Kim Hye Joon: "Evil girl" of the new generation of Kbiz, playing both sinister and horror roles

Kim Hye Joon is still a relatively unknown actress in the Korean film industry. However, in just a few years of her career, she has achieved remarkable achievements that few rookies can achieve.

Kim Hye Joon is a Korean actress born on May 8, 1995. She first appeared in the media in 2015 when she debuted in the series Lily Fever. At that time, Hye Joon was still studying Film and Theater at Hanyang University. After graduating, Hye Joon began working in the acting field in 2016.

Like many other actors, Kim Hye Jun started her career with supporting roles. But after that, her role in film projects became larger and larger. Kim Hye Jun is best known for the films Zombie Dynasty and Inspector Koo.

With the intention of auditioning as much as possible to gain experience, Hye Joon's efforts were rewarded when she caught the eye of the crew of the Korean show Saturday Night Live and thanks to that, she regularly appeared on the show. program in 2016 even though he always admitted that he had no ability to perform comedy. When she left the show at the end of the season, she had built up some fame by participating in a number of famous skits. She took the main role in the short film A Transfer Student and supporting roles in several television series.

Hye Joon had his first movie role in the movie After Spring (2018). Also this year, she was unexpectedly chosen to play one of the main roles in the Netflix movie Kingdom, transforming into a sinister young queen who is looking forward to giving birth to a successor. This is one of the most important roles in the work, but Kim Hye Joon overcame the pressure to successfully portray the queen that made the audience extremely hate her.

For those who don't know, Zombie Dynasty is a famous Korean historical project. The film's setting is about a fictional era in which the Joseon Dynasty is invaded by a zombie pandemic. But not simply a zombie-themed work, Zombie Dynasty also combines it seamlessly to recreate the terrible power battle between factions.

Hye Joon's acting during this period was still criticized by some viewers as not suitable for the historical film genre. But just a few months later, she had an impressive comeback when she played the lead role in Another Child, the film that earned her the Best New Actress award at the 40th Blue Dragon Film Awards.

In 2020, Hye Joon took on the main role in the MBC comedy Chip In . This reappearance helped her become the owner of the Best New Actress award at the 2020 MBC Drama Awards. In 2021, the 9x star continued to take on the main role in the JTBC thriller Inspector Koo . In the film, her character appears to be an innocent college student but is actually a ruthless serial killer. This is the film that just brought her the Best New Actress award at Baeksang 2022 and before that the Rising Star award at the Asia Model 2021 award.

Up to now, Hye Joon has acted in 3 movies, 5 dramas, 3 web series and 1 TV show, winning the most prestigious awards.

Although Kim Hye Joon received a lot of high praise when she was young, she is a person who has a mature mindset in her career and especially understands her position.

"When I was 17 years old, I was a disobedient child, not afraid of rules, dreaming of becoming an artist. I didn't talk about this until I reached high school. My parents objected from the beginning, but with my grades If I met the requirements, I was able to go to the academy to study acting," she recalled.

Also right from the beginning of his career, Hye Joon clearly understood: "My personal advantage is clearly not my beautiful appearance." Instead, she hopes to convince the audience with her constantly improving acting. Even when she has fame, the actress does not relax herself, but on the contrary, tightens her discipline. Not aiming for big goals, Hye Joon said she simply wants to become a reliable actor in acting and therefore, she always does her best in every opportunity given to her.

This demanding attitude is one of the big reasons why Hye Joon won the role in Another Child , surpassing many other famous candidates. Whenever criticized for her acting, especially during the filming of the hot movie Kingdom season 1, Hye Joon was always silent but redoubled her efforts.

"After all, I am an actor and all criticism is my responsibility. I am embarrassed and want to reflect on myself. But I think I will try to show better acting ability in the season." 2 by learning more about this genre" - Hye Joon said about the role of the queen in Kingdom.

Passionate about her career, the young star is not afraid to take on villain roles. She is expected to become the "evil woman" to succeed Kim So Yeon. However, Hye Joon does not intend to limit herself to one image but wants to expand into many aspects, like the cute character she plays in Sinkhole (2021), for example.

"I want to become an actor who gives people confidence. From there, people can expect something from me and I can meet their expectations" - Hye Joon shared.

Kim Hye Joon's two most memorable roles to date are both evil roles. However, there is one interesting thing, which is that her beauty when not transformed into characters is very pretty and has no "villain" features.