The Current Crop of Korean Child Actors Grow Up Talented and Thriving

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• Child actors are at the center of attention nowadays. Hope the pressure doesn't affect them too much like their American counterparts. Ie. Lindsay Logan Miley Cyrus Amanda bynes...but judging from the list of the current generation of past child actors, they are doing well maybe it has to do with how they are brought up in Korea.

• Gosh you have no idea how many childhood portions of so many dramas- that I watch and drop the adults. Or actually rewatch only the childhood portions of certain dramas.

  They are so talented and have so much charisma.

• squeeeee. i saw yeo jin gu in Sad Movie (jung woo sung's in it so you must have seen it) and he was the cutest thing everrrrr. looking forward for this crop to take on leading roles. and the next generation seems promising with kim sae ron being awesome everywhere.
  unfortunately right now there's really a lack of leading ladies in their early twenties who can lead mainstream dramas. there's only park shin hye. where are all the other young actresses?

• Lots of great acting talent in this group of young actors!

  That photo of Kim Yoo-Jung on the white rug is way too sexualized for a 14-year-old.

  I could not recognize Nam Ji-hyun from her Will It Snow For Christmas drama.

  • I thought the same thing, about that picture of KYJ. There have been other pictures of her (I think) where she was also too sexualized for her age (I think she was 12 or 13 when she took them). Was that really necessary? It's not like she can't act (so they need to make her look like a pin-up). I first saw her in Formidable Rivals, and I loved her in it. She was really good, and I loved her relationship with her adopted dad. She cried really well in that drama.

    I am also one who is taken (very), by Korean child actors and actresses. I often wonder how they are directed and coached to produce such great emotions and such great acting.

• i am so happy and giddy about this young guns. I'll play favorites for bow so I'll just mention a couple of them:
  I ssriously excited about kim yoojubg. Love her in The grudge: the tale of the fox child He was one mighty tyke in acting chaps and charisma in that show romaning Lee MinHo (TMTETS). still hoping they would have a happy ending somewhere down the drama twilight zone.
  Next is Park Jibin who has impressed me when he played the ever awesome younger Seojin as San in yisan, I lost him for about 2 or so. he was playing some minor and forgettable roles that I lost track of him, until he resurfaced again with in INcarnation of money with that wow body. He's acting was again amazing. and now I am excited since he is kinda romancing yet just being friendly with Kim Sohyun in Suspocious Housekeeper.
  and also who could forget JinGu. Man this litlle man, well cant call him that anymore, he has grown up. at 16 he looks so manly that this noona is kinda scary in love with you JinGu. I noticed him first in Giant when they were the child counter part. romancing Nam Jihyun & having eldest brother played in kim soohyun. Saw him and Kim Yoojunng un Iljimae but they escaped my noticed since they were just this cute little couple playing tragic kinda romeo-juliet. But now, man he is smokin.... hot hot hot. and acting is up in the scare from here to timbukto

  and Yup every one is waiting for SeungHO. My goodness gracious cant imagine what he'll set fire on when he comes back with post army body. Seungho we noonas will be waiting, definitely...!!!!

  The one child i go, 'what the hell happened' would be JGS. he had the trifecta aspect going for him. he was awesome in his teenage years career. but somewhere 3-4 years ago his train to being awesome extraordinaire lead man status derailed (in my opinion). I know he is still mighty popular in some parts of asia but I somehow lost appetite in anything he does. He is just weirdly giving me a persona that is a turn off, and his last projects is another turn off. I keep praying, please pick something awesome like when he was in beethoven virus and etc, and seriously he needs to ditch that new movie pretty man. is he not tired of the same cut character? handsome, arrogant. I know he has range so why not play something beyond that characters???
  I am still wishing and praying he comes to his senses, I know he can...

• Thank you for this post! I'm always amazed at how talented the young actors are in Korean films and dramas, and the ones you chose for this list are some of the best and most recognizable child actors in Korea. My personal favorite out of your choices is Seo Shin-Ae, who was a revelation in Meet Mr. Daddy and Thank You. I cried buckets of tears from her performances. She brought out the inner beauty and vulnerability of her characters, and I would love to see her in more projects.

  Personally, I think this list would benefit from the inclusion of the young cast of The Crucible/Silenced. That movie was so amazing, so intense, and those kids acted the heck out of such difficult roles. I think we need to keep an eye out for them as the leads of the future, especially Kim Hyun-Soo and Baek Seung-Hwan. Very, very few children coming out of Hollywood could have pulled off those performances.

  Also, I have to admit to a very inappropriate crush on Yeo Jin-Goo in Potato Star. He could be my son - if I'd had him when I was in middle school. But still! He's gotten so dreamy.

• That Park Han Bin little man with his 8 pack hahah, damn I never liked younger guys--but Korea is sure producing em right. hahah

• Park Ji Bin, what an innocent face. :)

• *staring at the top pic* .."forgive me father, for I have sinned..."

• YOOO SUENGGG HOOOOOOOO !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!omg dies *****