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Acting

Kim Sun-young

Career

Active from 2006 to 2027, with up to 4 main titles a year.

Leading roles
7
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score74/100
Highest rated
Poster for Our Unwritten Seoul
Our Unwritten Seoul
GoodWatch score90/100

Characters

18

The characters Kim Sun-young played, best-known titles first.

Kim Sun-young as Gu Hwa-ran
Kim Sun-young as Hong Ga-young
Kim Sun-young as Kim Sun-Young
Kim Sun-young as Kang Myeong-hui
Kim Sun-young as Seo Young-A
Kim Sun-young as Geum-ae
Kim Sun-young as Eom So-Hye
Kim Sun-young as Gong Boon-hee
Kim Sun-young as Jo Su-hee
Kim Sun-young as Yeom Bun-hong
Kim Sun-young as Joo Sook-jeong
Kim Sun-young as Seo Young-bok
Kim Sun-young as Min-jung
Kim Sun-young as Son Jang-mi
Kim Sun-young as Han Young Mi
Kim Sun-young as Kim Seon-yeong
Kim Sun-young as Lee Man-Jung
Kim Sun-young as Jung Haeng-ja

Character images: TheTVDB

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 49 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.2 versus catalog average 4.5EnergyHeart: 5.2 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 3.0 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.1 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.9 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.4 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Kim Sun-young Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Fantasy
    0.6, average 1.7
  • Uncanny
    1.8, average 2.5
  • Historical
    1.9, average 2.5
  • Violence
    3.4, average 4.1

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Korean Cinema 4
  • Character-Driven 4
  • Self-Discovery 3
  • Social Commentary 3
  • Coming-of-Age 2
  • Relatable Struggles 2
  • Strong Female Lead 2
  • Melancholic 2
  • Slice of Life 2
  • Healing Drama 2
  • Found Family 2
  • Ensemble Cast 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

75
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2020s

34 titles · average score 77
The Trauma Code: Heroes on Call
The Trauma Code: Heroes on Call (2025)
GoodWatch score 84

TV show · as Kang Myeong-hui

Our Unwritten Seoul
Our Unwritten Seoul (2025)
GoodWatch score 90

TV show · as Yeom Bun-hong

Love, Take Two
Love, Take Two (2025)
GoodWatch score 81

TV show · as Kim Sun-young

Exhuma
Exhuma (2024)
GoodWatch score 75

as Oh Gwang-sim

Hijack 1971
Hijack 1971 (2024)
GoodWatch score 70

as Young-sook

A Virtuous Business
A Virtuous Business (2024)
GoodWatch score 77

TV show · as Seo Yeong-bok

Queen of Divorce
Queen of Divorce (2024)
GoodWatch score 66

TV show · as Son Jang-mi

Concrete Utopia
Concrete Utopia (2023)
GoodWatch score 77

as Geum-ae

Love Reset
Love Reset (2023)
GoodWatch score 73

as Jung-yeol's Mom

Return to Seoul
Return to Seoul (2022)
GoodWatch score 82

as Aunt

The Silent Sea
The Silent Sea (2021)
GoodWatch score 75

TV show · as Hong Ga-young

Three Sisters
Three Sisters (2021)
GoodWatch score 64

as Hee-sook

2010s

40 titles · average score 72
Romance Is a Bonus Book
Romance Is a Bonus Book (2019)
GoodWatch score 77

TV show · as Seo Young-a

At Eighteen
At Eighteen (2019)
GoodWatch score 71

TV show · as Soo-Bin's mother

MAL·MO·E: The Secret Mission
MAL·MO·E: The Secret Mission (2019)
GoodWatch score 72

as Ku Ja-young

Crash Landing on You
Crash Landing on You (2019)
GoodWatch score 86

TV show · as Na Wol-sook

Miss Baek
Miss Baek (2018)
GoodWatch score 74

as Jang-seop's Sister

Herstory
Herstory (2018)
GoodWatch score 76

as President Shin

Dear My Room
Dear My Room (2018)

TV show · as Jung So-yeon

Happy Bus Day
Happy Bus Day (2017)

as Sun-young

One-Line
One-Line (2017)
GoodWatch score 63

as Assistant Manager Hong

Communication & Lies
Communication & Lies (2017)

as Private institute head/Supermarket owner

The Long Way Home
The Long Way Home (2015)
GoodWatch score 66

as Middle-aged Woman

Reply 1988
Reply 1988 (2015)
GoodWatch score 88

TV show · as Kim Sun-young

2000s

1 title
Ice Bar
Ice Bar (2006)

as Choon-ja