Kim Hye-Eun

Actor · Born March 1, 1973 (53) · Busan, South Korea

Kim Hye-eun (born March 1, 1973) is a South Korean actress. Kim began working as an announcer for the MBC network in 1997, first at a local affiliate in Cheongju, then later as a weathercaster of the main news desk in Seoul. After eight years, she resigned from MBC in 2004. Kim pursued acting in earnest in 2007, and has since starred in films and television series, notably Nameless Gangster: Rules of the Time (2012) and Secret Love Affair (2014).

Biography from TMDB.

Born: March 1, 1973 (53)
From: Busan, South Korea
Works as: Actor
Titles: 23 on MovieCove · 54 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 28Up 38% in 30 days

What are Kim Hye-Eun's films like?

Across their 16 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Themes

share of theme weight

Bonds

37%

Self

28%

Morality

13%

Survival

12%

Power

Society

Romantic love8 Purpose5 Family bonds3 Loyalty2 Justice2 Identity2 Redemption2 Ambition2

Roles they play

1 analyzed role

Allyas Coach Yang Chan-mi in Twenty Five Twenty One (2022)

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense

Romantic

Melancholic

Hopeful

Warm

Other

How their films linger

Hopeful10 Bittersweet7 Feel-good5 Thought-provoking2 Cathartic2

How their films end · 1 with a twist

Happy5
Bittersweet7
Tragic2
Ambiguous2

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 Hye-Eun's films?

As of October 24, 2026, all 23 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Netflix (11).

Also on these channels

KOCOWA10 titles, show their 10 titles on KOCOWA
CJ ENM Selects2 titles, show their 2 titles on CJ ENM Selects
Cineverse1 title, show their title on Cineverse
Midnight Pulp1 title, show their title on Midnight Pulp

Subscription and free streaming for Kim Hye-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

54 credits, 23 with a MovieCove page.

Take Charge of My Heart(2026)
Show as Baek Gyeong-Jin
Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all shows
Spirit Fingers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)
Show 12 episodes · as Seong Gyeong
Typhoon Family(2025)
Show 16 episodes · as Jung Cha-Ran
Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all shows
Family Secret (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)
as Yeon-jung
Family by Choice (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)
Show 16 episodes · as Kwon Jeong-hee
Iron Family(2024)
Show 36 episodes · as Baek Ji-yeon
Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all shows
Revolver (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)
as Shaman
No Plans At All (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)
Show 1 episode · Actor
Disarmed (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)
Show 1 episode · Actor
Not Others (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)
Show 12 episodes · as Kim Mi-jung
My Perfect Stranger(2023)
Show 3 episodes · as Ko Mi-sook (2021)
Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all shows
May It Please the Court(2022)
Show 12 episodes · as Oh Ha-ran
Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all shows
The Sound of Magic(2022)
Show 6 episodes · as Il-deung Mother
Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all shows
Twenty Five Twenty One(2022)
Show 16 episodes · as Yang Chan-mi
Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows
Phantom: The Musical (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)
Actor
Fly, Again (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)
Show 10 episodes · as Kim Jin-Hee
The Road: The Tragedy of One (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)
Show 12 episodes · as Cha Seo-young
Okay Madam(2020)
as Office Manager
Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films
Graceful Friends (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)
Show 17 episodes · as Kang Kyeong-Ja
Fix You (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)
Show 1 episode · as Patient
Itaewon Class(2020)
Show 16 episodes · as Kang Min-jung
Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows
Doctor John(2019)
Show 16 episodes · as Tae-Kyung
Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all shows
Encounter(2018)
Show 16 episodes · as Kim Seon-ju
Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all shows
Clean with Passion for Now(2018)
Show 16 episodes · as Cha Mae Hwa
Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all shows
Son: The Guest(2018)
Show 16 episodes · as Park Hong-joo
Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all shows
Mr. Sunshine(2018)
Show 24 episodes · as Yoon Ho-sun
Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows
Are You Human? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)
Show 36 episodes · as Nam Ho-Yeon
Radio Romance(2018)
Show 16 episodes · as Ra Ra-ree
Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all shows
The Sheriff In Town (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)
as Mi-seon
The Mayor (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)
as Television presenter
My Little Brother (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)
as Soon-im
Pandora(2016)
as First Lady
Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films
Dr. Romantic(2016)
Show 1 episode · as Shin Hyeong-jeong
Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows
Monster (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)
Show 50 episodes · as Hwang Ji-Soo
D-Day(2015)
Show 20 episodes · as Kang Joo Ran
Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all shows
Unkind Women (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)
Show 24 episodes · as An Jong-Mi
The Jingbirok: A Memoir of Imjin War (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)
Show 50 episodes · as Kim Gwi-in
My Lovely Girl(2014)
Show 16 episodes · as Oh Hee-sun
Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all shows
Triangle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)
Show 26 episodes · as Kim Ok-kyung
Secret Love Affair (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)
Show 16 episodes · as Seo Young-woo
Man in Love(2014)
as Mi-young
Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films
Gold Rainbow(2013)
Show 41 episodes · as Yang Se-ryun
Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all shows
Princess Aurora(2013)
Show 150 episodes · as Hwang Ja-mong
Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)
Lovers of Haeundae (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)
Show 16 episodes · as Yook Tam-hee
I Do, I Do (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)
Show 16 episodes · as Hwang Ji Ahn's friend
The Man from the Equator (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)
Show 20 episodes · as Park Yoon-joo
장비록 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)
Show 1 episode · Actor
Nameless Gangster: Rules of the Time(2012)
as Night Club Manager
Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films
You Are So Pretty (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)
Show 135 episodes · as Go Yoo-Jung
Last Flashman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)
as teacher
Wife and Woman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)
Show 156 episodes · as Kim Jae-Ran
Women of the Sun (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)
Show 20 episodes · as Jang Si-Eun
Heaven's Soldiers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)
as Announcer
The Solid Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)
Show 8 episodes · as Han So-yun

Career shape

Star power in the 97^th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 53 titles from 1998 to 2025; peak year 2013.

Biggest box office

Nameless Gangster: Rules of the Time (2012)

$32M worldwide

Highest rated

Twenty Five Twenty One (2022)

Midcredits 98^th

Film career

MilestoneBreakout

19982025

Peak 2013 · fewer prominent film roles lately. Top draw in 1 MovieCove title. 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.

2005Screen debut· Heaven's Soldiers
2012Breakout· Nameless Gangster

By role

only this rolewith another role

Acting53 of 53 · 77^th

By decade

1990s1 · acting2000s3 · acting2010s29 · acting2020s20 · acting

Billing

usually 11th · top billed in 0% of 8 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.

Who does Kim Hye-Eun work with?

People who share at least 2 of Kim Hye-Eun's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Kim Young-kwang shares the most, 2.