“I Was Told I Was Too Short”: Kim Hye Yoon Reveals She Failed 100 Auditions Before Fame

Actress Kim Hye Yoon appeared on tvN’s You Quiz on the Block (preview released Jan 14), where she candidly discussed the long and difficult road to her current success.

A “Height Complex” Kim revealed that she started auditioning at age 17, facing rejection over 100 times. The most common feedback? Her height. “Almost every audition, I was told, ‘You’re too short,'” she shared. Desperate to pass, she admitted to listing her height as 160cm instead of her actual 158cm, though she was often caught.

7 Years of Obscurity Before her breakout, she endured seven years of playing 50 minor roles while balancing her studies. She confessed to feeling overwhelmed, often wondering if she was on the right path.

Yoo Jae Suk’s Praise Despite her hardships, her bright personality remained intact. Host Yoo Jae Suk praised her, saying, “I do find you adorable… Whenever you appear on a program, you work incredibly hard.”