South Korean actress
Im Soo-jung (
Korean : 임수정 ; born July 11, 1979), or Lim Soo-jung , is a South Korean actress. 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 .
[2]
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 ,
[3] but it was
Kim Jee-woon 's 2003 stylish
horror
A Tale of Two Sisters that first drew her critical notice and newcomer awards.
[4]
[5]
Im in January 2004
A year later in 2004, the hit
KBS2
drama series
I'm Sorry, I Love You catapulted her into stardom.
[6]
[7] With Im looking much younger than her age, those projects solidified her image as an eternal ingenue, as did touching character study
...ing ,
[8]
horse jockey film
Lump Sugar ,
[9] and
Park Chan-wook 's surrealist
I'm a Cyborg, But That's OK .
[10]
In 2007, she began shedding that image by taking on more adult roles,
[11] notable among them
Hur Jin-ho 's romantic melodrama
Happiness ,
[12]
[13]
Choi Dong-hoon 's blockbuster
fantasy
Jeon Woo-chi: The Taoist Wizard ,
[14]
[15]
romantic comedy
Finding Mr. Destiny
[16] and
Lee Yoon-ki 's minimalist breakup
indie
Come Rain, Come Shine .
[17] For her performance in
All About My Wife ,
[18]
[19] she won Best Actress at the
Blue Dragon Film Awards ,
[20] and the Women in Film Korea Awards.
[21]
[22]
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 .
[23]
[24] 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 .
[25]
[26]
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.
[27]
[28]
Im in November 2013
In 2015, Im starred in
Perfect Proposal , a
remake of British
crime thriller
Woman of Straw that was partly shot in
Macau .
[29]
[30] She next starred in
Time Renegades , a time-hopping romantic thriller where she played dual roles.
[31]
In October 2015, her contract with
KeyEast expired and she decided to sign with new management agency YNK Entertainment.
[32]
[33]
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 .
[34]
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.
[35] The same year, she was named the cultural ambassador for the UK-Korea Creative Futures mutual exchange.
[36] 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.
[37]
[38]
Im in April 2018
In 2019, Im returned to the small screen with the series
Search: WWW .
[39]
[40]
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 .
[41]
In 2022, Im's contract with
King Kong by Starship expired in August, and she decided not to renew the contract.
[42]
Personal life
She is a
vegan and an advocate of
animal rights .
[43] [
unreliable source? ]
Filmography
Film
Television series
Music video appearances
Awards and nominations
References
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HanCinema .
Archived from the original on June 20, 2017. Retrieved February 20, 2019 .
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"LIM Soo-jung" . Korean Film Council .
Archived from the original on June 15, 2011. Retrieved July 7, 2017 .
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임수정 "밝은 역할을 하다보니 변하네요" .
Hankook Ilbo (in Korean). November 5, 2004.
Archived from the original on November 26, 2018. Retrieved November 26, 2018 .
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[씨네피플]'장화, 홍련' 임수정-문근영 인터뷰 .
The Dong-a Ilbo (in Korean). June 9, 2003.
Archived from the original on October 12, 2013. Retrieved November 26, 2018 .
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"Lim Soo Jung & director Kim Ji Woon reminisce 'A Tale Of Two Sisters' " . Yahoo News . August 26, 2013.
Archived from the original on October 31, 2017. Retrieved July 7, 2017 .
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<미안하다, 사랑한다> 인기 절정... 무채커플·무혁체 등 유행어도 양산 .
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Archived October 12, 2020, at the
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Archived May 27, 2014, at the
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Archived October 12, 2020, at the
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"Come Rain invited to Berlinale"
Archived January 23, 2011, at the
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"Nagging Wife Role Lets Lim Soo-jung Explore Hidden Side"
Archived February 25, 2020, at the
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The Chosun Ilbo . May 12, 2012.
^ Oh, Seol-hye (May 25, 2012).
"Everything About My Wife Lim Soojung becomes the trend"
Archived May 27, 2014, at the
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^ Ji, Yong-jin (December 4, 2012).
"PIETA Wins Best Picture at Blue Dragon Awards" . Korean Film Council .
Archived from the original on March 7, 2016. Retrieved December 5, 2012 .
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"Byun Young-joo Picked as Director of the Year by Female Film Critics" .
The Chosun Ilbo . December 5, 2012.
Archived from the original on December 7, 2012. Retrieved December 5, 2012 .
^ Kim, Hyun-min (December 6, 2012).
"BYUN Young-joo Selected as the Woman Filmmaker of 2012" . Korean Film Council .
Archived from the original on September 28, 2011. Retrieved December 16, 2012 .
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"Main Film: el Fin Del Mundo" . News from Nowhere .
Archived from the original on June 17, 2012. Retrieved June 19, 2012 .
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"Phuket" .
BIFF.kr . Archived from
the original on February 18, 2013. Retrieved November 28, 2012 .
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"Lim Soo-jung Stars in Thai Indie Movie" .
The Chosun Ilbo . September 9, 2009.
Archived from the original on October 29, 2017. Retrieved July 7, 2017 .
^ Hong, Lucia (June 12, 2012).
"Actress Lim Soo-jung launches official website"
Archived April 13, 2014, at the
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^ Sunwoo, Carla (June 14, 2012).
"Lim Soo-jung says hello to the cyber world"
[usurped] .
Korea JoongAng Daily .
^ Tae, Sang-joon (June 23, 2014).
"LIM Soo-jung and YOO Yeon-seok Lead SECRET TEMPTATION Cranks-up" . Korean Film Council .
