1. Park Soo-ae, known mononymously as Soo Ae, is a South Korean actress.
20 Facts About Soo Ae
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Soo Ae began her career on television, but after her breakout role in A Family, she became well-known as a leading actress in films, notably in Sunny, Midnight FM, and The Flu.
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Soo Ae appeared in the popular television dramas Emperor of the Sea, A Thousand Days' Promise, King of Ambition and Mask.
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Soo Ae nearly became a member of a K-pop idol group.
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Soo Ae spent six months in grueling practice, but in the end had no album to put out.
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Soo Ae made her small screen debut in 2002 in a one-act drama on MBC, then went on to star in Love Letter, Merry Go Round, and April Kiss.
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Soo Ae rose to fame after starring in 2004 hit historical drama Emperor of the Sea, which was exported to other Asian countries, South America and the Middle East, introducing Soo Ae to a wider international audience.
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Frustrated by usually receiving melodrama scripts and wanting to take on roles in different genres, Soo Ae next starred in the 2010 suspense thriller Midnight FM.
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Soo Ae said she decided to challenge herself by choosing the role of a strong female character fighting against a villain.
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Soo Ae talked about the heightened fear she felt in a confined studio as her radio DJ character receives threatening phone calls from a kidnapper, as well as the physical difficulty of filming chase and fight scenes in high heels.
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Soo Ae tied with Yoon Jeong-hee for Best Actress at the Blue Dragon Film Awards.
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Soo Ae said she is attracted to roles with an oeyunaegang quality, which literally translates to "iron fist in a velvet glove," meaning those who appear gentle but are determined and strong.
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In September 2013, Soo Ae left Star J Entertainment, her agency of 12 years, and joined Management Soop.
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Soo Ae returned to Star J Entertainment in January 2015.
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Soo Ae next played dual roles in Mask, about a debt-ridden department store clerk who takes on an heiress's identity and marries into a chaebol family.
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Soo Ae's performance won her Best Actress at the 28th Grimae Award, an honorable award chosen by directors in every broadcasting station in Korea.
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Soo Ae was then cast as a North Korean defector who becomes part of the first South Korean women's national ice hockey team in Take Off 2, the sequel to the 2009 hit sports drama.
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Nine years after her last romantic-comedy drama Two Outs in the Ninth Inning, Soo Ae starred in KBS2's romantic-comedy Sweet Stranger and Me in 2016.
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In 2018, Soo Ae starred in the drama film High Society.
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In May 2019, Soo Ae signed with new agency Huayi Brothers.