Kim Ah-joong
Kim Ah-joong (also Kim Ah-Jung or Kim A-joong; born October 16, 1982, in Seoul, South Korea), is a South Korean film and drama actress/model and a singer. She graduated from Dongduk Women's University and attended Korea University and the International Hotel Management Institute Switzerland. She is best known for playing the main character in the 2006 critically acclaimed romance comedy 200 Pounds Beauty.
Kim Ah-joong is a well-known Korean actress/model/singer who rose to stardom from her roles in numerous films and commercials. She is best known for her role as a large girl (Han-na) who undergoes cosmetic surgery makeover to become a pop sensation in the highly successful 2006 South Korean comedy movie 200 Pounds Beauty. For this role, she was awarded Best Actress in the 2007 Grand Bell Awards. She did her own singing in the movie, including "Beautiful Girl' in the opening credits music and the song 'Maria'.
Prior to that, she appeared in a few other TV series including the popular Bizarre Bunch in 2005 by KBS.
In December 2012, Kim co-starred with Ji Sung in romantic comedy film My PS Partner as Yoon-jung. It is about a woman who in an attempt to spice up her five-year relationship, tries to have phone sex with her boyfriend but accidentally gets Hyun Seung on the line instead.
Movies
2013 | Catch Me | Yoon Jin-Sook |
2013 | Amazing | Erin |
2012 | Ari Ari the Korean Cinema | Kim A-Joong |
2012 | Whatcha Wearin'? | Yoon-Jung |
2010 | Foxy Festival | air doll (cameo) |
2006 | 200 Pounds Beauty | Han-Na / Jenny |
2005 | When Romance Meets Destiny | Lee Kyung-Jae |
2004 | Who's Got the Tape |
TV Shows
2011 | Sign | Go Da-Kyung |
2009 | The Accidental Couple | Han Ji-Su |
2008 | On Air | cameo |
2005 | The Bizarre Bunch | Kim Jong-Nam |
2005 | Rules of Love | |
2004 | Emperor of the Sea |