# Im Soo-jung

Im Soo-jung (Korean: 임수정; born July 11, 1979) is a South Korean actress and former model. 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 series I'm Sorry, I Love You (2004). She has since appeared in numerous films, notably Lump Sugar (2006), I'm a Cyborg, But That's OK (2006), Happiness (2007), Jeon Woo-chi: The Taoist Wizard (2009), Finding Mr. Destiny (2010) and All About My Wife (2012), for which she won Best Actress at the 33rd Blue Dragon Film Awards.
Recently, she starred in the television series Chicago Typewriter (2017), Search: WWW (2019), and Melancholia (2021).

## 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, but it was Kim Jee-woon's 2003 stylish horror A Tale of Two Sisters that first drew her critical notice and newcomer awards.
A year later in 2004, the hit KBS2 drama series I'm Sorry, I Love You catapulted her into stardom. With Im looking much younger than her age, those projects solidified her image as an eternal ingenue, as did touching character study ...ing, horse jockey film Lump Sugar, and Park Chan-wook's surrealist I'm a Cyborg, But That's OK.
In 2007, she began shedding that image by taking on more adult roles, notable among them Hur Jin-ho's romantic melodrama Happiness, Choi Dong-hoon's blockbuster fantasy Jeon Woo-chi: The Taoist Wizard, romantic comedy Finding Mr. Destiny and Lee Yoon-ki's minimalist breakup indie Come Rain, Come Shine. For her performance in All About My Wife, she won Best Actress at the Blue Dragon Film Awards, and the Women in Film Korea Awards.
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. 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.
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.
In 2015, Im starred in Perfect Proposal, a remake of British crime thriller Woman of Straw that was partly shot in Macau. She next starred in Time Renegades, a time-hopping romantic thriller where she played dual roles.
In October 2015, her contract with KeyEast expired and she decided to sign with new management agency YNK Entertainment.
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.
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. The same year, she was named the cultural ambassador for the UK-Korea Creative Futures mutual exchange. 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.
In 2019, Im returned to the small screen with the series Search: WWW.
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.
In 2022, Im's contract with King Kong by Starship expired in August, and she decided not to renew the contract.
In November 2024, Im signed with new agency MYM Entertainment.

## Personal life

She is a vegan and an advocate of animal rights.

## Filmography
### Film

Film performances :
| Year | Title | Role |
| 2002 | The Romantic President | Han Young-hee |
| 2003 | A Tale of Two Sisters | Bae Su-mi |
| 2003 | ...ing | Kang Min-ah |
| 2005 | Sad Movie | Ahn Soo-jung |
| 2006 | Lump Sugar | Kim Shi-eun |
| 2006 | I'm a Cyborg, But That's OK | Cha Young-goon |
| 2007 | Happiness | Eun-hee |
| 2009 | Jeon Woo-chi: The Taoist Wizard | Seo In-kyung |
| 2010 | Finding Mr. Destiny | Seo Ji-woo |
| 2011 | Come Rain, Come Shine | Young-shin |
| 2012 | All About My Wife | Yeon Jung-in |
| 2015 | Perfect Proposal | Ji-yeon |
| 2016 | Time Renegades | Seo Yoon-jung / Jung So-eun |
| 2017 | The Table | Hye-gyeong |
| 2018 | Mothers | Hyo-jin |
| 2019 | Our Cat | Narration (voice) |
| 2023 | Cobweb | Lee Min-jae |
| 2023 | Single in Seoul | Joo Hyeon-jin |

### Television series

Television series performances :
| Year | Title | Role |
| 2001 | School 4 | Oh Hye-ra |
| 2004 | I'm Sorry, I Love You | Song Eun-chae |
| 2017 | Chicago Typewriter | Jeon Seol |
| 2019 | Search: WWW | Bae Ta-mi |
| 2021 | Melancholia | Ji Yoon-soo |

### Music video appearances

| Year | Song title | Artist |
| 1999 | "Deep Sadness" | Y2K |
| 2001 | "I'm Sorry" | Kim Jang-hoon |
| 2012 | "White Night" | Nell |
| 2024 | "Jealous" | Sunwoo Jung-a |

## 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 |
| Asia-Pacific Film Festival | 2012 | Best Actress | All About My Wife | Nominated |
| Asian Film Awards | 2007 | Best Actress | I'm a Cyborg, But That's OK | Nominated |
| Baeksang Arts Awards | 2005 | Best New Actress – Television | I'm Sorry, I Love You | Nominated |
| Baeksang Arts Awards | 2007 | Best Actress – Film | I'm a Cyborg, But That's OK | Nominated |
| Baeksang Arts Awards | 2008 | Best Actress – Film | Happiness | Nominated |
| Baeksang Arts Awards | 2013 | Best Actress – Film | All About My Wife | Nominated |
| Blue Dragon Film Awards | 2003 | Best New Actress | A Tale of Two Sisters | Won |
| Blue Dragon Film Awards | 2006 | Best Actress | Lump Sugar | Nominated |
| Blue Dragon Film Awards | 2007 | Best Actress | Happiness | Nominated |
| Blue Dragon Film Awards | 2012 | Best Actress | All About My Wife | Won |
| Buil Film Awards | 2008 | Best Actress | Happiness | Nominated |
| Buil Film Awards | 2012 | Best Actress | All About My Wife | Nominated |
| Busan Film Critics Awards | 2003 | Best New Actress | A Tale of Two Sisters | Won |
| Chunsa Film Art Awards | 2008 | Best Actress | Happiness | Nominated |
| Cine 21 Awards | 2003 | Best New Actress | A Tale of Two Sisters | Won |
| Director's Cut Awards | 2003 | Best New Actress | A Tale of Two Sisters | Won |
| Fantasporto Film Festival | 2004 | Best Actress in an International Fantasy Film | A Tale of Two Sisters | Won |
| Grand Bell Awards | 2004 | Best New Actress | A Tale of Two Sisters | Nominated |
| Grand Bell Awards | 2008 | Best Actress | Happiness | Nominated |
| Grand Bell Awards | 2012 | Best Actress | All About My Wife | Nominated |
| Hong Kong International Film Festival | 2007 | Best Actress | I'm a Cyborg, But That's OK | Nominated |
| KBS Drama Awards | 2004 | Best Couple Award | Im Soo-jung (with So Ji-sub) I'm Sorry, I Love You | Won |
| KBS Drama Awards | 2004 | Best New Actress | I'm Sorry, I Love You | Won |
| KBS Drama Awards | 2004 | Netizen Award | I'm Sorry, I Love You | Won |
| KBS Drama Awards | 2004 | Popularity Award | I'm Sorry, I Love You | Won |
| Korea Drama Awards | 2019 | Top Excellence Award, Actress | Search: WWW | Nominated |
| Korean Association of Film Critics Awards | 2003 | Best New Actress | A Tale of Two Sisters | Won |
| Korean Film Awards | 2003 | Best New Actress | A Tale of Two Sisters | Won |
| Premiere Rising Star Awards | 2006 | Best Actress | Lump Sugar | Won |
| Screamfest Horror Film Festival | 2003 | Best Actress | A Tale of Two Sisters | Won |
| Style Icon Awards | 2012 | Style Icon | Im Soo-jung | Won |
| Women in Film Korea Awards | 2003 | Best New Actress | A Tale of Two Sisters | Nominated |
| Women in Film Korea Awards | 2012 | Best Actress | All About My Wife | Won |