Kim earned both a bachelor's and master's degree in traditional Korean music at Yong In University.

[citation needed] Kim Sa-rang made her acting debut in 2000 in the television drama series Anger of Angel, which garnered positive reviews.

That same year, she got her first big role in a television drama series entitled Mina which was again met with positive reviews and she was considered a rising star.

Her other roles in television include appearances in A Love to Kill, The King and I, Tokyo Sun Shower and Secret Garden.

During the pageant, she won the award for Best National Costume, which was a Korean hanbok dress.