Seo Hyun-jin

Seo Hyun-jin (born February 27, 1985) is a South Korean actress and singer. Seo debuted as the main vocalist of South Korean girl group M.I.L.K. in 2001 and continued until the group disbanded in 2003. She contributed songs as a solo artist after the group disbandment before she transitioned into acting in 2006.

Seo Hyun-jin
Seo in 2019
Born	February 27, 1985 Seoul, South Korea
Education	Dongduk Women's University
Occupation	Actress singer
Years active	2001–present
Agent	Management SOOP[1]
Musical career
Genres	K-pop
Instruments	Vocals
Labels	SM
Associated acts	M.I.L.K SM Town

Seo Hyun-jin
Hangul	서현진
Hanja	徐玄振
Revised Romanization	Seo Hyeon-jin
McCune–Reischauer	Sŏ Hyŏnchin

Seo made her acting debut in the musical The Sound of Music (2006) then followed by appearances in several television series and film. She is best known for her leading roles as Oh Hae-young (soil) in the romantic comedy TV series Another Miss Oh (2016), which gained her wider recognition, medical melodrama Dr. Romantic (2016–2017) and romance dramas Temperature of Love (2017) and The Beauty Inside (2018).

Life and career

1985–2005: Early life and music career

Seo was born on February 27, 1985 in Dobong District (now Nowon District), Seoul, South Korea. She was scouted by S.M. Entertainment and later debuted as the main vocalist of South Korean girl group, M.I.L.K in 2001, under the label's subsidiary BM Entertainment. However, the group soon fell by the wayside due to fierce competition among manufactured bands, which led to one of the members quitting before they completely disbanded in 2003. After M.I.L.K. was dissolved, Seo attended Dongduk Women's University, where she majored in applied musicology to keep her dream of singing career alive. Seo contributed songs to a few soundtracks and SM Town compilations as a solo artist.

2006-2014: Acting debut and further roles

Seo had the chance to perform in her first musical, The Sound of Music in 2006, which she saw as the turning point in her acting career.[2]

Supporting roles followed in the period drama Hwang Jini (2006),[3] TV police procedural H.I.T (2007),[4] and the queer film Ashamed (2011).[5] Seo first drew attention for her subtler performance in The Duo (2011), as a neighborhood tomboy who later becomes a gisaeng.[6][7][8] She played her first villain in Feast of the Gods (2012), as an overly ambitious chef caught in a rivalry.[2][9][10] Seo was then cast in leading roles for two historical dramas The King's Daughter, Soo Baek-hyang (2013)[11] and The Three Musketeers (2014).[12]

Seo has also frequently appeared in projects directed by her best friend, actress Ku Hye-sun, notably in the short film The Madonna and in the feature film Magic, in which she had her first leading role.[13][14]

2015–present: Rising popularity

Seo said the character that most resembled her real-life personality was the foodie freelance writer in Let's Eat 2 (2015), adding that she "didn't realize how much fun shooting a lively and comical drama could be."[15][16] The drama was Seo's first attempt at romantic-comedy genre, in which she got good reviews and it became her career's turning point.[17]

Her popularity grew rapidly after the hit romance comedy drama Another Miss Oh (2016), which she starred alongside Eric Mun. She was praised for her portrayal of such an ordinary and relatable character,[18] and won the Baeksang Arts Award for Best Actress.[19] Later in the same year, she starred in SBS hit medical drama Dr. Romantic alongside Han Suk-kyu and Yoo Yeon-seok.[20][21]

In 2017, Seo starred in the romance television series Temperature of Love penned by Ha Myung-hee.[22]

In 2018, Seo was cast in the fantasy melodrama The Beauty Inside which is based on the 2015 romantic comedy film of the same name. She plays an actress who spends a week out of each month living in someone else's body.[23][24]

In 2019, she is set to star in the high school television series Black Dog: Being A Teacher.[25]

Other activities

In 2019, Seo was recognised as an exemplary tax payer by the National Tax Service of South Korea and was named as an honorary ambassador together with Lee Je-hoon.[26]

Filmography

Film

Year	English title	Original title	Role	Notes	Ref.
2006	Love Me Not	사랑따윈 필요없어	Ji-hye
2008	Story of Wine	스토리 오브 와인	Jin-ju		[27]
	Dating on Earth	지구에서 연애중	Soo-hyun
	The Madonna	유쾌한 도우미	Nun	Short film
2010	Magic	요술	Ji-eun
2011	Ashamed	창피해	Hee-jin
2012	The Peach Tree	복숭아나무	Shi-yeon	Cameo	[28]
	Fragments of Sweet Memories	기억의 조각들	Mom	Short film
2016	Familyhood	굿바이 싱글	Sang-mi		[29]
2017	Because I Love You	사랑하기 때문에	Hyun-kyeong		[30]
2018	Mystery Pink	미스터리핑크	Ju-eun	Short film	[31]

