Lee Jeong-min (; born March 2, 1994) is a South Korean actress and model. Seo made her acting debut in the 2016 television drama ''
Don’t Dare to Dream
''Don't Dare to Dream'', also known as ''Jealousy Incarnate'' (), is a 2016 South Korean television series starring Gong Hyo-jin, Jo Jung-suk, Go Kyung-pyo, Lee Mi-sook, Park Ji-young, Lee Sung-jae, and Seo Ji-hye. It aired every Wednesday a ...
''. Seo received her big break after portraying the role of Seo Ji-soo in the KBS2 family drama ''
My Golden Life
''My Golden Life'' () is a 2017-18 South Korean television series starring Park Si-hoo, Shin Hye-sun, Lee Tae-hwan, and Seo Eun-soo. The series was originally broadcast on KBS2 every Saturday and Sunday from September 2017 to March 2018 between ...
'' (2017-2018). She appeared in other popular dramas, such as ''
Dr. Romantic'' (2016),
''Duel'' (2017), ''
Top Management'' (2018), and
''Legal High'' (2019).
Her other works include ''
The Smile Has Left Your Eyes'' (2018), ''
Top Management'' (2018), ''
Legal High'' (2019), ''
Missing: The Other Side'' (2020), and ''
The Witch: Part 2. The Other One'' (2022).
Early life and education
Seo was born in March 2, 1994 at
Busan
Busan (), officially known as is South Korea's most populous city after Seoul, with a population of over 3.4 million inhabitants. Formerly romanized as Pusan, it is the economic, cultural and educational center of southeastern South Korea ...
,
South Korea
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. Seo wanted to be an actress while she was in elementary school, but her parents disapproved of her aspirations. In 2007 to 2013, Seo studied middle school and high school at
Haeundae Tourism High School. From the second grade of middle school until the second grade of high school, she focused on dancing. When she was a sophomore at Haeundae, she dreamed of becoming an actress by making a monologue and she was acting by herself while watching the work. She finally enrolled in the acting program at the
Korea National University of Arts
Korea National University of Arts is a national university in Seoul, South Korea. Korea National University of Arts was established in 1993 by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism of Korea as the only national university of arts with an a ...
in 2013 and graduated there with a degree in acting.
In 2015, she began acting in commercials, which attracted the public's attention. Several dramas starred the actress.
Career
2015: Predebut and Career Beginnings
Seo had always wanted to be an actress, but it took her a long time to persuade her parents to allow her enroll in acting classes. She enrolled in the
Korea National University of Arts
Korea National University of Arts is a national university in Seoul, South Korea. Korea National University of Arts was established in 1993 by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism of Korea as the only national university of arts with an a ...
in 2013, and it was about that time, while she was looking for part-time work, that she received her first offer to appear in a commercial in 2015.

Seo played the role of a young female telemarketer who smiled brightly and showed a positive image despite the vain requests in her simple and innocent appearance without makeup.
2016–present: Acting Debut and Career
She started her acting career as she took the lead role in the short film
Hongeo: Fermented Skate Fish (2016) and her first television appearance in the series ''
Don't Dare to Dream
''Don't Dare to Dream'', also known as ''Jealousy Incarnate'' (), is a 2016 South Korean television series starring Gong Hyo-jin, Jo Jung-suk, Go Kyung-pyo, Lee Mi-sook, Park Ji-young, Lee Sung-jae, and Seo Ji-hye. It aired every Wednesday and T ...
'' (2016), which was quickly followed by the popular drama series ''
Dr. Romantic'' (2016). In the 2016 SBS television program, ''
Don’t Dare to Dream
''Don't Dare to Dream'', also known as ''Jealousy Incarnate'' (), is a 2016 South Korean television series starring Gong Hyo-jin, Jo Jung-suk, Go Kyung-pyo, Lee Mi-sook, Park Ji-young, Lee Sung-jae, and Seo Ji-hye. It aired every Wednesday a ...
'', Seo made her acting debut. She was cast as one of the leads in the OCN sci-fi thriller
''Duel'' in 2017. She received her big break in the same year by portraying the sister of
Shin Hye-sun
Shin Hye-sun (born 31 August 1989) is a South Korean actress. She made her debut in the television series '' School 2013''. In 2017, Shin played her first leading role and became well known in the weekend drama, '' My Golden Life'', which garne ...
's character in the popular KBS2 family drama ''
My Golden Life
''My Golden Life'' () is a 2017-18 South Korean television series starring Park Si-hoo, Shin Hye-sun, Lee Tae-hwan, and Seo Eun-soo. The series was originally broadcast on KBS2 every Saturday and Sunday from September 2017 to March 2018 between ...
''. For her performance in the show, she took home the Best New Actress prize at the
11th Korea Drama Awards
The 11th Korea Drama Awards () is an awards ceremony for excellence in television in South Korea
South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK), is a country in East Asia, constituting the southern part of the Korea, Korean Peninsula ...
. The drama also won her nominations for Best New Actress at the
54th Baeksang Arts Awards
The 54th Baeksang Arts Awards () ceremony was held on May 3, 2018, at Hall D, COEX in Seoul. Hosted by Shin Dong-yup, Bae Suzy and Park Bo-gum, it was broadcast live on JTBC. Organised by ''Ilgan Sports'' and JTBC Plus, it is South Korea's ...
and the
31st KBS Drama Awards.
She portrayed a passionate and upright new lawyer in the JTBC legal drama
''Legal High'' in 2019. She joined the OCN fantasy thriller ''
Missing: The Other Side'' in 2020.
In early 2022, she starred in the political drama ''
Kingmaker
A kingmaker is a person or group that has great influence on a royal or political succession, without themselves being a viable candidate. Kingmakers may use political, monetary, religious and military means to influence the succession. Origina ...
'' (2021) and appeared in the movie ''
The Witch: Part 2. The Other One''.
Filmography
Film
Television series
Web series
Television shows
Awards and nominations
References
External links
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21st-century South Korean actresses
South Korean television actresses
South Korean film actresses
South Korean female models
South Korean web series actresses
1994 births
Living people
People from Busan
Korea National University of Arts alumni