Kim So-yeon

When she was 14, Kim So-yeon entered the Miss Binggrae beauty pageant without her parents' approval. She had no makeup, so she used a marker pen as her eyeliner and ended up winning the top prize, thus launching her entertainment career.{{cite web|last1=Lee|first1=Claire|title=Former teen star returns to big screen|url=http://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20120307001085|website=The Korea Herald|access-date=March 31, 2015|date=March 7, 2012|archive-date=April 2, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402200952/http://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20120307001085|url-status=live}} She debuted with a role in the SBS Drama Dinosaur Teacher, and continued to star in popular TV shows such as Reporting for Duty (1996) and Soonpoong Clinic (1998). She also hosted the music program Inkigayo and appeared in numerous commercials, becoming the first Korean teen star to earn more than {{SK won|100 million}} from commercial modeling. Because of her preternaturally mature looks and poise, she was often cast in older roles notably as a manipulative, villainous, anchorwoman in All About Eve, which drew a peak viewership rating of 45.2% when it aired in 2000.{{cite web|last1=Lee|first1=Young-ee|title=Korean TV Series to Be Aired First Time in Japan|url=http://english.donga.com/srv/service.php3?biid=2002081902958&path_dir=20020819|website=The Dong-A Ilbo|access-date=March 31, 2015|date=August 18, 2002|archive-date=April 2, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402145102/http://english.donga.com/srv/service.php3?biid=2002081902958&path_dir=20020819|url-status=live}}

However, being typecast as prim, cold-hearted characters had a negative effect on Kim's career, and her fame went downhill in the mid-2000s. Her attempt to crossover to China via Hong Kong director Tsui Hark's wuxia film Seven Swords (in which she played a Joseon noblewoman-turned-slave) and the Chinese dramas Just Like a Beautiful Flying ButterflyTransliterated as Jiu Xiang Mei Li Hu Die Fei. and Anhui MerchantsTransliterated as Da Qing Hui Shang. also proved unsuccessful.{{cite web|last1=Park|first1=Jeong-ho|title=Korean producer hopes for hit film|url=http://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/news/article/Article.aspx?aid=2585593|website=Korea JoongAng Daily|date=June 24, 2005 |access-date=June 24, 2005|archive-date=December 18, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141218042404/http://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/news/article/Article.aspx?aid=2585593|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2005/film/reviews/seven-swords-1200523598/|title=Review: Seven Swords|last=Elley|first=Derek|date=August 31, 2005|website=Variety|access-date=November 7, 2014|archive-date=December 25, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141225083618/http://variety.com/2005/film/reviews/seven-swords-1200523598/|url-status=live}} Kim took a break for three years, questioning whether she wanted to continue being an actress.{{cite web|last=Cho|first=Suyoun|url=http://www.bntnews.co.uk/app/news.php?nid=5144|title=From being a teen star to real actress, Kim So yeon talks about her passion|date=July 23, 2013|website=BNTNews|access-date=November 7, 2014|archive-date=January 10, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150110212409/http://www.bntnews.co.uk/app/news.php?nid=5144|url-status=live}} She returned to television in 2008 with Gourmet (adapted from Huh Young-man's titular manhwa).{{cite web|url=http://english.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2009/11/28/2009112800251.html|title=Kim So-yeon Spreads Her Acting Wings in TV Drama Iris|date=November 28, 2009|website=The Chosun Ilbo|access-date=November 7, 2014|archive-date=March 4, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150304125353/http://english.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2009/11/28/2009112800251.html|url-status=live}}

A year later, Kim's career saw a resurgence with the 2009 high-budget series Iris.{{cite web|last1=Han|first1=Sang-hee|title=Iris to Bring Spy Story to Small Screen|url=https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/art/2009/05/201_45568.html|website=The Korea Times|access-date=March 31, 2015|date=May 24, 2009|archive-date=November 8, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141108023904/http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/art/2009/05/201_45568.html|url-status=live}} She cut her trademark long hair and worked hard on her action scenes in order to look convincing in her role as a North Korean spy, drawing praise for her portrayal of a tough woman conflicted about her loyalty to her country and her love for a South Korean agent.{{cite web|title=Interview: Kim So-yeon, The female warrior Sun-wha from KBS drama Iris - Part 1|url=http://www.asiae.co.kr/news/view.htm?idxno=2009110318462732174|website=10Asia|access-date=March 31, 2015|date=November 3, 2009|archive-date=April 2, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402143021/http://www.asiae.co.kr/news/view.htm?idxno=2009110318462732174|url-status=live}}{{cite web|title=Interview: Kim So-yeon in Iris - Part 2|url=http://www.asiae.co.kr/news/view.htm?idxno=2009110319093043191|website=10Asia|access-date=March 31, 2015|date=November 3, 2009|archive-date=April 2, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402113118/http://www.asiae.co.kr/news/view.htm?idxno=2009110319093043191|url-status=live}} {{failed verification span|text=Kim later reprised the role in the re-edited cut Iris: The Movie, the series' spin-off Athena: Goddess of War (2010) and sequel Iris II (2013).{{cite web|last1=Hong|first1=Lucia|title=Movie version of TV series IRIS to be released next week|url=http://www.asiae.co.kr/news/view.htm?idxno=2010111913262525601|website=10Asia|access-date=March 31, 2015|date=November 19, 2010|archive-date=March 4, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304052321/http://www.asiae.co.kr/news/view.htm?idxno=2010111913262525601|url-status=live}}|date=May 2021}}

