Im Su-jeong
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Su-Jeong Lim, also known as Im Soo-jung (born July 11, 1980) is a South Korea
n actress.
's 2003 stylish horror A Tale of Two Sisters that first drew her critical notice and newcomer awards. A year later, the hit KBS2 drama I'm Sorry, I Love You
catapulted her into stardom. With Im looking much younger than her age, those projects (and ...ing
) solidified Im's image as an eternal ingenue, as did horse jockey film Lump Sugar
and Park Chan-wook
's surrealist I'm a Cyborg, But That's OK
. In recent years she has began shedding that image by taking on more adult roles, notable among them Hur Jin-ho
's romantic melodrama Happiness
, Choi Dong-hun
's blockbuster fantasy Jeon Woo Chi
, the adapted-from-a-musical rom-com
Finding Mr. Destiny
and Lee Yoon-ki
's minimalist breakup indie Come Rain, Come Shine
. She has been cast in All About My Wife, as the wife of a timid man whom he's afraid to divorce.
South Korea
The Republic of Korea , , is a sovereign state in East Asia, located on the southern portion of the Korean Peninsula. It is neighbored by the People's Republic of China to the west, Japan to the east, North Korea to the north, and the East China Sea and Republic of China to the south...
n actress.
Career
Im Soo-jung made her debut in 1998 as a cover model for teen magazines. She soon moved onto dramas and films, but it was Kim Ji-woonKim Ji-Woon
Kim Ji-woon is a South Korean film director and screenwriter. Kim Ji-woon has a history of successfully tackling a wide range of film genres, garnering a cult following among Asian films fans all over the world.-Career:...
's 2003 stylish horror A Tale of Two Sisters that first drew her critical notice and newcomer awards. A year later, the hit KBS2 drama I'm Sorry, I Love You
I'm Sorry, I Love You
I'm Sorry, I Love You is a South Korean drama broadcast by KBS. The drama starred actors So Ji Sub and Im Su Jeong and the theme song was "Snow Flower" by Park Hyo Shin.-Synopsis:Cha Moo Hyuk is a small time scam-artist working the streets of Australia...
catapulted her into stardom. With Im looking much younger than her age, those projects (and ...ing
...ing
...ing is a 2003 South Korean film that follows the life of young woman who has become reserved and indifferent to the world as a result of her chronic illness and deformed hand...
) solidified Im's image as an eternal ingenue, as did horse jockey film Lump Sugar
Lump Sugar
Lump Sugar is a 2006 South Korean movie directed by Lee Hwan-gyeong and starring actress Im Su-jeong. The film revolves around Si-eun , who dreams of becoming a famous jockey. It is the first Korean movie to show the friendship between a human and a horse and to feature a horse race.-External links:...
and Park Chan-wook
Park Chan-wook
Park Chan-wook is a South Korean film director, screenwriter, producer, and former film critic. One of the most acclaimed and popular filmmakers in his native country, Park is most known for his films Joint Security Area, Thirst and what has become known as The Vengeance Trilogy, consisting of...
's surrealist I'm a Cyborg, But That's OK
I'm a Cyborg, But That's OK
I'm a Cyborg, But That's OK is a 2006 South Korean romantic comedy directed by Park Chan-wook.-Plot:The film takes place mostly in a mental institution filled with an eclectic menagerie of patients...
. In recent years she has began shedding that image by taking on more adult roles, notable among them Hur Jin-ho
Heo Jin-ho
Heo Jin-ho , born on August 8, 1963, is a South Korean film director and screenwriter. He is a graduate of Yonsei University with a degree in philosophy and has also studied filmmaking at the Korean Academy of Film Arts...
's romantic melodrama Happiness
Happiness (2007 film)
Happiness is a 2007 South Korean film, directed by Heo Jin-ho and starring Hwang Jung-min and Im Su-jeong. It is a love story about two people who meet while battling serious illnesses.-Plot:...
, Choi Dong-hun
Choi Dong-hun
Choi Dong-hun is a South Korean film director, best known for his gambling film, Tazza: The High Rollers. And his most recent film, Jeon Woo Chi has sold over 6 million tickets domestically...
's blockbuster fantasy Jeon Woo Chi
Jeon Woo Chi
Jeon Woo Chi is a 2009 fantasy action blockbuster. Writer-director Choi Dong-hun departs from his popular heist films Tazza: The High Rollers and The Big Swindle for this big-budget, special effects-filled action romp that was equally popular with the Korean audience, earning over six million...
