Kim Hyang-gi

Kim Hyang-gi

Kim Hyang-gi (Korean: 김향기; born August 9, 2000) is a South Korean actress. She debuted as a child actress and was best known for her role in the television series The Queen's Classroom (2013), as well as the films Along with the Gods: The Two Worlds (2017) and its 2018 sequel. Her portrayal of an autistic girl in Innocent Witness (2019) received critical acclaim.

Career

Kim Hyang-gi

Kim began her career as a child actress, debuting in a Paris Baguette Commercial alongside her future co-star Jung Woo Sung and first appeared in the animal film Heart Is... in 2006 alongside Yoo Seung-ho. Thereafter she starred in melodrama film Cherry Tomato, which depicts the poverty-stricken life of an old man and his granddaughter. One of Kim's earlier notable roles were in the drama film Wedding Dress where she played Song Yoon-ah's daughter.

Kim in 2014

In 2013, Kim starred in the television drama The Queen's Classroom, which won her a Best Young Actress Award at the 2013 MBC Drama Awards. Kim next appeared in Thread of Lies, a film adaptation of Kim Ryeo-ryeong's novel Elegant Lies about a willful girl seeking the truth behind her sister's suicide. Her performance as a victim of bully won her the Best New Actress award at the Baeksang Arts Awards.

In 2015, Kim had a lead role in the Drama City television special, Snowy Road. The two-part drama series is about the "comfort women" in Korea under Japanese rule during World War II, and was later released as a film in theaters.

In 2017, Kim starred in the web drama Sweet Revenge, which earned positive reviews and had over 11 million views online. The same year, she starred in the fantasy blockbuster Along With the Gods: The Two Worlds. The film was the second highest-grossing film in South Korea, and Kim won the Best Supporting Actress award at the Blue Dragon Film Awards. Kim subsequently reprised her role in the sequel of the film, Along with the Gods: The Last 49 Days.

Kim in 2018

In 2018, Kim starred in the drama film Youngju, playing a lonely girl whose environment has forced her to grow up too fast. The same year, she was cast in the two-episode romance drama Drunk in Good Taste.

In 2019, Kim reunited with and starred alongside Jung Woo-sung in the drama film Innocent Witness. She earned positive reviews for her portrayal of a girl with a developmental disorder. She also appeared in the youth drama At Eighteen directed by Shim Na-yeon alongside Ong Seong-wu.

In 2022, Kim appeared in the period war action film Hansan: Rising Dragon, the second installment of Kim Han-min's Yi Sun-sin trilogy, in the role of Jeong Bo-reum, a spy who enters the enemy territory as a courtesan. The same year, she starred in the tvN historical-medical drama Poong, the Joseon Psychiatrist.

In 2025, Kim was cast as Viola De Lesseps in the play Shakespeare in Love.

Filmography

Kim Hyang-gi

Kim at the 40th Blue Dragon Film Awards in 2019. Hand printing event for the 39th Blue Dragon Film Awards Winners.

Film

<table><thead><tr><th>Year</th><th>Title</th><th>Role</th><th>Notes</th><th>Ref.</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>2006</td><td>Heart Is...</td><td>So-yi</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2008</td><td>Cherry Tomato</td><td>Da-seong</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Girl Scout</td><td>Yoon-yi</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Santamaria</td><td>Young Ho-kyung</td><td>Cameo</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2009</td><td>Private Eye</td><td>Byul-yi</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2010</td><td>Wedding Dress</td><td>Jang So-ra</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Troubleshooter</td><td>Kang Soo-jin</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2011</td><td>Late Blossom</td><td>Street light kid</td><td>Cameo</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2012</td><td>The Grand Heist</td><td>Nan-yi</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>A Werewolf Boy</td><td>Sun-ja</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2014</td><td>Thread of Lies</td><td>Cheon-ji</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2016</td><td>A Letter from Prison</td><td>Kwon Dong-hyun</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>A Melody to Remember</td><td>Han Sun-mi</td><td>Cameo</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2017</td><td>Along With the Gods: The Two Worlds</td><td>Duk-choon</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Snowy Road</td><td>Choi Jong-boon</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2018</td><td>Along with the Gods: The Last 49 Days</td><td>Duk-choon</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Youngju</td><td>Young-ju</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2019</td><td>Innocent Witness</td><td>Ji-woo</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2021</td><td>I</td><td>Ah-young</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Space Sweepers</td><td>Robot Bubs</td><td>Cameo</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>I Will Open the Door For You</td><td>Lee So-mi</td><td>Short film</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2022</td><td>Hansan: Rising Dragon</td><td>Jeong Bo-reum</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2024</td><td>Addiction: Only visible to me</td><td>Ji-min</td><td>Short film</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Work to do</td><td>Jang Il-seob's daughter</td><td>Voice cameo</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2025</td><td>Hallan</td><td>Ko Ah-jin</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>TBA</td><td>It's Okay to Breathe Next to You</td><td>Hwa-ran</td><td></td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>

