Jang So-yeon (Korean: 장소연; born Seo Eun-jung on 28 January 1980)[1] is a South Korean actress. She is alumni of Sookmyung Women's University, Department of English and Chinese.[2] She made her acting debut in 2001, since then, she has appeared in number of plays, films and television series. She is known for her roles in My Father Is Strange (2017), Something in the Rain (2018) and Crash Landing on You (2019). She has acted in films such as: Veteran (2015) and Peninsula (2020) among others.[3]
Jang So-yeon | |
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| Born | Seo Eun-jung 28 January 1980 Sinsa-dong, Gangnam, Seoul, South Korea |
| Alma mater | Sookmyung Women's University – Department of English and Chinese |
| Occupations |
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| Years active | 2001–present |
| Agent | Clover Company |
| Awards | Best Supporting Actress award at 6th APAN Star Awards in 2018 |
| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 장소연 |
| Hanja | 張少妍 |
| Revised Romanization | Jang So-yeon |
| McCune–Reischauer | Chang Soyŏn |
Career
editJang So-yeon is a graduate in English and Chinese from Sookmyung Women's University. She is a member of the theater company 'Yeonwoo Stage'.[2] She has appeared in My Lawyer, Mr. Jo (2016), While You Were Sleeping (2017), The Secret Life of My Secretary (2019), and Welcome 2 Life (2019).[4]
In 2018 she appeared in JTBC's TV series Something in the Rain as Seo Kyung-seon,[5] for her performance she won the best supporting actress award at 6th APAN Star Awards.[6]
In 2019-20 she played Hyun Myeong-sun, a North Korean housewife in tvN's romantic drama Crash Landing on You, which is the third highest-rated South Korean TV drama in cable television history. Jang's performance was appreciated as she pulled off the role with her natural North Korean dialect.[7]
In 2021 Jang was appreciated for her performance as Kang Mi-ra, a mother who had a child abducted 11 years ago, in JTBC Drama festa Missing Child.[8]
In 2022 Jang is appearing in JTBC's office romantic drama Forecasting Love and Weather and cast in Disney+ Sci-fi thriller Grid as Choi Seon-ul, the deputy director of the secretariat for 25 years.[9] In September, Jang signed an exclusive contract with Clover Company.[10]
Filmography
editFilms
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Take Care of My Cat | [11] | ||
| 2002 | Desire | Soyeon | ||
| 2005 | Red Eye | Joo-mi | ||
| 2006 | Over the Border | |||
| 2006 | Seducing Mr. Perfect | |||
| 2007 | Unstoppable Marriage | |||
| 2007 | Going by the Book | Reporter 2 | ||
| 2008 | Crossing | North Korean defector 3, woman | ||
| 2008 | My Dear Enemy | Eun-jeong | [12] | |
| 2009 | Castaway on the Moon | Seong-geun's girlfriend | ||
| 2009 | 19-Nineteen | Yoo Eun-hye | ||
| 2010 | Wedding Dress | |||
| 2010 | The Yellow Sea | Employee at Do-man Hotel | ||
| 2011 | Silenced | courtroom sign language interpreter | ||
| 2014 | Another Promise | [13] | ||
| 2014 | My Dictator | Sanatorium nurse | ||
| 2015 | Gangnam Blues | Banquet hall beauties | ||
| 2015 | Veteran | Driver Bae's wife | ||
| 2016 | The Wailing | Jong-goo's wife | ||
| 2018 | High Society | Prosecutor Jo Yeong-seon | [14] | |
| 2018 | The Soup | Ae-shim | ||
| 2019 | Crazy Romance | Mi-yeong | ||
| 2020 | Peninsula | Jung-seok's elder sister | [15] |
Television series
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Behind the White Tower | Yoo Mi-ra | [11] | |
| 2009 | Queen Seondeok | [12] | ||
| 2010 | Dong Yi | Geum-hong | ||
| 2010 | KBS Drama Special: "Flashman" |
