Nation's Little Sister () or Nation's Little Brother () is an informal title in

South Korea South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK), is a country in East Asia. It constitutes the southern half of the Korea, Korean Peninsula and borders North Korea along the Korean Demilitarized Zone, with the Yellow Sea to the west and t ...

entertainment industry Entertainment is a form of activity that holds the attention and Interest (emotion), interest of an audience or gives pleasure and delight. It can be an idea or a task, but it is more likely to be one of the activities or events that have deve ...

. It refers to "a young female r male

celebrity Celebrity is a condition of fame and broad public recognition of a person or group due to the attention given to them by mass media. The word is also used to refer to famous individuals. A person may attain celebrity status by having great w ...

in her r hislate teens to early twenties... ho iscute, bright, and innocent."

People associated with the title

Nation's Little Sister

* Im Ye-jin (born 1959), actress * Lee Sang-ah (born 1972), actress *

Jang Na-ra Jang Na-ra (; born March 18, 1981) is a South Korean actress and singer who has been active in both the South Korean and Chinese entertainment industries since 2001. She rose to prominence with her hit studio album ''Sweet Dream'' in 2002, and ...

(born 1981), singer and actress *

Moon Geun-young Moon Geun-young (; born May 6, 1987) is a South Korean actress. Affectionately called the "Nation's Little Sister", Moon began modeling at the age of 10, then made her acting debut in 1999 as a child actress. She first rose to stardom through h ...

(born 1987), actress and model * Park Bo-young (born 1990), actress *

Park Shin-hye Park Shin-hye (, born February 18, 1990) is a South Korean actress. She gained recognition as a child in Korean drama, television series ''Stairway to Heaven (2003 TV series), Stairway to Heaven'' (2003) and ''Tree of Heaven (TV series), Tree o ...

(born 1990), actress and singer * Yuna Kim (born 1990), figure skater *

Ahn So-hee Ahn So-hee (; born June 27, 1992), known mononymously Sohee, is a South Korean actress and former singer. She is a former member of the South Korean girl group Wonder Girls. She is best known for her performance in the film ''Train to Busan'' ( ...

(born 1992), actress and singer * IU (born 1993), singer-songwriter and actress * Son Yeon-jae (born 1994), rhythmic gymnast * Lee Hye-ri (born 1994), actress and singer * Kim Hye-yoon (born 1996), actress *

Kim So-hyun Kim So-hyun (; born 4 June 1999) is an Australian-born South Korean actress. She is known for her leading roles in the youth series ''Who Are You: School 2015'' (2015), historical dramas ''The Emperor: Owner of the Mask'' (2017), ''The Tale o ...

(born 1999), actress * Kim Yoo-jung (born 1999), actress * Kim Sae-ron (2000-2025), actress

Nation's Little Brother

* Ji Hyun-woo (born 1984), actor *

Lee Seung-gi Lee Seung-gi (; born January 13, 1987) is a South Korean singer, actor, host, lyricist and entertainer. As one of the highest paid celebrities of South Korea and recipient of numerous awards and accolades, including a Golden Disc Awards, Golde ...

(born 1987), singer, actor and host *

Park Bo-gum Park Bo-gum (; born June 16, 1993) is a South Korean actor, singer, and musician. A prominent Korean Wave figure, Park is the youngest artist to be named Gallup Korea's Actor of the Year, Gallup Korea's Television Actor of the Year and the firs ...

(born 1993), actor * Yoo Seung-ho (born 1993), actor *

Yeo Jin-goo Yeo Jin-goo (, born August 13, 1997) is a South Korean actor. Yeo began his career as a child actor, debuting in the film ''Sad Movie'' (2005). Nicknamed "Nation's Little Sister, Nation's Little Brother", he went on to play the younger characte ...

(born 1997), actor

Other usages

* People's Little Sister (

Korean Korean may refer to: People and culture * Koreans, people from the Korean peninsula or of Korean descent * Korean culture * Korean language **Korean alphabet, known as Hangul or Korean **Korean dialects **See also: North–South differences in t ...

: 국민 여동생) is a song by South Korean girl group Sonamoo from their debut

extended play An extended play (EP) is a Sound recording and reproduction, musical recording that contains more tracks than a Single (music), single but fewer than an album. Contemporary EPs generally contain up to eight tracks and have a playing time of 1 ...

, '' Deja Vu''.

References

{{reflist Culture of South Korea