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Ji Soo
Ji Soo in March 2016
Born
Kim Ji-soo

(1993-03-30) 30 March 1993 (age 31)
Busan, South Korea
EducationDigital Seoul Culture Arts University (major in Film)
OccupationActor
Years active2009–present
AgentPrain TPC
Korean name
Hangul
지수
Hanja
志洙
Revised RomanizationJi-su
McCune–ReischauerChisu
Birth name
Hangul
김지수
Hanja
金志洙
Revised RomanizationKim Ji-su
McCune–ReischauerKim Chisu

Kim Ji-soo (Korean: 김지수; born 30 March 1993), professionally known as Ji Soo, is a South Korean actor.

Early life and education

In elementary school, Ji Soo was a judo athlete and competed at national level before giving it up due to injuries.[1] He was an actor trainee under JYP Entertainment in 2012.[2]

Ji Soo is a student of Digital Seoul Culture Arts University, where he majors in Film.[citation needed]

Career

Ji Soo made his acting debut on stage in 2009 and consequently starred in several short films, including having a leading role in the Korean-Filipino independent film Seoul Mates.[3] He first gained recognition in high school drama Angry Mom (2015).[4][5]

Since then, he has starred in television series Cheer Up! (2015), Page Turner (2016) and Moon Lovers: Scarlet Heart Ryeo (2016); as well as the film One Way Trip (2016).[6][7][8][9]

In 2017, he co-starred in JTBC's fantasy romance comedy Strong Woman Do Bong-soon, playing a passionate rookie police officer.[10] He next starred in OCN's crime drama Bad Guys 2.[11]

In 2018, Ji Soo was cast in JTBC's drama special Ping Pong Ball,[12] and Netflix's youth romance drama My First First Love.[13][14]

Personal life

Ji Soo received surgery for acute osteomyelitis (inflammation of bone or bone marrow, usually due to infection) on 13 September 2016.[15][16] On 27 September, he returned to filming Fantastic and was officially discharged from the hospital on 1 October.[17][18]

He is part of a celebrity group of friends known as BYH48 which consists of EXO's Suho, Ryu Jun-yeol, Byun Yo-han, Lee Dong-hwi and more. The name was coined by their fans, with BYH referring to Byun Yo-han - the group's leader - and 48 is a parody of Japanese idol group AKB48.[19][20] Ji Soo is also best friends with fellow actor Nam Joo-hyuk.[21]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2007 Beastie Boys
2010 Boy in Pain Short film
2014 Han Gong-ju Member of Min-ho's gang
Seoul Mates Joon Indie Film
Adult Short film
More Than
2016 One Way Trip Yong-bi [9]

Television series

Year Title Network Role Notes Ref.
2012 To the Beautiful You SBS Student Cameo
Family KBS Han Song-yi Cameo (Episode 45)
2014 Love Frequency 37.2 MBC Every 1 Go Dong-hee's ex-boyfriend Cameo (Episode 3)
2015 Angry Mom MBC Go Bok-dong [3]
Cheer Up! KBS2 Seo Ha-joon [6]
2016 Page Turner Jeong Cha-sik Drama Special [7]
The Doctors SBS Kim Soo-cheol Guest (Episodes 1-3, 5, 7-8) [22]
Moon Lovers: Scarlet Heart Ryeo Wang Jung [23]
Fantastic JTBC Kim Sang-wook [24]
Weightlifting Fairy Kim Bok-joo MBC Bok-joo's fellow worker Cameo (Episode 11) [25]
2017 Strong Girl Bong-soon JTBC In Gook-du [10]
2017–2018 Bad Guys 2 OCN Han Kang-joo [11]
2018 Ping Pong Ball JTBC Kim Young-joon Drama Festa [12]
2019 My First First Love Netflix Yun Tae-oh [13]
2020 When I Was The Prettiest MBC Seo-hwan

Web series

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2015 Lunch Box Yong K-Food Fair 2015 [26]

Variety show

Year Title Network Notes Ref.
2016 Celebrity Bromance MBig TV Cast member [27]
My Ear's Candy tvN [28]

Music video appearances

Year Song title Artist Ref.
2018 "Wind" (바람사람) Bolbbalgan4 [29]

Theater

Year Title Ref.
2009 Bong-sam Wasn't There
2010 The Dreamers
Monster
Controlled Experiments on Human Subjects
13th Hero
2011 Soulmates
2012 A Fool for Children

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Nominated work Result Ref.
2015 34th MBC Drama Awards Best New Actor in a Miniseries Angry Mom Nominated
2016 11th Max Movie Awards Rising Star Award — Won [30]
37th Blue Dragon Film Awards Best New Actor One Way Trip Nominated
30th KBS Drama Awards Excellence Award, Actor in a One-Act/Special/Short Drama Page Turner Nominated
Best New Actor Nominated
2017 53rd Baeksang Arts Awards Best New Actor (Television) Strong Girl Bong-soon Nominated
22nd Chunsa Film Art Awards Best New Actor One Way Trip Nominated
2nd Asia Artist Awards Rising Star Award — Won [31]

