The K-Dramaverse won’t be as colorful without these adorable cuties. They make us skip for joy or cry our hearts out with their superb acting. So to celebrate their awesomeness, here are 10 Korean child stars that make us say, “Aww, neomu kiyowo!”
❤ Jung Si-yul
Age: 6
Where you might have seen this cutie? Her Private Life as Kang Geon-woo.
He recently starred as the young Woo Do-hwan in The King: Eternal Monarch.
❤ Moon Woo-jin
Age: 11
Where you might have seen this cutie? What’s Wrong With Secretary Kim as the young Lee Young-joon.
He also appeared as one of Han Se-gye’s personality in The Beauty Inside.
❤ Kim Seol
Age: 9
Where you might have seen this cutie? Reply 1988 as Sun-woo’s chubby-cheeked dongsaeng, Jin-joo.
❤ Jeong Hyun-jun
Age: 8
Where you might have seen this cutie? The King: Eternal Monarch as the young version of Lee Min-ho’s character, Lee Gon.
Did you know that he starred in Bong Joon-ho’s Oscar-winning film Parasite as Da-song?
❤ Kim Ji-yoo
Age: 7
Where you might have seen this cutie? What’s Wrong With Secretary Kim as the young Kim Mi-so.
She also played the young Eun Dan-oh in Extraordinary You.
❤ Kim Gyu-ri
Age: 12
Where you might have seen this cutie? She starred as the child version of IU in My Ahjussi, where viewers took notice of her striking resemblance to the idol-turned-actress.
She once again played the young version of IU in Hotel del Luna as Jang Man-wol.
❤ Kim Joon
Age: 6
Where you might have seen this cutie? He plays the lovable son of Jo Jung-suk, Lee Woo-joo in Hospital Playlist.
❤ Kim Kang-hoon
Age: 10
Where you might have seen this cutie? This future heartthrob appeared as the young Koo Chan-sung in Hotel del Luna.
Kim Kang-hoon showed his acting chops in When the Camellia Blooms as Gong Hyo-jin’s son, Pil-gu.
He recently appeared in the finale episode of Kingdom Season 2 as the young king.
❤ Han Seo-jin
Age: 11
Where you might have seen this cutie? She made us bawl our eyes out as the young Ji Eun-tak in Goblin.
She also appeared as the young Jung Ryeo-won in Bubblegum.
❤ Seo Woo-jin
Age: 4
Where you might have seen this cutie? He personified cuteness in Hi Bye, Mama as Seo-woo.
He appeared in the second episode of Go Back Couple, which was penned by the same writer of Hi Bye, Mama.
He then appeared in the 2019 JTBC drama, The Light in Your Eyes.
Seo Woo-jin also participated in SBS dramas VIP and Gangnam Scandal.
❤ Who’s your favorite cutie? Comment down below, and check out our other Top 10 lists!
Annyeong!
~ Tipsy Ahjumma
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