Seo In-guk
{{Short description|South Korean actor and singer (born 1987)}}
{{Family name hatnote|Seo|lang=Korean}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=October 2023}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Seo In-guk
| image = Seo In-guk at 59th Baeksang Arts Awards.jpg
| caption = Seo in 2023
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1987|10|23}}
| birth_place = Ulsan, South Korea
| occupation = {{hlist|Singer|songwriter|actor}}
| module = {{Infobox musical artist|embed=yes
| genre = {{hlist|K-pop|R&B|J-pop|Dance}}
| instrument = {{hlist|Vocal|Piano|Guitar}}
| years_active = 2009–present
| label = {{hlist|StoryJ Company||BS Company|Jellyfish|CJ E&M|Irving|Nippon Crown|AER Music}}
}}
| module2 = {{Infobox Korean name|child=yes|headercolor=transparent
| hangul = 서인국
| hanja = 徐仁國
| rr = Seo Inguk
| mr = Sŏ In'guk
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Seo In-guk ({{Korean|서인국}}; born October 23, 1987) is a South Korean singer-songwriter and actor. He launched his singing career after winning the talent reality show Superstar K in 2009, and made his acting breakthrough in Reply 1997 (2012). Since then, he has starred in television series Master's Sun (2013), High School King of Savvy (2014), Hello Monster (2015), Shopping King Louie (2016), The Smile Has Left Your Eyes (2018), Doom At Your Service (2021), and Death's Game (2023).
Early life and education
Seo was born on October 23, 1987, in Ulsan,{{cite web|last=Chun|first=In-sung|date=July 26, 2010|title=Superstar K kicks off season two|url=https://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/news/article/article.aspx?aid=2923662|access-date=November 18, 2012|work=Korea JoongAng Daily|archive-date=March 3, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303193319/http://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/news/article/article.aspx?aid=2923662|url-status=live}} where he lived with his parents and younger sister.{{Cite web|last=Song|first=Ji-eon|date=July 8, 2013|script-title=ko:서인국, 여동생 결혼식장에서 직접 축가 "자상한 오빠"|trans-title=Seo In-guk, a congratulatory hymn at his sister's wedding, "kind brother"|url=https://www.mk.co.kr/star/hot-issues/view/2013/07/556249/|website=Star Today|language=ko|access-date=March 5, 2022|archive-date=March 5, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220305103538/https://www.mk.co.kr/star/hot-issues/view/2013/07/556249/|url-status=live}} He grew up in relative poverty; his mother worked as a recyclables collector and his father as a welder.{{Cite web|last=Park|first=Ah-reum|date=June 15, 2015|script-title=ko:서인국母 "'슈스케' 우승상금 1억? 아들 아파트 마련" 최초고백(명단공개)|trans-title=Seo In-guk's mother, "'Shusuke' prize money of 100 million? My son's apartment is ready" first confession (list revealed)|url=https://newsen.com/news_view.php?uid=201506152057562510|url-status=live|website=Newsen|language=ko|access-date=December 31, 2021|archive-date=December 31, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211231175458/https://newsen.com/news_view.php?uid=201506152057562510}} Seo trained as a ssireum wrestler, learnt boxing and mixed martial arts in school and is a Hapkido 2nd dan.{{Cite web|last=Park|first=Ah-reum|date=May 26, 2015|script-title=ko:서인국 "합기도 2단에 씨름 이종격투기까지" 호신술의 제왕 인증(맘마미아)|trans-title=Seo In-guk, certified as the king of self-defense skills, "from Hapkido 2nd stage to wrestling mixed martial arts" (Mamma Mia)|url=https://newsen.com/news_view.php?uid=201305261753202510|url-status=live|website=Newsen|language=ko|access-date=March 13, 2022|archive-date=March 13, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220313073326/https://newsen.com/news_view.php?uid=201305261753202510}} He decided to become a singer at the age of ten, after being inspired by the Korean rock musician Kim Jung-min and watching him perform
While studying Applied Music at Daebul University, Seo auditioned for various record agencies such as JYP Entertainment and DSP Media but to no success.{{Cite web|last=Lee|first=Eun-jeong|date=October 12, 2009|script-title=ko:서인국 "평생 1등은 처음"|url=https://www.yna.co.kr/view/AKR20091012171600005|access-date=March 5, 2022|website=Yonhap News Agency|language=ko|archive-date=March 5, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220305100522/https://www.yna.co.kr/view/AKR20091012171600005|url-status=live}} After repeatedly being rejected and told to lose weight, he struggled with bulimia for a time.