Kim Hee-sun

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. She's one of those actresses who defined an era before "Hallyu" was even a word people used outside Korea.

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Name (English)

Kim Hee-sun

Name (Japanese)

キム・ヒソン

Reading

きむ・ひそん

Born

June 11, 1977 (age 49)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Gemini / Snake

Origin

Daegu, South Korea

Occupation

actor / film actor / television actor

University

Chung-Ang University

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• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kim%20Hee-sun
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%AD%E3%83%A0%E3%83%BB%E3%83%92%E3%82%BD%E3%83%B3
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Tags

• actor
• film actor
• television actor

Last updated

2026-06-02

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