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Kim Sa-rang (actress)

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Kim Sa-rang
Kim in April 2019
Born (1978-01-12) January 12, 1978 (age 46)
Seoul, South Korea
EducationYong In University (BMus, MMus)
Occupations
  • Actress
  • model
Years active2000–present
Height173 cm (5 ft 8 in)
Beauty pageant titleholder
TitleMiss Korea 2000
Major
competition(s)
Miss Universe 2001 (unplaced)
Korean name
Hangul
김사랑
Hanja
金莎朗
Revised RomanizationGim Sa-rang
McCune–ReischauerKim Sarang

Kim Sa-rang (Korean김사랑; born January 12, 1978) is a South Korean actress, model and beauty pageant titleholder. She is most known for her roles in the television series Secret Garden with Hyun Bin, A Love to Kill with Rain, and This is My Love with Joo Jin-mo. She is also known for being crowned Miss Korea[1] in 2000 and representing South Korea in Miss Universe 2001, the 50th Miss Universe pageant in Puerto Rico. She won 'Best National Costume' Hanbok. In 2015, she became a free agent after leaving Brave Entertainment.[2]

Early life and education

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Kim Sa-rang was born on January 12, 1978, in South Korea. She graduated from Gwangyoung Girls' High School. Kim earned both a bachelor's and master's degree in traditional Korean music at Yong In University. She has one younger brother.[citation needed]

Career

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Kim in January 2000

Kim Sa-rang made her acting debut in 2000 in the television drama series Anger of Angel, which garnered positive reviews.

In 2001 she was cast in the television drama series How Should I Be. That same year, she got her first big role in a television drama series entitled Mina which was again met with positive reviews and she was considered a rising star.

In 2003, she appeared in Thousand Years of Love. Her other roles in television include appearances in A Love to Kill, The King and I, Tokyo Sun Shower and Secret Garden. She was last seen in the TV drama series This is My Love.

Kim made her first movie debut in 2002 with Man is Born. Following this, Kim also starred in Love: Impossible, Who Slept with Her? and Radio Dayz.

She has also appeared in several K-pop music videos including "Because You're My Woman" and "Demon".[citation needed]

Miss Korea

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Kim was crowned Miss Korea on May 28, 2000, at the Sejong Cultural Center, the site of the 1980 Miss Universe Pageant. She represented Korea in the Miss Universe Pageant 2001. During the pageant, she won the award for Best National Costume, which was a Korean hanbok dress.[citation needed]

Kim during Miss Korea 2010 as a host

Filmography

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Film

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Year Title Role
2002 Birth of a Man Sa-rang
2003 Love Impossible Oh Yeong‑Hee
2006 Hot for Teacher Uhm Ji-Young
2008 Radio Dayz Marie

Television series

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Year Title Role Ref.
2000 Anger of Angel
2001 How Should I Be Yoo Jin
Mina Park Mina (after surgery)
Lovers Kim Sa-rang
2002 Affection Eul-sook
2003 A Maiden's Dream Bogdong
Thousand Years of Love Kum-hwa / Go Eun-bi
2005 A Love to Kill Han Da-jung
2007 The King and I Eoudong [Gisaeng]
How to Meet a Perfect Neighbor Herself
2008 Tokyo Sun Shower Lee Soo-jin
2010-2011 Secret Garden Yoon Seul
2015 This is My Love Seo Jung-eun/Ji Eun-dong [3][4][5]
2019 Abyss Go Se-yeon (cameo, various episodes) [6]
2020 Get Revenge Kang Hae-ra [7]

Music video appearances

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Year Song Title Artist
1989 To lady (숙녀에게) Byeon Jin-seop
2004 Because You're My Woman Lee Seung-gi
2011 "Demon" Jay Park

Broadcasting

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Year Title
2003, 2006 Shin, Kim Won Hee's Hey Hey Hey
2006 I asked ambitious ten thousand people
2011 Kim Sa-rang & Lee Tae-im Find Your Taste!
Hope Road

Radio

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Year Title Network Station
2011 Radio Secret Garden SBS FM Yunseul Station

MC

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Year Title Role
2001 Live Music Camp Host
2010 1st Seoul Cultural Arts Awards[8] Host

Variety show

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Year Title Role
2011 Road of Hope Charity worker
2017 I Live Alone Herself

Ambassador

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Year Title
2002 Children Peace Ambassador

Awards and nominations

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Year presented, name of the award ceremony, award category, nominated work and the result of the nomination
Year Award Category Nominated work Result
2000 Miss Korea 2000 Miss Korea Won
2001 Miss Universe Pageant 2001 Best National Costume Korean Hanbok Dress Won
2002 Ambassador Children's Peace Ambassador[9] Won
2005 KBS Drama Awards Drama Awards Women Tribologists Won
KBS Performance Awards Best Supporting Actress Award A Love to Kill Won
2010 SBS Drama Awards Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Special Secret Garden Nominated
2011 19th Republic of Korea Entertainment News CF Special Star Award Won
2012 10th Korea Jewelry Best Jewelry Fair Lady Won
2015 8th Korea Drama Awards Excellence Award, Actress This is My Love Nominated
4th APAN Star Awards Excellence Award, Actress in a Miniseries Nominated

References

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  1. ^ "2000 미스코리아 대회 Miss Korea 2000 - YouTube". YouTube. Archived from the original on 2023-05-17. Retrieved 2016-09-02.
  2. ^ "Actress Kim Sa Rang Becomes Free Agent After Leaving Brave Entertainment". Archived from the original on 2016-08-24. Retrieved 2016-03-18.
  3. ^ Jones, Julie (30 April 2015). "Kim Sa Rang Makes Her Comeback With A Story About Lost First Love". KDramaStars. Archived from the original on 2018-09-12. Retrieved 2015-09-19.
  4. ^ "[Interview] Kim Sa-rang, My Love Eun-dong "changed me"". Hancinema. 2 August 2015. Retrieved 2015-09-19.
  5. ^ Kim, Jin-seok (4 August 2015). "Kim returns with an emotional role". Korea JoongAng Daily. Archived from the original on 2023-10-08. Retrieved 2015-09-19.
  6. ^ Lee, Yoon-jin (March 18, 2019). "tvN 새 드라마 '어비스', 김사랑, 특급 출연!...법조계의 여신 엄친딸 役!". News A (in Korean). Archived from the original on March 31, 2019. Retrieved March 20, 2019.
  7. ^ "Kim Sa Rang, Yoon Hyun Min & more cast in upcoming drama 'Get Revenge". Allkpop. 2020-10-01. Archived from the original on 2021-06-21. Retrieved 2020-10-01.
  8. ^ 문태경 '미코' 김사랑, 제1회 서울문화예술대상 MC 낙점 마이데일리 2010년 2월 19일
  9. ^ '동정' 남궁진 문광부장관 아동평화대사로 톱스타 위촉 Archived 2024-08-31 at the Wayback Machine 아이뉴스24 2002년 3월 28일
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