Kim Yong Ji (김용지; born April 14, 1991) is a South Korean actress and model under BH Entertainment.
Early life and education[]
Kim Yong Ji was born on April 14, 1991 in South Korea. She has an older sister named Kim Yong Hee.
In her first year of high school, she moved to Canada and lived there for three years. She initially wanted to study in France instead but wasn't able to. In high school, her studies had a focus on cooking. She then majored in Theatre Production at the Seoul National University of Arts.
Career[]
After graduating from university, Kim Yong Ji entered the entertainment industry as a model. In Spring 2015, she appeared in a "Samsung Galaxy Gear S2" commercial. She then started working as a model for Dazed and American Apparel. While she initially only did freelance work and refused to join an agency, she eventually signed with BH Entertainment in July 2017.
In 2018, she debuted as an actress with the drama Mr. Sunshine.
Filmography[]
Television series[]
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Mr. Sunshine | Hotaru |
| 2019 | WATCHER | Lee Hyo Jung |
| The Lies Within | Choi Soo Hyun | |
| 2020 | The King: Eternal Monarch | Myung Na Ri / Myung Seung Ah |
| Tale of the Nine-Tailed | Ki Yoo Ri |
Music videos[]
| Year | Title | Artist |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | "Oasis" | Crush ft. Zico |
| "Break" | Beenzino | |
| "Forever Love" | BUZZ | |
| 2016 | "Toy" | Block B |
| 2017 | "I Got The Blues" | South Club |
Variety shows[]
| Year | Title | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Running Man | Ep.515 |
Awards and nominations[]
| Year | Award | Category | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | K Model Awards | CF Model Award | Won | [2] |
| 2018 | Asia Artist Awards | Focus Actor Award | [3] |
Trivia[]
- She owns two dogs: a bordoodle named Roux and puddle named Rye. They have their own Instagram account @rouxrye.
- She has a driving license.
- Her hobbies are playing tennis, traveling with her dogs, and taking pictures.
- She is a fan of Woodkid.
- She admires dancers.
- Her sister influenced her fashion style because she lived in France for 13 years and has a unique Parisian inspired style.
- She also personally enjoys casual, soft clothes.
- She can't eat pine nuts.
- She is left-handed.
- Her favorite food is malatang.
- If possible, she avoids concepts that emphasize feminine or cute images.
- It wasn't easy for her to say no when she doesn't agree with something but now she's gotten better at it.
- Her favorite music video in 2015 was "HELLO BITCHES" by CL.
- She also often listens to the 2015 songs "The Other Side of the Game" by Erykah Badu and "Sisters" by Avan Lava.
- She's been into African-American music since middle school.
- She has experience working as an assistant music video director and dreams of directing her own music video someday.
- Her other dream is to travel around the world.
- She enjoys watching coming-out-age and teen movies with rebellious characters like 'Fight Club.
- Before becoming independent at 25 years old, she lived with a friend.
- She lived in Ansan for a long time before moving to Seoul.
- She didn't do well in school.
- Even if something bad happens, it doesn't bother her. She solves her problems right away.
- She decided to start playing tennis because she saw a court near her house and asked herself "Why not?".
- She likes music with a large variety of instruments and loves the sound of bass guitars.
- She tends to play music first thing in the morning.
- The worst movie she watched in 2015 was The Throne as she thought it had too many unnecessary scenes.
- An Instagram account she used to visit often is @universe.animals as of 2015. It's been inactive since 2017.
- For her, the most impressive actor in Mr. Sunshine is Yoo Yeon Seok.
- An actor she'd like to work with in the future is Lee Byung Hun.
- She is easy-going and doesn't try to think complicatedly about anything.
- She practiced a lot to spread out the tarot cards skillfully from watching YouTube videos for her role in Mr. Sunshine.
- There's a lot of misunderstandings surrounding to her nationality but both of her parents are Korean. Even when she was young, she was misunderstood as mixed-race, which hurt her. As she grew older, she didn't think her appearance was much different.
- According to her mom, her dream was to be a cover model when she was in kindergarten.
- She wants to be remembered as an actress who is better at acting than doing anything else.
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