Kim Tae-hee

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Kim is referred to as one of "The Troika" along with Song Hye-kyo and Jun Ji-hyun, collectively known by the acronym "Tae-Hye-Ji".[3]

Early life and education

Kim Tae-hee was born on 29 March 1980, in Ulsan, South Korea. Her father is Kim Yoo-moon, who established, and is chairman of, Hankook Union Transportation Company in 1984. She is often involved in various charities to help out underserved youths and broken families in the Ulsan area.[4] She has an older sister, Kim Hee-won, and a younger brother, Kim Hyung-soo (stage name Lee Wan); the latter is also an actor.[5][6] She attended Samshin Elementary School, Daehyun Middle School,[7] and then enrolled at Ulsan Girls' High School.[8]

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.[9][10][11]

Career

2001–2002: Beginnings

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.[9] 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.

2003–2006: Rising popularity and film debut

Kim rose to stardom in 2003 via her portrayal of the evil stepsister in the popular SBS TV series Stairway to Heaven.[12][13][14] 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.[15][16] 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.[17] Love Story in Harvard was also reportedly well-received by Japanese viewers and contributed to Kim's popularity in the country.

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.[18][19][20] She was picked by Korea Broadcast Advertising Corporation as the top advertising model of the year in 2008, earning her title of "CF Queen".[21] However, Kim expressed her desire to be valued properly as an actor, preferring to succeed based on her acting skills rather than her image.

Kim then turned to film, starring in action fantasy epic The Restless (2006),[22][23] and the romantic comedy Venus and Mars (2007).[24][25][26] However, both were unsuccessful at the box office.[27]

2009–2014: Iris and rising overseas popularity

Back on the small screen in 2009, Kim played an NIS profiler in the spy action thriller Iris.[28] 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%.[29] 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.[30]

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Kim in September 2010

Kim left her then-agency Namoo Actors[31] 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.[32]

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.[33][34] 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.[35] The Fuji TV drama, which aired in Japan from October to December 2011, raked in 9 to 10 percent of viewers' ratings on average, launching Kim as a household name in Japan.[36] Kim later encountered backlash from some Japanese netizens for allegedly promoting South Korea's claim in the Liancourt Rocks dispute during her 2005 trip to Switzerland as a goodwill ambassador.[37][38][39]

In 2013, Kim starred in her first historical drama Jang Ok-jung, Living by Love as the infamous royal concubine Hui-bin Jang.[40] This was followed by another period role, as the wife of famed Chinese calligrapher Wang Xizhi in the Chinese television drama Saint Wang Xizhi.[41][42]

2015–present: Career resurgence

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.[43][44] The show garnered strong ratings and Kim won a Top Excellence Acting award from the Korea Drama Awards.[45]

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Kim in February 2020

In 2020, Kim returned to television in the family drama series Hi Bye, Mama!.[46][47]

Other activities

Philanthropy

In May 2022, Kim donated 200 million won through Hope Bridge National Disaster Mitigation Association to help neighbors affected by the Uljin forest fire 2022, which devastated the area and then spread to Samcheok, South Korea.[48]

On 22 July 2022, Kim donated 1.1 million KF94 masks and face masks to NGO G-Foundation.[49]

Personal life

Marriage and family

In September 2012, Kim started dating South Korean singer-actor Rain. They married on 19 January 2017.[50][51][52]

On 23 May 2017, Kim's agency, Lua Entertainment, announced that Kim was pregnant with their first child.[53] They have two daughters, born October 2017[54][55][56] and February 2019.[57][58]

Religion

Kim is a practicing Catholic.[59] She was one of 30 Catholic celebrities who appeared in the 2014 music video for the digital single "Koinonia" to commemorate Pope Francis's visit to South Korea, the first time in 19 years that an incumbent pope visited South Korea.[60][61][62] Her baptismal name is Verda.[63]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
2001 Last Present Teenage Park Jung-yeon
2002 Living in New Town Ji-soo Short film
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

