10 Things You Didn't Know About Kim Ji Won (김지원) | Star Fun Facts

kim ji wan is a south korean actress who is famous for her pretty looks diverse expressions and unique way of speaking whether you first met her as a snobby rich kid in the airs a charismatic female soldier and descendants of the sun or you swooned over her chemistry with pak saw june in fight for my way there's no denying this k drama actresses charm and star power on screen the success of her television dramas throughout asia established her as a hallyu star check out these 10 things you might not know about kim ji won [Music] she was mistaken for a foreigner kim ji-won was born on october 19 1992 in seoul south korea before her fame spike as a k drama star she actually gained viral popularity during her time as a model and commercial actress when she appeared in a soda commercial she began receiving a lot of attention for her beauty gorgeous figure and dancing skills but the commercial made people think she was in korean on come to play she talked about how she has been mistaken as a foreigner but she is 100 korean she almost pursued singing instead of acting before falling into the acting hole she originally planned to debut as an idol under the stage named jessica k having been in the same company as singer and songwriter yoona a young kim ji-won even appeared in one of her music videos titled gossip boy but she holds no regrets after switching careers as stated in a 2018 interview i thought that i had to give up singing i thought it's better to give the chance to those who are talented in singing fortunately i am now focusing on my acting career and i just want to focus on this she first rose to fame for her role in the heirs prior to 2013 kim ji won earned her fair share of major roles in lesser known movies and tv series such as the musical drama what's up and the short thriller anthology horror stories it wasn't until she co-starred in the heirs as the wealthy yet hoodie you rahel that she saw her star rise amongst korea's general public her next memorable drama came three years later with the main role in the international hit series descendants of the sun this role then changed her status to the k-drama-leading lady she overcomes her phobia of water through love struck in the city just like her character in kakao tv's web series love struck in the city kim ji-won is actually afraid of water she shared how she prepared for the surfing scene in an interview with esquire first of all i cannot swim at all since i am afraid of water so at first i learned how to swim but it felt scary anyway even if i had prepared for it what i felt while preparing for the scene was that rather than preparing a lot in advance it would be better to run towards my fear so i dived straight into the sea and that helped me overcome my fear she also said that she plans to return to young young the drama's filming location to learn to surf a little bit more her character in descendants of the sun was originally made to die the drama ended with a happy ending but the script that was originally written by writer kim yoon suk was scheduled to end with kim ji hwan's character lieutenant yoon myeong joo's death but after a long discussion with the production crew the writer decided to write a happy ending in this regard a reporter asked kim ji won if her character's death was originally the ending and she admitted i've heard of something like that but i got the script with a happy ending she considered going to marine training camp in 2016 she portrayed the role of first lieutenant yoon yong joo who is the one and only daughter of the special operations commander talking about a role in an interview with entertainment weekly the actress revealed i thought i would understand the military life better if i joined it i asked the director if i could but he told me to not overwork my body and just read the script well on second thought i agreed with the director and did as i was told she prefers to be called by the name of one of her characters as an actress you have to be adept at taking on various personalities motivations and even looking for different parts certain stars will be recognized for playing a particularly iconic role and some of them love that kim ji wan is one of the south korean actresses who sees her role as a blessing in fact when it comes to real life she even mentioned that she'd prefer to be called by the name of one of her characters instead of her actual name she's living on delivery food the art of cooking isn't exactly a universal skill obtained by just anyone while there are many celebs who love to cook there are many others who fall on the other side of the spectrum kim ji won revealed that she doesn't really enjoy the cooking process when asked if she likes to cook at home she replied to esquire cooking i don't think i enjoy cooking that much i am living on delivery food in order to maintain her health she also said that she takes her probiotics when she wakes up in the morning and some health supplements after a meal ideal type like all other people top star like kim ji-won also has her own ideal type she once opened up about his ideal type during an interview she said i don't have a particular ideal type but i would like someone who is warm and considerate of others she interprets love as home in some ways we feel that celebrities are much different from us but one of the greatest things we have in common is love we all go through the same basic experiences when it comes to relationships kim ji won is actually pretty profound when it comes to articulating love she said in an interview for me love is like a home i always go back to it it makes me happy and gives me the energy to move on [Music] you

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Length: 5min 40sec (340 seconds)

Published: Mon Apr 04 2022