Adorable kid from ‘Reply 1988’ now a 14-year-old student prodigy

The children once beloved by Korean audiences — from star offspring to scene-stealing child actors — are now all grown up, leaving fans amazed by their striking visuals and life updates. On Monday, a new photo of Kim Seol, the child actress who played Jin-ju in tvN’s 2015 hit “Reply 1988,” went viral after her mother shared it on social media. The post, captioned “2025 Nov. 4 Gifted education program completion ceremony,” showed Kim smiling brightly while holding her certificate. Only 4 years old when she appeared in “Reply 1988,” Kim, now 14, has grown into a poised young teen — surprising fans who remember her as the show’s adorable toddler. The sons of actor Lee Jong-hyuk — Joon-soo and Tak-soo — also captured attention recently with their own updates. Joon-soo, now a high school senior, announced his preliminary acceptance to Chung-Ang University’s Department of Theater and Performing Arts and Sejong University’s Department of Film Arts. He later shared that he had officially been admitted to Seoul Institute of the Arts, where his father is an alumnusWeiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei Korea Times Weiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei Korea Times