Kal So-won (; born 14 August 2006) is a South Korean
child actress
The term child actor or child actress is generally applied to a child acting on stage or in movies or television. An adult who began their acting career as a child may also be called a child actor, or a "former child actor". Closely associated t ...
. She debuted with the television series ''
Take Care of Us, Captain
''Take Care of Us, Captain'' () is a 2012 South Korean television series starring Ku Hye-sun as a passionate female co-pilot who gets paired with the youngest pilot of a Boeing 747 (played by Ji Jin-hee). It aired on SBS from January 4 to March ...
'' (2012) and is best known for starring in ''
Miracle in Cell No. 7
''Miracle in Cell No. 7'' (; lit. "A Gift from Room 7") is a 2013 South Korean comedy-drama film starring Ryu Seung-ryong, Kal So-won and Park Shin-hye. The film is about a mentally challenged man wrongfully imprisoned for murder, who builds fri ...
'' (2013), one of the
best-selling Korean films of all time.
Life and career
Kal So-won () was born on 14 August 2006 in
Seoul
Seoul (; ; ), officially known as the Seoul Special City, is the capital and largest metropolis of South Korea.Before 1972, Seoul was the ''de jure'' capital of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea) as stated iArticle 103 ...
, South Korea. Her family consists of her parents and Kal Sun-woo, her younger brother who was born two years after. Kal is also the granddaughter of Jo Eun-il, a writer who is known for one of the best-selling series' "Baker Mom's 100 Point Diary" . Jo had also previously written pieces based on her granddaughter's life in the format of letters similarly to diary entries. Kal briefly attended before transferring to . She currently resides in
Jeju Island and attends .
6-year-old Kal began her journey as a child actress following her debut acting role in ''
Take Care of Us, Captain
''Take Care of Us, Captain'' () is a 2012 South Korean television series starring Ku Hye-sun as a passionate female co-pilot who gets paired with the youngest pilot of a Boeing 747 (played by Ji Jin-hee). It aired on SBS from January 4 to March ...
'' (2012). Her performance in the South Korean film, ''
Miracle in Cell No. 7
''Miracle in Cell No. 7'' (; lit. "A Gift from Room 7") is a 2013 South Korean comedy-drama film starring Ryu Seung-ryong, Kal So-won and Park Shin-hye. The film is about a mentally challenged man wrongfully imprisoned for murder, who builds fri ...
'' (2013) gained her domestic recognition after becoming one of the
best-selling Korean films of all time. Her role earned her numerous nominations and awards including "Best New Actress" at the
Baeksang Arts Awards
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and Max Movie Best Film Awards, and notably made her the youngest nominee for the "Best New Actress" and "Best Actress" awards in the history of the
Grand Bell Awards
The Grand Bell Awards (), also known as the Daejong Film Awards, is an awards ceremony presented annually by The Motion Pictures Association of Korea for excellence in film in South Korea.
The Grand Bell Awards retains prestige as the oldest co ...
'. In February 2014, Kal signed an exclusive contract under YG Entertainment. She revealed amongst several candidates, she chose YG Entertainment as her first agency. In celebration, she had a meal with singers and actors including
Big Bang
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,
2NE1
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,
Cha Seung-won
Cha Seung-won (born June 7, 1970) is a South Korean actor, who began his career as an in-demand fashion model in the 1990s. Cha achieved stardom through the hit comedy films ''Kick the Moon'' (2001), ''Jail Breakers'' (2002), '' My Teacher, Mr. ...
, and
Yoo In-na
Yoo In-na (; born June 5, 1982) is a South Korean actress and DJ. After supporting roles in '' High Kick! Through the Roof'' (2009–10) and '' Secret Garden'' (2010), she rose to fame as the lead actress in '' Queen and I'' (2012), which led to ...
. Under the agency, her credits include the television series' ''
My Daughter, Geum Sa-wol
''My Daughter, Geum Sa-wol'' () is a 2015 South Korean television series starring Baek Jin-hee, Park Se-young, Jeon In-hwa, Yoon Hyun-min, and Do Sang-woo. It aired on MBC on Saturdays and Sundays 21:45 for 51 episodes from September 5, 2015 unt ...
'' (2015), ''
Glamorous Temptation
''Glamorous Temptation'' () is a 2015 South Korean television series starring Joo Sang-wook, Choi Kang-hee, and Cha Ye-ryun. It replaced ''Splendid Politics'' and aired on MBC on Mondays and Tuesdays at 22:00 ( KST) for 50 episodes from Octobe ...
'' (2015), ''
The Doctors'' (2016), ''
The Legend of the Blue Sea
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'' (2016), and ''
A Korean Odyssey
''A Korean Odyssey'' () is a South Korean fantasy television series starring Lee Seung-gi, Cha Seung-won, Oh Yeon-seo, Lee Hong-gi, and Jang Gwang. Written by the Hong sisters, the drama is a modern spin-off of the Chinese classic 16th-century n ...
'' (2017).
In 2015, Kal joined Big Bang onstage and performed the
intro
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to their single "
Blue
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" at their
MADE World Tour
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held in
Seoul
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, South Korea. Kal also appeared as a guest performer for
iKon
iKon (), stylized as iKON, is a South Korean boy band formed in 2015 by YG Entertainment, consisting of six members: Jay, Song, Bobby, DK, Ju-ne and Chan. Originally a seven-piece band, leader B.I departed from the group in June 2019.
Init ...
during the first portion of their stage for the single "
Love Scenario
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" at the 2018
Continue Tour held in Seoul, South Korea.
Ambassadorship
Filmography
Film
Television series
Web series
Television show
Music video appearances
Awards and nominations
Notes
References
External links
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Living people
2006 births
21st-century South Korean actresses
South Korean film actresses
South Korean television actresses
South Korean child actresses
YG Entertainment artists
Namyang Ge clan
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