Kim So-hyun facts for kids

Kim So-hyun
Quick facts for kids Kim So-hyun
	Kim So-hyun in 2021
Born	June 4, 1999 (age 22); Australia
Nationality	South Korean
Education	Hanyang University
Occupation	Actress; host; model;
Years active	2006–present
Agent	Culture Depot
Korean name
Hangul	김소현
Hanja	金所泫
Revised Romanization	Gim So-hyeon
McCune–Reischauer	Gim Sohyŏn

In this Korean name, the family name is Kim.

Kim So-hyun (Hangul: 김소현; Hanja: 金所泫; born June 4, 1999) is a South Korean actress who began her career as a child in 2006, initially gaining public attention for playing pivotal roles in Moon Embracing the Sun (2012) and Missing You (2013).

She took on her first leading role in teen drama Who Are You: School 2015 (2015) and since then has starred in a musical Page Turner (2016), a historical melodrama The Emperor: Owner of the Mask (2017), a romantic comedy Radio Romance (2018), television dramas based on Naver Webtoon's Hey Ghost, Let's Fight (2016), Love Alarm (2019–2021) and The Tale of Nokdu (2019) and Korean folklore River Where the Moon Rises (2021). She was the regular host of MBC's music program Music Core and survival reality show Under Nineteen in 2019.

Kim has been nicknamed by the Korean media as the "Nation's Little Sister", "Queen of Child Actresses", "Goddess of Historical Drama" and also the "Sageuk Goddess", having gained experience working as an actress from childhood to the present day. She has established herself as a top Hallyu star, and be the next "Nation's First Love". For her performance in River Where the Moon Rises, she was nominated for Baeksang Arts Award for Best Actress – Television, becoming one of the youngest nominees for the award.

Kim consistently promotes her television work on Instagram. She was awarded the '2018 Most Grown Instagram Account' with 7.1 million followers. At the age of 21, Kim became the youngest South Korean actress to have more than 10 million followers on social media, alongside actor Lee Min-ho.

Images for kids

Kim So-hyun in March 2013
Kim So-hyun in December 2013
Kim on October 15, 2016
Kim So-hyun in 2018
Kim So-hyun in 2019
Kim at S.E.S 10th Green Heart Bazaar 2018
Kim's image has often been regarded as innocent and sweet
Kim at a Soup event on September 24, 2016
Kim at the 2016 KBS Drama Awards