Kim A-joong

Acting

Kim A-joong

Born 1982-10-16 · Seoul, South Korea

Kim A-joong (김아중) is a well-known Korean actress/model who rose to stardom from her roles in numerous films and commercials. She was born on October 16, 1982. She is mostly known for her role is in the highly successful 2006 South Korean comedy "200 Pounds Beauty". In "200 Pounds of Beauty", she has contributed the songs "Maria", "Beautiful Girls" and "Byul" to the soundtrack. For her leading role in the movie, she was awarded Best Actress in the 2007 Grand Bell Awards. Prior to that, she appeared in a few other TV series including the popular "The Bizarre Bunch" in 2005 on KBS. She has also made various commercials for major brands and continued to model after her acting break through.

Acting credits

The Bad Guys: Reign of Chaos poster
7.0

A respectable village head decides to keep his son away from the violent politics of rural life. However, fate intervenes, forcing the young man to not only return home, but also take up the sickle.

The Bad Guys: Reign of Chaos

2019

200 Pounds Beauty poster
6.8

Hanna, an overweight lip-sync artist who ghost sings for Ammy, a known pop diva, secretly likes Han Sang-jun. When Ammy humiliates Hanna in Han's presence, Hanna decides to undergo a cosmetic surgery.

200 Pounds Beauty

2006

The King poster
7.3

A young Korean man surpasses his difficult childhood by becoming a powerful prosecutor, but soon learns that real power comes at a price.

The King

2017

Whatcha Wearin'? poster
6.8

Yoon-jung accidentally calls a stranger, instead of her boyfriend, and has phone sex with the unknown man. When Yoon-jung's relationship with her boyfriend turns sour, Yoon-jung meets Hyun-seung, the stranger she had phone sex with.

Whatcha Wearin'?

2012

Ari Ari the Korean Cinema poster
5.5

Director Chung Ji-Young criticizes the thought that older directors have difficulties in making certain movies. Actress Yoon Jin-Seo agonizes over her identity as an actress. In 2009, before the movie "Unbowed" was made, they met and planned a documentary about Korean movies, including the processes a Korean movie goes through and difficulites. "Ari Ari the Korean Cinema" is a documentary with interviews of Korean directors, actors and actresses.

Ari Ari the Korean Cinema

2012

Steal My Heart poster
6.7

Lee Ho-tae meets the first love of his dreams, Yoon Jin-sook for the first time in ten years but is shocked to find out she's a hit-and-runner.

Steal My Heart

2013

When Romance Meets Destiny poster
6.0

Gwang-sik is very shy around women and he can't even speak a word to them. Gwang-tae is a playboy who enjoys sleeping around with other women. They both meet a woman they each like around the same time, and something changes for both of them.

When Romance Meets Destiny

2005

Foxy Festival poster
5.8

A bright sexy comedy about a wholesome town and four mysterious couples and their sneaky lives. It is the new work of director Lee Hae-yeong, who secured a spot as a new director with the work "Like a Virgin".

Foxy Festival

2010

Amazing poster
1.0

"Amazing" centers on a video game company boss, Frank (Eric Mabius of TV's "Ugly Betty"), who is eager to rush his firm's new thought-controlled basketball game to market, despite the objections of the project leader Bingshan (popular Chinese actor Huang Xiaoming), who warns that a bug in the system could escape the computer and infect players' brains.

Amazing

2013

The Present poster
6.0

A man is investigating an assassin, who turns out to be his own girlfriend.

The Present

2009