Kim Min-seo

Kim Min-seo (; born April 18, 2009) is a South Korean teenage actress and model. Kim is known for her roles in the drama series Hometown Cha-Cha-Cha and family drama Young Lady and Gentleman (2021), as well as her appearance in the first season of SBS drama The First Responders, where she garnered Best Young Actress Award at the 2022 SBS Drama Awards.

In addition to her acting career, Kim is actively involved as a model in various advertisements. She has also gained recognition as one of the cast members of ODG, a South Korean kids' YouTube Channel.

Career Kim began her career as a child fashion model in commercials. At the age of 8, she joined an acting academy and made her debut in a minor role in the short film Polaroid (2017). On August 26, 2017, she successfully auditioned for a short film produced by JTBC All Spectators. She was cast as Min-ju in the short film Spiderman (2017), directed by award-winning director Park Kwang-hyun.

In 2019, Kim landed her next role in the independent film Maggie, by director Lee Ok-seop and screenwriter Koo Kyo-hwan. She portrayed the young version of Moon So-ri's character, Lee Kyeong-jin. ODG supported her career with content titled "Kid Actress to Her Career," which showcased Kim's reflections on her journey as a child actress. On April 2, 2021, the channel released a video titled "Kid tries not to recognize her favorite K-pop star," featuring Kim and her favorite K-pop singer and actress, IU. Kim re-enacted a scene performed by IU in the drama My Mister and explained to IU how it helped her career as an actress.

Kim's first major supporting role on television was in the 2021 tvN drama series Hometown Cha-Cha-Cha. She portrayed Oh Ju-ri, a fourteen-year-old girl and the only daughter of widower Oh Chun-jae, a cafe owner in Gongjin. Her character's passion for the fictional idol group DOS in the drama allowed Kim to showcase her singing and acting. Due to the popularity of her role as Oh Ju-ri, Kim was appointed as the public relations ambassador for the 2nd Gimpo Youth Film Festival for three years. She was also invited to host of The 11th Gaon Chart Music Awards alongside actor Jo Han-chul, who played her father in the drama.

That same year, Kim appeared in the KBS2 weekend family drama Young Lady and Gentleman opposite Ji Hyun-woo. In this drama, she portrayed the younger version of Park Dan-dan, with Lee Se-hee playing the character as an adult. Kim also acted opposite Kim Kang-woo as his daughter in the omnibus feature film New Year Blues. Later, Kim landed her first lead role as archer Eun-ho in the Korean adaptation of Fair Training, which was part of EBS Omnibus Drama Beast of Asia Season 2. Moreover, Kim appeared in the second episode of the first season of the SBS drama series The First Responders as middle school student Kim Hyeon-seo.

English Korean

Spiderman| 거미맨 Lee Cheong-ah (young) Jesters: The Game Changers| 광대들: 풍문조작단 Clown, The Windmills

Baseball Girl| 야구소녀 Joo Soo-in's class independent film

New Year Blues| 새해전야 Jiho's daughter Waiting for Rain| 비와 당신의 이야기 Student who did math

Alienoid'' 외계+인 1부 Television series +List of television series performances Year Title Role Notes English Korean 2019 Save Me 2 구해줘 2 Kim Young-sun Young Version; Ep. 1,4-5 2022 Café Minamdang 미남당 Han Jae-hee Young Version Beasts of Asia 2비스트 오브 아시아 2Eun-ho 구필수는 없다Kim Ji-hyun The First Responders 소방서 옆 경찰서 Kim Hyeon-seo Cameo (ep 2)

Web series + Year Title Role Notes English Korean2023 Mask Girl 마스크걸 Kim Ye-chun Netflix Original Series Cold Blooded Intern 잔혹한 인턴 Gong Lee-young Song of the Bandits 도적: 칼의 소리 a Woman in the Past (played by Lee Ho-jung)"

Web show + Year Title Role Note

ODG Cast Member YouTube (Studio Solfa) Awards and nominations + Award received by Kim Min-seo Award ceremony Year Category Nominee / Work Result SBS Drama Awards 2022 Best Young Actress The First Responders