Im Soo-Jung - StarsUnfolded
Im Soo-Jung - StarsUnfolded
Quick Infoā
Age: 42 Years
Hometown: Gangdong-gu, Seoul, South Korea
Education: Graduation In Theater & Film
| Bio/Wiki | |
|---|---|
| Profession | Actress |
| Physical Stats & More | |
| check sources Starship Entertainment - Im Soo-jung Height |
in centimeters**- 164 cm** in meters**- 1.64 m** in feet & inches**- 5' 4Ā½"** |
| Eye Color | Black |
| Hair Color | Black |
| Career | |
| Agency | ā¢ SidusHQ (till 2015) ā¢ KeyEast (2011ā2015) ā¢ YNK Entertainment (2015-2018) ā¢ King Kong by Starship (2018-Present) |
| Debut | K-drama: School 4 (2001) as 'Oh Hye-ra'  TV: The Romantic President (2002) as 'Han Young-hee'  |
| Awards, Achievements | KBS Drama Awards ā¢ Best New Actress for 'I'm Sorry, I Love You' in 2004 ā¢ Netizen Award for 'I'm Sorry, I Love You' in 2004 ā¢ Popularity Award for 'I'm Sorry, I Love You' in 2004 ā¢ Best Couple Award with So Ji-sub for 'I'm Sorry, I Love You' in 2004  Blue Dragon Film Awards ā¢ Best Leading Actress for 'All About My Wife' in 2012 ā¢ Best Bew Actress for 'A Tale of Two Sisters' in 2003  Other Awards ā¢ Women in Film Korea Awards for Best Actress for 'All About My Wife' in 2012 ā¢ Female Filmmaker of the Year Award - Acting Award for 'All About My Wife' in 2012  ā¢ Premiere Rising Star Awards for Best Actress for the film 'Lump Sugar' in 2006  ā¢ Fantasporto Film Festival for Best Actress in an International Fantasy Film for 'A Tale of Two Sisters' in 2004 ā¢ Korean Film Awards for Best New Actress for 'A Tale of Two Sisters' in 2003 ā¢ Korean Association of Film Critics Awards for Best New Actress for 'A Tale of Two Sisters' in 2003 ā¢ Busan Film Critics Awards for Best New Actress for 'A Tale of Two Sisters' in 2003 ā¢ Director's Cut Awards for Best New Actress for 'A Tale of Two Sisters' in 2003 ā¢ Cine 21 Awards for Best New Actress for 'A Tale of Two Sisters' in 2003 ā¢ Screamfest Horror Film Festival for Best Actress for 'A Tale of Two Sisters' in 2003 |
| Personal Life | |
| Date of Birth | July 11, 1979 (Wednesday) |
| Age (as of 2021) | 42 Years |
| Birthplace | Gangdong-gu, Seoul, South Korea |
| Zodiac sign | Cancer |
| Signature |  |
| Nationality | South Korean |
| Hometown | Gangdong-gu, Seoul, South Korea |
| School | ā¢ Seoul Myongwon Elementary School, Seoul, South Korea ā¢ Myungil Middle School, Seoul, South Korea ā¢ Myungduk High School, Seoul, South Korea |
| College/University | The University of Suwon, Gyeonggi Province, South Korea |
| Educational Qualification | Graduation in Theater & Film check sources Cine 21 |
| Blood Group | A check sources Cine 21 |
| Food Habit | Vegan check sources Korea JoongAng Daily |
| Controversies | In 2016, Im Soo-jung faced immense backlash for posting a picture of herself without makeup on her Instagram account. After receiving a lot of hate, she wrote in an Instagram post, check sources Allkpop "I don't typically like to wear makeup in my daily life. Of course, for important events, I do. When I'm trying to look my best as an actress, I enlist the help of skilled experts. People like stylists, makeup artists, and hairstylists. With their special touches, I transform into the actress Im Soo Jung. That is why those people are always a thankful existence in my life and also people I love dearly. But as for the regular me, the theme in these photos is as good as it gets. It's not like I have incredible confidence in my bare face so I wish I could upload a prettier me..but what can you do when I'm at an age where even the slightest changes in my body show themselves on my face haha." |
| Relationships & More | |
| Marital Status | Unmarried |
| Affairs/Boyfriends | ā¢ Gong Yoo (rumored): After appearing opposite Gong Yoo in the South Korean film 'Finding Mr. Destiny' (2010), Soo-jung was rumored to be dating Yoo. The rumors went out of hand when they were claimed to have been married in the United States. The rumors were denied by them.  ā¢ So Ji-sub (South Korean actor; ex-boyfriend)  |
| Family | |
| Husband/Spouse | N/A |
| Parents | Names Not Known |
| Siblings | She has a younger brother. |
| Favorites | |
| Food | Vegan rice cake soup, Vegan pad thai, Seaweed soup, Vegan kimchi |
| Restaurant | Zero Complex in Seoul |
| Cuisine | French |
| Artist | Johannes Vermeer |
| Painting(s) | Girl with a Pearl Earring by Johannes Vermeer, View of Delft by Johannes Vermeer, Morning sun by Edward Hopper |
| Travel Destination | Paris |
Some Lesser Known Facts About Im Soo-jung
Im Soo-jung is a South Korean actress. She is famous for her portrayal of āCha Youngāgoonā in Iām a Cyborg, But Thatās OK (2006; South Korean), āEun-heeā in Happiness (2007; South Korean), and āYeon Jung-inā in All About My Wife (2012; South Korean).
