Go Ah-sung

In this Korean name, the family name is Go.

Go Ah-sung (born August 10, 1992) is a South Korean actress. She began her career as a child actress, notably in The Host (2006). Her other notable works include Snowpiercer (2013), Thread of Lies (2014), A Resistance (2019), Samjin Company English Class (2020), as well as the television series Master of Study (2010), Heard It Through the Grapevine (2015), and Life on Mars (2018).

Go Ah-sung
Go in 2022
Born	(1992-08-10) August 10, 1992 (age 32) Seoul, South Korea[1]
Education	Sungkyunkwan University - Psychology
Occupation	Actress
Years active	2004–present
Agent	Artist Company
Korean name
Hangul	고아성
Hanja	高我星[2]
Revised Romanization	Go A-seong
McCune–Reischauer	Ko Asŏng

Career

Go Ah-sung was four years old when she appeared in her first commercial, and she joined the 2002 stage musical Peter Pan when she was ten. At thirteen, Go began her acting career in the KBS children's program Oolla Boolla Blue-jjang (2004).^[3]

Having worked together in the MBC omnibus drama Beating Heart (2005),^[4] actress Bae Doona recommended Go to director Bong Joon-ho when he was casting for his much-anticipated monster film. After an extensive audition process, Go made her film debut in 2006 with a starring role in The Host.^[5] Bong praised her work, saying that she "showed really mature acting for her age, and that's one of her defining charms as an actress."^[6] Go was also applauded by film critics, with Stephen Hunter of The Washington Post complimenting her "exquisite performance,"^[7] and Megan Ratner of the Bright Lights Film Journal noting her "unforced naturalness, reminiscent not only of Ana Torrent but of Zazie's Catherine Demongeot."^[8] Go received several acting nominations, and won Best New Actress at the 2006 Blue Dragon Film Awards.^[9]

She continued her film career with supporting roles in The Happy Life (2007),^[10] Radio Dayz (2008),^[11] and A Brand New Life (2009).^[12] In 2010, Go appeared in the high school series Master of Study, a Korean drama adaptation of the Japanese manga Dragon Zakura.^[13][14] It scored the highest ratings in its timeslot during its run.^[15]

Go starred in her first leading role in Duet (2012), an indie romance about an aspiring Korean singer on a tour of England and the British guy she meets who shares her interests in music, photography and travel.^[16][17]

In 2013, she reunited with The Host costar Song Kang-ho in the blockbuster sci-fi thriller Snowpiercer, Bong Joon-ho's first English-language film.^{[18][19][20][21]} Go next appeared opposite Kim Hee-ae in Thread of Lies (2014), a film adaptation of Kim Ryeo-ryeong's novel Elegant Lies about a willful girl seeking the truth behind her sister's suicide.^{[22][23][24][25]}

Go signed with an American agency, Untitled Entertainment in 2014.^[26] She returned to television in 2015 with Heard It Through the Grapevine, a black comedy about the chaos an unplanned teenage pregnancy causes in a wealthy, powerful family.^[27] Go then headlined the mystery thriller Office, which made its world premiere in the Midnight Screenings section at Cannes; she won Best Actress at Fancine for her role as an intern who becomes a person of interest in a murder investigation.^{[28][29][30][31][32]}

In 2016, she featured in an episode of the Japanese television series, Midnight Diner.^[33] She then starred in war drama A Melody to Remember.^[34] The film won the audience award at the 18th Far East Film Festival.^[35]

In 2017, Go challenges her first romantic comedy in the MBC's drama Radiant Office, as a twentysomething woman who, after a suicide attempt and possible terminally-ill diagnosis, thinks she has nothing to lose and tackles her job and life with new perspectives.^[36]

In 2018, Go was cast in the South Korean adaptation of the U.K series Life on Mars, as the sole female detective of the team.^[37] In 2019, Go returned to the big screen with historical film A Resistance.^[38]

Go led the 2020 critically-acclaimed and box office success dramedy film Samjin Company English Class, the winner of Best Film at the 57th Baeksang Arts Awards. She acted as an employee who mastered daily office works but accidentally discovered the company's water pollution leakage.^[39]

In 2022, Go returned to TV series with the role of a tax investigator in the MBC and Wavve's financial thriller Tracer.^[40]

Other activities

Go enjoys traveling alone and taking pictures. She became interested in photography through friend and frequent costar Bae Doona.^[41] Go's photographs were exhibited at the 5th annual Seoul Open Art Fair in 2010, alongside artwork by Ha Jung-woo and photos by Uhm Tae-woong.^[42]

Another of her interests is music. She did her own singing for the film Duet, and has performed live on stage at Mudaeruk in Hongdae.^[43]

Go majored in Psychology at Sungkyunkwan University.^[44][45]

