Kim So Hyun is a popular South Korean actress. Born on June 4, 1999, she began her acting career at the age of 7. She is best known for her roles in the “Moon Embracing the Sun” (2012), “Rooftop Prince” (2012), “Missing You” (2012), “I Hear Your Voice” (2013), “The Suspicious Housemaid” (2013), “Triangle” (2014), “Reset” (2014), “The Girl Who Sees Smells” (2015), “Who Are You: School 2015” (2015), “Page Turner” (2016), “Nightmare Teacher” (2016), “Bring It On, Ghost” (2016), “Goblin” (2016-2017) and “Radio Romance” (2018). Kim So Hyun has won numerous Best Young Actress awards for her roles and is considered one of the best young actresses working today.

Kim So Hyun

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In her final year of high school, Lee Hong Ju (Kim So Hyun) fell head over heels in love. But this first brush with love ended in heartbreak. Ever since, she has been deeply skeptical when it comes to everything love-related. A decade later, she has become an animation producer when fate reunites her with her former crush, Hu Yeong (Chae Jong Hyeop), in a cafe. He has returned to South Korea from the United States, and is now a 29-year-old financial planner. They are both hit by a wave of emotions. Could a fresh chance at romance be in the cards? Or has too much water passed under the bridge? This 2024 South Korean drama series was based on a webtoon by Nam Ji Eun.

Serendipity's Embrace

🔮Meant to be together Team

Lee Hong Ju

Mok Sol Hui (Kim So Hyun) can “hear” other people’s lies, no matter how hard they try to hide the truth. Her “superpower” has left her jaded and she considers everyone she meets to be morally bankrupt. That changes fast when she meets her new neighbor: the successful music producer and murder case suspect Kim Do Ha (Hwang Min Hyun). Sol Hee learns that her superpowers do not work on this mystery man... and unexpectedly starts to fall for him. Will she ever learn the deepest secrets of his heart? This 2023 South Korean drama series was directed by Noh Young Sub and Nam Sung Woo.

My Lovely Liar

The Mythomaniacs

KBS2

Raised as a soldier since birth, ambitious Princess Pyeong Gang (Kim So Hyun) intends to become the first Empress of Goguryeo after she learns about her real identity. She will stop at nothing to realize her dream, but her plans hit a hitch when she meets the peace-loving On Dal (Na In Woo). The duo fall for each other, despite their very different outlooks. On Dal decides to do whatever it takes to help Pyeong Gang achieve her goal, even if it means turning his back on his values. But the Princess’ quest to take the throne could end up forcing her to pay a price she is hesitant to pay, as a deadly fight for power is about to break out. Will Pyeong Gang and On Dal – and their love – survive this bloody struggle? This 2021 South Korean drama series was based on the novel “Princess Pyeong Gang” by Choi Sa Gyu and was directed by Yoon Sang Ho.

River Where the Moon Rises

After being attacked by a group of female assassins, young swordsman Jeon Nok Du (Jang Dong Yoon) sets out to track down one of his assailants. However, his quest leads him to a village populated entirely by widows. In order to evade detection, Nok Du disguises himself as a woman while he searches for clues. But one of the residents, Dong Dong Ju (Kim So Hyun), learns Nok Du’s secret identity… although she has a secret of her own: she has escaped from an ill-fated gisaeng (courtesan) apprenticeship. Will they succeed in keeping each others’ identities a secret? And what will happen when they begin to fall for each other? This 2019 South Korean drama series was based on the hit webtoon “Nok Du Jeon” by Hye Jin Yang and was directed by Kim Dong Hwi.

The Tale of Nokdu

💞Lovers Secrets Joseon's Team

Dong Dong Ju

KBS02

Passionate but untalented radio scriptwriter Song Geu Rim (Kim So Hyun) is about to get fired from her job, unless she’s able to cast the notoriously difficult actor Ji Soo Ho (Yoon Du Jun) as the DJ for her new show. Soo Ho, despite his perfect public image, secretly struggles with depression and insomnia, finding solace only in his carefully constructed private life. Initially, Soo Ho consistently rebuffs Geu Rim, in part because he’s unable to perform without a script in front of him, but Geu Rim eventually wears him down. As they begin working together, the raw, unfiltered nature of radio broadcasting forces them to confront their vulnerabilities and connect on a deeper level that might just lead to love.

Radio Romance

Love On The Air Team 💗

Song Geu Rim

Despite having the power to see the future, field reporter Nam Hong Joo (Suzy) is often powerless to stop those events from happening. Having recently acquired the ability to foresee future events, prosecutor Jung Jae Chan (Lee Jong Suk) manages to save the life of police officer Han Woo Tak (Jung Hae In), whose death would have been used to frame Hong Joo. By surviving the attempt on his life, Woo Tak also gains the ability to see the future. Realizing their lives are somehow intertwined, Hong Joo, Jae Chan, and Woo Tak agree to work together to solve the mystery surrounding their unusual abilities and find ways to protect those they love most. This 2017 South Korean drama series was directed by Oh Choong Hwan.

