Lee Jeong-min (Korean이정민; born March 2, 1994), known professionally as Seo Eun-soo (Korean서은수), is a South Korean actress and model. Seo made her acting debut in the 2016 television drama Don't Dare to Dream (2016). Seo received her big break after portraying the role of Seo Ji-soo in the KBS2 family drama My Golden Life (2017–2018). She appeared in other popular dramas, such as Dr. Romantic (2016), Duel (2017), Top Management (2018), and Legal High (2019).[2][3] Her other works include The Smile Has Left Your Eyes (2018), Unlock My Boss (2022), Missing: The Other Side (2020–2023), and The Witch: Part 2. The Other One (2022).[4]

Seo Eun-soo
Seo in January 2020
Born
Lee Jeong-min

(1994-03-02) March 2, 1994 (age 30)
Haeundae-gu, Busan, South Korea
Alma materKorea National University of Arts (Department of Acting)
Occupations
  • Actress
  • model
Years active2015–present
Agent
  • HighZium Studio[1]
Korean name
Hangul
서은수
Revised RomanizationSeo Eun-su
McCune–ReischauerSŏ Ŭnsu
Birth name
Hangul
이정민
Hanja
Revised RomanizationI Jeong-min
McCune–ReischauerI Chŏngmin
Websitehighziumstudio.com

Early life and education

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Seo was born in March 2, 1994, at Busan, South Korea. Seo wanted to be an actress while she was in elementary school, but her parents disapproved of her aspirations. In 2007 to 2013, Seo studied middle school and high school at Haeundae Tourism High School. From the second grade of middle school until the second grade of high school, she focused on dancing. When she was a sophomore at Haeundae, she dreamed of becoming an actress by making a monologue and she was acting by herself while watching the work. She finally enrolled in the acting program at the Korea National University of Arts in 2013 and graduated there with a degree in acting.[5][unreliable source?] In 2015, she began acting in commercials, which attracted the public's attention. Several dramas starred the actress.[5][unreliable source?]

Career

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2015: Predebut and career beginnings

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Seo had always wanted to be an actress, but it took her a long time to persuade her parents to allow her enroll in acting classes. She enrolled in the Korea National University of Arts in 2013, and it was about that time, while she was looking for part-time work, that she received her first offer to appear in a commercial in 2015.[6]

2016–present: Acting debut and career

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She started her acting career as she took the lead role in the short film Hongeo: Fermented Skate Fish (2016) and her first television appearance in the series Don't Dare to Dream (2016), which was quickly followed by the drama series Dr. Romantic (2016). In the 2016 SBS television program, Don't Dare to Dream, Seo made her acting debut. She was cast as one of the leads in the OCN sci-fi thriller Duel in 2017. She received her big break in the same year by portraying the sister of Shin Hye-sun's character in the popular KBS2 family drama My Golden Life. For her performance in the show, she took home the Best New Actress prize at the 11th Korea Drama Awards. The drama also won her nominations for Best New Actress at the 54th Baeksang Arts Awards and the 2017 KBS Drama Awards.[6]

 
Seo in December 2017

She portrayed a passionate and upright new lawyer in the JTBC legal drama Legal High in 2019. She joined the OCN fantasy thriller Missing: The Other Side in 2020.[6]

In early 2022, she starred in the political drama Kingmaker (2021) and appeared in the movie The Witch: Part 2. The Other One.[6]

Filmography

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Film

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Year Title Role Ref.
2016 Hongeo: Fermented Skate Fish Yeon Je-gwang [citation needed]
2018 Young Poem Hee Kyung [citation needed]
On Your Wedding Day Park Min-kyung [7]
2022 Kingmaker Soo Yeon [citation needed]
The Witch: Part 2. The Other One Jo-hyun [8]

Television series

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Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2016 Don't Dare to Dream Lee Hong-dan [2]
Dr. Romantic Woo Yeon-hwa Season 1 [2]
2017 Duel Ryu Mi-rae [9]
2017–2018 My Golden Life Seo Ji-soo [3]
2018 The Smile Has Left Your Eyes Baek Seung-ah [10]
2019 Legal High Seo Jae-in [11]
Hotel del Luna Veronica Cameo (Episode 11) [12]
2020 Itaewon Class Part-time job applicant Cameo (Episode 6) [13]
Dinner Mate flight attendant Cameo (Episode 1–2) [citation needed]
Missing: The Other Side Choi Yeo-na Season 1 [14]
2022–2023 Unlock My Boss Jung Se-yeon [15]
2024 Chief Detective 1958 Lee Hye-ju [16]

Web series

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Year Title Role Ref.
2018 Top Management Eun-sung [17][18]

Television shows

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Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2018 4 Wheeled Restaurant Cast member Season 2 [19]

Awards and nominations

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Name of the award ceremony, year presented, category, nominee of the award, and the result of the nomination
Award ceremony Year Category Nominee / Work Result Ref.
Asia Artist Awards 2017 Rising Star Award Seo Eun-soo Won [20]
Baeksang Arts Awards 2018 Best New Actress – Television My Golden Life Nominated [21]
Blue Dragon Film Awards 2022 Best Supporting Actress The Witch: Part 2. The Other One Nominated [22]
KBS Drama Awards 2017 Best New Actress My Golden Life Nominated [citation needed]
Korea Drama Awards 2018 Best New Actress Won [23]
Korea Marketing Awards 2017 Tomorrow's Rising Star Award (Rising Star) Seo Eun-soo Won [citation needed]

Listicles

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Name of publisher, year listed, name of listicle, and placement
Publisher Year Listicle Placement Ref.
Sports Donga 2018 The Star that Will Shine in 2018 (Actor) Shortlist[A] [24]

Notes

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  1. ^ Shortlisted with Dong-ha, Kim Seon-ho, Ha Jun, and Won Jin-ah

References

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