Ko So-young
South Korean actress and model (born 1972)
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::summary South Korean actress and model (born 1972) ::
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Ko So-young |
| image | Ko So-young, 2012 (cropped).jpg |
| caption | Ko in 2012 |
| birth_date | |
| birth_place | Seoul, South Korea |
| other_names | Go So-young |
| occupation | Actress |
| education | Chung-Ang University – Department Theater and Film |
| Korea University – Department of Computer Science | |
| years_active | 1990–2007 |
| 2013–present | |
| agent | Sublime |
| spouse | |
| children | 2 |
| module | {{Infobox Korean name/auto |
| hangul | %고소영 |
| hanja | 高素榮 |
| :: |
|name = Ko So-young |image = Ko So-young, 2012 (cropped).jpg |caption = Ko in 2012 |birth_date = |birth_place = Seoul, South Korea |other_names = Go So-young |occupation = Actress |education = Chung-Ang University – Department Theater and Film Korea University – Department of Computer Science |years_active = 1990–2007 2013–present |agent = Sublime |spouse = |children = 2 |module = {{Infobox Korean name/auto|child=yes|headercolor=transparent |hangul = %고소영 |hanja = 高素榮 Ko So-young (; born October 6, 1972) is a South Korean actress and model.
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. 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. 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 made a comeback with the KBS drama Ms. Perfect.
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. Their second child, a daughter, was born on February 25, 2014.
Filmography
Films
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| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| Friend, My Friend | Seol In-hwa | |
| The Fox with Nine Tails | Harah | |
| 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 | |
| Joint Security Area | Woman in Nam Sung-sik's wallet photo (cameo) | |
| A Day | Jin-won | |
| Double Agent | Yoon Soo-mi | |
| APT | Oh Se-jin | |
| Project Makeover | Na Jung-joo | |
| :: |
Television series
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| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| Tomorrow Love | Yoo Hyun-kyung | |
| Mother's Sea | Kim Kyung-seo | |
| My Son's Woman | Choi Soo-jung | |
| Sook-hee | Kim Sook-hee | |
| 1996 | Star | Jang Hye-mi |
| Beginning of Happiness | Shin Na-ra | |
| Women | Min Ji-soo | |
| 1998 | The Barefoot Youth | Ki Hye-joon |
| Memories | Kim Joo-hee | |
| Blue Fish | Jung Eun-soo | |
| Ms. Perfect | Shim Jae-bok | |
| :: |
References
References
- link. Park. Jung-sun. [[JTBC]]. (April 7, 2023)
- [http://www.cinemakorea.com/go_soyoung.htm go soyoung] {{webarchive. link. (2007-07-13)
- Han, Sang-hee. (July 8, 2008). "Movie-Based Dramas to Fill TV Screens".
- "A Day".
- (May 20, 2017). "Actress Ko So-young Upbeat Despite Less Than 'Perfect' TV Comeback".
- [http://popseoul.com/2010/05/02/jang-dong-gun-and-ko-so-young-lavish-wedding/ "Jang Dong-Gun And Ko So-Young Lavish Wedding!"] {{webarchive. link. (2010-11-28 . ''PopSeoul''. May 2, 2010. Retrieved January 8, 2011.)
- (May 3, 2010). "Korean stars Jang Dong Gun, Ko So Young get hitched". [[Channel NewsAsia]].
- (May 3, 2010). "Jang Dong-gun, Ko So-young in Star-Studded Wedding". [[The Chosun Ilbo]].
- "Jang Dong Gun-Ko So Young Couple Expecting Second Baby in Spring".
- (November 8, 2013). "Jang Dong-gun and Ko So-young expecting another child". [[Korea JoongAng Daily]].
- Park Jin-hai. "Jang couple get newborn daughter". [[The Korea Times]] Daily.
- (February 26, 2014). "Ko, Jang celebrate 2nd child". [[Korea JoongAng Daily]].
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