So Yu-jin
Born (1981-08-11) August 11, 1981 (age 42)
Munjeong-dong, Songpa-gu, Seoul, South Korea[1]
EducationKaywon High School of Arts [ko]
Dongguk University - Film and Digital Media
OccupationActress
Years active2000–present
AgentStar J Entertainment
SpouseBaek Jong-won (m. 2013)
Children3
Korean name
Hangul
소유진
Hanja
蘇有珍
Revised RomanizationSo Yu-jin
McCune–ReischauerSo Yu-jin

So Yu-jin (Korean: 소유진; born August 11, 1981) is a South Korean actress. She is best known for her leading roles in the television dramas Rookie (2000), Delicious Proposal (2001), Fox and Cotton Candy (2001), as well as in Rival (2002) and Mai Ratima (2013).[2]

Personal life

On January 19, 2013, So married Paik Jong-won, chef and CEO of 26 restaurant franchises with 169 branches across the country.[3][4][5][6] Their first child, a son, was born on April 9, 2014.[7][8][9] Their second child, a daughter, was born on September 21, 2015.[10][11][12] In April 2016, So's father died the same day as of her son's birthday.[13] On February 8, 2018, So gave birth to her third child, a daughter.[14]

She became the goodwill ambassador for the Seoul International Beauty Industry Festival in April 2013. In March 2012, she became the goodwill ambassador for A Clean. On December 12, 2011, she became as a Goodwill Ambassador for the life sharing program.[15]

Filmography

Television drama

Film

Variety show

Theatre

Radio program

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Nominated work Result
2001 MBC Entertainment Awards Excellence Award Section TV Won
MBC Drama Awards Best New Actress Delicious Proposal Won
2002 Paiksang Arts Awards Most Popular Actress (TV) Rival Won
SBS Drama Awards Top 10 Stars Won
Most Popular Actress Won
2003 MBC Drama Awards Excellence Award, Actress The Bean Chaff of My Life,
Good Person		 Won
2010 MBC Drama Awards Excellence Award, Actress Golden Fish Nominated
2012 MBC Drama Awards Excellence Award, Actress in a Serial Drama Can't Live Without You Nominated
2016 KBS Drama Awards Excellence Award, Actress in a Serial Drama Five Enough Won
2018 MBC Drama Awards[24] Top Excellence Award, Actress in a Serial Drama My Healing Love Won
2021 KBS Entertainment Awards[25] Excellence Award in Reality Category The Return of Superman Nominated

