Kim So-hyun (Korean: 김소현; Hanja: 金所炫; born June 4, 1999), is a South Korean actress and one of the top-paid actresses in South Korea.[1] She began her television career as a child artist in 2006 and gained public recognition for playing a young villainous queen-to-be in the Korean historical drama Moon Embracing the Sun (2012) and a teen girl who falls into tragedy in Missing You (2013). She received positive critical acclaim for taking on her first lead role in playing dual roles in teen drama Who Are You: School 2015 (2015). Since then, she has starred in many television series including horror comedy Hey Ghost, Let's Fight (2016), historical melodrama The Emperor: Owner of the Mask (2017), romantic comedies Radio Romance (2018) and The Tale of Nokdu (2019), teen suspense romance drama Love Alarm (2019 & 2021) and Korean folklore River Where the Moon Rises as an avenger.
^Jung Anji (October 5, 2020). [공식]김소현, '달이 뜨는 강' 주인공 평강 役 출연 확정...내년 상반기 방송 예정 [[Official]Kim So-Hyun confirmed to appear in Pyeong-gang, the protagonist of 'Moonrise River'... Scheduled to be broadcast in the first half of next year]. Sports Chosun. Archived from the original on November 9, 2021. Retrieved October 5, 2020.
^Lee, Joon-Hyeon (February 5, 2021). '달이 뜨는 강', 김소현·지수 티저 포스터 공개...강렬 임팩트 ['The Moon Rising River' Kim So-Hyun, Queen Yeon + Princess Pyeonggang 1 person 2 roles challenge 'Academic acting transformation']. The Korea Economic Daily. Archived from the original on November 10, 2021. Retrieved June 13, 2024.
^Choi Ji-yoonn (November 11, 2022). "김소현, 라이어 헌터 변신...'소용없어 거짓말'" [Kim So-hyun transforms into Liar Hunter...'It's no use lying'[Official]] (in Korean). Newsis. Archived from the original on November 11, 2022. Retrieved June 13, 2024 – via Naver.
^Kim Soo-jin (September 27, 2022). "김소현, 송현욱 감독 연출 드라마 '우연일까' 출연 [공식]" [Kim So-Hyun, Directed by Song Hyeon-Wook to appear in the drama 'Is it a Coincident' [Official]] (in Korean). MT Star News. Archived from the original on October 8, 2022. Retrieved September 27, 2022 – via Naver.
^Hong Se-young (January 11, 2024). "박보검·김소현 '굿보이' 출연확정, 올해 첫방 [공식]" [Park Bo-gum and Kim So-hyun confirmed to appear in 'Good Boy', first broadcast of the year [Official]] (in Korean). Sports Donga. Archived from the original on January 11, 2024. Retrieved January 11, 2024.
^Kim, Tae-jin (October 31, 2014). 아역배우 김소현, JTBC '끝까지 간다' 출연 소감 밝혀..."너무 떨렸다" [Child actor Kim So-hyun reveals his feelings on JTBC's 'Going to the End'... "I was so nervous"]. TV Daily. Archived from the original on October 19, 2021. Retrieved May 27, 2021.
^Kim Soon-ah (February 22, 2015). "문화 소외 없는 '천원짜리 콘서트'". KTV National Broadcasting. Archived from the original on November 10, 2021. Retrieved February 10, 2020.
^Park Eun-hye (November 23, 2021). "KBS 측 "성시경-김소현-이도현, '2021 연기대상' MC 발탁"(공식)" [KBS side "Sung Si-kyung, Kim So-hyun, and Lee Do-hyun selected as MCs for the '2021 Acting Awards'" (official)] (in Korean). Newsen. Archived from the original on November 23, 2021. Retrieved November 23, 2021 – via Naver.
^Park Soo-in (October 27, 2021). "2PM 이준호, 2am '잘 가라니' MV 출연 지원사격..김소현과 호흡" [2PM's Junho Lee, 2am 'Goodbye' MV appearance support shooting... Breathing with Sohyun Kim] (in Korean). Newsen. Archived from the original on October 27, 2021. Retrieved October 27, 2021 – via Naver.