Kim Hae Sook - "Birth mother" Song Hye Kyo: Quit studying medicine to become an actress, playing austere roles all her life

With perfect acting, the ability to choose a very good script, plus a kind and sympathetic look, Kim Hae Sook gradually became the mother and then the national grandmother on the Korean screen.

Dropped out of nursing school to become an actor

Born on December 30, 1955 in Pusan, Kim Hae Sook was not forced by her family to choose a particular profession. Her parents are afraid that her timid daughter who goes out to work will be bullied because of Kim Hae Sook's shy personality, which is shy, not pushy.

When Kim Hae Sook said she wanted to become an actress, the whole family was surprised. No one can believe a timid girl like Kim Hae Sook, this whole life thought that she was only living in Pusan, not only asking to go to Seoul to establish a career, moreover, she also wanted to audition for a big TV company.

Kim Hae Sook's family did not know how their daughter competed with her talent, only knowing that she informed about her family and said she would drop out of nursing school to become an actress.

For Kim Hae Sook, this left turn is wonderful. She is fascinated with the image of mothers she has played, proud when she is considered a typical representative of Korean mothers who are devoted to their husbands and children.

The national mother of the Korean screen

Coming from MBC's 7th class of actor training, Kim Hae Sook showed her talent right from the time she entered the school at the age of 19. Hae Sook's excellence made her one of the students chosen to act in a drama. Most.

And perhaps because of her austere face, she mainly plays poor women, in the countryside, with a hard life.

"My fate is very hard," Kim Hae Sook said with a smile whenever someone asked about his role. She said: "I had a hard life in the movie, so I gradually forgot my true self. There are times when I'm not acting, I miss the character, I cry and don't want to get rid of the tragic roles. this love".

Autumn in My Heart, Winter Sonata, Summer Perfume, Spring Valse - the four-season series of director Yoon Suk Ho are considered films that have greatly contributed to creating the wave of Korean films in many countries. The series has successfully promoted actors who are now considered top stars inside and outside of Korea.

Besides director Yoon Suk Ho, what common denominator of these 4 films can you name? The answer is actress Kim Hae Sook - she is the only actress present in all 4 of these films.

It is definitely an unforgettable mark in Kim Hae Sook's career as well as a special impression on many viewers.

However, the 4-season series is not enough to help the audience visualize the huge and well-known volume of dramas and movies that Kim Hae Sook has participated in.

True to Love (1999), Healer Huh Joon (1999), At Her Home (2001), Pearl Necklace (2003), Sweet Age 18 (2004), Mun Hee - Young Mother (2007) , Robber (2008)... are the dramas that Kim Hae Sook has participated in.

As for movies, it can be said that the films most familiar to the Vietnamese audience that she participated in are Oh! Happy Day (2003), Married to the Mafia (2003), My Girl and I (2005) ... and even the movie with the highest box office revenue in Korea to compete at the 2009 Cannes Film Festival called Thirst .

In addition to playing the role of the mother of 4 famous princesses in the movie Famous Princesses, Kim Hae Sook is also known for her role as Song Hye Kyo's biological mother in the movie Autumn in My Heart, Choi Ji Woo's mother in the original version. winter love song...

The role of a hard-working, sometimes angry and angry mother with her children, but deep down as a kind mother, sacrificing for her husband and children, was entrusted to Kim Hae Sook by the directors.

Reviewing her acting career, with this 66-year-old actress, the role of a mother is also the role she has experienced the most. Kim Hae Sook does not have an attractive appearance like many other actors of his age, but Kim Hae Sook always knows how to take advantage of her strengths, impressing with her simple, emotional and natural acting that goes into the audience's heart.

During more than 40 years of filming, the roles of mothers have helped Kim Hae Sook receive many acting awards and she herself has always expressed her admiration for the images of mothers she has played.

As for the audience, referring to the actor associated with the image of a Korean mother, the name that cannot be ignored is Kim Hae Sook.

It's hard on the movie, but it's perfect in real life

She is just superstitious on screen, but in real life, she is a happy woman. Leaving behind her sad characters, when not acting, Kim Hae Sook is the mother of two good daughters. Her family lived a simple, peaceful life, unaffected by any other factors, including her reputation. Because Kim Hae Sook is acting continuously, most of the time is on the set, so whenever she is at home, the whole family is like having a party, father and son are happy, taking care of her so thoughtfully that she completely forgets herself. "a hard life", feeling that she is a happy woman full of happiness.

Let's take a look at the movies that made Kim Hae Sook's name.

Hotel King (2014)

Specializing in the main line, but that doesn't mean Kim Hae Sook has never or can't take on darker thorny roles.

In the drama "Hotel King", Kim Hae Sook excellently transformed into the villain Baek Mi Nyeo, the hotel manager Hotel Ciel who is hatching a dark plan to avenge her dead son. Hotel King is a drama starring Lee Dong Wook and Lee Da Hae.

About Time (2018)

About Time is a fantasy drama revolving around the story of a girl named Choi Michaela (Lee Sung Kyung) who has the ability to see longevity, including her own.

She then meets Oh So Nyeo (Kim Hae Sook), who eventually helps her overcome psychological pressure and become a reliable confidant. The surprise is that both of them are given the same gift by you.

Hospital Playlist (2020)

In the movie Kim Hae Sook plays the rich lady Jung Rosa, understanding and reasonable, extremely humorous and surely those who have seen the movie will not be able to stop laughing whenever her son Ahn Jeong Won (Yoo) Yeon Seok) laments his life, and the mother just wants to run away from her son.

Start-Up (2020)

Starting with the latest movie in 2020, in "Start-Up", Kim Hae Sook plays the gentle grandmother Choi Won Deok who has taken care of her granddaughter Seo Dal Mi (Suzy) after her parents divorced at an early age.

Her only wish is to make Seo Dal Mi the happiest girl in the world, and because of this wish, she has hidden many secrets from her granddaughter.

Song Hye Kyo is controlled by a man who is ten years older than Song Joong Ki Đình Như16:05:21 26/03/2025According to Song Hye Kyo, at that time, Wong Kar-wai actively invited her to participate in the film: The roles are not many, but the character is very well-developed and very important. I really want to cooperate with you.