Im Soo-jung (born July 11, 1979) is a South Korean actress. After modeling for teen magazines, Im made her acting breakthrough in

Kim Jee-woon Kim Jee-woon (; born July 6, 1964) is a South Korean film director and screenwriter. Career Kim started out directing theater but has worked with increasing levels of success in cinema, showing accomplished acting and a detailed stylization in ...

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A Tale of Two Sisters ''A Tale of Two Sisters'' (; lit. "Rose Flower, Red Lotus") is a 2003 South Korean psychological horror-drama film written and directed by Kim Jee-woon. The film is inspired by a Joseon Dynasty era folktale entitled Janghwa Hongryeon jeon, which ...

'' (2003), followed by the popular

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I'm Sorry, I Love You ''I'm Sorry, I Love You'' () is a 2004 South Korean television drama series starring So Ji-sub and Im Soo-jung. It aired on KBS2 from November 8 to December 28, 2004, on Mondays and Tuesdays for 16 episodes. Synopsis Cha Moo-hyuk is a part-t ...

'' (2004). She has since appeared in numerous films, notably

Park Chan-wook Park Chan-wook ( ; born 23 August 1963) is a South Korean film director, screenwriter, producer, and former film critic. He is considered as one of the most prominent filmmakers of South Korean cinema as well as world cinema in 21st century. ...

's ''

I'm a Cyborg, But That's OK ''I'm a Cyborg, But That's OK'' ( ko, 싸이보그지만 괜찮아; ''Ssaibogeujiman Gwaenchana'') is a 2006 South Korean romantic comedy film directed by Park Chan-wook. Plot The film takes place mostly in a mental institution filled with an ecl ...

'' (2006),

Hur Jin-ho Heo Jin-ho (; born August 8, 1963) is a South Korean film director and screenwriter. Career Heo Jin-ho graduated from Yonsei University with a degree in philosophy and went on to study filmmaking at the Korean Academy of Film Arts. His first st ...

's ''

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'' (2007),

Lee Yoon-ki Lee Yoon-ki (; born 1965), is a South Korean film director and screenwriter. Career Lee Yoon-ki earned his MA in business administration/economics at the University of Southern California. After returning to Korea, he worked as a producer and di ...

's '' Come Rain, Come Shine'' (2011), and

Min Kyu-dong Min Kyu-dong (born September 12, 1970) is a South Korean film director, screenwriter and producer. He made his feature directorial debut in horror film ''Memento Mori'' (1999), followed by romantic comedies '' All for Love'' (2005) and '' All A ...

's ''

All About My Wife ''All About My Wife'' () is a 2012 South Korean romantic comedy film directed by Min Kyu-dong, about a timid husband who hires a professional Casanova to seduce his seemingly perfect but fearsome wife, hoping this will make her divorce him.Jung, Hy ...

'', for which she won Best Actress at the

33rd Blue Dragon Film Awards The 33rd Blue Dragon Film Awards ceremony was held on November 30, 2012 at the Sejong Center for the Performing Arts in Seoul. Presented by Sports Chosun, it was broadcast on SBS and was hosted by Kim Hye-soo and Yoo Jun-sang Yoo Jun-sang (b ...

Career

Im Soo-jung made her debut in 1998 as a cover model for teen magazines. She then moved onto acting and debuted in the teen drama ''School 4'', but it was

's 2003 stylish horror ''

'' that first drew her critical notice and newcomer awards. A year later, the hit

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drama series In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. Drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular super-ge ...

'' catapulted her into stardom. With Im looking much younger than her age, those projects solidified her image as an eternal ingenue, as did touching character study '' ...ing'',

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film ''

Lump Sugar ''Lump Sugar'' (or ''Lump of Sugar''; ) is a 2006 South Korean film directed by Lee Hwan-kyung and starring actress Im Soo-jung. Plot The film revolves around Si-eun (played by Im), who dreams of becoming a famous jockey. It is the first Korean ...

