[2] After appearing in a number of television commercials and short films, she had her first feature in mainstream films, The Silenced (2015), and gained wider recognition for her prominent role in the comedy-drama series The Fiery Priest (2019),[3] which brought Keum the Best New Actress at the 2019 SBS Drama Awards.

Keum Sae-rok was born on September 6, 1992 in Dong District, Daegu, South Korea.

Her subsequent performance as a tough rookie detective in the comedy television series The Fiery Priest (2019) brought her wider recognition[3] and won her Best New Actress at the 2019 SBS Drama Awards.

It was canceled due to historical distortions, which caused Keum to write an apology letter.

[5] Later, Keum joined the SBS variety program Baek Jong-won's Alley Restaurant.