Kim Hye-eun

Acting

Kim Hye-eun

Born

1973-03-01 (53)

Place of birth

Busan, South Korea

Known for

Acting

Credits

53 titles

Kim Hye-eun (born March 1, 1973) is a South Korean actress. Kim began working as an announcer for the MBC network in 1997, first at a local affiliate in Cheongju, then later as a weathercaster of the main news desk in Seoul. After eight years, she resigned from MBC in 2004. Kim pursued acting in earnest in 2007, and has since starred in films and television series, notably Nameless Gangster: Rules of the Time (2012) and Secret Love Affair (2014).

Known for

Film credits

2020s · 5 titles

OK! Madam poster
7.0

A working class family wins a free vacation to Hawaii. But when their plane takes flight, it gets hijacked by terrorists. To save her family and the other passengers, the wife must reveal her secret past and fight back.

OK! Madam

2020

Revolver poster
5.8

Su-young, a police detective who went to prison for someone else, is surprised when a mysterious woman named Yoon-sun arrives to collect her on her day of release. As she discovers that the promised compensation for her time behind bars has vanished, Su-young embarks on a mission to reclaim what rightfully belongs to her.

Revolver

2024

Family Secret poster
6.0

Suffering from the loss of their eldest son, Yeon-jung's family starts to fall apart when they lie to each other about their personal motives in life. After betrayal and disappointments are exposed, they rediscover their love for one another while trying to fulfill a promise they made to their deceased son.

Family Secret

2025

The Devil You Know poster
5.5

Yu-jeong is a star English tutor, popular nationwide for her lessons and beauty. She has the perfect life going on- her education business is blooming, she has a successful doctor husband and a loving daughter. One day, she meets Sun-hee from a volunteer group. He seems like a friendly guy with charms. Gang-su, Yu-Jeong's childhood friend who is like a little brother to her, however warns her about Sun-hee that he has a bad reputation even among gangsters. But what Yu-jeong doesn't realize is that Sun-hee is a narcissistic sociopath- until it's too late. Meanwhile, Sun-hee's gang brothers steal money behind his back, and Sun-hee's old time friend approaches him to start a new drug business. Yu-jeong fights tooth and nails to break free from Sun-hee and enlists Gang-su's help- and everything turns deadly when it all reaches a boiling point.

The Devil You Know

2025

Phantom: The Musical poster
NR

Featuring K-Pop sensation Super Junior's Kyuhyun, world renowned soprano Sunhae Im and world class ballerina Joowon Kim, this lavish Korean production of Maury Yeston and Arthur Kopit's, "Phantom", is an eye-dazzling and ear-pleasing take on Gaston Leroux's 1910 novel "The Phantom of the Opera".

Phantom: The Musical

2021

2010s · 7 titles

Pandora poster
7.5

When an earthquake hits a Korean village housing a run-down nuclear power plant, a man risks his life to save the country from imminent disaster.

Pandora

2016

Nameless Gangster poster
6.8

Ik-hyeon, a corrupt officer, joins forces with another crook, Hyung-bae, to continue his illegal activities before he loses his job. Eventually, he decides to escape and pin the blame on his partner.

Nameless Gangster

2012

Man in Love poster
7.2

Tae-il lives a fast life as low level thug. He then learns that he has a terminal illness and not much time left to live. Then, for the first time in his life, he falls in love.

Man in Love

2014

The Mayor poster
6.5

For the first time in Korean history, the mayor of Seoul attempts a third term in office, with his entire campaign team ready to soil their hands.

The Mayor

2017

The Sheriff In Town poster
6.0

After he leaves the police force, Dae-ho establishes himself as the sheriff of his town. He then investigates Jong-jin, a businessman, because of his alleged ties to drugs.

The Sheriff In Town

2017

Last Flashman poster
5.0

Bok-Nam (Park Yoo-Sun) is an elementary school student who feels like she just doesn't fit in. She lives with her family that consists of her grandmother (Kim Ji-Young) with Alzheimer's disease, mother (Lee Mi-Young) who runs a chicken restaurant, unemployed father (Lee Sung-Min) and bully older sister (Nam Bo-Ra). Bok-Nam is not happy with her family. One day, she begins to think that she is Flashman, who came from outer space, and she wants to return to her place of origin.