, the adapted-from-a-musical rom-com
Romantic Comedy
Romantic Comedy can refer to* Romantic Comedy , a 1979 play written by Bernard Slade* Romantic Comedy , a 1983 film adapted from the play and starring Dudley Moore and Mary Steenburgen...
Finding Mr. Destiny
Finding Mr. Destiny
Finding Mr. Destiny is a 2010 South Korean romantic comedy starring Im Soo-jung and Gong Yoo. It is a film adaptation by playwright-turned-director Jang Yoo-jeong of her hit 2006 musical.-Plot:...
and Lee Yoon-ki
Lee Yoon-ki
Lee Yoon-ki , is a South Korean film director and writer. He specializes in character dramas with limited dialogue.-Filmography:*This Charming Girl , 2004*Love Talk , 2005*Ad-lib Night , 2006...
's minimalist breakup indie Come Rain, Come Shine
Come Rain, Come Shine
Come Rain, Come Shine Love , Don't Love ) is a 2011 South Korean film by Lee Yoon-ki, starring Hyun Bin and Im Su-jung. They play a married couple who separating after 5 years together. The film premiered in competition at the 61st Berlin International Film Festival in 2011.-Plot:The movie...
. She has been cast in All About My Wife, as the wife of a timid man whom he's afraid to divorce.
Film
- All About My WifeAll About My WifeAll about My Wife is upcoming South Korean film by Min Kyu-Dong is about a timid man who hires a playboy to seduced his wife. It stars Im Soo-jung and Lee Sun-gyun in lead roles. -Cast:*Lim Soo-Jung ... Jung-In...
(2012) - Come Rain, Come ShineCome Rain, Come ShineCome Rain, Come Shine Love , Don't Love ) is a 2011 South Korean film by Lee Yoon-ki, starring Hyun Bin and Im Su-jung. They play a married couple who separating after 5 years together. The film premiered in competition at the 61st Berlin International Film Festival in 2011.-Plot:The movie...
(2011) - Finding Mr. DestinyFinding Mr. DestinyFinding Mr. Destiny is a 2010 South Korean romantic comedy starring Im Soo-jung and Gong Yoo. It is a film adaptation by playwright-turned-director Jang Yoo-jeong of her hit 2006 musical.-Plot:...
(2010) - Jeon Woo ChiJeon Woo ChiJeon Woo Chi is a 2009 fantasy action blockbuster. Writer-director Choi Dong-hun departs from his popular heist films Tazza: The High Rollers and The Big Swindle for this big-budget, special effects-filled action romp that was equally popular with the Korean audience, earning over six million...
(2009) - I'm a Cyborg, But That's OKI'm a Cyborg, But That's OKI'm a Cyborg, But That's OK is a 2006 South Korean romantic comedy directed by Park Chan-wook.-Plot:The film takes place mostly in a mental institution filled with an eclectic menagerie of patients...
(2007) - HappinessHappiness (2007 film)Happiness is a 2007 South Korean film, directed by Heo Jin-ho and starring Hwang Jung-min and Im Su-jeong. It is a love story about two people who meet while battling serious illnesses.-Plot:...
(2007) - Lump SugarLump SugarLump Sugar is a 2006 South Korean movie directed by Lee Hwan-gyeong and starring actress Im Su-jeong. The film revolves around Si-eun , who dreams of becoming a famous jockey. It is the first Korean movie to show the friendship between a human and a horse and to feature a horse race.-External links:...
(2006) - Sad MovieSad MovieSad Movie is a 2005 South Korean romance film with an all-star cast. It is the second film directed by Kwon Jong-kwan, following S Diary from 2004.-Synopsis:...
(2005) - ...ing...ing...ing is a 2003 South Korean film that follows the life of young woman who has become reserved and indifferent to the world as a result of her chronic illness and deformed hand...
(2003) - A Tale of Two Sisters (2003)
- The Romantic PresidentThe Romantic PresidentThe Romantic President is a 2002 South Korean film directed by Jeon Man-bae.- Synopsis :The story starts with Young-hee, who was being spoonfed by her attendants as she sat in her father's limousine to school....
