This Filipino Kid Is Featured In The Kim Seon Ho-Starrer Movie 'The Childe'

Here's the story behind this toddler's participation in the much-anticipated film 'The Childe' which stars Kim Seon Ho, Kang Tae Joo, Go Ara, and Kim Kang Woo

Metro.Style Team

<p><strong><em>The Childe</em></strong> is an action film with a plot that revolves around a Korean-Filipino (Kopino) boxer who moves from the <a href="https://metro.style/search?q=philippines" target="_blank">Philippines</a> to <a href="https://metro.style/search?q=south%20korea" target="_blank">South Korea</a> to look for his estranged father. </p><div><br/></div><p>Staying true to the narrative, the film&#x27;s production team made sure to pay attention to every detail, and even went as far as casting a Filipino child to depict the main character&#x27;s young version.</p><div><br/></div><p>Meet the adorable <strong>Dathan Ysrael Balaaldia Llamoso</strong>. In <em><a href="https://metro.style/people/celebrities/kim-seon-ho-the-childe-film-first-teaser/35554" target="_blank">The Childe</a></em>, which premieres in Philippine cinemas today, Dathan is featured as the baby counterpart of Korean actor <a href="https://www.instagram.com/taejukang_/?hl=en" target="_blank"><strong>Kang Tae Joo</strong></a>&#x27;s character, <strong>Marco Han</strong>. </p><div><br/></div><div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:950px"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img loading="lazy" src="https://assets-metrostyle.abs-cbn.com/prod/metrostyle/attachments/c8bedc0e-5d2c-49ba-b912-b0e0744b5355_dathan ysrael in the childe.jpg" style="width:950px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" alt="Dathan, a Filipino, is featured in the Korean film " The="" as="" part="" of="" some="" photo=""/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">Dathan, a Filipino, is featured in the Korean film &#x27;The Childe&#x27; as part of some photo props</span></span></span></div><div><br/></div><p>As the story goes, Marco has been residing with his mother in the Philippines, where he also pursues boxing by fighting in illegal stadiums. 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<div style="display:flex;flex-direction:column;flex-grow:1;justify-content:center;margin-bottom:24px"> <div style="background-color:#F4F4F4;border-radius:4px;flex-grow:0;height:14px;margin-bottom:6px;width:224px"><br/></div> <div style="background-color:#F4F4F4;border-radius:4px;flex-grow:0;height:14px;width:144px"><br/></div></div></a><div style="color:#c9c8cd;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;line-height:17px;margin-bottom:0;margin-top:8px;overflow:hidden;padding:8px 0 7px;text-align:center;text-overflow:ellipsis;white-space:nowrap"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/Ctu0nKwJdIe/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading" style="color:#c9c8cd;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;line-height:17px;text-decoration:none" target="_blank">A post shared by Tae Ju Kang 강태주 (@taejukang_)</a></div></div></blockquote> </div><div><br/></div><p>Little did he know that he&#x27;ll meet people who&#x27;ll go after him for reasons beyond him and get entangled in a &#x27;chase of madness.&#x27; One of those looking for him is <a href="https://metro.style/search?q=k%20fever%20on%20metro" target="_blank">Hallyu</a> heartthrob <strong><a href="https://metro.style/people/celebrities/about-kim-seon-ho-k-drama-hometown-chachacha/31081" target="_blank">Kim Seon Ho</a></strong>&#x27;s character, a mysterious guy called the <strong>Nobleman</strong>. In search of him, the Nobleman chances upon old photographs showing the baby Marco. </p><div style="text-align:center"><br/></div><div class="youtube-iframe"><iframe width="400" height="345" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/gBFS7qTzpRA" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe></div><div><br/></div><p>In this brief yet defining scene, the cute little boy featured in the photos was Dathan, who was just nine months old at the time of the shoot. Dathan is now two years old; he is residing in South Korea with his parents <strong>Ulysses</strong> and <strong>Deanne</strong>.