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Nam Ji-hyun
Nam in July 2024
Born	(1995-09-17) September 17, 1995 (age 29) Incheon, South Korea
Education	Sogang University (Psychology)
Occupation	Actress
Years active	2002–present
Agent	Management Soop
Height	165 cm (5 ft 5 in)
Korean name
Hangul	남지현
Hanja	南志鉉
Revised Romanization	Nam Jihyeon
McCune–Reischauer	Nam Jihyŏn
Website	msoopent.com

Nam Ji-hyun (Korean: 남지현; born September 17, 1995) is a South Korean actress, who successfully transitioned from being one of the industry's premiere child artists to an acclaimed lead. She is well-known for her roles in Queen Seondeok (2009), Suspicious Partner (2017), 100 Days My Prince (2018), 365: Repeat the Year (2020), and Good Partner (2024).

Early life and education

Nam enrolled in Sogang University as a Psychology major in 2014, and finished her degree in February 2020, while she remained as an active actress in between her studies.

Career

2004–2015: Beginnings as a child actress

Nam began her career as a child actress, and is best known for her roles in East of Eden (2008), Queen Seondeok (2009), Will It Snow for Christmas? (2009), Angel Eyes (2014), and What Happens to My Family? (2014). She also appeared in the miniseries Girl Detective, Park Hae-sol, teen drama To the Beautiful You, and the films A Reason to Live and Hwayi: A Monster Boy.

2016–present: Rising popularity and leading roles

In 2016, she headlined her first drama, MBC's romantic-comedy Shopping King Louie with Seo In-guk, where she impressed viewers with her acting.

In 2017, she starred in SBS's legal drama Suspicious Partner alongside Ji Chang-wook. The show enjoyed modest viewership share, but it beat its competitor by topping the important 20-49 year old demographic, as well as streaming, popularity, and brand reputation charts for consecutive weeks.

In 2018, Nam starred alongside Exo's D.O in the historical romance drama 100 Days My Prince. The series was a commercial success, becoming the twelfth highest-rated Korean drama in cable television history.

In 2020, Nam starred in the fantasy mystery thriller 365: Repeat the Year as a perfectionist webtoon writer.

In October 2022, it was announced that Nam would be holding a Welcome to my house!' fan meeting on November 26. On October 31, the agency announced that it had postponed the fan meeting ticket booking schedule, The original date was November 1, postponed to November 8 due to the Seoul Halloween crowd crush.

Filmography

Film

Television series

Web series

Music videos appearances

Awards and nominations

References

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External links

• Nam Ji-hyun at Management Soop
• Nam Ji-hyun at HanCinema
• Nam Ji-hyun at the Korean Movie Database
• Nam Ji-hyun at IMDb 

• Youth Awards for SBS Drama Awards winners
• 1995 births
• Living people
• Actresses from Incheon
• South Korean television actresses
• South Korean film actresses
• South Korean child actresses
• South Korean web series actresses
• 21st-century South Korean actresses
• Sogang University alumni