# Kim Jung-hwa

Kim Jung-hwa (born September 9, 1983) is a South Korean actress. She rose to fame in the 2002 sitcom Nonstop 3, and has since played leading roles in the television series Something About 1% (2003) and Snow White: Taste Sweet Love (2004), as well as the films Spy Girl (2004) and The Elephant on the Bike (2007).

## Career

Kim Jung-hwa made her acting debut in 2000 when she appeared in Lee Seung-hwan's music video "You to You." She rose to fame in 2002 with the sitcom Nonstop 3, and was soon cast in supporting roles in the television dramas Glass Slippers (2002) and Into the Sun (2003).
Kim starred as the leading actress in the romantic comedies Something About 1% (2003) in which she played a middle school teacher who enters a contract marriage with a tycoon's grandson, and Snow White: Taste Sweet Love (2004) where her homely character is unexpectedly caught in a love triangle between two brothers. This was followed by her first film Spy Girl (2004), a comedy about a North Korean agent who goes undercover in the South as a Burger King employee, but to her dismay finds herself becoming popular with the male student customers.
Kim made her stage debut in 2006, in the Russian plays Uncle Vanya by Anton Chekhov and The Lower Depths by Maxim Gorky. She later starred in the homegrown musical Audition (2007), Sam Shepard's Fool for Love (2010), and the Kim Kwang-seok jukebox musical The Days (2013).
Her next major film role was in 2007's The Elephant on the Bike, as the love interest of an emotionally withdrawn zookeeper with a deformed hand. She then drew positive reviews for her portrayal of a cold-hearted loan shark heiress in the hit drama War of Money. Kim continued to appear in television, notably in four-episode anthology Things We Do That We Know We Will Regret (2008), and historical dramas The Kingdom of the Winds (2009) and Gwanggaeto, The Great Conqueror (2011). In 2012, Kim starred in Solid but Fluid (titled "Silverscreen Lovers" in Korean), a 3D short film about a soon-to-be-married couple that catches a glimpse of their future while at the drive-in theater.
Kim published a book of essays in 2012, which included her musings on life as an actress, as well as stories about her volunteer work helping impoverished children as part of the fight against global hunger. She titled it Hello, Agnes!, after the African child with HIV/AIDS whom she met in Uganda and has sponsored since 2009. Kim donated all proceeds to charity.
After a supporting role in Dating Agency: Cyrano (2013), Kim returned to cable television in 2015 in the disaster/medical drama D-Day.

## Personal life

Kim married contemporary Christian music composer and missionary Yoo Eun-sung on August 24, 2013. They first met when both became goodwill ambassadors for the humanitarian organization Food for the Hungry International, and grew close when Yoo composed the music while Kim wrote the lyrics for the single "Hello, Agnes!" which accompanied the release of Kim's same-titled memoir.
She gave birth to their first child, son Yoo Hwa on June 14, 2014 in Atlanta, Georgia.

## Filmography
### Television series

| Year | Title | Role |
| 2000-2002 | New Nonstop | Kim Jung-hwa |
| 2002 | Glass Slippers | Park Yeon-woong |
| 2002-2003 | Nonstop 3 | Kim Jung-hwa |
| 2003 | Into the Sun | Kang Soo-jin |
| 2003 | Something About 1% | Kim Da-hyun |
| 2004 | Nonstop 4 | Part-time employee at fast food chain (cameo, ep 78) |
| 2004 | Snow White: Taste Sweet Love | Ma Young-hee |
| 2004 | Drama City: "Massage" | Eun Hee-sung |
| 2004 | Span Drama: "A Very Special Flavored Lemonade" | Woman reading a book |
| 2005 | Three-Leaf Clover | Park Yeon-hee |
| 2007 | War of Money | Lee Cha-yeon |
| 2007 | The Devil That Pours Red Wine | Min Soo-yeon |
| 2008 | Before and After: Plastic Surgery Clinic | TV reporter (cameo, ep 1) |
| 2008 | Things We Do That We Know We Will Regret | Kim In-ah |
| 2008 | Night After Night | Wang Joo-hyun |
| 2008-2009 | The Kingdom of the Winds | Princess Yi-ji |
| 2009 | Good Job, Good Job | Na Mi-ra |
| 2010 | Life Is Beautiful | Woo Geum-ji |
| 2011-2012 | Gwanggaeto, The Great Conqueror | Seol Ji |
| 2012 | Ugly Cake | Kim Joo-hee |
| 2013 | She is Wow! | Actress (cameo, episode 3) |
| 2013 | Dating Agency: Cyrano | Yoon Yi-seol |
| 2015 | D-Day | Eun So-yul |
| 2017 | Children of the 20th Century | Sa Ho-sung |
| 2018 | Dear My Room | Shim Eun-jung |
| 2019 | Confession | Jenny Song |
| 2019 | Hot Stove League | Yoo Jeong-in |
| 2020 | Eccentric! Chef Moon | Yoo Hyo-myung |
| 2020 | Oh My Baby | Jung In-ah |
| 2020 | Wechul | Oh Min-ju |
| 2021 | Mine | Suzy Choi |
| 2022 | Good Job | Seon-woo's mother (Cameo) |

