Tuesday, June 7, 2016

From child actors to successful leading roles.

Have you ever wondered how these child actors and actresses become so successful in a couple of years? While some veteran actors worked through their butt to become what they are right now. However some were just born with talent and looks to achieve what they have today.

1. Yoo Seung Ho
He was born in 1993 and a considered quite a kiddo actor when he first appeared drama Love Letter as the little Woo Jin. Yoo also did his first film The Way Home in 2002. By then he was only 9 years old. Today he's 23 (or 25 in Korean age) and he's one of the most talented and handsome young actors. He has completed military services and even dubbed as one of the strict commanders in army.  Yoo's most memorable impression in dramas were Sad Love Song in 2005, Queen Seondeok in 2009, God of Study, Flames of Ambition in 2010 and Arang and Magistrate and I Miss You in 2012 and Remember Me:Son of War 2016. Yoo has tapped in various roles from modern to sageuk that fits his face and all. 


2. Yeo Jin Goo
Born a few years later in 1997, Yeo started off acting in drama I Want to Love in 2006 and film Sad Movie in 2005. A former cutie pie actor, Yeo was only 8 years old when he went into acting industry. Now he has turned 19 (or 21 in Korean age), and emerged as one of the most successful child actors to leading roles in big dramas and movies. 

For his young age, he has the looks, manners and most of all every girl's dream guy. His deep manly voice and acting skills have moved the female audience and attracted many elder female fans. His famed roles were from Iljimae, Tazza, Giant, Warrior Baek Dong Soo, Moon Embracing the Sun, I Miss You and 2016's SBS drama Jackpot.


3. Park Ji Bin
Park was born in 1995, that makes him even older than Yeo but he has entered the acting
industry when he was also 8 years of age. He was in Perfect Love drama in 2003 and did his first movie A Family in 2004. He moved onto various child leading roles such as Yi San as Lee Seo Jin's younger role, Boys Over Flowers as Gu Hye Sun's younger brother, Queen Seondeok, May Queen, Incarnation of Money and The Suspicious Housekeeper.

Park is known to be very close to big celebrities such as Shinhwa's Minwoo. His circle of friends include Park Geun Tae, Kim Yoo Jung, Lee Hyun Woo and many more.

4. Lee Hyun Woo 
Lee is born in 1993 and his first drama was Spring Day in 2005. He was already 12 years old when he did his first acting. He was in The Legend, Lobbyist, Return of Iljimae, Queen Seondeok, God of Study, Gye Baek, Brain, Man from Equator, To the Beautiful You, Scholar Who Walks the Night and recently in Moorim School.
His memorable movies were Secretly, Greatly with Kim Soo Hyun, The Technicians with Kim Woo Bin and Go Chang Suk. In 2015, he did the Northern Limit Line which has proven he is not just a child actor but he has grown up in more matured roles. But when it comes to variety programs, Hyun Woo can be a dork and too innocent easily falling for tricks from others, but he just laughs and smiles away happily.


4. Kim Yoo Jung 
Yoo Jung is the little pretty nation's sister that everyone admires. A late boomer born in
1999, she has been started off her first role in 2004 which makes her the youngest child actress to act at the age of 5! Her memorable roles were in Iljimae, Cain and Abel, Queen Seondeok, Dong Yi, Flames of Ambition, Gye Baek, Moon Embracing the Sun, May Queen, Gold Rainbow, Secret Door and Angry Mom. 

She is recently been signed on for new drama Moonlight Drawn by Clouds. Since 2008, she has been winning various Best Child Actress awards for her roles. She is known to be rather close friends with Yeo who co-starred with her in two dramas.

5. Park Shin Hye
Shin Hye is no longer a stranger in the entertainment industry. Though she is older than the rest of the child actress, she was considered one of the talented ones in her 1990's era. In 2003, she started off at the younger role for Choi Ji Woo in Stairways to Heaven. She was offered more memorable roles such as Tree of Heaven, Seoul 1945, Goong S, You're Beautiful, You've Fallen for Me, Flower Boys Next Door, The Heirs, Pinocchio and recently Doctors. She can sing and done variety shows. She has proven her movies in big cinemas are great as well. She has won many awards since 2003 and with her natural beauty, there is no wonder Shin Hye has shine very well. 


6. Kim So Hyun
She is the same age as Kim Yoo Jung, born in 1999 and started off her career by the age of 7. She was in Drama City: Ten Minute Minor in 2006 and her stardom shot up when she filmed Ja Myung Go, Thorn Birds, Baker Kim Tak Gu, Padam Padam. She was immediately known after starring in Moon Embracing the Sun, Rooftop Prince, I Miss You and I Can Hear Your Voice, Who Are You- School 2015. She has even hosted various program such as Music Core, 2015 KBS Drama Awards and 2016 Dream Concert. She was well known for her baddie 2nd lead roles in child acting. A natural beauty and she has made her name for herself in Korea. 





7. Kim Sae Ron
Kim Sae Ron is the youngest of child actress born in 2000 and earned herself a name when she starred in the big movie flick The Man from Nowhere with actor Won Bin. 

She was only 10 when she was already known in the entertainment industry. Her first drama was in Can You Hear My Heart in 2011, followed by 2012 Fashion King, 2013's Queen Classroom, 2014 High School Love On, 2015 Snowy Road and recently 2016 Mirror of the Witch.



8. Jin Ji Hee
Ji Hee is born in 1999 and she has starred in various dramas and films. She started off in
Yellow Handkerchief in 2003 at the age of 4.Ji Hee then acted in 2008's East of Eden, 2009 Ja Myung Go, High Kick Through the Roof, 2011 Queen Insoo, 2012's Moon Embracing the Sun, 2013's Goddess of Fire, 2014's Can We Love and Seonam Girls High School Investigators. She has been recently cast in 2016's Baek Hee has return. She mentioned before that she has a crush on actor Yoon Shi Yoon when they acted together in High Kick drama.

Cute as she was Princess Minhwa in Moon Embraces the Sun, and annoying plump Princess Nakrang in Ja Myung Go. Now Ji Hee is a grown up teen-actress and playing leading roles as well. 


It is amazing to see in just several years these child actors have changed so much in looks and their career has taken a big twist. And for that I give them thumbs up for their hard work.






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