Television series

<table><thead><tr><th>Year</th><th>Title</th><th>Role</th><th>Notes</th><th>Ref.</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>2007</td><td>Salt Doll</td><td>Min Ha-na</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Bad Couple</td><td>Jo Yeon-doo</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Cruel Love</td><td>Lee Mi-so</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2008</td><td>Night After Night</td><td>Kang Ji-yoon</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2009</td><td>Hero</td><td>Jin Sol</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2011</td><td>Pluto Secret Society</td><td>Geum-sook</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2013</td><td>The Queen's Classroom</td><td>Shim Ha-na</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2014</td><td>KBS Drama Special – "You're Pretty, Oh Man-bok"</td><td>Oh Man-bok</td><td>one act-drama</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2015</td><td>KBS Drama Special – "Snowy Road"</td><td>Choi Jong-boon</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2018</td><td>Drunk in Good Taste</td><td>Jung Choong-nam</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2019</td><td>At Eighteen</td><td>Yoo Soo-bin</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2022</td><td>Fly High Butterfly</td><td>Gi-Bbeum</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2022–2023</td><td>Poong, the Joseon Psychiatrist</td><td>Seo Eun-woo</td><td>Season 1–2</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2025</td><td>KBS Drama Special –Minji Minji Minji</td><td>Kim Min-ji</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2026</td><td>Absolute Value of Romance</td><td>Yeo Ui-ju</td><td></td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>

Web series

Year	Title	Role	Ref.
2017	Sweet Revenge	Ho Goo-hee
2023	Secret Playlist	Song Han-joo
2025	Cashero	Bang Eun-mi
Can Ghosts Be Laundered?	Jung Se-jeong

Music video appearances

<table><thead><tr><th>Year</th><th>Song title</th><th>Artist</th><th>Ref.</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>2007</td><td>"Flying Girl"</td><td>Magolpy</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2011</td><td>"Love Is Delicious"</td><td>Wheesung</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2013</td><td>"Green Rain"</td><td>Shinee</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2014</td><td>"Back"</td><td>Infinite</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2020</td><td>"The Reason For My Spring"</td><td>Paul Kim</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2021</td><td>"JAJA"</td><td>Penomeco</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>

Stage

Theater

Year	Play	Notes	Ref.
2025	Shakespeare in Love	Viola De Lesseps

Discography

Singles

<table><thead><tr><th>Title</th><th>Year</th><th>Album</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>"So-ra's Song" (소라의 노래)</td><td>2010</td><td>Wedding Dress OST</td></tr></tbody></table>

Accolades

Awards and nominations

<table><thead><tr><th>Award ceremony</th><th>Year</th><th>Category</th><th>Nominee / Work</th><th>Result</th><th>Ref.</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>APAN Star Awards</td><td>2013</td><td>Best Young Actress</td><td>The Queen's Classroom</td><td>Won</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Baeksang Arts Awards</td><td>2014</td><td>Best New Actress – Film</td><td>Thread of Lies</td><td>Won</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2019</td><td>Best Actress – Film</td><td>Innocent Witness</td><td>Nominated</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Blue Dragon Film Awards</td><td>2018</td><td>Best Supporting Actress</td><td>Along with the Gods: The Two Worlds</td><td>Won</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Popular Star Award</td><td>Won</td></tr><tr><td>Buil Film Awards</td><td>2014</td><td>Best New Actress</td><td>Thread of Lies</td><td>Nominated</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2018</td><td>Popular Star Award</td><td>Along with the Gods: The Two Worlds</td><td>Won</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2019</td><td>Best Actress</td><td>Innocent Witness</td><td>Nominated</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Chunsa Film Art Awards</td><td>2018</td><td>Best Supporting Actress</td><td>Along with the Gods: The Two Worlds</td><td>Nominated</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2022</td><td>Hansan: Rising Dragon</td><td>Nominated</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Golden Cinema Film Festival</td><td>2019</td><td>Best Actress</td><td>Innocent Witness</td><td>Won</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2022</td><td>Popularity Award chosen by cinematographer</td><td>Hansan: Rising Dragon</td><td>Won</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Grand Bell Awards</td><td>2014</td><td>Best New Actress</td><td>Thread of Lies</td><td>Nominated</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2020</td><td>Best Actress</td><td>Innocent Witness</td><td>Nominated</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2022</td><td>Best Supporting Actress</td><td>Hansan: Rising Dragon</td><td>Nominated</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>KBS Drama Awards</td><td>2015</td><td>Best Young Actress</td><td>Snowy Road</td><td>Won</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Korea Drama Awards</td><td>2013</td><td>The Queen's Classroom</td><td>Nominated</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Korean Association of Film Critics Awards</td><td>2019</td><td>Best Actress</td><td>Innocent Witness</td><td>Won</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Korean Culture and Entertainment Awards</td><td>Won</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Korea Youth Film Festival</td><td>2018</td><td>Favorite Young Actress</td><td>Along with the Gods: The Two Worlds and Along with the Gods: The Last 49 Days</td><td>Won</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2019</td><td>Favorite Actress</td><td>Along with the Gods: The Last 49 Days, Innocent Witness, and Youngju</td><td>Won</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>MBC Drama Awards</td><td>2013</td><td>Best Young Actress</td><td>The Queen's Classroom</td><td>Won</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>SBS Drama Awards</td><td>2007</td><td>Best Young Actress</td><td>Bad Couple</td><td>Nominated</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Seoul International Youth Film Festival</td><td>2014</td><td>The Queen's Classroom and Thread of Lies</td><td>Won</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>

Listicles

Publisher	Year	Listicle	Placement	Ref.
Korean Film Council	2021	Korean Actors 200	Included
The Screen	2019	2009–2019 Top Box Office Powerhouse Actors in Korean Movies	18th