File:Kim So-yeon at the press conference of SBS Prosecutor Princess.jpg in 2010]]

Kim was cast in the leading role in romantic comedy Prosecutor Princess in 2010 and showcased her versatility by playing a Legally Blonde-inspired newbie district attorney who's initially more interested in shopping and dating, yet surprises her colleagues with her intelligence and learns to strive for justice.{{cite web|last1=Han|first1=Sang-hee|title=Younger Men, Power, Money Fill Dramas|url=https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/art/2010/03/201_63279.html|website=The Korea Times|access-date=March 31, 2015|date=March 30, 2010|archive-date=October 7, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141007050053/http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/art/2010/03/201_63279.html|url-status=live}}{{cite web|title=Press conference for SBS TV series Princess Prosecutor: Kim So-yeon says "Ma Hye-ri and I are very similar" - Part 1|url=http://www.asiae.co.kr/news/view.htm?idxno=2010040812505400311|website=10Asia|access-date=March 31, 2015|date=April 8, 2010|archive-date=March 7, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140307170134/http://www.asiae.co.kr/news/view.htm?idxno=2010040812505400311|url-status=live}}{{cite web|title=Press conference for SBS TV series Princess Prosecutor: Kim So-yeon says "Ma Hye-ri and I are very similar" - Part 2|url=http://www.asiae.co.kr/news/view.htm?idxno=2010040815454897688|website=10Asia|access-date=March 31, 2015|date=April 8, 2010|archive-date=March 7, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140307182339/http://www.asiae.co.kr/news/view.htm?idxno=2010040815454897688|url-status=live}} Kim said that the cheerful, unpredictable character was similar to her own real-life personality.{{cite web|title=Interview: Actress Kim So-yeon says "feels like I am back at the starting line" - Part 1|url=http://www.asiae.co.kr/news/view.htm?idxno=2010060915172175288|website=10Asia|access-date=March 31, 2015|date=June 9, 2010|archive-date=December 14, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141214172258/http://www.asiae.co.kr/news/view.htm?idxno=2010060915172175288|url-status=live}}{{cite web|title=Interview: Actress Kim So-yeon - Part 2|url=http://www.asiae.co.kr/news/view.htm?idxno=2010060916224124731|website=10Asia|access-date=March 31, 2015|date=June 9, 2010|archive-date=December 14, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141214172240/http://www.asiae.co.kr/news/view.htm?idxno=2010060916224124731|url-status=live}}{{cite web|title=Interview: Actress Kim So-yeon - Part 3|url=http://www.asiae.co.kr/news/view.htm?idxno=2010060923042975348|website=10Asia|access-date=March 31, 2015|date=June 9, 2010|archive-date=December 14, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141214172249/http://www.asiae.co.kr/news/view.htm?idxno=2010060923042975348|url-status=live}} Later in the year, she played a rigid doctor in sports drama Dr. Champ.{{cite web|last1=Kim|first1=Sun-young|title=Review: SBS TV series Doctor Champ - 1st Episode|url=http://www.asiae.co.kr/news/view.htm?idxno=2010092822050637440|website=10Asia|access-date=March 31, 2015|date=September 28, 2010|archive-date=April 2, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402143723/http://www.asiae.co.kr/news/view.htm?idxno=2010092822050637440|url-status=live}}

