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Kim Yoon Hee: a rising actress in her 20s often mistaken for elementary school student 

Korean actresses and actors are always boasting insane youthfulness, but Kim Yoon Hee was on a different level. 

It’s no rarity that Korean actors and actresses look younger than their ages, seeing that they need to look gorgeous on the screen and play youthful roles. However, Korean netizens have never been as shocked as when they learn of the real age of actress Kim Yoon Hee, who played the role of an elementary school student perfectly. 

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Who is Kim Yoon Hee?

  • Birth Year: 2001
  • Height: 151cm (4’9)
  • Occupation: Actress
  • Acting Projects: “187cm 151cm Bully”, “Pepero Was Taken Away on Pepero Day”, “187cm vs 185cm”, “A Short Friend”…
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Kim Yoon Hee first gained attention via her unreal youthful looks in the web-drama “I Lost My Sight While Trying To Save My Friend”. At first sight, nobody could believe that Kim Yoon Hee was not an elementary school student, especially when she adored school uniform.

The career of rookie actress Kim Yoon Hee

Despite being relatively new to the Korean acting industry, the 21-year-old Kim Yoon Hee has already starred in various acting projects, including “187cm 151cm Bully”, “Pepero Was Taken Away on Pepero Day”, “187cm vs 185cm”, “A Short Friend”, and “I Lost My Sight While Trying To Save My Friend”. Most of her works, while not overwhelmingly popular, received positive feedback, with many people praising Yoon Hee for her natural facial expressions and gestures.

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Kim Yoon Hee has played the female lead in various acting projects 

In “I Lost My Sight While Trying To Save My Friend”, Yoon Hee co-starred alongside child actress Choi Min Sung, who is only 14 years old. However, next to each other, one would even think Yoon Hee is the younger one. 

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Kim Yoon Hee and her co-star in “I Lost My Sight While Trying to Save My Friend”

Kim Yoon Hee’s recent viral role promises to be an opportunity for her to achieve more success as an actress. She is currently free-agent. In order to nurture her childhood dream of acting, she also has to work part-time jobs. She always keeps a positive attitude despite hardships. 

The screenshots from “I Lost My Sight While Trying to Save My Friend” made Kim Yoon Hee more popular.  Kim Yoon Hee’s innocent and pretty visuals with clear, big eyes, plump lips, and chubby cheeks, have been drawing keen attention. The modest height of 1m51 also makes Kim Yoon Hee look petite like a primary school student.

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