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{{Infobox person
 * name        = Kim Hye-rin
 * image       =
 * autonym = Kim Gui-rin
 * birth_date  = {{Birth date and age|1962|9|04}}
 * birth_place = Changnyeong, South Kyongsang Province, South Korea
 * occupation  = Manhwa artist
 * years_active = 1983-present

Kim Hye-rin (born september 4,1962) is a South Korean manhwa artist.

Career
In 1983, Kim debuted with The Star of the North Sea and she got an explosive popularity from her debut. On the other hand, in 1986, she published "Bird born to be wild in the man's world" on , a comic magazine, and showed interest in the wounds of Koreans and their overcoming. However, the "Bird born to be wild in the man's world" did not get much attention in that period compared to its perfection. After she finished "The star of the North Sea" in 1987, she presented "The Dance in the Sky" in 1988, a work that moved the stage to East Asia. And she also introduced the work "Thermidor", a work that depicts human race that is troubled in frustration with the French Revolution as background. This work was for the genuine comic magazine . "Thermidor" also got a good response and "The Dance in the Sky" received an explosive popularity, so Kim Hye-rin became one of the best manhwa artists of her time in terms of popularity and evaluation. After she finished "The Dance in the Sky", Kim started to serialize "The Sword of Fire" on  since 1992, which is the longest series in both aspects of Kim Hye-rin's works. This also attracted immense popularity. However, as  stopped its publishing, the work has not been completed and has been drifted since then. After several hurdles where serials were discontinued due to the closure of several cartoon magazines, "The Sword of Fire" was finally completed in 2005. Since the 2000s, the Korean publishing cartoon market has been stagnant due to the boost of 'webtoon' market.

Characteristic
She chooses characters who live in a period of turbulence and also their love as the subject of her works. In that respect,The influence of the 70's Japan Epic style like Ikeda Riyoko and other genuine mangas are projected. She depicts the story of the main character who is not swept away by the turbulent history, but rather overcomes and leads the era. She also shows the interest and inquiry of the background era itself, the resistance to oppression, the sentiment of 'Han', the affection for the low-class who had to live a life trampled in history. And she also depicts desire of human beings and collision of them. In her works, villains have their story or reason why they have malice. Also, she draws asiatic feature very deeply. For example, In "The Dance in the Sky" Its background is medieval China and she cited the chinese poetry. Likewise,In "The Sword of Fire" soliloquys and songs were used for express character's complexity. In that context, Kim Hye-rin's works are differenciated from the genuine comic books of Japan in the 70's due to the incredible hardships of the main characters and she also portrayed works that are better suited to the emotions of the Koreans.