South Korean actress (born 1979)
Im Soo-jung (Korean : 임수정 ; born July 11, 1979) is a South Korean actress and former model. After modeling for teen magazines, Im made her acting breakthrough inKim Jee-woon 'shorror film A Tale of Two Sisters (2003), followed by the populartelevision series I'm Sorry, I Love You (2004). She has since appeared in numerous films, notablyLump Sugar (2006),I'm a Cyborg, But That's OK (2006),Happiness (2007),Jeon Woo-chi: The Taoist Wizard (2009),Finding Mr. Destiny (2010) andAll About My Wife (2012), for which she won Best Actress at the33rd Blue Dragon Film Awards .[ 2]
Recently, she starred in the television seriesChicago Typewriter (2017),Search: WWW (2019), andMelancholia (2021).
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 dramaSchool 4 ,[ 3] [ 4] but it wasKim Jee-woon 's 2003 stylishhorror A Tale of Two Sisters that first drew her critical notice and newcomer awards.[ 5] [ 6]
Im in January 2004 A year later in 2004, the hitKBS2 drama series I'm Sorry, I Love You catapulted her into stardom.[ 7] [ 8] With Im looking much younger than her age, those projects solidified her image as an eternal ingenue, as did touching character study...ing ,[ 9] horse jockey filmLump Sugar ,[ 10] andPark Chan-wook 's surrealistI'm a Cyborg, But That's OK .[ 11]
In 2007, she began shedding that image by taking on more adult roles,[ 12] notable among themHur Jin-ho 's romantic melodramaHappiness ,[ 13] [ 14] Choi Dong-hoon 's blockbusterfantasy Jeon Woo-chi: The Taoist Wizard ,[ 15] [ 16] romantic comedy Finding Mr. Destiny [ 17] andLee Yoon-ki 's minimalist breakupindie Come Rain, Come Shine .[ 18] For her performance inAll About My Wife ,[ 19] [ 20] she won Best Actress at theBlue Dragon Film Awards ,[ 21] and the Women in Film Korea Awards.[ 22] [ 23]
Im andLee Jung-jae played two artists in a post-apocalyptic environment in theshort film El Fin del Mundo ("The End of the World"), which screened at the prestigious contemporary art exhibitiondOCUMENTA .[ 24] [ 25] She also acted opposite veteran Thai actorSorapong Chatree inAditya Assarat 's short filmPhuket , which was commissioned jointly by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Association of Tourism and Hotel Operators ofPhuket .[ 26] [ 27]
Im was previously part of theSidusHQ agency, but moved to being managed byKeyEast . 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.[ 28] [ 29]
Im in November 2013 In 2015, Im starred inPerfect Proposal , aremake of Britishcrime thriller Woman of Straw that was partly shot inMacau .[ 30] [ 31] She next starred inTime Renegades , a time-hopping romantic thriller where she played dual roles.[ 32]
In October 2015, her contract withKeyEast expired and she decided to sign with new management agency YNK Entertainment.[ 33] [ 34]
Im then starred in the female-centric indie filmThe Table directed byKim Jong-kwan , which premiered at the21st Busan International Film Festival .[ 35]
In February 2017, Im was cast in the dramaChicago Typewriter alongsideYoo Ah-in . This marks Im's small screen come back after thirteen years since 2004.[ 36] The same year, she was named the cultural ambassador for the UK-Korea Creative Futures mutual exchange.[ 37] She then returned to the big screen withMothers based on the bookYour Request - My Other Mother byLee Dong-eun , who also directs the film.[ 38] [ 39]
Im in April 2018 In 2019, Im returned to the small screen with the seriesSearch: WWW .[ 40] [ 41]
In 2020, Im appeared the filmSingle in Seoul withLee Dong-wook .
