1. Kim So-hyun is an Australian-born South Korean actress known for high school drama Who Are You: School 2015, historical melodramas The Emperor: Owner of the Mask and River Where the Moon Rises, romantic dramas Love Alarm, My Lovely Liar and Serendipity's Embrace, as well as the action-comedy Good Boy.
Kim So-hyun took on her first leading role in teen drama Ma Boy and transitioned into adult roles in several television series.
Kim So-hyun hosted MBC's music program Music Core and survival reality show Under Nineteen in 2019.
Kim So-hyun was called the "Nation's First Love" from her performance in Pure Love film.
Kim So-hyun has established herself as a Next Generation Hallyu star.
Kim So-hyun was born on 4 June 1999, in Australia, and has a younger brother.
Kim So-hyun moved to South Korea in 2003, when she was four years old.
Kim So-hyun's father died when she was nine years old.
Kim So-hyun transferred from Hoeryong Elementary School in Gyeonggi Province to Towol Elementary School and graduated in February 2012.
Kim So-hyun then graduated from Yongin Munjung Middle School in 2015.
Kim So-hyun was homeschooled for secondary education, and passed her high school graduation exams by 2017.
Kim So-hyun attended the 79th entrance ceremony held at Hanyang University in Seongdong District, Seoul on 28 February 2018.
In 2016, according to Singapore's national newspaper The Straits Times, Kim So-hyun revealed in an email interview with the paper why she chose homeschooling instead of enrolling in high school.
Kim So-hyun said that while managing her acting career, she barely had time to study during her middle school days and missed out in activities with her classmates, and this similarly occurred in her elementary school days.
Kim So-hyun chose homeschooling for her high school education because she did not want to give up her education and career.
Kim So-hyun debuted as a child actress in 2006, playing a supporting role in the Drama City special "Ten Minute Minor".
Kim So-hyun signed a management contract with SidusHQ in 2010.
Kim So-hyun was confirmed to make her big-screen debut in Man of Vendetta as Joo Hye-rin, a daughter of a well-respected pastor who gets kidnapped.
Kim So-hyun continued to portray the child counterparts of the female protagonists in television series such as The Thorn Birds, The Duo and Sin of a Family.
Kim So-hyun then starred in a family comedy film, Spy Papa, about parents and children's relationship during inter-Korean relations in 1974.
Kim So-hyun reunited with co-stars from Rooftop Prince and Moon Embracing the Sun respectively, in a melodrama Missing You.
Kim So-hyun received her first acting award as "Best Child Actress" at the 1st K-Drama Star Awards for Ma Boy and Missing You.
In 2013, Kim So-hyun made a surprise appearance on Iris II: New Generation as the childhood counterpart of the female protagonist and starred in The Secret of Birth as a girl with a genius-level brain.
Kim So-hyun then was cast in The Suspicious Housekeeper, a Korean remake of the Japanese drama, Kaseifu no Mita.
In 2014, Kim So-hyun was cast as a child actor beside Oh Yeon-soo in the MBC drama, Triangle.
Kim So-hyun challenged her first dual role and first genre through OCN's new drama Reset.
In 2015, Kim So-hyun made a special appearance as the sister of the male lead in A Girl Who Sees Smells, played by Park Yoo-chun, whom she reunited with for the third time after Rooftop Prince and Missing You.
Kim So-hyun starred in KBS's school series Who Are You: School 2015, playing dual roles as twins Lee Eun-bi and Go Eun-byul.
Kim So-hyun was awarded "Star of the Year" at the eighth Korea Drama Awards for her performance.
Kim So-hyun then starred in a mystery-school web drama Nightmare Teacher alongside Lee Min-hyuk, playing a class president who discovers mysterious secrets of the school.
Kim So-hyun played the role of a "piano genius" who lost her sight after an accident.
Kim So-hyun was dubbed as the "Korean Wave Fairy" by the Taiwanese media.
On 4 June, Kim So-hyun hosted the 2016 Dream Concert with Leeteuk and Hong Jong-hyun.
Kim So-hyun made her next acting move in the horror-comedy Hey Ghost, Let's Fight with Ok Taec-yeon, and played as the 13-year-old Princess Deokhye in the film The Last Princess, for which Park A-reum of K-pop Herald praised Kim for her in-depth emotional acting in the scene before her farewell to her mother, as well as the high sync rate with Son Ye-jin.
Kim So-hyun had a recurring guest role in the hit fantasy drama Guardian: The Lonely and Great God.
Kim So-hyun showed an overwhelming presence and increased audience immersion in the early stage of the show, making a big impact as a cameo.
In 2017, Kim So-hyun participated in Korean dubbing for the character Mitsuha Miyamizu in the anime drama film Your Name.
Kim So-hyun felt lost and started losing confidence in herself as an actress.
Kim So-hyun made a special appearance in drama While You Were Sleeping to show her support for scriptwriter Park Hae-ryun, who she worked with on KBS's Page Turner.
In 2018, Kim So-hyun was cast in the romance drama Radio Romance, which began airing on 29 January.
Kim So-hyun played a radio scriptwriter who isn't exactly talented in writing.
