Kim Sa-rang

Kim Sa-rang is one of those rare combinations where the beauty pageant crown actually undersold what came next — she won Miss Korea in 2000, walked the Miss Universe 2001 stage in Puerto Rico, and then pivoted into a drama career that showed she had genuine screen presence and not just a pretty face. Her work in A Love to Kill opposite Rain had real emotional weight, and Secret Garden with Hyun Bin reminded you just how charming she can be when given a role with some wit to it. Standing 173 cm with that cool, composed energy, she's always felt like someone who operates a few degrees above the usual K-drama chaos. She never became the biggest name in the genre, but she picked interesting projects and held her own in every one of them — that's a career worth respecting.

Name (English)

Kim Sa-rang

Name (Japanese)

キム・サラン

Reading

きむ・さらん

Born

January 12, 1978 (age 48)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Capricorn / Horse

Origin

South Korea, United States

Height

173 cm

Occupation

actor / film actor / model / beauty pageant contestant

University

Yong In University

Motto

Private

• Official sitehttp://www.sidushq.com/star/srkim
• Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/sarangkim.love/
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%AD%E3%83%A0%E3%83%BB%E3%82%B5%E3%83%A9%E3%83%B3

Tags

• actor
• film actor
• model

Last updated

2026-06-02

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