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Actress Kim Yoo-jung laments bygone teenage years
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“I was more concerned than happy back then, and I regret (not enjoying being young),” actress Kim Yoo-jung said in an interview. (instagram.com/you_r_love/File)
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ctress Kim Yoo-jung shared her thoughts on being a teenager on the brink of adulthood in an interview with fashion magazine Elle Korea.
As a child actress, Kim laments having let cherished moments pass her by.
“I wish time would stand still,” the 16-year-old actress said. “From a young age, every phase of my growth was under other people’s scrutiny.”
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“I was more concerned than happy back then, and I regret (not enjoying being young),” she added.
When asked about being a role model for other teenage actors and actresses, Kim said she feels a sense of responsibility.
“If I get shaky, it means other child actors and actresses will be lost,” she said.
Kim currently stars in the period series “Moonlight Drawn by Clouds.”
The full interview and pictures of Kim are available on Elle Korea’s website.
