# Kim So-jin

Kim So-jin (Korean: 김소진; Hanja: 金素辰; born on December 12, 1979) is a South Korean actress. She is known for playing a prosecutor in crime drama The King (2017), for which she received critical acclaim and won several awards, including the Blue Dragon Film Award, Grand Bell Award and Baeksang Arts Award for Best Supporting Actress. Since then, in films ranging from The Drug King to The Man Standing Next, she has fully immersed herself in each role, adding freshness to her seasoned acting skills and building her own unique characters.

## Career

Kim So-jin, was graduated from Chung-Ang University's Department of Theater. While studying, she stumbled upon the play 'Birds Do Not Cross at the Crosswalk,' which sparked her interest in theater. After completing her studies at Chung-Ang University, she further developed her skills by participating in the project group Ari Korea and performing abroad for a year.
Kim So-jin made her debut in 2008 with the play 'Starting Rasa'. In 2009, she acted in the play 'Yi Sang, Count to Thirteen,' experiencing a transformative rebirth on stage.
Kim had master's degree in the Korea National University of Arts. She belongs to the theater troupe Chaimu. Kim So-jin performed several theatrical works such as Song of Spring Flows in the Sea, Beethoven, Road to Santiago, and Starting Rasa with her colleagues in the theater company. She also acted in the musical Midnight Serenade. Kim So-jin has firmly established herself in the acting world with distinctive characters in various performances and films. Starting in 2012 with notable works such as the highly acclaimed play 'Pung Chan Nosoog' and 'The Song of Spring Flows in the Sea,' she began to receive attention for her remarkable acting skills. She has been recognized as a trusted and respected actress in the performing arts industry, earning the title of "trusted treasure" (an actor who is trusted and relied upon).
With the film Haunters (directed by Kim Min-seok), which was released in 2010, establishing herself as a talented actor in the film industry.
In 2014, She joined Musical 'Moonlight Fairy and Girl' Directed by Min Bok-ki, CEO of Theater Troupe Chaimu.
Furthermore, in the 2017 film The King, Kim So-jin left a lasting impression with her portrayal of Prosecutor Ahn Hee-yeon, delivering memorable lines that were so convincing that she was mistaken for an actual prosecutor. Her exceptional synchronization with the character received high praise. As a result, she swept the Best Supporting Actress awards at the 38th Blue Dragon Film Awards, the 53rd Baeksang Arts Awards, and the 54th Grand Bell Awards, solidifying her position as a top-notch actress.
Director Kim Jee-woon nicknamed her 'female Song Kang-ho'.
In 2018, She took on the role of Sung Sung-kyung, the Wife of Lee Doo-sam, acted by Song Kang-ho, in 'Drug King' (directed by Woo Min-ho). She won the "Today's Young Artist Award" in the theater category, organized by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, in 2018. Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism event 2018 Person of Merit for the Development of Culture and Arts. The award ceremony was held on October 24 (Wednesday) at 2:00 pm at the Multi-Project Hall (B1) of the National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Seoul.
In 2019, Kim starred in Kim Yoon-seok's directorial debut film Another Child, alongside Yum Jung-ah, Park Se-jin, and Kim Hye-yoon.

## Filmography
### Film

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2004 | Independent Film Maker's Project To Abolish The National Security Law | | |
| 2006 | If You Were Me | Yu-jin | |
| 2006 | Hey Man | | Short film |
| 2009 | Seri & Harr | Yoon-ju | |
| 2010 | Haunters | Miss Lee | |
| 2010 | Remember O Goddess | | Short film |
| 2011 | Quick | Team manager | |
| 2011 | Officer of the Year | Mapo officer | |
| 2012 | The Rumblings | Mi-yeon | Short film |
| 2013 | The Spy: Undercover Operation | Situation room staff 2 | |
| 2013 | The Terror Live | Lee Ji-soo | |
| 2014 | My Brilliant Life | Writer Kim | |
| 2014 | The Divine Move | Young-sook | |
| 2014 | No Tears for the Dead | Mi-jin | |
| 2014 | See, Beethoven | Ha-jin | |
| 2015 | The Sound of a Flower | Chae-seon's mother | |
| 2015 | The Chosen: Forbidden Cave | Soo-hye | |
| 2017 | The King | Ahn Hee-yeon | |
| 2017 | New Trial | Kang Hyo-jin | |
| 2017 | I Can Speak | Geum-joo | |
| 2018 | The Spy Gone North | Han Chang-joo's wife | |
| 2018 | The Drug King | Seong Sook-kyung | |
| 2019 | Another Child | Mi-hee | |
| 2019 | The Man Standing Next | Debra Shim | |
| 2021 | Escape from Mogadishu | Kom Myung-hee | |
| 2022 | Emergency Declaration | Hee-jin | [note 1] [note 2][18] |

