Jang So-yeon

Jang So-yeon (Korean:장소연; born Seo Eun-jung on 28 January 1980)[1] is a South Korean actress. She is alumni of Sookmyung Women's University, Department of English and Chinese.[2] She made her acting debut in 2001, since then, she has appeared in number of plays, films and television series. She is known for her roles in My Father Is Strange (2017), Something in the Rain (2018) and Crash Landing on You (2019). She has acted in films such as: Veteran (2015) and Peninsula (2020) among others.[3]

In this Korean name, the family name is Jang.
Jang So-yeon
Born
Seo Eun-jung

(1980-01-28) 28 January 1980
Sinsa-dong, Gangnam
Alma materSookmyung Women's University – Department of English and Chinese
Occupations
  • Actress
  • Theater actor
Years active2001–present
AgentClover Company
AwardsBest Supporting Actress award at 6th APAN Star Awards in 2018
Korean name
Hangul
Hanja
Revised RomanizationJang Soyeon
McCune–ReischauerChang Soyŏn

Career

Jang So-yeon is a graduate in English and Chinese from Sookmyung Women's University. She is a member of the theater company 'Yeonwoo Stage'.[2] She has appeared in My Lawyer, Mr. Jo (2016), While You Were Sleeping (2017), The Secret Life of My Secretary (2019), and Welcome 2 Life (2019).[4]

In 2018 she appeared in JTBC's TV series Something in the Rain as Seo Kyung-seon,[5] for her performance she won the best supporting actress award at 6th APAN Star Awards.[6]

In 2019-20 she played Hyun Myeong-sun, a North Korean housewife in tvN's romantic drama Crash Landing on You, which is the third highest-rated South Korean TV drama in cable television history. Jang's performance was appreciated as she pulled off the role with her natural North Korean dialect.[7]

In 2021 Jang was appreciated for her performance as Kang Mi-ra, a mother who had a child abducted 11 years ago, in JTBC Drama festa Missing Child.[8]

In 2022 Jang is appearing in JTBC's office romantic drama Forecasting Love and Weather and cast in Disney+ Sci-fi thriller Grid as Choi Seon-ul, the deputy director of the secretariat for 25 years.[9] In September, Jang signed an exclusive contract with Clover Company.[10]

Filmography

Films
Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2001Take Care of My Cat [11]
2002DesireSoyeon
2005Red EyeJoo-mi
2006Over the Border
2006Seducing Mr. Perfect
2007Unstoppable Marriage
2007Going by the BookReporter 2
2008CrossingNorth Korean defector 3, woman
2008My Dear EnemyEun-jeong [12]
2009Castaway on the MoonSeong-geun's girlfriend
200919-NineteenYoo Eun-hye
2010Wedding Dress
2010The Yellow SeaEmployee at Do-man Hotel
2011Silencedcourtroom sign language interpreter
2014Another Promise [13]
2014My DictatorSanatorium nurse
2015Gangnam BluesBanquet hall beauties
2015VeteranDriver Bae's wife
2016The WailingJong-goo's wife
2018High SocietyProsecutor Jo Yeong-seon [14]
2018The SoupAe-shim
2019Crazy RomanceMi-yeong
2020PeninsulaJung-seok's elder sister[15]

