Kim Sa-rang (actress)

Kim Sa-rang
Kim Sarang at Gillette Fusion Proglide launching event in Seoul, South Korea, in September 2011
Born	Kim Sa-rang[1] (1978-01-12) January 12, 1978 Daegu, South Korea
Education	B.M., M.M.
Alma mater	Yong In University[2]
Occupation	Actress, model
Years active	2000–present
Height	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight	51 kg (112 lb)[3]
Title	Miss Korea
Term	2000
Predecessor	Kim Yeon-joo (1999)
Successor	Kim Min-kyung (2001)
Korean name
Hangul	김사랑
Hanja	金莎朗
Revised Romanization	Gim Sa-rang
McCune–Reischauer	Kim Sa-rang

Kim Sa-rang (Hangul: 김사랑; born January 12, 1978) is a South Korean actress. She is most known for her roles in the television series Secret Garden with Hyun Bin, A Love to Kill with Rain, and most recently, Beloved Eun-dong with Joo Jin-mo. She is also known for being crowned Miss Korea^[4] in 2000 and representing South Korea in Miss Universe 2001, the 50th Miss Universe pageant in Puerto Rico. She won 'Best National Costume' Hanbok. In 2015, she became a free agent after leaving Brave Entertainment.^[5]

Early life and education

Kim Sa-rang was born on January 12, 1978, in South Korea. She graduated from Gwangyoung Girls' High School. Kim earned both a bachelor's and master's degree in traditional Korean music at Yong In University. She has one older brother.

Career

Kim Sa-rang made her acting debut in 2000 in the television drama series Anger of Angel, which garnered positive reviews. In 2001 she was cast in the television drama series How Should I Be. That same year, she got her first big role in a television drama series entitled Mina which was again met with positive reviews and she was considered a rising star. In 2003, she appeared in Thousand Years of Love. Her other roles in television include appearances in A Love to Kill, The King and I, Tokyo Sun Shower and Secret Garden. She was last seen in the TV drama series Beloved Eun-dong. Kim made her first movie debut in 2002 with Man is Born. Following this, Kim also starred in Love: Impossible, Who Slept with Her? and Radio Dayz. She has also appeared in several K-pop music videos including "Because You’re My Woman" and "Demon".

Miss Korea

Kim was crowned Miss Korea on May 28, 2000 at the Sejong Cultural Center, the site of the 1980 Miss Universe Pageant. She represented Korea in the Miss Universe Pageant 2001. During the pageant, she won the award for Best National Costume, which was a Korean hanbok dress.

Filmography

Film

Television drama

Music video appearance

Broadcasting

Radio

MC

Variety Show

Ambassador

CF

Awards and Nominations

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Kim Sa-rang.

• Kim Sa-rang's Cyworld
• Kim Sa-rang's Instagram
• Kim Sa-rang at the Korean Movie Database
• Kim Sa-rang at the Internet Movie Database
• Kim Sa-rang at HanCinema