Kim Yoo-jung

Biography

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.

Most Known For

Infinite Challenge

as Self

Men on a Mission

as Self

Running Man

Amazing Saturday

as Self

2 Days and 1 Night

My Demon

as Do Do-hee

KBS Drama Special

as Yeon-Sim

Dear X

as Baek Ah-jin

The Seasons

as Self

20th Century Girl

as Na Bo-ra

Backstreet Rookie

as Jung Saet-Byul

Dong Yi

as Dong Yi (young)

Love in the Moonlight

as Hong Ra-on / Hong Sam-nom

House on Wheels

as Self

Clean with Passion for Now

as Gil O-Sol

Chicken Nugget

as Choi Min-ah

The Moon Embracing the Sun

as Heo Yeon-woo (young)

Commitment

as Ri Hye-in

May Queen

as Chun Hae-joo (young)

SBS Drama Awards

as Host