1. Kim Sae-ron gained recognition through The Man from Nowhere, earning herself a Baeksang Arts Awards for Best New Actress nomination.
42 Facts About Kim Sae-ron
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Kim Sae-ron left the production of Trolley and was partly edited out of the drama Bloodhounds, with the storyline revised.
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Kim Sae-ron was found dead at her home in Seoul, South Korea, on February 16,2025, at age 24.
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Kim Sae-ron attended Miyang Elementary School in Seoul, and graduated from Yang-il Middle School in Ilsan in February 2016.
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Kim Sae-ron then began attending School of Performing Arts Seoul.
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In 2018, Kim Sae-ron was admitted to Chung-Ang University's Department of Performing Arts and Film Studies.
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Kim Sae-ron began her career in 2001, making her debut as a child model for a parenting magazine.
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Kim Sae-ron's first acting role was in the 2009 film A Brand New Life, directed by the French-South Korean filmmaker Ounie Lecomte and loosely based on her life.
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Kim Sae-ron played the main character, a nine-year-old girl named Jin-hee, who is abandoned by her father at an orphanage after he remarries, and is later adopted by a French couple.
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Kim Sae-ron attended the Cannes Film Festival when the film was shown there in a special screening, becoming the youngest actress to be invited to the festival.
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Kim Sae-ron then co-starred with Won Bin in The Man from Nowhere, which was the highest-grossing film in South Korea in 2010.
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Kim Sae-ron played Jung So-mi, the daughter of a heroin addict who is kidnapped by an organized crime ring.
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In 2011, Kim Sae-ron was in another crime film, I Am a Dad, playing the daughter of Kim Sae-ron Seung-woo.
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Kim Sae-ron had her first television role in the drama series Listen to My Heart, playing the younger version of Hwang Jung-eum's character.
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Kim Sae-ron appeared in the first four episodes, and her performance was praised by TV critics.
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Kim Sae-ron then had a dual role in the thriller film The Neighbor, playing a murder victim and the serial killer's next target.
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Kim Sae-ron stated that she never had difficulty accepting difficult roles and was able to slowly immerse herself in the characters.
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Kim Sae-ron then played a victim of bullying and domestic violence in the film A Girl at My Door.
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Kim Sae-ron accepted the role because she liked the script and was attracted to the character.
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Kim Sae-ron attended the Cannes Film Festival for the second time when the film premiered there as an Un Certain Regard official selection.
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Kim Sae-ron was nominated for many awards, winning Best New Actress at the 35th Blue Dragon Film Awards and Golden Cinematography Awards.
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In 2015, Kim Sae-ron had a lead role in the Drama City television special, Snowy Road.
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Kim Sae-ron then played the main character in the television series To Be Continued and the younger version of Choi Kang-hee's character in Glamorous Temptation.
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Kim Sae-ron was cast in her first adult role in the 2016 television drama series, Secret Healer, playing a cursed Joseon-era princess.
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Kim Sae-ron's character has a fictional romance with Heo Jun, played by Yoon Shi-yoon, who was 14 years Kim's senior.
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In 2018, Kim Sae-ron starred in the thriller film The Villagers.
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Kim Sae-ron went on to star in the fourth season of the campus web drama Love Playlist in 2019.
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In January 2020, Kim Sae-ron signed with Gold Medalist along with actors Kim Sae-ron Soo-hyun and Seo Yea-ji.
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In May 2021, Kim Sae-ron was confirmed to take the female lead role in the 12-episode web series The Great Shaman Ga Doo-shim, with Nam Da-reum portraying the male main lead.
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In 2023, the series was released after a significant portion of Kim Sae-ron's scenes were edited out, with the storyline revised.
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However, due to post-production difficulties, including Kim Sae-ron's drunk driving incident in May 2022, the film was shelved; it is planned to be released in South Korean cinemas in September 2025.
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From 2015 to 2023, Kim Sae-ron volunteered for the Blue Angels, a volunteer group that cares for abandoned animals at animal shelters.
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Kim Sae-ron frequently used her Instagram account to raise awareness for abandoned dogs and cats.
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On May 19,2022, Kim Sae-ron posted a hand-written apology to her Instagram account.
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Kim Sae-ron continued to receive criticism after it was reported online that she had allegedly hosted her 22nd birthday party, two months after the incident, at a bar and asked invitees to bring alcohol.
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On November 4,2022, it was reported all the money that Kim Sae-ron had accumulated during her career had been used to cover the costs incurred due to the accident and settlement expenses, and that she had taken a part-time job.
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Later, Gold Medalist confirmed that Kim Sae-ron had a part-time job because her financial situation was difficult but later quit.
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On March 24,2024, actor Kim Sae-ron Soo-hyun denied dating rumors with Kim Sae-ron, after a close-up photo of them that she briefly posted and deleted on Instagram circulated online.
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In March 2025, Kim Sae-ron's mother criticized Gold Medalist's 2024 statement, which falsely portrayed her as a confused young woman who lied.
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On March 14,2025, Gold Medalist published a statement confirming that Kim Sae-ron Soo-hyun dated Kim Sae-ron, though they claimed that their romantic relationship only lasted from the summer of 2019 to the fall of 2020, when the actress was 19 to 20 years old; the actor was 31 to 32 at the time.
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On February 16,2025, at 16:54, Kim Sae-ron was found dead by a friend in her home in Seongsu-dong, Seongdong District, Seoul.
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Kwon Young-chan, head of a civic group working to prevent suicide among public figures, stated to reporters that Kim Sae-ron's father had informed him that she was deeply affected by scathing content posted on social media that exposed parts of her private life.