</p><div><br/></div><p>As to how baby Dathan landed this part in <em>The Childe</em>, mommy Deanne shares, &#x27;&#x27;<em>Yung</em> friend <em>po namin</em>, <em>nag</em>-message <em>po sa amin na</em> try <em>daw po namin mag</em>-audition <em>o mag</em>-send <em>ng</em> picture <em>du&#x27;n sa</em> recruiter. <em>Nag</em>-send <em>po kami</em> then <em>kinabukasan po</em>, <em>pinatawag po si</em> baby <em>tapos ayun po</em>, <em>mag</em>-shooting <em>na raw po kami</em>.&#x27; </p><div><br/></div><p>Baby Dathan was photographed in a studio with a woman carrying him, and those photos were edited to look vintage for the clip included in the film. Though overjoyed by and grateful for the unique, once-in-a-lifetime experience, Deanne said she wasn&#x27;t initially sure if that shoot would make it into the film. She only found out that the shoot was indeed used as photo props and that Dathan was even credited in <em>The Childe</em> when it was already released in Korea last June 21. &#x27;<em>Na</em>-shock <em>po ako na nag</em>-appear <em>po siya sa</em> film,&#x27; Deanne tells <strong>Metro.Style</strong>. &#x27;<em>Siya po</em> &#x27;<em>yung</em> baby <em>na</em> Kang Tae Joo (Marco)... <em>siya po</em> &#x27;<em>yung matagal nang hinahanap ng</em> character <em>ni</em> <a href="https://metro.style/people/celebrities/kim-seon-ho-bench-fan-meet-in-manila/35755" target="_blank">Kim Seon Ho</a>.&#x27;  </p><div><br/></div><div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:950px"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img loading="lazy" src="https://assets-metrostyle.abs-cbn.com/prod/metrostyle/attachments/c35cf5d1-5961-449e-b014-6fc4ee9a9a02_dathan in the childe.jpg" style="width:950px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" alt="Filipino kid featured in Korean movie The Childe"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">Baby Dathan in &#x27;The Childe&#x27;</span></span></span></div><div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:950px"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img loading="lazy" src="https://assets-metrostyle.abs-cbn.com/prod/metrostyle/attachments/4b7455ee-804f-4055-9a54-1925799ee979_355337939_3487486188195477_2047448431844921051_n.jpeg" style="width:950px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" alt=""/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">Dathan is credited in the Korean film &#x27;The Childe&#x27;</span></span></span></div><div class="article-content" itemProp="articleBody"><div class="media-content"><div class="slider-for"><div><img loading="lazy" src="https://assets-metrostyle.abs-cbn.com/prod/metrostyle/attachments/844224ca-993d-4179-9e4c-c4e884d7c401_gallery cover dathan the childe.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii"/></div><div><img loading="lazy" src="https://assets-metrostyle.abs-cbn.com/prod/metrostyle/attachments/1a548ce9-402a-4c78-ad6c-697bbc53aeb0_354594769_3490401261237303_7348678052025752787_n.jpeg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii"/></div><div><img loading="lazy" src="https://assets-metrostyle.abs-cbn.com/prod/metrostyle/attachments/d88708c0-c844-41fe-a9f7-f78ca33c07c6_354635399_3490401184570644_8935495206606140737_n.jpeg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii"/></div><div><img loading="lazy" src="https://assets-metrostyle.abs-cbn.com/prod/metrostyle/attachments/c8f1bfb2-6a7c-4813-87bf-8d645b1222aa_356224362_3490398441237585_5997916726538115217_n.jpeg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii"/></div><div><img loading="lazy" src="https://assets-metrostyle.abs-cbn.com/prod/metrostyle/attachments/d50a4c7f-bcab-45a9-87b2-3f4aa67d1fad_355102415_3490401217903974_903773809010275808_n.jpeg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii"/></div><div><img loading="lazy" src="https://assets-metrostyle.abs-cbn.com/prod/metrostyle/attachments/d444e313-290d-48c1-bf36-9e7a5c7683d3_356232465_3490398221237607_5731866807131959106_n.jpeg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii"/></div><div><img loading="lazy" src="https://assets-metrostyle.abs-cbn.com/prod/metrostyle/attachments/e5afd55d-8800-4f4f-8986-43f970f17646_356229386_3490398551237574_8960886476209301612_n.jpeg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii"/></div><div><img