Kim Tae-hee

This is a Korean name; the family name is Kim.
Kim Tae-hee

Kim Tae-hee as LG Optimus 3D & LG Cinema 3D model, in September 2011
Born (1980-03-29) March 29, 1980
Busan, South Korea
Nationality South Korean
Alma mater Seoul National University - B.A. Fashion Design
Occupation Actress
Years active 2001–present
Agent Lua Entertainment (Korea)
Sweet Power (Japan)
Notable work Stairway to Heaven
Love Story in Harvard
Iris
My Princess
Jang Ok-jung, Living by Love
Yong-pal
Height 1.62 m (5 ft 4 in)[1]
Religion Catholicism[2]
Parent(s) Kim Yoo-moon (father)[3]
Relatives Kim Hee-won (older sister)
Lee Wan (brother)
Korean name
Hangul 김태희
Hanja 金泰希
Revised Romanization Gim Tae-hui
McCune–Reischauer Kim T'ae-hŭi

Kim Tae-hee (Hangul: 김태희; born 29 March 1980) is a South Korean actress. She is best known for her roles in Korean dramas such as Stairway to Heaven (2003), Love Story in Harvard (2004), Iris (2009), My Princess (2011), and Yong-pal (2015).

Biography

Kim Tae-hee was born on 29 March 1980 in Busan, South Korea. Her father, Kim Yoo Moon who established and is chairman of Hankook Union Transportation Company in 1984. He is involved in various charities to help out underserved youths and broken families in the Ulsan area.[3] She has an older sister, Kim Hee-won, and a younger brother, Lee Wan; the latter is also an actor and appeared in her television series Stairway to Heaven.

Kim's family moved to Ulsan when she was a child, and she was raised in that city. She had perfect scores in all her subjects throughout her three years in middle school,[4] then enrolled at Ulsan Girls' High School. In 1999, Kim moved to Seoul to attend college at the prestigious Seoul National University, where she became the president of the SNU Women's Ski Club. In 2005, she graduated from SNU with a bachelor's degree in Fashion Design.[5][6][7]

Kim is widely considered to be South Korea's most beautiful woman, and touted by the media as being the "Nation's Goddess".[8]

Career

In 2000, an advertising executive saw Kim riding the subway, and offered her a modeling job. Kim appeared in television commercials and print ads, before making her acting debut with a small role in the 2001 melodrama Last Present.[5] In 2002, she starred in the short film Living in New Town and the sitcom Let's Go, followed by Screen and A Problem at My Younger Brother's House in 2003.

Kim rose to stardom in 2003 via her portrayal of the evil stepsister in the popular SBS TV series Stairway to Heaven.[9][10] Starting 2004, Kim was cast in leading roles in her succeeding projects, including the supernatural KBS series Forbidden Love and the SBS campus romance Love Story in Harvard.[11] The latter drew solid viewership ratings nationwide throughout its run with a peak viewer rating of 20 percent and won Kim the Most Popular Actress award in TV category at the Baeksang Arts Awards. Love Story in Harvard was also reportedly well-received by Japanese viewers and contributed to Kim's popularity in the country.

Kim then turned to film, starring in action fantasy epic The Restless (2006),[12][13] and the romantic comedy Venus and Mars (2007).[14][15] However, both were unsuccessful at the box office.[16]

Riding the big success of Stairway to Heaven and Love Story in Harvard, Kim became one of the most sought-after faces in the TV commercial industry. She was picked by Korea Broadcast Advertising Corporation as the top advertising model of the year in 2008, earning her title of "CF Queen".[17] Due to her outstanding beauty, exemplary education background and sweet image, the media has given Kim the title of "Nation's Goddess" or "Nation's um-chin-dal". However, Kim expressed her desire to be valued properly as an actor, preferring to succeed based on her acting skills rather than her image.[18]

Back on the small screen in 2009, Kim played an NIS profiler in the spy action thriller Iris.[19] It was one of the most expensive Korean dramas ever produced and was a critical and commercial success with an average viewership rating of 30%.[20] Kim shed tears at the KBS Drama Awards when she won an Excellence Award in a Mid-length Drama; which was her first acting award, excluding newcomer and popularity awards.[21]