While You Were Sleeping

The Dream Team ✨

Betrayed by his king, Kim Shin (Gong Yoo), a decorated military general from the Goryeo Dynasty, was forced to watch his family die before him. Saved by the Almighty, yet condemned to an eternal life as a goblin, Kim Shin uses his supernatural abilities to save humans, including the mother of Ji Eun Tak (Kim Go Eun), an optimistic high school student with a strange connection to the supernatural. When Eun Tak is repeatedly drawn to him, Kim Shin wonders if she might be the one he has spent an eternity searching for, the only one who can set his soul free, the Goblin Bride.

Guardian: The Lonely and Great God

The Immortal Team

Park Bong Pal (Taecyeon), a college student with the ability to see ghosts, works as a part-time exorcist. When he meets Kim Hyeon Ji (Kim So Hyun), the ghost of a 19-year-old who died in a car accident, they form an unexpected partnership. After accidentally kissing, Hyun Ji discovers Bong Pal might hold the key to her past and moves in with him. Together, they help ghosts cross over to the afterlife, using Hyun Ji's unique ability to see how ghosts died. As they investigate, they become intrigued by the mysterious Professor Joo Hye Seong (Kwon Yool), who seems connected to their individual mysteries.

Bring It On, Ghost

GHOSTBUSTERS

Kim Hyun Ji

High school student Yoon Yoo Seul (Kim So Hyun) is a talented pianist who’s won numerous awards. However, she secretly despises the piano, as she only started playing because her mother forced her to. She’s often in conflict with Seo Jin Mok (Shin Jae Ha), who hates that he can’t play better than Yoo Seul, despite his best efforts. When an accident causes Yoo Seul to lose her vision, she grows despondent in the hospital and attempts to commit suicide. Luckily, she’s saved by Jung Cha Shik (Ji Soo), a student athlete who had to quit his sport after a serious injury. Cha Shik develops an interest in playing piano and offers to serve as Yoo Seul’s guide to be admitted into the same arts school as her. Will these three teens manage to follow their dreams, even if they weren’t what they originally planned?

Page Turner

The Page Turners

Yoon Yoo Seul

Kang Ye Rim (Kim So Hyun), the top student and class president, becomes increasingly suspicious of her teacher, Han Bong Goo (Uhm Ki Joon), and her classmates, including her friend Seo Sang Woo (Lee Minhyuk). As her peers fall into a mysterious trance and their dreams inexplicably begin manifesting as reality, Ye Rim must unravel the sinister truth behind these supernatural events before they consume her entire school. Will she be able to expose the dark force controlling her classmates and teacher before it's too late? This is a 2016 Viki Original web drama series directed by Hyun Moon Sub.

Nightmare Teacher

Nightmare Teacher Team

Orphan Lee Eun Bi (Kim So Hyun) is ready to end it all, sick of constant bullying. However, just as she’s preparing to jump into a river, she’s saved by Go Eun Byul (also played by Kim So Hyun), an identical twin sister she never knew she had. Eun Bi later wakes up in the hospital with amnesia, and Eun Byul is nowhere to be found. She unintentionally takes Eun Byul’s place at her sister’s prestigious high school, where she learns that Eun Byul’s seemingly-perfect life wasn’t as great as it appeared. Alongside the charming Han Yi An (Nam Joo Hyuk) and the rebellious Gong Tae Kwang (Yook Sung Jae), Eun Bi attempts to investigate her sister’s disappearance while also confronting her own past, protecting her new identity, and the harsh realities of adolescence.

Who Are You

The Back to School Team

Lee Eun Bi/Go Eun Bil

Choi Eun Seol (Shin Sae Kyung), sole survivor of her family’s brutal murder, loses her memory but gains an extraordinary ability: she can see smells. Renamed Oh Cho Rim by her new adoptive father, she teams up with Detective Choi Mu Gak (Park Yoochun), who lost his sister in the same incident and has since lost his sense of smell. He's determined to catch the killer, but his lack of senses hinders him. Cho Rim's unique gift becomes their greatest asset as they navigate a world of invisible clues, chasing a phantom killer. But as they draw closer, their intertwined pasts unravel, revealing secrets more dangerous than they imagined. Can they unmask the murderer before he finishes what he started?

