Kim Yeo-jin

Acting

Kim Yeo-jin

Born 1972-06-24 · Masan, South Gyeongsang, South Korea

Kim Yeo-jin (born June 24, 1972) is a South Korean actress and activist. Kim made her acting debut in the stage play What Do Women Live For in 1995, and has since remained active in film and television, drawing praise for her supporting roles in Im Sang-soo's Girls' Night Out (1998), Lee Chang-dong's Peppermint Candy (2000), and Im Kwon-taek's Chi-hwa-seon (2002). Kim is known for being actively engaged in various rallies and civic group activities, attracting public attention to controversial social and political issues, including efforts to reinstate laid-off shipbuilders at Hanjin Heavy Industries, calls to lower university tuition fees, and opposition to the Four Major Rivers Project. She often expresses her opinions on social networking service Twitter,[8][9][10][11][12] and has been called one of the most popular socialtainers. Because of her outspokenness, MBC banned Kim in 2011 (she was originally scheduled to appear as a "progressive" panelist on the current affairs radio show Sohn Suk-hee's Spotlight), which led to prominent figures from academic, literary and media circles to call for a boycott of the network's programs. Kim has also campaigned for liberal politicians Roh Moo-hyun, Moon Jae-in and Park Won-soon.

Acting credits

A Good Lawyer's Wife poster
5.7

A woman, married and with a child but becoming increasingly distant from her husband who is already cheating on her, reluctantly enters a secret relationship with her neighbor, a teenage boy.

A Good Lawyer's Wife

2003

Peppermint Candy poster
7.5

In the spring of 1999, a group of old friends gather to celebrate their 20 year reunion. Among the group is Yeong-ho, a cold, unhappy man, whose demeanor puts a damper on the festivities. The seriousness of Yeong-ho's depression becomes apparent when he climbs a railroad bridge and looks like he might jump. At this crucial moment, memories of seven crucial episodes from Yeong-ho's past flood his mind.

Peppermint Candy

2000

Chihwaseon poster
7.0

Jang Seung-eop, also known as "Chihwaseon," drinks and paints all day. Through Mae-hyang, he learns the meaning of fate, sees art beyond even the smallest things, and sets out for the path he seeks.

Chihwaseon

2002

Girls' Night Out poster
5.5

Three best friends meet and boldly talk about sex together. Their characters are as different as their lifestyles. One works at a hotel, one at a design firm and the other is a graduate student. The conversations alter their lives as they begin to have different sexual relationships than before.

Girls' Night Out

1998

Jinsuk & Me poster
NR

I have been pretty satisfied with my life before I got on the bus. When I do in June 2011, my whole life turns upside down. I am just a regular passenger at first. Like other people I was sorry, and felt obliged to help and care for other passengers. Then I begin to film these common heroes with my camera. Those who speak about hope, who provide it and get on the bus, Ms. Kim Jin-suk, and other crane laborers who risk their safety while demonstrating for their rights on high. She, while stationed insecurely on high, begins interacting with the world through Twitter and makes friends. Then I realize I really love her. Will we have her back safely?

Jinsuk & Me

2012

Drive poster
6.0

A popular YouTuber who is kidnapped by an unidentified person and must live stream for an hour from the trunk of a moving car to earn 650 million won.

Drive

2024

Children... poster
7.3

On March 26, 1991, five boys set off to the mountain to go frog hunting and never come back to their family. While a documentary producer, detective and professor try to solve the mystery of the incident, one of the boys' parents is a suspect.

Children...

2011

Closer to Heaven poster
5.6

A funeral director meets a man who has been battling Lou Gehrig's disease since he was young. The two fall in love and hope for a cure that can keep him alive.

Closer to Heaven

2009

Wedding Dress poster
7.4

When a single mother learns that she has terminal cancer, she prepares her young daughter to live without her, while saying goodbye to others around her.

Wedding Dress

2010

The Uninvited poster
5.8

An engaged interior designer sees two small girls on the subway train that die there. He sees them again in his apartment. A woman he meets can also see them. He talks to her about his forgotten childhood.

