Shin Eun-soo

Shin Eun-soo (; October 23, 2002) is a South Korean actress. She made her acting debut in the film Vanishing Time: A Boy Who Returned, and became best known for starring in the television series Bad Papa (2018), Twinkling Watermelon (2023), and the coming-of-age film Love Untangled (2025). She garnered several awards, as well as Best New Actress nominations from the Baeksang Art Awards, Chunsa Film Arts Awards and Grand Bell Awards.

Career Pre-debut Shin Eun-soo joined JYP Entertainment (JYPE) in 2014 to train as both a singer and an actress.

In 2015, she auditioned for the female lead role in the movie Vanishing Time: A Boy Who Returned, written and directed by Um Tae-hwa. Although she had never acted before, Shin was chosen out of 300 candidates to act alongside Gang Dong-won. She was given two months of preparation and acting training. The filming started on October 7 and she was officially introduced by JYPE on the 14th through the agency's SNS channels. She attended her first production conference at Apgujeong CGV in Gangnam District, Seoul on October 11, 2016.

2016–present : Acting debut Shin debuted as an actress on November 16, 2016, with the release of Vanishing Time: A Boy Who Returned. She was praised for her performance in a major role despite being a newcomer in such a young age.

In late November 2016, she acted as the teenage of Jun Ji-hyun's character in the television series The Legend of the Blue Sea. In December, she was cast in a short film directed by Shunji Iwai titled Chang-ok's Letter where she played as Bae Doona and Kim Joo-hyuk's daughter. It was released on Nestle Theater's YouTube channel on February 16, 2017. She then lent her voice for the female lead in animated film titled The Shower, released in August. She then acted in the film titled Illang: The Wolf Brigade, where she worked with actor Gang Dong-won for the second time. It was released on July 25, 2018. In July, she was cast in the family melodrama Bad Papa, playing the daughter of Jang Hyuk.

In 2019 and 2020, she played supporting roles in the film Homme Fatale, and in television series SF8 and Do Do Sol Sol La La Sol. In 2022, Shin made a special appearance in KBS2's historical drama Bloody Heart as the childhood of Kang Han-na's character, and was reunited with Jang Hyuk whom she previously acted with in Bad Papa. The same year, she had a supporting role in the Netflix drama, A Model Family. She plays the daughter Yeonwoo, who encourages her parents to split.

Within the next year, she gained critical praise for her back-to-back portrayal of a rebellious and lonely high school senior on a journey to find closeness and freedom in the drama special Like Otters, and as a deaf student who falls in love in time travel romance series Twinkling Watermelon, In 2024, she would then debut in the Kang Full universe through the Disney+ fantasy series, Light Shop. She plays Joo Hyun Joo, a mysterious young girl who visits the shop every day to buy a light bulb.

On March 12, 2025, Management Soop announced that Shin had signed an exclusive contract with the agency. On August 29, 2025, she starred in the coming of age rom-com Love Untangled, which premiered exclusively on Netflix. Upon its release, it became the most watched non-English film on the streaming service, with Shin's portrayal of bubbly protagonist Park Se-ri gaining her a nomination for Baeksang Arts Award for Best New Actress – Film.

Other ventures Ambassadorship In 2017, Shin was appointed as Honorary Ambassador of the 2nd Japan Film Festival, along with actor Yoon Park. In 2018, she was appointed as ambassador of the 20th Bucheon International Animation Festival (BIAF).

Endorsements Shin signed her first-ever endorsement deal as the new exclusive model for South Korean skincare and cosmetics manufacturer and retailer, Skin Food. She launched a full-scale modeling activity, starting with a CF of the new product called Aqua Grape Bounce Bubble Serum for Skin Food 2017 S/S which was released on April 10, 2017. She was also featured in main page of the product.

Personal life In January 2026, it was confirmed that Shin is in a relationship with actor Yoo Seon-ho. The two reportedly met through a gathering of acquaintances.

Filmography Film Year Title Role Notes 2016 Vanishing Time: A Boy Who Returned Su-rin Girl Voice 2018 Illang: The Wolf Brigade Lee Jae-hee 2023 Just Super Hailey (Hedvig) Voice; Korean dub Tastes of Horror: Four-Legged Beast Yu-kyung Short film 2025 Love Untangled Park Se-ri

Television series Year Title Role Notes 2016 The Legend of the Blue Sea teenage Se-hwa Episodes 3–4, 13 Summer Strike Kim Bom KBS Drama Special: "Like Otters" Kim Jae-young One-act drama 2023 Twinkling Watermelon Yoon Cheong-ah

Web series Year Title Role 2017 School of Magic Han Yi-seul 2024 Light Shop Joo Hyun-joo

Hosting Year Title Notes 2019 Inkigayo with Mingyu

Music video appearances Year Title Artist Notes 2025 "Push" Joohoney as Demian

Awards and nominations + Name of the award ceremony, year presented, category, nominee of the award, and the result of the nomination Award ceremony Year Category Nominee / Work Result APAN Star Awards 2023 Excellence Award, Actress in a Short Drama Like Otters Best New Actress Twinkling Watermelon Baeksang Arts Awards 2026 Best New Actress – Film Love Untangled Chunsa Film Art Awards 2017 Best New Actress Vanishing Time: A Boy Who Returned Golden Cinematography Awards 2026 Best New Actress Love Untangled Grand Bell Awards 2017 Best New Actress Vanishing Time: A Boy Who Returned KBS Drama Awards 2022 Best Actress in Drama Special/TV Cinema Like Otters Korea First Brand Awards 2024 Best New Actress in a Series Twinkling Watermelon Korean Film Actor's Association Star Night 2016 Korea Top Star Award: Popular Film Star Vanishing Time: A Boy Who Returned MBC Drama Awards 2018 Best Child Actress Bad Papa