Biography
Who is Kim So-yeon?
Early life and education
Kim So-yeon was born on November 2, 1980, in Seoul, South Korea. She attended Cheongdam Middle School and Ilsandong High School before continuing her education at Dongguk University.
At the age of fourteen, she participated in the Miss Binggrae beauty pageant without telling her parents. She applied without makeup and used a marker pen as eyeliner, ultimately winning the top prize and beginning her path in the entertainment industry.
Television and film career
Kim debuted in the SBS drama Dinosaur Teacher and appeared in several 1990s television shows such as Reporting for Duty and Soonpoong Clinic. She also hosted the music program Inkigayo and became the first Korean teen star to earn over ₩100 million from commercial modeling.
Her mature presence led to villainous casting, above all as an anchorwoman in the 2000 series All About Eve, which achieved high viewership. After a career slowdown and an unsuccessful venture into Chinese films including Seven Swords, she returned to television in Gourmet and starred as a North Korean spy in the high-budget series Iris in 2009.
Over the following decade, Kim expanded her range by starring in Prosecutor Princess, Two Weeks, I Need Romance 3, and Beating Again. In 2020, she portrayed a soprano in the hit series The Penthouse: War in Life, earning the Grand Prize at the SBS Drama Awards and the Best Actress award at the Baeksang Arts Awards.
Marriage and personal life
Kim married actor Lee Sang-woo in June 2017. The couple began their romantic relationship in 2016 after meeting on the set of the MBC weekend drama Happy Home, where they played opposite each other.
Birthday and age
Kim So-yeon was born on November 2, 1980, which makes Kim 46 years old today. That birthday falls under the Scorpio sign. Kim shares the date with 56 other famous people.
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