Kim Hye-jun (; born May 8, 1995) is a South Korean actress. She is best known for her role in ''Kingdom'' (2019–2020) as

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. She won Best New Actress at the

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for her role in ''

Another Child ''Another Child'' is a 2019 South Korean drama film directed by Kim Yoon-seok in his directorial debut. It stars Yum Jung-ah, Kim So-jin, Kim Hye-jun, Park Se-jin, and Kim Yoon-seok. Plot Joo-ri and Yoon-ah, both second-year students at the ...

'' (2019). She gained further recognition for her role as Song Yi-kyung or 'K' in

Inspector Koo ''Inspector Koo'' () is a 2021 South Korean television series starring Lee Young-ae in the title role, alongside Kim Hye-jun, Kim Hae-sook, Kwak Sun-young, Baek Sung-chul and Cho Hyun-chul. The series is about the battle of a former police off ...

(2021) for which she won Best New Actress – Television at the

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the following year. Her other works include ''

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'' (2018) and '' Rain or Shine'' (2017–2018).

Career

She first appeared in commercials in 2015 and was still studying theater and film at

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when she debuted in the

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''Lily Fever''. Determined to go to as many auditions as possible in order to gain experience, she unexpectedly passed one for ''

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'', although she had always considered herself to have no talent for comedy, and so joined the regular cast of the TV show in 2016. Having made her name participating in several popular skits, she left the show at the end of the season in June. She starred in several short movies such as ''A Transfer Student'' and appearing as support in a few TV series. KIMHYEJOON

She landed her first role in a feature film in ''After Spring''. In 2018, Kim was cast as one of the main characters in

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''Kingdom'', portraying the unusual character of an ambitious teenage queen who is expecting the heir of the throne. In late 2018, she reunited with

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in the TV series ''

'', playing Bae's younger sister. Although Kim's acting in ''Kingdom'' was criticized by some viewers who would find it inconsistent with the much codified period piece genre, she was praised just a few months later for her performance as one of the leads in ''

'', the directorial debut of

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. In 2020, she got a lead role in the black comedy mystery MBC television series '' Chip In'' (2020), alongside

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, in which she won Best New Actress at the

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. In 2021, Kim was cast one of the lead roles alongside

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produced mystery thriller ''

'', in which Kim portrays a college student who is secretly a ruthless serial killer. In 2022, she appeared in the

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drama ''

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'' which aired in December. In April 2024, Kim signed with new agency Management MMM.

Filmography

Film

Television series

Web series

Television shows

Awards and nominations

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Kim, Hye-joon 1995 births Living people Actresses from Goyang 21st-century South Korean actresses South Korean film actresses South Korean television actresses South Korean web series actresses Best New Actress Paeksang Arts Award (television) winners Best New Actress Blue Dragon Film Awards winners