Television series

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2002 Let's Go Tae-hee
2003 Screen Kim So-hyun
2003–2004 A Problem at My Younger Brother's House Park Su-jin
Stairway to Heaven Han Yoo-ri
2004 Forbidden Love Yoon Shi-yeon
2004–2005 Love Story in Harvard Lee Soo-in
2009 Iris Choi Seung-hee
2011 My Princess Lee Seol
Boku to Star no 99 Nichi Han Yoo-na Japanese drama
2013 Jang Ok-jung, Living by Love Jang Ok-jung
2015 Yong-pal Han Yeo-jin
2020 Hi Bye, Mama! Cha Yu-ri
2023 Lies Hidden in My Garden Moon Joo-ran [64]
Welcome to Samdal-ri Herself Cameo [65]
TBA Butterfly TBA [66]

Music video appearances

Year Title Artist Ref.
2002 "Letter" g.o.d
2003 "Only" The Jun
2004 "Don't Go Away" Park Yong-ha
2014 "Koinonia" Various Korean Catholic celebrities [67]
2021 "I Like You" Ciipher [68]

Awards and nominations

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.
Andre Kim Best Star Awards 2004 Female Star Award Stairway to Heaven Won [69]
2007 Kim Tae-hee Won [70]
APAN Star Awards 2015 Top Excellence Award, Actress in a Miniseries Yong-pal Nominated
Baeksang Arts Awards 2004 Best New Actress – Television Stairway to Heaven Nominated [17]
2005 Most Popular Actress – Television Love Story in Harvard Won [17]
2007 Most Popular Actress – Film The Restless Won
2010 Best Actress – Television Iris Nominated
Blue Dragon Film Awards 2007 Popular Star Award The Restless Won [71]
Best New Actress Nominated
Chunsa Film Art Awards 2007 Best New Actress The Restless Nominated
Cosmo Beauty Awards 2013 Asia Dream Star Kim Tae-hee Won
Grand Bell Awards 2007 Overseas Popularity Award The Restless Won [72]
Best New Actress Nominated
KBS Drama Awards 2004 Best New Actress Forbidden Love Won [73]
2009 Best Couple Award Kim Tae-hee (with Lee Byung-hun)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
Iris 		Won [30]
Excellence Award, Actress in a Mid-length Drama Iris Won
Top Excellence Award, Actress Nominated
Korea Drama Awards 2010 Best Actress Iris Nominated
2015 Top Excellence Award, Actress Yong-pal Won [45]
Korean Film Awards 2007 Best New Actress The Restless Nominated
MBC Drama Awards 2011 Best Couple Award Kim Tae-hee (with Song Seung-heon)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
My Princess 		Nominated
Popularity Award, Actress My Princess Nominated
Top Excellence Award, Actress in a Miniseries Nominated
Pyeongtaek Film Festival 2007 New Currents Movie Star - Best New Actress The Restless Won
SBS Drama Awards 2003 New Star Award Stairway to Heaven Won [74]
2004 Netizen Popularity Award Love Story in Harvard Won
Top 10 Stars Won
Excellence Award, Actress in Drama Special Nominated
Top Excellence Award, Actress Nominated
2013 Excellence Award, Actress in a Drama Special Jang Ok-jung, Living by Love Nominated
2015 Best Couple Award Kim Tae-hee (with Joo Won)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
Yong-pal 		Won [75]
Top 10 Stars Yong-pal Won
Top Excellence Award, Actress in a Miniseries Won
Seoul International Drama Awards 2011 Outstanding Korean Actress My Princess Nominated

Honors

Name of organization, year given, and the name of the honor
Country Organization Year Honor Ref.
South Korea Newsis K-Expo Cultural AwardsTemplate:Efn 2023 Seoul Mayor's Award [76]

Listicles

Name of publisher, year listed, name of listicle, and placement
Publisher Year Listicle Placement Ref.
Forbes 2009 Korea Power Celebrity 40 10th [77]
2010 23rd [78]
2011 37th [79]
2012 8th [80]
2013 24th [81]
2014 23rd Script error: No such module "Unsubst".

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