Kim Sang-kyung

Acting

Kim Sang-kyung

Born

1972-06-01 (54)

Place of birth

Seoul, South Korea

Known for

Acting

Credits

41 titles

Kim Sang-kyung (born December 29, 1971) is a South Korean actor. He is known for his leading roles in Memories of Murder (2003) and May 18 (2007).

Known for

Running Man poster
8.2

These days, as variety shows are gradually disappearing, this is one of Korea’s representative variety shows that has been responsible for Sunday evenings for over 10 years. This program features numerous stars and members going around various places, playing games, and completing missions. In particular, among the many fun elements of variety shows, this one focuses solely on laughter. Open your eyes! Big fun is coming in! Open your mouth! Big laughter is coming in! Open your heart! Useful lessons are coming in!

Running Man

2010

SNL Korea poster
8.2

Korea's version of the late-night live television sketch comedy and variety show. The show's comedy sketches, which parody contemporary culture and politics, are performed by a large and varying cast of repertory cast members.

SNL Korea

2011

Memories of Murder poster
8.1

A sadistic serial rapist and murderer of young women terrorizes a small province in 1980s South Korea. To prevent further crimes, three increasingly desperate detectives with conflicting methods race against time to unravel the violent mind of the killer in a futile effort to solve the case.

Memories of Murder

2003

Racket Boys poster
8.0

A city kid is brought to the countryside by his father's new coaching gig: reviving a ragtag middle school badminton team on the brink of extinction.

Racket Boys

2021

King Sejong the Great poster
4.8

"The Great King, Sejong" is a full-scale political drama describing how King Sejong and his loyal retainers cooperate and contrive to make his dynasty a better place. While King Sejong was on the throne, the Joseon Dynasty enjoyed increasing prosperity. The drama shows the dramatic processes of how so many new cultural heritages have been devised.

King Sejong the Great

2008

The Crowned Clown poster
7.2

Standing in for an unhinged Joseon king, a look-alike clown plays the part but increasingly becomes devoted to protecting the throne and the people.

The Crowned Clown

2019

Film credits

2010s · 11 titles

The Tower poster
7.0

Tower Sky, a luxurious building complex, has organised a lavish Christmas party for its VIP guests. However, things go awry when a fire breaks out and thousands of lives are endangered.

The Tower

2012

The Vanished poster
7.4

A detective investigates the disappearance of a woman's corpse from a morgue and tries to uncover the cause of her death.

The Vanished

2018

The 12th Suspect poster
7.4

Set in a teahouse in Myeong-dong, Seoul right after the end of the Korean War, The 12th Suspect follows the suffocating psychological showdown that takes place between a detective and the 11 suspects who find themselves caught up in a murder case.

The 12th Suspect

2019

Montage poster
7.3

A woman's child is kidnapped and killed after paying the ransom. 15 years later, a mysterious figure is seen visiting the site of killing and another kidnapping occurs using the same methods. The woman teams up with a detective to catch the killer once and for all.

Montage

2013

The Princess and the Matchmaker poster
7.2

Refusing to allow fate to decide whom she must marry, Princess Songhwa decides to find her own husband. She seeks the help of a man to interpret her marital harmony with four men she wishes to marry.

The Princess and the Matchmaker

2018

The Deal poster
5.7

A cop catches a serial killer who murdered his sister but never finds her body. The lack of closure torments him and drives his brother-in-law insane, who makes a deal with the mafia for revenge.

The Deal

2015

The Discloser poster
6.6

Captain Gang has died in a test flight accident. Dae-ik discovers a huge corruption scandal while trying to determine the cause of death. He reports it to journalist Jung-sook, but things changed in unexpected ways.

The Discloser

2017

Ha Ha Ha poster
6.3

Over drinks, two friends agree to swap fond memories of their recent trips to the same seaside town. As the stories unfold in flashback, it becomes evident their accounts take place at the same time and with the same people.

Ha Ha Ha

2010

Café Noir poster
7.7

The story begins with a man left by his girlfriend on Christmas Eve and unfolds across the city of Seoul.

Café Noir

2010

Dad for Rent poster
7.2

A unemployed father, due to his laziness, is supported by his wife. Their daughter decides to put their lazy dad up for rent on a secondhand site.

