Moon Geun-young

Moon Geun-young holds a special place for me as one of the rare child stars who matured into a serious adult artist. Beginning as a model at ten and debuting in 1999, she earned the title "Nation's Little Sister," a label that could have trapped her forever. Instead she moved across film and television and even stepped toward directing, which tells me she sees herself as a maker, not just a face. Studying at Sungkyunkwan University underlines that seriousness. I respect performers who deepen rather than coast, and her trajectory makes me genuinely curious about what she will create behind the camera next.

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Name (English)

Moon Geun-young

Name (Japanese)

ムン・グニョン

Reading

むん・ぐにょん

Born

May 6, 1987 (age 39)

Origin

Gwangju, South Korea

Occupation

film actor / television actor / film director / child actor

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Taurus / Rabbit

University

Sungkyunkwan University

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• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moon%20Geun-young
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%A0%E3%83%B3%E3%83%BB%E3%82%B0%E3%83%8B%E3%83%A7%E3%83%B3
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q102098

Tags

• film actor
• television actor
• film director

Last updated

September 23, 2026

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