Kim Jung-eun

Not to be confused with the North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.

For the basketball player, see Kim Jung-eun (basketball).

In this Korean name, the family name is Kim.

Kim Jung-eun (Korean: 김정은; born March 4, 1974) is a South Korean actress. She is best known for her roles in the television series Lovers in Paris (2004), Lovers (2006), I Am Legend (2010), Make a Woman Cry (2015), and Strong Girl Nam-soon (2023), as well as the films Marrying the Mafia (2002) and Forever the Moment (2008).^[4][5][6][7]

Kim Jung-eun
Kim in 2009
Born	(1974-03-04) March 4, 1974 (age 51) Seoul, South Korea[1]
Education	Konkuk University (Theater and Film) Hanyang University (Master's Degree and PhD)
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1995–present
Agents	Will Entertainment[2] Huayi Brothers
Spouse	Unknown ​ (m. 2016)​ [3]
Korean name
Hangul	김정은
Hanja	金諪恩
RR	Gim Jeongeun
MR	Kim Chŏngŭn

In 2008, Kim hosted her own music TV show, Kim Jung-eun's Chocolate on SBS.^[8][9]

Career

In 2002, Kim had her major breakthrough in film for her debut film, Marrying the Mafia, which earned a nomination for Best New Actress and won Popular Star Award at the 2002 Blue Dragon Film Awards.^[10] In 2004, Kim had her major breakthrough in television for the drama, Lovers in Paris which earned her awards and accolades including Grand Prize (Daesang) at the 2004 SBS Drama Awards.^{[citation needed]} In 2008, she hosted her own music talk show, Kim Jung-eun's Chocolate and aired until 2011. It earned her award as a Best MC at the SBS Entertainment Awards in 2009.^{[11][12][unreliable source?]} In 2021, she co-hosted a MBC network reality/variety show, DNA Mate (Family Register Mate) until 2023.^[13]

Filmography

Films

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1995	My Old Sweetheart
2002	Fun Movie	Sang-mi
	Marrying the Mafia	Jang Jin-kyeong
2003	Mr. Butterfly	Oh Hye-mi
	Spring Breeze	Hwa-jeong
2004	How to Keep My Love	Kim Hyun-joo
2005	Blossom Again	Cho In-young
2006	Mission Sex Control	Park Hyun-joo
2008	Forever the Moment	Kim Hye-kyeong
2010	Le Grand Chef 2: Kimchi Battle	Jang-eun
2013	Mr. Go	Herself	Cameo

Television series

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2004	Lovers in Paris	Kang Tae-young
2005	Princess Lulu	Go Hee-soo
2006–2007	Lovers	Yoon Mi-ju
2008	On Air	Herself	Cameo Ep 16
	General Hospital 2	Jung Ha-yoon
2010	I Am Legend	Jeon Seol-hee
2012	Korean Peninsula	Im Jin-jae
	Ohlala Couple	Na Yeo-ok
2015	Make a Woman Cry	Jung Deok-in
2017	Duel	Choi Jo-hye
2020	My Dangerous Wife	Shim Jae-kyung
2023	Strong Girl Nam-soon	Hwang Geum-ju	[14]

Variety shows

• Family Register Mate (MBC, 2022) – Host ^[15]
• Family Register Mate (MBC, 2021) – Host ^[16]
• Legend Music Class - Lalaland (Channel A, 2021) – Cast^[17][18]
• Something (SBS, 2014) -MC
• Miracle Audition (SBS, 2011) – Judge
• Kim Jung-eun's Chocolate (SBS, 2008–2011) – MC
• TV Entertainment Tonight [ko] (SBS, 2001–2002) – MC

Web shows

• Alive (TVING, 2022) – Host^[19]

Documentary narration

• SBS Special: "Symphony of Dreams" (SBS, 2013)
• MBC Special: 도시의 개 (MBC, 2010)
• Wednesday Special: 금메달을 향해 뛰어라: 대륙의 올림픽 꿈나무들 (KBS1, 2008)

Radio

• To You Who Forget the Night [ko] (KBS Happy FM, 1999–2000) – DJ

Discography

• Sad Fate – Kim Jung-eun (Ohlala Couple OST, 2012)
• In Heaven – JYJ, narration by Kim Jung-eun (2011)
• Reminiscence – Kim Jung-eun (I Am Legend OST, 2010)
• You (Duet ver.) – Kim Jung-eun & Lee Joon-hyuk (I Am Legend OST, 2010)
• To You, Dear Music – Kim Jung-eun (I Am Legend OST, 2010)
• Comeback Madonna Band

Awards and nominations

Year presented, name of the award ceremony, award category, nominated work and the result of the nomination

Year	Award	Category	Nominated work	Result
1999	MBC Drama Awards	Best New Actress	Days of Delight	Won
2000	SBS Drama Awards	Excellence Award, Actress in a Sitcom	March	Won
2001	Ae-Gyun Cultural Arts Award	—	—	Won
2002	23rd Blue Dragon Film Awards	Best New Actress	Marrying the Mafia	Nominated
		Popular Star Award		Won
2003	39th Baeksang Arts Awards	Best Actress (Film)		Nominated
2004	25th Blue Dragon Film Awards	Popular Star Award	How to Keep My Love	Won
	Korea Advertisers Association	Good Model Award	—	Won
	Korea Best Dresser Swan Awards	Best Dressed, Movie Actress category	—	Won
	17th Grimae Awards	Best Actress	Lovers in Paris	Won
	SBS Drama Awards	Grand Prize (Daesang)		Won
		Top 10 Stars		Won
2005	41st Baeksang Arts Awards	Best Actress (TV)		Won
	Asian Television Awards	Best Actress in a Leading Role		Won
	Korea Broadcasting Awards	Best Actress		Won
	26th Blue Dragon Film Awards	Best Leading Actress	Blossom Again	Nominated
2006	Ministry of Public Administration and Security Innovation Forum	Minister's Award for Contribution to Culture	—	Won
	SBS Drama Awards	Producer's Award	Lovers	Won
		Top 10 Stars		Won
2008	44th Baeksang Arts Awards	Best Actress (Film)	Forever the Moment	Nominated
		Most Popular Actress (Film)		Won
	16th Chunsa Film Art Awards	Best Actress		Nominated
2009	SBS Entertainment Awards	PD Award Best MC	Kim Jung-eun's Chocolate	Won
2010	Style Icon Awards	Style Icon, TV Actress category	—	Won
	SBS Drama Awards	Top Excellence Award, Actress in a Special Planning Drama	I Am Legend	Won
2012	KBS Drama Awards	Top Excellence Award, Actress	Ohlala Couple	Nominated
		Excellence Award, Actress in a Miniseries		Nominated
2015	4th APAN Star Awards	Top Excellence Award, Actress in a Serial Drama	Make a Woman Cry	Nominated
	MBC Drama Awards	Grand Prize (Daesang)		Nominated
		Top Excellence Award, Actress in a Serial Drama		Won
2023	JTBC Drama Awards	Best Female Lead Actress	Strong Girl Nam-soon	Nominated
	9th APAN Star Awards	Top Excellence Award, Actress in Medium Length Drama		Nominated
	11th Korean Wave Awards	Best Leading Actress		Won