Kim Hee-ae, who left YG Entertainment, which reorganized its acting division, has signed an exclusive contract with Keyeast.

On the 10th, Keyeast said, “We are happy to be working with actress Kim Hee-ae, who represents South Korea,” and “We will be a strong supporter so that veteran acting actress Kim Hee-ae can continue her diverse activities.”

Kim Hee-ae, a “trustworthy box office guarantee”, has received support across generations by perfectly immersing herself in her characters with her excellent acting in each of her works. Kim Hee-ae‘s outgoing and friendly charm, which she has displayed in various entertainment programs, has earned the public’s deep trust and affection. Even at the top, Kim Hee-ae has continued to take on challenges and variations, successfully presenting unconventional character transformations in JTBC‘s ‘Secret Love Affair’ and ‘The World of the Married’. Through this, Kim Hee-ae has proven once again why she is a representative actress of South Korea.

Last year, Kim Hee-ae also showed off her strong presence through her active work. In the movie ‘Deadman’, she showed off her fiery charisma as the top political consultant, Ms. Sim, and in director Heo Jin-ho’s movie ‘An Ordinary Family’, she received favorable reviews for her delicate and dense emotional acting, which is Kim Hee-ae‘s specialty, as a working mom who does everything perfectly. In addition, in the Netflix series ‘While’, she gave a passionate performance as a politician, Jung Soo-jin, who is full of desire to monopolize the next power.

Kim Hee-ae, who possesses such solid acting skills and topicality, has chosen Keyeast as her new partner, drawing attention from the industry. Keyeast stood out in 2024 by producing various content such as dramas and entertainment shows, and is expected to continue its momentum in 2025. Also, as this year has declared the revival of KeyEast, the ‘powerful actor family’, expectations are growing for the synergy that KeyEast and Kim Hee-ae will create.

Meanwhile, KeyEast, which includes Cha Seung-won, Chae Jung-an, Park Myung-hoon, Bae Jeong-nam, Han Sun-hwa, Kang Han-na, and Stephanie Lee, has produced KBS2’s weekend special ‘Iron Family’, Coupang Play‘s original series ‘Family Plan’, tvN’s ‘Ask the Stars’, and Disney+‘s original series ‘Trigger’, and last year, it expanded its business sector to include entertainment production, producing ENA’s ‘My Child‘s Private Life’, and is taking a leap forward as a studio-type comprehensive entertainment company.


Reporter Seungmi Lee smlee@donga.com

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