### Television series

| Year | Title | Role | Ref. |
| 2016 | Marriage Contract | Hwang Joo-yeon | |
| 2022 | Through the Darkness | Yoon Tae-goo | |

### Web series

| Year | Title | Role | Ref. |
| 2023 | Vigilante | Choi Mi-ryeo | |

### Television shows

| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
| 2022 | 100 Days of Invasion of Ukraine Special | Narrator | Document Insight | |

## Stage
### Musical

| Year | Title | Title | Role | Theater | Date | Ref. |
| Year | English | Korean | Role | Theater | Date | Ref. |
| 2009 | Midnight Serenade | 한밤의 세레나데 | Park Jung-ja | Daehakro Arts Theater Small Theater | July 11 to August 16 | |
| 2009 | Midnight Serenade | 한밤의 세레나데 | Park Jung-ja | BNK Busan Bank Cho Eun Theatre 1 | Sep 3–Oct 4 | |
| 2013 | Those Days | 그날들 | Librarian at the Blue House library | Daehangno Musical Center Grand Theater | April 4–June 30 | |
| 2013 | Those Days | 그날들 | Librarian at the Blue House library | Daejeon Arts Center Art Hall | July 5–7 | |
| 2013 | Those Days | 그날들 | Librarian at the Blue House library | Daegu Keimyung Art Center | July 19–21. | |
| 2013 | Those Days | 그날들 | Librarian at the Blue House library | Gyeonggi Culture Center Happy Grand Theater Suwon | Aug 2–4 | |
| 2013 | Those Days | 그날들 | Librarian at the Blue House library | Centum City Sohyang Theater Lotte Card Hall Busan | Aug 15–18 | |
| 2014–2015 | Those Days | 그날들 | Librarian at the Blue House library | Daehangno Musical Center Grand Theater | Oct 21–Jan 18 | |
| 2015 | Moonlight Fairy and Girl | 달빛요정과 소녀 | | Chungmu Art Hall Small Theater Blue | Jan 20–Feb 8 | |
| 2015 | Those Days | 그날들 | Librarian at the Blue House library | Centum City Sohyang Theater Lotte Card Hall Busan | April 17–19 | |
| 2015 | Those Days | 그날들 | Librarian at the Blue House library | Daejeon Arts Center Art Hall | April 24–26 | |
| 2015 | Moonlight Fairy and Girl | 달빛요정과 소녀 | | Art One Theater 1 | May 8–31. | |

