My Take
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.
Overview
Kim Sa-rang (Korean: 김사랑; born January 12, 1978) is a South Korean actress, model and beauty pageant titleholder. She is most known for her roles in the television series Secret Garden with Hyun Bin, A Love to Kill with Rain, and This is My Love with Joo Jin-mo. She is also known for being crowned Miss Korea in 2000 and representing South Korea in Miss Universe 2001, the 50th Miss Universe pageant in Puerto Rico.
1. Profile
- 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
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- 173 cm
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- actor / film actor / model / beauty pageant contestant
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Yong In University
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
- 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
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.