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

Early life and education

Yoon was born in Stuttgart, Germany, on May 7, 1993, and lived there for six years before returning to

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. In 2011, she enrolled as a Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering major at

Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology KAIST (originally the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology) is a national university, national research university located in Daedeok Innopolis, Daejeon, South Korea. KAIST was established by the Korean government in 1971 as the ...

, one of South Korea's prestigious science and research universities; she was on a

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until 2021. Later, she returned to study. 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. She then appeared in the intermission video at Super Show 5, a concert tour by

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, followed by an uncredited cameo in the

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for

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's " Why So Serious?". In 2013, she starred in music videos by

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in ''EXO Music Video Drama'' (in both Korean and Mandarin Chinese versions). Afterwards, Yoon made her acting debut in the

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''. She has since been cast in increasingly larger roles in

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s such as '' Let's Eat'' (2013) and '' Secret Door'' (2014), where she acted as the older version

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's character. Yoon had her film debut in the romance film ''

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'' (2015) as the younger version of

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's character, followed by a supporting role in the South Korean-Chinese film '' Life Risking Romance'' (2016). In 2016, she had her first leading role in KBS' mini drama '' The Day After We Broke Up'' alongside Kim Myung-soo. Yoon gained increased recognition following her supporting role in the

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'' The Emperor: Owner of the Mask''. In 2018, Yoon portrayed her first lead role in the romantic comedy drama '' Witch's Love''. In October 2022, Yoon signed with new agency

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Filmography

Film

Television series

Web series

Television shows

Hosting

Music video appearances

Ambassadorship

* Hall of Science honorary ambassador (2022)

Awards and nominations

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Yoon, So-hee 1993 births Living people South Korean television actresses South Korean film actresses South Korean web series actresses KAIST alumni Actresses from Stuttgart South Korean female models