Meet Netflix’s My Demon star, Kim Yoo-jung: she dresses up in Chanel, has brand deals with Samsung, Fila and Laneige, and made Forbes’ Korea Power Celebrity top 10 list with BTS, Twice and Exo

Dec 13 , 2023

Kim Yoo-jung of Netflix’s My Demon has made it to Forbes’ Korea Power Celebrity top 10 list. Photos: @you_r_love/Instagram

At just 24, Kim has already been in the biz for two decades, with over 20 awards under her belt, and recently made her theatre debut in a Korean version of the Gwyneth Paltrow film Shakespeare in Love

The actress was spotted at a Chanel high jewellery event wearing jewels and a timepiece from the brand, and made it to Forbes’ Korea Power Celebrity top 10 list alongside K-pop’s BTS, Twice and Exo

South Korean actress Kim Yoo-jung is possibly one of the most seasoned performers of her generation, with two decades of on-screen experience already under her belt at the young age of 24. Having starred in her first commercial at age four, Kim has worked her way from child model to lead actress in the hit Netflix fantasy romance series My Demon. Starring alongside Song Kang, Kim plays an heiress, Do Do-hee, who uses her charm to disarm a demon with whom she’s entangled in a contract marriage.

Growing up, Kim starred in a number of TV dramas and films, often featuring in childhood flashbacks of main characters.

In an interview with Korean media, she credits her role in the 2005 film All for Love for sparking her lifelong passion for acting. She received a best new actress nomination at the Grand Bell Awards for her performance – the first of many award nominations and wins she’s received throughout her career.

Kim Yoo-jung (second from right) poses at the Busan International Film Festival in October 2022 with her 20th Century Girl co-stars (from left) Park Jung-woo, Roh Yoon-seo and Byeon Woo-seok.

She began taking on lead roles in 2015, tackling more serious themes of bullying and school violence in the series Angry Mom, and murder thriller Circle of Atonement in the same year.

Kim Yoo-jung as high school student Na Bo-ra in the romance drama film 20th Century Girl

International fans who watch Netflix are likely familiar with Kim’s roles in films The 8th Night and 20th Century Girl.

Kim Yoo-jung in an advertisement for Laneige moisturiser

Over her two-decade career, Kim has been nominated for at least 40 awards, winning over 20. These have included Most Popular TV Actress at the 2017 Baeksang Arts Awards for her role in Love in the Moonlight.

Kim Yoo-jung in the Korean stage adaptation of Shakespeare in Love

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