Kim You-jung
Kim You-jung (김유정) is a South Korean actress, born in Seoul, who studied at Goyang High School of Arts. She started out as a child model and after she made her acting debut at the age of 4 became one of the best-known child actresses in Korea. She was discovered at 5 years old in a contest that her older sister joined and won the Most Popular Award even though she was not one of the contestants. She is now transitioning into adult roles and is best known for Dong Yi, Moon Embracing the Sun, and May Queen. Kim is the youngest of 3 siblings. Her older sister Kim Yeon Jung is also an actress. She was considered "Korea's Little Sister" when she was a child actress. She has since been dubbed "Sageuk Fairy" after starring in several acclaimed historical period dramas in her career. In 2017, she ranked 8th on Forbes Korea Power Celebrity list, the youngest to be included in the Top 10 at 17 years old. In February 2018, it was revealed that Kim was diagnosed with dysfunctions of the thyroid gland and would take a break from acting.
Known For
Credits
- 2024 · Chicken Nugget as Choi Min-ah
- 2023 · My Demon as Do Do-hee
- 2023 · My Heart Puppy as Ah-min
- 2022 · 20th Century Girl as Na Bo-ra
- 2022 · Young Actors' Retreat as
- 2021 · One Ordinary Day as holding cell girl
- 2021 · Lovers of the Red Sky as Hong Chun-gi
- 2021 · The 8th Night as Ae-ran
- 2020 · Backstreet Rookie as Jung Saet-Byul
- 2020 · House on Wheels as Self
- 2019 · Kim Yoo Jung’s Half Holiday in Italy as
- 2018 · Clean with Passion for Now as Gil O-Sol
- 2018 · Golden Slumber as Soo-ah
- 2017 · Because I Love You as Scully
- 2016 · Love in the Moonlight as Hong Raon / Hong Samnom
- 2015 · Men on a Mission as Self
- 2015 · Circle of Atonement as Lee Jung-Hyun
- 2015 · Angry Mom as Oh Ah Ran
- 2014 · Love Cells as Navi
- 2014 · Secret Door as Seo Ji-dam
- 2014 · Thread of Lies as Kim Hwa-yeon
- 2014 · The Dirge Singer as Yun Shim
- 2013 · Commitment as Ri Hye-in
- 2013 · Golden Rainbow as Kim Baek-won (teenage)
- 2012 · May Queen as Chun Hae-joo (young)
- 2012 · The Moon Embracing the Sun as Heo Yeon-woo (young)
- 2011 · 막이래쇼: 무작정탐험대 as
- 2010 · Road No. 1 as young Soo-yeon
- 2010 · Running Man as
- 2010 · Grudge: The Revolt of Gumiho as Yeon-Yi
- 2010 · On the Pitch as Radio female soldier
- 2010 · KBS Drama Special as
- 2010 · Dong Yi as Dong Yi (young)
- 2009 · Melon Music Awards as Messenger
- 2009 · Paradise as Hwa-ran
- 2009 · Possessed as Ji-eun
- 2009 · Tamra Island as Jang Beo-Sul
- 2009 · Tidal Wave as Ji-min
- 2009 · Cain and Abel as young Seo-yeon
- 2008 · Painter of the Wind as Yun-bok (young)
- 2008 · Iljimae as Eun Chae (young)
- 2008 · Do You See Seoul? as Yeong-mi
- 2008 · Powerful Opponents as Yoo Gwan-Nim
- 2008 · The Chaser as Eun-ji
- 2007 · Rainbow Eyes as Hye-seo's Daughter
- 2007 · Bank Attack as Bae Yeon-Hee
- 2007 · 1 Night and 2 Days as
- 2007 · Hwang Jin Yi as Young Jin-yi
- 2006 · Lump of Sugar as Young Si-eun
- 2006 · 4 Horror Tales: Hidden Floor as Yeo Joo-hee
- 2005 · All for Love as Kim Jin-A
- 2005 · Lady Vengeance as Jae-kyung
- 2005 · Infinite Challenge as Self
- 1992 · SBS Drama Awards as Host
- Future · Dear X as Baek Ah-jin
- 2004 · DMZ (Demilitarized Zone) as