Television series

Year	English title	Original title	Role	Network	Notes	Ref.
2006	Hwang Jini	황진이	Jung Ga-eun	KBS2
2007	H.I.T	히트	Jang Hee-jin	MBC
2011	The Duo	짝패	Dal-yi
	The Peak	절정	Ahn Il-yang			[32]
2012	Feast of the Gods	신들의 만찬	Ha In-joo / Song Yeon-woo
	The King's Doctor	마의	Jo So-yong (Gwi-in Jo)		Cameo	[33]
2012–2013	Here Comes Mr. Oh	오자룡이 간다	Na Jin-joo			[34]
2013	Goddess of Fire	불의 여신 정이	Shim Hwa-ryung			[35]
	Drama Festival: Unrest	드라마 페스티벌 - 불온	Joon-kyung's mother		Cameo	[36]
2013–2014	The King's Daughter, Soo Baek-hyang	제왕의 딸 수백향	Seol-nan / Soo Baek-hyang
2014	The Three Musketeers	삼총사	Kang Yoon-seo	tvN
2015	Let's Eat 2	식샤를 합시다 2	Baek Soo-ji
2016	Another Miss Oh	또! 오해영	Oh Hae-young (Soil)
	Hey Ghost, Let's Fight	싸우자 귀신아	Department store clerk		Cameo, Episode 13	[37]
2016–2017	Dr. Romantic	낭만닥터 김사부	Yoon Seo-jung	SBS
2017	Temperature of Love	사랑의 온도	Lee Hyun-soo
2018	Let's Eat 3	식샤를 합시다 3	Baek Soo-ji	tvN	Cameo	[38]
	The Beauty Inside	뷰티 인사이드	Han Se-gye	JTBC
2019–2020	Black Dog: Being A Teacher	블랙독	Go Ha-neul	tvN
2020	Record of Youth	청춘기록	Lee Hyun-soo		Cameo	[39]
2021	Why Oh Soo Jae?	왜 오수재인가	Oh Soo-jae	SBS		[40]
	You Are My Spring	너는 나의 봄	Kang Da-jung	tvN		[41]

Television show

Year	Title	Network	Role	Notes
2014	SNS Expedition	SBS	Regular cast	[42]
2015	Let's Eat with Friends	tvN		[43]

Music video appearances

Year	Title	Artist	Notes
2009	"One Step at a Time"	Seo Young-eun	[44]
	"Dugeun Dugeun, Tomorrow"	4Tomorrow

Theater

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2006	The Sound of Music	Liesl von Trapp	[45]
2010	Goong: The Musical	Min Hyo-rin	[46]
2015	Cinderella	Cinderella	[47]

Discography

Singles

Title	Year	Peak chart positions	Sales (DL)	Album
		KOR Gaon
As lead artist
"Paradise" (with Fly to the Sky, Lee Ji-hoon, Ji-yeon)	2003	—	N/A	2003 Summer Vacation in SM Town
"Summer in Dream" (with Moon Hee-jun, Shoo, BoA, Jae-won, Park Hee-bon)		—	N/A
"Raindrops"	2006	—	N/A	2006 Summer SM Town
"Winter of Memories"		—	N/A	2006 Winter SM Town – Snow Dream
"Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas"	2007	—	N/A	2007 Winter SM Town – Only Love
Soundtrack appearances
"Grip!" (Korean version)	2003	—	N/A	Inuyasha OST
"Give Me a Little Try"	2006	—	N/A	Princess Hours OST
"0"		—	N/A	Hyena OST
"Calling"	2007	—	N/A	Air City OST
"Song of Jeongeup" (feat. Kim Nani)	2013	—	N/A	The King's Daughter, Soo Baek-hyang OST
"Up & Down" (feat. Risso)	2015	—	N/A	Let's Eat 2 OST
"What Is Love" (with Yoo Seung-woo)	2016	6	KOR: 705,741+[48]	Another Miss Oh OST
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Nominated work	Result	Ref.
2011	4th Korea Drama Awards	Best New Actress	The Duo	Nominated
	30th MBC Drama Awards	Best New Actress in a Miniseries		Won	[49]
2012	31st MBC Drama Awards	Excellence Award, Actress in a Serial Drama	Feast of the Gods, Here Comes Mr. Oh	Won	[50]
2013	6th Korea Drama Awards	Excellence Award, Actress	Goddess of Fire, Here Comes Mr. Oh	Won	[51]
	32nd MBC Drama Awards	Excellence Award, Actress in a Serial Drama	The King's Daughter, Soo Baek-hyang	Nominated
2014	3rd APAN Star Awards			Nominated
2015	8th Korea Drama Awards	Excellence Award, Actress	Let's Eat 2	Nominated
2016	5th APAN Star Awards	Excellence Award, Actress in a Miniseries	Another Miss Oh	Won	[52]
	9th Korea Drama Awards	Top Excellence Award, Actress		Nominated
	tvN10 Awards	Best Actress		Nominated
		Made in tvN, Actress in Drama		Won	[53]
		Romantic-Comedy Queen		Won
		Best Kiss with Eric Mun		2nd place
	24th SBS Drama Awards	Grand Prize (Daesang)	Dr. Romantic	Nominated
		Excellence Award, Actress in a Genre Drama		Won	[54]
		Top 10 Stars		Won
		Best Couple with Yoo Yeon-seok		Won
		Idol Academy Award – Best Kiss with Yoo Yeon-seok		Won
2017	53rd Baeksang Arts Awards	Best Actress (TV)	Another Miss Oh	Won	[19]
	30th Grimae Awards	Best Actress	Temperature of Love	Won	[55]
	25th SBS Drama Awards	Grand Prize (Daesang)		Nominated
		Top Excellence Award, Actress in a Monday–Tuesday Drama		Nominated
2018	2018 Korea Best Star Awards	Best Drama Star	The Beauty Inside	Won	[56]
2019	53rd Taxpayers' Day	Presidential Commendation	N/A	Won	[57]
2020	Brand Customer Loyalty Awards	Most Influential Actress (Drama)	N/A	Won	[58]
	7th APAN Star Awards	Top Excellence Award, Actress in a Miniseries	Black Dog	Nominated

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External links

• Seo Hyun-jin on Management SOOP
• Seo Hyun-jin on Twitter