8 Top Korean Stars Who Were Once Child Actors

Korean actors have found a huge fan following in the country and abroad. Many of them became famous right from young age. Their journey from being child actors to leading stars is noteworthy. Here are some of the most loved K-drama and movie stars who were once child artistes.

8 Top Korean Stars Who Were Once Child Actors

Korean actors have found a huge fan following in the country and abroad. Many of them became famous right from young age. Their journey from being child actors to leading stars is noteworthy. Here are some of the most loved K-drama and movie stars who were once child artistes.

Kim Yoo Jung

She first faced the camera at 4 for a TV ad. By 2000s, she was among the most popular child actors and got the nickname "Nation's Little Sister", until her first leading role in Love in the Moonlight (2016).

Nam Ji Hyun

She is known as a premiere child artiste of late 2000s, with projects like East of Eden, Queen Seondeok, Will It Snow for Christmas? Girl Detective, To the Beautiful You, and more. Her first lead role was in Shopping King Louie (2016).

Kim So Hyun

She began her career as a child in 2006 with shows like Moon Embracing the Sun and Missing You. Her first leading role came in teen drama Ma Boy (2012).

Yoo Seung Ho

He rose to fame with The Way Home in 2002, and starred in many TV shows and films as a child and teenager actor. After his military service, he starred in Remember (2015).

Park Eun Bin

She began her career as a model in 1996, and made her small screen debut as a child actor in White Nights 3.98 (1998). She started doing lead roles post Operation Proposal (2012).

Park Shin Hye

She played the younger Choi Ji-Woo's character in Stairway to Heaven in 2003, and did several other K-dramas as a child actor before landing her first adult leading role in Tree of Heaven (2006).

Yeo Jin Goo

He debuted in Sad Movie in 2005 and went on to get the nickname "Nation's Little Brother". He played younger version of main actors in many films and TV shows until his lead role in Hwayi: A Monster Boy (2013).

Lee Se Young

She began her career as a child actor and went on to be known for films like When I Turned Nine, Lovely Rivals, and The Wonder Years.