Im Soo-jungās grandfather gave Soo-jung her name; the name means outstanding and bright.
When she was in school, she wasnāt interested in studies. According to her teachers, she didnāt focus on her studies but she was very pretty.
A picture of Im Soo-jung from her school days
When she was in high school, Soo-jung decided that she would become an actor after watching a play. According to her, she doesnāt remember the title of the play or actors but she remembers vaguely wanting to become an actor as blood rushed in her body while watching the play.
In 1998, she debuted as a model on the cover of the fashion magazine āCeciā and appeared as a teen model in a variety of magazines like Kiki and Fashion Communication.
Im Soo-jung on the cover of Ceci
Soo-jung also made appearances in commercials for the brands like Cafe Latte, Johnson & Johnson, and Radio Garden. After modeling for some time, she decided to switch to acting.
In 1999, she made an appearance in the music video of āDeep Sadnessā by the South Korean music group Y2Kās.
Im Soo-jung played her first lead role as āBae Su-miā in the South Korean psychological horror-drama film āA Tale of Two Sisters,ā which was written and directed by Kim Jee-woon. Inspired by a Joseon Dynasty folktale, the film chronicles disturbing events that happened after Bae Su-mi and her sister returned home from a mental institution; the events were the result of previous tragic deaths in the family. A huge commercial success, the film became the highest-grossing South Korean horror film and was the first South Korean picture to be screened in American theaters.
Im Soo-jung (right) in a scene from A Tale of Two Sisters (2003)
In 2004, Im was seen in the Kdrama āIām Sorry, I Love Youā in the lead role of āSong Eun-chae.ā The drama choices the tale of āCha Moo-hyuk (played by the South Korean actor So Ji-sub), an attractive Australian scam artist originally from South Korea, who travels to South Korea to find his parents before death. In South Korea, he finds that he was abandoned together with his twin sister by his mother, a famous South Korean actress. he decides to take revenge from his mother, and in the process, he meets Eun-chae and falls for her. The series was aired on KBS2. With nationwide average ratings of 20.1%, the series was a super hit. It won numerous awards including 9 awards at KBS Drama Awards, 6 awards at Baeksang Arts Awards, and an award at Korean Broadcasting Awards.
Im Soo-jung in a scene from Iām Sorry, I Love You (2004)
She also sang the OSTs of āIām Sorry, I Love You,ā and the songs include ģģ± & ė¬“ķ ģ²«ķ¤ģ¤ (lit. Eunchae & Moohyukās first kiss), āģ¤ģ, ź“ģ°®ģ. ā ģģ± Narrative (lit. Yoona, itās okay. ā Eunchae Narrative), and ģģ±ģ ź³ ė°± ā ģģ± Narrative (lit. Confession of Eunchae ā Eunchae Narrative).
She then appeared in lead roles in the South Korean films ā¦ing (2003), Sad Movie, (2005), and Lump Sugar (2006), all commercial success.
In 2006, Soo-jung played the lead role of āCha Young-goonā in the blockbuster South Korean film āIām a Cyborg, But Thatās OK.ā In the film, Young-goon, a patient at a mental institution who thinks she is a cyborg, and Park Il-soon (played by the South Korean singer and actor Rain), another mental patient who thinks he can steal peopleās souls, fall in love with each other. In 2007, the film received the Alfred Bauer Prize at the Berlin International Film Festival.
Iām a Cyborg, But Thatās OK (2006)
Im Soo-jung further appeared in memorable roles in the South Korean films Happiness (2007), Jeon Woo-chi: The Taoist Wizard (2009), Finding Mr. Destiny (2010), Come Rain, Come Shine(2011), and All About My Wife (2012).
In 2012, Soo-jung, along with Lee Jung-jae , made an appearance in the South Korean 13-minute split-screen short film titled āEl Fin del Mundo,ā which was created by South Korean visual artists Moon Kyung-won and Jeon Joon-ho and screened at the prestigious contemporary art exhibition dOCUMENTA.
Some music videos she had appeared in are: Go (2000) by South Korean rapper Oh Yumi, Iām Sorry (2001) South Korean singer by Kim Jang-hoon, and White Night (2012) by South Korean band Nell.
BetweenĀ October 24, 2012, and October 30, 2012, she worked as a special DJ of the radio program āFM Music Cityā that aired on MBC FM4U.
Soo-jung has served as an ambassador for the Asian Racing Conference (ARC) in 2005 and an honorary ambassador for Gwangju Biennale in 2012.
