Moon Mason
Mason Moon Moorhouse | |
|---|---|
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| Born | 21 March 2007 |
| Occupation(s) | Child actor, model |
| Years active | 2007-present |
| Parent(s) | Moon Mi-Won James Moorhouse |
| Relatives | Moon Mavin (Brother) Moon Maden (Brother) |
| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 문 메이슨 |
| Revised Romanization | Mun Meiseun |
| McCune–Reischauer | Mun Meisŭn |
Mason Moon Moorhouse (born March 21, 2007) is a Canadian-Korean former child actor and model.[1] Following his acting debut as an infant in the movie Baby and I, he kept up media appearances by hosting a weekly TV show called Good Daddy and then began being called "Little Nichkhun", after the popular 2PM member. He was then in a TV series called 3 Suspicious Men, then in another TV series with his two younger brothers called Hello Baby. He has been a model for the Benetton Group fashion brand and was also chosen as the face of kid's brand R.ROBOT. In 2012 he appeared in his second movie, Love Clinique.
Family[edit]
Moon's father, James Moorhouse, is Canadian.[2] His mother, Moon Mi-Won, is South Korean.[3] Moon and his two younger brothers Mavin Moon (born December 17, 2008) and Maden Moon (born December 18, 2009) are known as "the Moon Brothers".[4][5][6][7]
Career[edit]
Model[edit]
Moon has been a model since his traditional 100th day celebration in 2007. Prior to his 2008 movie Baby and I he was involved in an entertainment company and appeared in magazines.[3] In 2010 Moon was a model for the Benetton Group fashion brand.[8] In 2012 Moon was chosen as the face of kid's brand R.ROBOT.[9]
Film[edit]
In June 2008 Moon started appearing alongside Jang Keun-suk in profile pictures and movie previews of his first film Baby and I, leading up to the August 2008 release.[3] The father and son relationship depicted in the film has continued to be commented on by the media.[10] In early 2009 Moon attended a press conference for child actors and was photographed crying.[11] In November 2012 Moon made a cameo appearance in his second movie called Love Clinique/Tone Deaf Clinic.[12] He also starred in the movie Making Family along with Ha-Nuel Kim and Aarif Rahman.
Little Nichkhun[edit]
From about April 2010 Moon's face started being compared to Nichkhun from the K-Pop boy band 2PM.[13][14] After more than a year of being compared to Nichkhun, they met and posed together in July 2011.[15][16]
Television[edit]
From November 2008 until January 2009 Moon hosted a weekly South Korean TV program called Good Daddy. In August and September 2010 Moon and his two younger brothers were in a South Korean TV program called 3 Suspicious Men.[17][18] From November 2010 until February 2011 Moon and his two younger brothers were in a South Korean reality show called Hello Baby where celebrities experience parenthood by raising children ages 5 and under. The three brothers were cared for by K-pop girl group T-ara.[6]
In 2012, Mason and his two younger brothers appeared alongside actor Lee Jung-ryong's two sons and seven other children in the "Children Channel: Popularity Battle" episodes of Shinhwa Broadcast, hosted by six-member boyband Shinhwa.
References[edit]
- ^ "Moon Mason - Actor". Han Cinema.
- ^ "James Moorhouse Co-founder of ASK Now". Ask Now. Retrieved 9 January 2013.
- ^ a b c "Everyone's eyes on Moon Mason from "Baby and I"". Han Cinema. 30 June 2008.
- ^ "Moon Mason, Moon Maybeen, Moon Maden, handsome brothers, "Can't you be my brother?"". Han Cinema. 15 March 2011.
- ^ "Moon Mason's three siblings and mother's appearance "Too cute"". Han Cinema. 22 January 2012.
- ^ a b "T-ara to take care of Moon Mason for "Hello Baby"". All K-Pop. 11 November 2010.
- ^ "Cute pictures of "The Moon Brothers" revealed!". All K-Pop. 30 December 2010.
- ^ "Child actors in Benetton campaign". Han Cinema. 20 May 2010.
- ^ "The 'nation's child stars': My, how they've grown!". All K-Pop. 17 August 2012.
- ^ "Jang Geun Suk Reunites with His Son Mason Moon". Soompi. 27 August 2012.
- ^ "Mason Moon, crying!". Han Cinema. 14 February 2009.
- ^ "Moon Mason snaps a picture with actor Yeo Jin Goo at the VIP preview of 'Tone Deaf Clinic'". All K-Pop. 22 November 2012.
- ^ "'Little Nichkhun' Moon Mason bakes bread". All K-Pop. 3 April 2010.
- ^ "New Trend In K-Pop: Pretty-Beasts?". Han Cinema. 12 August 2010.
- ^ "Nichkhun poses with his look-a-like Moon Mason". All K-Pop. 4 Jul 2011.
- ^ "Nichkhun: The 'shy little boy' turned K-Pop sensation". CNN. 8 November 2010.
- ^ "Moon Mason meets the beautiful ladies of After School". All K-Pop. 5 August 2010.
- ^ "Mason Moon corrects Kim Jong Min on his English". All K-Pop. 1 September 2010.