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Kim Yoo-jung

This article is about the actress. For the novelist, see Kim You-jeong. For the girl group member, see Laboum.
Not to be confused with Kim Yo-jong.
In this Korean name, the family name is Kim.

Kim Yoo-jung
Kim in November 2023
Kim in November 2023
Born (1999-09-22) September 22, 1999 (age 24)
Seongdong District, Seoul, South Korea
EducationGoyang High School of Arts
OccupationActress
Years active2003–present
AgentAwesome ENT[1]
Korean name
Hangul
김유정
Hanja
Revised RomanizationGim Yu-jeong
McCune–ReischauerKim Yujŏng
WebsiteOfficial website

Kim Yoo-jung (Korean: 김유정; born September 22, 1999) is a South Korean actress. She debuted as a model for a confectionery brand at the age of four.[2] After her acting debut in 2003, she became one of the most in-demand child actresses in Korea. She gained public attention for starring in television series Dong Yi (2010), Moon Embracing the Sun (2012), May Queen (2012), Golden Rainbow (2013), Secret Door (2014) and Angry Mom (2015). She also starred in the films Commitment (2013), Thread of Lies (2014), and Circle of Atonement (2015). She hosted music show Inkigayo from November 2014 to April 2016.

She took on her first leading role in historical romance drama Love in the Moonlight (2016) and starred in romantic comedy film Because I Love You (2017), television drama Clean with Passion for Now (2018), Backstreet Rookie (2020), mystery thriller film The 8th Night (2021), historical fantasy romance drama Lovers of the Red Sky (2021), teen romance film 20th Century Girl (2022), and fantasy romance My Demon (2023–2024).

Kim has been nicknamed "Nation's Little Sister" after playing various child roles and "Sageuk fairy" after taking roles in several acclaimed historical dramas in her career.[3][4] She also gained the nicknames "Nation's First Love" and "Global First Love" following her well-loved performance in 20th Century Girl.[5][6] In 2017, she ranked 8th on Forbes Korea Power Celebrity list, the youngest to be included in the Top 10 at the age of 17.[7]

  1. ^ "김유정, 어썸이엔티와 전속 계약...박서준 한솥밥(공식)". Newsen. September 23, 2020. Archived from the original on October 2, 2020. Retrieved September 23, 2020.
  2. ^ tenasia.hankyung.com, Digital (September 2, 2020). "[스타 변천사] 내 이름은 김유정, 태어날 때부터 예뻤죠". 텐아시아 연예뉴스 (in Korean). Archived from the original on April 26, 2021. Retrieved April 26, 2021.
  3. ^ "Korea's little sister grows up: YP chats with Love in the Moonlight star Kim Yoo-jung". South China Morning Post. December 2, 2016. Archived from the original on July 13, 2018. Retrieved December 2, 2016.
  4. ^ "잘 자란 배우 김유정, 여주인공 전격 캐스팅! (구르미 그린 달빛)". Korean Broadcasting System (in Korean). April 15, 2016. Archived from the original on July 25, 2016. Retrieved April 21, 2016.
  5. ^ Kim Na-ra (October 27, 2022). "김유정, 진짜 '글로벌 첫사랑' 됐다!...'20세기 소녀', 전세계 2위+33개국 톱10 등극 [공식]" [Kim Yoo-jung, became a real 'global first love'! '20th Century Girl', ranked 2nd in the world + Top 10 in 33 countries [Official]] (in Korean). My Daily. Archived from the original on October 27, 2022. Retrieved October 27, 2022 – via Naver.
  6. ^ Kang Nae-ri (October 27, 2022). "[Y터뷰] '20세기 소녀' 김유정, '국민 여동생'의 '국민 첫사랑' 도전기" [[Y Interview] '20th Century Girl' Kim Yoo-jung, 'National Sisters 'National First Love' challenge] (in Korean). YTN. Archived from the original on October 27, 2022. Retrieved October 27, 2022 – via Naver.
  7. ^ "[SPECIAL EDITION (1)] 박보검·송중기 한국 최고 파워 셀러브리티". Forbes (in Korean). February 23, 2017. Archived from the original on December 25, 2018. Retrieved June 8, 2017.

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