Kim Hyun-sook

Kim Hyun-sook
Kim Hyun-sook
Born	October 16, 1978 (age 46); Seoul, South Korea
Education	Kyungsung University - Theater and Film
Occupation(s)	Actress, comedian
Agent	Fly Up Entertainment
Spouse	(m. 2014)
Korean name
Hangul	김현숙
Hanja	金賢淑
Revised Romanization	Gim Hyeon-suk
McCune–Reischauer	Kim Hyŏnsuk

Kim Hyun-sook (born October 16, 1978) is a South Korean actress and comedian. She is best known for playing the title character in Ugly Miss Young-ae, a long-running sitcom that depicts the reality of life as a single, older woman in Korea.^[2]

Filmography

Television series

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Network	Reference
2007–2019	Ugly Miss Young-ae	Lee Young-ae	Seasons 1–17	tvN	^[3]^[4]
2012	Vampire Prosecutor 2		(guest, episode 8)	OCN
2014	Let's Eat		cafe customer (cameo, episode 16)	tvN
2016	Bring It On, Ghost	Shaman		(cameo, episode 16)
2017	Queen of Mystery	Kim Kyung-mi		KBS2
2018	Queen of Mystery 2	Kim Kyung-mi		KBS2	^[5]^[6]
2018	Are You Human?	Reporter Jo		KBS2	^[7]
2022	Business Proposal	Yeo Eui-ju		SBS	^[8]
	Alchemy of Souls	Cameo	Episode 10	tvN	^[9]
	Twinkle Shining Oh! Life	Choi Yu-ri		TBA	^[10]

Web series

Year	Title	Platform	Role	Ref.
2022	Free	Naver TV, wavve, TVING		^[11]

Film

Year	Title	Role
2001	Friend	Member of 7 Princesses Gang
2002	Champion	Bus driver
2003	An Old Proposal of Marriage (short film)	Ji-soon
2005	Baribari Jjang	(cameo)
2006	200 Pounds Beauty	Park Jung-min
2008	What Happened Last Night?	Hyun-joo
2009	Where is Jung Seung-pil?	Ahn Seong-daek
2009	Sky and Ocean	Ba-da's real mother (cameo)
2011	Spellbound	Min-jung
2013	Tough as Iron	Organ broker
2014	Miss Granny	Park Na-young
2018	On Your Wedding Day	Miss Min (cameo)

Variety show

Year	Title	Network	Notes
2004	Bang Bang	KBS2
2005	Gag Concert		Bongsunga School, 꼭 그렇지만은 않아
2006	Just for Laughs
2007	Infinite Girls	MBC Every 1
2009	연애불변의 법칙 나쁜남자	O'live TV
2011	Food Essay	O'live TV
2012	The World Is Delicious	KBS2
2013	Lecture 100°C	KBS1	슬픔이여 안녕?
2013	Great In-Laws^[12]	jTBC
2014	A Family Who Left Their Home	Channel A
2015	Real Men: Female Soldier Special - Season 3	MBC	Cast member
2016	King of Mask Singer	MBC	Contestant as "Sweet Tooth For Chocolate" (episodes 57, 58)
2016	Battle Trip	KBS2	Contestant with Kim Ok-bin (episodes 7, 8)
2021	Honki Club	JTBC	Cast Member^[13]

Theater

Year	Title	Role	Reprised
	The Can
	Like a Flower in the Winter Solstice
2007	Run Hany^[14]	Go Eun-ae
2010	Nunsensations	Sister Robert Anne
2011	Ugly Miss Young-ae	Young-ae	2012, 2013

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Nominated work	Result
2003	Kyungsung University Film Festival	Best Actress	An Old Proposal of Marriage	Won
2005	4th KBS Entertainment Awards	Excellence Award in Comedy	Gag Concert: Bongsunga School	Won
2007	6th Korean Film Awards	Best Supporting Actress	200 Pounds Beauty	Nominated
2008	2nd Korea Drama Awards^[15]	Netizen Popularity Award	Ugly Miss Young-ae - Season 3	Won
2011	4th Korea Drama Awards	Special Award for Cable TV	Ugly Miss Young-ae - Season 8	Nominated
2015	MBC Entertainment Awards	Female Excellence Award - Variety Show	Real Men Season 2 - Female Edition 3	Won
2018	KBS Drama Awards	Best Supporting Actress	Queen of Mystery 2, Are You Human?	Won^[16]
2022	SBS Drama Awards^[17]	Best Supporting Team	Business Proposal	Nominated
2023	Scene Stealer Festival	Bonsang "Main Prize"	Gaus Electronics	Won	^[18]