The Girl Who Sees Smells

The Sensory Team

SBS, KOCOWA

After his wife’s sudden death, Eun family patriarch Sang Chul (Lee Sung Jae) hires Lee Bok Nyeo (Choi Ji Woo), a mysterious housekeeper, to tend to the house and his four children. Stoic and emotionless, she performs her duties flawlessly but offers no comfort: only blunt, often harsh, truths. Despite her chilling demeanor, Bok Nyeo possesses an uncanny ability to solve the family's problems, from their eldest daughter's bullying to Sang Chul's infidelity. As she systematically dismantles their facades and forces them to confront their deepest fears, the Eun family slowly begins to heal, while unraveling the secrets to their new housekeeper. Can this silent, enigmatic woman truly bring them salvation, or is there a hidden agenda behind her unsettling efficiency? This drama is a remake of the 2011 Japanese series "I'm Mita, Your Housekeeper."

Suspicious Housekeeper

The Outlandish Team

Eun Han Kyul

After overcoming a difficult childhood, Jang Hye Sung (Lee Bo Young) finally succeeds in becoming a public defender. However, she sees her job purely as a way to make money, and tends to push people away with her blunt, jaded personality. Her outlook changes, though, when she unexpectedly runs into high school student Park Soo Ha (Lee Jong Suk) who claims he can help her. Soo Ha developed a strange ability to read people’s minds through eye contact after his father’s murder ten years prior – and teenage Hye Sung, who also witnessed the incident, eventually put the murderer behind bars. Though initially reluctant, Hye Sung allows Soo Ha to stick around, and his ability gives Hye Sung additional assistance in the courtroom. However, when Soo Ha’s father’s murderer is released, Hye Sung and Soo Ha are faced with their most dangerous situation yet.

I Hear Your Voice

Han Jung Woo (Park Yoo Chun), a dedicated homicide detective, has never forgotten his first love, Lee Su Yeon (Yoon Eun Hye), whom he protected from bullies during high school when her father was a murderer. An accident separated them, but Jung Woo's love remained constant. Fourteen years later, Su Yeon is now a fashion designer dating financial consultant Kang Hyun Jun (Yoo Seung Ho), who becomes jealous when Su Yeon and Jung Woo reconnect. Artist Kim Eun Joo (Jang Mi In Ae) also harbors feelings for Jung Woo, adding complexity to their emotional landscape. As past feelings resurface, the characters must navigate their complicated relationships and unresolved emotions. This is a 2012 South Korean melodrama directed by Lee Jae Dong and Park Jae Beom.

I Miss You

Missing Love Team

Lee Soo Yeon

Can you escape the difficulties of your current life by returning to a more innocent area of your heart? A group of grade school friends hold a reunion after 30 years. Lee Tae Jin (Choi Cheol Ho) is a magazine editor who is separated from his wife and learns that he has a terminal illness. He wants to see his grade school friends again so he organizes a reunion. It may be specifically to see Im Ji Hyun (Kim Ji Soo), whom he has always liked, and Seo Young Wook (Ryu Jung Han), his biggest rival and friend. Ji Hyun has been going through a tough time since her husband lost his job, and she has been working at a hospital cafeteria to help support her family. Young Wook is a police detective with a wife and a son. Kim Mi Hee (Lee Ah Hyun) is a rich Gangnam housewife who used to have a crush on Young Wook but now is drawn to Tae Jin. When Ji Hyun sees Young Wook again, she falls in love with him all over again, and her complicated life gets even more complicated. “Love Again” is a 2012 South Korean drama series directed by Hwang In Roe. This is the Korean remake of a the Japanese drama “Love Again Shokogun.”

Love Again

Second Chance Team

Jung Yoo Ri

While investigating his wife’s murder, Joseon Dynasty crown prince Yi Gak (Park Yoochun), is mysteriously transported 300 years into the future to 21st-century Seoul! He lands on the rooftop of Park Ha (Han Ji Min), a spirited young woman, along with his three loyal retainers. Believing Park Ha's sister to be his reincarnated princess, Yi Gak endeavors to uncover the truth behind his wife's death and his sudden displacement. In the process, Yi Gak assumes the identity of a missing heir who looks just like him, and inadvertently involves himself in a modern-day conspiracy of his own. As he navigates the bewildering modern world, an unexpected romance blossoms between Park Ha and Yi Gak. But can love truly conquer centuries – and will Yi Gak ever find the answers he seeks?

Rooftop Prince

 The Joseon Power Rangers

Hwa Yong

Hidden behind the palace walls, a forbidden love story unfolds between Crown Prince Lee Hwon (Kim Soo Hyun) and Yeon Woo (Han Ga In), a bright and compassionate young noblewoman chosen to be his future queen. However, a dark conspiracy orchestrated by those vying for power tragically separates them, leading Yeon Woo to a cruel fate. Years later, a mysterious shaman named Wol (also played by Han Ga In) appears in the palace, eerily resembling the lost Yeon Woo. As Lee Hwon, still haunted by his first love, seeks to uncover the truth behind her disappearance, he finds himself drawn to Wol. Can love truly transcend the boundaries of life and death, and can ancient secrets be unveiled to reclaim a stolen destiny? This drama was based on the novel of the same name by Jung Eun Gwol.

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