Kim Jung-eun

{{Infobox person

| name = Kim Jung-eun

| image = Kim Jung-eun at the ambassador appointment ceremony for the 2009 Gwangju Kimchi Culture Festival 055.jpg

| caption = Kim in 2009

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1974|3|4}}

| birth_place = Seoul, South Korea{{cite web|url=https://clean.cinefox.com/actor/view?isb=Y&movieman_seq=10693|title=김정은|website=Cinefox (씨네폭스)|access-date=2023-12-28|language=ko|archive-date=2023-12-28|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231228225337/https://clean.cinefox.com/actor/view?isb=Y&movieman_seq=10693|url-status=live}}

| occupation = Actress

| years_active = 1995–present

| education = {{ubl|Konkuk University|(Theater and Film)|Hanyang University|(Master’s Degree and PhD)}}

| agent = {{hlist|Will Entertainment{{cite web|last=Lee|first=Sun-min|title=Kim Jung-eun picks agency|url=http://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/news/article/article.aspx?aid=2982668|website=Korea JoongAng Daily|access-date=2014-02-21|date=28 December 2013|archive-date=2013-12-28|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131228120929/http://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/news/article/article.aspx?aid=2982668|url-status=live}}|Huayi Brothers}}

| spouse = {{Marriage|Unknown|2016}}{{cite web|last=Kang|first=Hyo-jin|title='강남순' 김정은 "생일날 홍콩서 남편 와…촬영 생겨 약속 취소"[인터뷰②]|url=https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=477&aid=0000461480|work=SPOTV News|access-date=November 22, 2023|date=November 22, 2023|archive-date=November 22, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231122011512/https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=477&aid=0000461480|url-status=live}}

| module = {{Infobox Korean name|child=yes|headercolor=transparent

| hangul = 김정은

| hanja = {{linktext|金|諪|恩}}

| rr = Gim Jeong-eun

| mr = Kim Chŏngŭn

}}

Kim Jung-eun (Korean: 김정은; born March 4, 1974) is a South Korean actress. She is best known for her roles in the television series Lovers in Paris (2004), Lovers (2006), I Am Legend (2010), Make a Woman Cry (2015), and Strong Girl Nam-soon (2023), as well as the films Marrying the Mafia (2002) and Forever the Moment (2008).{{cite web|last=Lee|first=Ji-hye|title=Kim Jung-eun's Movie Picks|url=http://www.asiae.co.kr/news/view.htm?idxno=2010042116153807379|work=10Asia|date=21 April 2010|access-date=2012-11-18|archive-date=2013-12-14|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131214160845/http://www.asiae.co.kr/news/view.htm?idxno=2010042116153807379|url-status=live}}{{cite web|last=Yang|first=Sung-jin|title=How to Keep My Love tweaks Cinderella myth|url=http://www.hancinema.net/-how-to-keep-my-love-tweaks-cinderella-myth-1267.html|work=The Korea Herald via Hancinema|access-date=2012-11-22|date=13 July 2004|archive-date=2008-03-06|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080306043126/http://www.hancinema.net/-how-to-keep-my-love-tweaks-cinderella-myth-1267.html|url-status=live}}{{cite web|title=Kim Jung-eun Finds New Meaning in Life Through Cookery|url=http://english.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2010/03/06/2010030600204.html|work=The Chosun Ilbo|date=6 March 2010|access-date=2012-11-18|archive-date=2010-03-09|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100309145134/http://english.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2010/03/06/2010030600204.html|url-status=live}}{{cite web|last=Han|first=Sang-hee|title=Actress Kim to reclaim glory days|url=https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/art/2010/08/201_70809.html|work=The Korea Times|access-date=2012-11-21|date=4 August 2010|archive-date=2012-09-28|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120928231933/http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/art/2010/08/201_70809.html|url-status=live}}

In 2008, Kim hosted her own music TV show, Kim Jung-eun's Chocolate on SBS.{{cite news|title=Kim Jung-eun Attached to Her TV Show|url=http://english.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2009/05/30/2009053000233.html|work=The Chosun Ilbo|date=30 May 2009|access-date=2012-11-18|archive-date=2012-08-12|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120812221313/http://english.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2009/05/30/2009053000233.html|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|url = https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/people/2015/12/178_193653.html|title = Actress Kim Jung-eun to marry|date = 2015-12-21|access-date = 2015-12-22|archive-date = 2015-12-22|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20151222174151/http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/people/2015/12/178_193653.html|url-status = live}}