Kim So-hyun played the lead role in Netflix's original production Love Alarm, based on the popular webtoon of the same name.
Kim So-hyun explained her character is experiencing the emotion of love for the first time, and it reminded of herself.
Kim So-hyun decided to tap into those feelings as she wanted to portray a living and breathing character with Jo-jo.
Shin Ji-won of Hankyung said that Kim So-hyun's character was able to mesmerize the viewers because Kim blended well with her character.
Kim So-hyun is one of many Kakao M-affiliated artists who received stocks from the company, which, according to reports, is preparing to rejoin Korea Exchange through a re-IPO.
In February 2021, Kim So-hyun starred as the alter-ego protagonists in the historical drama River Where the Moon Rises which premiered on 15 February.
Kim So-hyun plays as a female general, who was born as a princess but raised as a general, and chases for her goal to straighten the ruined status of her country, Goguryeo.
Kim So-hyun gained praises for her solid performance and sword skills, and her portrayal of three different characters; Assassin Yeom Ga-jin, Princess Pyeonggang and the queen of Goguryeo Queen Yeon, for which she was nominated for a Baeksang Arts Awards in Best Actress - Television, becoming one of the category's youngest nominees.
In 2014, Kim So-hyun joined in the HAPPY Together Briquette Donation Campaign to donate 1 million briquette for the elderly, disabled families, and low-income families for heating during cold season.
Kim So-hyun's fans donated 61 blood donation certificates to the hospital along with the fund to help patients who were living with difficulties.
Kim So-hyun is an active celebrity endorser for several brands and products.
Kim So-hyun became the face of Nintendo 3DS real-time pet simulation video game, Nintendogs + Cats with Kim Yoo-jung, Yuhan-Kimberly's "Teen's Nature" brand, Union Bay with Park Seo-joon and Lee Hyun-woo, and Nongshim's Shin Ramyun with Yoon Doo-joon.
In 2015, Kim So-hyun has become one of the most in-demand endorsers after her hit drama Who Are You: School 2015.
Kim So-hyun was chosen to become the face of a women's clothing brand, Soup because of her "girl's liveliness and a romantic lady's vibe".
Kim So-hyun was selected as the 25th "Pocari Girl" for Pocari Sweat due to her "pure innocence and cheerful image".
Kim So-hyun appeared in commercials for the Post cereal Honey Oh's, and Korea's school uniform Elite.
Kim So-hyun became the longest Elite endorsement model from 2014 until 2016.
Kim So-hyun has worked alongside Winner, Shin Ae-ra, and BtoB.
Kim So-hyun's image was the main contributor that leads a successful product to sell 700,000 quantities in two months, sold out "Ink Airy Velvet No 2" and "Ink Color Cara" winning in the Glow Peak Beauty Awards mascara category.
Kim So-hyun has cited Son Ye-jin and Canadian actress Rachel McAdams as her main influences because of their sophisticated and graceful look.
Kim So-hyun has cited Moon Geun-young as someone who inspired her to digest various roles after watching Moon's acting in Painter of the Wind.
In 2019, Kim So-hyun expressed that she has no role models.
Kim So-hyun's work has influenced numerous child actresses, including Kim So-hyun Ji-young, Lee Ja-in, Hwang Yeon-ji, Busters' Jisoo, Jeon Yu-lim, and Park Da-yeon.
Kim So-hyun said that, when there was no filming, she went around the city alone and listened to the stories of the residents.
Kim So-hyun explained she looked around every corner of the village setting for how she could be part of it.
Kim So-hyun had stated that when she received a script, she set plenty of time to understand fully and know the character like a real person and try her best to express the character genuinely.
Kim So-hyun prefers having many projects because she feels more comfortable and happy continuing acting rather than resting.
In particular, the charm of Kim So-hyun's tone shines in the drama from a plump romantic comedy to a complex, subtle feeling of conflict between the family's revenge and the love she felt for the first time in her life.
Kim So-hyun is a positive person that never shows any hints of negativity even when facing hardship.
Song Kang talked about working with Kim So-hyun, saying that she gave a lot of advice about many heart-fluttering points.
Kim So-hyun is pretty, cute and cool, and has colourful charms from laughter to tears.
Kim So-hyun was awarded the '2018 Most Grown Instagram Account' with 7.1 million followers.
At the age of 21, Kim So-hyun became the youngest South Korean actress to have more than 10 million followers on social media, alongside actor Lee Min-ho.
Kim So-hyun earned the nickname, "Little Son Ye-jin", due to the resemblance of Ye-jin's early works, Lover's Concerto and The Classic.
Kim So-hyun was named "Teardrop Goddess" for her deep sensitivity and dense tears in The Emperor: Owner of the Mask.
In 2016, Kim So-hyun was recognized by Korean medias as the next generation of "Nation's First Love" after she had successfully portrayed the first love character in Pure Love movie.
Kim So-hyun suffered with "growing pains" and "transition period" after seven months of filming The Emperor: Owner of the Mask.
Kim So-hyun felt emptiness in her schedule and feeling uncomfortable even though she was resting.