Kim Sae-ron

Actress

July 31, 2000 (24 years)

† February 16, 2025

Seoul, South Korea

Biography

Kim Sae-ron was a South Korean actress. She began her career as a child actress at the age of nine and became popular through the films A Brand New Life and The Man From Nowhere. As Kim reached her teenage years, she was cast in more leading roles, notably in films such as A Girl at My Door, Snow Road, and Barbie. On February 16, 2025, Kim's body was found by a friend in her home in Seongsu-dong, Seongdong District, Seoul. Her death was ruled as a suicide by police officials.

Filmography

7.5

Men on a Mission

Self

Male celebs play make-believe as high schoolers, welcoming star transfer students every week and engaging in battles of witty humor and slapstick.

8.5

Bloodhounds

Kim Hyeon-joo

Faced with ruthless foes with a violent thirst, two young boxers band together — risking life and limb to bring justice and protect their loved ones.

7.4

KBS Drama Special

So-ssang

Forget the existing one-act dramas! Short but impactive! KBS Drama Special presents high quality single episode dramas. Dramas are the broadcast content with the widest public appeal. KBS Drama Special will produce short dramas of far-reaching impact involving at times a serious social message, unique emotions or perspectives. It will stay abreast of modern viewership.

7.0

Show! Music Core

Host

Show! Music Core is a music show that has been aired since 2005. Not like any other music shows, this show doesn't include any charts or awards. There are a few segments such as This Week's Hot 3, Chart Up Core and Core of Rising Stars.

7.0

Let's Eat Dinner Together

Self

As more and more people are getting used to eating dinner alone, Kang Ho-dong and Lee Kyung-kyu visit ordinary Korean families at dinner time and share their lives as they eat dinner together.

7.9

Kiss Sixth Sense

"Haroo" actress

Hong Ye-sul, a competent account executive at an advertising company, has one secret— she can see the future when her lips come into contact with another person. When Ye-sul accidentally kisses her stern team chief Cha Min-hu, she sees the impossible: herself in bed with him some time in the future. To add to her confusion and frustration, her ex-boyfriend Lee Pil-yo is attempting to win back her heart, shaking her life up even more.

7.7

The Man from Nowhere

Jeong So-mi

A reclusive pawnshop owner goes on a brutal rampage to rescue a young girl kidnapped by a criminal organization.

7.7

Nobody Knows

Cha Young Jin [Young]

A high school boy falls off of the top of a building and lapses into a coma. A detective and his school teacher attempt to get to the bottom of the incident.

7.8

Glamorous Temptation

Shin Eun-soo (teen)

A story about a woman experiencing a harsh fate, a woman who is jealous of her and a man set out to get revenge.

6.6

Secret Healer

Seo-Ri

Seo-Ri's mother Queen Sim was unable to have a child. She went to a shaman to help her have a child. With the help of shaman Hong-Joo's black magic, Queen Sim was able to have a boy and girl twins. The girl, Seo-Ri, was put under a curse and abandoned deep in the mountains. She meets Heo Jun, a young man, there.

7.5

Ordinary People

Yu-jin

A gym teacher and his female student look for her missing friend. But as they investigate, they find that her disappearance is a part of a larger conspiracy.

7.4

The Great Shaman Ga Doo-shim

Ga Doo-shim

18-year-old Ga Doo Shim who wishes to live as a typical high schooler but is born with the undesired fate of becoming a shaman. She is a brave and strong character who will fight evil spirits as she works on solving mysterious cases. Na Woo Soo, a nearly perfect high schooler with a wealthy background, handsome looks, and outstanding grades. When Ga Doo Shim suddenly appears in his life, he gains the ability to see evil spirits, and the two get entangled in mysterious cases together.

6.5

The Queen's Classroom

Kim Seo-hyun

A lot of stories unfold when Ms. Ma, a cold-hearted witch, becomes a homeroom teacher at an elementary school.

7.9

Hi! School - Love On

Lee Seul-bi

High school may be tough, but Woo Hyun has a guardian angel looking over him — literally. Disguised as a naive high schooler, Lee Seul Bi descends from the heavens to protect Woo Hyun's life, but discovers she's got a thing or two to learn about life as a teenager, including the pains of falling in love. Can this cherubic guardian protect the apple of her eye and also manage to survive high school?

7.8

Leverage

Go Na-byul

There are countless incidents happening in one day. The corruption of the upper class discourages the common people who are living their lives diligently. From immorality to financial fraud, and they even commit a highly developed type of expedient. The victims of corruption are us, the common people. However, we have no choice but to be relieved that the victim is not me at least for this time. To turn the table, the best experts in each field have gathered! The former insurance investigator, Tae Joon, has a son who is terminally ill. To save his son, he accepts the deal which is extremely dangerous. And his life completely changes after that day. He organizes a team to get back at those corrupted rich people. With Su Kyung, Na Byeol, Roy, and Eui Sung, Tae Joon approaches to the conspiracy. Self-interest is rampant in our society, but through their journey to exposing the corruption, they begin to understand each other at the end.

5.9

Can You Hear My Heart?

Bong Woo-ri (young)

Can You Hear My Heart is a South Korean television drama broadcast by MBC starring Hwang Jung-eum, Kim Jae-won and Namgoong Min. It aired on MBC from April 2, 2011 to July 10, 2011 on Saturdays and Sundays at 21:45 for 30 episodes.

5.8

Love Playlist

Seo Ji-min

A web-drama about young love on a university campus.

7.3

The Neighbors

Yoo Soo-yeon / Won Yeo-seon

A serial killer murders a girl from his neighborhood. The residents begin to suspect him one by one, as he tries to cover his tracks and plans another kill before escape.

5.5

To Be Continued

Jung Ah-rin

This web-drama is about a boy group who fall to the past just a day before their debut and getting back in time with the help of a girl.

N/A

What is Mom

Kim Sae-Ron

This drama tells the story of a mom who stays with her children again after her children become jobless. Na Moon Hee is the owner of a noodle shop. Her already independent children stay in their own houses. But after becoming jobless, her children come back home again and work together in her noodle shop. (Source: koreandrama.org)