Moon Ga-young

Moon Ga-young (born July 10, 1996) is a German-born South Korean actress and model.

Moon Ga-young was born on July 10, 1996, in Karlsruhe, Baden-Württemberg, Germany, to South Korean parents as second daughter of two sibling.

Her father, who majored in physics, and her mother, who studied music (piano), met as international students in Germany and got married.

In 2005, she started on her career as a child model.

In 2005, her family moved back to South Korea when she was in the third grade of elementary school.

Moon graduated from an all-girls middle school and high school.

Moon is also fluent in German and English thanks to her time in Germany.

She can also plays the piano, flute, and dances ballet.

Moon Ga-young was scouted in the street as a child model for a clothing magazine while her mother pushed her in a stroller in Germany.

Upon returning to South Korea in 2005, Moon's uncle and mother submitted photos of her and her older sister for a modeling contest just for fun.

However, Moon was chosen as a model for children fashion catalogue.

The following year, in 2006, she made her debut as a child actress with the film Bloody Reunion.

Beginning her acting career in 2006, Moon was a child actress who appeared in both film and television.

Her initial debut was in the 2006 film Bloody Reunion.

She slowly made notable appearances on big screen, lending her voice to Black House (2007) and taking on minor roles in Shadows in the Palace (2007), Our Town (2007), and Do You See Seoul? (2008).

Subsequently, she embarked on a series of television drama projects, commencing with the 2007 drama Hometown over the Hill, followed by Bitter Sweet Life (2008), Ja Myung Go (2009), Friend, Our Legend (2009), The Reputable Family (2010), and Bad Guys (2010).

She actively worked as a child actor alongside Yeo Jin-goo, Kim Yoo-jung, and Kim So-hyun.

However, during middle school, she experienced a significant growth spurt of over 10 centimeters and took a break from acting, both willingly and partially, because she became too tall for child roles.

She is best known for her roles in Heartstrings (2011), EXO Next Door (2015), Tempted (2018), Welcome to Waikiki 2 (2019), Find Me in Your Memory (2020), True Beauty (2020–2021), Link: Eat, Love, Kill (2022), and The Interest of Love (2022–2023).

She was well-loved for her portrayal of Jung-hyun, the little sister of Lee Shin (acted by Jung Yong-hwa) in MBC's Wednesday-Thursday drama Heartstrings (2011), directed by Pyo Min-soo and scripted by Lee Myung-sook.

When she was a high school girl, Moon acted as mysterious girl Seohyun in Lee Si-young's Killer Toon, directed by Kim Yong-gyun and released on June 27, 2013.

This breakthrough performance significantly contributed to her rise in popularity.

In 2013, Moon Ga-young was selected for a role in KBS's weekend drama Wang's Family, written by Moon Young-nam and directed by Jin Hyun-wook.

Moon portrayed the character of Wang Hae-bak, the fourth daughter of the Wang family.

Hae-bak, a high school student, is constantly engrossed in her smartphone and rarely engages in conversations with her family members.

Despite this, she excels in her studies and surprises everyone with her ability to make things happen.

Moon Ga-young was chosen to portray the character Oh-reum, a ghost with a compelling backstory, in tvN's upcoming Monday-Tuesday drama titled Who Are You? The series stars So Yi-hyun and Ok Taecyeon and premiered on July 29.

Moon Ga-young's character appears in episodes 1 and 2 of the show.

In 2013, Moon Ga-young was cast in KBS's weekend drama Wang's Family, a series written by Moon Young-nam and directed by Jin Hyun-wook.

In the show, Moon portrayed the character Wang Hae-bak, who is the fourth daughter of the Wang family.

Hae-bak, a high school student, is constantly absorbed in her smartphone and rarely engages in conversations with her family members.

However, she surprises everyone with her exceptional academic performance and her knack for making things happen.

In April 2013, she gained attention for her captivating performance alongside Baekhyun (EXO) on SBS's Inkigayo.

As a result, she unexpectedly soared to the top of real-time search terms on various portal sites.

Additionally, Moon Ga-young was chosen to play the character Oh-reum, a ghost with a captivating backstory, in tvN's new Monday-Tuesday drama titled Who Are You? The series, starring So Yi-hyun, Ok Taec-yeon, and Kim Jae-wook, premiered on July 29, 2013.

Moon's character appears in episodes 1 and 2 of the show.

In 2014, Moon Ga-young, a third-year high school student at the time, made her debut as an adult actress.

She took on her first leading role as the title character in Mimi, a four-episode mystery/romance drama that was aired on the cable channel Mnet.

Moon starred alongside Changmin from the group TVXQ.

In the drama, she portrayed the role of Mimi, an innocent girl who harbors a secret and suffers from an unnamed illness.