My Take
Kim Hee-sun was basically the face of Korean television in the late '90s, and I don't think that's an overstatement at all. She broke through with a string of hit dramas — Propose, Wedding Dress, Forever Yours — at a time when Korean dramas were just starting to grip audiences across Asia, and she carried a lot of that early momentum on her shoulders. What I've always found remarkable about her is that she wasn't just pretty on screen (though she absolutely was); she had a genuine emotional range that made you root for her characters even in the most melodramatic setups. She graduated from Chung-Ang University, which tells you she took the craft seriously. A Gemini born June 11, 1977 — somehow that checks out. She's one of those actresses who defined an era before "Hallyu" was even a word people used outside Korea.
Overview
Kim Hee-sun (Korean: 김희선; born June 11, 1977) is a South Korean actress. She rose to fame in the 1990s with leading roles in television series such as Men of the Bath House (1995), Propose (1997), Wedding Dress (1997), Forever Yours (1998), Mister Q (1998), Sunflower (1998), and Tomato (1999).
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Kim Hee-sun
- Name (Japanese)
- キム・ヒソン
- Reading
- きむ・ひそん
- Born
- June 11, 1977 (age 48)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Gemini / Snake
- Origin
- Daegu, South Korea
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- actor / film actor / television actor
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Chung-Ang University
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.