This is shaping up to be an eye-catching year for Moon Ga-young on the small screen.
Moon, who turned 29 this week, was born in Karlsruhe, Germany to South Korean parents who were studying there. She grew up in a trilingual household speaking German, English and Korean.
She became a child model for a clothing magazine after she was discovered on the street as her mother pushed her around in a stroller.
When the family moved back to South Korea in 2005, Moon and her older sister entered a modelling competition, and Moon was selected for a photo shoot for a childrenโs fashion catalogue.
She acclimatised to Korea and its film and drama industry quickly and, shortly after arriving in the country, became a child actress, making her screen debut in the K-horror film Bloody Reunion when she was just 10 years old.