page_title: Kim Ha-neul
section_title: 2008–2012: Revived career
hierarchical_section_title: Kim Ha-neul / Career / 2008–2012: Revived career
caption_attribution_description: 한국어: 김하늘
context_page_description: Kim Ha-neul is a South Korean actress. After starting her career as a model, she rose to fame by starring in romantic-comedy films My Tutor Friend and Too Beautiful to Lie and the action-comedy film My Girlfriend Is an Agent. In 2011, Kim won Best Actress at the 48th Grand Bell Awards and the 32nd Blue Dragon Film Awards for her performance in the serial killer thriller Blind. Her television work includes romance series Romance and A Gentleman's Dignity, On Air and the melodrama On the Way to the Airport.
context_section_description: In 2008, Kim starred in  On Air, a Kim Eun-sook penned drama which gives viewers a behind-the-scenes look at a television drama production. Kim plays a top actress with an arrogant personality in the series. The drama raised Kim's popularity and earned her acting recognition at the Korea Drama Awards. The following year, Kim starred in spy romantic comedy My Girlfriend Is an Agent. The film was a box-office success, and earned positive reviews for its quality and performance. 
   In 2010, Kim played a medical student torn between two soldiers in Korean War drama Road No. 1. Despite strong hype and a ₩13 million budget, the series received low ratings.
  She bounced back in 2011 with serial killer thriller Blind, where she challenged herself by portraying a visually impaired former detective who becomes witness to a murder. Her performance won her Best Actress honors at the Grand Bell Awards and Blue Dragon Film Awards. This was followed by another rom-com You're My Pet, adapted from the Japanese josei manga Kimi wa Petto.
  In 2012, Kim returned to the small screen as a high school ethics teacher who falls for a playboy architect (played by Jang Dong-gun) in the hit drama A Gentleman's Dignity. Made by the same team behind On Air (writer Kim Eun-sook and director Shin Woo-chul), the series revolved around the love lives of four male friends in their forties.
caption: Kim Ha-neul in 2011
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