Career

In 2002, Kim had her major breakthrough in film for her debut film, Marrying the Mafia, which earned a nomination for Best New Actress and won Popular Star Award at the 2002 Blue Dragon Film Awards.{{Cite web |title=FilmAffinity |url=https://www.filmaffinity.com/en/award-edition.php?edition-id=blue_dragon_2002 |access-date=2024-11-24 |website=FilmAffinity |language=en}} In 2004, Kim had her major breakthrough in television for the drama, Lovers in Paris which earned her awards and accolades including Grand Prize (Daesang) at the 2004 SBS Drama Awards.{{citation needed|date=November 2024}} In 2008, she hosted her own music talk show, Kim Jung-eun's Chocolate and aired until 2011. It earned her award as a Best MC at the SBS Entertainment Awards in 2009.{{Citation |title=SBS Entertainment Awards |date=2024-07-27 |work=Wikipedia |url=https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/SBS_Entertainment_Awards |access-date=2024-11-23 |language=en}}{{Cite web |date=2009-12-30 |title=SBS Entertainment Awards 2009 : The Highlights |url=https://iloveohkpop.wordpress.com/2009/12/30/sbs-entertainment-awards-2009-the-highlights/ |access-date=2024-11-24 |website=OH! KPOP |language=en}} In 2021, she co-hosted a MBC network reality/variety show, DNA Mate (Family Register Mate) until 2023.{{Cite web |title=뉴스 : 네이버 엔터 |url=https://m.entertain.naver.com/now/article/312/0000516361 |access-date=2024-11-23 |website=m.entertain.naver.com}}

Filmography

=Films=

class="wikitable sortable"

! Year

! Title

! Role

! class="unsortable" | Notes

1995

| My Old Sweetheart

rowspan=2|2002

| Fun Movie

| Sang-mi

Marrying the Mafia

| Jang Jin-kyeong

rowspan=2|2003

| Mr. Butterfly

| Oh Hye-mi

Spring Breeze

| Hwa-jeong

2004

| How to Keep My Love

| Kim Hyun-joo

2005

| Blossom Again

| Cho In-young

2006

| Mission Sex Control

| Park Hyun-joo

2008

| Forever the Moment

| Kim Hye-kyeong

2010

| Le Grand Chef 2: Kimchi Battle

| Jang-eun

2013

| Mr. Go

| Herself

|Cameo

=Television series=

class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"
scope="col" \| Year ! scope="col" \| Title ! scope="col" \| Role ! scope="col" \| Notes
2004 \| Lovers in Paris \| Kang Tae-young \|
2005 \| Princess Lulu \| Go Hee-soo \|
2006–2007 \| Lovers \| Yoon Mi-ju \|
rowspan=2\|2008 \| On Air \| Herself \| Cameo Ep 16
General Hospital 2 \| Jung Ha-yoon \|
2010 \| I Am Legend \| Jeon Seol-hee \|
rowspan=2\|2012 \| Korean Peninsula \| Im Jin-jae \|
Ohlala Couple \| Na Yeo-ok \|
2015 \| Make a Woman Cry \| Jung Deok-in \|
2017 \| Duel \| Choi Jo-hye \|
2020 \| My Dangerous Wife	Shim Jae-kyung
2023 \| Strong Girl Nam-soon \| Hwang Geum-ju \| {{cite web\|url=https://entertain.naver.com/now/read?oid=609&aid=0000581055\|author=Kim Myung-mi\|title='힘쎈여자 강남순' 김정은-김해숙-이유미-옹성우-변우석 캐스팅[공식]\|trans-title='Strong Woman Gangnam Soon' Kim Jong-un, Kim Hae-sook, Lee Yu-mi, Ong Seong-wu, Byun Woo-seok Cast [Official]\|publisher=Newsen\|via=Naver\|date=May 27, 2022\|access-date=May 27, 2022\|language=ko\|archive-date=May 27, 2022\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220527055407/https://entertain.naver.com/now/read?oid=609&aid=0000581055\|url-status=live}}

class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"

