Moon Ga-young

Moon Ga-young is one of those rare actors who makes you forget she's acting — she just inhabits a role completely. Born in Germany but raised in Korea, she started modeling and acting as a child in the mid-2000s, which means she essentially grew up in front of the camera, and it shows in the best possible way. Her breakout with True Beauty in 2020 was a genuine cultural moment, and I think what made it work wasn't just the romance but the way she captured that specific anxiety of hiding who you are from everyone around you. She enrolled at Sungkyunkwan University's Department of Theater and Film in 2015 while actively working. Honestly, she's one of the most compelling young actresses in Korean drama right now, and I keep expecting her to surprise me — and she usually does.

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Name (English)

Moon Ga-young

Name (Japanese)

ムン・ガヨン

Reading

むん・がよん

Born

July 10, 1996 (age 30)

Origin

Karlsruhe, Baden-Württemberg, Germany

Occupation

actor / film actor / television actor / model / essayist

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Cancer / Rat

University

Sungkyunkwan University

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• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moon%20Ga-young
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%A0%E3%83%B3%E3%83%BB%E3%82%AC%E3%83%A8%E3%83%B3
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q12968338

Tags

• Baden-Württemberg
• actor
• film actor
• television actor

Last updated

October 18, 2026

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