13 Things About Stunning Korean Actress Han So-Hee
The career of the "Nevertheless" and "My Name" star is soaring to greater heights
Korean actress Han So-hee is unstoppable. From her breakthrough role in 2020 K-drama The World of the Married, which is currently the highest-rated drama in Korean cable TV history, she moved on to become an in-demand leading lady. The said series also gave her several awards that are proof of her promising career trajectory and popularity.
Fresh from her buzzworthy dramas一the romance series Nevertheless and the action noir My Name that are both available on Netflix一Han So-hee is already in talks for another drama titled K Project; her possible co-stars in the said project are reportedly Park Seo-joon and Wi Ha-joon. She was also said to have been offered the lead role of a lyricist in the music romance drama Why Did You Come To My House?
This year alone, she showcased notable versatility一first as Yoo Na-bi, the timid art student who falls in love with Song Kang’s Park Jae-on then as the badass Yoon Ji-woo / Oh Hye-jin who goes undercover as a cop to avenge her father’s death and becomes partnered with Ahn Bo-hyun’s Jeon Pil-do.
In an interview with Sports Chosun, Han So-hee said that choosing to star in the action-packed My Name was a challenge she took to push herself to the limits. “I’m someone who is doing this thing called ‘acting.’ But I felt like I was always bumping up against my limits. After hitting my limits for so long, I felt that I wasn’t satisfied with myself. I overcame that by trying something completely new and showing a completely different side of myself. This was a step for me to take on a new challenge and experiment with my limits. It was like a mission that I’d set for myself.”
With a mindset like this that’s focused on non-stop growth and improvement, there’s no doubt Han So-hee is well on her way to superstardom.
Facts About Korean Actress Han So-Hee
Facts About Korean Actress Han So-Hee
Han So-hee was born on November 18, 1994 in Ulsan, South Korea. Her zodiac sign is Scorpio; those who are under this sign may come off as mysterious but they are likewise known to be passionate, courageous, and resourceful.
She attended Ulsan Girls' High School, which also happens to be "Hi Bye, Mama" actress Kim Tae-hee's alma mater. In a previous interview, she was quoted, saying, "I'm from the city of Ulsan. I was a rather reserved and quiet student. I went to the same school as actress Kim Tae Hee, and my Korean literature teacher graduated with her."
Prior to making her debut in acting in 2017 via the K-Drama "Reunited Worlds," Han So-hee first appeared in the music video of K-Pop group SHINee for the song "Tell Me What to Do."
In 2017, she was also included in the main cast of the TV series "Money Flower," wherein she was paired with Korean actor Jang Seung-jo.
A year after, she was tapped to be part of the K-Drama "100 Days My Prince," which is one of the highest-rated Korean dramas in cable TV history. Here, she plays the role of a crown princess.
The next K-drama she did, following the one-act drama “After the Rain,” was "Abyss," which starred Ahn Hyo-seop and Park Bo-young.
Her talent agency is 9-Ato Entertainment, which also manages the careers of Jung Il-woo, Lee Da-in, and her "Nevertheless" co-stars Yoon Seo-ah and Kim Moo-jun.
Her breakthrough project is "The World of the Married," wherein her role is Yeo Da-kyung, the mistress of Lee Tae-oh (portrayed by Park Hae-joon). Here, she's the unica hija of an affluent family. For this role, she won the Rookie of the Year award at the 2020 Asia Artist Awards, Best Actress of the Year – Rising Star at the 2020 Brand of the Year Awards, Best Supporting Actress at the 2021 Hallyu Drama Grand Prix, and Best Rising Star Actress at the 2021 Korea First Brand Awards.
Considering her standout looks, she's also had experiences as a commercial model and brand ambassadress. She has endorsed beauty brands Banila Co., All@Me, Biotherm, L'Oreal Paris, and Charlotte Tilbury. She's also been chosen as a fashion muse for brands like Lanvin, Lucky Chouette, and Joy Gryson.
She has appeared in several music videos, including Jung Yong-hwa's "That Girl," Roy Kim's "The Hardest Part," and MeloMance's "You&I."
Her Instagram handle is @xeesoxee, and she loves posting selfies, artsy shots, clips from the films she's into, songs on her playlist, BTS shots from her pictorials, photos of cats, her scribbles, and her drinks! As of April 2020, when "The World of the Married" was ongoing, she had almost 900,000 followers on Instagram. Fast forward to today, November 2021, her following is already at 6.9 million.
She's a cat lover! Just check out her Instagram; her one and only highlight is devoted to her cat.
She gained 10 kilograms to better portray the action scenes of her character in "My Name." She said in a Sports Chosun interview, “When I filmed ‘The World of the Married,’ I was around 44 to 45 kilograms (97-99 pounds). After doing a lot of action scenes, I also increased the amount I was eating. I just ate whatever I felt like eating and weighed around 53 to 54 kilograms (119-121 pounds) when filming started. [Park] Hee Soon said that it was all muscle, but that’s definitely not true. It’s probably about half muscle. But I didn’t force myself to gain weight, it just naturally happened so that my body could endure the action scenes and work.”
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