'', and

's surrealist ''

''. In recent years she began shedding that image by taking on more adult roles, notable among them

's romantic melodrama ''

'',

Choi Dong-hoon Choi Dong-hoon (; born February 24, 1971) is a South Korean film director and screenwriter. He ranks as one of the most consistently successful directors working in contemporary Korean cinema, with all five of his films becoming commercial hits ...

's blockbuster

fantasy Fantasy is a genre of speculative fiction involving magical elements, typically set in a fictional universe and sometimes inspired by mythology and folklore. Its roots are in oral traditions, which then became fantasy literature and d ...

'' Jeon Woo-chi: The Taoist Wizard'',

romantic comedy Romantic comedy (also known as romcom or rom-com) is a subgenre of comedy and slice of life fiction, focusing on lighthearted, humorous plot lines centered on romantic ideas, such as how true love is able to surmount most obstacles. In a typic ...

Finding Mr. Destiny ''Finding Mr. Destiny'' (; lit. ''Finding Kim Jong-wook'') is a 2010 South Korean romantic comedy starring Im Soo-jung and Gong Yoo. It is a film adaptation by playwright-turned-director Jang Yoo-jeong of her hit 2006 musical. The film was a me ...

'', and

's minimalist breakup

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'' Come Rain, Come Shine''. For her performance in ''

'', she won Best Actress at the

Blue Dragon Film Awards The Blue Dragon Film Awards () is an annual awards ceremony that is presented by '' Sports Chosun'' (a sister brand of the ''Chosun Ilbo'') for excellence in film in South Korea. The Blue Dragon Film Awards considers only blockbusters and popu ...

, and the Women in Film Korea Awards. Im and

Lee Jung-jae Lee Jung-jae (; born December 15, 1972) is a South Korean actor and filmmaker. Considered one of the most successful actors in South Korea, he has received various accolades, including a Primetime Emmy Award, a Screen Actors Guild Award, a Cri ...

played two artists in a post-apocalyptic environment in the

short film A short film is any motion picture that is short enough in running time not to be considered a feature film. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences defines a short film as "an original motion picture that has a running time of 40 minutes ...

''El Fin del Mundo'' ("The End of the World"), which screened at the prestigious contemporary art exhibition

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. She also acted opposite veteran Thai actor

Sorapong Chatree Sorapong Chatree ( th, สรพงษ์ ชาตรี; born Pittaya Tiamswate; 8 December 1950 – 10 March 2022) was a Thai film actor. He had frequently starred in the films of Prince Chatrichalerm Yukol, as well as in Cherd Songsri's cl ...

Aditya Assarat Aditya Assarat ( th, อาทิตย์ อัสสรัตน์, born 1972) is a Thai independent film director, screenwriter, producer and cinematographer. Biography Early career Aditya Assarat was born in Bangkok. He left Thailand at th ...

's short film ''Phuket'', which was commissioned jointly by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Association of Tourism and Hotel Operators of

Phuket Phuket (; th, ภูเก็ต, , ms, Bukit or ''Tongkah''; Hokkien:普吉; ) is one of the southern provinces (''changwat'') of Thailand. It consists of the island of Phuket, the country's largest island, and another 32 smaller islands o ...

. Im was previously part of the

SidusHQ iHQ Inc., doing business as SidusHQ () is one of the leading talent management agencies in South Korea. It was founded in January 2001 by Teddy Hoon-tak Jung. The company is involved in talent management (artist content), and TV drama/music pro ...

agency, but moved to being managed by

KeyEast KeyEast (; stylized as KEYEAST) is a management agency founded by actor Bae Yong-joon. History * October 8, 1996 – Tuneboom Korea Co., Ltd. (한국툰붐 주식회사) was established. * November 2003 – Tuneboom Korea was listed at KOSDAQ. ...

. KeyEast launched her official website in June 2012. According to the actress, the online space will be a place where she can converse with her fans directly. In 2015, Im starred in ''

Perfect Proposal ''Perfect Proposal'' (; lit. ''Secret Temptation'') is a 2015 South Korean romantic thriller film written and directed by Yoon Jae-gu, based on the novel ''La Femme de paille'' ("Woman of Straw") by Catherine Arley. Plot Yoo Ji-yeon is a Korea ...

