#Rachel the heirs series#

In February 2020, Kim signed with new agency S.A.L.T Entertainment. The drama serves as a reunion project for Song and Kim, who both starred in the 2016 hit drama Descendants of the Sun. In 2019, Kim played the role of Tanya, who is the head of Wahan tribe and Song Joong-ki's love interest in the historical fantasy drama Arthdal Chronicles. Kim, along with her Descendants of the Sun co-star Jin Goo made a cameo appearance in the historical drama Mr.Sunshine by Kim Eun-sook. She plays the role of a mysterious lady who loses her memory and joins the investigation.

In 2018, she starred in her first period role in the third installment of the Detective K film series, Detective K: Secret of the Living Dead. Kim once again won the Excellence Award at the KBS Drama Awards.

#Rachel the heirs series#

The series was a success and solidified Kim's status as leading actress. In 2017, Kim was cast in her first leading role in KBS2's romance comedy drama, Fight for My Way alongside Park Seo-joon as a department store employee at the information desk but dreams of becoming an announcer. Kim also won the Best Supporting Actress award at the APAN Star Awards. She hosted the year end KBS Drama Awards with Park Bo-gum and Jun Hyun-moo, where she won the Excellence Award. The drama was a pan-Asia hit, and its success brought Kim further recognition outside Korea. In 2016, Kim co-starred in KBS2's military romance drama Descendants of the Sun, playing an army surgeon. The same year, Kim made a cameo appearance in TVN drama Hidden Identity as Kim Bum's girlfriend. In 2015, Kim starred alongside So Ji-sub in the romance web series One Sunny Day in 2015. In December 2014, Kim signed an exclusive contract with King Kong Entertainment. The same year, she played a supporting role in the KBS Drama special The Reason I'm Getting Married. In 2014, Kim starred in the crime thriller Gap-dong as a high school student and a webtoon artist. The drama's popularity raised Kim's profile, and won her the New Star Award at the SBS Drama Awards. The same year Kim co-starred in teen drama The Heirs, wherein she played a chic and haughty heiress. In 2013, Kim starred as one of the lead roles in the KBS Drama special Waiting for Love, about how four different youths with different views toward love start seeing each other. 2013вЂ“2016: Rising popularity and breakthrough Kim also appeared in Baek Seung Heon's debut music video 'Till the Sun Rises' alongside JYJ's Kim Jae-joong. Kim then starred in the high school drama To the Beautiful You and headlined the horror film Horror Stories. She was then cast in her first major television role in the musical drama What's Up and made her film debut in the romance omnibus film Romantic Heaven. Kim first gained attention after starring in the 2011 sitcom High Kick: Revenge of the Short Legged.

Kim made her acting debut in the drama Mrs. She was also called Little Kim Tae-hee due to her resemblance to the actress. She rose to fame by appearing in commercials, and became known as the 'Oran C Girl' and 'Lollipop Girl'. She was a background vocalist for the singer Younha and appeared in her music video 'Gossip Boy' in 2008 with the stage name 'JessicaK'. Kim was trained in singing and acting but chose to pursue the latter. After graduating from Paekahm High School, she pursued her studies in drama in Dongguk University. Kim Ji won was born on Octoin Seoul and has an elder sister who is two years older than her.

2.2 2013вЂ“2016: Rising popularity and breakthrough.