Kim left her then-agency Namoo Actors[22] in January 2010 to join Lua Entertainment, which was founded by her brother-in-law. That year, she also played a horse jockey who dreams of winning the championship in the sports film Grand Prix.[23][24][25]

After the success of Iris, she again drew positive reviews in the romantic comedy series My Princess (2011); Kim played an ordinary college student who discovers that she is Korean royalty.[26][27] Later that year, she starred in her first Japanese television drama Boku to Star no 99 Nichi, where her character is a Korean Wave star who meets an ordinary Japanese bodyguard and he somehow makes her fall head over heels in love with him.[28] The Fuji TV drama, which aired in Japan from October to December in 2011, raked in 9 to 10 percent of viewers’ ratings on average, launching Kim into a household name in Japan.[29] Kim later encountered backlash from some Japanese netizens for her participation in a 2005 rally in Switzerland supporting South Korea's claim in the Dokdo Islets territorial dispute.[30][31]

In 2013, Kim starred in her first historical period drama Jang Ok-jung, Living by Love as the infamous royal concubine Hui-bin Jang.[32][33][34] This was followed by another period role, as the wife of famed Chinese calligrapher Wang Xizhi in the Chinese television drama Saint Wang Xizhi.[35][36]

Kim returned to Korean television in 2015, playing an heiress who recovers from a coma with the help of a doctor-for-hire, the titular Yong-pal.[37][38][39] The show garnered strong ratings and Kim won a Top Excellence Acting award from the Korea Drama Awards.[40]

Endorsements

Kim is one of the most popular and in-demand product endorsers in Korea.[41][42][43] She has been a spokesperson for popular brands including 12Plus Colorista, Cyon, Paris Baguette, LG, iriver, Hera, Ohui, Vivian, Daewoo Matiz, Klasse, Samsung, Beans Avenue, Olympus, My House/Root, Crencia, KT Smard Card, Calli, ZEC, BC Card, Maxwell House, S-Oil, Corn Silk Tae, Toyota and Prugio.

Personal life

On 2 January 2013, her agency confirmed her relationship with singer-actor Rain, stating, "It is true that they are dating, but at the present time they are slowly beginning to get to know each other with good and positive feelings," and "It has been about a month since they began dating."[44][45]

Filmography

Television drama

Year Title Role Network
2002 Let's Go Tae-hee SBS
2003 Screen Kim So-hyun SBS
A Problem at My Younger Brother's House Park Su-jin SBS
Stairway to Heaven Han Yoo-ri SBS
2004 Forbidden Love Yoon Shi-yeon KBS2
Love Story in Harvard Lee Soo-in SBS
2009 Iris Choi Seung-hee KBS2
2011 My Princess Lee Seol MBC
Boku to Star no 99 Nichi Han Yoo-na Fuji TV
2013 Jang Ok-jung, Living by Love Jang Ok-jung SBS
2015 Yong-pal Han Yeo-jin SBS
Saint Wang Xizhi

Film

Year Title Role
2001 Last Present young Park Jung-yeon
2002 Living in New Town (short film) Ji-soo
2006 The Restless So-hwa/Yon-hwa
2007 Venus and Mars Yoon Jin-ah
2010 Grand Prix Seo Ju-hee
Iris: The Movie Choi Seung-hee

Music video

Year Song Artist
2002 "Letter" g.o.d
2003 "Only" The Jun
2004 "Don't Go Away" Park Yong-ha
2014 "Koinonia"[2] Korean Catholic celebrities