loading="lazy" src="https://assets-metrostyle.abs-cbn.com/prod/metrostyle/attachments/8409cb17-88ee-46ae-a117-7de9768277af_356640765_3490399237904172_7989195650503650770_n.jpeg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii"/></div><div><img loading="lazy" src="https://assets-metrostyle.abs-cbn.com/prod/metrostyle/attachments/4eee6c4b-34ff-4c67-a6f4-043f36d6efaf_356644586_3490398704570892_1547848402151129791_n.jpeg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii"/></div><div><img loading="lazy" src="https://assets-metrostyle.abs-cbn.com/prod/metrostyle/attachments/93cd9de0-4f32-47da-94c6-69105a37a670_356235189_3490399571237472_7721408736592748673_n.jpeg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii"/></div></div><div class="media-content slider-desc"><div class="item-desc"><div></div></div><div class="item-desc"><div></div></div><div class="item-desc"><div></div></div><div class="item-desc"><div></div></div><div class="item-desc"><div></div></div><div class="item-desc"><div></div></div><div class="item-desc"><div></div></div><div class="item-desc"><div></div></div><div class="item-desc"><div></div></div><div class="item-desc"><div></div></div></div></div></div><div><br/></div><p>Now that Dathan is two, his parents are noticing that he&#x27;s quite interested in acting, too. &#x27;<em>Mahilig po siyang sumayaw</em>, <em>kumanta</em>, and <em>nag</em>-<em>a</em>-acting <em>din po siya</em>. &#x27;<em>Pag sinabing paano umiyak</em>,<em> paano masaya</em>, <em>nagagawa niya</em>,&#x27; Deanne says. </p><div><br/></div><p>But his number one talent is that he plays <a href="https://www.facebook.com/reel/8841393709269061" target="_blank">basketball</a> really well. &#x27;<em>Nag</em>-start <em>po siya nu&#x27;n</em><em>g</em> one-year-old, <em>talagang</em> shooter <em>na po siya</em>,&#x27; Deanne says, adding in jest that if and when they return to the Philippines, they&#x27;re likely to have him audition for a showbiz stint if that&#x27;s where his interests really lie. She laughs, &#x27;<em>Mag</em>-<em>au</em>-audition <em>na po siya sa</em> Star Magic!&#x27;</p><div><br/></div><div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:950px"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img loading="lazy" src="https://assets-metrostyle.abs-cbn.com/prod/metrostyle/attachments/5c8ad0ed-1025-4b3e-9190-6004d8ccf9d3_328616348_1819465441755171_13994785889362581_n.jpeg" style="width:950px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" alt=""/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">Dathan with his dad Ulysses and mom Deanne</span></span></span></div><div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:950px"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img loading="lazy" src="https://assets-metrostyle.abs-cbn.com/prod/metrostyle/attachments/c1745ced-ab88-4bd1-9fae-962bf6df65b5_358031167_3495052814105481_7914521335597278547_n.jpeg" style="width:950px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" alt=""/></span></span></div><div><br/></div><p>Should that happen in the future, this bit part on <em>The Childe</em> will surely be a sweet memory to look back on. </p><div><br/></div><p>Till then, Dathan! </p><div><br/></div><p><em>The Childe</em> stars Kim Seon Ho, Kang Tae Joo, Go Ara, and Kim Kang Woo. It is exclusively released in the Philippines by CreaZion Studios, a production company that aims to create content for global audiences. It is distributed in the country with Glimmer Philippines.</p><div><br/></div><div><strong><em>The Childe </em></strong><em><strong>is now showing in cinemas nationwide!</strong></em></div><div><br/></div><script async="" src="//www.instagram.com/embed.js"></script>

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This Filipino Kid Is Featured In The Kim Seon Ho-Starrer Movie 'The Childe'

This Filipino Kid Is Featured In The Kim Seon Ho-Starrer Movie 'The Childe'

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Published Jul 05, 2023 06:00 AM PHT

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Updated Jul 05, 2023 06:46 AM PHT

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