Shim Eun-kyung

This is a Korean name; the family name is Shim.
Shim Eun-kyung

Shim at the PiFan opening ceremony on July 17, 2014
Born (1994-05-31) May 31, 1994
Gangneung, South Korea
Education Professional Children's School
Occupation Actress
Years active 2004-present
Agent ManagementAND
Korean name
Hangul 심은경
Hanja 沈恩敬
Revised Romanization Sim Eun-gyeong
McCune–Reischauer Sim Ŭngyŏng

Shim Eun-kyung (born May 31, 1994) is a South Korean actress. She has starred in a number of films and television dramas, notably the box office hits Sunny (2011) and Miss Granny (2014).[1][2]

Career

Shim Eun-kyung made her acting debut at age 9 in the 2004 TV series The Woman Who Wants to Marry, and subsequently made a career as one of the best child actresses of her generation.[3][4] She starred in horror fairytale Hansel and Gretel,[5] as well as TV series such as Hwang Jini, The Legend, Women of the Sun, and The Great Merchant, critics say at times even outshining her adult counterparts.[6][7]

In 2011, she successfully transitioned as a lead actress via retro dramedy Sunny, which tells the story of seven women, crosscutting between their lives in the present and the experiences that first brought them together as teenagers in the 1980s. Distinguished for its period detail, witty dialogue and the performances of its ensemble cast,[8][9][10] the film shattered the common belief that women-centered pictures can't achieve blockbuster-level success. By appealing to a wide range of age groups,[11] Sunny's box office total stood at more than 7 million admissions at the end of its long run.[12][13] Director Kang Hyeong-cheol described Shim as someone "who is already complete as an actress."[14]

Shim's other notable roles include a girl caught amidst the Korean War in black comedy Kyung-sook, Kyung-sook's Father (also known as My Dad Loves Trouble),[15] a sister with seemingly supernatural abilities in Possessed,[16] a depressive in The Quiz Show Scandal, and a court taster in Masquerade.[17]

In the 2014 comedy Miss Granny, Shim played a woman in her 70s who miraculously finds herself back in her 20-year-old body.[14][18] She said, "This film is quite close to my heart as it is the first film for me to star in not as a child actor, but as full-fledged actress."[19] With 8.65 million admissions, its box office success surpassed Sunny's, proving Shim's ability to carry a film.[20][2] She also won Best Actress at the Chunsa Film Art Awards, the Baeksang Arts Awards, the Director's Cut Awards, and the Buil Film Awards.[21][22][23][24][25]

Shim next starred as the eccentric savant pianist heroine in Cantabile Tomorrow, a Korean drama adaptation of Japanese manga Nodame Cantabile.[26][27][28] Her upcoming films include the animated Seoul Station directed by Yeon Sang-ho, and Marital Harmony, the second installment of the "divining art trilogy" after The Face Reader.[29][30][31]

Personal life

Shim is the youngest daughter in her family. Her hobbies are listening to music, reading science fiction comics, and doing taekwondo. She's the drummer of a band she formed with friends, Chick and Candy.[1]

After graduating from Eonbuk Elementary School and Cheongdam Middle School, in 2010 Shim temporarily quit acting to move to the U.S., explaining, "I chose a place where there aren’t a lot of Korean people and decided on a high school in Pittsburgh. Studying is a goal, but I also chose this because I've grown tired mentally and physically after having acted since a young age." She graduated the Professional Children's School in 2013.[32]

Controversy

She shot a commercial with rocker Seo Taiji in 2008 and played the younger version of Lee Ji-ah's character Sujini in The Legend, but she didn't know that Lee and Seo were secretly married until 2011 when Shim was implicated in rumors that she was Seo and Lee's daughter, which she denied.[33]

Originally nominated for the Best Actress award at the 2011 Grand Bell Awards for her role in Sunny, Shim complained publicly through her Twitter account when the awards committee removed her name from the official list of the nominees after she notified them she could not attend the event because she was currently studying in the U.S. She was one of four actors and actresses removed from the initial nomination. Shim ended up winning Best Supporting Actress for her role in Romantic Heaven; Chun Woo-hee, her castmate in Sunny, accepted the honor on Shim’s behalf.[34][35][36][37]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
2004 Thomas An Jung-geun An Jung-geun's daughter
2007 Hansel and Gretel Kim Young-hee
2009 Possessed So-jin
2010 Happy Killers Kim Ha-rin
The Quiz Show Scandal Kim Yeo-na
A Night on Earth short film
2011 Earth Rep Rolling Stars Soo-ji (voice) animated film
Sunny young Im Na-mi
Romantic Heaven young Kim Boon-yi
2012 Masquerade Sa-wol
2014 Miss Granny Oh Doo-ri
2015 The Wait Hee-joo
Seoul Station Daughter (voice) animated film
2016 Invented City Yeo-wool
Marital Harmony Princess Songhwa
Missing You

Television series

Year Title Role Network
2003 Dae Jang Geum Saenggaksi MBC
2004 The Woman Who Wants to Marry young Lee Shin-young MBC
Jang Gil-san young Bong-soon SBS
Sweet Buns young Han Ka-ran MBC
Emperor of the Sea student under Lady Jung-hwa
(uncredited)		 KBS2
2005 That Summer's Typhoon young Kang Soo-min SBS
Drama City "Goblins Are Alive" Ji-won KBS2
I Love You, My Enemy Kim Ga-ram SBS
The Secret Lovers MBC
Lovers in Prague student in Hangul class
(uncredited)		 SBS
2006 641 Family Jin Dal-rae KBS2
Drama City "Kkot-nim-yi"[38] Kkot-nim-yi KBS2
Hwang Jini young Hwang Jini KBS2
2007 The Legend young Sujini MBC
2008 Women of the Sun young Shin Do-young KBS2
2009 Kyung-sook, Kyung-sook's Father Jo Kyung-sook KBS2
Tae-hee, Hye-kyo, Ji-hyun Shim Eun-kyung MBC
2010 The Great Merchant young Kim Man-deok KBS1
Bad Guy Moon Won-in SBS
2014 Cantabile Tomorrow Seol Nae-il KBS2

