Kim Yoo-jung debuted as a model for a confectionery brand at the age of four.
33 Facts About Kim Yoo-jung
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Kim Yoo-jung starred in the films Commitment, Thread of Lies, and Circle of Atonement.
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Kim Yoo-jung hosted music show Inkigayo from November 2014 to April 2016.
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Kim Yoo-jung took on her first leading role in historical romance drama Love in the Moonlight and starred in romantic comedy film Because I Love You, television drama Clean with Passion for Now, Backstreet Rookie, mystery thriller film The 8th Night, historical fantasy romance drama Lovers of the Red Sky, and teen romance film 20th Century Girl.
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Kim Yoo-jung gained the nicknames "Nation's First Love" and "Global First Love" following her well-loved performance in 20th Century Girl.
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Kim Yoo-jung was born in Seongdong District, Seoul, South Korea on September 22,1999 as the youngest of three siblings.
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Kim Yoo-jung attended Goyang High School of Arts and graduated in January 2018.
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Kim Yoo-jung deferred taking the national College Scholastic Ability Test in 2017, and instead decided to focus on her acting career.
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Kim Yoo-jung 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 Tae-ri and Iljimae costar Yeo Jin-goo.
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Kim Yoo-jung followed this with a well-received turn in May Queen and a supporting role in the 2013 film Commitment, and family drama Golden Rainbow.
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Kim Yoo-jung next played a traditional funeral singer in the single-episode Drama Special anthology, and was cast in the horror mystery Room 731, an English-language graduate thesis film by USC filmmaker Kim Young-min.
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Kim Yoo-jung began hosting music show Inkigayo in November 2014 and left the show in April 2016.
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Kim Yoo-jung won "Excellence Award, Actress in a Mid-length Drama" for portraying Moonlight cross-dressing heroine at the 30th KBS Drama Awards.
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Kim Yoo-jung had her first overseas fan meeting tour with Taipei, Taiwan as the first stop, at ATT Show Box on February 4,2017.
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In 2018, Kim Yoo-jung starred in the romantic-comedy drama Clean with Passion for Now, based on the webtoon of the same name.
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Kim Yoo-jung played an employee at a cleaning company who doesn't care about dirtiness.
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In 2020, Kim Yoo-jung was cast in the romantic-comedy drama, Backstreet Rookie, alongside Ji Chang-wook, based on a webtoon of the same name and played the role of a former high school troublemaker who becomes a part-time employee at a convenience store.
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In December 2020, Kim Yoo-jung was confirmed to be the female lead role in the historical-fantasy drama Lovers of the Red Sky adapted from the novel written by Jung Eun-gwol.
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The drama premiered in August 2021 on SBS TV and Kim Yoo-jung played the titular role of Hong Chun-gi, the Joseon dynasty's only female painter, alongside Ahn Hyo-seop as Ha Ram, a blind astrologer.
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In 2021, Kim Yoo-jung appeared in the mystery thriller Netflix film The 8th Night in the role of an enigmatic psychic.
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In 2022, Kim Yoo-jung reunited with the director and cast members of Love in the Moonlight in the TVING travel entertainment program Young Actors' Retreat.
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Kim Yoo-jung made her theatrical stage debut in January 2023, taking part in Kim Yoo-jung Dong-yeon's play Shakespeare in Love, adapted from the 1998 film of the same name.
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Kim Yoo-jung played the role of Viola de Lesseps, the daughter of a wealthy merchant, who disguises herself as a man named Thomas Kent to become a theater actress, which was taboo for women at the time.
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The play received favorable reviews and Kim Yoo-jung's performance was praised by the critics and the audience.
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In February 2018, it was revealed that Kim Yoo-jung was diagnosed with dysfunctions of the thyroid gland and would take a break from acting.
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Kim Yoo-jung auctioned an iPhone case during a charity auction event held by Gyeonggi Province and Daum's portal site titled Infinite Care Campaign Auction for Neighborhood Love from January 9 to 16,2013.
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On June 1,2015, it has been confirmed that Kim Yoo-jung expressed her intention to donate all of her narration fees to Samhyewon, a Child Welfare Center as she is the voice of Jun-hee for MBC's Human Documentary Love "Jin-sil Eomma II - Hwan-hee and Jun-hee's Adolescence", while in 2014 she made a precious relationship by donating snacks.
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In December 2015, actors Lee Ki-woo, Hong Jong-hyun and Kim Yoo-jung have stepped forward to help their neighbors have a warm winter.
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Kim Yoo-jung tried to convey her true feelings in a handwritten letter, and exerted a good influence to pay a lot of attention after the construction of the Lou Gehrig Care Hospital.
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Kim Yoo-jung, who has become the youngest member to have joined the club, continued to quietly make donations under a different name since her debut, has donated money to help low-income children in need due to COVID-19, and the remainder was used to fund sick children's medical expenses.
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On October 1,2021, Kim Yoo-jung donated 30 million won to support children at risk of crime victims through the Green Umbrella Children's Foundation.
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In 2012, following her appearance in Moon Embracing the Sun, she became an advertising model for Domino's Pizza with Kim Yoo-jung Soo-hyun, appeared in a washing machine advertisement for Samsung Electronics with Han Ga-in, became the face of a dairy product by Seoul Milk with Yeo Jin-goo and featured in a video game commercial for Nintendo 3DS with Kim Yoo-jung So-hyun.
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In 2017, Kim Yoo-jung became the brand model for South Korean sportswear manufacture FILA and promoted the brand till 2022.