Kim Ji-eun

Kim Ji-eun (Korean: 김지은; born October 9, 1993) is a South Korean actress. She is best known for appearances in the television series The Veil (2021), Again My Life (2022), and One Dollar Lawyer (2022).

In this Korean name, the family name is Kim.

Kim Ji-eun
Kim waving for the camera
Kim in 2022
Born (1993-10-09) October 9, 1993
Incheon, South Korea
Alma materCheongju University
OccupationActress
Years active2016–present
AgentHB Entertainment
Korean name
Hangul
Hanja
Revised RomanizationGim Ji-eun
McCune–ReischauerKim Chiŭn

Early life

Kim Ji-eun was born in Incheon, South Korea on October 9, 1993.[1][2] Before she started acting, she enrolled in Department of Theater course at Cheongju University.[1]

Career

Beginnings

Kim Ji-eun officially began to work in the entertainment industry as a commercial model for Bacchus-F in 2016.[3] In order to attract the attention of actors management agencies, Kim participated in some music videos filming, worked as crew member, and did independent auditions.[4]

2019–present: Mainstream debut and rising popularity

Kim's first casting after she signed to her current agency HB Entertainment, was a 2019 film Long Live the King.[5] In the same year, she played her first major role in OCN's crime suspense series Hell Is Other People.[6]

In 2021, Kim gained recognition with her role as a NIS agent who joined the bureau due to a personal agenda in MBC's espionage thriller The Veil.[7]

Shortly after The Veil, Kim was cast as a female lead for the first time in the 2022 SBS action fantasy Again My Life, as the only daughter of a conglomerate who got embroiled in the battle of succession.[8] In the same year, she portrays a legal trainee originated from prestigious family of law practitioners with another series from SBS, a legal comedy One Dollar Lawyer.[9]

Kim ranked at 13th place in the annual Forbes Korea Power Celebrity 40 in 2023, the second highest ranking for actresses in the list after Park Eun-bin.[10]

Kim reunites with the director of Again My Life in 2023 ENA's mystery-thriller Longing for You.[11]

Filmography

Film
Year Title Role Ref.
2015 Tattoo Girlfriend
2018 The Drug King Choi Jin-pil's wife [12]
2019 Long Live the King Joon [5]

Television series
Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2018 Nice Witch Wang Ji-yeong [13]
Lovely Horribly Lee Soo-jeong [14]
Children of Nobody Min-joo [15]
2019 Doctor Prisoner Oh Min-jeong Cameo (Episode 10, 12) [16]
Hell Is Other People Min Ji-eun [17]
2021 The Veil Yoo Je-yi [18]
2022 Again My Life Kim Hee-ah [19]
One Dollar Lawyer Baek Ma-ri [20]
2023 Longing for You Go Young-joo [21]

Television shows
Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2023 Inkigayo Co-host with Monsta X's Hyungwon [22]
Neighborhood Cool House with Kim Seong-joo [23]

Web series
Year Title Role Ref.
2017 The Best Moment To Quit Your Job Hyun-yi [24]
2019 I Have Three Boyfriends Ra-hee [25]
2024 Branding in Seongsu-dong Kang Na-eon [26]

Web shows
Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2023 Nineteen to Twenty Co-host with Kyuhyun and Lee Su-hyun [27]

Music video appearances
Year Song title Artist Ref.
2016 "Sugarfree Girl" (무설탕소녀) Coin Classic [28]
"So-So" (쏘쏘) Baek A-yeon [29]
"Promise (I'll Be)" 2PM [30]
2017 "Lovesick" (사랑앓이) F.T. Island
(feat. Kim Na-young)		 [31]
"What Can I Do" (좋은걸 뭐 어떡해) Day6 [32]
"I Loved You" [33]
"When you love someone" (그렇더라고요) [34]
"Hibernation" (겨울잠) Yesung [35]
"Ghood Morning" (오늘도) Junoflo [36]
2018 "Premonition" (느낌) Paul Kim [37]
"Sudden Shower" (소나기) Yong Jun-hyung
(feat. 10cm)		 [38]
2021 "Unthinkable" (말이 안 돼) F.T. Island [39]

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.
Asia Model Awards 2021 New Star Awards The Veil Won [40]
Korea Drama Awards 2023 Excellence Award, Actress Longing for You Won [41]
MBC Drama Awards 2021 Best New Actress The Veil Won [42]
SBS Drama Awards 2022 Excellence Award, Actress in a Miniseries Romance/Comedy Drama One Dollar Lawyer Won [43]
Excellence Award, Actress in a Miniseries Genre/Fantasy Drama Again My Life Nominated [44]
Seoul International Drama Awards 2020 Best Actress in Hallyu drama I Have Three Boyfriends Nominated [45]

Listicles
Name of publisher, year listed, name of listicle, and placement
Publisher Year Listicle Placement Ref.
Forbes 2023 Korea Power Celebrity 13th [10]

