Here comes Sonny! The Korea Times found some pictures of Son Heung-min in his rookie days. This world-class superstar was always excellent, but he was even cuter when he was little. Ahead of the big match with Brazil this Tuesday at 4 a.m. KST, The Korea Times shares these old pictures of Son to support him in the game.
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| Hamburg SV's Son Heung-min expresses joy in this Dec. 14, 2011, file photo. Yonhap |
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| Korea's Son Heung-min answers questions at a football training center on Jeju Island in this Dec. 21, 2010, file photo. Yonhap |
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| Leverkusen's Korean striker, Son Heung-min, center, striker Stefan Kiessling and midfielder Emre Can celebrate Son's third goal during the German first division Bundesliga football match against Hamburger SV in the German city of Leverkusen in this Nov. 9, 2013, file photo. AFP-Yonhap |
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| Leverkusen's Korean striker, Son Heung-min, celebrates scoring during the German first division Bundesliga football match against SV Werder Bremen, in Leverkusen, western Germany in this May 10, 2014 file photo. AFP-Yonhap |
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| Korea's Son Heung-min reacts after scoring the game winner in the closing minutes of the team's World Cup qualifier against Qatar at the Seoul World Cup Stadium in this March 26, 2013 file photo. Yonhap |
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| Hamburg SV's Son Heung-min celebrates his first goal during a match against FSV Mainz 05 in Mainz, Germany, in this April 13, 2013 file photo. AP-Yonhap |
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| Korean striker Son Heung-min cries after Korea falls to Belgium 1-0 in the World Cup Group H match in Sao Paulo in this June 26, 2014 file photo. Newsis |
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| Son Heung-min, an 18-year-old winger from Hamburg SV in Germany, and his teammates train for the Asian Cup tournament in Qatar in this Dec. 21, 2010 file photo. Son is the youngest player on the team. Yonhap |
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| Hamburg SV's Son Heung-min poses for a photo in this June 21, 2011 file photo. Korea Times file |
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| Hamburg SV's Son Heung-min poses for a photo in this June 21, 2011 file photo. Korea Times file |
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| Leverkusen midfielder Simon Rolfes, left, striker Stefan Kiessling, center, and winger Son Heung-min celebrate after Son scores against Nuremberg in Leverkusen, Germany in this Dec. 1, 2013 file photo. AP-Yonhap |
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| Hamburger SV forward Son Heung-min, right, celebrates scoring his second goal with his coach, Thorsten Fink, during their Bundesliga match against Borussia Dortmund in Hamburg, Germany in this Sept. 23, 2012 file photo. AP-Yonhap |
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| Hamburg SV's Son Heung-min celebrates after scoring his side's first goal during the German first division Bundesliga football match against 1.FC Cologne in Cologne, Germany in this Oct. 30, 2010 file photo. AP-Yonhap |
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| Hamburg's Korean forward Son Heung-min celebrates after a German Bundesliga match against Hanover 96 in Hamburg, Germany. He scored to give his side a 1-0 victory in this April 15, 2012, file photo. Reuters-Yonhap |
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| Bayer Leverkusen's new player Son Heung-min, left, is embraced by Stefan Kiessling after scoring during the team's German Cup first-round match against SV Lippstadt in Lippstadt, Germany, in this Aug. 4, 2013 file photo. AP-Yonhap |
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