Ahn So-hee (born June 27, 1992), better known by the mononym Sohee, is a South Korean actress and singer. As a singer, she is best known as a former member of the South Korean
girl group
A girl group is a music act featuring several female singers who generally harmonize together. The term "girl group" is also used in a narrower sense in the United States to denote the wave of American female pop music singing groups, many of who ...
Wonder Girls
Wonder Girls () was a South Korean girl group formed by JYP Entertainment. The group debuted in February 2007 with the single " Irony" and 5 members: Yeeun, Sunye, Sunmi, Hyuna and Sohee. After Hyuna's departure in July, Yubin was added i ...
. As an actress, she is best known for her performance in the film ''
Train to Busan'' (2016).
Early life
Ahn So-hee was born on June 27, 1992, in South Korea.
She was selected through auditions and, at the age of 12, she became a
JYP Entertainment
JYP Entertainment Corporation () is a South Korean multinational entertainment and record label conglomerate founded in 1997 by J. Y. Park. It is one of the largest entertainment companies in South Korea, and operates as a record label, tale ...
(JYPE) trainee.
Career
2007–2013: Wonder Girls
In 2007, she was revealed as a third member of
Wonder Girls
Wonder Girls () was a South Korean girl group formed by JYP Entertainment. The group debuted in February 2007 with the single " Irony" and 5 members: Yeeun, Sunye, Sunmi, Hyuna and Sohee. After Hyuna's departure in July, Yubin was added i ...
, a girl group managed by JYP Entertainment, after two years of training. The group debuted with the single "''Irony''", featuring Sohee as a dancer and vocalist with the group. The group quickly rose to stardom with their hits "Tell Me", "So Hot" and "Nobody" in less than two years from their debut. Ahn was nicknamed "
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Ahn's career with JYPE and Wonder Girls came to an end in December 2013, when her contract with the company expired and she decided not to renew.
Acting career and other activities
Ahn made her acting debut at the age of 12 with a minor role in a short film ''The Synesthesia For Overtone Construction'' directed by Yu Dae-eol in 2004, where Ahn portrayed a deaf girl.
In early 2008, Ahn made her big screen debut alongside
Lee Mi-sook and
Kim Min-hee in the romantic comedy ''
Hellcats
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'', directed by Kwon Chil-in of ''
Singles''. The film is adapted from the popular Korean comic ''10, 20 and 30'', and is about the views of modern Korean women towards love and life.
In 2013, Ahn landed first leading role in ''Happy! Rose Day'' alongside
Jung Woong-in, a drama about a girl in her early 20s who works at a flower shop.
In 2014, Ahn signed a contract with the management agency BH Entertainment. The same year,
she starred in
tvN's romantic comedy series
''Heart to Heart'', playing an aspiring actress.
In September 2015, Ahn's contract with BH Entertainment expired and she later signed with
KeyEast
KeyEast (; stylized as KEYEAST) is a management agency founded by actor Bae Yong-joon.
History
* October 8, 1996 – Tuneboom Korea Co., Ltd. (한국툰붐 주식회사) was established.
* November 2003 – Tuneboom Korea was listed at KOSDAQ.
* ...
.
In 2016, she starred in South Korea's first zombie movie, ''
Train to Busan'', playing a high school student and a loyal supporter of the baseball team. The film premiered in the Midnight Screenings section at the
2016 Cannes Film Festival
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on May 13, 2016 and later surpassed 11 million admissions. Despite the film's success, Ahn was criticized for her acting performance. Later that year, she featured in tvN's
Korean remake of the American series ''
Entourage'', playing the love interest of
Seo Kang-joon's character.
In 2017, Ahn starred in the thriller ''
Single Rider'' alongside
Lee Byung-hun
Lee Byung-hun (; born July 12, 1970) is a South Korean actor. He has received critical acclaim for his work in a wide range of genres, most notably ''Joint Security Area'' (2000); '' A Bittersweet Life'' (2005); '' The Good, the Bad, the Weird' ...
and
Gong Hyo-jin, where she received praise for her portrayal of a solitary teenager.
In 2018, Ahn acted as Anu, who is a lively and assertive Mongolian woman with
Yeon Woo-jin as Hyuga, a pure-hearted Mongolian man on the short movie ''Anu and Hyuga'', also known as ''Mongolian Love Story''.
In 2019, Ahn was cast as one of the female lead roles in ''
Welcome to Waikiki 2
''Welcome to Waikiki 2'' () is a 2019 South Korean television series starring Lee Yi-kyung, Kim Seon-ho, Shin Hyun-soo, Moon Ga-young, Ahn So-hee and Kim Ye-won. It is the sequel to the 2018 series '' Welcome to Waikiki''. It aired on JTBC' ...
''. In July 2019, she starred in a short film ''Memories'', playing as a mysterious woman.
In 2022, Ahn starred in the drama ''
Thirty-Nine
''Thirty-Nine'' () is a 2022 South Korean television series directed by Kim Sang-ho and starring Son Ye-jin, Jeon Mi-do, and Kim Ji-hyun. The series revolves around the life, friendship, romances, and love of three friends who are about to tu ...
'' as Kim So-won, younger sister of Kim Seon-woo and a pianist.
Discography
Filmography
Film
Television series
Hosting
Awards and nominations
References
External links
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1992 births
Living people
People from Seoul
Actresses from Seoul
Singers from Seoul
Wonder Girls members
21st-century South Korean actresses
English-language singers from South Korea
Japanese-language singers of South Korea
JYP Entertainment artists
Mandarin-language singers of South Korea
South Korean female idols
South Korean female models
South Korean women pop singers
South Korean film actresses
South Korean television actresses
South Korean television presenters
South Korean women television presenters
South Korean child singers
Sunheung An clan