References

  1. ^ "지수 중에 최고, 청춘배우 지수의 글로리데이 (인터뷰②)". Hankyung (in Korean). 22 March 2016.
  2. ^ "'앵그리맘' 지수, JYP연습생 출신 "7년전 연극으로 데뷔"". Star News (in Korean). 6 April 2015.
  3. ^ a b "Who is the guy held from the collar by Kim Hee-seon?". Hancinema. SBS Fune. 16 March 2015. Retrieved 27 April 2017.
  4. ^ ‘앵그리맘’ 지수 "김희선 선배, 해피 바이러스 넘친다" [인터뷰]. The Chosun Ilbo (in Korean). 16 April 2015.
  5. ^ 지수, 성장의 거듭제곱 (인터뷰). 10Asia (in Korean). 11 December 2015.
  6. ^ a b "Ji Soo in 'Cheeky Go Go'". Hancinema. TV Report. 15 September 2015.
  7. ^ a b "Page Turner actor Ji Soo wants to present a new side of coming-of-age story characters". Hancinema. TVJ. 18 November 2015. Retrieved 23 November 2015.
  8. ^ "'Moon Lovers – Scarlet Heart: Ryeo' reveals posters". Kpop Herald. 4 July 2016.
  9. ^ a b "GLORY DAY Confirms Youth-led Cast". Korean Film Biz Zone. 29 April 2015.
  10. ^ a b Lee Jae-young (8 February 2017). '힘쎈여자 도봉순' 지수, 신참 형사의 치명적 제복핏 '여심저격' ['Fighting Women', 'Death Penalty']. Xports News (in Korean).
  11. ^ a b [단독]지수, '나쁜녀석들2' 새 주연진으로 합류. Sports Chosun (in Korean). 18 July 2017.
  12. ^ a b "유재명X지수, JTBC 드라마페스타 탁구공' 출연확정·9월 첫방 [공식입장]". Sports Donga (in Korean). 16 August 2018.
  13. ^ a b "Netflix announces cast for new mini-series". Korea JoongAng Daily. 15 September 2018.
  14. ^ "지수X정채연X진영, '첫사랑은 처음이라서' 출연확정(공식)". Herald Corporation (in Korean). 14 September 2018.
  15. ^ 윤고은 (14 September 2016). 배우 지수 급성 골수염 수술받아…"회복 중". Yonhap News Agency (in Korean). Retrieved 14 September 2016.
  16. ^ '급성골수염' 지수 측 "암 아니라 다행, 회복에 최선 다할 것". The Chosun Ilbo (in Korean). 14 September 2016. Retrieved 14 September 2016.
  17. ^ 지수 측 "입원 중 외출로 '판타스틱' 촬영, 주치의 상의 하에 결정" [공식입장]. Naver (in Korean). TV Report. 26 September 2017. Retrieved 27 September 2016.
  18. ^ `급성골수염` 지수 "오늘 건강하게 퇴원". Naver (in Korean). MK News. 2 October 2016. Retrieved 2 October 2016.
  19. ^ Dea Won (1 June 2017). [인터뷰] 변요한 "연애는 솔직하게…딴 짓 절대 안 해요" [[Interview] Sir John "Love is honest ... I will not do anything else. "]. Sports Kyunghang (in Korean). Retrieved 19 July 2017.
  20. ^ Kim Ji-young (1 January 2016). "The hottest stars all belong in "byh48"". K-pop Herald.
  21. ^ "현실판 브로맨스"…지수, 남주혁에 커피차 응원. Naver (in Korean). TV Report. 6 December 2016.
  22. ^ "Actor Kim Ji-soo cast as Park Shin-hye's first love". Kpop Herald. 6 April 2016.
  23. ^ [단독] 지수, '달의 연인' 출연 확정…대세 신예 행보. Xports News (in Korean). 25 December 2016.
  24. ^ "'Fantastic' completes brilliant lineup with Park Si-yeon, Kim Tae-hoon and Ji Soo". Hancinema. Osen. 29 July 2016.
  25. ^ ‘역도요정 김복주’ 측 "지수·서현 특별출연, 비중 있는 역할" (공식입장). Star MBN (in Korean). 19 December 2016.
  26. ^ 지수, 왜 이래. 나 사연 있는 남자야!. Asiae (in Korean). 3 November 2015.
  27. ^ "[V Report] Nam Joo-hyuk, Jisoo's Busan date". Kpop Herald. 13 July 2016.
  28. ^ "TV shows spotlight new ways of communication". The Korea Herald. 29 August 2016.
  29. ^ "지수, 볼빨간사춘기 '바람사람' MV 출연…안지영과 '설렘 케미'". The Chosun Ilbo (in Korean). 28 May 2018.
  30. ^ "Winners of '2016 Max Movie Best Film Awards'". Mnet. 26 February 2016. Archived from the original on 7 May 2018. Retrieved 7 May 2018.
  31. ^ "Kim Hee Sun & EXO win Grand Prize Awards at the 2017 Asia Artist Awards". KBS World. 16 November 2017.
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