Kim Ji-eun (; born October 9, 1993) is a South Korean actress. She first became recognized through the 2021 television series The Veil.
Early life Kim Ji-eun was born in Incheon, South Korea on October 9, 1993. Before she started acting, she enrolled in Department of Theater course at Cheongju University.
Career 2016: Beginnings Kim officially began to work in the entertainment industry as a commercial model for Bacchus-F in 2016. In order to attract the attention of actors management agencies, Kim participated in some music videos filming, worked as crew member, and did independent auditions.
2019–present: Mainstream debut and rising popularity Kim's first casting after she signed to her first agency HB Entertainment, was a 2019 film Long Live the King. In the same year, she played her first major role in OCN's crime suspense series Hell Is Other People.
In 2021, Kim gained recognition with her role as a NIS agent who joined the bureau due to a personal agenda in MBC's espionage thriller The Veil.
Shortly after The Veil, Kim acted as the female lead for the first time in the 2022 SBS action fantasy Again My Life, as the only daughter of a conglomerate who got embroiled in the battle of succession. In the same year, she portrayed a legal trainee coming from a prestigious family of law practitioners in another series by SBS, the legal comedy One Dollar Lawyer.
Kim reunited with the director of Again My Life in 2023 ENA's mystery-thriller Longing for You as a violent crime prosecutor. She then focused on hosting and variety shows for a while, having appeared on Inkigayo, the 2023 SBS Entertainment Awards (in which she also won an award), Neighborhood Cool House, Nineteen to Twenty. Kim ranked at 13th place in the annual Forbes Korea Power Celebrity 40 in 2023, the second highest ranking for actresses in the list after Park Eun-bin.
In 2024, Kim came back to acting with three series: workplace fantasy thriller web series Branding in Seongsu as the company's youngest marketing team leader, tvN's slice of life romance Love Next Door as a passionate paramedic, and Channel A's historical romance Check-in Hanyang as a cross-dressing girl working as an intern at the biggest guest house in the Kingdom.
In November 2024, Kim signed with the new agency Namoo Actors.
Filmography Film Year Title Role 2015 Tattoo Girlfriend 2018 The Drug King Choi Jin-pil's wife 2019 Long Live the King Joon
Television series Year Title Role Notes 2018 Nice Witch Wang Ji-yeong Lovely Horribly Lee Soo-jeong Children of Nobody Min-joo 2019 Doctor Prisoner Oh Min-jeong Cameo (Episode 10, 12) Hell Is Other People Min Ji-eun 2021 The Veil Yoo Je-yi 2022 Again My Life Kim Hee-ah One Dollar Lawyer Baek Ma-ri 2023 Longing for You Go Young-joo 2024 Love Next Door Jeong Mo-eum 2024–2025 Check-in Hanyang Hong Deok-soo 2025 Dynamite Kiss Baek Ma-ri Cameo (Episode 9)
Television shows Year Title Role Notes 2023 Inkigayo Special MC with Monsta X's Hyungwon Neighborhood Cool House Co-host with Kim Seong-joo and Oh Sang-jin
Web series Year Title Role 2017 The Best Moment To Quit Your Job Hyun-yi 2019 I Have Three Boyfriends Ra-hee 2024 Branding in Seongsu Kang Na-eon
Web shows Year Title Role Notes 2023 Nineteen to Twenty Co-host with Kyuhyun and Lee Su-hyun
Music video appearances Year Song title Artist 2016 "Sugarfree Girl" () Coin Classic "So-So" () Baek A-yeon "Promise (I'll Be)" 2PM 2017 "Lovesick" () F.T. Island "What Can I Do" () Day6 "I Loved You" "When you love someone" () "Hibernation" () Yesung "Ghood Morning" () Junoflo 2018 "Premonition" () Paul Kim "Sudden Shower" () Yong Jun-hyung 2021 "Unthinkable" () F.T. Island
Hosting Year Title Notes 2023 2023 SBS Entertainment Awards with Lee Sang-min and Lee Hyun-yi
Accolades Awards and nominations + Name of the award ceremony, year presented, category, nominee of the award, and the result of the nomination Award ceremony Year Category Nominee / Work Result Asia Model Awards 2021 New Star Awards The Veil Korea Drama Awards 2023 Excellence Award, Actress Longing for You MBC Drama Awards 2021 Best New Actress The Veil SBS Drama Awards 2022 Excellence Award, Actress in a Miniseries Romance/Comedy Drama One Dollar Lawyer Excellence Award, Actress in a Miniseries Genre/Fantasy Drama Again My Life SBS Entertainment Awards 2023 Rookie Award Inkigayo, Neighborhood Cool House Seoul International Drama Awards 2020 Best Actress in Hallyu drama I Have Three Boyfriends
Listicles + Name of publisher, year listed, name of listicle, and placement Publisher Year Listicle Placement Forbes 2023 Korea Power Celebrity 13th
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