Dad for Rent

2014

Memories poster
6.0

The documentary gives a voice to all those who have experienced the crazy adventure of shooting Memories of Murder.

Memories

2018

2000s · 7 titles

Memories of Murder poster
8.1

A sadistic serial rapist and murderer of young women terrorizes a small province in 1980s South Korea. To prevent further crimes, three increasingly desperate detectives with conflicting methods race against time to unravel the violent mind of the killer in a futile effort to solve the case.

Memories of Murder

2003

On the Occasion of Remembering the Turning Gate poster
6.7

After being rejected for a film role, a stage actor leaves Seoul to visit a friend and, in his travels, winds up getting involved with two women.

On the Occasion of Remembering the Turning Gate

2002

May 18 poster
7.0

The citizens of Gwangju lead a relatively peaceful life, until one day the military takes over the city, accusing the residents of conspiracy and claiming that they are communist sympathisers preparing a revolution against the current government. Seeing as the soldiers beat defenceless people, mainly students, to death, the citizens are in for retaliation and form a militia.

May 18

2007

Tale of Cinema poster
6.7

In Seoul, a suicidal student meets a young woman who decides to join him in his fatal gesture. Dongsoo, an unsuccessful filmmaker, spots a beautiful young woman, who happens to be the lead actress in the film he has just seen. Their stories will cross paths thanks to their love for cinema.

Tale of Cinema

2005

Making Memories of Murder poster
NR

Made in 2004, this extensive documentary chronicles the production and release of Memories of Murder.

Making Memories of Murder

2005

How to Keep My Love poster
5.7

Hyun-Ju is a woman in her late twenties who keeps waiting for her boyfriend–So-Hun, a professional exterminator–to pop the big question. Yet he doesn’t. We soon learn that he’s caught between the desires of two women and Hyun-Ju's rival is a popular movie star.

How to Keep My Love

2004

The World of Silence poster
7.0

A famous photographer with the ability to mind read returns after leaving due to his lover's suicide as she became aware of his ability. He becomes a guardian for a young girl, in midst of a serial killer's hunt.

The World of Silence

2006

Series credits

Running Man poster
8.2

These days, as variety shows are gradually disappearing, this is one of Korea’s representative variety shows that has been responsible for Sunday evenings for over 10 years. This program features numerous stars and members going around various places, playing games, and completing missions. In particular, among the many fun elements of variety shows, this one focuses solely on laughter. Open your eyes! Big fun is coming in! Open your mouth! Big laughter is coming in! Open your heart! Useful lessons are coming in!

Running Man

2010

SNL Korea poster
8.2

Korea's version of the late-night live television sketch comedy and variety show. The show's comedy sketches, which parody contemporary culture and politics, are performed by a large and varying cast of repertory cast members.

SNL Korea

2011

Racket Boys poster
8.0

A city kid is brought to the countryside by his father's new coaching gig: reviving a ragtag middle school badminton team on the brink of extinction.

Racket Boys

2021

King Sejong the Great poster
4.8

"The Great King, Sejong" is a full-scale political drama describing how King Sejong and his loyal retainers cooperate and contrive to make his dynasty a better place. While King Sejong was on the throne, the Joseon Dynasty enjoyed increasing prosperity. The drama shows the dramatic processes of how so many new cultural heritages have been devised.

King Sejong the Great

2008

The Crowned Clown poster
7.2

Standing in for an unhinged Joseon king, a look-alike clown plays the part but increasingly becomes devoted to protecting the throne and the people.

The Crowned Clown

2019

Fifties Professionals poster
6.3

Three seemingly ordinary but deadly uncles, whose fate sets them in motion again. It depicts the everyday lives of three middle-aged men, who have lived 50% of their lives, and the realistic comedy of these uncles who are even sadder because they were successful in their past.

Fifties Professionals

2026

KBS Drama Awards poster
8.0

The KBS Drama Awards is an awards ceremony presented by the Korean Broadcasting System (KBS) for outstanding achievements in Korean dramas aired on its network. It is held annually on 31 December. The highest honor of the ceremony is the "Grand Prize", awarded to the best actor or actress of the year.

