Kim Jae-kyung
Kim Jae-kyung (born December 24, 1988) is a South Korean actress and former singer. Before transitioning to acting full-time, she was a member and leader of the South Korean girl group Rainbow.
Kim Jae-kyung
- Name
- Kim Jae-kyung
- Born
- 24 December 1988
- Birthplace
- Seoul, South Korea
- Education
- Dongduk Women's University (Fashion Design)
- Occupation
- Actress
- Nationality
- South Korea
- Fields
- K-pop
- Languages
- Korean
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Key facts
Key facts
• Name — Kim Jae-kyung • Born — 24 December 1988 • Birthplace — Seoul, South Korea • Education — Dongduk Women's University (Fashion Design) • Occupation — Actress • Family — Kim Jae-hyun (brother) • Agent — Namoo Actors • Years Active — 2009–present
Early life and education
Early life and education
Kim was born in Seodaemun District, Seoul, South Korea on December 24, 1988. She studied at Deungchon High School and Dongduk Women's University, where she majored in Fashion Design. Her brother is N.Flying's Jaehyun.
Pre-debut
Pre-debut
She was a trainee at JYP Entertainment before switching to DSP Media. While under DSP Media, in 2007 she was asked if she wanted to debut as a member of Kara. Kim turned the offer down because she thought she would be happy with her Rainbow members. In 2007, she was asked to join SM Entertainment, hinting at the possibility that she may have joined Girls' Generation. In 2008, she appeared in SS501's song "A Song Calling For You" music video before debuting as a Rainbow member.
2009–2016: Rainbow, Rainbow Blaxx, solo activities
2009–2016: Rainbow, Rainbow Blaxx, solo activities
Kim debuted as leader of girl group Rainbow on November 12, 2009, with the release of mini album Gossip Girl. The group's first broadcast performance of "Gossip Girls" was held at MBC's music show Show! Music Core on November 14, 2009. In 2010, she became a cast member in the variety television show Honey Jar. That same year, she also became a cast member in the school variety show 100 Points Out of 100. • Illustration — Kim in 2012 On March 31, 2012, Kim had her first leading role as Na Yoo-mi in the JTBC's drama Monster. Later that year, she became a cast member in the variety television show Law of the Jungle W. • Illustration — Kim during 2013 K-Pop World Festival In December 2013, she was confirmed for tvN's new reality program, The Genius: Rule Breaker, with 12 other representative figures from different fields of work such as TV personalities, politicians, gamblers, and more. She was the second person eliminated. Jaekyung, Woori, Seungah, and Hyunyoung debuted as Rainbow Blaxx, the second official sub-unit of Rainbow, in 2014. The group released their first mini album titled RB Blaxx on January 20, 2014. Kim was cast in a supporting role in the 2014 drama Inspiring Generation. In 2014, she was also part of the main cast in Quiz of God 4. On January 12, 2014, she was a guest on Running Man. In 2015, she entered the main cast of tvN's Always Cantare 2. She also starred in Noble, My Love as Cha Yoon-seo, a veterinarian who runs her own animal hospital, across from Sung Hoon. In 2016, she became a host on Beauty Bible, alongside Jessica Jung. On October 27, 2016, it was confirmed that Rainbow would be disbanding following the expiration of the members' contracts. In December 2016, Kim signed with new management agency Namoo Actors to start afresh as an actress.
2017–present: Acting roles
2017–present: Acting roles
• Illustration — Kim in 2018 In 2018, Kim was cast in Life on Mars as Han Mal-sook. Later that year she appeared as part of the main cast in Bad Papa as Cha Ji-woo, the youngest female lieutenant. In 2019, Kim appeared as Veronica Park, the CEO of a film production company and an heiress with an audacious personality, in The Secret Life of My Secretary. This led to her being nominated for Best Supporting Actress at the 2019 SBS Drama Awards. In 2021, Kim appeared in The Devil Judge as Oh Jin-joo, an associate judge who idolizes Yo-han (Ji Sung). In 2022, Kim appeared as Kim Han-mi, a former delinquent and current reporter who assists Hee-woo (Lee Joon-gi) against corrupt officials, in Again My Life.
Personal life
Personal life
On December 16, 2024, Namoo Actors confirmed reports that Kim had married her non-celebrity boyfriend the past summer.
