2016: Beginnings Kim officially began to work in the entertainment industry as a commercial model for
Bacchus-F in 2016. In order to attract the attention of actors management agencies, Kim participated in some music videos filming, worked as crew member, and did independent auditions.
2019–present: Mainstream debut and rising popularity Kim's first casting after she signed to her first agency HB Entertainment, was a 2019 film
Long Live the King. In the same year, she played her first major role in
OCN's crime suspense series
Hell Is Other People. In 2021, Kim gained recognition with her role as a
NIS agent who joined the bureau due to a personal agenda in
MBC's espionage thriller
The Veil. Shortly after
The Veil, Kim acted as the female lead for the first time in the 2022
SBS action fantasy
Again My Life, as the only daughter of a conglomerate who got embroiled in the battle of succession. In the same year, she portrayed a legal trainee coming from a prestigious family of law practitioners in another series by SBS, the legal comedy
One Dollar Lawyer. Kim reunited with the director of
Again My Life in 2023
ENA's mystery-thriller
Longing for You as a violent crime prosecutor. She then focused on hosting and variety shows for a while, having appeared on
Inkigayo, the
2023 SBS Entertainment Awards (in which she also won an award),
Neighborhood Cool House,
Nineteen to Twenty. Kim ranked at 13th place in the annual
Forbes Korea Power Celebrity 40 in 2023, the second highest ranking for actresses in the list after
Park Eun-bin. In November 2024, Kim signed with the new agency
Namoo Actors. ==Filmography==