Im Soo-jung
Im in August 2023
Born (1979-07-11) July 11, 1979[1]
Seoul, South Korea
Other namesLim Soo-jung
OccupationActress
Years active2001–present
Korean name
Hangul
Revised RomanizationIm Su-jeong
McCune–ReischauerRim Sujŏng

Im Soo-jung (born July 11, 1979) is a South Korean actress. After modeling for teen magazines, Im made her acting breakthrough in Kim Jee-woon's horror film A Tale of Two Sisters (2003), followed by the popular television drama I'm Sorry, I Love You (2004). She has since appeared in numerous films, notably Park Chan-wook's I'm a Cyborg, But That's OK (2006), Hur Jin-ho's Happiness (2007), Lee Yoon-ki's Come Rain, Come Shine (2011) and Min Kyu-dong's All About My Wife (2012), for which she won Best Actress at the 33rd Blue Dragon Film Awards.[2]

Career

Im Soo-jung made her debut in 1998 as a cover model for teen magazines. She then moved onto acting and debuted in the teen drama School 4,[3] but it was Kim Jee-woon's 2003 stylish horror A Tale of Two Sisters that first drew her critical notice and newcomer awards.[4][5] A year later, the hit KBS2 drama series I'm Sorry, I Love You catapulted her into stardom.[6][7] With Im looking much younger than her age, those projects solidified her image as an eternal ingenue, as did touching character study ...ing,[8] horse jockey film Lump Sugar,[9] and Park Chan-wook's surrealist I'm a Cyborg, But That's OK.[10]

In recent years, she began shedding that image by taking on more adult roles,[11] notable among them Hur Jin-ho's romantic melodrama Happiness,[12][13] Choi Dong-hoon's blockbuster fantasy Jeon Woo-chi: The Taoist Wizard,[14][15] romantic comedy Finding Mr. Destiny[16] and Lee Yoon-ki's minimalist breakup indie Come Rain, Come Shine.[17] For her performance in All About My Wife,[18][19] she won Best Actress at the Blue Dragon Film Awards,[20] and the Women in Film Korea Awards.[21][22]

Im and Lee Jung-jae played two artists in a post-apocalyptic environment in the short film El Fin del Mundo ("The End of the World"), which screened at the prestigious contemporary art exhibition dOCUMENTA.[23][24] She also acted opposite veteran Thai actor Sorapong Chatree in Aditya Assarat's short film Phuket, which was commissioned jointly by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Association of Tourism and Hotel Operators of Phuket.[25][26]

Im was previously part of the SidusHQ agency, but moved to being managed by KeyEast. KeyEast launched her official website in June 2012. According to the actress, the online space will be a place where she can converse with her fans directly.[27][28]

In 2015, Im starred in Perfect Proposal, a remake of British crime thriller Woman of Straw that was partly shot in Macau.[29][30] She next starred in Time Renegades, a time-hopping romantic thriller where she played dual roles.[31]

In October 2015, her contract with KeyEast expired and she decided to sign with new management agency YNK Entertainment.[32][33]

Im then starred in the female-centric indie film The Table directed by Kim Jong-kwan, which premiered at the 21st Busan International Film Festival.[34]

In February 2017, Im was cast in the drama Chicago Typewriter alongside Yoo Ah-in. This marks Im's small screen come back after thirteen years since 2004.[35] The same year, she was named the cultural ambassador for the UK-Korea Creative Futures mutual exchange.[36]

She then returned to the big screen with Mothers based on the book Your Request - My Other Mother by Lee Dong-eun, who also directs the film.[37][38]

In 2019, Im returned to the small screen with the series Search: WWW.[39][40]

In 2020, Im appeared the film Single in Seoul with Lee Dong-wook.

