Kim Yoo-jung

After Kim's acting debut when she was 4, she quickly became one of the most in-demand child actresses in Korea.[10] By the time she was a fifth grader, Kim had already appeared in 13 TV dramas and 15 movies.

In July 2010

In 2008, she received her first acting award as "Best Child Actress" for action-adventure series Iljimae. This was followed by acclaimed performances in Dong Yi (2010) and Flames of Desire (2010).[11] Grudge: The Revolt of Gumiho (2010) marked Kim's first major role that wasn't the childhood counterpart of the female protagonist.[12][13][14]

She rose to popularity in 2012 when she starred in the fantasy-period drama Moon Embracing the Sun, which reunited Kim with Grudge: The Revolt of Gumiho costar Lee Min-ho and Iljimae costar Yeo Jin-goo.[15][16] Moon surpassed 40% ratings and gained "national drama" status. She followed this with a well-received turn in May Queen (2012)[15] and a supporting role in the 2013 film Commitment,[17] and family drama Golden Rainbow (2013).[18]

At a fan-signing event for Love in the Moonlight, October 2016

In 2014, Kim's performance as a teenage bully in Thread of Lies drew critical acclaim.[19] She next played a traditional funeral singer (or "gok-bi") in the single-episode Drama Special anthology,[20] and was cast in the horror mystery Room 731, an English-language graduate thesis film by USC filmmaker Young-min Kim.[21] This was followed by a starring role in the period drama Secret Door.[22] Kim also began hosting music show Inkigayo in November 2014 and left the show in April 2016.[23]

In 2015, she starred in the television series Angry Mom which tackled bullying and school violence.[24] The same year, she reprised her role as a cat-turned-woman in Love Cells, a two-season web series adapted from the webtoon of the same title and played a murderer's daughter in the thriller film Circle of Atonement.[25][26]

In August 2016, Kim starred in her first adult leading role, alongside Park Bo-gum, in the youth historical drama Love in the Moonlight.[27] A domestic hit, Moonlight achieved peak audience rating of 23.3% and its popularity was referred to as "Moonlight Syndrome".[28][29][30] Kim won "Excellence Award, Actress in a Mid-length Drama" for portraying Moonlight's cross-dressing heroine at the 30th KBS Drama Awards.[31][32]

In 2017, she starred with Cha Tae-hyun in the romantic-comedy film Because I Love You.[33] Kim also had her first overseas fan meeting tour with Taipei, Taiwan as the first stop, at ATT Show Box on February 4, 2017.[34]

In 2018, Kim starred in the romantic-comedy drama Clean with Passion for Now, based on the webtoon of the same name. She plays an employee at a cleaning company who doesn't care about dirtiness.[35]

In 2019, Kim was cast in the mystery thriller film The Night of the 8th Day in the role of a enigmatic psychic.[36]

In 2020, Kim was cast in the romantic comedy drama Backstreet Rookie alongside Ji Chang-wook, based on the webtoon of the same name. She plays a former school bully who turn over a new leaf and becomes a part-time employee working in night shift.[37]