In 2012, Kim appeared on the big screen as a royal barista embroiled in a plot to assassinate Emperor Gojong in Gabi, adapted from the historical fiction novel by Kim Takhwan.{{cite web|last1=Lee|first1=Jin-ho|title=Kim So Yeon of Gabi Wants to be Jang Hee Bin|url=http://mwave.interest.me/enewsworld/en/article/3536/kim-so-yeon-at-gabi-press-conference|website=enewsWorld|access-date=March 31, 2015|date=February 15, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303235904/http://mwave.interest.me/enewsworld/en/article/3536/kim-so-yeon-at-gabi-press-conference|archive-date=March 3, 2016|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|last1=Kwaak |first1=Je-yup |title=Gabi: East-meets-West thriller on Joseon Kingdom's first coffee |url=https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/art/2012/02/141_105344.html |website=The Korea Times |access-date=March 31, 2015 |date=February 21, 2012 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303235136/http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/art/2012/02/141_105344.html |archive-date= March 3, 2016 }} She spent months studying the Russian language and coffee brewing even before shooting began.{{cite web|last1=Oh|first1=Mi-jung|title=Kim So Yeon Speaks Russian and Japanese for Gabi|url=http://mwave.interest.me/enewsworld/en/article/4074/kim-so-yeon-on-gabi|website=enewsWorld|access-date=March 31, 2015|date=March 7, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402132903/http://mwave.interest.me/enewsworld/en/article/4074/kim-so-yeon-on-gabi|archive-date=April 2, 2015|url-status=dead}} Gabi was Kim's first Korean feature film in 15 years, since Change in 1997.{{cite web|last1=Sunwoo|first1=Carla|title=Kim So-yeon returns to the big screen after 15 years|url=http://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/news/article/Article.aspx?aid=2949531|website=Korea JoongAng Daily|access-date=March 31, 2015|date=March 8, 2012|archive-date=April 2, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402153909/http://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/news/article/Article.aspx?aid=2949531|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=http://english.kbs.co.kr/hallyu/entertainment_news_view.html?No=8102|title=Kim So Yeon: 'I Seem to have Begun Acting 18 Years Since Debut'|date=March 9, 2012|website=KBS Global|access-date=November 10, 2014|archive-date=April 2, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402091312/http://english.kbs.co.kr/hallyu/entertainment_news_view.html?No=8102|url-status=live}} This was followed by another period drama The Great Seer, where she played a healer in Goryeo.{{cite web|title=Kim So-yeon cast as female lead in Ji Jin-hee's TV series|url=http://www.asiae.co.kr/news/view.htm?idxno=2012062215300385022|website=10Asia|access-date=March 31, 2015|date=June 22, 2012|archive-date=April 2, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402125758/http://www.asiae.co.kr/news/view.htm?idxno=2012062215300385022|url-status=live}}

Kim reunited with Prosecutor Princess screenwriter So Hyun-kyung in Two Weeks (2013), in the role of a prosecutor who teams up with a fugitive to bring down a corrupt politician and her gangster henchman.{{cite web|last1=Ko|first1=Hong-ju|url=http://en.tenasia.com/archives/55720|title=Kim So-yeon Cast in Lee Joon-gi Drama|date=May 16, 2013|website=10Asia|access-date=March 22, 2018|archive-date=March 23, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180323031339/http://en.tenasia.com/archives/55720|url-status=live}}

In 2014, she played a fashion merchandiser who falls for her much younger childhood friend in I Need Romance 3.{{cite web|last=Lee|first=Sun-min|url=http://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/news/article/article.aspx?aid=2980627|title=Kim So-yeon joins I Need Romance|date=November 19, 2013|website=Korea JoongAng Daily|access-date=November 10, 2014|archive-date=November 10, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141110221200/http://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/news/article/article.aspx?aid=2980627|url-status=live}}{{cite web|last1=Hong|first1=Grace Danbi|title=Kim So Yeon Plans on Being Bold If a Bed Scene Comes Up in I Need a Romance 3|url=http://mwave.interest.me/enewsworld/en/article/55451/kimsoyeon-talks-about-bed-scenes|website=enewsWorld|access-date=March 31, 2015|date=January 8, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140108103407/http://mwave.interest.me/enewsworld/en/article/55451/kimsoyeon-talks-about-bed-scenes|archive-date=January 8, 2014|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|last1=Park|first1=Jin-hai|title=Cable dramas having heyday|url=https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/culture/2014/01/386_149498.html|website=The Korea Times|access-date=March 31, 2015|date=January 9, 2014|archive-date=June 12, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180612151332/http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/culture/2014/01/386_149498.html|url-status=live}} Kim then appeared in the "Female Soldier Special" of military boot camp reality show Real Men.{{cite web|last1=Ko|first1=Hong-ju|title=Kim So Yeon, Girl's Day's Hyeri, G.Na and More Join Real Man Female Soldier Special|url=http://mwave.interest.me/enewsworld/en/article/72449/real-man-to-air-special-female-soldier-episode|website=enewsWorld|access-date=March 31, 2015|date=August 4, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141221064523/http://mwave.interest.me/enewsworld/en/article/72449/real-man-to-air-special-female-soldier-episode|archive-date=December 21, 2014|url-status=dead}}

