Kim Min-seo (actress, born 2009)
Kim Min-seo (, ; born April 18, 2009) is a South Korean teenage actress and model. Kim is known for her roles in the drama series Hometown Cha-Cha-Cha (2021) and family drama Young Lady and Gentleman (2021), as well as her appearance in the first season of SBS drama The First Responders, where she garnered Best Young Actress Award at the 2022 2022 SBS Drama Awards. In addition to her acting career, Kim is actively involved as a model in various advertisements. She has also gained recognition as one of the cast members of ODG, a South Korean kids' YouTube Channel. Career
Kim began her career as a child fashion model in commercials. At the age of 8, she joined an acting academy and made her debut in a minor role in the short film Polaroid (2017). On August 26, 2017, she auditioned for new actors to appear in a short film produced by JTBC All Spectators and she successfully passed the audition. She was cast as Min-ju in the short film Spiderman (2017), directed by award-winning director Park Kwang-hyun. In 2019, Kim landed her next role in the independent film Maggie, by director Lee Ok-seop and screenwriter Koo Kyo-hwan. She portrayed the young version of Moon So-ri's character, Lee Kyeong-jin. She also appeared in her first commercial film, a historical comedy titled Jesters: The Game Changers, directed by Kim Joo-Ho. In the same year, Kim also joined as cast member of ODG, a children South Korean YouTube Channel by Studio Solfa. In 2019, Kim started auditioning for television roles and secured a minor role in OCN drama Save Me 2 (2019). In 2020, she appeared in minor roles in three dramas, Hospital Playlist (2020),  (2020) and Delayed Justice (2020). ODG supported her career with content titled "Kid Actress to Her Career," which showcased Kim's reflections on her journey as a child actress. On April 2, 2021, the channel released a video titled "Kid tries not to recognize her favorite K-pop star," featuring Kim and her favorite K-pop singer and actress, IU. Kim re-enacted a scene performed by IU in the drama "My Mister" and explained to her role model, IU, how it helped her career as an actress. Kim's first major supporting role on television was in the 2021 tvN drama series Hometown Cha-Cha-Cha. She portrayed Oh Ju-ri, a fourteen-year-old girl and the only daughter of widower Oh Chun-jae, who is a cafe owner in Gongjin. Her character's passion for the fictional idol group DOS in the drama allowed Kim to showcase her talents in singing and acting. Due to the popularity of her role as Oh Ju-ri, Kim was appointed as the public relations ambassador for the 2nd Gimpo Youth Film Festival for three years. She was also invited to host of The 11th Gaon Chart Music Awards alongside actor Jo Han-chul, who played her father in the drama. In addition to Hometown Cha-Cha-Cha, Kim appeared in the KBS2 weekend family drama Young Lady and Gentleman starring opposite Ji Hyun-woo. In this drama, she portrayed the younger version of Park Dan-dan, with Lee Se-hee playing the character as an adult. Kim also acted opposite Kim Kang-woo as his daughter in the omnibus feature film New Year Blues. In 2022, Kim made notable appearances on television. In KBS2 miniseries Café Minamdang, Kim portrayed the young version of Han Jae-hui, a role later played by Oh Yeon-seo as adult. Additionally, Kim landed her first lead role as archer Eun-ho in the Korean adaptation of "Fair Training," which was part of EBS Omnibus Drama Beast of Asia Season 2. Furthermore, Kim showcased her acting skills in the KT Genie drama series , where she portrayed Kim Ji-hyun, involved in a love triangle with characters played by  and Kim Ji-young. The drama gained significant attention after its airing on cable channel ENA and became popular on Netflix Korea. Moreover, Kim appeared in the second episode of the first season of the SBS drama series The First Responders as middle school student Kim Hyeon-seo. Her impressive performances earned her the title of Best Young Actress at 2022 SBS Drama Awards. Filmography

Short film

Feature film

Television series
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"
|+List of television series performances
! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Year
! scope="col" colspan="2"| Title
! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Role
! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Notes
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! English
! Korean
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! scope="row"| 2019
| Save Me 2
| 구해줘 2
| Kim Young-sun
| Young Version; Ep. 1,4-5
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! scope="row" rowspan="3"|2020
| Hospital Playlist
| 슬기로운 의사생활
| Tae-hee
| Patient role; Ep.9
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|-
| 
| 찬란한_내_인생
| Im Se-ra
| 
| 
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| Delayed Justice
| 날아라 개천용
| Jung Myung-hee
| 
| 
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! scope="row" |2021
| Hometown Cha-Cha-Cha
| 갯마을 차차차
| Oh Ju-ri
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! scope="row" |2021–2022
| Young Lady and Gentleman
| 신사와 아가씨
| Park Dan-dan
| Young Version
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! rowspan="4" scope="row" |2022
| Café Minamdang
| 미남당
| Han Jae-hee
| Young Version
| 
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|Beasts of Asia Season 2
|비스트 오브 아시아 2
|Eun-ho
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|
|-
||구필수는 없다
|Kim Ji-hyun 
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|
|-
| The First Responders| 소방서 옆 경찰서
| Kim Hyeon-seo
| Cameo  (ep 2)
| 
|}

 Web series 

 Web show 

 Ambassador 
 2021 to 2024: Public relations ambassador for the 2nd Gimpo Youth Film Festival. 2023:  Public Relations Ambassador Gyeonggi Office of Education''. Awards and nominations

References

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Living people
Actresses from Seoul
2009 births
South Korean child actresses
21st-century South Korean actresses
South Korean film actresses
South Korean television actresses