Kim Ha-yeon (actress)
South Korean actress (born 2010)
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Kim Ha-yeon (Korean: 김하연; born 6 February 2010)[1] is a South Korean teenage actress. She made her acting debut in 2016 and established her by portraying young version of various characters. She is better known for her role in rom-com Fight for My Way (2017) and 2020 film The Singer.[2] She also appeared in films such as: The Preparation (2017) and Kim Ji-young: Born 1982 (2019) among others.[3] In March 2022 she was cast in KBS's daily drama Bravo, My Life.[4]
Career
Kim debuted in 2016 by appearing in small roles in a film and TV series. She was noticed as child actor in 2017 when she was cast in MBC drama Children of the 20th Century, KBS drama Fight for My Way as young Seol-hee, and as Eun-ji in the tvN drama stage The Picnic Day. Later she took on the role of Na-eun in film Romans 8:37 and Mi-sol, the daughter of Moon-kyeong (Yoo Sun) in The Preparation. In 2018 she was cast in a short role in tvN drama Live, as young Han Yeo-reum in Where Stars Land and as Han Yoo-ri in Ms. Ma, Nemesis. Kim also appeared in historical film Rampant in the same year. In 2019 she was seen in film Kim Ji-young: Born 1982, which was a commercial success with 3.67 million persons watching it.[5]
In 2020 she was nominated for Best Young Actress in 2020 KBS Drama Awards for her role as Jeong byori in No Matter What.[6]
In 2021, Kim was made 'Goo-Kee Friends' ambassadors for the 9th Seoul Guro International Children's Film Festival along with Krystal Jung.[7]
Filmography
Films
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | The Great Actor | Kindergartener | [8] | |
| 2016 | Yongsoon | Young Yong-soon | [9] | |
| 2017 | The Preparation | Mi-sol | [10] | |
| 2017 | Romans 8:37 | Na-eun | ||
| 2018 | The Pension | Chae-eun | ||
| 2018 | Rampant | Princess, crown prince So-won's daughter | ||
| 2019 | Kim Ji-young: Born 1982 | 12 year old Ji-yeong | ||
| 2020 | The Singer | Cheong-yi | [11] | |
Television series
| Year | Title | Role | Network | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | My Little Baby | Eun-ae, Cha Jeong-han's daughter | MBC | ||
| 2017 | Fight for My Way | Young Baek Seol-hee | KBS2 | [12] | |
| 2017 | Children of the 20th Century | Young Sa Jin-jin | MBC | ||
| 2017 | Drama Stage: "The Picnic Day" | Eun-ji | tvN | Season 1 | |
| 2018 | Live | Seul-gi | tvN | ||
| 2018 | Where Stars Land | Young Han Yeo-reum | SBS TV | [13] | |
| 2018 | Ms. Ma, Nemesis | Han Yoo-ri | SBS TV | [14] | |
| 2020 | My Holo Love | Young So-yeon | Netflix | ||
| 2020 | No Matter What | Jeong byori | KBS | [15] | |
| 2020 | Memorials | Young Koo Se-ra | KBS2 | ||
| 2021-22 | Uncle | Ye So-dam | TV Chosun | [16] | |
| 2022 | Bravo, My Life | Seo Hye-na | KBS1 | [4] |
Awards and nominations
| Award ceremony | Year | Category | Nominee / Work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KBS Drama Awards | 2020 | Best Young Actress | No Matter What | Nominated | [17] |
| 2022 | Bravo, My Life | Nominated | [18] | ||