Kim Sun-a

I'll be honest — Kim Sun-a is one of those performers who makes you genuinely forget you're watching an actor. Her turn as Kim Sam-soon in My Lovely Sam Soon back in 2005 was absolutely electric: messy, funny, achingly real, and completely unlike the pristine heroines Korean dramas had leaned on before. She wasn't afraid to be loud or unglamorous, and viewers across Asia loved her for it. What I find impressive is how she kept reinventing herself — City Hall, Scent of a Woman, Should We Kiss First? — each role showing new range without ever losing that unmistakable Kim Sun-a energy. She studied at Ball State University, which gives her an interesting crossroads-of-cultures background, and it shows in how confidently she plays complex, modern women. A true standout of the Hallyu wave's golden era.

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Name (English)

Kim Sun-a

Name (Japanese)

キム・ソナ

Reading

きむ・そな

Born

October 1, 1973 (age 53)

Origin

Daegu, South Korea

Occupation

actor / film actor / film producer / television actor

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Libra / Ox

University

Ball State University

• Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/kimsuna_official/
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kim%20Sun-a
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%AD%E3%83%A0%E3%83%BB%E3%82%BD%E3%83%8A
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q488864

Tags

• actor
• film actor
• film producer

Last updated

October 18, 2026

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