Television series
Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2007Behind the White TowerYoo Mi-ra [11]
2009Queen Seondeok [12]
2010Dong YiGeum-hong
2010KBS Drama Special - "Last Flashman"Dong-cheol Season 1, Episode 13
2011Special Affairs Team TENIm Yoo-kyeong
2012How Long I've KissedYoon Mi-rae
2014Secret AffairAhn Se-jin [13]
2015Heard It Through the GrapevineMin Joo-young
2015The Village: Achiara's SecretKang Joo-hee
2016My Lawyer, Mr. JoChoi Ah-rim
2016EntourageJo Tae-young
2017My Father Is StrangeLee Bo-mi
2017While You Were SleepingDo Geum-sook
2018Goodbye to GoodbyeJeong Hyo's mother Special appearance [14]
2018Something in the RainSeo Kyung-seon Best supporting actress award [5]
2018Heart SurgeonsKang Eun-sook [16]
2019Touch Your HeartYang Eun-ji [17]
2019The Secret Life of My SecretaryLee Eul-wang [18]
2019Welcome 2 LifeBang Young-suk [14]
2019-20Crash Landing on YouHyun Myeong-sun [19]
2020The Game: Towards ZeroYoo Ji-won [20]
2021Drama Festa - Missing ChildKang Mi-ra [21]
2022Forecasting Love and WeatherLee Hyang-rae [22]
2022GridChoi Sun-wool [23]
2023Divorce Attorney ShinJi-eun Special appearance

Theater
Year Title Role Notes
2014Red Island - CopperHongdo [24]
2017LapartiteMauriel [24]

Awards and nominations
Name of the award ceremony, year presented, category, nominee of the award, and the result of the nomination
Award ceremony Year Category Work Result Ref.
SBS Drama Awards 2015 Special Award, Actress in a Miniseries The Village: Achiara's Secret Nominated [25]
APAN Star Awards 2018 Best Supporting Actress Something in the Rain Won [6]
MBC Drama Awards 2019 Excellence Award, Actress in a Monday-Tuesday Miniseries Welcome 2 Life Nominated [26]

References
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  7. Kim Mi-hwa (February 16, 2020). "'사랑의불시착' 장소연 "통일 후 북한서 촬영하는 날 오길"..종영 소감" ['Crash Landing on You' Jang So-yeon "I hope the day of filming in North Korea will come after reunification"... Ending impressions]. Star News (in Korean). Naver. Retrieved February 15, 2022.
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  18. Go Myung-jin (January 17, 2019). '초면에 사랑합니다' 정애리-김민상-장소연-백현주-김병춘, 관록의 라인업 구축 ['I love you at the beginning' Jung Ae-ri - Kim Min-sang - So-yeon So-yeon - Baek Hyeon-joo - Kim Byeong-chun, lineup establishment of Gwan-rok]. Herald POP (in Korean). Naver. Retrieved February 13, 2022.
  19. Park Ah-reum (February 16, 2020). "'사랑불' 장소연 "통일 돼 진짜 北서 촬영했으면" 종영소감" ['Love Fire' Jang So-yeon "I wish it was filmed in North Korea if it was unified"]. Newsen (in Korean). Naver. Retrieved February 15, 2022.
  20. Choi Hee-jae (January 10, 2020). "박원상x장소연, '더 게임'서 부부로 만난다...스틸컷 공개로 '기대↑'" [Won-sang Park x So-yeon So, to meet as a couple in 'The Game'... 'Expectation↑' with the release of still cuts]. Export News (in Korean). Naver. Retrieved February 15, 2022.
  21. Park Seo-hyun (March 23, 2021). "'아이를 찾습니다' 장소연, 아이 잃은 엄마의 피폐한 삶..시청자도 함께 울었다" ['Looking for a Child' Jang So-yeon, the devastating life of a mother who lost her child.. the viewers also cried]. Herald POP (in Korean). Naver. Retrieved February 14, 2022.
  22. Cheon Yoon-hye (February 7, 2022). "장소연, '기상청 사람들'→'그리드' 연이은 출연..2022년도 열일 행보" [Jang So-yeon, 'Meteorological Agency People' → 'Grid' appeared one after another]. Herald POP (in Korean). Retrieved February 13, 2022 – via Naver.
  23. Park Pan-seok (November 10, 2021). "장소연, 디즈니+ '그리드' 출연...김아중X서강준 호흡" [Jang So-yeon to appear in Disney+ 'Grid'... Kim Ah-joong X Seo Kang-jun breathing]. Osen (in Korean). Naver. Retrieved February 13, 2022.
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