So Ji-sub
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| Born |
November 4, 1977 Seoul, South Korea |
| Other names | Soh Ji-sup, Soh Ji-Seob |
| Occupation | Actor, rapper |
| Years active | 1995–present |
| Agent | 51K (Korea) ATN Entertainment (China) |
| Website | sojisub |
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| Revised Romanization | So Ji(-)seop |
| McCune–Reischauer | So Chisŏp |
So Ji-sub (born November 4, 1977) is a South Korean actor. After making his entertainment debut as a jeans model, he became known for his leading roles in the television series I'm Sorry, I Love You (2004), Cain and Abel (2009), Phantom (2012) and Master's Sun (2013) as well as the film Rough Cut (2008). So has also released several hip-hop EPs.
He changed his common character image in 2013 after his hit drama Master's Sun, from his usual melodrama roles to a romantic-comedy one.
Self-described as introverted and insecure in his childhood and teenage years, So Ji-sub trained to become a professional swimmer for 11 years and bagged the bronze medal at the Korean National Games. His parents divorced at a young age. He has one older sister who lives in Australia.
He tried out modeling simply because he wanted to pose alongside hip-hop artist Kim Sung-jae, who was the celebrity face for a clothing brand at the time. "I was never really interested in becoming a celebrity," So said. "My life was all about swimming and hip-hop music. I did modeling because I wanted to see Kim and also because it was the best way to earn good easy money."
So was chosen as a model for jeans brand STORM in 1995, then made his acting debut in the sitcom Three Guys and Three Girls and the television drama Model. But whereas fellow STORM model Song Seung-heon quickly rose to stardom, So had difficulty raising his profile. He appeared in small roles on television throughout the late 1990s and early 2000s, and started to gain popularity when he was cast as the male second lead in Glass Slippers in 2002.
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