Seo Yea-ji

Seo Yea-ji (Korean: 서예지; also spelled as Seo Ye-ji) is a South Korean actress. She began her acting career in the sitcom Potato Star 2013QR3 (2013–2014). This was followed by major roles in period drama Diary of a Night Watchman (2014) and thriller Last (2015). Her notable lead roles in television series include Moorim School: Saga of the Brave (2016), Save Me (2017), Lawless Lawyer (2018) and It's Okay to Not Be Okay (2020).

In this Korean name, the family name is Seo.

Seo Yea-ji
Seo in 2019
Born (1990-04-06) April 6, 1990
Seoul, South Korea
Other namesSeo Ye-ji
OccupationActress
Years active2013–present
Agent
Height1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Korean name
Hangul
Hanja
Revised RomanizationSeo Ye-ji
McCune–ReischauerSŏ Ye'ji
Websiteseo-yea-ji

Early life and education

Yeaji was born on April 6, 1990.[1] She attended Youngwon Middle School and Youngshin High School before leaving for Spain to major in Journalism at Complutense University of Madrid with the intention of becoming a TV news presenter.[2]

Career

2013–2016: Debut and diverse roles

While Seo's ambition was to be a TV news presenter, things took a different turn when she caught the attention of the CEO of her then-management company, Made in Chan Entertainment, who persuaded her to venture into acting. In March 2013, she stepped in the entertainment industry by appearing in an advertisement for SK Telecom. In May 2013, she featured in the Samsung Galaxy S4 short film Love essaying the role of Min-joo. She debuted as an actress in the tvN sitcom Potato Star 2013QR3 which aired for 120 episodes from September 23, 2013 to May 15, 2014.[3][4][5]

She next starred in the MBC historical drama Diary of a Night Watchman (2014) where she essayed a major role for which she was nominated at the 2014 MBC Drama Awards in the Best New Actress category. This was followed by her appearance in tvN television series Super Daddy Yeol (2015) and notable jTBC television series Last (2015) starring as a civil servant.[6][7][8][9][10]

After capturing viewers' attention through her drama Last, Seo made her debut on the big screen with the hit historical drama film The Throne (2015) where she played the role of Queen Jeongsun. This was followed by her film Circle of Atonement (2015). She also appeared in the music video of South Korean boy band Big Bang titled Let's Not Fall In Love (2015).[11][12]

In 2016, she played one of the main characters in the KBS drama Moorim School: Saga of the Brave (2016) and marked next big-screen project with the film Seondal: The Man Who Sells the River (2016) in a supporting role. This was followed by supporting role in the KBS drama Hwarang: The Poet Warrior Youth (2016-17).[13][14]

Following the expiration of her contract with her management company in 2016, Seo left Made in Chan Entertainment and became associated with King Entertainment.[15][16]

2017–present: Another Way and rising popularity
Seo on Another Way Press conference, January 2017

Starting of 2017 was marked by Seo's first leading role in the film Another Way (2017) which dealt with the issue of suicide pacts.[17] Seo was praised from viewers as 'New Thriller Queen' when she starred in OCN thriller mystery television series Save Me (2017).[18][19]

She then starred in world's 1st 4DX VR Film Stay With Me (2018) opposite Kim Jung-hyun.[20][21] She played a role of lawyer who finds it hard to control her temper in the tvN drama Lawless Lawyer (2018) alongside Lee Joon-gi.[22] The series was a commercial hit and became one of the most highly rated Korean dramas in cable television history.[23] In response to her role, Seo was appointed as an honorary police officer by the National Police Agency.[24]

In 2019, she starred in the films Warning: Do Not Play (2019) and By Quantum Physics: A Nightlife Venture (2019).[25][26]

On January 1, 2020 Seo joined newly established entertainment agency Gold Medalist.[27]

Seo's first venture with her new management company came with tvN and Netflix broadcast romance drama It's Okay to Not Be Okay (2020).[28] She starred opposite Kim Soo-hyun and featured in the role of a bestselling children's book author who has a personality disorder.[29] Her portrayal of the character was critically acclaimed;[30] The New York Times named the series one of "The Best International Shows of 2020" and called Seo's performance as "mesmerizing".[31] Seo also experienced a substantial rise in popularity and attracted media attention in Korea and internationally.[32]

Filmography

Film
Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2013
 Love Min-joo short film [33]
2015
 The Throne Queen Jeongsun [34]
Circle of Atonement Kang Yoo-shin [35]
2016
 Seondal: The Man Who Sells the River Gyu-young [36]
2017
 Another Way Jung-won [37]
The Bros Sa-ra Special appearance [38]
2018
 Stay With Me Yeon-soo 4DX VR film (also known as Meet the Memories - First Love) [39]
2019
 Warning: Do Not Play Mi-jung [40]
By Quantum Physics: A Nightlife Venture Seong Eun-yeong [41]
TBA Recalled (Working title) Soo-jin In post-production process [42][43]

Television series
Year Title Role Network Ref.
2013
 Potato Star 2013QR3 Noh Soo-young tvN [2]
2014
 Diary of a Night Watchman Park Soo-ryeon MBC [44]
Drama Special "The Three Female Runaways" Soo-ji KBS2 [45]
Drama Festival "Gabon" Kyung Hee MBC [46]
2015
 Super Daddy Yeol Hwang Ji-hye tvN [47]
Last Shin Na-ra jTBC [48]
2016
 Moorim School: Saga of the Brave Shim Soon-duk KBS2 [49]
Another Oh Hae-young Oh Seo-hee (cameo, episode 15) tvN [50]
Hwarang: The Poet Warrior Youth Princess Sook-myung KBS2 [51]
2017
 Save Me Im Sang-mi OCN [52]
2018
 Lawless Lawyer Ha Jae-yi tvN [53]
2020
 It's Okay to Not Be Okay Ko Moon-young [54]
2021
IslandOCN[55]

Variety show
Year Title Role Network Note(s) Ref.
2015
 World Changing Quiz MC MBC Also known as Three Wheels [56]

Music video
Year Song title Artist Ref.
2015
 "Let's Not Fall in Love" Big Bang [57]

Awards and nominations
Year Award Category Nominated work Result Ref.
2014 33rd MBC Drama Awards Best New Actress Diary of a Night Watchman Nominated [58]
2019 14th Annual Soompi Awards Actress of the Year Lawless Lawyer Nominated [59]
2020 29th Buil Film Awards Popular Star Award By Quantum Physics: A Nightlife Venture Won [60]
18th Brand of the Year Awards Actress of the Year It's Okay to Not Be Okay Won [61]
5th Asia Artist Awards Best Artist Award Won [62][63]
AAA Hot Issue Award Won [64]
7th APAN Star Awards Popular Star Award, Actress Won [65]
Excellence Award, Actress in a Miniseries Won [66]

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