References

  1. ^ "소유진". Cinefox (씨네폭스) (in Korean). Retrieved 2023-12-22.
  2. ^ Kim, Jae-bum (8 February 2001). "Rookie actress So Yu-Jin of SBS-TV's Rookie". The Dong-a Ilbo. Archived from the original on 2014-04-13. Retrieved 2014-04-10.
  3. ^ "So Yu-jin to Marry Franchise Tycoon". The Chosun Ilbo. 30 November 2012. Archived from the original on 2015-03-04. Retrieved 2014-04-10.
  4. ^ "So Yu-jin marries restaurant tycoon". Korea JoongAng Daily. 21 January 2013. Archived from the original on 2014-04-13. Retrieved 2014-04-10.
  5. ^ "So Yu-jin Ties Knot with Franchise Tycoon". The Chosun Ilbo. 21 January 2013. Archived from the original on 2015-03-04. Retrieved 2014-04-10.
  6. ^ Kim, Bo-ra (21 January 2013). "So Yoo-jin's husband confirmed the rumor on marriage". The Korea Herald. Archived from the original on 2015-02-25. Retrieved 2014-04-10.
  7. ^ Lee, Sun-min (27 November 2013). "So Yu-jin has baby on way". Korea JoongAng Daily. Archived from the original on 2014-04-13. Retrieved 2014-04-10.
  8. ^ "Actress So Yu-jin to Have Baby in Spring". The Chosun Ilbo. 28 November 2013. Archived from the original on 2014-04-13. Retrieved 2014-04-10.
  9. ^ Park, Si-soo (10 April 2014). "So Yoo-jin becomes mother". The Korea Times. Archived from the original on 2015-02-25. Retrieved 2014-04-10.
  10. ^ Lim, Jeong-yeo (21 September 2015). "So Yoo-jin, Paik Jong-won welcome baby girl". The Korea Herald. Archived from the original on 2015-10-15. Retrieved 2015-10-06.
  11. ^ Jin, Min-ji (22 September 2015). "New baby for Paik Jong-won and wife". Korea JoongAng Daily. Archived from the original on 2015-09-25. Retrieved 2015-09-22.
  12. ^ "So Yu-jin Celebrates Birth of Baby Girl". The Chosun Ilbo. 22 September 2015. Archived from the original on 2015-09-25. Retrieved 2015-09-25.
  13. ^ Nam, U Jung (2016-04-10). "소유진, 9일 부친상 당해…남편 백종원과 빈소 지켜". Archived from the original on 2016-05-31. Retrieved 2016-04-10.
  14. ^ Im Eun-byel (February 9, 2018). "So Yoo-jin gives birth to daughter". The Korea Herald. Archived from the original on July 13, 2018. Retrieved November 23, 2020.
  15. ^ "소유진, 네이버 인물검색". 네이버(Naver). Archived from the original on 2022-10-07. Retrieved 2018-03-20.
  16. ^ Sunwoo, Carla (7 June 2013). "Mai Ratima tackles the challenges of a multicultural Korea". Korea JoongAng Daily. Archived from the original on 2014-04-13. Retrieved 2014-04-10.
  17. ^ Lee, Hyo-won (30 September 2009). "Money Comes Up Rather Short". The Korea Times. Archived from the original on 2014-04-13. Retrieved 2014-04-10.
  18. ^ Lee Seul-bi (April 21, 2022). "오은영 "가운 벗는 순간 치료발(?) 떨어져…부부싸움 한다" (남남부부)" [Oh Eun-young, "The moment I took off the robe, the treatment foot (?) fell... A couple fight” (South and South Korea)] (in Korean). Archived from the original on April 21, 2022. Retrieved April 21, 2022 – via Naver.
  19. ^ Baek Ah-young (September 16, 2021). "슈돌' 새 기획 '슈퍼맘이 돌아왔다' 론칭...첫 주인공은 소유진" [Shodol' launches new project 'The Return of Super Mom'... The first protagonist is So Yoo-jin]. iMBC (in Korean). Archived from the original on September 16, 2021. Retrieved September 16, 2021 – via Naver.
  20. ^ "'쇼! 오디오자키' 몬스타엑스 "팬들이 '대환장쇼'라고..우리 장점"". 스포츠조선 (in Kanuri). 2019-03-13. Archived from the original on 2019-03-30. Retrieved 2019-03-16.
  21. ^ Jang Jin-ri (September 6, 2021). "[단독]'백종원♥' 소유진, 연극 '리어왕' 출연…2년 반만에 연기 재개" [[Exclusive] So Yoo-jin from 'Baek Jong-won ♥' to appear in the play 'King Lear'... Postponement resumed after two and a half years]. Spotify News (in Korean). Archived from the original on September 6, 2021. Retrieved September 6, 2021 – via Naver.
  22. ^ Hwang Hyo-yi (July 19, 2022). "연극 '82년생 김지영' 탄생‥'김지영'役 소유진·임혜영·박란주 확정[공식]" [Birth of the play ‘Kim Ji-young, Born 1982’… Confirmed [Official]] (in Korean). Sports Kyunghyang. Archived from the original on July 19, 2022. Retrieved July 19, 2022 – via Naver.
  23. ^ Kang Min-kyung (October 20, 2022). "[공식] 이순재 연출 연극 '갈매기', 소유진→오만석·진지희 캐스팅" [[Official] The play 'The Seagull' directed by Lee Soon-jae, casts So Yu-jin → Oh Man-seok and Jin Ji-hee] (in Korean). Ten Asia. Archived from the original on October 22, 2022. Retrieved October 20, 2022 – via Naver.
  24. ^ Jung, Yu-jin (December 31, 2018). 소지섭 ‘데뷔 23년 만에 첫 대상’(mbc연기대상)[포토엔HD] [So Ji-sub Soo'First Debut in 23 Years' (mbc Drama Awards)[Photo and HD]]. Newsen (in Korean). Archived from the original on December 31, 2018. Retrieved June 5, 2020 – via Naver.
  25. ^ Lee Seung-rok (December 26, 2021). "오윤아·장민호, 우수상 리얼리티 부문 수상 영광 [KBS연예대상]" [Yoona Oh and Minho Jang, Received Excellence Award in Reality Category [KBS Entertainment Awards]] (in Korean). My Daily. Archived from the original on November 11, 2020. Retrieved December 26, 2021 – via Naver.

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