Soy Kim | |
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| Born | Kim So-yeon November 24, 1980 |
| Education | Korea University |
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| Years active | 1999–present |
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| Musical career | |
| Genre | Acoustic music |
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| Years active | 1999–present |
| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 김소연 |
| RR | Gim Soyeon |
| MR | Kim Soyŏn |
| Stage name | |
| Hangul | 김소이 |
| RR | Gim Soi |
| MR | Kim Soi |
Kim So-yeon (김소연; born November 24, 1980), known professionally as Soy Kim (김소이), is a South Korean actress, singer-songwriter, and model.
Soy started her acting career as Hye-young in the 2005 movie The Wig. After landing several lead roles in movies such as Ohayo Sapporo, she began working closely with South Korean director Shin Yeon-shick in movies such as Rough Play, The Avian Kind, and most recently a lead role in his omnibus Like a French Film, opposite Steven Yeun from The Walking Dead.
Due to her multilingualism, Soy had the opportunity to interview many Hollywood stars such as Ben Stiller, Liam Neeson, Mike Myers, and Beyoncé. She also had interviewed Leonardo DiCaprio, Tom Hardy, and director Alejandro G. Iñárritu for the 2015 Academy Award-winning film The Revenant.
Soy was included in the original lineup for S.E.S under SM Entertainment in 1997, but left the group prior to debut for personal reasons.[citation needed]
Soy started her musical career as the leader of 5-member K-pop girl band T.T.MA in 1999. After releasing two albums, the group disbanded in 2002 and Soy now performs under the moniker, Raspberry Field.[citation needed]
Soy was born in British Hong Kong. She has an older sister named Kim Hye-won, who is married to singer Cho Kyu-chan. Her parents were South Korean diplomats, allowing her to travel to many countries in her youth such as England, United States, and Taiwan. Her cousin is singer Paul Kim.
Upon her return to South Korea, she enrolled in Korea University and graduated with a Bachelor's degree in Chinese Language & Literature. She is also an M.A. candidate in media studies.[citation needed]
Soy is fluent in English, Korean, and Chinese.[citation needed]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2005 | The Wig | Hye-young | |
| 2007 | The Cut | Eun-joo | |
| 2011 | Index Finger | Soy | Short film |
| 2013 | Ohayo Sapporo | Mo Re | |
| Rough Play | Theatre Actress | Cameo | |
| 2015 | The Avian Kind | So-yeon | |
| 2016 | Like a French Film | Soyeon |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2009 | High Kick Through the Roof | Soy | Supporting role |
| 2010 | I Am Legend | Shin-ae | Guest role |
| 2012 | I Love Lee Tae-ri | Na Hong-shil | Supporting role |
| 2014 | Potato Star 2013QR3 | Herself | Cameo |
| 2024 | Sorry Not Sorry | Shannon's mom | Supporting role |
| 2026 | XO, Kitty | Yisoo |