A MODERN
BIOGRAPHY ARCHIVE
THE COLLECTION / BY AGEAGE 16

AT 16.At 16, these people

Turning 16 this year: born in ….
Ages are by calendar year (the year minus the birth year).

Became known at this age7

  1. 16this year Yuna Kim2006 Wins the World Junior Championships + 3 more
  2. 16this year Shin Min-a2000 Becomes known through Jo Sung-mo’s “Do You Know” music video
  3. 16this year Han Hyun-min2017 Guest on the first episode of the KBS2 pilot Jarangbang Sonnim + 6 more
  4. 16this year Lee Seung-woo2014 FIFA bans Barcelona from signing players + 2 more
  5. 16this year Lee Jung-hyun1996 Debuts in the film A Petal + 3 more
  6. 16this year BoA2002 First Japanese album Listen to My Heart reaches No. 1 on Oricon + 1 more
  7. 16this year Han Yu-jin2023 Earns an All-Star grade on Mnet’s Boys Planet, as the youngest contestant + 7 more

Not yet known58

  1. 41 yrs laterknown at 57 Pomnyun1969 Receives the novice precepts at Bunhwangsa in Gyeongju
  2. 11 yrs laterknown at 27 Lee Yoo-mi2010 The film The Yellow Sea, as Kim Tae-won’s daughter
  3. 9 yrs laterknown at 25 Sabrina Carpenter2015 Eyes Wide Open debuts at No. 43
  4. 9 yrs laterknown at 25 Yeol Eum Son2002 Admitted to the Korea National University of Arts School of Music as a prodigy + 1 more
  5. 8 yrs laterknown at 24 Shakira1993 Second album under her Sony Colombia deal
  6. 8 yrs laterknown at 24 Kang Ha-neul2006 Starts acting in the musical Cheonsangsigye
  7. 8 yrs laterknown at 24 Jain Kim2004 First World Cup start, 41st + 1 more
  8. 8 yrs laterknown at 24 Ki Bo-bae2004 Team gold at the World Junior Archery Championships
  9. 8 yrs laterknown at 24 Kim Yu-jin2016 Gold in women’s 49 kg at the World Taekwondo Junior Championships
  10. 7 yrs laterknown at 23 Leejung Lee2014 Joins the dance crew Just Jerk
  11. 6 yrs laterknown at 22 Usain Bolt2002 Wins the world junior 200m in Kingston
  12. 6 yrs laterknown at 22 Han Hyo-joo2003 Grand prize at the 9th Miss Binggrae pageant
  13. 6 yrs laterknown at 22 Chung Hyeon2012 Hong Kong F3 Futures semifinal
  14. 5 yrs laterknown at 21 RM2010 Underground rapper Runch Randa joins Big Hit
  15. 5 yrs laterknown at 21 Seong-Jin Cho2010 Plays with Sejong Soloists at Carnegie Hall in New York
  16. 5 yrs laterknown at 21 An Se-young2018 Irish Open, first senior international title + 1 more
  17. 5 yrs laterknown at 21 Lee Sang-hwa2005 Wins the 500 m at the World Junior Championships + 1 more
  18. 5 yrs laterknown at 21 Karina2016 Becomes a trainee at SM Entertainment
  19. 5 yrs laterknown at 21 Jisoo2011 Becomes a YG Entertainment trainee
  20. 5 yrs laterknown at 21 Im Sung-jae2014 Golf national team
  21. 5 yrs laterknown at 21 Jang Mi-ran1999 Takes up weightlifting
  22. 5 yrs laterknown at 21 Park Joo-bong1980 Wins the men’s singles at the national championships by category
  23. 4 yrs laterknown at 20 Jenna Ortega2018 Stuck in the Middle ends after three seasons + 1 more
  24. 4 yrs laterknown at 20 Jennie2012 Appears in G-Dragon’s “That XX” music video
  25. 4 yrs laterknown at 20 An San2017 World record in cadet qualifying at the Youth World Championships
  26. 4 yrs laterknown at 20 Rain1998 Debuts in the music world as a member of the six-member group Fan Club
  27. 4 yrs laterknown at 20 Lee Hye-ri2010 Joins Girl’s Day with “Nothing Lasts Forever”
  28. 4 yrs laterknown at 20 Tom Kim2018 Turns pro + 1 more
  29. 3 yrs laterknown at 19 Kim Hee-ae1983 Debuts in the film The First Day of the Twentieth Year
  30. 3 yrs laterknown at 19 Lee Jun-ho2006 Wins SBS’s Superstar Survival
  31. 3 yrs laterknown at 19 Hyun Jung-hwa1985 First selected for the national team as a high school first-year
  32. 3 yrs laterknown at 19 Wolf2012 Joins Najin Shield and debuts as a pro
  33. 2 yrs laterknown at 18 Beyoncé1997 Destiny’s Child’s first song is released
  34. 2 yrs laterknown at 18 Olivia Rodrigo2019 High School Musical: The Musical: The Series
  35. 2 yrs laterknown at 18 Jung Kook2013 BTS debut single “2 Cool 4 Skool” + 2 more
  36. 2 yrs laterknown at 18 Son Heung-min2008 Joins the Hamburger SV youth academy
  37. 2 yrs laterknown at 18 Yunchan Lim2020 Graduates from Yewon School
  38. 2 yrs laterknown at 18 Hong Jin-kyung1993 Best Pose Award at the 2nd SBS Super Model contest
  39. 2 yrs laterknown at 18 Park Bo-young2006 Plays Cha Ah-rang in EBS’s Secret Campus
  40. 2 yrs laterknown at 18 Jun Ji-hyun1997 Debuts as a cover model for the magazine Ecole
  41. 2 yrs laterknown at 18 Bae Suzy2010 Debuts with Miss A, “Bad Girl Good Girl” + 1 more
  42. 2 yrs laterknown at 18 Sae Eun Park2005 Gold at the Dong-A Dance Competition
  43. 2 yrs laterknown at 18 Shin Jin-seo2016 Samsung Fire Cup main draw, the only player born in the 2000s
  44. 2 yrs laterknown at 18 Chun Lee-kyung1992 Advances from the women’s 500 m heat at the Albertville Olympics
  45. 1 yr laterknown at 17 Taylor Swift2005 Signs with Big Machine Records
  46. 1 yr laterknown at 17 Choi Min-jeong2014 Second overall at the national team trials, first national team place + 1 more
  47. 1 yr laterknown at 17 IU2009 Releases her first studio album, Growing Up
  48. 1 yr laterknown at 17 Kim Hye-soo1986 Debuts in the film Ggambo
  49. 1 yr laterknown at 17 Lee Sedol1999 Boycotts the promotion tournament
  50. 1 yr laterknown at 17 Jo Yuri2017 Appears on Mnet’s Idol School
  51. 1 yr laterknown at 17 Shin Soo-ji2007 First at the rhythmic gymnastics national team trials + 1 more
  52. 1 yr laterknown at 17 Kim Hee-sun1993 Appears in SBS’s Dinosaur Teacher + 1 more
  53. 1 yr laterknown at 17 Jang Keun-suk2003 Appears in MBC’s sitcom Nonstop 4
  54. 1 yr laterknown at 17 Kang Soo-yeon1982 Film The Sesame Salt and the Ugly
  55. 1 yr laterknown at 17 Kim Je-deok2020 First in the second trial for the 2021 national team
  56. 1 yr laterknown at 17 Wonhee2023 No. 1 in the R U Next? finale, chosen for the ILLIT debut lineup
  57. 1 yr laterknown at 17 Kim Hyo-joo2011 Wins four domestic junior golf events
  58. 1 yr laterknown at 17 Jaedong2006 Joins Lecaff Oz through the rookie draft + 2 more