Last Flashman

2010

My Little Brother poster
6.8

Soo-kyung works as a reporter. She has an older brother, Sung-ho, and younger sister, Joo-mi. She thinks of her two siblings as burdens. One day, Nak appears in front of them. He is their youngest sibling.

My Little Brother

2017

Series credits

KBS Drama Special poster
7.4

Forget the existing one-act dramas! Short but impactive! KBS Drama Special presents high quality single episode dramas. Dramas are the broadcast content with the widest public appeal. KBS Drama Special will produce short dramas of far-reaching impact involving at times a serious social message, unique emotions or perspectives. It will stay abreast of modern viewership.

KBS Drama Special

2010

Take Charge of My Heart poster
8.8

A corporate heir with an artificial heart meets a woman who's literally electric. They strike a deal that makes his heart beat — in more ways than one.

Take Charge of My Heart

2026

Dr. Romantic poster
8.1

An eccentric, triple board-certified virtuoso surgeon leaves a top job in Seoul and ends up at a provincial hospital, where he mentors young doctors.

Dr. Romantic

2016

Mr. Sunshine poster
8.4

Set in the early 1900s, this drama tells the story of a young man from Korea who grows up in the United States. When he returns to Korea as a US Marine Corps officer, he meets and falls in love with a noblewoman who is fighting for Korean independence. Their romance is complicated by social class and political ideology.

Mr. Sunshine

2018

Flex X Cop poster
7.7

A chaebol cop joins forces with a gritty detective to take down criminals with a touch of wealth and a whole lot of wit.

Flex X Cop

2024

Itaewon Class poster
8.3

In a colorful Seoul neighborhood, an ex-con and his friends fight a mighty foe to make their ambitious dreams for their street bar a reality.

Itaewon Class

2020

Princess Aurora poster
NR

Oh Ro-ra is a 25-year-old woman whose family owns Chunwang Foods, a large food conglomerate. Both of her parents are in their seventies and a 20-plus age difference exists between Ro-ra and her three other male siblings - Wang-sung, Geum-sung and Soo-sung. As the youngest child of a wealthy family, Ro-ra is charming, uber-confident and seemingly a spoiled material girl, but there's more to her than meets the eye. Unafraid to speak her mind, she intervenes to salvage her 50-year-old second brother's marriage by getting rid of his mistress who had lied about getting pregnant. One day, she falls head over heels for Hwang Ma-ma, an irritable novelist and perfectionist. But he has one flaw that could torpedo their relationship.

Princess Aurora

2013

Twenty Five Twenty One poster
8.4

In a time when dreams seem out of reach, a teen fencer pursues big ambitions and meets a hardworking young man who seeks to rebuild his life.

Twenty Five Twenty One

2022

Wife and Woman poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Wife and Woman

2008

You Are So Pretty poster
10.0

A single mom overcomes a broken heart and betrayal to succeed in life.

You Are So Pretty

2011

Are You Human? poster
8.1

Nam Shin is a son from a family who runs a large company. After an unexpected accident, he falls into a coma. His mother Oh Ro-Ra is an authority on brain science and artificial intelligence. She creates an android named Nam Shin III which looks like just like her son Nam Shin. The android pretends to be Nam Shin and he has a bodyguard So-Bong.

Are You Human?

2018

Family by Choice poster
8.1

A youth romance about two men and woman who aren't blood related but treated each other as family during their teens and how they meet again after 10 years.

Family by Choice

2024

Clean with Passion for Now poster
7.5

Gil Oh-so, an employee at a cleaning company, meets Jang Seon-gyul, the boss of the company. The two are diametric opposite when it comes to cleanliness. With the help of Oh-sol, Seon-gyul faces his mysophobia and falls in love with her.

Clean with Passion for Now

2018

The Guest poster
8.0

The story of a psychic, a priest, and a detective who fight unusual crimes committed by strange powers.

