Soy Kim

Soy Kim
Born
Kim So-yeon

(1980-11-24) November 24, 1980 (age 45)
EducationKorea University
Occupations
  • Actress
  • singer-songwriter
  • model
Years active1999–present
Relatives
  • Kim Hye-won (sister)
  • Cho Kyu-chan (brother-in-law)
  • Paul Kim (cousin)
Musical career
GenreAcoustic music
Instruments
  • Vocals
  • acoustic guitar
Years active1999–present
Korean name
Hangul
김소연
RRGim Soyeon
MRKim Soyŏn
Stage name
Hangul
김소이
RRGim Soi
MRKim Soi

Kim So-yeon (김소연; born November 24, 1980), known professionally as Soy Kim (김소이), is a South Korean actress, singer-songwriter, and model.

Career

Film

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.

Interviewer

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.

Music

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]

Early life

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]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
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

Television

Year Title Role Notes
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

Discography

As Raspberry Field

Studio albums
Singles

As T.T.MA

Studio albums

References

  1. ↑ "[Video] New Steven Yeun footage released for the Korean movie 'Like a French Film'". HanCinema. 7 January 2016. Retrieved 6 March 2016.
  2. ↑ Lee, In-Kyung (11 December 2015). "[Exclusive] Soy to Interview Leonardo Dicaprio in LA". MWAVE. Archived from the original on 7 March 2016. Retrieved 7 March 2016..
  3. ↑ "'비스' 김소이 "사촌 동생 폴킴, 집안 유전자에 개그감 없어" 영상 편지". Hankook Ilbo (in Korean). 28 April 2020. Retrieved 8 November 2020 – via Naver.