Dong-cheol | Season 1, Episode 13 | |
| 2011 | Special Affairs Team TEN | Im Yoo-kyeong | ||
| 2012 | How Long I've Kissed | Yoon Mi-rae | ||
| 2014 | Secret Affair | Ahn Se-jin | [13] | |
| 2015 | Heard It Through the Grapevine | Min Joo-young | ||
| 2015 | The Village: Achiara's Secret | Kang Joo-hee | ||
| 2016 | My Lawyer, Mr. Jo | Choi Ah-rim | ||
| 2016 | Entourage | Jo Tae-young | ||
| 2017 | My Father Is Strange | Lee Bo-mi | ||
| 2017 | While You Were Sleeping | Do Geum-sook | ||
| 2018 | Goodbye to Goodbye | Jeong Hyo's mother | Special appearance | [14] |
| 2018 | Something in the Rain | Seo Kyung-seon | Best supporting actress award | [5] |
| 2018 | Heart Surgeons | Kang Eun-sook | [16] | |
| 2019 | Touch Your Heart | Yang Eun-ji | [17] | |
| 2019 | The Secret Life of My Secretary | Lee Eul-wang | [18] | |
| 2019 | Welcome 2 Life | Bang Young-suk | [14] | |
| 2019-20 | Crash Landing on You | Hyun Myeong-sun | [19] | |
| 2020 | The Game: Towards Zero | Yoo Ji-won | [20] | |
| 2021 | Drama Festa: "Missing Child" |
Kang Mi-ra | [21] | |
| 2022 | Forecasting Love and Weather | Lee Hyang-rae | [22] | |
| 2022 | Grid | Choi Sun-wool | [23] | |
| 2023 | Divorce Attorney Shin | Ji-eun | Special appearance | |
| 2024 | The Midnight Romance in Hagwon | Choi Ji-eun | [24] |
Theater
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Red Island - Copper | Hongdo | [25] |
| 2017 | Lapartite | Mauriel | [25] |
Awards and nominations
edit| Award ceremony | Year | Category | Work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SBS Drama Awards | 2015 | Special Award, Actress in a Miniseries | The Village: Achiara's Secret | Nominated | [26] |
| APAN Star Awards | 2018 | Best Supporting Actress | Something in the Rain | Won | [6] |
| MBC Drama Awards | 2019 | Excellence Award, Actress in a Monday-Tuesday Miniseries | Welcome 2 Life | Nominated | [27] |
References
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- ^ a b 장소연 [Jang So-yeon]. Daum (in Korean). Retrieved February 13, 2022.
- ^ 장소연 [Jang So-yeon]. Daum Movies. Retrieved February 13, 2022.
- ^ 장소연 [Jang So-yeon]. Rakuten Viki.
- ^ a b Shin, Na-ra. 손예진X정해인 '예쁜누나', 장소연부터 오만석까지 연기파 라인업 완성 [Son Ye-jin X Jung Hae-in 'Pretty Sister' completes the lineup of actors from So Ji-yeon to Oh Man-seok]. TV Report (in Korean). Naver. Retrieved February 13, 2022.
- ^ a b Park, Pan-seok (October 13, 2018). 이병헌, '미스터 션샤인' 대상 수상..정해인 2관왕(종합)[2018 APAN] [Lee Byung-hun, 'Mr. Sunshine' Grand Prize .. Hae-in Jeong, 2nd Crown (General) [2018 APAN]]. OSEN (in Korean). Retrieved February 13, 2022 – via Naver.
- ^ Kim Mi-hwa (February 16, 2020). '사랑의불시착' 장소연 "통일 후 북한서 촬영하는 날 오길"..종영 소감 ['Crash Landing on You' Jang So-yeon "I hope the day of filming in North Korea will come after reunification"... Ending impressions]. Star News (in Korean). Naver. Retrieved February 15, 2022.
- ^ Han Hae-sun (March 24, 2021). '아이를 찾습니다' 장소연, 母 피폐함→정신적 충격 '눈물샘 자극' ['Finding a Child' Jang So-yeon, exhaustion → psychological shock 'stimulation of the tear glands']. Star News (in Korean). Naver. Retrieved February 14, 2022.
- ^ Yoo Jung-min (February 7, 2022). 장소연, '기상청 사람들' → '그리드' 열일 행보...브라운관+OTT 동시 공략 [Jang So-yeon, 'Meteorological Agency People' → 'Grid' hard work... CRT+OTT attack simultaneously]. Ten Asia (in Korean). Naver. Retrieved February 14, 2022.
- ^ Ha, Kyung-heon (September 22, 2022). 장소연, 한석규와 한솥밥 [Jang So-yeon, Han Seok-gyu and Hansotbap] (in Korean). Sports Kyunghyang. Retrieved September 22, 2022 – via Naver.
- ^ a b "Jang So-yeon (장소연) - Filmography page 4". HanCinema. Retrieved February 13, 2022.