### Films

| Year | Title | Role |
| 2004 | Spy Girl | Park Hyo-jin/Rim Kye-soon |
| 2006 | No Regret | Shim Hyun-woo (cameo) |
| 2007 | The Elephant on the Bike | Ji Ha-kyung |
| 2008 | Dooly and Me (short film) | Soon-ok |
| 2010 | Tokyo Taxi | Flight attendant (cameo) |
| 2010 | Read My Lips | Jung-hwa |
| 2010 | Star of Hope: Ikhwezi Le Themba | Documentary narrator |
| 2012 | Solid but Fluid (3D short film) | Jin-young |
| 2016 | Seondal: The Man Who Sells the River | |
| 2018 | Detective K: Secret of the Living Dead | |
| 2018 | Student A | Mi-rae's mother |
| 2020 | Ensemble | Hye-young |
| 2021 | Midnight Thriller | Ra Soo-jin |

### Music videos

| Year | Title | Artist |
| 2000 | "You to You" | Lee Seung-hwan |
| 2000 | "Babybaby" | MOVE |
| 2000 | "Yesterday" | Island |
| 2001 | "Christmas Wishes" | Lee Seung-hwan |
| 2002 | "In My Heart" | 4U |
| 2002 | "Holding On to You" | Naul |
| 2002 | "No Matter How Much" | Naul |
| 2002 | "Fate" | Naul |
| 2002 | "I Know" | Naul |
| 2003 | "Reincarnated" | Lee Seung-hwan |
| 2004 | "No More Now" | Lee So-ra |
| 2009 | "When I Watch a Drama" | Byul |
| 2009 | "My Love" | 1sagain |
| 2012 | "Hello, Agnes!" | Kim Jung-hwa |

### Variety/radio shows

| Year | Title | Notes |
| 2000 | Music Camp | VJ |
| 2002-2003 | Inkigayo | Host |
| 2002-2003 | Music for You with Kim Jung-hwa | DJ |
| 2010–present | Project Hope Volunteer: Donating Is Happiness | Host |
| 2012 | Just a Moment Campaign | DJ |

## Stage credits
### Musical

Musical performance(s) :
| Year | Title | Title | Role | Theater | Date | Ref. |
| Year | English | Korean | Role | Theater | Date | Ref. |
| 2006 | The Lower Depths | 밑바닥에서 | Nastya | Daehakro Sangsang Nanum Theater | May 2 | |
| 2007 | Audition | 오디션 | Kim Sun-ah | Baekham Art Hall | November 1 to December 31 | |
| 2013 | Those Days | 그날들 | Geunyeo (her) | Daehangno Musical Center Grand Theater | April 4 – June 30 | |
| 2013 | Those Days | 그날들 | Geunyeo (her) | Daejeon Arts Center Art Hall | July 5–7 | |
| 2013 | Those Days | 그날들 | Geunyeo (her) | Daegu Keimyung Art Center | July 19–21 | |

### Theater

Theater performance(s) :
| Year | Title | Title | Role | Theater | Date | Ref. |
| Year | English | Korean | Role | Theater | Date | Ref. |
| 2006 | Uncle Vanya | 바냐 아저씨 | Yelena Andreyevna Serebryakov | Daehakro Small Theater Festival in Seoul | March 6 to 7 | |
| 2010 | Fool for Love | 풀 포 러브 | May | SM Art Hall in Seoul | July 6 | |
| 2010 | Fool for Love | 풀 포 러브 | May | MBC Lotte Art Hall in Busan | October 16–17 | |
| 2010 | Fool for Love | 풀 포 러브 | May | Donggu Arts & Sports Center in Daegu | October 23–24 | |

## Discography

| Year | Song Title | Notes |
| 2008 | "Guidelines for Ex-lovers" | Track from Audition cast recording |
| 2012 | "Hello, Agnes!" | Single |

## Book

| Year | Title | Publisher | ISBN |
| 2012 | Hello, Agnes! | Paper Book | ISBN 9788997148233 |

## Awards and nominations

| Year | Award | Category | Nominated work | Result |
| 2002 | MBC Entertainment Awards | Top Excellence Award, Actress in a Sitcom | Nonstop 3 | Nominated |
| 2002 | SBS Drama Awards | New Star Award | Glass Slippers | Won |
| 2003 | 39th Baeksang Arts Awards | Best New Actress (TV) | Nonstop 3 | Nominated |
| 2003 | SBS Drama Awards | Best Supporting Actress | Into the Sun | Won |
| 2003 | MBC Drama Awards | Best New Actress | Something About 1% | Nominated |
| 2004 | KBS Drama Awards | Best Actress in a One-Act/Special/Short Drama | Massage | Nominated |
| 2007 | SBS Drama Awards | Best Supporting Actress in a Miniseries | War of Money | Nominated |
| 2008 | KBS Drama Awards | Best Actress in a One-Act/Special/Short Drama | Things We Do That We Know We Will Regret | Nominated |
| 2008 | KBS Drama Awards | Best Couple Award with Song Il-gook | The Kingdom of the Winds | Nominated |