So Ji-sub (born November 4, 1977) is a South Korean actor. After
making his entertainment debut as a jeans model, he became known for
his leading roles in the television series What Happened in Bali
(2004), I'm Sorry, I Love You (2004), Cain and Abel (2009), Phantom
(2012), Master's Sun (2013) and Oh My Venus (2015â€"16) as well as the
film Rough Cut (2008). So has also released several hip hop EPs.So
Ji-sub was born on November 4, 1977, in Yongsan District, Seoul and
grew up in Incheon. Self-described as introverted and insecure in his
childhood and teenage years, So trained to become a professional
swimmer for 11 years and bagged the bronze medal at the Korean
National Games. His parents divorced at a young age. He has one older
sister who lives in Australia.He tried out modeling simply because he
wanted to pose alongside hip-hop artist Kim Sung-jae, who was the
celebrity face for a clothing brand at the time. "I was never really
interested in becoming a celebrity," So said. "My life was all about
swimming and hip-hop music. I did modeling because I wanted to see Kim
and also because it was the best way to earn good easy money."So was
chosen as a model for jeans brand STORM in 1995, then made his acting
debut in the sitcom Three Guys and Three Girls and the television
drama Model. But whereas fellow STORM model Song Seung-heon quickly
rose to stardom, So had difficulty raising his profile. He appeared in
small roles on television throughout the late 1990s and early 2000s,
and started to gain popularity when he was cast as the male second
lead in Glass Slippers in 2002. He played his first lead role in the
time travel historical drama Thousand Years of Love.
making his entertainment debut as a jeans model, he became known for
his leading roles in the television series What Happened in Bali
(2004), I'm Sorry, I Love You (2004), Cain and Abel (2009), Phantom
(2012), Master's Sun (2013) and Oh My Venus (2015â€"16) as well as the
film Rough Cut (2008). So has also released several hip hop EPs.So
Ji-sub was born on November 4, 1977, in Yongsan District, Seoul and
grew up in Incheon. Self-described as introverted and insecure in his
childhood and teenage years, So trained to become a professional
swimmer for 11 years and bagged the bronze medal at the Korean
National Games. His parents divorced at a young age. He has one older
sister who lives in Australia.He tried out modeling simply because he
wanted to pose alongside hip-hop artist Kim Sung-jae, who was the
celebrity face for a clothing brand at the time. "I was never really
interested in becoming a celebrity," So said. "My life was all about
swimming and hip-hop music. I did modeling because I wanted to see Kim
and also because it was the best way to earn good easy money."So was
chosen as a model for jeans brand STORM in 1995, then made his acting
debut in the sitcom Three Guys and Three Girls and the television
drama Model. But whereas fellow STORM model Song Seung-heon quickly
rose to stardom, So had difficulty raising his profile. He appeared in
small roles on television throughout the late 1990s and early 2000s,
and started to gain popularity when he was cast as the male second
lead in Glass Slippers in 2002. He played his first lead role in the
time travel historical drama Thousand Years of Love.
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