[Diary Point = Reporter Park Bo-young] Musical theater actress Kim So-hyun shared a family photo on November 12 with her husband, Son Jun-ho, and their son, Juan. Born in 2012, Juan is 14 this year, and viewers remarked that he looks like his father. The couple first crossed paths at a performance at Sejong Center for the Performing Arts in 2003, before they married in 2011. They met again in the 2010 musical The Phantom of the Opera, playing Christine and Raoul. SBS Entertainment News reported that their onstage romance led to marriage.
Alongside the photo, Kim wrote, “HBD, thank you.” It shows the three of them huddled together and looking at the camera. Juan’s growth caught viewers’ attention, especially in comparison with his younger self on television. He appeared with his family on SBS parenting variety show Oh! My Baby, which aired their daily life. According to SBS Entertainment News, the program ranked No. 1 in its time slot for five consecutive weeks, from September 13 to October 18, 2014. Its nationwide rating on September 13 was 6.2%.
Kim and Son married in June 2011 and welcomed Juan the following year. He became familiar to viewers through his appearances with his parents on Oh! My Baby. In a 2018 interview, Son said Juan had taken an aptitude test at an institution and that “the result came back in the top 0.01%.” He added that they were not giving Juan any special education based on the result. The interview offers some context for the attention Juan drew as a bright young child on the show.
The new photo drew interest both as a glimpse of the family’s life and as a look at how much Juan has grown. Kim appeared on MBC radio’s Good Morning FM with Jang Sung-kyu in 2019 and said Juan had started elementary school. She recalled people telling her, “I didn’t realize he’d grown so much. Everyone recognizes him.” For viewers who remember Juan from his childhood TV appearances, the photo offers a look at how he has changed since then. Kim and Son are scheduled to perform in a musical gala concert on December 11 at Gongju Arts Center. According to the venue, the concert begins at 7:30 p.m. and will feature Kim, Son and the Gongju-Chungnam Philharmonic Orchestra.