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Kim Go-eun

Kim Go-eun

Actor · Born July 2, 1991 (35) · Seoul, South Korea

Kim Go-Eun (born July 2, 1991) is a South Korean actress under BH Entertainment. Kim's first-ever on-screen role was in the 2012 critically acclaimed film "A Muse". Her daring and naturalistic performance in the film won her accolades in South Korea. Even though she was met with many offers, she decided to take a break to go back to school and finish her degree. Two years later, Kim returned to the screen in the 2014 crime thriller "Monster". In 2019, Kim was named as a Chanel ambassador for South Korea and was later selected to be one of the seven faces for Chanel's "J12 Turns 20" campaign in 2020. In 2019, Kim Go-eun has been appointed as an honorary ambassador for the Ministry of Environment's Resource Circulation held at the Korea Press Center on August 30, 2019. Kim Go-eun actively paid attention to social contribution and environmental protection activities such as donating to wildfire victims in the Gangwon area and removing plastic in the seas with their “NO Plastic Challenge”.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
July 2, 1991 (35)
From
Seoul, South Korea
Works as
Actor
Titles
19 on MovieCove · 26 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 157 days to Oct 28Down 24% in 30 days

What are Kim Go-eun's films like?

Across their 17 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Genres

Action3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 65th percentile
: browse their Action movies
Drama3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 92nd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Comedy2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 81st percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
27%
Self
26%
Morality
23%
Survival
12%
Power
7%
Ideas
5%
Society
1%
Romantic love4 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds4 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice4 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception3 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity3 titles, browse their movies with this themeRevenge2 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship2 titles, browse their movies with this themeFate3 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 10 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 1 · Serious 4 · Dark 5

Grounded: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their grounded movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 7 · Stylized 3 · Heightened 0

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

A split, not a type: Gentle 1 · Charged 3 · Intense 6

Steady: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their steady movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 5 · Shifting 5 · Whiplash 0

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 7 · Some laughs 3 · Funny 0

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 4 · Even-paced 6 · Relentless 0

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 3 · Engaged 6 · Full focus 1

Heavy: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their heavy movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

Easy watch 0 · Affecting 3 · Heavy 7

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 7 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 1

Roles they play

18 analyzed roles

Usually the Hero: 8 of 18 analyzed roles.

Hero
8 of 18
Ally
5 of 18
Herald
1 of 18
Threshold guardian
1 of 18
Mentor
1 of 18
Trickster
1 of 18
Shadow
1 of 18
Show the 18 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
10
Melancholic
11
Dread
3
Romantic
4
Warm
3
Other
12

How their films linger

Haunting8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteCathartic2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteDevastating2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 4 with a twist

  • Happy3
  • Bittersweet10
  • Tragic1
  • 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 Go-eun's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 17 of their 19 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (8).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Kim Go-eun'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

26 credits, 19 with a MovieCove page; 14 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • The Price of Confession(2025)

    Show 12 episodes · as Mo Eun

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all shows

  • You and Everything Else(2025)

    Show 15 episodes · as Ryu Eun-jung

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all shows

  • The Bek Show: End of Civilization (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Actor

  • The Ways of Tasting (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Show 4 episodes · Actor

  • Love in the Big City(2024)

    as Jae-hee

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • Yumi's Cells: The Movie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Theme Song Performance

  • Exhuma(2024)

    as Lee Hwa-rim

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • Dog Days(2024)

    as Su-jeong

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • Hero (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    as Seol-hee

  • Little Women(2022)

    Show 12 episodes · as Oh In-joo

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all shows

  • Yumi's Cells(2021)

    Show 36 episodes · as Kim Yu-mi

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all shows

  • Untact (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    as Soo-jin

  • The King: Eternal Monarch(2020)

    Show 16 episodes · as Jung Tae-eul / Luna

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all shows

  • Tune in for Love(2019)

    as Mi-su

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • Hit-and-Run Squad(2019)

    as Woman with Straight Hair

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • Sunset in My Hometown(2018)

    as Sun-mi

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • Guardian: The Lonely and Great God(2016)

    Show 16 episodes · as Ji Eun-tak

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • Canola(2016)

    as Hye-ji

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • Cheese in the Trap(2016)

    Show 16 episodes · as Hong Seol

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all shows

  • The Advocate: A Missing Body(2015)

    as Jin Sun-mi

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • Memories of the Sword(2015)

    as Hong-yi / Sul-hee

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • Coin Locker Girl(2015)

    as Il-young

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • Monster(2014)

    as Bok-soon

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • Neverdie Butterfly (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    as Sooyeon

  • A Muse(2012)

    as Han Eun-gyo

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • Soul (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Show 1 episode · as Han Su-ryeon

Career shape

Star power in the 99th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 26 titles, 25 of them dated from 2012 to 2025; peak year 2024.

Biggest box office

Exhuma (2024)

$94M worldwide

Highest rated

Guardian: The Lonely and Great God (2016)

Midcredits 98th

Film career

20122025

Peak 2024 · their film career is on the way up. Top draw in 10 MovieCove titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting25 of 26: 25 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score78thOther crew1 of 26: 1 only other crew, 0 with another role

By decade

2010s12 · acting2020s13 · 12 acting · 1 crew

Billing

usually 2nd · top billed in 30% of 10 roles

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. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30.

How do Kim Go-eun's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 72nd percentile, the median of all 12; across their 10 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 73rd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

73rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 10

Approval · how many liked their films

68thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 10

Reach · how many have seen their films

79thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 10

Midcredits score across 19 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up12
  • 50th to 74th7

Shape of the crowd

12 of their 19 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved3
  • Crowd Pleaser12
  • Mixed4

Most divisive · actor

Sunset in My Hometown (2018)

70th percentile spread · 16% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Guardian: The Lonely and Great God (2016)

Midcredits 98th · 91% liked

Reviewers score the acting 80/100 in their films, across 9 reviewed titles; fans 85, detractors 60. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Kim Go-eun's work okay for kids?

Across up to 7 MovieCove titles with content scores, 1 of the 4 categories sits near the median of all films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore4 titlesmedian 50 · moderateMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity7 titles11–57 · median 23 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Alcohol & Drugs3 titlesmedian 42 · moderateMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense3 titlesmedian 57 · moderateMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Kim Go-eun work with?

People who share at least 2 of Kim Go-eun's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Jung Ji-woo shares the most, 2.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers

Producers