Kim Hae-Sook From "Start-Up" And Her K-Drama Daughters And Sons
This halmeoni from "Start-Up" is a favorite eomma in K-dramaland too!
K-drama fans' beloved halmeoni from Start-Up, Kim Hae-sook, just had a major transformation for her latest role in newly-released webtoon-based fantasy drama Tomorrow.
Kim Hae-sook plays the role of Emperor Jade, the chairman of the underworld/afterlife monopoly called Joomaedung. The series stars Kim Hee-sun (as Goo Ryeon), Rowoon (as Choi Joon-wong), Lee Soo-hyuk (as Park Joong-gil), and Yoon Ji-on (as Lim Ryung-gu) whose characters all work at Joomaedung whether to prevent suicide or guide the dead.
Some would jokingly say that Kim Hae-sook's character, Choi Won-deok, in trending K-drama Start-Up is the root of deception in this story. Despite her good intentions, the letters she started for her granddaughter later caused a huge misunderstanding between the lead trio: Seo Dal-mi (Bae Suzy), Nam Do-san (Nam Joo-hyuk), and Han Ji-pyeong (Kim Seon-ho). Still, there's also no denying that viewers love how loving, caring, and hardworking this halmeoni (grandmother) is.
The scenes with Choi Won-deok always tug at the heartstrings, and the character is heartwarmingly brought to life by Kim Hae-sook, a veteran Korean actress who has more than 100 television series in her filmography. The 66-year-old award-winning actress has been a part of the entertainment industry since 1975, and has been a favorite for mother (eomma) roles.
In the gallery below, we take a look back at Kim Hae-sook's illustrious career through her K-drama daughters and sons:
Kim Hae-Sook's K-Drama Daughters & Sons
Kim Hae-Sook's K-Drama Daughters & Sons
Song Hye-Kyo in "Autumn in My Heart"
Photo Credit: IMDb
Choi Ji-Woo in "Winter Sonata"
Photo Credit: IDN Times
Song Seung-Heon in "Summer Scent"
Photo Credit: KBS2
Han Ji-Hye in "Sweet 18"
Photo Credit: KBS2
Chae Rim in "Oh Feel Young"
Photo Credit: KBS2
Choi Jin-Sil in "My Rosy Life"
Photo Credit: KBS Global Media
Han Hyo-Joo in "Spring Waltz"
*Kim Hae-sook is her adoptive mother in the series.
Photo Credit: KBS
Lee Yo-Won in "Surgeon Bong Dal-Hee"
Photo Credit: SBS
Kim Ji-Seok in "Likeable or Not"
Photo Credit: KBS
Jung Gyu-Woon in "Robber"
Photo Credit: stars.koreandrama.org
Jung Yoon-Jo in "White Lie"
Photo Credit: stars.koreandrama.org
Shin Hyun-Joon in "Cain and Abel"
Photo Credit: Netflix
Song Chang-Eui, Lee Sang-Yoon, Woo Hee-Jin, and Nam Gyu-Ri in "Life is Beautiful"
Photo Credit: SBS
Kim Rae-Won in "A Thousand Days' Promise"
Photo Credit: SBS
Lee Bo-Young in "I Can Hear Your Voice"
Photo Credit: SBS
Lee Dong-Wook in "Hotel King"
Photo Credit: MBC
Yeon Woo-Jin in "Marriage, Not Dating"
Photo Credit: tvN
Lee Yu-Ri, Jung So-Min, and Ryu Hwa-Young in "My Father is Strange"
Photo Credit: Viki
Yoo Yeon-Sok in "Hospital Playlist"
Photo Credit: Kingkong by Starship
Kim So-Yeon, Kim Ha-Kyung, and Yoo Sun in "Mother of Mine"
Photo Credit: KBS2
Tomorrow is available on Netflix, with new episodes every Friday and Saturday.
Lead photos from tvN via Netflix and MBC (Kim Hae-sook), Golden Dew (Choi Ji-woo), Sulwhasoo (Song Hye-kyo), King Kong by Starship (Song Seung-heon and Lee Dong-wook), and background photo by Stanislav Kondratiev from Pexels
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