References
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  3. Son, Dong-ju (September 22, 2020). "[리폿사진관] '수식어' 필요없는 배우 김지은의 아름다움" [[Report Photo Studio] The beauty of Kim Ji-eun, an actress who doesn't need 'modifiers'] (in Korean). TV Report. Archived from the original on July 29, 2023. Retrieved July 29, 2023 – via Naver.
  4. Na, Yeon-joo (September 4, 2020). "'[인터뷰] 김지은과 마주한 순간" [[Interview] The moment I met Kim Ji-eun]. BNT News (in Korean). Archived from the original on July 29, 2023. Retrieved July 29, 2023.
  5. Lee, Hye-rang (September 13, 2018). "김지은, '범죄도시' 강윤성 감독 신작 '롱리브더킹' 출연 확정(공식)" [Kim Ji-eun confirmed to appear in 'Long Live the King', a new film directed by Kang Yun-seong of 'Crime City' (official)] (in Korean). Herald Pop. Archived from the original on July 29, 2023. Retrieved July 29, 2023 – via Naver.
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  9. Oh, Yoon-joo (May 12, 2022). "남궁민·김지은 다시 만난다...SBS '천원짜리 변호사' 출연 확정 [공식]" [Namgoong-min and Kim Ji-eun meet again...SBS 'Thousand Won Lawyer' Appearance Confirmed [Official]] (in Korean). My Daily. Archived from the original on July 29, 2023. Retrieved July 29, 2023 – via Naver.
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  12. Lee, Yun-hee (July 14, 2021). "김지은, 비이로그 통해 잔망미X열정 '덕심저격'" [Kim Ji-eun, 'deoksim sniper' through vlog] (in Korean). TV Report. Archived from the original on July 29, 2023. Retrieved July 29, 2023 – via Naver.
  13. "김지은 '착한마녀전'에 승무원 왕지영으로 출연 인증" [Kim Ji-eun certified to appear as flight attendant Wang Ji-young in 'The Kind Witch'] (in Korean). MBN. March 6, 2018. Archived from the original on July 29, 2023. Retrieved July 29, 2023 – via Naver.
  14. Jin, Ji-soo (October 2, 2018). "김지은, '무난한 예쁨' (러블리호러블리 종방연)" [Kim Ji-eun, 'Pleasantly Pretty' (Lovely Horribly ending party)] (in Korean). Seoul Economic Daily. Archived from the original on July 29, 2023. Retrieved July 29, 2023 – via Naver.
  15. Lee, Ji-hyun (November 13, 2018). "[공식]신예 김지은 '붉은 달 푸른 해' 캐스팅...김선아X이이경과 호흡" [[Official] Rookie Kim Ji-eun casting for 'Red Moon, Blue Sun'...Working with Kim Sun-ah X Lee Yi-kyung] (in Korean). Sports Chosun. Archived from the original on July 29, 2023. Retrieved July 29, 2023 – via Naver.
  16. Kim, No-eul (April 4, 2019). "'닥터 프리즈너' 김지은, 강렬 존재감 꽉 채운 특별출연 [M+TV인사이드]" ['Doctor Prisoner' Kim Ji-eun, special appearance full of intense presence [M+TV Inside]] (in Korean). MBN. Archived from the original on July 29, 2023. Retrieved July 29, 2023 – via Naver.
  17. Oh, Su-jeong (October 7, 2019). "'타인은 지옥이다' 김지은 "촬영 내내 천국이었다" 종영소감" ['Hell Is Other People' Kim Ji-eun "It was heaven throughout the filming" End impressions] (in Korean). X-port News. Archived from the original on July 29, 2023. Retrieved July 29, 2023 – via Naver.
  18. Jung, Hee-yeon (March 3, 2021). "MBC '검은 태양' 남궁민-박하선-김지은 확정 [공식]" [MBC 'The Veil' Namgoong-min, Park Ha-sun, Kim Ji-eun confirmed [Official]] (in Korean). Sports Donga. Archived from the original on July 29, 2023. Retrieved July 29, 2023 – via Naver.
  19. Kim, Ji-hye (March 11, 2022). "'어게인 마이 라이프' 이준기X김지은, 운명의 파트너로 만났다..포스터 공개" ['Again My Life' Lee Joon-gi X Kim Ji-eun met as partners of fate...Poster released] (in Korean). Herald Pop. Archived from the original on March 31, 2022. Retrieved July 29, 2023 – via Naver.
  20. Jang, Ah-reum (August 30, 2022). "'천원짜리 변호사' 김지은, 칼단발 변신 첫 스틸...금수저 법조 꿈나무" ['Thousand Won Lawyer' Kim Ji-eun, the first still of the short hair transformation...Golden Spoon, Legal Aspiring Tree [N-Cut]] (in Korean). News1. Archived from the original on July 29, 2023. Retrieved July 29, 2023 – via Naver.
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  25. "로맨스 추리물 '눈 떠보니 세 명의 남자친구' 오늘 첫 공개" [Romance Mystery 'I Have Three Boyfriends' premiered today] (in Korean). JTBC. July 3, 2019. Archived from the original on July 29, 2023. Retrieved July 29, 2023 – via Naver.
  26. Kim, Chae-yeon (July 18, 2023). "김지은x로몬 '브랜드 인 성수동' 출연..영혼 체인지 로맨스릴러 [공식]" [Kim Ji-eun x Romon 'Brand in Seongsu-dong' appeared..Soul change romance thriller [Official]] (in Korean). Osen. Archived from the original on July 29, 2023. Retrieved July 29, 2023 – via Naver.
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