(2002)
Awards
- 2010 Director's Cut Awards: Cinema Angel recipient
- 2006 PremierePremiere (magazine)Premiere was an American and New York City-based film magazine published by Hachette Filipacchi Media U.S., published between the years 1987 and 2007. The original version of the magazine, Première , was started in France in 1976 and is still being published there.-History:The magazine originally...
Rising Star Award - 2004 KBS Drama Awards: Best Couple Award with So Ji-subSo Ji-subSo Ji-sub is a South Korean actor.-Biography:It was 1997 when So Ji-sub modeled for the jeans brand "STORM" and first caught the attention of Korean fans. He debuted as an actor in the sitcom Three Guys and Three Girls and remained active in the entertainment industry through dramas and commercials...
(I'm Sorry, I Love YouI'm Sorry, I Love YouI'm Sorry, I Love You is a South Korean drama broadcast by KBS. The drama starred actors So Ji Sub and Im Su Jeong and the theme song was "Snow Flower" by Park Hyo Shin.-Synopsis:Cha Moo Hyuk is a small time scam-artist working the streets of Australia...
) - 2004 KBS Drama Awards: Netizen Award (I'm Sorry, I Love YouI'm Sorry, I Love YouI'm Sorry, I Love You is a South Korean drama broadcast by KBS. The drama starred actors So Ji Sub and Im Su Jeong and the theme song was "Snow Flower" by Park Hyo Shin.-Synopsis:Cha Moo Hyuk is a small time scam-artist working the streets of Australia...
) - 2004 KBS Drama Awards: Popularity Award (I'm Sorry, I Love YouI'm Sorry, I Love YouI'm Sorry, I Love You is a South Korean drama broadcast by KBS. The drama starred actors So Ji Sub and Im Su Jeong and the theme song was "Snow Flower" by Park Hyo Shin.-Synopsis:Cha Moo Hyuk is a small time scam-artist working the streets of Australia...
) - 2004 KBS Drama Awards: Best New Actress (I'm Sorry, I Love YouI'm Sorry, I Love YouI'm Sorry, I Love You is a South Korean drama broadcast by KBS. The drama starred actors So Ji Sub and Im Su Jeong and the theme song was "Snow Flower" by Park Hyo Shin.-Synopsis:Cha Moo Hyuk is a small time scam-artist working the streets of Australia...
) - 2003 Blue Dragon Film AwardsBlue Dragon Film AwardsThe Blue Dragon Film Awards is an annual awards ceremony that is presented annually by Sports Chosun for excellence in film in South Korea....
: Best New Actress (A Tale of Two SistersA Tale of Two SistersA Tale of Two Sisters is a 2003 South Korean psychological horror film written and directed by Kim Ji-woon...
) - 2003 AKOFIC Awards: Best New Actress (A Tale of Two SistersA Tale of Two SistersA Tale of Two Sisters is a 2003 South Korean psychological horror film written and directed by Kim Ji-woon...
) - 2003 Korean Film AwardsKorean Film AwardsThe Korean Film Award is a South Korean film awards ceremony hosted by the MBC.-Awards:The categories are*Best Film*Best Director*Best New Director*Best Leading Actor*Best Leading Actress*Best Supporting Actor*Best Supporting Actress...
: Best New Actress (A Tale of Two SistersA Tale of Two SistersA Tale of Two Sisters is a 2003 South Korean psychological horror film written and directed by Kim Ji-woon...
) - 2003 Pusan Film Critics AwardsPusan Film Critics AwardsThe Pusan Film Critics Awards have been presented in South Korea since the founding of the prize by the Korea Pusan Film Critics Association. The winners of the awards are announced yearly just prior to the Pusan International Film Festival...
: Best New Actress (A Tale of Two SistersA Tale of Two SistersA Tale of Two Sisters is a 2003 South Korean psychological horror film written and directed by Kim Ji-woon...
) - 2003 Director's Cut Awards: Best New Actress (A Tale of Two SistersA Tale of Two SistersA Tale of Two Sisters is a 2003 South Korean psychological horror film written and directed by Kim Ji-woon...
) - 1998 CeCi Magazine Model Contest Winner
External links
- Lim Soo-jung at N.O.A. Entertainment
- Im Soo-jeong at HanCinema
- Lim Soo-jung at Korean Movie DatabaseKorean Movie DatabaseThe Korean Movie Database is a South Korean online database of information related to Korean movies, animation, actors, television shows, production crew personnel and other film-related information. KMDb launched on February 2006 by Korean Film Archive...