### Theater

Theaters' performances :
| Year | Title | Title | Role | Theater | Date | Ref. |
| Year | English | Korean | Role | Theater | Date | Ref. |
| 2008 | Boot Rasa | 시동라사 | Kang Jeong-ok | Daehang-ro Guerrilla Theatre | Oct 19–25 | |
| 2009 | Yi Sang Counts to Thirteen | 이상 열 셋까지 세다 | green, gold | Samil Warehouse Theatre | May 1–June 28 | |
| 2009–2010 | I'm going to get married in May | 오월엔 결혼할꺼야 | Choi Se-yeon (Teacher) | JTN Art Hall 2 | Sep 22–Feb 28 | |
| 2010 | Yang Deok-won Story | 양덕원 이야기 | Kwan-woo | Daehangno Art One Theater Hall 3 Chaimu Theater | May 7 to Jul 4 | |
| 2010 | Road to Santiago | 산티아고 가는 길 | Jin | Yeonwoo Small Theater | Nov 19–Dec 5 | |
| 2011 | The Seagull | 갈매기 | Masha | Myeongdong Arts Theater | April 19–May 8 | |
| 2011 | Kite | 연 | Shin Jae-soon | Daehangno Cultural Space Feeling 2 | Sep 16–Oct 16 | |
| 2011 | Kite | 연 | Shin Jae-soon | Sarasae Theater in Aram Nuri, Goyang | Oct 20–26. | |
| 2012 | There | 거기 | Kim Jeong | Daehangno Sangmyung Art Hall | Jan 7 to Feb 23 | |
| 2012 | Pungchan Homeless | 풍찬노숙 | that kid | Namsan Arts Center Drama Center | Jan 18–Feb 12 | |
| 2012 | The song of spring flows in the sea | 봄의 노래는 바다에 흐르고 | | Namsan Arts Center Drama Center | June 12–July 1 | |
| 2012–2013 | There | 거기 | Kim Jeong | Art One Theater 3 | Sep 7–Feb 24 | |
| 2014 | The Cosmonaut's Last Message to the Woman He Once Loved in the Former Soviet Union | 한때 사랑했던 여자에게 보내는 구소련 우주비행사의 마지막 메시지 | Natasha | Myeongdeong Arts Theater | 04.16–05.11 | |
| 2014 | The Height of The Multiple | 배수의 고도 | Shoko Ando | Doosan Art Center Space 111 | June 10–July 5 | |
| 2014 | Theatre's Heated Battle 5 - The Pride | 연극열전5 - 프라이드 | Sylvia | Art One Theater Hall 2 | Aug 16–Nov 9 | |
| 2015 | Late Autumn | 만추 | Anna | Art One Theater 1 | Oct 10–Nov 08 | |
| 2015 | Love | 러브 | Tanya | Arko Arts Theater Small Theater | Sep 17–26 | |
| 2015 | Twenty Twenty Chaimu - Tail Cotton Story | 스물스물 차이무 - 꼬리솜 이야기 | Ma Gapji | JTN Art Hall 2 | November 6 to 29 | |
| 2015–2016 | Twenty Twenty Chaimu - Tail Cotton Story | 스물스물 차이무 - 꼬리솜 이야기 | Jin-gyeong | JTN Art Hall 2 | Dec 4 to Jan 3 | |
| 2015–2016 | One Fine Day | 원파인데이 | Jin-gyeong | JTN Art Hall 2 | Dec 4 to Jan 3 | |
| 2016 | Crescendo Palace | 크레센도궁전 | Female | CJ AZIT | May 24–June 5 | |
| 2016 | One Fine Day | 원파인데이 | Jin-gyeong | COEX New Building 4F Grand Conference Room (Room 401) | May 8 | |
| 2016 | Collected Stories | 단편소설집 | Lisa Morrison | Daehakro Arts Theater Small Theater | Aug 12–21 | |
| 2016 | Closer | 클로저 | Anna | Yegreen Theater | September 6 to November 13, 2016 | |
| 2017 | L'Appartement | 라빠르트망 | Alice | LG Art Center | Oct 18–Nov 05 | |
| 2018 | Doosan Humanities Theater 2018 Altruism - Nassim | 두산인문극장 2018 이타주의자 - 낫심 | | Doosan Art Center Space111 | April 10–29 | |
| 2018 | Doosan Humanities Theater 2018 Altruism - Mourner | 두산인문극장 2018 이타주의자 - 애도하는 사람 | Nagi Yukiyo | Doosan Art Center Space111 | June 12–July 7 | |
| 2019 | Official Selection of the 40th Seoul Theatre Festival - Short Stories | 제40회 서울연극제 단편소설집 | | Daehak-ro SH Art Hall | May 3–12 | |
| 2021 | In the Garden We Loved | 우리가 사랑했던 정원에서 | Narrator | Sejong Arts Center S Theater | June 22 to July 4 | |
| 2024 | Macbeth | 맥베스 | Lady Macbeth | National Theater's Haeoreum Theater | July 13th to August 18th | |

## Awards and nominations

Name of the award ceremony, year presented, category, nominee of the award, and the result of the nomination :
| Award ceremony | Year | Category | Nominee / Work | Result |
| Asian Film Awards | 2023 | Best Supporting Actress | Emergency Declaration | Won |
| Baeksang Arts Awards | 2017 | Best Supporting Actress – Film | The King | Won |
| Baeksang Arts Awards | 2020 | Best Actress – Film | Another Child | Nominated |
| Baeksang Arts Awards | 2022 | Best Supporting Actress – Film | Escape from Mogadishu | Nominated |
| Blue Dragon Film Awards | 2017 | Best Supporting Actress | The King | Won |
| Blue Dragon Film Awards | 2022 | Best Supporting Actress | Emergency Declaration | Nominated |
| Buil Film Awards | 2017 | Best Supporting Actress | The King | Nominated |
| Buil Film Awards | 2020 | Best Supporting Actress | The Man Standing Next | Nominated |
| Buil Film Awards | 2022 | Best Supporting Actress | Emergency Declaration | Nominated |
| Chunsa Film Art Awards | 2020 | Best Supporting Actress | The Man Standing Next | Nominated |
| Chunsa Film Art Awards | 2022 | Best Supporting Actress | Escape from Mogadishu | Nominated |
| Grand Bell Awards | 2017 | Best Supporting Actress | The King | Won |
| Grand Bell Awards | 2020 | Best Supporting Actress | Another Child | Nominated |
| KOFRA Film Awards | 2018 | Best Supporting Actress | The King | Won |
| Korean Film Producers Association Awards | 2017 | Best Supporting Actress | The King | Won |
| SBS Drama Awards | 2022 | Top Excellence Award, Actress in a Miniseries Genre/Fantasy Drama | Through the Darkness | Nominated |
| SBS Drama Awards | 2022 | Best Supporting Team | Through the Darkness | Nominated |
| The Seoul Awards | 2017 | Best Supporting Actress | New Trial | Nominated |

### State honors

List of State Honour :
| Country | Award Ceremony | Year | Honor | Ref. |
| South Korea | 2018 Person of Merit for the Development of Culture and Arts | 2018 | Today's Young Artist Award in Theater | |