KBS Drama Awards

1987

What Happens to My Family? poster
7.8

Every family has its issues but what happens when the patriarch in the family is not happy with the behaviors of his children? Cha Bong Soon does not intend to just sit back and take bad treatment from his three adult children – Cha Kang Shim, Cha Kang Jae and Cha Dal Bong – and decides to take legal action against them. With such chaos going on in her family, Kang Shim has a tough time focusing on her job as secretary to the president of Daeoh Company and constantly at odds with the president's son, Moon Tae Joo, the company director. Will Tae Joo get sucked into the Cha family drama as well?

What Happens to My Family?

2014

Poong The Joseon Psychiatrist poster
5.6

The successful doctor Yoo Sepoong becomes entangled in a conspiracy and is kicked out of the palace. He meets Jihan in Gyesu village and learns to treat those who suffer psychological illness. Finding the cause of their heartbroken feelings and writing a prescription for happiness with Eunwoo, Sepoong grows up as a true psychiatrist.

Poong The Joseon Psychiatrist

2022

Jang Yeong Sil poster
4.3

Drama series follows the life Jang Yeong-Sil: a scientist, technician and inventor during the Joseon period. Jang Yeong-Sil was born in the lower class nobi. King Sejong notices his abilities and brings him to the palace. King Sejong grants him a chance to display his abilities. He invents tools like astronomical instruments, iron printing press and a water clock.

Jang Yeong Sil

2016

2004 Human Market poster
8.0

Korean TV SBS Miniseries - 2004 Human Market, aired from 08 March 2004 to 11 May 2004.

2004 Human Market

2004

Days of Delight poster
NR

When Jun-je (Kim Sang-kyung) and Hoon-je (Lee Hoon) move into the all-female Yoo-jeong (Lee Tae-ran) household, the two families find themselves constantly at odds. Things take a strange turn when Jun-je accidentally joins the underwear company Yoo-je works for...

Days of Delight

1999

Miss Lee poster
6.1

The president has disappeared one day. His body hasn’t been found but he’s not returning. Cheongil Electronics is now buried in debt, and all the employees are desperate to survive. Sun Shim is a bookkeeper whom everyone belittles. She’s sick of her life and dreams to be a shareholder of Cheongil. With Mr. Oh’s disappearance, Sun Shim, who knows nothing, becomes the next president.

Miss Lee

2019

White Christmas poster
7.4

Kim Yo Han is a psychiatrist who gets involved in a serial murder when his car broke down on Christmas Eve during a sudden storm and he is forced to take shelter at a private high school. Seven students and a teacher are also there over the winter break, but they are gradually murdered one by one as they receive letters from a killer who wants revenge for the death of his mother and sister.

White Christmas

2011

Last War poster
NR

The Last War is one of the top 100 Korean TV dramas of the 1990s . Kang Nam-gil , a supporting actor, was cast as the lead in a trendy drama for the first time through this drama. This drama marked the peak of his career, but soon after, his wife's infidelity shocked him, forcing him to temporarily retire from the entertainment industry.

Last War

1999

Secret Agent Miss Oh poster
7.5

O Ha Na is a lowly police officer who lacks a sense of duty and believes that it is worth bending the rules in order to achieve your aims. She meets and begins to investigate Ko Jin Hyeok, an elite intelligence agent, and they clash instantly based on their different morals. Their initial dislike of each other masks their romantic attraction, but this development is hindered by the existence of Choi Eun Seo, Jin Hyeok's first love.

Secret Agent Miss Oh

2010

Sirius poster
6.3

A drama about an investigation of a drug case by policeman, Do Shin Woo, who bring him meet his twin brother Do Eun Chang. It will tell the story about the tense brain play between two twin brothers whose fates changed in a day and the love and hatred between them which they have kept in their hearts so long.

Sirius

2013

No artwork available
NR

This is the story of Hong Guk Young; his dreams, ambitions, ideals, and desires. His intelligence and resourcefulness served him well in his struggle to overcome adversity in the palace, eventually earning him the coveted position of right-hand man to King Jeongjo.

Hong Guk Young

2001

Lawyers poster
3.0

Suk Ki and Suh Jung Ho are colleagues within a lawfirm. Besides being colleagues, they are bitter rivals. Ha Young is a secretary in the lawfirm who develops a relationship with Suk Ki. This drama tells the story of the ambition and relationships that circle in the lawfirm.

Lawyers

2005

Invitation poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Invitation

1999