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Kim Mi-soo, actress in Disney+ K-drama Snowdrop, dies aged 29, cutting short a promising career

  • The rising South Korean actress plays opposite K-pop star Jisoo of Blackpink and had roles in Korean dramas The School Nurse Files, Yumi’s Cells and Hellbound
  • The cause of Kim’s death on January 5 has not been revealed, and her representatives have requested that people refrain from speculation

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South Korean actress Kim Mi-soo.

Rising South Korean actress Kim Mi-soo, currently on screens in the JTBC-Disney+ drama Snowdrop, has died suddenly at the age of 29.

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Her death on January 5 was confirmed by her agency, Landscape Entertainment, following earlier news reports.

Her funeral will be held at a funeral hall in the Nowon district of Seoul.

The cause of Kim’s death has not been revealed, and her representatives have requested that people refrain from spreading speculative rumours about her death.

Kim Mi-soo (right) stars alongside Jisoo (second from right) in Snowdrop.
Kim Mi-soo (right) stars alongside Jisoo (second from right) in Snowdrop.

Born on March 16, 1992, Kim debuted on screens as one of the leads in the 2019 short film Lipstick Revolution, and then appeared in director Kim Jong-kwan’s short film Memories, the TV film Human Luwak and her feature debut Kyungmi’s World, which premiered at the Busan International Film Festival, where it won the CGK & Samyang XEEN Award.

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