References

^ Jin, Eun-soo (14 July 2014). "Kim Hyun-sook gets married". Korea Joongang Daily. Retrieved 2015-01-11.
^ Lim, Ju-ri (16 May 2012). "Ugly, chubby and winning". Korea Joongang Daily. Retrieved 2015-01-11.
^ Lee, Ga-on (31 December 2010). "2010 10Asia's Awards: "Thank You" List". 10Asia. Retrieved 2015-01-11.
^ "Age gap romance, what's the deal?". Hancinema. 15 April 2014. Retrieved 2015-01-11.
^ Kim, Sol-ji (December 22, 2017). "박병은·김현숙, '추리의 여왕2' 합류…미스터리+유쾌함 더한다". MBN Star. Retrieved January 22, 2018.
^ Kim, Joo-ae (December 14, 2017). "[공식입장] KBS 측 "박병은, 최강희·권상우 이어 '추리의 여왕2' 확정"". Xsport News (in Korean). Retrieved January 22, 2018.
^ 김현숙, '너도 인간이니' 출연 확정…서강준과 호흡. Xports News (in Korean). June 28, 2017.
^ Seo Ji-hyun (July 22, 2021). "김현숙 측 "SBS 드라마 '사내맞선' 출연 확정"…2년만 배우 복귀(공식)" [Kim Hyun-sook side "SBS drama 'Meet the Guy' confirmed to appear"... Returning as an actor after 2 years (official)]. Newsen (in Korean). Retrieved July 22, 2021 – via Naver.
^ Park Soo-in (July 13, 2022). "김현숙 '환혼' 10회 특별출연 "재미나게 촬영, 제법 나와" [Kim Hyun-suk's 10th special appearance in 'Alchemy of Souls' Fun filming, it came out quite well] (in Korean). Newsen. Retrieved July 13, 2022 – via Naver.
^ Kim Na-yul (March 31, 2022). "반짝반짝 빛나는 오! 인생' 김현숙, 트로트가수 役 확정..지수원과 호흡[공식]" ['Oh twinkling! Life' Kim Hyun-sook confirmed to be a trot singer.. Breathing with Ji-won [official]] (in Korean). Herald POP. Retrieved March 30, 2022 – via Naver.
^ Ha Ji-won (March 28, 2022). "안내상X홍석천 출연 '공짜' 영화화…31일 OTT로 공개" [Ahn Nae-sang X Hong Seok-cheon starring 'Free' movie adaptation... Released through OTT on the 31st] (in Korean). xportsnews. Retrieved March 28, 2022 – via Naver.
^ Won, Ho-hyeon (1 October 2013). "Great In-Laws imagines trials of married life". Korea Joongang Daily. Retrieved 2015-01-11.
^ "JTBC 새 예능 '용감한 솔로 육아-내가 키운다' 김구라·채림 합류". Never (in Korean). JTBC. June 8, 2021. Retrieved June 8, 2021.
^ Cho, Chung-un (23 April 2007). "Hany revived in stage rendition". The Korea Herald via Hancinema. Retrieved 2015-01-11.
^ Chung, Ah-young (2 November 2008). "Actor Kim Wins Top Prize at Korea Drama Festival Awards". The Korea Times. Archived from the original on 21 May 2014. Retrieved 2015-01-11.
^ Woo, Bin (January 1, 2019). [2018 KBS 연기대상] 유동근 대상 "장미희 덕분인데 내가 왜..대하드라마 부활 기원" [[2018 KBS Drama Awards] Donggeun Lee Grand Prize "Why am I ... thanks to Jang Mi-hee.]. Ten Asia (in Korean). Archived from the original on January 1, 2019. Retrieved January 1, 2019 – via Naver.
^ '치얼업' 테이아 팀, 응원단의 끈끈함 보여주며 베스트 팀워크상 수상! #2022SBS연기대상 #SBSdrama ['Cheer Up' team, showing the tenacity of the cheering squad and winning the best teamwork award! #2022 SBS Drama Awards #SBSdrama] (in Korean). SBS Drama. December 31, 2022. Event occurs at 0:01. Retrieved January 1, 2023 – via YouTube.
^ "이순재, '신스틸러 페스티벌' 공로상...오나라·류현경, 본상 수상" [Lee Soon-jae, 'Scene Stealer Festival' Achievement Award... Oh Nara and Ryu Hyun-kyung, won the main prize]. 디스패치 (in Korean). 2023-05-03. Retrieved 2023-05-21.

External links

Kim Hyun-sook on Cyworld (in Korean)
Kim Hyun-sook at HanCinema
Kim Hyun-sook at IMDb
Kim Hyun-sook at the Korean Movie Database

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[1] Jin, Eun-soo (14 July 2014). "Kim Hyun-sook gets married". Korea Joongang Daily. Retrieved 2015-01-11.