The Uninvited

2003

A Perfect Match poster
5.8

Despite the fact that she works at a professional matchmaking firm, Hyo Jin cannot seem to find her Perfect match. When it comes to finding matches for other people, her advice is right on; but when it comes to herself...

A Perfect Match

2002

Vegetarian poster
4.6

An ordinary housewife, Yeong-hye, who has nightmares every night, finally becomes a vegetarian, throwing away all the meats in her refrigerator. Her husband Kil-soo starts to complain about her actions. Her family also worries about her health. During a family lunch, Yeong-hye tries to kill herself due to her father's abrupt violence. Observing all the happenings, Yeong-hye's brother-in-law, Min-ho, a videoartist, hears from his wife that Yeong-hye has a Mongolian spot on her hips. Min-ho gets inspiration from this and starts to sketch.

Vegetarian

2010

Last Child poster
7.7

Six months ago the son of the married couple drowned. The couple, together with the teenager that their son saved, begin a journey to cope with the loss.

Last Child

2018

Red Candy poster
5.7

Jae-Bak is a 40'ish man who has become burned out by work and his family. He works as a sales manager for a publishing company. The highlight of Jae-Baek's day is now when he steals a glance at beautiful young Yu-Hee every morning as she stands waiting for the subway, while sucking a red lollipop. For the next 100 days, Jae-Baek watches Yu-Hee and then finally meets Yu-Hee. At a bookstore, Jae-Baek meets Yu-Hee. Jae-Baek follows Yu-Hee to her home.

Red Candy

2010

My New Partner poster
5.0

A skilled detective, Yeong-jun, goes to Busan to investigate a murder case. He needs to cooperate with his father, Min-ho, who is a veteran detective, but they have a bad relationship to fix.

My New Partner

2008

Looking for My Wife poster
6.5

With a body and voice that’s easy on the eyes and ears, popular music critic Sung-hee announces his plans for divorce on live radio without informing his wife. He takes off to a seaside town with long-time friend Dong-min but when his wife doesn’t answer his call, he rushes back home. He arrives only to be greeted with a letter and his wife is nowhere to be found. Sung-hee wanted to divorce his wife in style but his wife jumped the gun and left him a day early. With his pride in shambles, he decides to go on a search for his wife. To his bitter surprise, he discovers sides of his wife that he never knew about including a supposed brother of hers.

Looking for My Wife

2010

Heaven: To the Land of Happiness poster
6.5

In order to find the last happiness of his life, inmate 203 escapes from prison. Nam-sik is poor and sick. These two men happen to meet and obtain a large amount of money. Nam-sik joins inmate 203's journey to find the last happiness.

Heaven: To the Land of Happiness

2021

Kang Deok-sun's Love History poster
3.0

A drama about Kang Duk Soon, a naive woman who inadvertently gets wrapped up in an independence movement after following a man she has a one-sided love for to Gyeongsang province, and how she grows through her experiences.

Kang Deok-sun's Love History

2017

Miracle poster
6.5

Eun-Chul (Park Ji-Bin) and Eun-Ha (Lee Seul-Gi) lives in a small village. They are the only family they have. One day, stubborn Eun-Ha begins to beg Eun-Chul to go and see a whale. Eun-Ha follows Eun-Chul all day long and keeps talking about the whale. To quiet her, Eun-Chul makes a false promise. Eun-Ha has a disease which is eroding her vision. Adults tell them that Eun-Ha should be sent to a good facility, but Eun-Chul can't separate from his sister. Eun-Chul decides to show a whale to Eun-Ha before she loses her vision completely. They begin travel from Namwon to Jangsaeng where they can see a whale. They travel their by bicycle. Along the way to Jangsaeng, Eun-Chul and Eun-Ha meet Duk-Soo (Lee Moon-Sik). Eun-Chul and Eun-Ha have a warm feelings towards him like the father they never had ...

Miracle

2011

The Big Picture poster
10.0

No synopsis available yet.

The Big Picture

2013