Kim Hyun-sook

Kim Hyun-sook
Kim Hyun-sook
Born	October 16, 1978 (age 45); Seoul, South Korea
Education	Kyungsung University - Theater and Film
Occupation(s)	Actress, comedian
Agent	Fly Up Entertainment
Spouse	(m. 2014)
Korean name
Hangul	김현숙
Hanja	金賢淑
Revised Romanization	Gim Hyeon-suk
McCune–Reischauer	Kim Hyŏnsuk

Kim Hyun-sook (born October 16, 1978) is a South Korean actress and comedian. She is best known for playing the title character in Ugly Miss Young-ae, a long-running sitcom that depicts the reality of life as a single, older woman in Korea.^[2]

Filmography[edit]

Television series[edit]

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Network	Reference
2007–2019	Ugly Miss Young-ae	Lee Young-ae	Seasons 1–17	tvN	^[3]^[4]
2012	Vampire Prosecutor - Season 2		(guest, episode 8)	OCN
2014	Let's Eat		cafe customer (cameo, episode 16)	tvN
2016	Bring It On, Ghost	Shaman		(cameo, episode 16)
2017	Queen of Mystery	Kim Kyung-mi		KBS2
2018	Queen of Mystery 2	Kim Kyung-mi		KBS2	^[5]^[6]
2018	Are You Human?	Reporter Jo		KBS2	^[7]
2022	Business Proposal	Yeo Eui-ju		SBS	^[8]
	Alchemy of Souls	Cameo	Episode 10	tvN	^[9]
	Twinkle Shining Oh! Life	Choi Yu-ri		TBA	^[10]

Web series[edit]

Year	Title	Platform	Role	Ref.
2022	Free	Naver TV, wavve, TVING		^[11]

Film[edit]

Year	Title	Role
2001	Friend	Member of 7 Princesses Gang
2002	Champion	Bus driver
2003	An Old Proposal of Marriage (short film)	Ji-soon
2005	Baribari Jjang	(cameo)
2006	200 Pounds Beauty	Park Jung-min
2008	What Happened Last Night?	Hyun-joo
2009	Where is Jung Seung-pil?	Ahn Seong-daek
2009	Sky and Ocean	Ba-da's real mother (cameo)
2011	Spellbound	Min-jung
2013	Tough as Iron	Organ broker
2014	Miss Granny	Park Na-young
2018	On Your Wedding Day	Miss Min (cameo)

Variety show[edit]

Year	Title	Network	Notes
2004	Bang Bang	KBS2
2005	Gag Concert		Bongsunga School, 꼭 그렇지만은 않아
2006	Just for Laughs
2007	Infinite Girls	MBC Every 1
2009	연애불변의 법칙 나쁜남자	O'live TV
2011	Food Essay	O'live TV
2012	The World Is Delicious	KBS2
2013	Lecture 100°C	KBS1	슬픔이여 안녕?
2013	Great In-Laws^[12]	jTBC
2014	A Family Who Left Their Home	Channel A
2015	Real Men: Female Soldier Special - Season 3	MBC	Cast member
2016	King of Mask Singer	MBC	Contestant as "Sweet Tooth For Chocolate" (episodes 57, 58)
2016	Battle Trip	KBS2	Contestant with Kim Ok-bin (episodes 7, 8)
2021	Honki Club	JTBC	Cast Member^[13]

Theater[edit]

Year	Title	Role	Reprised
	The Can
	Like a Flower in the Winter Solstice
2007	Run Hany^[14]	Go Eun-ae
2010	Nunsensations	Sister Robert Anne
2011	Ugly Miss Young-ae	Young-ae	2012, 2013

Awards and nominations[edit]

Year	Award	Category	Nominated work	Result
2003	Kyungsung University Film Festival	Best Actress	An Old Proposal of Marriage	Won
2005	4th KBS Entertainment Awards	Excellence Award in Comedy	Gag Concert: Bongsunga School	Won
2007	6th Korean Film Awards	Best Supporting Actress	200 Pounds Beauty	Nominated
2008	2nd Korea Drama Awards^[15]	Netizen Popularity Award	Ugly Miss Young-ae - Season 3	Won
2011	4th Korea Drama Awards	Special Award for Cable TV	Ugly Miss Young-ae - Season 8	Nominated
2015	MBC Entertainment Awards	Female Excellence Award - Variety Show	Real Men Season 2 - Female Edition 3	Won
2018	KBS Drama Awards	Best Supporting Actress	Queen of Mystery 2, Are You Human?	Won^[16]
2022	SBS Drama Awards^[17]	Best Supporting Team	Business Proposal	Nominated
2023	Scene Stealer Festival	Bonsang "Main Prize"	Gaus Electronics	Won	^[18]

