Kim Ah-joong

Kim Ah-joong
  • Name : Kim Ah-joong / Kim A-joong
  • Birth date : October 16, 1982
  • Birth Place : Seoul, South Korea
  • University : Dongduk Women's University. Korea University Graduate School
  • Height : 170cm 5'7"

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

Trailers

Catch Me
Sign
Kim Ah-joong (Live Performance) - Maria
200 Pounds Beauty