Kim was born as Kim Soo-hyun in South Korea, on 25 January 1985.[3] She spent six years of her childhood in the United States before returning to South Korea.[4] Her dream in middle school was to become an
international lawyer, and in high school she hoped to become a TV anchor. She was inspired by watching
CNN's headline news anchor Karuna Shinsho in Asia.[5] She completed her studies abroad to continue her dream of becoming an anchor and entered
Ewha Womans University as an International Studies (DIS) major. While enrolled, she worked as a reporter and announcer for three years in the school's English-language newspaper, Ewha Voice.[6] She also worked as an intern reporter for The Korea Times and
Arirang TV.[5]
Career
Kim's interests in music, film, and other entertainment led her to participate in a Korea-China
modeling competition in 2005,[6][7] which she won top prize in. Kim was the first winner of the award who had never worked as a model.
Producer Oh Se-kang saw Kim on a morning talk show, which led to her acting debut in the television series Queen of the Game (2006).[8] Kim plays Park Joo-won, a friend of Lee Shin-jeon (
Joo Jin-mo) and a law firm's international lawyer who loves him.[6] For the drama, she won the New Star award at the 2006
SBS Awards for Acting.[9]
In 2019, Italian fashion house
Max Mara invited her to attend the annual "Women in Film Gala", which has advocated for women and gender equality in the entertainment industry since 1973.[12][unreliable source?] Hence, she became the first Korean actress to the attend that event.[13]
In April 2020, she announced that she was expecting her first child, and was 15 weeks pregnant.[21] On 1 October, she gave birth to her daughter.[22][23][unreliable source?]
^Kim, Yu-jin (28 September 2022).
"수현, 넷플릭스 시리즈 '경성크리처' 출연...미스터리 활약 예고 [공식입장]" [Soohyun to appear in the Netflix series 'Kyungseong Creature'... Mystery activity notice [Official position]] (in Korean). X-ports News.
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^Jo Ji-young (13 October 2022).
"[공식] 설경구X장동건X김희애X수현, 허진호 감독 신작 '더 디너'로 뭉쳤다...9월 말 크랭크 업" [[Official] Seol Kyung-gu X Jang Dong-gun X Kim Hee-ae X Soo-hyeon, and director Huh Jin-ho's new film 'The Dinner' are teamed up... Crank up at the end of September] (in Korean).
Sports Chosun.
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^Hwang Chae-hyun (27 September 2021).
"박해수X수현X이희준 '키마이라' 10월30일 첫방송 [공식]" [Park Hae-soo X Soo-hyeon X Lee Hee-jun 'Kimira' first broadcast on October 30 [Official]]. Sports Kyunghyang (in Korean).
Archived from the original on 8 October 2021. Retrieved 27 September 2021 – via
Naver.
^Choi, Hee-jae (17 October 2022).
"이서진, 매니저 됐다...조여정→수현, 역대급 라인업 공개 (연예인 매니저로 살아남기)" [Seojin Lee became the manager... Jo Yeo-jeong → Soo-hyun, all-time lineup revealed (Surviving as a celebrity manager)]. X-ports News (in Korean).
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^Moon Ji-yeon (6 September 2023).
"[공식] 장기용·천우희 '히어로는 아닙니다만' 연기 맛집 라인업 완성" [[Official] Jang Ki-yong and Chun Woo-hee's 'I'm Not a Hero' acting restaurant line-up completed] (in Korean).
Sports Chosun.
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^Kim Seong-hyeon (28 September 2022).
"박서준·한소희·위하준, 넷플릭스 '경성크리처' 공개 확정" [Park Seo-joon, Han So-hee, and Wi Ha-jun confirmed to release Netflix 'Kyungseong Creature'] (in Korean).
YTN.
Archived from the original on 28 September 2022. Retrieved 28 September 2022 – via
Naver.