Kim began hosting Musical Journey to Yesterday, a music program in which a mix of current idol singers and industry veterans perform live hit songs from the 1970s to 1990s. Later that year, she starred in the weekend drama What Happens to My Family?, which had over 40% ratings. Her performance garnered the Top Excellence award at the KBS Drama Awards. In 2015, she played dual roles in the melodrama, I Have a Lover. She won the Top Excellence Top Excellence Award from the APAN Star Awards and SBS Drama Awards. 2016-present: Professional expansion Kim then starred in Fantastic, playing a drama screenwriter suffering from a terminal illness. In 2018, she starred in the fantasy melodrama Miracle That We Met, she took the role of a tired wife, trapped in a loveless marriage. Kim described her character Sun Hye-jin as "a dormant volcano waiting to be active". In 2019, Kim appeared in the OCN's drama Watcher. She played the role of a criminal lawyer, who was a former elite and promising prosecutor. Kim's performance earned rave review that she "created an independent and unique character that has never been seen before". In July 2020, it was reported that Kim would starred in Undercover, a JTBC's remake of the British BBC drama of the same name. The drama saw her third reunion with her 2015 drama I Have a Lover co-star, Ji Jin-hee. Kim said of her reason for accepting the offer to join the drama: "Last time, I received a lot of help from Ji Jin-hee for my character. This time, on the contrary, the feelings of Ji Jin-hee's character Han Jeong-hyeon need to live more. Moreover, there are many people want the two of us to reunite after I Have a Lover , so I want to return that love as well." In the same month of 2020, Kim was confirmed joined the cast of Hellbound, a Netflix series directed by Yeon Sang-ho. She played Min Hye-jin, an attorney who stands up against religious extremists. In Octorber 2022, Netflix confirmed the production of its upcoming thrilled drama The Bequeathed with Kim is one of the lead roles. In December 2022, Kim starred in the SBS's drama Trolley, in which she played a wife of a member of the National Assembly In 2023, starred in the title role in the Netflix sci-fi film Jung_E directed by Hellbound director Yeon Sang-ho.