Go Joon-hee (born Kim Eun-joo on August 31, 1985) is a South Korean actress. She made her entertainment debut as a school uniform model in 2001, then launched an acting career in 2003.
Background
Kim adopted the
stage name
A stage name is a pseudonym used by performers and entertainers—such as actors, comedians, singers, and musicians. Such professional aliases are adopted for a wide variety of reasons and they may be similar, or nearly identical, to an individu ...
Go Joon-hee in 2008, after her character's name in ''
What's Up Fox
''What's Up Fox'' (, also known as ''Foxy Lady'') is a 2006 South Korean television series, starring Go Hyun-jung and Chun Jung-myung. It aired on MBC from September 20 to November 9, 2006 on Wednesdays and Thursdays at 21:55 for 16 episodes. ...
'' (2006).
Career
After playing supporting roles in ''
Girl Scout
Girl Guides (known as Girl Scouts in the United States and some other countries) is a worldwide movement, originally and largely still designed for girls and women only. The movement began in 1909 when girls requested to join the then-grassroot ...
'' (2008) and ''
Architecture 101
''Architecture 101'' (; lit. ''Introduction to Architecture'') is a 2012 South Korean romance film written and directed by Lee Yong-ju. The film tells the story of two students who meet in an introductory architecture class and fall in love. Fifte ...
'' (2012), she was cast as a lead actress in the 2011
indie
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Arts, entertainment, and media
Gaming
*Independent video game development, video games created without financial backing from large companies
*Indie game, any game (board ...
s ''Drifting Away'' and ''Yeosu'', the mainstream
romantic comedies
Romantic comedy (also known as romcom or rom-com) is a subgenre of comedy and slice of life fiction, focusing on lighthearted, humorous plot lines centered on romantic ideas, such as how true love is able to surmount most obstacles. In a typica ...
''
Marriage Blue
''Marriage Blue'' (; lit. "The Night Before the Wedding") is a 2013 South Korean romantic comedy film that follows the misadventures of four engaged couples in the week leading up to their weddings.
Plot
Tae-kyu (Kim Kang-woo) is a former professi ...
'' (2013) and ''
Red Carpet
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History
The earliest known reference to ...
'' (2014), and the
heist film
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One of the early defining heist films was ''The Asphalt Jungle'' (1950), which ''Film Genre 2000'' wrote "almo ...
''
Intimate Enemies'' (2015).
Go has also appeared in several
television dramas, notably ''
Listen to My Heart'' (2011), ''
The Chaser
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'' (2012), and ''
Queen of Ambition
''Queen of Ambition'' () is a 2013 South Korean television series, starring Kwon Sang-woo, Soo Ae, Jung Yun-ho, Kim Sung-ryung, and Go Joon-hee. It aired on SBS from 14 January – 2 April 2013 on Mondays and Tuesdays at 21:55 for 24 episodes. ...
'' (2013). In 2013, she joined the
fourth season of dating
reality show
Reality television is a genre of television programming that documents purportedly unscripted real-life situations, often starring unfamiliar people rather than professional actors. Reality television emerged as a distinct genre in the early 19 ...
''
We Got Married
''We Got Married'' () was a South Korean reality variety show that aired on MBC from 2008 to 2017. The show paired up celebrities who pretended to be married couples and completed various challenges together. The show ran for four seasons and ...
'' opposite
Jinwoon
Jeong Jin-woon (Hangul: 정진운), most often credited as Jinwoon, is a South Korean singer and actor. Debuting as a member of the group 2AM in July 2008, he began his acting career in 2012 with the KBS series '' Dream High 2'', playing Ji ...
of
boyband
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2AM.
In 2015, Go starred in the hit romantic comedy series ''
She Was Pretty
''She Was Pretty'' () is a 2015 South Korean television series starring Hwang Jung-eum, Park Seo-joon, Go Joon-hee and Choi Si-won. It aired on MBC from September 16 to November 11, 2015, on Wednesdays and Thursdays at 22:00.
The series was bo ...
''.
In February 2017, Go signed with
YG Entertainment
YG Entertainment Inc. () is a South Korean multinational entertainment agency established in 1996 by Yang Hyun-suk. The company operates as a record label, talent agency, music production company, event management and concert production compa ...
. The same year, she starred in action melodrama ''
Untouchable''.
In 2019, Go starred in OCN's supernatural thriller ''
Possessed
Possessed may refer to:
Possession
* Possession (disambiguation), having some degree of control over something else
** Spirit possession, whereby gods, demons, animas, or other disincarnate entities may temporarily take control of a human body
*** ...
''.
In June 2019, Go signed with new agency
C-JeS Entertainment
C-JeS Entertainment is a South Korean entertainment company established in 2009, handling the management of various artists. Its roster includes popular boy band JYJ; singer Gummy; actors Sol Kyung-gu, Ryu Jun-yeol, and Lee Jae-wook; and actresses ...
.
In March 2022, Go did not renew her contract with GLO Entertainment. Later In May, Go signed a contract with Y-Bloom.
Filmography
Film
Television series
Variety show
Music video
Awards and nominations
References
External links
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Actresses from Seoul
South Korean film actresses
South Korean television actresses
South Korean female models
1985 births
Living people
Models from Seoul