Kim You-jung
Acting
Kim You-jung (김유정) is a South Korean actress, born in Seoul, who studied at Goyang High School of Arts. She started out as a child model and after she made her acting debut at the age of 4 became one of the best-known child actresses in Korea. She was discovered at 5 years old in a contest that her older sister joined and won the Most Popular Award even though she was not one of the contestants. She is now transitioning into adult roles and is best known for Dong Yi, Moon Embracing the Sun, and May Queen. Kim is the youngest of 3 siblings. Her older sister Kim Yeon Jung is also an actress.
She was considered "Korea's Little Sister" when she was a child actress. She has since been dubbed "Sageuk Fairy" after starring in several acclaimed historical period dramas in her career. In 2017, she ranked 8th on Forbes Korea Power Celebrity list, the youngest to be included in the Top 10 at 17 years old.
In February 2018, it was revealed that Kim was diagnosed with dysfunctions of the thyroid gland and would take a break from acting.
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Kim You-jung
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Filmography of
Kim You-jung
Ah-min
... 2023
Na Bo-ra
... 2022
Ae-ran
... 2021
Wei (Room 731)
... 2018
Soo-ah
... 2018
Scully
... 2017
Lee Jung-Hyun
... 2015
Wei
... 2015
Kim Hwa-yeon
... 2014
Yun Shim
... 2014
Ri Hye-in
... 2013
Radio female soldier
... 2010
Hwa-ran
... 2009
Ji-eun
... 2009
Ji-min
... 2009
Yeong-mi
... 2008
Eun-ji
... 2008
Hye-seo's Daughter
... 2007
Bae Yeon-Hee
... 2007
Young Jin-yi
... 2007
Young Si-eun
... 2006
Yeo Joo-hee
... 2006
Kim Jin-a
... 2005
Jae-kyung
... 2005
... 2004
