Ji Soo

Kim Ji-soo (Korean: 김지수; born 30 March 1993), professionally known as Ji Soo, is a South Korean actor.

For the given name (and a list of other people with the same name), see Ji-su.
This is a Korean name; the family name is Kim. In the stage name or pen-name, the surname is Ji.
Ji Soo
Ji Soo in March 2016
Born
Kim Ji-soo

(1993-03-30) 30 March 1993
Busan, South Korea
EducationDigital Seoul Culture Arts University (major in Film)
OccupationActor
Years active2009–present
AgentPrain TPC
Korean name
Hangul
지수
Hanja
志洙
Revised RomanizationJi-su
McCune–ReischauerChisu
Birth name
Hangul
김지수
Hanja
金志洙
Revised RomanizationKim Ji-su
McCune–ReischauerKim Chisu

Early life and education

In elementary school, Ji Soo was a judo athlete and competed at national level before giving it up due to injuries.[1] He was an actor trainee under JYP Entertainment in 2012.[2]

Ji Soo is a student of Digital Seoul Culture Arts University, where he majors in Film.

Career

Ji Soo made his acting debut on stage in 2009 and consequently starred in several short films, including having a leading role in the Korean-Filipino independent film Seoul Mates.[3] He first gained recognition in high school drama Angry Mom (2015).[4][5]

Since then, he has starred in television series Cheer Up! (2015), Page Turner (2016) and Moon Lovers: Scarlet Heart Ryeo (2016); as well as the film One Way Trip (2016).[6][7][8][9]

In 2017, he co-starred in JTBC's fantasy romance comedy Strong Woman Do Bong-soon, playing a passionate rookie police officer.[10] He next starred in OCN's crime drama Bad Guys 2.[11]

In 2018, Ji Soo was cast in JTBC's drama special Ping Pong Ball,[12] and Netflix's youth romance drama My First First Love.[13][14]

Personal life

Ji Soo received surgery for acute osteomyelitis (inflammation of bone or bone marrow, usually due to infection) on 13 September 2016.[15][16] On 27 September, he returned to filming Fantastic and was officially discharged from the hospital on 1 October.[17][18]

He is part of a celebrity group of friends known as BYH48 which consists of EXO's Suho, Ryu Jun-yeol, Byun Yo-han, Lee Dong-hwi and more. The name was coined by their fans, with BYH referring to Byun Yo-han - the group's leader - and 48 is a parody of Japanese idol group AKB48.[19][20] Ji Soo is also best friends with fellow actor Nam Joo-hyuk.[21]

Filmography

Film
Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2007 Beastie Boys
2010 Boy in Pain Short film
2014 Han Gong-ju Member of Min-ho's gang
Seoul Mates Joon Indie Film
Adult Short film
More Than
2016 One Way Trip Yong-bi [9]

Television series
Year Title Network Role Notes Ref.
2012 To the Beautiful You SBS Student Cameo
Family KBS Han Song-yi Cameo (Episode 45)
2014 Love Frequency 37.2 MBC Every 1 Go Dong-hee's ex-boyfriend Cameo (Episode 3)
2015 Angry Mom MBC Go Bok-dong [3]
Cheer Up! KBS2 Seo Ha-joon [6]
2016 Page Turner Jeong Cha-sik Drama Special [7]
The Doctors SBS Kim Soo-cheol Guest (Episodes 1-3, 5, 7-8) [22]
Moon Lovers: Scarlet Heart Ryeo Wang Jung [23]
Fantastic JTBC Kim Sang-wook [24]
Weightlifting Fairy Kim Bok-joo MBC Bok-joo's fellow worker Cameo (Episode 11) [25]
2017 Strong Girl Bong-soon JTBC In Gook-du [10]
2017–2018 Bad Guys 2 OCN Han Kang-joo [11]
2018 Ping Pong Ball JTBC Kim Young-joon Drama Festa [12]
2019 My First First Love Netflix Yun Tae-oh [13]
2020 When I Was The Prettiest MBC Seo-hwan

Web series
Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2015 Lunch Box Yong K-Food Fair 2015 [26]

Variety show
Year Title Network Notes Ref.
2016 Celebrity Bromance MBig TV Cast member [27]
My Ear's Candy tvN [28]

Music video appearances
Year Song title Artist Ref.
2018 "Wind" (바람사람) Bolbbalgan4 [29]

Theater
Year Title Ref.
2009 Bong-sam Wasn't There
2010 The Dreamers
Monster
Controlled Experiments on Human Subjects
13th Hero
2011 Soulmates
2012 A Fool for Children

