Kim Hyun-joo

Actor · Born April 24, 1977 (49) · Goyang, Gyeonggi, South Korea

Kim Hyun-joo (김현주) is a South Korean actress.

Biography from TMDB.

Born: April 24, 1977 (49)
From: Goyang, Gyeonggi, South Korea
Works as: Actor
Titles: 6 on MovieCove · 35 credits in all
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 37 days to Oct 26Up 89% in 30 days

What are Kim Hyun-joo's films like?

Across their 6 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Morality.

Themes

share of theme weight

Self

24%

Morality

22%

Bonds

21%

Power

9%

Survival

9%

Ideas

9%

Society

6%

Identity3 Family bonds2

Roles they play

5 analyzed roles

Usually the Hero: 4 of 5 analyzed roles.

Hero

4 of 5

Mentor

1 of 5

Mentoras Han Tae-joo in Watcher (2019)
Heroas Min Hye-jin in Hellbound (2021)
Heroas Kim Hye-joo in Trolley (2022)
Heroas Jung_E in Jung_E (2023)
Heroas Yoon Seo-ha in The Bequeathed (2024)

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense

6

Dread

4

Melancholic

5

Romantic

1

Contemplative

1

How their films linger

Thought-provoking5 Unsettling4

How their films end · 2 with a twist

Bittersweet3
Ambiguous3

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Kim Hyun-joo's films?

As of October 24, 2026, all 6 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Netflix (5).

Also on these channels

CJ ENM Selects1 title, show their title on CJ ENM Selects

Subscription and free streaming for Kim Hyun-joo's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

35 credits, 6 with a MovieCove page; 3 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

Paradise Lost (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)
as Ryu So-young
100 Days of Deception(2026)
Show 16 episodes · as Yu So-ran
Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all shows
A Little Life (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)
as Jayeong
The Bequeathed(2024)
Show 6 episodes · as Yoon Seo-ha
Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all shows
Jung_E(2023)
as Jung-yi
Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films
Trolley(2022)
Show 16 episodes · as Kim Hye-ju
Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all shows
Hellbound(2021)
Show 12 episodes · as Min Hye-jin
Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all shows
Undercover (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)
Show 16 episodes · as Choi Yeon Soo [Present]
Watcher(2019)
Show 16 episodes · as Han Tae-Joo
Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all shows
The Miracle We Met (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)
Show 18 episodes · as Sun Hye-jin
Fantastic (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)
Show 16 episodes · as Lee So-Hye
I Have a Lover (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)
Show 50 episodes · as Do Hae-kang / Dokgo Yong-gi
What Happens to My Family? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)
Show 53 episodes · as Cha Gang-Sim
Cruel Palace: War of Flowers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)
Show 50 episodes · as Royal Concubine Soyong Jo
Dummy Mommy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)
Show 20 episodes · as Kim Young-joo
If You Were Me 5 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)
as Jung Hee-joo
Twinkle Twinkle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)
Show 54 episodes · as Han/Hwang Jung-won
Partner (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)
Show 16 episodes · as Kang Eun-Ho
In-soon Is Pretty (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)
Show 16 episodes · as Park In Soon
Marrying A Millionaire (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)
Show 16 episodes · as Han Eun-young
Shin Suk-ki Blues (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)
as Seo Jin-yeong
The Land (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)
Show 52 episodes · as Choi Seo-Hee
Ms. Kim’s Million Dollar Quest (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)
Show 14 episodes · as Kim Eun-jae
Star Runner (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)
as Mei Chung
Glass Slippers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)
Show 40 episodes · as Kim Yoon-hee/Lee Sun-woo
Merchant (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)
Show 50 episodes · Actor
Her House (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)
Show 50 episodes · as Young-chae
Virtue (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)
Show 1 episode · Actor
Love Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)
Show 2 episodes · as Seo-young
Into the Sunlight (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)
Show 16 episodes · as Lee Yun-Hee
Calla (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)
as Su-jin
Last War (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)
Show 18 episodes · as 한지은
If It Snows on Christmas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)
as Song-hi
Ready, Go! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)
Show 8 episodes · as Na Min Jung
SBS Drama Awards (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)
Show 1 episode · as Host

Career shape

Star power in the 90^th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 35 titles from 1992 to 2026.

Highest rated

Hellbound (2021)

Midcredits 37^th

Film career

19922026

Top draw in 2 MovieCove titles.

2021Screen debut· Hellbound
2023First film· JUNG_E

By role

only this rolewith another role

Acting35 of 35 · 35^th

By decade

1990s7 · acting2000s11 · acting2010s9 · acting2020s8 · acting

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.

Who does Kim Hyun-joo work with?

People who share at least 2 of Kim Hyun-joo's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Ryu Bo-Ri shares the most, 2.