# Kim Kkot-bi

Kim Kkobbi (Korean: 김꽃비; born November 24, 1985) is a South Korean actress. The syllables of her given name literally mean "flower" (Korean: 꽃; RR: kkot) and "rain" (Korean: 비; RR: bi).

## Career

Kim Kkobbi was working as an extra on the 2001 film My Boss, My Hero when a staffer spotted her and asked her to audition for Jealousy Is My Middle Name. Thus began her acting career, though for many years she was relegated to bit parts. Instead she focused on gaining experience in the indie film scene.
Kim had her breakthrough in 2009 when she starred opposite actor-director Yang Ik-june in the gritty, low-budget drama Breathless. The film won critical acclaim both at home and abroad, receiving more than 20 awards from the international festival circuit, and attracting audiences to theaters in numbers unprecedented for an indie film. Kim was widely praised for her portrayal of a spunky high school girl with an abusive past who bonds with a neighborhood thug, earning her a Best Actress award from the Las Palmas de Gran Canaria International Film Festival, Best New Actress honors from the Blue Dragon Film Awards and Grand Bell Awards, and a Best Supporting Actress nomination from the Asian Film Awards.
Kim's other notable films include the vacation island mystery Magic and Loss, the lesbian romance Ashamed (also known as Life is Peachy), the dark and violent animated film The King of Pigs, and Myselves: The Actress No Make-Up Project, for which she and two other indie actresses filmed themselves using camcorders to document their lives, struggles and dreams. In 2014 she played the leading role in the Japanese horror film A Record of Sweet Murder.

## Filmography

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2001 | My Boss, My Hero | | |
| 2002 | Saving My Hubby | | |
| 2003 | Jealousy Is My Middle Name | Han Mi-rim, editor's daughter | |
| 2005 | My Boyfriend Is Type B | High school student 2 | |
| 2005 | This Charming Girl | young Jeong-hae | |
| 2005 | Blossom Again | Female student at private institute 2 | |
| 2005 | Bystanders: Diary of June | young Yoon-hee | |
| 2005 | Friendly and Harmonious | So-yeon | |
| 2006 | Family Ties | Regular student customer at food stall 1 | |
| 2006 | The City of Violence | Razor-wielding high school girl | |
| 2006 | Midnight Ballad for Ghost Theater | So-dan/Bottom four | also credited as sound department crew |
| 2006 | Not a Girl | Yoon-mi | short film |
| 2008 | The Pit and the Pendulum | Woman at the fruit farm | |
| 2008 | Close to You | | short film |
| 2008 | The Hole | | short film |
| 2009 | Why Did You Come to My House? | Sister-in-law 3 | |
| 2009 | Breathless | Yeon-hee | |
| 2009 | A Green Goodbye: She & Her Mobile | Girl | |
| 2010 | Now I'll Be Brave | Kim Kkobbi | |
| 2010 | Ghost (Be With Me) | Nam-hee | segment: "Tarot 2. Attached" |
| 2010 | Magic and Loss | | |
| 2010 | Handstand in Space | | short film |
| 2011 | Where the Lights Shine Low | | short film |
| 2011 | Be My Guest | Daughter | |
| 2011 | The House | Ga-yeong (voice) | animated film |
| 2011 | The King of Pigs | young Jung Jong-suk/ noraebang employee (voice) | animated film |
| 2011 | Is There Anybody Out There? | Woman | short film |
| 2011 | TV Literature "Blazing Sonata" | Jo Ye-ri | television (KBS1) |
| 2011 | Life is Peachy | Kang Ji-woo | |
| 2012 | Myselves: The Actress No Make-Up Project | Herself | Documentary; also credited as director, screenwriter and cinematographer |
| 2012 | The Time Vanished | | short film |
| 2013 | The Sunshine Boys | Mi-yeon | |
| 2013 | Jury | Audience member 1 | |
| 2013 | It's a Beautiful Day | Ah-joong | |
| 2013 | A Pale Woman | Kim | |
| 2013 | Pluto | Jung Soo-jin | |
| 2013 | Rough Play | Jeonju International Film Festival VIP | |
| 2014 | Kundo: Age of the Rampant | Jung-shim | |
| 2014 | Taste in Guys | | short film |
| 2014 | A Record of Sweet Murder | Journalist Kim So-yeon | |
| 2014 | A Dangerous Woman | Bo-kyung | short film |
| 2015 | In the Room (film) | Seo Yun | Singaporean film |
| 2022 | Love Camping | | Directed |

## Theater

| Year | Title | Role |
| 1997 | Cape Nino | |
| 2002 | Beautiful Sign | |

## Awards and nominations

| Year | Award | Category | Nominated work | Result |
| 2002 | Youth Performing Arts Festival | Best Actress | Beautiful Sign | Won |
| 2009 | 10th Las Palmas de Gran Canaria International Film Festival | Best Actress | Breathless | Won |
| 2009 | 2nd Korea Junior Star Awards | Best Newcomer, Movie category | Breathless | Won |
| 2009 | 7th Pan Pacific Film Festival | Best Actress | Breathless | Won |
| 2009 | 46th Grand Bell Awards | Best New Actress | Breathless | Won |
| 2009 | 30th Blue Dragon Film Awards | Best New Actress | Breathless | Won |
| 2010 | 4th Asian Film Awards | Best Supporting Actress | Breathless | Nominated |
| 2010 | 46th Baeksang Arts Awards | Best New Actress | Breathless | Nominated |