Kim Kkobbi (Korean: 김꽃비; born November , ) is a South Korean
actress. The syllables of her first name literally means "flower"
(Korean: 꽃; RR: kkot) and "rain" (Korean: 비; RR: bi).Kim Kkobbi
was working as an extra on the film My Boss, My Hero when a staffer
spotted her and asked her to audition for Jealousy Is My Middle Name.
Thus began her acting career, though for many years she was relegated
to bit parts. Instead she focused on gaining experience in the indie
film scene.Kim had her breakthrough in when she starred opposite
actor-director Yang Ik-june in the gritty, low-budget drama
Breathless. The film won critical acclaim both at home and abroad,
receiving more than awards from the international festival circuit,
and attracting audiences to theaters in numbers unprecedented for an
indie film. Kim was widely praised for her portrayal of a spunky high
school girl with an abusive past who bonds with a neighborhood thug,
earning her a Best Actress award from the Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
International Film Festival, Best New Actress honors from the Blue
Dragon Film Awards and Grand Bell Awards, and a Best Supporting
Actress nomination from the Asian Film Awards.Kim's other notable
films include the vacation island mystery Magic and Loss, the lesbian
romance Ashamed (also known as Life is Peachy), the dark and violent
animated film The King of Pigs, and Myselves: The Actress No Make-Up
Project, for which she and two other indie actresses filmed themselves
using camcorders to document their lives, struggles and dreams. In
she played the leading role in the Japanese horror film A Record of
Sweet Murder.
actress. The syllables of her first name literally means "flower"
(Korean: 꽃; RR: kkot) and "rain" (Korean: 비; RR: bi).Kim Kkobbi
was working as an extra on the film My Boss, My Hero when a staffer
spotted her and asked her to audition for Jealousy Is My Middle Name.
Thus began her acting career, though for many years she was relegated
to bit parts. Instead she focused on gaining experience in the indie
film scene.Kim had her breakthrough in when she starred opposite
actor-director Yang Ik-june in the gritty, low-budget drama
Breathless. The film won critical acclaim both at home and abroad,
receiving more than awards from the international festival circuit,
and attracting audiences to theaters in numbers unprecedented for an
indie film. Kim was widely praised for her portrayal of a spunky high
school girl with an abusive past who bonds with a neighborhood thug,
earning her a Best Actress award from the Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
International Film Festival, Best New Actress honors from the Blue
Dragon Film Awards and Grand Bell Awards, and a Best Supporting
Actress nomination from the Asian Film Awards.Kim's other notable
films include the vacation island mystery Magic and Loss, the lesbian
romance Ashamed (also known as Life is Peachy), the dark and violent
animated film The King of Pigs, and Myselves: The Actress No Make-Up
Project, for which she and two other indie actresses filmed themselves
using camcorders to document their lives, struggles and dreams. In
she played the leading role in the Japanese horror film A Record of
Sweet Murder.
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