In 2021, Im starred in thetvN dramaMelancholia alongsideLee Do-hyun .[ 42]
In 2022, Im's contract withKing Kong by Starship expired in August, and she decided not to renew the contract.[ 43]
In November 2024, Im signed with new agency MYM Entertainment.[ 44]
She is avegan and an advocate ofanimal rights .[ 45] [unreliable source? ]
Music video appearances [ edit ] Awards and nominations [ edit ] Name of the award ceremony, year presented, category, nominee of the award, and the result of the nomination Award ceremony Year Category Nominee / Work Result Ref. Asia-Pacific Film Festival 2012 Best Actress All About My Wife Nominated Asian Film Awards 2007 Best Actress I'm a Cyborg, But That's OK Nominated Baeksang Arts Awards 2005 Best New Actress – Television I'm Sorry, I Love You Nominated 2007 Best Actress – Film I'm a Cyborg, But That's OK Nominated 2008 Best Actress – Film Happiness Nominated 2013 Best Actress – Film All About My Wife Nominated Blue Dragon Film Awards 2003 Best New Actress A Tale of Two Sisters Won [ 50] 2006 Best Actress Lump Sugar Nominated 2007 Best Actress Happiness Nominated 2012 Best Actress All About My Wife Won [ 51] Buil Film Awards 2008 Best Actress Happiness Nominated 2012 Best Actress All About My Wife Nominated Busan Film Critics Awards 2003 Best New Actress A Tale of Two Sisters Won [ 52] Chunsa Film Art Awards 2008 Best Actress Happiness Nominated Cine 21 Awards2003 Best New Actress A Tale of Two Sisters Won [ 53] Director's Cut Awards 2003 Best New Actress A Tale of Two Sisters Won [ 54] Fantasporto Film Festival2004 Best Actress in an International Fantasy Film A Tale of Two Sisters Won [ 55] Grand Bell Awards 2004 Best New Actress A Tale of Two Sisters Nominated 2008 Best Actress Happiness Nominated 2012 Best Actress All About My Wife Nominated Hong Kong International Film Festival 2007 Best Actress I'm a Cyborg, But That's OK Nominated KBS Drama Awards 2004 Best Couple Award Im Soo-jung(withSo Ji-sub ) I'm Sorry, I Love You Won [ 56] Best New Actress I'm Sorry, I Love You Won Netizen Award Won Popularity Award Won Korea Drama Awards 2019 Top Excellence Award, Actress Search: WWW Nominated [ 57] Korean Association of Film Critics Awards 2003 Best New Actress A Tale of Two Sisters Won [ 58] Korean Film Awards 2003 Best New Actress A Tale of Two Sisters Won [ 59] Premiere Rising Star Awards2006 Best Actress Lump Sugar Won [ 60] Screamfest Horror Film Festival 2003 Best Actress A Tale of Two Sisters Won [ 61] Style Icon Awards 2012 Style Icon Im Soo-jung Won [ 62] Women in Film Korea Awards 2003 Best New Actress A Tale of Two Sisters Nominated 2012 Best Actress All About My Wife Won [ 63]
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March 24, 2005.Archived from the original on May 27, 2014. RetrievedJune 3, 2013 .^ [영화 프리뷰] 아이엔지 .DT (in Korean). December 21, 2003.Archived from the original on October 12, 2013. RetrievedNovember 26, 2018 .^ "Lump Sugar Goes Down Well" .The Korea Times viaHancinema . July 25, 2006.Archived from the original on January 21, 2016. RetrievedNovember 11, 2015 .^ "Commercial Vs. Avant-Garde: Park Chan-wook onCyborg " Archived March 4, 2016, at theWayback Machine .The Chosun Ilbo . December 7, 2006.^ Lee, Ji-hye (March 4, 2011)."Lim Soo-jung's Movie Picks" Archived October 12, 2020, at theWayback Machine .Asiae . ^ Lee, Hyo-won (October 2, 2007)."Actresses Gain Presence Onscreen" .The Korea Times . ^ "Lim Soo-jung Grows Up in New Tearjerker" Archived October 12, 2020, at theWayback Machine .The Chosun Ilbo . 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RetrievedDecember 5, 2012 . ^ "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. RetrievedDecember 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. RetrievedDecember 16, 2012 . ^ "Main Film: el Fin Del Mundo" .News from Nowhere .Archived from the original on June 17, 2012. RetrievedJune 19, 2012 .^ Lee, Woo-young (June 11, 2012)."Three Korean artists invited to world's largest contemporary art fair" .The Korea Herald . Archived fromthe original on October 22, 2012. RetrievedNovember 28, 2012 . ^ "Phuket" .BIFF.kr . Archived fromthe original on February 18, 2013. RetrievedNovember 28, 2012 .^ "Lim Soo-jung Stars in Thai Indie Movie" .The Chosun Ilbo . September 9, 2009.Archived from the original on October 29, 2017. 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RetrievedOctober 14, 2015 . ^ Lee, Min-ji (March 24, 2016).임수정, 신생 매니지먼트 YNK엔터테인먼트와 전속계약 .Newsen .Archived from the original on April 7, 2016. RetrievedMarch 24, 2016 . ^ "THE TABLE Gathers Quartet of Superb Actresses in Elegant Drama" .Screen Anarchy . August 21, 2017.Archived from the original on August 22, 2017. RetrievedNovember 26, 2018 .^ "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. RetrievedJuly 7, 2017 .^ "Lim named cultural ambassador" .Korea JoongAng Daily . February 16, 2017.Archived from the original on February 16, 2017. RetrievedJuly 7, 2017 .^ "LIM Soo-jung Takes on YOUR REQUEST" .Korean Film Council . June 12, 2017.Archived from the original on October 7, 2020. RetrievedJuly 7, 2017 .^ "Lim Soo-jung on the role of mothers and more" .Korea JoongAng Daily . April 13, 2018.Archived from the original on April 12, 2018. 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