- ^ a b "Jang So-yeon (장소연) - Filmography page 3". HanCinema. Retrieved February 13, 2022.
- ^ a b "Jang So-yeon (장소연) - Filmography page 2". HanCinema. Retrieved February 13, 2022.
- ^ a b c "Jang So-yeon (장소연) - Filmography page 1". HanCinema. Retrieved February 13, 2022.
- ^ 장소연 Filmograpies [Jang So-yeon Filmograpies]. Korean Movie Database (in Korean). Korean Film Archive. February 16, 2022. Retrieved February 16, 2022.
- ^ ""Cardiothoracic Surgery" Brings On Jang So-yeon as Top Class Nurse". HanCinema. August 7, 2018.
- ^ Kim Na-hee (November 15, 2018). '진심이 닿다' 손성윤·장소연·박경혜·김희정, 시선강탈 美친 활약 예고 ['Touch the truth' Son Seong-yoon, So Ji-yeon, Park Kyung-hye, and Kim Hee-jung, eye-catching beauty notice]. OSEN (in Korean). Naver. Retrieved February 13, 2022.
- ^ Go Myung-jin (January 17, 2019). '초면에 사랑합니다' 정애리-김민상-장소연-백현주-김병춘, 관록의 라인업 구축 ['I love you at the beginning' Jung Ae-ri - Kim Min-sang - So-yeon So-yeon - Baek Hyeon-joo - Kim Byeong-chun, lineup establishment of Gwan-rok]. Herald POP (in Korean). Naver. Retrieved February 13, 2022.
- ^ Park Ah-reum (February 16, 2020). '사랑불' 장소연 "통일 돼 진짜 北서 촬영했으면" 종영소감 ['Love Fire' Jang So-yeon "I wish it was filmed in North Korea if it was unified"]. Newsen (in Korean). Naver. Retrieved February 15, 2022.
- ^ Choi Hee-jae (January 10, 2020). 박원상x장소연, '더 게임'서 부부로 만난다...스틸컷 공개로 '기대↑' [Won-sang Park x So-yeon So, to meet as a couple in 'The Game'... 'Expectation↑' with the release of still cuts]. Export News (in Korean). Naver. Retrieved February 15, 2022.
- ^ Park Seo-hyun (March 23, 2021). '아이를 찾습니다' 장소연, 아이 잃은 엄마의 피폐한 삶..시청자도 함께 울었다 ['Looking for a Child' Jang So-yeon, the devastating life of a mother who lost her child.. the viewers also cried]. Herald POP (in Korean). Naver. Retrieved February 14, 2022.
- ^ Cheon Yoon-hye (February 7, 2022). 장소연, '기상청 사람들'→'그리드' 연이은 출연..2022년도 열일 행보 [Jang So-yeon, 'Meteorological Agency People' → 'Grid' appeared one after another]. Herald POP (in Korean). Retrieved February 13, 2022 – via Naver.
- ^ Park Pan-seok (November 10, 2021). 장소연, 디즈니+ '그리드' 출연...김아중X서강준 호흡 [Jang So-yeon to appear in Disney+ 'Grid'... Kim Ah-joong X Seo Kang-jun breathing]. OSEN (in Korean). Naver. Retrieved February 13, 2022.
- ^ Kang, Da-yoon (April 26, 2024). 장소연, '졸업' 출연 확정...정려원·위하준과 호흡 [공식] [Jang So-yeon confirmed to appear in 'Graduation'…Working with Jung Ryeo-won and Wi Ha-joon [Official]] (in Korean). My Daily. Archived from the original on May 11, 2024. Retrieved April 26, 2024 – via Naver.
- ^ a b 장소연: 연극배우 [Jang So Yeon: Theater actor]. Play DB (in Korean). Retrieved February 13, 2022.
- ^ "SBS Drama Awards 2015 Winners". Hancinema. December 31, 2015. Retrieved February 13, 2022.
- ^ Kim, Hyun-jung (December 30, 2019). 김동욱, 영예의 대상…'특별근로감독관 조장풍' 5관왕 겹경사 [MBC 연기대상](종합) [Dongwook Kim, the subject of honor ... 'Special Labor Inspector Jo Jang-Pung' 5 Kings Double Slope [MBC Drama Awards] (Comprehensive)]. Xports News (in Korean). Retrieved February 13, 2022 – via Naver.
External links
edit- Jang So-yeon at HanCinema
- Jang So-yeon on Daum (in Korean)
- Jang So-yeon on KMDb