The Guest

2018

Encounter poster
7.8

Following a chance encounter overseas, a woman with much to lose and a man with little to his name meet again as employer and employee.

Encounter

2018

Monster poster
7.3

The story of a man who fights against greed, and experiences every hardship and adversity known to man in order to make something of himself and find love.

Monster

2016

Graceful Friends poster
7.4

After an unexpected death brings everyone's dirty secrets to the surface, the lives and marriages of a close-knit group of friends unravel out of control.

Graceful Friends

2020

No Plans At All poster
10.0

No planning, no googling, and of course, no famous spots! Jun and Kwak embark on unplanned food trips following recommendations from locals. This is the adventure of two foodies that captures the stories of people and the flavors of the neighborhood.

No Plans At All

2024

The Jingbirok: A Memoir of Imjin War poster
3.4

Jingbirok, the name of a book written by real-life Joseon historian and scholar Ryu Seong Ryong (Kim Sang Joong),detailing the Imjin War (1592-1598). The drama will be a telling of historical events with the scholar as the central character, in the samevein as “Jung Do Jun”(who influenced the founding of the Joseon dynasty). Ryu Seong Ryong was an official who served during King Seonjo’s reign in the late 16th century. He was a brilliant Confucian scholar who was put in charge of military operations during the Imjin War, and greatly influenced AdmiralLee Soon Shin.

The Jingbirok: A Memoir of Imjin War

2015

Doctor John poster
7.7

Cha Yo-Han—an arrogant but genius doctor of anesthesiology—and Kang Shi-Young—a smart, warm resident of anesthesiology—work together to help people with mysterious cases of acute or chronic pain.

Doctor John

2019

Iron Family poster
6.2

Iron Family depicts warm love and fierce conflict between family members and provides an opportunity to reflect on the meaning of 'family' in modern society.

Iron Family

2024

Typhoon Family poster
8.4

Depicts the struggles of small and medium-sized businesses and their families who face the 1997 IMF crisis head-on.

Typhoon Family

2025

Fix You poster
6.7

A psychiatrist who is passionate about helping his patients does everything he can to help them heal their emotional wounds and find happiness.

Fix You

2020

The Sound of Magic poster
7.7

An enigmatic magician living in an abandoned amusement park introduces magic into the life of a high schooler struggling with harsh realities.

The Sound of Magic

2022

The Man from the Equator poster
4.2

A man that had his family and whole life has been taken away by the friend he trusted the most has returned and is burning for revenge.

The Man from the Equator

2012

Spirit Fingers poster
8.5

About an ordinary high school sophomore, Song Woo-yeon, who joins a drawing club called Spirit Fingers and paints the story of finding her own color, personality, and dream.

Spirit Fingers

2025

Triangle poster
6.9

When three brothers were very young, they lost their parents. The three brothers were then separated and lived apart for 20 years without knowing of each other. They then meet again unexpectedly and begin their relationship as brothers. Jang Dong-Soo (Lee Beom-Soo) is the oldest brother. He works as a detective. Jang Dong-Woo (Siwan) is the youngest brother. He was adopted by a rich family when he was a baby and became Yoon Yang-Ha. He is cynical and cold.

Triangle

2014

Not Others poster
7.2

Eun-mi is just like any other woman her age, with the exception that she gave birth to her daughter, Jin-hee, while she was in high school. Living under the same roof as Eun-mi is no different for Jin-hee than raising her own daughter, and it's often difficult to determine who plays the role of the mother. Despite their roommate-like conflicts, deep down they know they can rely on each other when things get a little too chaotic. As a fresh day begins, Eun-mi and Jin-hee step into another day of their remarkable journey, where the ordinary becomes extraordinary in their uniquely intertwined lives.

Not Others

2023

Secret Love Affair poster
7.3

Despite being married and having a fulfilling career as a sophisticated arts foundation director, something is missing in Oh Hye Won's life. When she meets twenty-something Lee Seon Jae, Hye Won's appetite for passion is awakened, and she soon falls for the impoverished piano prodigy. Though they risk everything, Hye Won and Seon Jae can't help but embark on an affair that threatens to destroy both their lives. Based on the 2005 Japanese film Tokyo Tower, this romance aches with the desperate struggle between love and reality.

