Ko So-young (; born October 6, 1972) is a South Korean actress and model.

Early life

Ko was born in Seoul, South Korea. She attended an all-female high school before gaining early admission to Chung-Ang University, where she studied computer science.

Career

Ko debuted in the TV drama ''Love Tomorrow'' in 1993 and quickly established herself as a representative star of her generation. She made her film debut opposite Jung Woo-sung in '' The Fox with Nine Tails'' in 1994, which was the first Korean film to use computer-generated imagery. However, it failed to make an impression on audiences or critics. Ko first achieved wide recognition through her role in '' Beat'' (again with Jung Woo-sung), a film that caught the imagination of many South Korean high school students. Since then she has acted in a series of successful melodramas, portraying a young model in ''

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'', a Jeju Island tour guide in '' Love Wind Love Song'', and a Korean American adoptee in ''Love''. In 2001, Ko teamed up with actor

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in ''A Day'', about a married couple who have trouble conceiving a child. Her acting in the film was much praised and garnered the Best Actress prize from the local

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ceremony. Then, after two years off, Ko returned in 2003 opposite Han Suk-kyu in the spy thriller '' Double Agent''; however, the film failed to live up to the expectations of most viewers and critics. She then shot two films in 2006: the horror film ''

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, and the romantic comedy '' Project Makeover'' by debut director Jeon Young-gap. After two commercial flops in 2007 with ''Project Makeover'' and the SBS drama ''Blue Fish'', Ko went into a hiatus. A decade after her last appearance, Ko made a comeback with the KBS drama ''

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''.

Personal life

Ko married actor

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in a star-studded wedding ceremony held at Seoul's Shilla Hotel on May 2, 2010, while five months pregnant. The couple's first child, a son Jang Min-joon, was born on October 4, 2010. Their second child, a daughter, was born on February 25, 2014.

Filmography

Films

Television series

References

External links

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Ko So-young
at Koreanfilm.org * {{DEFAULTSORT:Ko, So-young South Korean film actresses South Korean television actresses South Korean female models Chung-Ang University alumni 1972 births Living people Actresses from Seoul Models from Seoul