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Nominated work Result
2003 SBS Drama Awards[7] New Star Award Stairway to Heaven Won
2004 KBS Drama Awards[46] Best New Actress Forbidden Love Won
SBS Drama Awards[7] Top 10 Stars Love Story in Harvard Won
Netizen Popularity Award Won
2005 41st Paeksang Arts Awards[7] Most Popular Actress (TV) Won
2007 43rd Paeksang Arts Awards[7] Most Popular Actress (Film) The Restless Won
3rd Pyeongtaek Film Festival New Currents Movie Star - Best New Actress Won
15th Chunsa Film Art Awards Best New Actress Nominated
44th Grand Bell Awards[7][47] Overseas Popularity Award Won
Best New Actress Nominated
28th Blue Dragon Film Awards[7][47] Popular Star Award Won
Best New Actress Nominated
6th Korean Film Awards[47] Best New Actress Nominated
André Kim Best Star Awards Female Star Award N/A Won
2009 KBS Drama Awards[21] Best Couple Award with Lee Byung-hun Iris Won
Excellence Award, Actress in a Mid-length Drama Won
2010 46th Paeksang Arts Awards Best Actress (TV) Nominated
3rd Korea Drama Awards Best Actress Nominated
2011 6th Seoul International Drama Awards Outstanding Korean Actress My Princess Nominated
MBC Drama Awards Top Excellence Award, Actress in a Miniseries Nominated
2013 Cosmo Beauty Awards Asia Dream Star N/A Won
SBS Drama Awards Excellence Award, Actress in a Drama Special Jang Ok-jung, Living by Love Nominated
2015 8th Korea Drama Awards Top Excellence Award, Actress Yong-pal Won
4th APAN Star Awards Top Excellence Award, Actress in a Miniseries Nominated
SBS Drama Awards [48] Best couple award with Joo Won Won
Top 10 stars Won
Top Excellence Award, Miniseries, Actress Won

References

  1. ↑ "김태희, 키 1.8cm속였다?…생활기록부까지 등장" [Kim Tae-hee lies about her height?]. Hankyung (in Korean). 11 September 2010. Retrieved 15 June 2014.
  2. 1 2 Lee, Sun-min (8 July 2014). "Star-filled video welcomes pope". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved 8 July 2014.
  3. 1 2 "김태희 부친, 알고보니 '한국통운 김유문 회장'" [Kim Tae Hee’s Involvement with Youth Hope Fund Charity Revealed]. Insight (in Korean). 30 October 2015. Retrieved 5 January 2016.
  4. ↑ "Actress Kim Tae-hee Was Perfect Student". The Korea Times. 15 September 2009. Retrieved 15 June 2014.
  5. 1 2 Poole, Robert Michael (7 September 2010). "Kim Tae-Hee: South Korea's 'most beautiful woman' on shyness, beauty and guns". CNNGo. Retrieved 12 March 2012.
  6. ↑ "Celebrities Who Went to SNU". SNU Media. Retrieved 4 December 2012.
  7. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Profile". Kim Tae-hee official website. Retrieved 4 December 2012.
  8. ↑ http://www.hancinema.net/-goddess-kim-tae-hee-reveals-self-cam-32657.html
  9. ↑ (인터뷰) '구미호외전' 주연 김태희. The Chosun Ilbo (in Korean). 2 July 2004. Retrieved 12 March 2012.
  10. ↑ 김태희 데뷔시절, 이효리와 주먹 대결연기 풋풋해.... Newsen (in Korean). 15 November 2007. Retrieved 12 March 2012.
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  12. ↑ "Has Kim Tae-hee Found a Part That Suits Her at Last?". The Chosun Ilbo. 18 October 2006. Retrieved 15 June 2014.
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  16. ↑ Yang, Sung-jin (26 December 2007). "Christmas blues besiege three Korean actresses". The Korea Herald via Hancinema. Retrieved 18 June 2015.
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  19. ↑ "Kim Tae-hee Wants Iris to Become Turnnig Point". The Korea Times. 9 November 2009. Retrieved 15 June 2014.
  20. ↑ Han, Sang-hee (24 May 2009). "Iris to Bring Spy Story to Small Screen". The Korea Times. Retrieved 15 June 2014.
  21. 1 2 Han, Sang-hee (3 January 2010). "2009 Drama Awards Wrap Up With No Surprises". The Korea Times. Retrieved 4 December 2012.
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  23. ↑ Lee, Hyo-won (19 August 2010). "Kim Tae-hee aims higher with new sports film". The Korea Times. Retrieved 15 June 2014.
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  25. ↑ Beck, Una (13 September 2010). "INTERVIEW: Kim Tae-hee - Part 2". TenAsia. Retrieved 15 June 2014.
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  42. ↑ "Kim Yu-na, Cha Tae-hyun Named Top Celebrities for Advertisers". The Chosun Ilbo. 14 October 2009. Retrieved 4 December 2012.
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  45. ↑ "Top actress Kim Tae-hee admits romantic relationship with Rain". Yonhap. 1 January 2013. Retrieved 2 January 2013.
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