Kim Ah-joong
Film & Theater Personalities

Kim Ah-joong Net Worth

Kim Ah-joong is a South Korean actress, model and singer who is best known for her award winning performance in the film ‘200 Pounds Beauty’. She has a degree in Broadcasting from Dongduk University and studied hotel management in Switzerland. She has won awards for her performance in the television drama ‘The Bizarre Bunch’ and has made guest appearances on television talk shows. Her recent popular films include ‘My PS Partner’, ‘Catch Me’ and ‘The King’. She has had her share of controversies with a tax evasion case against her and has done her good deed for the day by personally handing over free watches to single mothers. Kim is active on social media, where she has a large fan following.
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Age, Biography and Wiki

Who is it? Actress
Birth Day October 16, 1982
Birth Place Hwigyeong-dong, Dongdaemun District, South Korea, South Korean
Age 41 YEARS OLD
Birth Sign Scorpio
Other names Kim Ah-jung
Years active 2004–present
Agent King Entertainment (2016-present)
Hangul 김아중
Hanja 金亞中
Revised Romanization Gim A-jung
McCune–Reischauer Kim Ajung

💰 Net worth

Kim Ah-joong, a prominent South Korean actress, is reportedly estimated to have a net worth ranging from $100K to $1M in the year 2024. Known for her exceptional talent and versatility, she has gained immense popularity in the entertainment industry. Kim Ah-joong has showcased her remarkable acting skills in numerous highly acclaimed films and television dramas, winning over the hearts of audiences both domestically and internationally. With her successful career and widespread recognition, it comes as no surprise that her net worth continues to grow steadily.

Biography/Timeline

2005

Kim Ah-joong first rose to fame for her role in the romance film When Romance Meets Destiny (2005). Thereafter, she appeared in several commercials and landed first leading role in daily soap opera Bizarre Bunch. However, it was her role in the highly successful comedy film 200 Pounds Beauty that pushed her to stardom. For her role as an overweight girl who undergoes cosmetic surgery makeover to become a pop sensation, she was awarded Best Actress at the 2007 Grand Bell Awards. She released soundtracks of the film, "Beautiful Girl" and the Korean version of the song "Maria". "Beautiful Girl" won Digital Music Awards' "Song of the Month" by Cyworld.

2010

Kim returned to acting three years later following 200 Pounds Beauty, starring alongside Hwang Jung-min in romantic comedy The Accidental Couple. In 2010, Kim was cast in a U.S.-Chinese film project Amazing, a sci-fi film about the development of a virtual-reality basketball game. The same year, she was cast in medical drama Sign by Kim Eun-hee, playing a forensic scientist.

2011

In September 2011, Kim was found guilty of tax evasion. She also had to pay an additional $600,000 fine. She and her management at the time parted ways due to the verdict. Due to this scandal she was banned from TV work in South Korea from late 2011 to late 2014, and she focused on films. In December 2012, Kim co-starred with Ji Sung in the romantic comedy film My PS Partner. This was followed by another romantic comedy film Steal My Heart in 2013.

2016

She returned to TV in legal drama Punch, where she received positive reviews for her portrayal of a prosecutor. In 2016, Kim starred in the crime thriller Wanted. In 2017, she starred in time-slip romantic comedy Live Up to Your Name alongside Kim Nam-gil.

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