scope="col" | Year

! scope="col" | Title

! scope="col" | Role

! scope="col" | Notes

2004

| Lovers in Paris

| Kang Tae-young

2005

| Princess Lulu

| Go Hee-soo

2006–2007

| Lovers

| Yoon Mi-ju

rowspan=2|2008

| On Air

| Herself

| Cameo Ep 16

General Hospital 2

| Jung Ha-yoon

2010

| I Am Legend

| Jeon Seol-hee

rowspan=2|2012

| Korean Peninsula

| Im Jin-jae

Ohlala Couple

| Na Yeo-ok

2015

| Make a Woman Cry

| Jung Deok-in

2017

| Duel

| Choi Jo-hye

2020

| My Dangerous Wife

Shim Jae-kyung

2023

| Strong Girl Nam-soon

| Hwang Geum-ju

| {{cite web|url=https://entertain.naver.com/now/read?oid=609&aid=0000581055|author=Kim Myung-mi|title='힘쎈여자 강남순' 김정은-김해숙-이유미-옹성우-변우석 캐스팅[공식]|trans-title='Strong Woman Gangnam Soon' Kim Jong-un, Kim Hae-sook, Lee Yu-mi, Ong Seong-wu, Byun Woo-seok Cast [Official]|publisher=Newsen|via=Naver|date=May 27, 2022|access-date=May 27, 2022|language=ko|archive-date=May 27, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220527055407/https://entertain.naver.com/now/read?oid=609&aid=0000581055|url-status=live}}

=Variety shows=

Family Register Mate (MBC, 2022) – Host {{cite web|url=https://entertain.naver.com/now/read?oid=312&aid=0000516361|author=Tae Yu-na|title=[공식] '호적메이트' 정규 편성, 김정은X이경규X딘딘 MC|trans-title=[Official] 'Household Mate' regular formation, Kim Jong-un X Lee Kyung-gyu X Dindin MC|publisher=Ten Asia|via=Naver|date=December 7, 2021|access-date=December 12, 2021|language=ko|archive-date=April 6, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230406054406/https://entertain.naver.com/now/read?oid=312&aid=0000516361|url-status=live}}
Family Register Mate (MBC, 2021) – Host {{cite web|url=https://entertain.naver.com/now/read?oid=408&aid=0000132265|author=Kim Hye-young|title=김정은 자매-허웅×허훈 형제-이지훈 남매… '호적 메이트' 초특급 출연진 공개|trans-title=Sister Kim Jong-un - Ung Heo × Brother Hoon Heo - Siblings Lee Ji-hoon… 'Family Register Mate' Super Special Cast Revealed|work=iMBC|via=Naver|date=September 1, 2021|access-date=September 1, 2021|language=ko|archive-date=September 1, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210901015321/https://entertain.naver.com/now/read?oid=408&aid=0000132265|url-status=live}}
Legend Music Class - Lalaland (Channel A, 2021) – Cast{{cite news|author=Woo Bin|title=[단독] 김정은, '초콜릿' 이후 10년 만에 채널A 음악 예능 복귀|publisher=TenAsia|website=Naver|url=https://entertain.naver.com/now/read?oid=312&aid=0000484023|date=June 7, 2021|access-date=June 7, 2021|language=ko|archive-date=June 7, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210607130049/https://entertain.naver.com/now/read?oid=312&aid=0000484023|url-status=live}}{{Cite news |url= https://entertain.naver.com/now/read?oid=213&aid=0001189547 |author= Lee Hye-mi |title= '랄라랜드' 김정은X신동엽X이유리X고은아 뭉쳤다... 레전드 음악교실 8월 론칭 |trans-title= |publisher=Naver |work= tvreport. |date= July 6, 2021 |access-date= July 6, 2021 |language= ko |archive-date= July 9, 2021 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20210709184345/https://entertain.naver.com/now/read?oid=213&aid=0001189547 |url-status= live }}
Something (SBS, 2014) -MC
Miracle Audition (SBS, 2011) – Judge
Kim Jung-eun's Chocolate (SBS, 2008–2011) – MC
TV Entertainment Tonight (SBS, 2001–2002) – MC

= Web shows =

Alive (TVING, 2022) – Host{{cite web|url=https://entertain.naver.com/now/read?oid=108&aid=0003024375|author=Im Sung-kyun|title=김정은 '오랜만에 안방극장으로!'[★포토]|trans-title=Kim Jong-un 'to the small screen after a long time!'[★Photo]|publisher=Star News|via=Naver|date=January 27, 2022|access-date=January 27, 2022|language=ko|archive-date=April 6, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230406122403/https://entertain.naver.com/now/read?oid=108&aid=0003024375|url-status=live}}