References[edit]

^ Jin, Eun-soo (14 July 2014). "Kim Hyun-sook gets married". Korea Joongang Daily. Retrieved 2015-01-11.
^ Lim, Ju-ri (16 May 2012). "Ugly, chubby and winning". Korea Joongang Daily. Retrieved 2015-01-11.
^ Lee, Ga-on (31 December 2010). "2010 10Asia's Awards: "Thank You" List". 10Asia. Retrieved 2015-01-11.
^ "Age gap romance, what's the deal?". Hancinema. 15 April 2014. Retrieved 2015-01-11.
^ Kim, Sol-ji (December 22, 2017). "박병은·김현숙, '추리의 여왕2' 합류…미스터리+유쾌함 더한다". MBN Star. Retrieved January 22, 2018.
^ Kim, Joo-ae (December 14, 2017). "[공식입장] KBS 측 "박병은, 최강희·권상우 이어 '추리의 여왕2' 확정"". Xsport News (in Korean). Retrieved January 22, 2018.
^ 김현숙, '너도 인간이니' 출연 확정…서강준과 호흡. Xports News (in Korean). June 28, 2017.
^ Seo Ji-hyun (July 22, 2021). "김현숙 측 "SBS 드라마 '사내맞선' 출연 확정"…2년만 배우 복귀(공식)" [Kim Hyun-sook side "SBS drama 'Meet the Guy' confirmed to appear"... Returning as an actor after 2 years (official)]. Newsen (in Korean). Retrieved July 22, 2021 – via Naver.
^ Park Soo-in (July 13, 2022). "김현숙 '환혼' 10회 특별출연 "재미나게 촬영, 제법 나와" [Kim Hyun-suk's 10th special appearance in 'Alchemy of Souls' Fun filming, it came out quite well] (in Korean). Newsen. Retrieved July 13, 2022 – via Naver.
^ Kim Na-yul (March 31, 2022). "반짝반짝 빛나는 오! 인생' 김현숙, 트로트가수 役 확정..지수원과 호흡[공식]" ['Oh twinkling! Life' Kim Hyun-sook confirmed to be a trot singer.. Breathing with Ji-won [official]] (in Korean). Herald POP. Retrieved March 30, 2022 – via Naver.
^ Ha Ji-won (March 28, 2022). "안내상X홍석천 출연 '공짜' 영화화…31일 OTT로 공개" [Ahn Nae-sang X Hong Seok-cheon starring 'Free' movie adaptation... Released through OTT on the 31st] (in Korean). xportsnews. Retrieved March 28, 2022 – via Naver.
^ Won, Ho-hyeon (1 October 2013). "Great In-Laws imagines trials of married life". Korea Joongang Daily. Retrieved 2015-01-11.
^ "JTBC 새 예능 '용감한 솔로 육아-내가 키운다' 김구라·채림 합류". Never (in Korean). JTBC. June 8, 2021. Retrieved June 8, 2021.
^ Cho, Chung-un (23 April 2007). "Hany revived in stage rendition". The Korea Herald via Hancinema. Retrieved 2015-01-11.
^ Chung, Ah-young (2 November 2008). "Actor Kim Wins Top Prize at Korea Drama Festival Awards". The Korea Times. Archived from the original on 21 May 2014. Retrieved 2015-01-11.
^ Woo, Bin (January 1, 2019). [2018 KBS 연기대상] 유동근 대상 "장미희 덕분인데 내가 왜..대하드라마 부활 기원" [[2018 KBS Drama Awards] Donggeun Lee Grand Prize "Why am I ... thanks to Jang Mi-hee.]. Ten Asia (in Korean). Archived from the original on January 1, 2019. Retrieved January 1, 2019 – via Naver.
^ '치얼업' 테이아 팀, 응원단의 끈끈함 보여주며 베스트 팀워크상 수상! #2022SBS연기대상 #SBSdrama ['Cheer Up' team, showing the tenacity of the cheering squad and winning the best teamwork award! #2022 SBS Drama Awards #SBSdrama] (in Korean). SBS Drama. December 31, 2022. Event occurs at 0:01. Retrieved January 1, 2023 – via YouTube.
^ "이순재, '신스틸러 페스티벌' 공로상...오나라·류현경, 본상 수상" [Lee Soon-jae, 'Scene Stealer Festival' Achievement Award... Oh Nara and Ryu Hyun-kyung, won the main prize]. 디스패치 (in Korean). 2023-05-03. Retrieved 2023-05-21.

External links[edit]

Kim Hyun-sook on Cyworld (in Korean)
Kim Hyun-sook at HanCinema
Kim Hyun-sook at IMDb
Kim Hyun-sook at the Korean Movie Database

This article about a South Korean actor is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

[1] Jin, Eun-soo (14 July 2014). "Kim Hyun-sook gets married". Korea Joongang Daily. Retrieved 2015-01-11.

