Lim Eun-kyeong
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Yim Eun-kyeong is a South Korean actress. She was born on July 7, 1983 in Seoul
, South Korea
. Lim is most famous for her commercial ads role, TTL Girl. She is now pursuing professional acting career.
Lim is a student at Department of Theater in Chung-Ang University
, which had produced a great number of famous Korean actors.
was a boxoffice flop even though it received mixed review results. Her acting was plain and not so impressive. Both critics and audiences merely regarded her performance there as a re-play of her image-oriented works on the former TTL commercials.
Nevertheless, she continued participating into four Korean movies as leading lady by 2005. Her most successful film was teenage comedy Conduct Zero
. Lim starred as a Ryu Seung-beom
's high-school girl friend, Minhee. In this movie, she tried to change her fixed image into more lively one. In 2004, Lim challenged the new territory of Horror film
genre
and played the ghost roles on Doll Master
and Sisily 2km
. Although they did not get the positive reactions that Conduct Zero did, Lim could improve some acting skills.
Lim also took part in KBS weekend drama
Bodyguard in 2003 and short-lived MBC
sitcom Rainbow Romance in 2005. Currently, she is looking for another roles in the movies.
Seoul
Seoul , officially the Seoul Special City, is the capital and largest metropolis of South Korea. A megacity with a population of over 10 million, it is the largest city proper in the OECD developed world...
, South Korea
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...
. Lim is most famous for her commercial ads role, TTL Girl. She is now pursuing professional acting career.
Lim is a student at Department of Theater in Chung-Ang University
Chung-Ang University
The Chung-Ang University is a private comprehensive institution in South Korea, located over two campuses in Seoul and Anseong. It was founded subsequent to liberation from Japanese colonial rule for the benefit of the nation and advancement of civilization, with the educational philosophy of...
, which had produced a great number of famous Korean actors.
Modeling career
Lim made a debut as a model (TTL Girl) for SK Telecom in 1999 when she was still in high- school. TTL is a mobile phone service mostly targeting for the younger generation (especially under the 20s). Since then, Lim has become a famous cultural icon. She appeared on a series of TTL ads. Her mysterious look and clean image attracted many people, and eventually this popularity.Acting career
Unfortunately, Resurrection of the Little Match GirlResurrection of the Little Match Girl
Resurrection of the Little Match Girl is a 2002 South Korean action film. It was screened at the 2003 London Film Festival and was the opening film of the Fantasia Festival that same year....
was a boxoffice flop even though it received mixed review results. Her acting was plain and not so impressive. Both critics and audiences merely regarded her performance there as a re-play of her image-oriented works on the former TTL commercials.
Nevertheless, she continued participating into four Korean movies as leading lady by 2005. Her most successful film was teenage comedy Conduct Zero
Conduct Zero
Conduct Zero is a 2002 South Korean comedy film directed by Jo Geun-sik.-Plot:Joong-pil is the undisputed "king" of his high school due to his fighting skills. His life is comfortable until he falls in love with Min-hee, a pretty girl from a neighbouring school, and is challenged by Sang-man, a...
. Lim starred as a Ryu Seung-beom
Ryu Seung-beom
Ryu Seung-beom is a South Korean actor. His brother Ryu Seung-wan is a film director and they have worked together on the films Die Bad, No Blood No Tears, Arahan, Crying Fist, Dachimawa Lee and The Unjust.-Film:*2012 Perfect Love*2012 The Berlin File*2012 Return of the Corpse*2011 Suicide...
's high-school girl friend, Minhee. In this movie, she tried to change her fixed image into more lively one. In 2004, Lim challenged the new territory of Horror film
Horror film
Horror films seek to elicit a negative emotional reaction from viewers by playing on the audience's most primal fears. They often feature scenes that startle the viewer through the means of macabre and the supernatural, thus frequently overlapping with the fantasy and science fiction genres...
genre
Genre
Genre , Greek: genos, γένος) is the term for any category of literature or other forms of art or culture, e.g. music, and in general, any type of discourse, whether written or spoken, audial or visual, based on some set of stylistic criteria. Genres are formed by conventions that change over time...
and played the ghost roles on Doll Master
Doll Master
-Plot:The Doll Master begins 60 years ago in a countryside during the Japanese occupation of Korea. A narrator tells the tale of a doll maker who fell in love with a woman in a red kimono. He makes a doll as a gesture of his love. It works and the woman falls in love with him as well. Later in a...
and Sisily 2km
Sisily 2km
Sisily 2 km is a 2004 South Korean horror-comedy film about a gang that steals a large diamond and escapes to a small town, where they encounter deceitful villagers with dark pasts. It was the directorial debut of Shin Jeong-won, though his attempt at fusing the popular genres of gangsters...
. Although they did not get the positive reactions that Conduct Zero did, Lim could improve some acting skills.
Lim also took part in KBS weekend drama
Drama
Drama is the specific mode of fiction represented in performance. The term comes from a Greek word meaning "action" , which is derived from "to do","to act" . The enactment of drama in theatre, performed by actors on a stage before an audience, presupposes collaborative modes of production and a...
Bodyguard in 2003 and short-lived MBC
Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation
Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation (MBC (Hangul : 문화방송주식회사, Munhwa Bangsong Jushikoesa) is one of four major national South Korean television and radio networks. Munhwa is the Korean word for "culture". Its flagship terrestrial television...
sitcom Rainbow Romance in 2005. Currently, she is looking for another roles in the movies.
Trivia
- Lim is the only child and loves to raise pets (including cat and dog).
- Lim's parents are both deaf. Lim is fluent in sign language.
- Lim's early life with the handicapped parents was published as story book in 2006.
Film
- 2002 Resurrection of the Little Match GirlResurrection of the Little Match GirlResurrection of the Little Match Girl is a 2002 South Korean action film. It was screened at the 2003 London Film Festival and was the opening film of the Fantasia Festival that same year....
(성냥팔이 소녀의 재림) - 2002 Conduct ZeroConduct ZeroConduct Zero is a 2002 South Korean comedy film directed by Jo Geun-sik.-Plot:Joong-pil is the undisputed "king" of his high school due to his fighting skills. His life is comfortable until he falls in love with Min-hee, a pretty girl from a neighbouring school, and is challenged by Sang-man, a...
(품행제로) - 2004 Doll MasterDoll Master-Plot:The Doll Master begins 60 years ago in a countryside during the Japanese occupation of Korea. A narrator tells the tale of a doll maker who fell in love with a woman in a red kimono. He makes a doll as a gesture of his love. It works and the woman falls in love with him as well. Later in a...
(인형사) - 2004 Sisily 2kmSisily 2kmSisily 2 km is a 2004 South Korean horror-comedy film about a gang that steals a large diamond and escapes to a small town, where they encounter deceitful villagers with dark pasts. It was the directorial debut of Shin Jeong-won, though his attempt at fusing the popular genres of gangsters...
(시실리 2 km) - 2005 Marrying School Girl (여고생 시집가기)
Television
- 2003 KBS Drama Bodyguard (보디가드)
- 2005 MBC Entertainment Program !Exclamation Mark- Host (느낌표 진행자)
- 2005 MBC Sitcom Rainbow Romance (레인보우 로망스)
External links
- Official Homepage (in Korean)
- Cineseoul Profile (in Korean)