# Kim Hye-yoon Is Building One of the Most Varied Filmographies in K-Drama Right Now

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Kim Hye-yoon just confirmed her next three projects in a row, and the range is genuinely striking. Coming off the horror film *Salmokji* — where she played a road-view filming PD named Han Su-in — she's heading into *Good Partner 2* on SBS as lawyer Kang Hye-seong, joining Jang Na-ra's courtroom world as a new character in season two. That's a hard pivot from screaming in the dark to delivering legal arguments, and it's the kind of move that quietly reshapes how you think about an actor.

*Salmokji* gave her the numbers to back up the momentum. Released on April 8, the film closed with over 3.24 million admissions and cumulative revenue exceeding 33.3 billion won — a real box-office result, not just a critical footnote. Before that, she was Eun-ho the gumiho in *From Today, I'm a Human* (a fantasy romance). Before that, Im Sol in *Lovely Runner*. Three consecutive projects, three completely different registers: fantasy, horror, legal drama. That's not an accident.

In *Good Partner 2*, she steps in as Kang Hye-seong — a new character entering the season-one universe built around Cha Eun-gyeong. SBS officially confirmed her casting as Jang Na-ra's new partner, which means the courtroom dynamic shifts with a fresh face rather than a returning one. For a show whose first season was already tight on character chemistry, that's an interesting creative bet.

Beyond the SBS drama, she's also confirmed for the Disney+ original series *The Miracle of Namiya General Store*, an adaptation of Keigo Higashino's novel reimagined as a Korean series. The cast alongside her includes Ryu Seung-ryong, Moon Sang-min, and Lee Chae-min. The series is targeting a 2027 release, so this one is further out — but it's a notable get, both for the source material and the platform.

On the awards circuit, she's confirmed for AAA 2026 — the Asia Artist Awards — on December 5 and 6 at National Stadium in Kaohsiung, Taiwan. Her name appeared in the actor lineup announced on the 20th. It's a clean end-of-year cap on what's shaping up to be a genuinely busy stretch.

The brand value angle in the source is worth noting for context: she ranked first overall in the week 34 actor brand value index with a score of 74,386 points, with fan voting accounting for 56.3% of that total. In the female actor category specifically, she placed first in voting. These numbers reflect fandom engagement more than critical reception, but the combination of box-office results, confirmed upcoming projects, and fan activity all pointing in the same direction at once is the real story.

What makes Kim Hye-yoon's current trajectory interesting from a drama-watching perspective is that she's not soft-launching a new image — she's just doing it. *Salmokji* was a genuine horror film, not a genre-adjacent romance with spooky lighting. *Good Partner 2* is a professional legal drama with dialogue-heavy scenes and ensemble dynamics. *Namiya General Store* is an adaptation of literary fiction. None of these are the same project in different packaging.

If you've been watching since *Lovely Runner* and haven't checked *Salmokji* yet, that's the gap worth filling before *Good Partner 2* arrives. The tonal distance between Im Sol and Han Su-in is exactly what makes the Kang Hye-seong casting feel earned rather than surprising.