In 2021, Im starred in the tvN drama Melancholia alongside Lee Do-hyun.[41]

In 2022, Im's contract with King Kong by Starship expired in August, and she decided not to renew the contract.[42]

Personal life

She is a vegan and an advocate of animal rights.[43]

Filmography

Film

Film performances
Year Title Role Ref.
English Korean
2002 The Romantic President 피아노 치는 대통령 Han Young-hee
2003 A Tale of Two Sisters 장화, 홍련 Bae Su-mi
...ing 아이엔지 Kang Min-ah
2005 Sad Movie 새드무비 Ahn Soo-jung [44]
2006 Lump Sugar 각설탕 Kim Shi-eun
I'm a Cyborg, But That's OK 싸이보그지만 괜찮아 Cha Young-goon
2007 Happiness 행복 Eun-hee
2009 Jeon Woo-chi: The Taoist Wizard 전우치 Seo In-kyung
2010 Finding Mr. Destiny 김종욱 찾기 Seo Ji-woo
2011 Come Rain, Come Shine 사랑한다, 사랑하지 않는다 Young-shin
2012 All About My Wife 내 아내의 모든 것 Yeon Jung-in
2015 Perfect Proposal 은밀한 유혹 Ji-yeon
2016 Time Renegade 시간이탈자 Seo Yoon-jung / Jung So-eun
2017 The Table 더 테이블 Hye-gyeong
2018 Mothers 당신의 부탁 Hyo-jin
2019 Our Cat 고양이 집사 Narration (voice)
2023 Cobweb 거미집 Lee Min-jae [45]
Single in Seoul 싱글 인 서울 Joo Hyeon-jin

Television series

Television series performances
Year Title Role Ref.
English Korean
2001–2002 School 4 학교 4 Oh Hye-ra
2004 I'm Sorry, I Love You 미안하다, 사랑한다 Song Eun-chae
2017 Chicago Typewriter 시카고 타자기 Jeon Seol
2019 Search: WWW 검색어를 입력하세요: www Bae Ta-mi
2021 Melancholia 멜랑꼴리아 Ji Yoon-soo [41]

Music video

Year Song title Artist
1999 "Deep Sadness" Y2K
2001 "I'm Sorry" Kim Jang-hoon
2012 "White Night"[46][47] Nell

Awards and nominations

Year presented, name of the award ceremony, award category, nominated work and the result of the nomination
YearAwardCategoryNominated workResultRef.
200324th Blue Dragon Film AwardsBest New ActressA Tale of Two SistersWon [48]
2nd Korean Film Awards Best New ActressWon [49]
23rd Korean Association of Film Critics AwardsWon [50]
4th Busan Film Critics AwardsWon [51]
6th Director's Cut AwardsWon [52]
4th Women in Film Korea AwardsNominated
Cine 21 Awards Won [53]
Screamfest Horror Film FestivalBest ActressWon [54]
200424th Fantasporto Film FestivalBest Actress in an International Fantasy FilmWon [55]
41st Grand Bell AwardsBest New ActressNominated
KBS Drama AwardsI'm Sorry, I Love YouWon [56]
Netizen AwardWon
Popularity AwardWon
Best Couple Award with So Ji-subWon
200541st Baeksang Arts AwardsBest New Actress (TV)Nominated
2006 27th Blue Dragon Film Awards Best Leading Actress Lump SugarNominated
2nd Premiere Rising Star AwardsBest ActressWon [57]
2007 31st Hong Kong International Film Festival I'm a Cyborg, But That's OKNominated
1st Asian Film AwardsBest ActressNominated
43rd Baeksang Arts AwardsBest ActressNominated
28th Blue Dragon Film AwardsBest Leading ActressHappinessNominated
200844th Baeksang Arts AwardsBest ActressNominated
16th Chunsa Film Art AwardsBest ActressNominated
17th Buil Film AwardsNominated
45th Grand Bell AwardsNominated
20125th Style Icon AwardsStyle Icon—Won [58]
21st Buil Film AwardsBest ActressAll About My WifeNominated
55th Asia-Pacific Film FestivalNominated
49th Grand Bell AwardsNominated
13th Women in Film Korea AwardsWon [59]
33rd Blue Dragon Film Awards Best Leading ActressWon [60]
201349th Baeksang Arts AwardsBest Actress (Film)Nominated
201912th Korea Drama AwardsTop Excellence Award, ActressSearch: WWWNominated[61]

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