'', a

remake A remake is a film, television series, video game, song or similar form of entertainment that is based upon and retells the story of an earlier production in the same medium—e.g., a "new version of an existing film". A remake tells the sam ...

of British

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Woman of Straw ''Woman of Straw'' is a 1964 crime thriller directed by Basil Dearden and starring Gina Lollobrigida and Sean Connery. It was written by Robert Muller and Stanley Mann, adapted from the 1954 novel ''La Femme de paille'' by Catherine Arley. ...

'' that was partly shot in

Macau Macau or Macao (; ; ; ), officially the Macao Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China (MSAR), is a city and special administrative region of China in the western Pearl River Delta by the South China Sea. With a pop ...

. She next starred in ''

Time Renegades ''Time Renegades'' () is a South Korean romantic thriller film directed by Kwak Jae-yong. It was released in South Korea by CJ Entertainment on April 13, 2016. Plot On January 1, 1983, high school teacher Ji-hwan (Jo Jeong-seok) meets a robber ...

'', a time-hopping romantic thriller where she played dual roles. In October 2015, her contract with

expired and she decided to sign with new management agency YNK Entertainment. Im then starred in the female-centric indie film '' The Table'' directed by

Kim Jong-kwan Kim Jong-kwan (born 1975) is a South Korean film director and screenwriter. Kim is an acclaimed and prolific short filmmaker known for his inventive short form narratives. He has helmed the omnibuses ''Lovers'' (2008) and '' Come, Closer'' (2010 ...

, which premiered at the

21st Busan International Film Festival The 21st Busan International Film Festival was held from October 6 to October 15, 2016 at the Busan Cinema Center and was hosted by Sol Kyung-gu and Han Hyo-joo. A total of 301 films from 69 countries were screened at the festival, including 96 wo ...

. In February 2017, Im was cast in the drama '' Chicago Typewriter'' alongside

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. This marks Im's small screen come back after thirteen years since 2004. The same year, she was named the cultural ambassador for the UK-Korea Creative Futures mutual exchange. She then returned to the big screen with ''

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'' based on the book ''Your Request - My Other Mother'' by

Lee Dong-eun Lee Dong-eun (born 1978) is a South Korean film director and screenwriter. Career Lee, an economics major at Sungkyunkwan University, is from Myung Films Institute's Film Directing major graduating class. He developed and produced his fir ...

, who also directs the film. In 2019, Im returned to the small screen with the series '' Search: WWW''. In 2020, Im joined the film ''

Single in Seoul ''Single in Seoul'' () is an upcoming South Korean romantic comedy film directed by Park Beom-soo-I, starring Lee Dong-wook, Im Soo-jung, Esom, Jang Hyun-sung and Kim Ji-young. The film follows Yeong-ho (Lee Dong-wook), who likes to be alone, ...

'' with

Lee Dong-wook Lee Dong-wook (; born November 6, 1981 ) is a South Korean actor, host, model and entertainer. He is best known for his leading roles in the television dramas '' My Girl'' (2005), '' Scent of a Woman'' (2011), ''The Fugitive of Joseon'' (2013), ...

. In 2021, Im starred in the tvN drama ''

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'' alongside

Lee Do-hyun Lim Dong-hyun, (; born April 11, 1995) better known by his stage name Lee Do-hyun (), is a South Korean actor. He is best known for his roles in ''Hotel del Luna'' (2019), '' 18 Again'' (2020), '' Sweet Home'' (2020), and '' Youth of May'' (2 ...

. In 2022, Im contract with

King Kong by Starship King Kong by Starship (), formerly known as King Kong Entertainment () before the merge in 2017, is a South Korean actors agency that was founded in 2009. History It was founded in 2009 by Lee Jin-sung, then an employee of IHQ Inc., and having ...

expires in August, and decided not to renew the contract.

Filmography

Film

Television series

Music video

Awards and nominations

References

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