[2] Lim, Ju-ri (16 May 2012). "Ugly, chubby and winning". Korea Joongang Daily. Retrieved 2015-01-11.

[3] Lee, Ga-on (31 December 2010). "2010 10Asia's Awards: "Thank You" List". 10Asia. Retrieved 2015-01-11.

[4] "Age gap romance, what's the deal?". Hancinema. 15 April 2014. Retrieved 2015-01-11.

[Cast-5] Kim, Sol-ji (December 22, 2017). "박병은·김현숙, '추리의 여왕2' 합류…미스터리+유쾌함 더한다". MBN Star. Retrieved January 22, 2018.

[6] Kim, Joo-ae (December 14, 2017). "[공식입장] KBS 측 "박병은, 최강희·권상우 이어 '추리의 여왕2' 확정"". Xsport News (in Korean). Retrieved January 22, 2018.

[7] 김현숙, '너도 인간이니' 출연 확정…서강준과 호흡. Xports News (in Korean). June 28, 2017.

[8] Seo Ji-hyun (July 22, 2021). "김현숙 측 "SBS 드라마 '사내맞선' 출연 확정"…2년만 배우 복귀(공식)" [Kim Hyun-sook side "SBS drama 'Meet the Guy' confirmed to appear"... Returning as an actor after 2 years (official)]. Newsen (in Korean). Retrieved July 22, 2021 – via Naver.

[9] Park Soo-in (July 13, 2022). "김현숙 '환혼' 10회 특별출연 "재미나게 촬영, 제법 나와" [Kim Hyun-suk's 10th special appearance in 'Alchemy of Souls' Fun filming, it came out quite well] (in Korean). Newsen. Retrieved July 13, 2022 – via Naver.

[10] Kim Na-yul (March 31, 2022). "반짝반짝 빛나는 오! 인생' 김현숙, 트로트가수 役 확정..지수원과 호흡[공식]" ['Oh twinkling! Life' Kim Hyun-sook confirmed to be a trot singer.. Breathing with Ji-won [official]] (in Korean). Herald POP. Retrieved March 30, 2022 – via Naver.

[11] Ha Ji-won (March 28, 2022). "안내상X홍석천 출연 '공짜' 영화화…31일 OTT로 공개" [Ahn Nae-sang X Hong Seok-cheon starring 'Free' movie adaptation... Released through OTT on the 31st] (in Korean). xportsnews. Retrieved March 28, 2022 – via Naver.

[12] Won, Ho-hyeon (1 October 2013). "Great In-Laws imagines trials of married life". Korea Joongang Daily. Retrieved 2015-01-11.

[13] "JTBC 새 예능 '용감한 솔로 육아-내가 키운다' 김구라·채림 합류". Never (in Korean). JTBC. June 8, 2021. Retrieved June 8, 2021.

[14] Cho, Chung-un (23 April 2007). "Hany revived in stage rendition". The Korea Herald via Hancinema. Retrieved 2015-01-11.

[15] Chung, Ah-young (2 November 2008). "Actor Kim Wins Top Prize at Korea Drama Festival Awards". The Korea Times. Archived from the original on 21 May 2014. Retrieved 2015-01-11.

[16] Woo, Bin (January 1, 2019). [2018 KBS 연기대상] 유동근 대상 "장미희 덕분인데 내가 왜..대하드라마 부활 기원" [[2018 KBS Drama Awards] Donggeun Lee Grand Prize "Why am I ... thanks to Jang Mi-hee.]. Ten Asia (in Korean). Archived from the original on January 1, 2019. Retrieved January 1, 2019 – via Naver.

[17] '치얼업' 테이아 팀, 응원단의 끈끈함 보여주며 베스트 팀워크상 수상! #2022SBS연기대상 #SBSdrama ['Cheer Up' team, showing the tenacity of the cheering squad and winning the best teamwork award! #2022 SBS Drama Awards #SBSdrama] (in Korean). SBS Drama. December 31, 2022. Event occurs at 0:01. Retrieved January 1, 2023 – via YouTube.

[18] "이순재, '신스틸러 페스티벌' 공로상...오나라·류현경, 본상 수상" [Lee Soon-jae, 'Scene Stealer Festival' Achievement Award... Oh Nara and Ryu Hyun-kyung, won the main prize]. 디스패치 (in Korean). 2023-05-03. Retrieved 2023-05-21.

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Kim Hyun-sook

Born	(1978-10-16) October 16, 1978 (age 46) Seoul, South Korea
Education	Kyungsung University - Theater and Film
Occupation(s)	Actress, comedian
Agent	Fly Up Entertainment
Spouse	(m. 2014)^[1]

Korean name
Hangul	김현숙
Hanja	金賢淑
Revised Romanization	Gim Hyeon-suk
McCune–Reischauer	Kim Hyŏnsuk