksang Arts Awards 2003 Most Popular Actress (Film) My Tutor Friend Won [52]
2004 Best Actress (Film) Too Beautiful to Lie Won [53]
2017 InStyle Fashion Award Kim Ha-neul Won [54]
Best Actress (TV) On the Way to the Airport Nominated [55]
Blue Dragon Film Awards 1999 Best Supporting Actress Doctor K Nominated [56]
2000 Best Leading Actress Ditto Nominated [57]
2003 Best Leading Actress My Tutor Friend Nominated [56]
2004 Too Beautiful to Lie Nominated [58]
2008 Popular Star Award Lovers of Six Years Won [59]
2009 Best Leading Actress My Girlfriend Is an Agent Nominated [60]
2011 Best Leading Actress Blind Won [29]
Buil Film Awards 2011 Best Actress Blind Nominated [61]
2017 Best Actress Misbehavior Nominated [62]
Chunsa Film Art Awards 2001 Best New Actress Ditto Nominated
2017 Best Actress Misbehavior Nominated [63]
Grand Bell Awards 2001 Best New Actress Ditto Nominated [64]
2004 Best Actress Too Beautiful to Lie Nominated [65]
2011 Best Actress Blind Won [27][28]
K-Drama Star Awards 2012 Top Excellence Award, Actress A Gentleman's Dignity Nominated [66]
KBS Drama Awards 2016 Best Couple Award Kim Ha-neul with Lee Sang-yoon
On the Way to the Airport
Won [67]
Top Excellence Award, Actress On the Way to the Airport Won
Excellence Award, Actress in a Miniseries Nominated
2024 Grand Prize (Daesang) Nothing Uncovered Nominated [68]
Top Excellence Award, Actress Nominated
Excellence Award, Actress in a Miniseries Nominated
Popularity Award, Actress Nominated [69]
Korea Drama Awards 2008 Top Excellence Award, Actress On Air Won [17]
2019 Top Excellence Award, Actress The Wind Blows Nominated
Korea Fashion & Design Awards 2008 Best Dressed Kim Ha-neul Won [70]
Max Movie Awards 2009 Best Actress My Girlfriend Is an Agent Nominated
MBC Drama Awards 2002 Top Excellence Award, Actress in a Miniseries Romance Won [71]
SBS Drama Awards 2001 Popularity Award Piano Won [72]
2008 Top Excellence Award, Actress On Air Won [73]
Top 10 Stars Won
2012 Top Excellence Award, Actress in a Weekend/Serial Drama A Gentleman's Dignity Won [74][75]
Top 10 Stars Won
Popularity Award Won
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