Kim So-hyun (actress, born 1975)

Kim So-hyun (born November 12, 1975) is a South Korean musical theatre actress. A classically-trained former opera singer, she switched to musical theater and debuted in 2001 as Christine Daaé in The Phantom of the Opera.[2] She immediately rose to musical theatre stardom and has since starred in South Korean stage productions of Jekyll & Hyde, My Fair Lady, The Three Musketeers, Elisabeth, and Marie Antoinette.[3]

For the actress of the same name, see Kim So-hyun.
In this Korean name, the family name is Kim.
Kim So-hyun
Kim in September 2022
Born (1975-11-12) November 12, 1975
Seoul, South Korea
Other namesSofia Kim
EducationSeoul National University - Voice
Occupation(s)Actress, singer
Years active2001-present
AgentPalm Tree Island[1]
Spouse
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(m. 2011)​
Children1
Korean name
Hangul
김소현
Hanja
金素賢
Revised RomanizationKim So-hyun
McCune–ReischauerKim So-hyŏn
Websitehttp://www.sohyunkim.com/

Early life and education

Kim is the oldest of three children.[4] The children grew up in a musical household as their mother, mezzo-soprano Jang Kyung-ae, was a former opera singer who gave up a promising career to raise her children.[5] In contrast to many of her peers, Kim did not attend a performing arts high school and has stated in a 2013 interview that she had started out playing the violin and actually shunned singing. She injured her wrist in middle school and decided to try singing after listening to a recording of La bohème.[5]

In 1994, Kim was admitted to Seoul National University's College of Music, majoring in voice.[4] She graduated with her bachelor's degree in 1998. In 2012, shortly after the birth of her son, she completed her master's degree.[6][7][8]

Career

Opera beginnings

Initially Kim intended to pursue a career in opera, following in her mother's footsteps.[5] She participated in various vocal competitions, placing in the top three or reaching the semi-finals in all of them.[9][10] Prior to switching to musical theater, she made her Seoul Arts Center debut, starring in La bohème (as Mimi)[11] and The Magic Flute (as Pamina).[12]

Musical theater and television

In 2001, then a graduate student, Kim was given the opportunity to try musical theater despite having no experience outside of opera and classical music.[13] She successfully auditioned for the role of Christine Daaé in the Korean-language production of The Phantom of the Opera.[14] Musical theater had only been recently introduced into South Korea, spurred by the advent of Korean-language versions of popular musicals, with The Phantom of the Opera being one of the most famous and well-attended productions. Up until then, Kim had rarely sung in Korean as she had mostly been performing opera repertoire from the Western classical tradition.[9] She has come to be associated with the role, having portrayed Christine Daaé in the 2009 run of The Phantom of the Opera and two productions of Phantom.[15]

When Kim first entered musical theater, classically-trained singers were uncommon as singers with her training often preferred to pursue careers as opera singers in Europe while most musical actors were primarily trained in acting rather than singing. Her powerful bel canto voice subsequently led to her being cast as female protagonists, particularly royalty;[15][9] she has portrayed Empress Elisabeth of Austria in Elisabeth, Empress Myeongseong in The Last Empress and Marie Antoinette in Marie Antoinette to critical acclaim.[11][16] In 2008, she won her first acting award, being named Best Actress at the Korean Musical Awards that year for her role as Eliza in My Fair Lady.[17]

Kim gained wider public recognition through her appearances on variety shows and televised music programs. Together with her husband, the couple have performed together multiple times on Open Concert and Immortal Songs: Singing the Legend.[18]

Personal life

Kim married musical actor Son Jun-ho in 2011 and they have a son (born in 2012).[7] They first met in the 2009 production of The Phantom of the Opera as he was cast as Raoul. As working musical actors, they largely avoid starring as a married couple in the same production but made a rare exception for The Last Empress and Elisabeth.[19]

Credits

Opera
Year Title Role
1996La bohèmeMimì
2000-2001The Magic FlutePamina/The Queen of the Night

Musical theater
Year Title Role
2001-2002The Phantom of the Opera[20][21]Christine Daaé
2002West Side Story[22]Maria
2003GreaseSandy
2003-2004The Sorrows of Young WertherLotte
2004Go-Go BeachMindy Chinchilla
Jekyll & HydeEmma Carew
2005Guys and DollsSarah Brown
2005-2006PippinCatherine
2006BrooklynBrooklyn
Jesus JesusMary Magdalene
GreaseSandy
2007Love in the RainYoo Mi-ri
A DayMin Yeon-doo
Dae Jang Geum[23][24]Seo Jang-geum
Mad KissShin-hee
2008Separated Man and WomanYoon Ji-ah
My Fair Lady[25]Eliza Doolittle
2008-2009Jekyll & HydeEmma Carew
2009The Three Musketeers[26]Constance Bonacieux
Romeo and Juliette[27]Juliet
2009-2011The Phantom of the OperaChristine Daaé
2010-2011Jekyll & HydeEmma Carew
2011

2013

 The Three MusketeersConstance Bonacieux
2013Elisabeth[28]Elisabeth
2014Le Roi SoleilFrançoise d'Aubigné
WickedGlinda
2014-2015Marie Antoinette[29]Marie Antoinette
2015-2016The Last Empress[30]Empress Myeongseong
Gone with the Wind Scarlett O'Hara
2016 Mozart[31] Baronin von Waldstätten
2016-2017 Phantom Christine Daaé
2018The Last EmpressEmpress Myeongseong
2018-2019ElisabethElisabeth
2019 Anna Karenina Countess Anna Arkadyevna Karenina
Marie AntoinetteMarie Antoinette
2020 Mozart Baronin von Waldstätten
2021The Last EmpressEmpress Myeongseong
Phantom Christine Daaé
Marie AntoinetteMarie Antoinette

Filmography

Television series
Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2007–2008 The King and I Lady Jung
2022 Twenty-Five Twenty-One Na Hee-do (adult) Cameo [32]
Behind Every Star herself Cameo (episode 7) [33]

Television shows
Year Title Network Notes
2003–presentOpen ConcertKBS1
2012Star Audition: The Great Birth - Season 3MBCJudge
2013Women, Take a TripMBC QueeN
2013–presentImmortal Songs: Singing the LegendKBS2
2014-2016Oh! My Baby[34]SBSCast member

Web shows
Year Title Platform Role Ref.
2021 Ssangssang Invitational Naver TV, YouTube Cast Member [35]

Awards

Vocal competitions
  • 1995: Schubert Competition – consolation prize (semi-finalist)[36]
  • 1996: JoongAng Music Concours – 3rd place[10][37]
  • 1997 Korea Youth Vocal Competition (college division) – 1st place[9]

Musical theater
Year Award Category Nominated work Result
200612th Korea Musical AwardsPopular Star AwardWon
200814th Korea Musical Awards[38]Best ActressMy Fair LadyWon
25th Korea Best Dresser Swan AwardsCulture Award—Won
20093rd Daegu International Musical Festival[39]Star of the YearWon
20115th Daegu International Musical FestivalStar of the YearWon
201319th Korea Musical AwardsPopular Star AwardWon
20159th Daegu International Musical FestivalStar of the YearWon
20165th Yegreen Musical AwardBest ActressThe Last EmpressWon
201812th Daegu International Musical FestivalStar of the YearWon
20192018 Asia Culture AwardsBest ActressElisabethWon

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