Already known12

  1. 1 yr beforeknown at 15 Choi Ga-on2024 Back injury at the World Cup in Switzerland
  2. 1 yr beforeknown at 15 Taemin2009 Third mini album 2009, Year of Us and “Ring Ding Dong”
  3. 1 yr beforeknown at 15 Sunmi2008 Wonder Girls release “So Hot” + 1 more
  4. 2 yrs beforeknown at 14 Billie Eilish2017 Debut EP dont smile at me
  5. 2 yrs beforeknown at 14 Chaeun Lee2022 8th at the FIS World Cup in Mammoth Mountain, U.S. + 6 more
  6. 3 yrs beforeknown at 13 Kim You-jung2015 Plays Oh Ah-ran in MBC Angry Mom
  7. 3 yrs beforeknown at 13 Kim So-hyun2015 KBS2 Who Are You: School 2015, Lee Eun-bi and Go Eun-byeol
  8. 3 yrs beforeknown at 13 Moon Geun-young2003 Appears in Wife on KBS2 + 1 more
  9. 4 yrs beforeknown at 12 Han-na Chang1998 Second album Haydn Cello Concertos released
  10. 5 yrs beforeknown at 11 Lee Se-young2008 Plays Gook Se-young in MBC’s daily sitcom Kokkiri (Elephant)
  11. 7 yrs beforeknown at 9 Kim Kang-hoon2025 Young Lee Chang-ho in the film The Match + 1 more
  12. 10 yrs beforeknown at 6 Kim Hyang-gi2016 Film A Letter from Prison opens
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