Kim Yeo-jin (born June , ) is a South Korean actress and activist. Kim
made her acting debut in the stage play What Do Women Live For in ,
and has since remained active in film and television, drawing praise
for her supporting roles in Im Sang-soo's Girls' Night Out (), Lee
Chang-dong's Peppermint Candy (), and Im Kwon-taek's Chi-hwa-seon
().Kim is known for being actively engaged in various rallies and
civic group activities, attracting public attention to controversial
social and political issues, including efforts to reinstate laid-off
shipbuilders at Hanjin Heavy Industries, calls to lower university
tuition fees, and opposition to the Four Major Rivers Project. She
often expresses her opinions on social networking service Twitter, and
has been called one of the most popular socialtainers.Because of her
outspokenness, MBC banned Kim in (she was originally scheduled to
appear as a "progressive" panelist on the current affairs radio show
Sohn Suk-hee's Spotlight), which led to prominent figures from
academic, literary and media circles to call for a boycott of the
network's programs.Kim has also campaigned for liberal politicians Roh
Moo-hyun, Moon Jae-in and Park Won-soon.
made her acting debut in the stage play What Do Women Live For in ,
and has since remained active in film and television, drawing praise
for her supporting roles in Im Sang-soo's Girls' Night Out (), Lee
Chang-dong's Peppermint Candy (), and Im Kwon-taek's Chi-hwa-seon
().Kim is known for being actively engaged in various rallies and
civic group activities, attracting public attention to controversial
social and political issues, including efforts to reinstate laid-off
shipbuilders at Hanjin Heavy Industries, calls to lower university
tuition fees, and opposition to the Four Major Rivers Project. She
often expresses her opinions on social networking service Twitter, and
has been called one of the most popular socialtainers.Because of her
outspokenness, MBC banned Kim in (she was originally scheduled to
appear as a "progressive" panelist on the current affairs radio show
Sohn Suk-hee's Spotlight), which led to prominent figures from
academic, literary and media circles to call for a boycott of the
network's programs.Kim has also campaigned for liberal politicians Roh
Moo-hyun, Moon Jae-in and Park Won-soon.
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