Shin Eun-soo

In this Korean name, the family name is Shin.

Shin Eun-soo (Korean: 신은수; October 23, 2002) is a South Korean actress. She made her acting debut as the female lead in film Vanishing Time: A Boy Who Returned (2016). Shin is known for starring in the television series Twinkling Watermelon (2023) and Light Shop (2024).

Shin Eun-soo
Shin in January 2024
Born	(2002-10-23) October 23, 2002 (age 22)[1]
Occupation	Actress
Years active	2016–present
Agent	Management Soop
Korean name
Hangul	신은수
Hanja	申恩秀
Revised Romanization	Sin Eun-su
McCune–Reischauer	Sin Ŭnsu
Website	msoopent.com

Career

Pre-debut

Shin Eun-soo joined JYP Entertainment (JYPE) in 2014 to train as both a singer and an actress.^[2][3][4]

In 2015, she auditioned for the female lead role in the movie Vanishing Time: A Boy Who Returned, written and directed by Um Tae-hwa. Although she had never acted before, Shin was chosen out of 300 candidates to act alongside Gang Dong-won. She was given two months of preparation and acting training. The filming started on October 7 and she was officially introduced by JYPE on the 14th through the agency's SNS channels.^[5][6] She attended her first production conference at Apgujeong CGV in Gangnam-gu, Seoul on October 11, 2016.^[7]

2016–present: Acting debut

Shin debuted as an actress on November 16, 2016, with the release of Vanishing Time: A Boy Who Returned. She was praised for her performance in a major role despite being a newcomer in such a young age.^[8][9]

In late November 2016, she acted as the teenage of Jun Ji-hyun's character in the television series The Legend of the Blue Sea.^[10][11] In December, she was cast in a short film directed by Shunji Iwai titled Chang-ok's Letter where she played as Bae Doona and Kim Joo-hyuk's daughter. It was released on Nestle Theater's YouTube channel on February 16, 2017.^[2][12] She then lent her voice for the female lead in animated film titled The Shower, released in August.^[13] Shin also appeared as a supporting cast in the pre-produced web series by JYP Pictures titled School of Magic, along with several actors from her agency, which premiered on September 11.^[14][15]

Shin in September 2017

In 2018, Shin starred with another lead role, alongside Jung Jae-won, in a one-act romance drama titled Anthology—a part of tvN's Drama Stage.^[16] She then acted in the film titled Illang: The Wolf Brigade, where she worked with actor Gang Dong-won for the second time. It was released on July 25, 2018.^[17] In July, she was cast in the family melodrama Bad Papa, playing the daughter of Jang Hyuk.^[18]

In 2019 and 2020, she played supporting roles in the film Homme Fatale,^[19] and in television series SF8 and Do Do Sol Sol La La Sol.^[20][21]

In 2022, Shin made a special appearance in KBS2's historical drama Bloody Heart as the childhood of Kang Han-na's character, and was reunited with Jang Hyuk whom she previously acted with in Bad Papa.^[22]

On March 12, 2025, Management Soop announced that Shin had signed an exclusive contract with the agency.^[23]

Other ventures

Ambassadorship

In 2017, Shin was appointed as Honorary Ambassador of the 2nd Japan Film Festival, along with actor Yoon Park.^[24] In 2018, she was appointed as ambassador of the 20th Bucheon International Animation Festival (BIAF).^[25]

Endorsement

Shin signed her first-ever endorsement deal as the new exclusive model for South Korean skincare and cosmetics manufacturer and retailer, Skin Food. She launched a full-scale modeling activity, starting with a CF of the new product called Aqua Grape Bounce Bubble Serum for Skin Food 2017 S/S which was released on April 10, 2017. She was also featured in main page of the product.^[26][27]

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
2016	Vanishing Time: A Boy Who Returned	Su-rin	Debut	[6]
2017	Chang-ok's Letter	Hye-jung	Short film	[28]
	The Shower [ko]	Girl	Animated film (voice only)	[13]
2018	Illang: The Wolf Brigade	Lee Jae-hee ("the girl in red cape")		[17]
2019	Homme Fatale	Sook Jung		[29]
2023	Just Super	Hailey (Hedvig)	Animated film (voice only, Korean dub)	[30]
TBA	Taste of Horror: Four-Legged Beast		Short film	[31]

Television series

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
2016	The Legend of the Blue Sea	teenage Se-hwa	Episodes 3, 4 and 13	[10]
2018	Drama Stage: "Anthology"	Shin So-yi	One-act drama	[16]
	Bad Papa	Yoo Young-sun		[18]
2020	SF8	Hye-hwa	Episode: "Baby It's Over Outside"	[20]
	Do Do Sol Sol La La Sol	Jin Ha-young		[21]
2022	Bloody Heart	young Yoo Jeong	Special appearance	[22]
	KBS Drama Special: "Like Otters"	Kim Jae-young	One-act drama	[32]
	Summer Strike	Kim Bom		[33]
2023	Twinkling Watermelon	Yoon Cheong-ah		[34]

Web series

Year	Title	Role	Ref.
2017	School of Magic	Han Yi-seul	[14][35]
2022	A Model Family	Yeon-woo	[36]
2024	Light Shop	Hyun-joo	[37]

Hosting

Year	Title	Notes	Ref.
2019	Inkigayo	with Mingyu	[38]

Awards and nominations

Name of the award ceremony, year presented, category, nominee of the award, and the result of the nomination

Award ceremony	Year	Category	Nominee / Work	Result	Ref.
APAN Star Awards	2023	Excellence Award, Actress in a Short Drama	Like Otters	Won	[39]
		Best New Actress	Twinkling Watermelon	Nominated	[40]
Chunsa Film Art Awards	2017	Best New Actress	Vanishing Time: A Boy Who Returned	Nominated	[41]
Grand Bell Awards	2017	Best New Actress		Nominated	[42]
KBS Drama Awards	2022	Best Actress in Drama Special/TV Cinema	Like Otters	Won	[43]
Korea First Brand Awards	2024	Best New Actress in a Series	Twinkling Watermelon	Won	[44]
Korean Film Actor's Association Awards	2016	Korea Top Star Award: Popular Film Star	Vanishing Time: A Boy Who Returned	Won	[45]
MBC Drama Awards	2018	Best Child Actress	Bad Papa	Won	[46]