In 2015, she starred in her second cable series Beating Again, about a businessman who falls for his secretary after he gets a heart transplant.{{cite web|last1=Park|first1=Ah-reum|title=Jung Kyung Ho and Kim So Yeon Confirmed as Leads of New JTBC Drama|url=http://mwave.interest.me/enewsworld/en/article/82983/jung-kyung-ho-and-kim-so-yeon-confirmed-as-leads-of-new-jtbc-drama|website=enewsWorld|access-date=March 31, 2015|date=December 11, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150331075859/http://mwave.interest.me/enewsworld/en/article/82983/jung-kyung-ho-and-kim-so-yeon-confirmed-as-leads-of-new-jtbc-drama|archive-date=March 31, 2015|url-status=dead}} Kim also joined the fourth season of We Got Married, pairing up with Kwak Si-yang.{{cite web|url=https://www.mwave.me/en/news/news/view/97219/Kim-So-Yeon-and-Kwak-Si-Yang-Confirmed-for-%E2%80%B2We-Got-Married%E2%80%B2|title=Kim So Yeon and Kwak Si Yang Confirmed for ′We Got Married′|date=August 27, 2015|website=enewsWorld|access-date=March 22, 2018|archive-date=May 25, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210525143711/https://www.mwave.me/en/|url-status=live}}

In 2016, Kim starred MBC's weekend drama Happy Home, playing a mother who has lost her son in an accident.{{cite web|url=http://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/news/article/article.aspx?aid=3023066|title=An emotional performance leads to the next chapter|date=August 26, 2016|website=Korea JoongAng Daily|access-date=March 22, 2018|archive-date=March 23, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180323030525/http://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/news/article/article.aspx?aid=3023066|url-status=live}}

In March 2018, Kim left her previous agency Namoo Actors and signed an exclusive contract with J Wide Company on April 3, 2018.{{cite web|url=http://www.sportsseoul.com/news/read/618889|title=FA 김소연, 제이와이드行..이상윤 김태리와 한솥밥|date=April 3, 2018|work=Sports Seoul|language=ko|access-date=April 2, 2018|archive-date=April 3, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180403052053/http://www.sportsseoul.com/news/read/618889|url-status=live}} She was then cast in SBS weekend drama Secret Mother.{{cite web|url=http://kpopherald.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=201804091329549862028_2|title='Secret Mother' looks at Korea's intense education scene|date=April 9, 2018|website=Kpop Herald|access-date=April 9, 2018|archive-date=March 30, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190330193208/http://kpopherald.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=201804091329549862028_2|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=http://english.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2018/05/19/2018051900327.html|title=Kim So-yeon Returns with Mysterious Role in New TV Series|date=May 19, 2018|website=The Chosun Ilbo|access-date=May 20, 2018|archive-date=May 21, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180521021145/http://english.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2018/05/19/2018051900327.html|url-status=live}}

File:Kim So-yeon.2019 (cropped).jpg press conference in 2019]]

In March 2019, Kim returned to small screen with the KBS weekend drama Mother of Mine.{{cite web|url=https://www.ytn.co.kr/_sn/0117_201901181022292116|script-title=ko:유선·김소연·김하경, KBS2 새 주말극 캐스팅 확정|date=January 18, 2019|website=YTN|author=Bae Seo-yeon|access-date=January 21, 2019|archive-date=January 21, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190121064430/https://www.ytn.co.kr/_sn/0117_201901181022292116|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=http://news1.kr/articles/?3527650|script-title=ko:[공식입장] '제일 예쁜 내 딸' 유선X김소연X김하경 출연… 3인 3색 자매|date=January 18, 2019|website=News1|author=Kim Min-ji|access-date=January 21, 2019|archive-date=January 21, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190121232420/http://news1.kr/articles/?3527650|url-status=live}}