Soo-jung served as a judge at the Mise-en-scĆØne Short Film Festival (2007), Great Short Film Festival (2012), Art Star Korea (2014), Jecheon International Music & Film Festival (2014), and Melodrama Division of Mise-en-scĆØne Short Film Festival (2015).
In 2015, Soo-jung contested in theĀ Korean Pavilion at Venice Biennale for the work of Moon Kyungwon & Jeon Joonho āThe Ways of Folding Space & Flying.ā
In 2015, Im Soo-jung decided to become a vegan after a test that stated that she was allergic to animal protein. Whenever she consumes milk, cheese, yogurt, and eggs, she has intense reactions to them. check sources Korea JoongAng Daily
Since 2016, she has been hosting a podcast, along with Cine21 reporter Kim Hye-ri and SBS PD Choi Da-eun, named āKim Hyeriās Film Club,ā where the hosts discuss topics related to the music and film industry.
Kim Hyeriās Film Club
After working in South Korean films for more than a decade, Im returned to television with the lead role of āJeon Seolā in the series āChicago Typewriterā that aired on tvN in 2017. The drama follows the lives of three individuals, including Jeon Seol, who were resistance fighters during the 1930s Japanese occupation of Korea and have reincarnated into the present. Jeon Seo reincarnates as a literary fanatic who is a fan of Ha Se-joo (played by the South Korean actor Yoo Ah-in).
Chicago Typewriter (2017)
In 2017, she was named the cultural ambassador Korea-U.K. Creative Futures mutual exchange by the British Council. Reportedly, she was the first cultural ambassador since the start of exchange between the countries in 1973.
Lim Soo-jung being appointed as the cultural ambassador by the director-general for British Culture in Korea Martin Fryer and U.K. ambassador at the British Embassy in Jung District Charles Hay
She narrated the movie āTouch of the Lightā (2012) in 2013 and the trailer of the movie āTasha Tudor: A Still Water Storyā (2017) in 2018.
In 2019, she was seen in the Kdrama āSearch: WWWā that aired on tvN. The series is based on the lives of three women in their thirties, Bae Ta-mi, Cha Hyeon, and Song Ga-kyeong. Soo-jung played Bae Ta-mi, intellectual, goal-oriented, virtuous, and the director of the top web portal company āUnicon,ā who joins Barro (Uniconās competitor) after she was thrown out of Unicon.
Search: WWW (2019)
In 2021, she appeared as āJi Yoon-sooā in the television drama āMelancholiaā that aired on tvN. The series is about the beautiful relationship of Yoon-soo, a mathematics teacher at Ahseong High School, and Baek Seung-yoo (played by Lee Do-hyun), a disturbed student who is good at maths. In the series, they team up to expose the corrupt practices happening in the Ahseong High School.
Melancholia (2021)
Other South Korean films in Soo-jungās filmography include Perfect Proposal (2015), Time Renegade (2016), The Table (2017), Mothers (2018), Our Cat (2019), and Single in Seoul (2022).
Im Soo-jung has modeled for various South Korean brands like Maeil Dairies, Johnson & Johnson Kore, Yahoo! Korea, Samsung, LG, Hyundai, Dongsuh Foods, and Piaget.
Im Soo-jungās hobbies are listening to music, watching films, writing songs, and playing the guitar. She is also skilled at playing the piano and modern dance.
One of her other pastimes is photography; she often clicks and uploads pictures of food and nature.
Im Soo-jungās Instagram post highlighting her photography skills
While talking about her ideal type in an interview, she said that she likes men who are smart, intelligent, and can give her surprises (as she loves surprises). Her partner should not show jealousy (as she hates it) but shouldnāt be indifferent either.
In an interview, she said that she wished to have a large family in the future, but marriage was a big step for her. When she meets the right partner, she will get married; marriage, for her, is deeper, more serious, and comes with many responsibilities.
While talking about her date ideas in an interview, she said that she liked going out on picnic lunch or to beaches. She would prefer fun activities likeĀ feeding wild ducks, playing beach volleyball, flying kites, and playing in a corn maze. Other activities she would like to do with her date are learning musical instruments together or dancing.
In an interview, Soo-jung once confessed that she wished to have a talk show of her own under her name like The Ellen Show.
Im Soo-jung is an introvert and frets when she is in the spotlight. As a child, she would get anxious when standing before a crowd, and things havenāt changed much for her in the present either.
Soo-jung started cooking after she became a vegan; before that, she didnāt know how to cook.
Im Soo-jung drinks very minimally and only drinks with her close friends. check sources Lim Soo-jung ā Instagram
She has a strict diet plan and follows a detox routine every once in a while. During the detox period, she avoids drinking coffee, alcohol, or black tea, eats only two meals a day, and drinks only warm water. check sources Elle
Im Soo-jung and South Korean actresses Gong Hyo-jin and Shin Min-a are close friends; the three often spend time with each other.
Shin Min-ah and Gong Hyo-jin
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