Another child actress is ready for her teen role mantle and this one was one of the cutest little cherubs I’ve ever laid eyes on when she debuted. Kal So Won rocketed to fame in Miracle in Cell #7 as the daughter who later grows up into Park Shin Hye‘s adult but Kal So Won had more screen time and won the hearts of the prisoners in the jail along with the viewers of the movie. Unlike Kim Sae Ron who really impressed with her acting at a young age, Kal So Won was really too young to be a true actress prodigy and what she brought was the ability to act well enough and the overwhelm charm and personality of her adorable looks maximized. She’s since that movie in 2013 been in a handful of dramas as the child counterparts and I remember her most as the young Samjang in Hwayugi (A Korean Odyssey) as she was way better than the adult female lead haha. She was also the youngest mermaid version of Jeon Ji Hyun in Legend of the Blue Sea. She’s 16 years old (18 in Korean age) and I foresee a very bright future ahead as she steps into true teen roles and hopefully evolving into young adult roles in the next 5 years.
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