In 2020, she starred in the SBS TV series The Penthouse: War in Life,{{Cite web|url=https://www.hancinema.net/lee-ji-ah-kim-so-yeon-and-eugene-to-star-in-penthouse-war-in-life-144758-amp.html|title=Lee Ji-ah, Kim So-yeon and Eugene to Star in "Penthouse: War In Life"|website=HanCinema|access-date=October 26, 2020|archive-date=October 2, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201002185556/https://www.hancinema.net/lee-ji-ah-kim-so-yeon-and-eugene-to-star-in-penthouse-war-in-life-144758-amp.html|url-status=live}} playing the role of a wicked but famous soprano and musical school director.{{Cite web|url=https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/celebrity/article/3123618/where-have-we-seen-k-drama-cast-penthouse-eugene-was|title=Where have we seen the K-drama cast of The Penthouse before?|website=South China Morning Post|date=March 2, 2021 |access-date=March 17, 2021|archive-date=March 11, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210311152227/https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/celebrity/article/3123618/where-have-we-seen-k-drama-cast-penthouse-eugene-was|url-status=live}} Kim compared the role to her famous villain role in All About Eve 20 years earlier, commenting "The goal for this drama is that when people think of a female villain, they think of Cheon Seo-jin, just like how Heo Young-mi was remembered."{{Cite web|url=http://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20201022001030|title=SBS drama 'The Penthouse: War in Life' to show row over education, real estate|website=The Korean Herald|date=October 22, 2020 |access-date=March 17, 2021|archive-date=November 29, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201129041010/http://www01.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20201022001030|url-status=live}} The series drew a peak viewership rating of 28.8% nationwide,{{Cite web|url=http://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20210106000798|title='The Penthouse: War in Life' gets 28.8% viewership rating, content warning from regulator|website=The Korean Herald|date=January 6, 2021 |access-date=March 17, 2021|archive-date=January 29, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210129071419/http://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20210106000798|url-status=live}} and was renewed for 2 more seasons,{{Cite web|url=https://www.hancinema.net/hancinema-s-news-second-and-third-seasons-confirmed-for-the-penthouse-147178.html|title=[HanCinema's News] Second and Third Seasons Confirmed for "The Penthouse"|first=William|last=Schwartz|date=November 24, 2020|access-date=November 25, 2020|website=HanCinema|archive-date=November 25, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201125063940/https://www.hancinema.net/hancinema-s-news-second-and-third-seasons-confirmed-for-the-penthouse-147178.html|url-status=live}} where Kim reprised her role. Additionally, Kim won the Award for Best Actress – Television at the 57th Baeksang Arts Awards and the Grand Prize (Daesang) at 2021 SBS Drama Awards.

In 2023, Kim made a special appearance in the SBS drama Taxi Driver 2 playing the role of the organization's first deluxe taxi driver.{{cite web |author=Kim Chae-yeon |date=April 16, 2023 |script-title=ko:마의 20% 넘었다..'모범택시2' 자체 최고 시청률로 종영, 시즌3 나올까? |trans-title=It exceeded 20% of Ma.. 'Exemplary Taxi 2' ended with its own highest ratings, will Season 3 come out? |url=https://entertain.naver.com/ranking/read?oid=109&aid=0004830714 |access-date=April 16, 2023 |publisher=OSEN |language=ko |via=Naver}} She was cast as the female lead for the tvN drama Tale of the Nine Tailed 1938 alongside actor Lee Dong-wook. She made a special appearance as "Ryu Hong-joo" for the SBS drama The Escape of the Seven.

In 2024, Kim was cast for the JTBC drama A Virtuous Business, as a housewife who sells adult products.

File:Kim So-yeon and Lee Sang-woo in August 2022.png

Kim married actor Lee Sang-woo in June 2017.{{cite web|date=April 12, 2017|title=TV stars Lee Sang-woo, Kim So-yeon to wed in June|url=https://koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/nation/2017/04/398_227433.html|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180323032444/http://koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/nation/2017/04/398_227433.html|archive-date=March 23, 2018|access-date=March 22, 2018|website=The Korea Times}} Their romantic relationship started in 2016.{{Cite news |last=이 |first=해아 |date=2016-09-06 |title='Happy Home' actors dating in real life |url=https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20160906009600315 |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20220120101450/https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20160906009600315 |archive-date=2022-01-20 |access-date=2025-03-15 |work=Yonhap News Agency |language=en}} The pair met on the set of MBC's weekend drama Happy Home.{{Cite web |title=Co-Stars Lee Sang-woo and Kim So-Yeon Dating |url=https://world.kbs.co.kr/service/contents_view.htm?lang=e&menu_cate=enternews&id=&board_seq=190030 |access-date=2025-03-15 |website=KBS World |language=en}}

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• Government Lottery Ambassador (2021–2023){{cite web|url=https://entertain.naver.com/now/read?oid=001&aid=0012752980|author=Ryu Hyo-rim|script-title=ko:인사말하는 김소연 복권위원회 홍보대사|trans-title=Kim So-yeon, Lottery Committee ambassador to greet |publisher=Yonhap News Agency |via=Naver |date=October 28, 2021|access-date= October 28, 2021|language=ko}}

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