Secret Love Affair

2014

May It Please the Court poster
6.7

Noh Chak-hee, the ace lawyer of the big law firm, Jangsan, becomes a public defender overnight and must defend the criminal who killed her loved one.

May It Please the Court

2022

My Perfect Stranger poster
8.1

Yun Hae Jun is the youngest anchor to ever work at his broadcasting station. He is calm and straightforward as a journalist and kind in his personal life. On the other hand, Baek Yun Yeong dreamed of becoming a writer but wound up working at a publishing company. The two somehow travel back in time to the year 1987. There, Yun Hae Jun tries to find the truth behind a serial murder case, while Baek Yun Yeong attempts to prevent her parents from marrying. They soon realize that their objectives are connected.

My Perfect Stranger

2023

My Lovely Girl poster
6.8

A man is tormented by the death of his girlfriend in an accident that occurred before his eyes, he decides to secretly help her sister fulfill her dream of becoming a songwriter.

My Lovely Girl

2014

D-Day poster
5.7

When a natural disaster strikes Seoul, a team of medical doctors and emergency personnel struggle to deal with its aftermath.

D-Day

2015

Radio Romance poster
6.9

Song Geurim is a radio program writer who isn't exactly talented in writing. She's got the passion, initiative, and drive, but due to her lack of writing skills, she still remains an assistant writer. When she was young, the radio was the only thing in the world that she could share with her blind mother. She was consoled by the sounds of the radio and loved it more than anything, so she became a writer. When her radio program is on the verge of cancellation, she succeeds in casting a top actor Ji Suho, who can't do anything without a script.

Radio Romance

2018

Golden Rainbow poster
4.0

A drama about seven siblings, all of them are orphans and not blood-related, love each other more than real siblings. They will go through many hardships together. Baek Won is the leader of seven orphans who band together to make their own family. Meanwhile, Do Young is the prosecutor who falls in love with her.

Golden Rainbow

2013

Haeundae Lovers poster
6.7

Haeundae Lovers is a 2012 South Korean television series about a prosecutor who goes undercover to infiltrate a crime family in Haeundae, Busan, then gets into an accident and loses his memory. Thinking he's a gangster, he falls in love with the mob boss's daughter.

Haeundae Lovers

2012

Unkind Women poster
6.7

This drama features the women of three generations and the people around them. Ma Ri grows up as a good teacher of this generation where there is no true mentor. Hyun Sook, who has been a troublemaker, realizes the love and support of her family. Kang Soon Ok regards herself as unlucky, but later on realizes how happy she has been. How can you hold up when your life gets tough? You will figure it out by holding up day by day, just like these women in the drama.

Unkind Women

2015

Women of the Sun poster
5.7

Shin Do Young is an announcer who instigates the jealously of all women around her because of her superior looks, great abilities, and great background. But Do Young has a deep, dark secret. She was actually abandoned at an orphanage when she was young but luckily she was adopted by a nice couple.

Women of the Sun

2008

I Do, I Do poster
6.6

I Do, I Do is a 2012 South Korean romantic-comedy television series, starring Kim Sun-a, Lee Jang-woo, Park Gun-hyung and Im Soo-hyang. It is about a successful shoe designer in her late 30s whose career is sidetracked when she accidentally gets knocked up. The series aired on MBC from May 30 to July 19, 2012 on Wednesdays and Thursdays at 21:55 for 16 episodes.

I Do, I Do

2012

The Road: The Tragedy of One poster
8.2

A terrible child kidnapping incident takes place in a mansion complex, where only the top 1% of the most luxurious population reside. With no time to be shocked, the child returns dead and the killer is unknown. However, this incident was just the start of a tragedy. While the crowd is hiding the truth, there are some who start to reveal the twisted hypocrisy and ugly secret inside the mansion.

The Road: The Tragedy of One

2021