Variety Shows

Year Title Network Notes
2014 Running Man SBS Guest, ep 186

Discography

Year Song title From the Album Notes
2008
Seo Taiji: Record of the 8th - 398
 narration
2010 "Fly High"
Happy Killers OST
 duet with
Kim Dong-wook
2014 "If You Go to Los Angeles"
Miss Granny OST
"White Butterfly"
"Once More"
"Raindrop"
"If You Go to Los Angeles" with Rose Motel

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Nominated work Result
2006 KBS Drama Awards Best Young Actress Hwang Jini, Kkot-nim-yi Won
2008 KBS Drama Awards Best Young Actress Women of the Sun Won
2009 KBS Drama Awards Best Young Actress Kyung-sook, Kyung-sook's Father Nominated
2010 47th Grand Bell Awards Best New Actress Happy Killers Nominated
31st Blue Dragon Film Awards Best New Actress The Quiz Show Scandal Nominated
2011 47th Baeksang Arts Awards Best New Actress (Film) Happy Killers Nominated
48th Grand Bell Awards Best Supporting Actress Romantic Heaven Won
2012 48th Baeksang Arts Awards Best Actress (Film) Sunny Nominated
2014 19th Chunsa Film Art Awards Best Actress Miss Granny Won
50th Baeksang Arts Awards Best Actress (Film) Won
18th Puchon International Fantastic Film Festival Fantasia Award[39] N/A Won
14th Director's Cut Awards Best Actress Miss Granny Won
10th Jecheon International Music & Film Festival Best Actress in a Music Film Won
23rd Buil Film Awards Best Actress Won
51st Grand Bell Awards Best Actress Nominated
35th Blue Dragon Film Awards Best Actress Nominated
1st Korean Film Producers Association Awards Best Actress Won
KBS Drama Awards Excellence Award, Actress in a Miniseries Cantabile Tomorrow Nominated
2015 10th Max Movie Awards Best Actress Miss Granny Nominated
Best Supporting Actress Nominated

References

  1. 1 2 Choi, Ji-eun (13 July 2010). "My Name Is: Sim Eun-kyung". 10Asia. Retrieved 2012-11-18.
  2. 1 2 Kim, Jong-chul (2 May 2014). "SHIM Eun-kyoung of MISS GRANNY: Suspicious Girl Becomes a Glamorous Actress". Korean Cinema Today. Retrieved 2014-05-07.
  3. ↑ 아역스타 얼마나 벌까…“사장님 안부러워요” [Child actors' salaries... 'Boss! I'm not jealous']. The Dong-a Ilbo (in Korean). 22 April 2008. Retrieved 2012-11-23.
  4. ↑ "Child actors' salaries... 'Boss ! I'm not jealous'". Hancinema. 24 April 2008. Retrieved 2012-11-18.
  5. ↑ "K-FILM REVIEWS: 헨젤과 그레텔 (Hansel and Gretel)". Twitch Film. 26 August 2008. Retrieved 2012-11-18.
  6. ↑ Oh, Jean (9 March 2010). "Will family fare still dominate weekend ratings?". The Korea Herald. Retrieved 2013-03-30.
  7. ↑ "Shim Eun Kyung, joining the ranks of Korea's Little Sisters". Sports Seoul (in Korean). 14 December 2007. Retrieved 2012-11-23.
  8. ↑ Lee, Hyo-won (5 May 2011). "Sunny brims with 1980s retro fun". The Korea Times. Retrieved 2012-11-18.
  9. ↑ Lee, Maggie (12 August 2011). "Sunny: Movie Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2012-11-18.
  10. ↑ Edwards, Russell (1 November 2011). "Sunny". Variety. Retrieved 2012-11-18.
  11. ↑ "6 Million People Go to See Sunny". Chosun Ilbo. 4 July 2011. Retrieved 2012-11-18.
  12. ↑ Lee, Hyo-won (25 July 2011). "Sunny Brightens Up South Korean Box Office in First Half of 2011". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2012-11-18.
  13. ↑ Paquet, Darcy (8 January 2012). "South Korean box office in 2011". Korea Cinema Today. Retrieved 2012-11-18.
  14. 1 2 Lee, Claire (30 December 2013). "Rookies of 2014: Shim Eun-kyeong steps forward with Miss Granny". The Korea Herald. Retrieved 2014-02-09.
  15. ↑ Han, Sang-hee (20 January 2009). "New Family Dramas to Warm Up Fans". The Korea Times. Retrieved 2013-07-02.
  16. ↑ "K-FILM REVIEWS: 불신지옥 (Possessed)". Twitch Film. 2 October 2009. Retrieved 2012-11-18.
  17. ↑ Kim, June (23 June 2014). "MISS GRANNY Actress, SHIM Eun-kyoung Becomes PiFan Lady". Korean Film Council. Retrieved 2014-07-03.
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  19. ↑ Song, Soon-jin (20 December 2013). "Press Conference Held for MISS GRANNY". Korean Film Council. Retrieved 2014-02-09.
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  30. ↑ "LEE Seung-gi and SHIM Eun-kyoung Sing MARITAL HARMONY". Korean Film Council. 28 July 2015. Retrieved 2015-07-29.
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