Ko So-young

Ko So-young (Korean: 고소영; born October 6, 1972) is a South Korean actress and model.[1]

This is a Korean name; the family name is Ko.

Ko So-young
Born	(1972-10-06) October 6, 1972 Seoul, South Korea
Other names	Go So-young
Education	Chung-Ang University – Department Theater and Film Korea University – Department of Computer Science
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1990-2007 2013-present
Agent	King Entertainment (2016-2018) Culture Depot(2018-present)
Spouse(s)	Jang Dong-gun ( m. 2010)
Children	2
Korean name
Hangul	고소영
Hanja	高素榮
Revised Romanization	Go So-yeong
McCune–Reischauer	Ko So-yŏng

Early life

Ko was born in Seoul, South Korea. She attended an all-female high school before gaining early admission to Chung-Ang University, where she studied computer science.

Career

Ko debuted in the TV drama Love Tomorrow in 1993 and quickly established herself as a representative star of her generation. She made her film debut opposite Jung Woo-sung in The Fox with Nine Tails in 1994, which was the first Korean film to use computer-generated imagery. However, it failed to make an impression on audiences or critics. Ko first achieved wide recognition through her role in Beat (again with Jung Woo-sung), a film that caught the imagination of many South Korean high school students.[2] Since then she has acted in a series of successful melodramas, portraying a young model in If the Sun Rises in the West, a Jeju Island tour guide in Love Wind Love Song, and a Korean American adoptee in Love.

In 2001, Ko teamed up with actor Lee Sung-jae in A Day, about a married couple who have trouble conceiving a child. Her acting in the film was much praised and garnered the Best Actress prize from the local Grand Bell Awards ceremony.[3] Then, after two years off, Ko returned in 2003 opposite Han Suk-kyu in the spy thriller Double Agent; however, the film failed to live up to the expectations of most viewers and critics. She then shot two films in 2006: the horror film APT by director Ahn Byeong-ki, and the romantic comedy Project Makeover by debut director Jeon Young-gap. After two commercial flops in 2007 with Project Makeover and the SBS drama Blue Fish, Ko went into a hiatus.

A decade after her last appearance, Ko will be making a comeback with the KBS drama Ms. Perfect.[4]

Personal life

Ko married actor Jang Dong-gun in a star-studded wedding ceremony held at Seoul's Shilla Hotel on May 2, 2010, while five months pregnant. The couple's first child, a son Jang Min-joon, was born on October 4, 2010.[5][6][7][8][9] Their second child, a daughter, was born on February 25, 2014.[10][11]

Filmography

Films

Year	Title	Role
1990	Friend, My Friend	Seol In-hwa
1994	The Fox with Nine Tails	Harah
1997	Beat	Ro-mi
1998	First Kiss	Joo-hee (cameo)
	If the Sun Rises in the West	Nam Hyun-joo / Yoo Ha-rin
1999	Love Wind Love Song	Young-seo
	Love	Jenny
2000	Joint Security Area	Woman in Nam Sung-sik's wallet photo (cameo)
2001	A Day	Jin-won
2003	Double Agent	Yoon Soo-mi
2006	APT	Oh Se-jin
2007	Project Makeover	Na Jung-joo

Television series

Year	Title	Role	Network
1992-1994	Tomorrow Love	Yoo Hyun-kyung	KBS2
1993	Mother's Sea	Kim Kyung-seo	MBC
1994-1995	My Son's Woman	Choi Soo-jung	MBC
1995	Sook-hee	Kim Sook-hee	MBC
1996	Star	Jang Hye-mi	MBC
	Beginning of Happiness	Shin Na-ra	SBS
1997	Women	Min Ji-soo	SBS
1998	The Barefoot Youth	Ki Hye-joon	KBS2
	Memories	Kim Joo-hee	MBC
2007	Blue Fish	Jung Eun-soo	SBS
2017	Ms. Perfect	Shim Jae-bok	KBS2

References

1. go soyoung Archived 2007-07-13 at the Wayback Machine
2. Han, Sang-hee (July 8, 2008). "Movie-Based Dramas to Fill TV Screens". Korea Times. Archived from the original on November 12, 2012. Retrieved August 7, 2009.
3. "A Day".
4. "Actress Ko So-young Upbeat Despite Less Than 'Perfect' TV Comeback". The Chosun Ilbo. May 20, 2017.
5. "Jang Dong-Gun And Ko So-Young Lavish Wedding!" Archived 2010-11-28 at the Wayback Machine. PopSeoul. May 2, 2010. Retrieved January 8, 2011.
6. "Korean stars Jang Dong Gun, Ko So Young get hitched". Channel NewsAsia. May 3, 2010. Archived from the original on July 24, 2012. Retrieved January 8, 2011.
7. "Jang Dong-gun, Ko So-young in Star-Studded Wedding". The Chosun Ilbo. May 3, 2010. Archived from the original on March 7, 2014. Retrieved August 11, 2013.
8. "Jang Dong Gun-Ko So Young Couple Expecting Second Baby in Spring". Archived from the original on March 4, 2014. Retrieved November 8, 2013.
9. "Jang Dong-gun and Ko So-young expecting another child". Korea JoongAng Daily. November 8, 2013. Archived from the original on February 28, 2014.
10. Park Jin-hai. "Jang couple get newborn daughter". The Korea Times Daily. Archived from the original on February 28, 2014. Retrieved February 25, 2014.
11. "Ko, Jang celebrate 2nd child". Korea JoongAng Daily. February 26, 2014. Archived from the original on March 1, 2014. Retrieved February 26, 2014.

External links

• Ko So-young on IMDb
• Ko So-young at the Korean Movie Database
• Ko So-young at HanCinema
• Ko So-young at Koreanfilm.org
• Ko So-young on Instagram