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
2006	The Host	Park Hyun-seo
2007	The Happy Life	Joo-hee
2008	Radio Dayz	Soon-deok
2009	A Brand New Life	Ye-shin
	After the Banquet	Kim Mi-rae		[46]
2010	Sixteen		short film	[47]
2012	Duet	Nancy
2013	Snowpiercer	Yona
2014	Thread of Lies	Man-ji
2015	Office	Lee Mi-rye
	The Beauty Inside	Woo-jin	Cameo
	Right Now, Wrong Then	Yeom Bo-ra
2016	A Melody to Remember	Park Joo-mi
2017	The King	Ms. Kim	Cameo	[48]
2019	A Resistance	Ryu Gwansun
2020	Samjin Company English Class	Lee Ja-young		[49]
2023	Because I Hate Korea	Gye-na	Opening film at the 28th BIIFF[50]	[51]

Television series

Year	Title	Role	Ref.
2004	Oolla Boolla Blue-jjang	Noh Da-ji (Princess Blue Stone)	[52]
2005	Sad Love Story	young Cha Hwa-jung
	Beating Heart	Kim Bo-mi
2010	Master of Study	Gil Pul-ip
2015	Heard It Through the Grapevine	Seo Bom
2017	Radiant Office	Eun Ho-won
2018	Life on Mars	Yoon Na-young
2021	Crime Puzzle	Yoo-hee	[53][54]
2022	Tracer	Seo Hye-young	[55]

Web series

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
2016	Midnight Diner: Tokyo Stories	Rei / Yoona
2023	Doona!	Im Ha-yeon	Special appearance	[56]

Television shows

Year	Title	Role	Ref.
2020	K-Ocean Pathfinders	Cast member	[57]

Discography

Singles

Title	Year	Album
"Go" (Korean: 달려; RR: Dallyeo) (with Ernest, Park Ji-yeon and Go Ah-sung)	2010	Master of Study OST Part 2
"Nobody Knows"	2012	Duet OST
"Light On My Shoulder"
"Blue Blue Night"
"Wings of Rod"
"Hongdae Entrance" (Korean: 홍대입구; RR: Hongdae Ibgu) (with Kwak Tae-hoon, Go Ah-sung and Young Jay)[58]	2015	Non-album single

Awards and nominations

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.
APAN Star Awards	2015	Excellence Award, Actress in a Serial Drama	Heard It Through the Grapevine	Nominated
	2018	Excellence Award, Actress in a Miniseries	Life on Mars	Won	[59]
Baeksang Arts Awards	2007	Best New Actress – Film	The Host	Nominated	[60]
	2010	Best New Actress – Television	Master of Study	Nominated
	2014	Best Supporting Actress – Film	Snowpiercer	Nominated
	2015	Best New Actress – Television	Heard It Through the Grapevine	Won	[61]
	2019	Best Actress – Film	A Resistance	Nominated	[62]
	2021		Samjin Company English Class	Nominated	[63]
Blue Dragon Film Awards	2006	Best New Actress	The Host	Won	[9]
	2013	Best Supporting Actress	Snowpiercer	Nominated
	2019	Best Leading Actress	A Resistance	Nominated	[64]
Buil Film Awards	2021	Best Actress	Samjin Company English Class	Nominated	[65]
Chunsa Film Art Awards	2021			Nominated	[66]
Director's Cut Awards	2006		The Host	Won	[67]
Fantastic Film Festival of the University of Málaga	2015		Office	Won	[32]
Golden Cinematography Awards	2016	Popularity Award, Actress		Won	[68]
Grand Bell Awards	2007	Best Supporting Actress	The Host	Nominated	[69]
	2013		Snowpiercer	Nominated
Jeonju International Film Festival	2014	Moët Rising Star Award	Go Ah-sung	Won	[70]
KBS Drama Awards	2010	Best New Actress	Master of Study	Nominated
Korean Film Awards	2006	Best Supporting Actress	The Host	Nominated	[71]
Korea Film Actors Association Awards	2016	Popularity Award	A Melody to Remember	Won	[72]
Korea Movie Star Awards	2007	Best Young Star	The Host	Won	[73]
MBC Birth of a Star	1995	King of Kings	Go Ah-sung	1st place
MBC Drama Awards	2017	Top Excellence Award, Actress in a Miniseries	Radiant Office	Nominated
	2022	Excellence Award, Actress in a Miniseries	Tracer	Nominated	[74]
Saturn Awards	2007	Best Performance by a Younger Actor	The Host	Nominated	[75]
SBS Drama Awards	2015	Excellence Award, Actress in a Drama Special	Heard It Through the Grapevine	Won	[76]
		New Star Award		Won
The Seoul Awards	2018	Best Supporting Actress	Life on Mars	Nominated	[77]