[2] Lim, Ju-ri (16 May 2012). "Ugly, chubby and winning". Korea Joongang Daily. Retrieved 2015-01-11.

[3] Lee, Ga-on (31 December 2010). "2010 10Asia's Awards: "Thank You" List". 10Asia. Retrieved 2015-01-11.

[4] "Age gap romance, what's the deal?". Hancinema. 15 April 2014. Retrieved 2015-01-11.

[Cast-5] Kim, Sol-ji (December 22, 2017). "박병은·김현숙, '추리의 여왕2' 합류…미스터리+유쾌함 더한다". MBN Star. Retrieved January 22, 2018.

[6] Kim, Joo-ae (December 14, 2017). "[공식입장] KBS 측 "박병은, 최강희·권상우 이어 '추리의 여왕2' 확정"". Xsport News (in Korean). Retrieved January 22, 2018.

[7] 김현숙, '너도 인간이니' 출연 확정…서강준과 호흡. Xports News (in Korean). June 28, 2017.

[8] Seo Ji-hyun (July 22, 2021). "김현숙 측 "SBS 드라마 '사내맞선' 출연 확정"…2년만 배우 복귀(공식)" [Kim Hyun-sook side "SBS drama 'Meet the Guy' confirmed to appear"... Returning as an actor after 2 years (official)]. Newsen (in Korean). Retrieved July 22, 2021 – via Naver.

[9] Park Soo-in (July 13, 2022). "김현숙 '환혼' 10회 특별출연 "재미나게 촬영, 제법 나와" [Kim Hyun-suk's 10th special appearance in 'Alchemy of Souls' Fun filming, it came out quite well] (in Korean). Newsen. Retrieved July 13, 2022 – via Naver.

[10] Kim Na-yul (March 31, 2022). "반짝반짝 빛나는 오! 인생' 김현숙, 트로트가수 役 확정..지수원과 호흡[공식]" ['Oh twinkling! Life' Kim Hyun-sook confirmed to be a trot singer.. Breathing with Ji-won [official]] (in Korean). Herald POP. Retrieved March 30, 2022 – via Naver.

[11] Ha Ji-won (March 28, 2022). "안내상X홍석천 출연 '공짜' 영화화…31일 OTT로 공개" [Ahn Nae-sang X Hong Seok-cheon starring 'Free' movie adaptation... Released through OTT on the 31st] (in Korean). xportsnews. Retrieved March 28, 2022 – via Naver.

[12] Won, Ho-hyeon (1 October 2013). "Great In-Laws imagines trials of married life". Korea Joongang Daily. Retrieved 2015-01-11.

[13] "JTBC 새 예능 '용감한 솔로 육아-내가 키운다' 김구라·채림 합류". Never (in Korean). JTBC. June 8, 2021. Retrieved June 8, 2021.

[14] Cho, Chung-un (23 April 2007). "Hany revived in stage rendition". The Korea Herald via Hancinema. Retrieved 2015-01-11.

[15] Chung, Ah-young (2 November 2008). "Actor Kim Wins Top Prize at Korea Drama Festival Awards". The Korea Times. Archived from the original on 21 May 2014. Retrieved 2015-01-11.

[16] Woo, Bin (January 1, 2019). [2018 KBS 연기대상] 유동근 대상 "장미희 덕분인데 내가 왜..대하드라마 부활 기원" [[2018 KBS Drama Awards] Donggeun Lee Grand Prize "Why am I ... thanks to Jang Mi-hee.]. Ten Asia (in Korean). Archived from the original on January 1, 2019. Retrieved January 1, 2019 – via Naver.

[17] '치얼업' 테이아 팀, 응원단의 끈끈함 보여주며 베스트 팀워크상 수상! #2022SBS연기대상 #SBSdrama ['Cheer Up' team, showing the tenacity of the cheering squad and winning the best teamwork award! #2022 SBS Drama Awards #SBSdrama] (in Korean). SBS Drama. December 31, 2022. Event occurs at 0:01. Retrieved January 1, 2023 – via YouTube.

[18] "이순재, '신스틸러 페스티벌' 공로상...오나라·류현경, 본상 수상" [Lee Soon-jae, 'Scene Stealer Festival' Achievement Award... Oh Nara and Ryu Hyun-kyung, won the main prize]. 디스패치 (in Korean). 2023-05-03. Retrieved 2023-05-21.

[1]

[2]

[3]

[4]

[5]

[6]

[7]

[8]

[9]

[10]

[11]

[12]

[13]

[14]

[15]

[16]

[17]

[18]