Awards and nominations
Year Award Category Nominated work Result Ref.
2015 34th MBC Drama Awards Best New Actor in a Miniseries Angry Mom Nominated
2016 11th Max Movie Awards Rising Star Award N/A Won [30]
37th Blue Dragon Film Awards Best New Actor One Way Trip Nominated
30th KBS Drama Awards Excellence Award, Actor in a One-Act/Special/Short Drama Page Turner Nominated
Best New Actor Nominated
2017 53rd Baeksang Arts Awards Best New Actor (Television) Strong Girl Bong-soon Nominated
22nd Chunsa Film Art Awards Best New Actor One Way Trip Nominated
2nd Asia Artist Awards Rising Star Award N/A Won [31]
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References
  1. "지수 중에 최고, 청춘배우 지수의 글로리데이 (인터뷰②)". Hankyung (in Korean). 22 March 2016.
  2. "'앵그리맘' 지수, JYP연습생 출신 "7년전 연극으로 데뷔"". Star News (in Korean). 6 April 2015.
  3. "Who is the guy held from the collar by Kim Hee-seon?". Hancinema. SBS Fune. 16 March 2015. Retrieved 27 April 2017.
  4. ‘앵그리맘’ 지수 "김희선 선배, 해피 바이러스 넘친다" [인터뷰]. The Chosun Ilbo (in Korean). 16 April 2015.
  5. 지수, 성장의 거듭제곱 (인터뷰). 10Asia (in Korean). 11 December 2015.
  6. "Ji Soo in 'Cheeky Go Go'". Hancinema. TV Report. 15 September 2015.
  7. "Page Turner actor Ji Soo wants to present a new side of coming-of-age story characters". Hancinema. TVJ. 18 November 2015. Retrieved 23 November 2015.
  8. "'Moon Lovers – Scarlet Heart: Ryeo' reveals posters". Kpop Herald. 4 July 2016.
  9. "GLORY DAY Confirms Youth-led Cast". Korean Film Biz Zone. 29 April 2015.
  10. Lee Jae-young (8 February 2017). '힘쎈여자 도봉순' 지수, 신참 형사의 치명적 제복핏 '여심저격' ['Fighting Women', 'Death Penalty']. Xports News (in Korean).
  11. [단독]지수, '나쁜녀석들2' 새 주연진으로 합류. Sports Chosun (in Korean). 18 July 2017.
  12. "유재명X지수, JTBC 드라마페스타 탁구공' 출연확정·9월 첫방 [공식입장]". Sports Donga (in Korean). 16 August 2018.
  13. "Netflix announces cast for new mini-series". Korea JoongAng Daily. 15 September 2018.
  14. "지수X정채연X진영, '첫사랑은 처음이라서' 출연확정(공식)". Herald Corporation (in Korean). 14 September 2018.
  15. 윤고은 (14 September 2016). 배우 지수 급성 골수염 수술받아…"회복 중". Yonhap News Agency (in Korean). Retrieved 14 September 2016.
  16. '급성골수염' 지수 측 "암 아니라 다행, 회복에 최선 다할 것". The Chosun Ilbo (in Korean). 14 September 2016. Retrieved 14 September 2016.
  17. 지수 측 "입원 중 외출로 '판타스틱' 촬영, 주치의 상의 하에 결정" [공식입장]. Naver (in Korean). TV Report. 26 September 2017. Retrieved 27 September 2016.
  18. `급성골수염` 지수 "오늘 건강하게 퇴원". Naver (in Korean). MK News. 2 October 2016. Retrieved 2 October 2016.
  19. Dea Won (1 June 2017). [인터뷰] 변요한 "연애는 솔직하게…딴 짓 절대 안 해요" [[Interview] Sir John "Love is honest ... I will not do anything else. "]. Sports Kyunghang (in Korean). Retrieved 19 July 2017.
  20. Kim Ji-young (1 January 2016). "The hottest stars all belong in "byh48"". K-pop Herald.
  21. "현실판 브로맨스"…지수, 남주혁에 커피차 응원. Naver (in Korean). TV Report. 6 December 2016.
  22. "Actor Kim Ji-soo cast as Park Shin-hye's first love". Kpop Herald. 6 April 2016.
  23. [단독] 지수, '달의 연인' 출연 확정…대세 신예 행보. Xports News (in Korean). 25 December 2016.
  24. "'Fantastic' completes brilliant lineup with Park Si-yeon, Kim Tae-hoon and Ji Soo". Hancinema. Osen. 29 July 2016.
  25. ‘역도요정 김복주’ 측 "지수·서현 특별출연, 비중 있는 역할" (공식입장). Star MBN (in Korean). 19 December 2016.
  26. 지수, 왜 이래. 나 사연 있는 남자야!. Asiae (in Korean). 3 November 2015.
  27. "[V Report] Nam Joo-hyuk, Jisoo's Busan date". Kpop Herald. 13 July 2016.
  28. "TV shows spotlight new ways of communication". The Korea Herald. 29 August 2016.
  29. "지수, 볼빨간사춘기 '바람사람' MV 출연…안지영과 '설렘 케미'". The Chosun Ilbo (in Korean). 28 May 2018.
  30. "Winners of '2016 Max Movie Best Film Awards'". Mnet. 26 February 2016. Archived from the original on 7 May 2018. Retrieved 7 May 2018.
  31. "Kim Hee Sun & EXO win Grand Prize Awards at the 2017 Asia Artist Awards". KBS World. 16 November 2017.
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