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Nam Ji Hyun in Esquire Korea Discussing 15 Years in K-ent From Child Actress to Female Lead

I can’t believe it’s been 15 years since K-actress Nam Ji Hyun debuted in the early Hallyu says as one of the child actress wunderkinds. She’s navigated the path to adulthood both in her personal and professional life with grace and smarts, never getting into any scandals and always picking worthwhile projects. Her first adult role in the ensemble weekender What’s With My Family was a huge ratings hit and also a fun warm drama worth watching. Since then she’s picked diverse projects and now has another huge hit on her hands with sageuk romance 100 Days My Prince which is breaking tvN’s own Mon-Tues time slot record. I’m losing interest in 100 Days as it’s nearing the end due to the slow movement on plot but hopefully it’ll have a super satisfying ending to make up for the middling middle section.

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  • Wonderful actress. I loved her in Shopping King Louis and Suspicious Partner. I have yet to start 100 Day my Prince, but I am looking forward to it. For now, The Smile has left your eyes has my whole attention.

  • She's pretty and she's a really good actress, but I can't fully lover her cause I can't stand her voice :(

  • I am not a huge fan of hers but I must say she is one of the lucky few child actor/actresses who have transitioned well into adulthood.But it also helps that she has a mature look compared to her counterparts and is a good actress.This is why they can pair her with Seo In Guk, Ji Chang Wook or guys closer to her age like Kang Ha Neul and D.O. and still she has chemistry with all of them.I have yet to see her in an awkward pairings like the ones the Kim trio or the guys lile Yoo Seung Ho, Yeo Jin Goo and others have had in recent dramas.

  • i just found out today that shes 23 years old,, OMG, she looks older compared to her age. I thought she and IU are almost same age..

  • I like her a lot more so in ‘What’s with my family’ and her pairing with Park Hyung Sik and then ‘Suspicious Partner’ with our JCW. As for her voice never really bothered by it as I read the sub titles.

  • I would love to see her do another drama with Kim Su-Hyeon. Love them in Will it snow for Christmas!

    • I agree! I remember only the chid part in Will it Sknow for Christmas. I wanted the story last in the past. The same with Angel Eyes, she had a great chemistry with Kang Ha Neul.

  • I love her! She has a great chemistry with all her partners! She had a smooth transition between child and adult characters.

    I stopped 100 Days My Prince but not because of her. She's really beautiful in this drama.

  • She's good at picking her projects unlike other child actors her age. She'll become huge like Moon Geunyoung and Park Shinhye in the future.

  • Been a fan of hers for a while - she's very good in a wide variety of roles. I like her voice - nothing wrong with it and it's genuine (as a C-drama fan, I can appreciate real voices after watching dub shows for a gazillion years). After Jang Nara, she's the only actress where I enjoy most of their drama. I enjoyed all her works from the past few years: 100 days is odd mix but enjoyable, Suspicious Partner was great; King Louie was fun and 'What's with my family' was also very heart warming family drama.

    • Honestly, some k-actor/actress voices are really bothersome to hear even when the actress is otherwise ok (Uee is just one example, it's usually idol-actors who have the worst vocal tones) but Nam Ji Hyun is not one of them.

      • yes agree. Uee, Suzy, Yoona, Hyeri are all horrible in their speaking voice. And their singing is not that good either... LOL.

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