Archived from the original on September 28, 2011. Retrieved June 23, 2014 .
^ Jung, Hyun-mok (May 26, 2015).
"Im Soo-jung is nervous ahead of return to acting" .
Korea JoongAng Daily .
Archived from the original on May 26, 2015. Retrieved May 26, 2015 .
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"[Interview] Im Soo-jung brings out her true colors" . TV Report . April 6, 2016.
Archived from the original on February 7, 2018. Retrieved February 6, 2018 .
^ Kim, Ji-hyun (October 14, 2015).
"임수정 측 "10월 말 키이스트 전속 계약 만료" " . TV Report .
Archived from the original on August 27, 2016. Retrieved October 14, 2015 .
^ Lee, Min-ji (March 24, 2016).
"임수정, 신생 매니지먼트 YNK엔터테인먼트와 전속계약" . Newsen .
Archived from the original on April 7, 2016. Retrieved March 24, 2016 .
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"THE TABLE Gathers Quartet of Superb Actresses in Elegant Drama" . Screen Anarchy . August 21, 2017.
Archived from the original on August 22, 2017. Retrieved November 26, 2018 .
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"Actress Im Soo-jung Returns to TV After More Than a Decade" .
The Chosun Ilbo . April 7, 2017.
Archived from the original on April 7, 2017. Retrieved July 7, 2017 .
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"Lim named cultural ambassador" .
Korea JoongAng Daily . February 16, 2017.
Archived from the original on February 16, 2017. Retrieved July 7, 2017 .
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"LIM Soo-jung Takes on YOUR REQUEST" . Korean Film Council . June 12, 2017.
Archived from the original on October 7, 2020. Retrieved July 7, 2017 .
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"Lim Soo-jung on the role of mothers and more" .
Korea JoongAng Daily . April 13, 2018.
Archived from the original on April 12, 2018. Retrieved April 12, 2018 .
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"Im Soo-jung gets role in tvN drama" .
Korea JoongAng Daily . February 19, 2019.
Archived from the original on February 19, 2019. Retrieved February 18, 2019 .
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"Im Soo-jung to Play Ambitious Career Woman in New TV Series" .
The Chosun Ilbo . February 19, 2019.
Archived from the original on February 19, 2019. Retrieved February 20, 2019 .
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a
b Kim Soo-young (July 8, 2021).
"임수정X이도현, '멜랑꼴리아' 출연 확정...'사제 케미' 예고 [공식]" [Im Soo-jung X Lee Do-hyun confirmed to appear in 'Melancholia'... 'Priest Chemi' Notice [Official]].
The Korea Economic Daily (in Korean).
Naver .
Archived from the original on October 20, 2021. Retrieved August 25, 2021 .
^ Kim, Sat-byeol (September 1, 2022).
"임수정, FA 대어 이목 집중...킹콩by스타쉽과 계약 만료" [Im Soo-jung, FA big draw attention... Contract expired with King Kong by Starship] (in Korean). The Fact.
Archived from the original on September 1, 2022. Retrieved September 1, 2022 – via
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"Im Soo Jung Talks About Going Vegan, Her Interest In The Environment And Animal Rights, And More" . soompi.com. Retrieved January 24, 2023.
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"Star-studded 'Sad Movie' not so sad" .
The Korea Herald . April 6, 2010. Archived from
the original on November 26, 2018. Retrieved November 26, 2018 .
^ Jo Yeon-kyung (February 11, 2022).
"김지운 감독 '거미집' 송강호·임수정·오정세·전여빈·정수정 캐스팅" [Directed by Kim Jee-woon, 'The Spider's House' Casts Kang-ho Song, Su-jeong Lim, Jeong-se Oh, Yeo-bin Jeon, Su-jeong Jeong] (in Korean).
JTBC .
Archived from the original on February 11, 2022. Retrieved February 11, 2022 – via
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임수정, 넬 '백야' 뮤비서 폭풍 눈물 열연 . MK (in Korean). December 3, 2012.
Archived from the original on March 23, 2023. Retrieved November 26, 2018 .
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임수정, 넬 '백야' 뮤비 티저만으로도 '강렬' .
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청룡영화상, '봄 여름 가을 겨울 그리고 봄' 최우수 작품상 수상 .
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살인의 추억, '대한민국 영화대상'6개부문 석권 . Financial News (in Korean). November 30, 2003.
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(인터뷰)임수정 "그 어느 때보다 지금의 내가 제일 좋아" . Newstomato (in Korean). June 19, 2015.
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라이징 스타상 임수정 "한국영화에 필요한 배우 되겠다" . Newsen (in Korean). October 15, 2006.
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임수정 10대 스타일아이콘 선정 "더 의미있는 배우 될것"(스타일아이콘어워즈) . Newsen (in Korean). October 25, 2012.
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임수정, 올해의 여성영화인상 연기상 영예,Lim Soo-jung, Best Actress of the Year Award for Best Actress .
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임수정, 청룡영화상 여우주연상 수상..국내 첫 수상 [Im Soo-jung Wins Best Actress for Blue Dragon Film, the nation's first Prime Minister]. starnews (in Korean). November 30, 2012.
Archived from the original on May 27, 2022. Retrieved September 26, 2020 .
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" '2019코리아드라마어워즈(KDA)' 연기대상 후보..김해숙·최수종·염정아·조정석 등" . Sedaily (in Korean). September 27, 2019.
Archived from the original on September 27, 2019. Retrieved September 28, 2019 .
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