1. Kim Go-eun debuted in the film Eungyo where she won several Best New Actress awards in South Korea.
23 Facts About Kim Go-eun
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Kim Go-eun is known for her roles in the television series Cheese in the Trap, Guardian: The Lonely and Great God, Yumi's Cells, and Little Women, as well as the films Coin Locker Girl, Hero, and Exhuma.
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Kim Go-eun lived there for 10 years which led to her becoming fluent in Mandarin.
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Kim Go-eun doesn't do things just because everyone else does it.
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In 2012, Kim Go-eun was catapulted from obscurity into the heart of white-hot media attention when she was cast as Eun-gyo, a 17-year-old high school student who awakens the lust of two men, in A Muse.
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Kim Go-eun's performance swept the Best New Actress awards that year.
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Kim Go-eun met A Muse director Jung Ji-woo through a circle of friends and was not even aware that auditions for the film were being held.
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Kim Go-eun was chosen from among some 300 actresses who auditioned for the part.
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In 2015, she and Kim Go-eun Hye-soo were cast in Coin Locker Girl, a female-driven thriller based on the 1980 Japanese novel Coin Locker Babies.
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Kim Go-eun was invited to the 2015 Festival de Cannes with the director and cast for this film, her first time there.
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Kim Go-eun next starred in martial arts period drama Memories of the Sword, in which she acted opposite her longtime role model, actress Jeon Do-yeon.
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Kim Go-eun made her television debut in the hit cable series Cheese in the Trap, based on the webtoon of the same title.
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Kim Go-eun contributed vocals to the track "Attraction" by Tearliner for the drama's OST.
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Kim Go-eun won the Baeksang Arts Award for Best New Actress for her performance.
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In 2018, Kim Go-eun played a secondary character in the film Sunset in My Hometown directed by Lee Joon-ik.
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In 2019, Kim Go-eun was cast in the fantasy drama The King: Eternal Monarch.
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Kim Go-eun played the role of a former Gungnyeo turned Geisha who joins the Korean independence movement.
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In 2021 and 2022, Kim Go-eun starred in Korea's first live action animation, romantic comedy drama Yumi's Cells, a tvN TV series based on the eponymous webtoon which ran for two seasons.
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Also in 2022, Kim Go-eun starred in the TV series Little Women, loosely adapted from Louisa May Alcott's novel of the same name.
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Kim Go-eun received widespread critical acclaim for her performance as the eldest sister, On In-ju.
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In 2024, Kim Go-eun starred alongside actor Choi Min-sik in the occult-thriller film Exhuma, in which she plays a shaman.
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In 2019, Kim Go-eun was named a Chanel Ambassador for South Korea, and was later selected to be one of the seven faces of Chanel's "J12 Turns 20" campaign in 2020.
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In March 2025, Kim Go-eun donated 50 million won through the Hope Bridge National Disaster Relief Association to help with recovery efforts from wildfires that have occurred in the Ulsan, Gyeongbuk, and Gyeongnam regions.