Kim Go Eun

From Clumsy Media

Kim Go Eun (born July 2, 1991) is a South Korean actress. Her first ever onscreen role was in the critically acclaimed A Muse (2012), and her daring and naturalistic performance enabled won her several accolades, including nine debut actress awards. Kim's next appearance was in the crime thriller Monster (2014), and the high-profile period revenge drama Memories of the Sword (2014).

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Background Information

Birthname: 김고은 / Gim Go-eun
DOB: July 2, 1991
Height: 166 cm
Graduate: Korea National University of Arts
Management: Clumsy Media (2013-current)

Early life

When she was four years old, Kim's family moved to China and lived there for about ten years. As a result she did not experience the fierce competition of Korea's early education system, to which director Jung Ji Woo gives credit for, "She is naturally curious and brave. She’s strong in a sense that she isn’t influenced easily. She doesn’t do things just because everyone else does it."

After watching acclaimed Chinese director Chen Kai Ge's 2002 film Together many times and crying every time she saw it, Kim decided she wanted to become a filmmaker. But she was led to theater by chance. She later entered into the School of Drama at Korea National University of Arts.

Career

2012-current: Award winning debut

In 2012, Kim was catapulted from obscurity to the center of much media buzz when she was cast as Eun-gyo, a 17-year-old high school student who awakens the lust of two men, in A Muse. The twenty-one year old had never appeared in a film or on television before and had only previously acted in student productions or school plays. She met A Muse director Jung Ji Woo through a circle of friends and was not even aware that auditions for the film were being held. "I ended up having an audition after chatting with the director. There wasn't even any time for me to prepare," Kim recalled. She was chosen among some 300 actresses who auditioned for the part. Apart from its provocative theme, the film featured two graphic sex scenes, which Kim admitted to feeling anxious and embarrassed about before filming, but when the cameras started, she said she became totally immersed in the character. Jung said Kim grew up through the film, saying, "Her facial expressions in the last few scenes of the film are strikingly different from the ones in the beginning. I wanted to capture the moments when she realizes how precious she is to herself and to others," adding that she showed off qualities that can only be found in someone who is unaware of her own beauty and what she is capable of. Her performance enabled her to swept the Best New Actress awards that year.

Describing her feelings about her profession, Kim said, "When I stood on the stage for the first time, I was so nervous that I thought it would be so hard if I had to do this for the rest of my life. But from my second performance, I felt ecstatic, as if I had wings on my back, and I never wanted to step off the stage. I keep on acting because I want to hold on to that feeling."

In 2014, she proved her versatility by playing an eccentric young woman wreaking revenge on the serial killer who took her only sister's life in Monster, followed by the period martial arts film Memories of the Sword.

Filmography

Awards

2012

2012 Busan Film Critics Awards: Best New Actress (A Muse) 2012 Shin Young-kyun Arts and Culture Foundation's Beautiful Artist Awards: New Artist (A Muse) 2012 Blue Dragon Film Awards: Best New Actress (A Muse) 2012 Grand Bell Awards: Best New Actress (A Muse) 2012 Korean Association of Film Critics Awards: Best New Actress (A Muse) 2012 Buil Film Awards: Best New Actress (A Muse) 2012 Jecheon International Music and Film Festival: Moët Rising Star Award (A Muse)

2013

2013 New York Asian Film Festival: Star Asia Rising Star Award (A Muse) 2013 KOFRA Film Awards (Korea Film Reporters Association): Best New Actress (A Muse)

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