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Kim Yeo-jin

South Korean actress and activist (born )

In this Korean name, the family name is Kim.

Kim Yeo-jin (born June 24, ) is a South Korean actress and activist. Kim made her acting debut in the stage play What Do Women Live For in , and has since remained active in film and television, drawing praise for her supporting roles in Im Sang-soo's Girls' Night Out (), Lee Chang-dong's Peppermint Candy (), and Im Kwon-taek's Chi-hwa-seon ().[1][2] In , she played Choi Myung-hee, a corrupt and manipulative lawyer in Vincenzo.

Personal life

Kim Yeo-jin met her future husband director Kim Jin-min in on the set of Forever Love. They married in February [3]

Kim is known for being actively engaged in various rallies and civic group activities, attracting public attention to controversial social and political issues, including efforts to reinstate laid-off shipbuilders at Hanjin Heavy Industries, calls to lower university tuition fees, and opposition to the Four Major Rivers Project.[4][5][6][7][8] She often expresses her opinions on social networking serviceTwitter,[9][10][11][12][13] and has been called one of the most popular socialtainers.[14]

Because of her outspokenness, MBCbanned Kim in (she was originally scheduled to appear as a "progressive" panelist on the current affairs radio show Sohn Suk-hee's Spotlight), which led to prominent figures from academic, literary and media circles to call for a boycott of the network's programs.[15][16][17]

Kim has also campaigned for liberal politicians Roh Moo-hyun, Moon Jae-in and Park Won-soon.[18]

Filmography

Film

Television series

Web series

Theater

Books

  • 배운 녀자 ()
  • 내가 걸은만큼 내 인생이다 ()
  • Love Song ()

Awards

References

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  2. ^Elley, Derek (November 22, ). "Review: Girls' Night Out". Variety. Archived from the original on April 10, Retrieved April 3,
  3. ^Ahn, Ji-sun (September 14, ). "김진민PD, 아내 김여진에 '이만한 배우없다' 찬사 (신돈)". Naver (in Korean). Retrieved May 1,
  4. ^Kim, Rahn (June 13, ). "Actress Kim faces probe over participation in strike". The Korea Times. Archived from the original on April 15, Retrieved April 3,
  5. ^Kim, Rahn (June 16, ). "Actress support draws public attention to female laborers fight". The Korea Times. Archived from the original on April 15, Retrieved April 3,
  6. ^Heur, Mi-kyung (June 16, ). "Actress tweets visit and arrest at labor sit-in site". The Hankyoreh. Retrieved April 3,
  7. ^Park, Hyun-jung (June 18, ). "Actress's aerial protest tweet picked up by international news organizations". The Hankyoreh. Retrieved April 3,
  8. ^Lim, Ji-sun (June 3, ). "Prominent figures join 'half-price tuition' demonstrations". The Hankyoreh. Retrieved April 3,
  9. ^Song, Pyeong-in (July 20, ). "Celebrity activists". The Dong-a Ilbo. Retrieved April 3,
  10. ^Kim, Yoon-mi (June 21, ). "More celebrities get into social activism". The Korea Herald. Retrieved April 3,
  11. ^Song, Pyeong-in (November 12, ). "Polichic". The Dong-a Ilbo. Retrieved April 3,
  12. ^"Many Young People Believe Online Rumors". The Chosun Ilbo. November 10, Retrieved April 3,
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  14. ^Kim, Kang-su (June 4, ). "Our Socialtainers: Model of Practice and Action". The Dongguk Post. Archived from the original on June 30, Retrieved June 15,
  15. ^"Editorial: Kim Yoh-jin banned at MBC". The Hankyoreh. July 16, Retrieved April 3,
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  18. ^Heo, Jae-hyun; Choi, Yu-bin (December 21, ). "Liberal voters lick their wounds after election disappointment". The Hankyoreh. Archived from the original on March 4, Retrieved April 3,
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  22. ^"'복수가 돌아왔다'명품 연기자X대어급 신인 대거 합류로 기대↑". SE Daily (in Korean). October 16, Archived from the original on April 9, Retrieved November 6,
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  26. ^Lee, Claire (November 22, ). "Korea's Vagina Monologues celebrates 10 years". The Korea Herald. Retrieved April 3,
  27. ^Kim Hyeon-jeong (September 17, ). "김여진∙유선∙김신록∙전성우∙장률∙이휘종 '마우스피스' 캐스팅 [공식입장]" [Kim Yeo-jin, Yoo Seon, Kim Shin-rok, Jeon Seong-woo, Jang Ryul, Lee Hwi-jong's 'Mouthpiece' Cast [Official position]]. Xports News (in Korean). Retrieved September 17, &#; via Naver.

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