Yoon So-hee

For the actress born 1985, see Yoon So-yi.

In this Korean name, the family name is Yoon.

Yoon So-hee (Korean: 윤소희; born May 7, 1993) is a South Korean actress.

Yoon So-hee
Yoon So-hee in 2019
Born	(1993-05-07) May 7, 1993 (age 31) Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, Germany[1]
Citizenship	South Korea
Education	KAIST
Occupation	Actress
Years active	2013–present
Agent	Saram Entertainment
Korean name
Hangul	윤소희
Hanja	尹邵熙[2]
Revised Romanization	Yun So-hui
McCune–Reischauer	Yun Sohŭi

Early life and education

Yoon was born in Stuttgart, Germany, on May 7, 1993, and lived there for six years before returning to Seoul.^[1] In 2011, she enrolled as a Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering major at Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, one of South Korea's prestigious science and research universities; she is currently on a leave of absence.^[3][4] Later, in 2021, she returned to study.^[5] She graduated from KAIST in 2023.

Career

Yoon was first featured on Hit the S Style, a variety show which spotlights campus style icons which was aired on tvN.^{[6][unreliable source?]} She then appeared in the intermission video at Super Show 5, a concert tour by Super Junior, followed by an uncredited cameo in the music video for SHINee's "Why So Serious?".

In 2013, she starred in music videos by EXO in EXO Music Video Drama (in both Korean and Mandarin Chinese versions).^[7] Afterwards, Yoon made her acting debut in the period drama The Blade and Petal.^[8] She has since been cast in increasingly larger roles in television dramas such as Let's Eat (2013)^[7][9] and Secret Door (2014), where she acted as the older version Kim Yoo-jung's character.^[10]

Yoon had her film debut in the romance film Salut d'Amour (2015) as the younger version of Youn Yuh-jung's character,^[11] followed by a supporting role in the South Korean-Chinese film Life Risking Romance (2016).^[12] In 2016, she had her first leading role in KBS' mini drama The Day After We Broke Up alongside Kim Myung-soo.^[13]

Yoon gained increased recognition following her supporting role in the sageuk The Emperor: Owner of the Mask.^[14][15] In 2018, Yoon portrayed her first lead role in the romantic comedy drama Witch's Love.^[16]

In October 2022, Yoon signed with new agency Saram Entertainment.^[17]

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2015	Salut d'Amour	young Im Geum-nim
2016	Life Risking Romance	Jung Yoo-mi
TBA	Get Rich		[18][19]
	Late Night Washing Machine	Kim Jin-seo	[20]

Television series

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
2013	The Blade and Petal	Nang-ga
	Drama Festival: "Surviving in Africa"	Yoon Na-ra		[21]
	Let's Eat	Yoon Jin-yi
2014	Love in Memory 2: "Dad's Notes"	Soo-jung	Mobile drama	[22]
	12 Years Promise	young Jang Gook		[23]
	Big Man	So Hye-ra		[24]
	Marriage, Not Dating	Nam Hyun-hee		[25]
	Secret Door	Seo Ji-dam/Park Bingae	Ep. 14–24	[26][unreliable source?]
2015	This Is My Love	23-year-old Ji Eun-dong		[27]
2016	Memory	Bong Sun-hwa		[28]
	One More Time	Moon Da-in		[29]
2017	Queen of the Ring	Kang Mi-joo		[30]
	The Emperor: Owner of the Mask	Kim Hwa-gun		[31][unreliable source?]
	Because This Is My First Life	Herself	Cameo Ep. 1	[32]
	Meloholic	Herself	Cameo	[33]
2018	Witch's Love	Kang Cho-hong		[34][unreliable source?]
2020	The Spies Who Loved Me	Sophie Ahn	Cameo	[35][unreliable source?]
2022	Ghost Doctor	Im Bo-mi		[36]
2023	Heartbeat	Yoon Hae-seon / Na Hae-won		[37]

Web series

Year	Title	Role	Ref.
2016	Bong Soon - a Cyborg in Love	Bong Soon	[38]
	After The Show Ends	Go Ali	[39]
2021	Peng	Go Sa-ri	[40][41]

Television shows

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
2016	After the Play Ends	Cast member	Eps. 1–8	[39]
2018	Friendly Driver		Starts 24 January	[42]
	A Coveted Cruise			[43]
2019	Nowadays Bookstore: I will read books
2021	Why Is Classical	Host	Season 2	[44]

Hosting

Year	Title	Ref.
2021	AI Conference for All	[45]

Music video appearances

Year	Song Title	Artist	Notes
2013	"Why So Serious?"	SHINee
	"Wolf"	EXO	For MAMA 2013, Drama Ver.
	"Growl"

Ambassadorship

• Hall of Science honorary ambassador (2022)^[46]

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.
MBC Drama Awards	2017	Excellence Award, Actress in a Miniseries	The Emperor: Owner of the Mask	Nominated	[47]
Soompi Awards	2018	Best Supporting Actress		Nominated	[48][unreliable source?]
The Seoul Awards	2017	Best New Actress (Drama)		Won	[49]

References

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28. "[단독] 윤소희, tvN '기억' 합류...이성민 등 명품 라인업 완성". Sports Donga (in Korean). December 8, 2015.
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46. Park Ro-sa (December 28, 2022). "카이스트 출신' 윤소희 '과학의전당' 홍보대사 위촉" [Appointed as public relations ambassador for 'Science Hall' So-hee Yoon from 'KAIST] (in Korean). Ilgan Sports. Retrieved December 28, 2022 – via Naver.
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External links

• Yoon So-hee at IMDb
• Yoon So-hee on Instagram