Actor Nam Dareum, who has completed military service, still has his mom managing his Instagram

Nam Dareum started his career and worked as a child actor in major projects.

He is currently 24 years old (born in 2002) and has completed his mandatory military service.

However, his mother still manages his Instagram account.

While it's common for child actors to have their parents manage their social media accounts, they usually take over the account or create a new one once they become adults.

This is quite unusual, and maybe because of that, he still hasn't secured a proper adult role and is still appearing as Song Joongki's younger version in 2025.

Update:

That account is linked on his Naver profile, which means that it's his 'official' account. It's not his personal account. The entire feed only features professional photos of him.

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-Whether it's managed by his agency or his mother... Are there any rules that state he has to manage his Instagram account himself?

-He probably has a private account though.

-In an era where self-promotion through social media is very important, being known as 'the actor whose mother still manages his account' even after completing military service might make it harder for him to shake off his child-actor image.

-Honestly, it does affect his image a bit. It would be fine if the account was managed by his company... But for a 24 year old who has completed military service and yet still has his mom manage his Instagram account is just... not right.

-Why are people making this a big deal? To me, it just looks like he has a good relationship with his mom.

-Does he not have an agency? Or is it a one-person agency with his mom as his manager?

-It looks like a fan account run by his mom… I think it's one of the reason why he gives off 'Mama Boy' vibesㅠ

-Since it's managed by his own mother, it shows a lot of affection in the posts. But honestly, it might be better for his image to create a separate official account... This somehow makes it harder for him to shake off his child-actor image.

-I think the reason he can't shake off the child-actor image might be because of his height.

-It's probably better than having an social media scandal.

-Does he not have an agency yet?

-What does it matter?

-Honestly, it might be better for him not to have an account at all than having one run by his mom.

-To me, it just seems like someone who has zero interest in Instagram. But people seem to see it as him being a 'Mama Boy'...

-He’s a great actor, I don’t get why this is even an issue.

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Rotten Tomatoes rating for Kim Eunsook's new drama, 'Genie, Make a Wish'

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-It just feels like a promotional ad for Dubai and Emirates Airlinesㅋㅋ

-I watched it from beginning to end and loved itㅜㅠㅠ

-The dialogue feels a bit old-fashioned + cheesy, but if you can handle the cringe, it’s watchable.

-I actually enjoyed it. There were questionable parts in the middle, but I cried so hard during the final episodeㅜㅜ

-I bawled during the last episode too. The beginning was fun, but the middle part was honestly hard to watchㅠㅠㅠ

-I started watching it out of boredom without high expectations, but I ended up enjoying it until the end.

-It was so boring I stopped halfway.

-Everyone said it was bad, so I watched it with low expectations, but I actually liked itㅎㅎ It's fine for killing time!! Suzy and Song Hyekyo are so gorgeous....

-It’s better than I thought.

-It’s boring and the acting is mediocre. It seems to have only made it this far because of the writer's name.

-I watched it and it’s not as bad as people say.

-I finished it but yeah... It wasn't fun...... ㅎ..

-Wasn’t this the one that caused a stir because of the religious stuff?

-It’s fun but not the type that would appeal overseasㅋㅋㅋ

-I enjoyed it so much I finished it in two daysㅋㅋㅋㅋ

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The TOP 2 audition shows that the whole nation seemed to watch back in the day + New contender

 

Superstar K 2 (2010)

-Recorded the highest ratings in the Superstar K series and became a nationwide phenomenon

-Winner: Huh Gak

-Contestants included John Park, Kang Seungyoon, Kim Eunbi, Kim Jisoo, Jang Jane, Park Boram, etc.

-Recorded a viewer rating of 18.1%, a legendary number for cable TV at the time

K-pop Star Season 1 (2011)

-Winner: Park Jimin
-Contestants included Lee Hi, Baek Ayeon, Lee Seunghoon, Lee Michelle, Yoon Hyungsang, etc.
-Other seasons had higher momentary viewer ratings, but none surpassed Season 1’s average rating of 19.5%

Mr. Trot (2020)

-Winner: Lim Youngwoong
-Top contestants like Lee Chanwon, Jang Minho, Jung Dongwon, and Kim Hojoong all became named celebrities
-Recorded a viewer rating of 35.7%.
-Set a record with a total of 7,731,781 text votes, causing the live results announcement to be delayed (The host, Kim Sungjoo, also often became a hot topic during this time)
-Though originally popular among viewers in their 30s to 40s, it became such a sensation that even people in their 20s knew what was happening

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-Wow, I didn’t watch either of them...

-I watched both. I think K-pop Star was more fun.

-I only watched K-pop Starㅋㅋㅋ

-Wow, I knew Lee Hi was young back then, but seeing it again, I'm amazed how young she was. Look at those chubby cheeks.

-I agreeㅋㅋ I only watched Superstar K, my sibling watched K-pop Starㅋㅋㅋㅋ

-I only watched the season with Huh Gak and John Park.

-Superstar K 2 is truly legendaryㅋㅋㅋ

-Superstar K was the first survival show I watchedㅋㅋㅋㅋ

-I didn't watch all of them, but the hype was so huge that even I knew what was happeningㅋㅋㅋㅋ

-I only watched Superstar K 2. Everyone around me was talking about it all the time that I couldn't not watch it....

-It still fascinates me how the 4th place from show #1 and show #2 are now in the same group and became my biasesㅋㅋㅋㅋ

-That last line is so trueㅋㅋㅋㅋ My family didn't watch these, but we all knew what was going on.

-I remember voting for Huh Gak and John Parkㅋㅋㅋ

-I think I only watched K-pop Star, and even that I didn't watch properly.

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Hearts2Hearts comeback 'FOCUS' trailer

 

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-I’m so excited for this.

-Hul... It's so good.

-I don't know what's going on, but it's cuteㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ If that last part is the title track, I’m really looking forward to it.

-I'm already excited for the choreography.

-I like the beat that comes on in the second half.

-The song at the end sounds like it’ll be great, but I'm worried about the lyrics because of the 'Bbang' at the beginning.

-This is the one I'm most looking forward to so far.

-I'm looking forward to it because it feels like they’re trying something new.

-Ah, I'm so excitedㅠㅠ Hurry up and come backㅠㅠㅠ

-I bet they had so much fun filming thisㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ I'm looking forward to it.

-Now I get why they let the older trainee go. They want middle/high school girls vibes.

-They’re so cuteㅠㅠ Especially around 0:43, their smiles are so refreshing.

-Was the previous one just a pre-release?

-Sounds like it’s going to be an addicting song. I'm looking forward to it.

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