Park Eun-bin, Kim You-jung and Lee Se-young, 'Trust-able Child Actors'

It used to be a 'tag', but now it's a 'ticket of faith'.

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Now, child actors are in charge. In the past, the label 'child actor' followed for a long time, hindering the level of immersion in adult acting, but now it is based on solid acting skills from their careers and the belt of trust among viewers is strengthening. The home theater is enriching with the enthusiastic performance of those child actors with more than 20 years of acting experience.

Park Eun-bin, who has already started with KBS 2TV's "The King's Affection" and became an icon of faith with ENA's "Extraordinary Attorney Woo", is currently maintaining her home composure with tvN's Saturday and Sunday drama "Castaway Diva" (written by Park Hye-ryeon and Eun Yeol, directed by Oh Choong-hwan). "Castaway Diva" depicts a diva challenge under Seo Mok-ha, an aspiring singer rescued from a desert island in fifteen years, and Park Eun-bin plays Seo Mok-ha as the one-top protagonist. In particular, despite the somewhat 'false and blind' setting of being trapped on a desert island for fifteen years, she focuses on convincingly drawing the background, increasing immersion.

This year marks the 27th anniversary of Park's Eun-bin's debut since she debuted as a children's clothing model in 1996 at the age of five. Unlike in the past, when she was trapped in a rather innocent appearance, she now seems to have expanded her spectrum. She gradually expanded her scope from "Age of Youth" to "Stove League" and "Do You Like Brahms" and now proved that she is an actress of faith who can pull off everything from the autism spectrum to dialect. She could have been trapped in the success of Woo Young-woo, but Park Eun-bin's challenge is continuing. In "Castaway Diva", she expressed her dark past, hard inner side, and bright outer side in multiple layers, and displayed her singing ability through vocal training. As a result, "Castaway Diva" has been on a roll, with more than 8% of viewership. (Nielsen Korea, national standards for paid households)

Park Eun-bin is followed by Kim You-jung and Lee Se-young. Kim You-jung, who celebrated her 20th anniversary this year, is scheduled to return with SBS's new Friday-Saturday drama "My Demon" (written by Choi Ah-il, directed by Kim Jang-han). "My Demon" is a fantasy romantic comedy-drama in which Do Do-hee, a chaebol heiress who is 'like a devil', and Goo Won, a devil who has lost his ability for a moment, marry under contract. Kim You-jung will play Do Do-hee, an heiress from a chaebol family in the drama, and show 'visual' beyond the present. In particular, the change of Kim You-jung, who will play a cynical and cool-headed figure in love and work, is also expected.

"The story of the character Do-hee and the chemistry with the people around her were interesting, and each character came to me attractively", Kim You-jung said, expressing her determination, "I tried to express well how Do-hee has lived to protect herself through various aspects". Kim You-jung's challenge to complete a cynical and cool but lonely character bringing on support. Kim You-jung was a particularly successful actress who also dominated the stage through the play "Shakespeare in Love". Kim You-jung, who is expanding the spectrum, is also earning more 'trust' amongst viewers.

Actress Lee Se-young, who has been in her 26th year since her debut, is also an actress who completely removed the label 'child actor'. Earlier, she surprised viewers by achieving 17.4% ratings (Nielsen Korea, national standard) with MBC's "The Red Sleeve" with Lee Junho, and will wear a hanbok again with a reunion with MBC. MBC's new Friday-Saturday drama "The Story of Park's Marriage Contract" (written by Go Nam-jeong, directed by Park Sang-hoon-III and Kang Chae-won), which will premiere on the 24th, tells the story of a contract marriage between Park Yeon-woo, a 19th-century Confucian girl, and Kang Tae-ha, the 21st-century king of no emotion. Lee Se-young will play Park Yeon-woo and show her passionate acting that goes beyond the past and present.

Lee Se-young, who has drawn a variety of female characters from "Dae Jang Geum" to "The Red Sleeve" is expected to build her character in "The Story of Park's Marriage Contract". The production team raised expectations, saying, "Lee Se-young is perfectly possessed and living up to Park Yeon-woo, a person who is curious and wants to do well in the Joseon Dynasty, when it was difficult to realize her dream as a woman", adding, "Please wait and see what will happen to Park Yeon-woo, a Joseon Confucian girl of various charms who crash-landed into the modern era of the 21st century".

As such, actors who take off their 'childhood' and give faith in their acting skills from their long careers are continuing. Nam Ji-hyun, who is wearing a school uniform again through the U+ original "High Cookie", and Jin Ji-hee, who played a villain in MBN's "Perfect Marriage Revenge" are also welcome.