| Ko So-young | |||||||||||
| Birth Date: | 6 October 1972 | ||||||||||
| 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[1] | ||||||||||
| Children: | 2 | ||||||||||
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Ko So-young (; born October 6, 1972) is a South Korean actress and model.[2]
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.
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.[3] 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.[4] 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.[5]
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.[6] [7] [8] [9] [10] Their second child, a daughter, was born on February 25, 2014.[11] [12]
| 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 | |
| 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 | |