Soundtrack appearances
Soundtrack appearances
• Title — Year — Album • "I Love You, I Like You" (with Cho Hyun-young) — 2010 — Secret Agent Miss Oh OST • "You and I" — 2011 — City Hunter OST • "Maybe" — 2014 — Quiz of God 4 OST • "Is It the Start?" (with Sung Hoon) — 2015 — Noble, My Love OST
Television series
Television series
• Year — Title — Role — Notes — Ref. Reference(s) • 2010 — Big Thing — Herself (Rainbow) — Cameo • 2012 — Monster — Na Yoo-mi — Lead • Family — Yoon Yoo-mi — Cameo • 2013 — Reply 1994 — Jun Ji-hyun • 2014 — Inspiring Generation — Meiling • Quiz of God — Im Tae-kyung — Season 4 • Turning Point — Maeng Ran-young • My Lovely Girl — Radio DJ — Cameo • 2016 — Madame Antoine: The Love Therapist — Jyoo Ni • 2018 — The Miracle We Met — Mao — Cameo • Life on Mars — Han Mal-sook • Bad Papa — Cha Ji-woo • 2019 — The Secret Life of My Secretary — Veronica Park • 2021 — The Devil Judge — Oh Jin-joo • 2022 — Again My Life — Kim Han-mi • 2026 — Reverse — Hui-su — Lead
Web series
Web series
• Year — Title — Role — Notes — Ref. Reference(s) • 2015 — Noble, My Love — Cha Yoon-seo — Lead role
Television shows
Television shows
• Year — Title — Role — Notes — Ref. Reference(s) • 2010 — Honey Jar — Cast member • 2010–2011 — 100 Points Out of 100 • 2012 — Law of the Jungle W • 2013–2014 — The Genius: Rule Breaker — Contestant • 2015 — Get It Beauty — Co-host • Always Cantare 2 — Cast member • 2016 — Beauty Bible — Co-host — With Jessica Jung • 2017 — King of Mask Singer — Contestant — As "A Monstrous Net" (Episode 101)
Films
• Year — Title — Role — Notes — Ref. Reference(s) • 2010 — Heartbeat — Girl group member — Cameo • 2021 — A Way Station — Han Ji-ah
Awards and nominations
Name of the award ceremony, year presented, category, nominee of the award, and the result of the nomination • Award ceremony — Year — Category — Nominee / Work — Result — Ref. Reference(s) • MBC Drama Awards — 2018 — Best Supporting Actress in a Monday-Tuesday Drama — Bad Papa • SBS Drama Awards — 2019 — Best Supporting Actress — The Secret Life of My Secretary • 2022 — Best Supporting Actress in a Miniseries Genre/Fantasy Drama — Again My Life
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- 1.Universal Music Japan. Rainbow's biography at Universal Music Japan website. n.d.
- 2.Xports News. January 23, 2018.
- 3.Rainbow's Kim Jae Kyung Shares a Doll Face Selca. Soompi. December 30, 2012.
- 4.Jaekyung reveals she also turned down an offer to join SM Entertainment.
- 5.The Star. November 6, 2009.
- 6.Kim, Hyun-rok. Star News. July 29, 2010.
- 7.Nate. March 14, 2011.
- 8.Korea.com. Rainbow's Kim Jae Kyung is all over pork belly after shooting Law of the Jungle W. December 2017.
- 9.Allkpop. Rainbow's Jaekyung shows her bare face on 'Laws of the Jungle W'. December 18, 2012.
- 10.Kim, Ka-young. TV report. December 3, 2013.
- 11.[Exclusive Interview] Rainbow Blaxx Talks Sexytimes. enewsWorld. March 7, 2014.
- 12.Hong, Grace Danbi. [Video] Rainbow Blaxx Reveals 'Cha Cha' MV with Macaroons and Cake. enewsWorld. January 20, 2014.
- 13.Jeon, Su-mi. Super Junior's Donghae Says Ryu Deok Hwan was a Huge Help in Acting for God's Quiz 4. enewsWorld. April 30, 2014.
- 14.Ghim, Sora. Will The Members Of 'Always Cantare' Season 2 Be Successful?. bntnews. June 9, 2015.
- 15.Park, He-ro. Sports Chosun. October 28, 2016.
- 16.Kim Jae-kyung signs with Lee Joon-gi's agency. Kpop Herald. December 21, 2016.
- 17.Sports Donga. January 16, 2019.
- 18.Park, Chang-ki. TenAsia. May 12, 2021.
- 19.Lee, Gyu-lee. Kim Jae-kyung to join Lee Joon-gi in SBS new series. The Korea Times. December 12, 2021.
- 20.Hwang, Hye-jin. Newsen. December 16, 2024.
- 21.Kang Min-kyung. star.mt. January 20, 2021.
- 22.Sports Kyunghang. December 20, 2013.
- 23.TenAsia. April 27, 2018.
- 24.Kim Jae-kyung cast in 'Bad Papa'. Kpop Herald. June 18, 2018.
- 25.Kim Ji-won. Ten Asia Hankyung. January 16, 2019.
- 26.Kim Young-kwang, Jin Ki-joo, Kim Jae-kyung, Moo Jin-sung Line Up for Office Romance. HanCinema. January 16, 2019.
- 27.Shim Eom-kyung. Spotify News. October 8, 2021.
- 28.Jang Ah-reum. News1. December 10, 2021.
- 29.Choi, Hye-jin. Star News. February 12, 2026.
- 30.Yoon Joon-pil. TenAsia. March 5, 2017.
- 31.Jung, Yu-jin. Newsen. December 31, 2018.
- 32.Kim, Ji-won. Ten Asia. December 31, 2022.
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