The big crop of child stars from a decade ago are now all adult actors in their own right, albeit still on the fresh-faced young side, but K-ent continues to nurture talent and one I’ve been keeping an eye on is teen actress Kim Hwan Hee. She debuted a wee one in Robbers as Lee Da Hae‘s daughter and also played the younger Jung Eun Jae in Answer Me 1997, and since then has notched many solid performances in K-dramas and is turning the corner now at 17 years old and ready to really step out beyond the family drama setting. Up next for her is playing the younger sister to Seo Kang Joon in next years romance drama I’ll Come By When the Weather is Nice with Park Min Young. It’s set in the countryside and billed as more melancholy and contemplative which is a great setting for actors to showcase their abilities with less narrative bells and whistles. Continue reading
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