1. Kim Ok-vin, known as Kim Ok-bin, is a South Korean actress.
20 Facts About Kim Ok-vin
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Kim Ok-vin made her debut in an online beauty contest in 2004, and began her acting career with a role in the 2005 film Voice.
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Kim Ok-vin has received several award nominations, and won Best Actress at the 2009 Sitges Film Festival for her role in Thirst.
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Kim Ok-vin trained in martial arts as a child, and has attained third dan in Hapkido and second dan in Taekwondo.
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Kim Ok-vin is interested in cars and motorcycles, speed racing, building computers, and sports such as soccer and baseball.
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Kim Ok-vin made her debut in an online beauty contest hosted by web portal Naver in 2004.
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Kim Ok-vin next starred as the lead actress in Hanoi Bride, a two-part SBS drama aired during the Chuseok holidays to commemorate the 30th anniversary of the Vietnam War.
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Kim Ok-vin auditioned for a part in the 2006 KBS drama series Hello, God, and after impressing director Ji Yeong-soo with her "intense determination," was handed a leading role as confidence trickster Seo Eun-hye.
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Kim Ok-vin said she had found it difficult performing a historical role, but was helped by consultations with director Yeo Gyoon-dong and studied traditional Korean dance for two months.
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In February 2008, Kim Ok-vin was announced as the female lead in Park Chan-wook's Thirst, in a part that required numerous adult scenes with co-star Song Kang-ho.
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Kim Ok-vin felt that she learned much from working alongside Song, while Park commended her versatility in showing the different sides to her character.
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Kim Ok-vin is Lady Chatterley and Lady Macbeth in one smoldering package.
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Kim Ok-vin was a co-recipient of the Best Actress award at the 42nd Sitges Film Festival, and received further nominations at the Blue Dragon Film Awards, the Green Globe Film Awards, and the Baeksang Arts Awards.
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Kim Ok-vin was reunited with director E J-yong for Actresses, a low-budget film in which she and five other leading Korean actresses portray themselves at a special Vogue magazine shoot.
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In 2011, Kim Ok-vin was to star opposite Eric Mun in KBS's action drama Poseidon, set for broadcast in July 2011.
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Kim Ok-vin then dyed her hair pink for the 2012 comedy Over My Dead Body, which she said she greatly enjoyed filming, being a fan of the genre.
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Kim Ok-vin returned to television in 2013 in the KBS period epic The Blade and Petal set in the Goguryeo dynasty, her first TV drama in seven years.
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In 2014, Kim Ok-vin played a pickpocket in the jTBC cable comedy series Steal Heart.
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In 2017, Kim Ok-vin starred in action thriller film The Villainess.
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In 2020, Kim Ok-vin starred in the historical fantasy drama Arthdal Chronicles, alongside Song Joong-ki, Kim Ok-vin Ji-won and other notable names.