{{cite web|last=Ho|first=Stewart|title=Seo In Guk Reveals His Battle With Bulimia For a Past JYP Audition|url=http://enewsworld.mnet.com/enews/contents.asp?idx=5702|access-date=November 18, 2012|work=enewsWorld|date=April 19, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131002131455/http://mwave.interest.me/enewsworld/en/article/5702|archive-date=October 2, 2013|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|last=Sunwoo|first=Carla|date=April 21, 2012|title=Seo In-guk reveals eating disorder|url=https://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/news/article/article.aspx?aid=2951774|url-status=live|access-date=November 18, 2012|work=Korea JoongAng Daily|archive-date=March 3, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303172950/http://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/news/article/article.aspx?aid=2951774}}
Seo later enrolled at Kyung Hee Cyber University, Department of Information and Communication.{{cite web|last=Kyung Hee Cyber University PR Team|date=July 20, 2016|script-title=ko:교육의 내일 열어나가는 경희사이버대학교|url=https://www.khcu.ac.kr/notice/detail.do?page=136&condition=all&seq=735557|url-status=live|website=khcu.ac.kr|language=ko|access-date=December 21, 2021|archive-date=December 21, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211221154742/https://www.khcu.ac.kr/notice/detail.do?page=136&condition=all&seq=735557}} He also pursued Master's degrees in Performing Arts at Dongguk University{{cite web|author=Dongguk University Graduate School of Performing Arts|date=November 22, 2013|script-title=ko:가수에서 배우로 거듭나고있는 영상대학원의 원우, 서인국 인터뷰|trans-title=Interview with Wonwoo and Seo In-guk from the Graduate School of Film and Media, who are reborn from singers to actors|url=https://dic.dongguk.edu/?pageid=5&page_id=18538&uid=1501642&mod=document|url-status=live|website=dic.dongguk.edu|language=ko|access-date=December 21, 2021|archive-date=December 21, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211221154742/https://dic.dongguk.edu/?pageid=5&page_id=18538&uid=1501642&mod=document}} and Practical Music (Composition) at Baekseok University.{{cite web|last=Kim|first=Mok-kwa|date=February 9, 2015|script-title=ko:서인국, 백석대대학원 홍보대사 위촉|trans-title=Seo In-guk appointed as a public relations ambassador for Baekseok University Graduate School|url=https://www.igoodnews.net/news/articleView.html?idxno=44789|url-status=live|website=iGood News|language=ko|access-date=December 21, 2021|archive-date=December 21, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211221154742/https://www.igoodnews.net/news/articleView.html?idxno=44789}}
Career
=2009–2011: ''Superstar K'' and music releases=
File:Seo In-guk from acrofan.jpg
In 2009, Seo competed in the Mnet singing competition program Superstar K, winning the show's first season.{{cite web|last=Kang|first=Seung-hoon|date=October 10, 2009|script-title=ko:서인국, 조문근 제치고 '슈퍼스타K'의 최종 우승자로 선정|trans-title=Seo In-guk beats Jo Moon-geun as the final winner of 'Superstar K'|url=http://www.asiae.co.kr/news/view.htm?idxno=2009101008022009867|url-status=live|website=Asiae|language=ko|access-date=September 10, 2018|archive-date=September 10, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180910094704/http://www.asiae.co.kr/news/view.htm?idxno=2009101008022009867}} On October 27, 2009, he released his debut extended play Calling, with the same-title lead single composed by Bang Si-hyuk topping multiple music sites on its release day.{{cite web|last=Lee|first=Hyo-won|date=October 28, 2009|title=New Kid on the Block Sweeps Music Charts|url=https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/special/2012/08/178_54438.html|access-date=November 18, 2012|work=The Korea Times|archive-date=July 13, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190713004053/http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/special/2012/08/178_54438.html|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|last=Baek|first=Ji-eun|date=October 27, 2009|script-title=ko:'슈퍼스타K' 서인국, 데뷔 동시에 1위 석권|trans-title='Superstar K' Seo In-guk, debut and win first place at the same time|url=https://www.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2009/10/28/2009102800234.html|url-status=live|access-date=|website=Sports Chosun|language=ko|archive-date=December 31, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211231175456/https://www.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2009/10/28/2009102800234.html}} Seo signed with Jellyfish Entertainment in the same year{{Cite web|last=Gil|first=Hye-seong|date=November 27, 2009|script-title=ko:'슈퍼스타K' 서인국, 박효신·성시경 소속사와 전속계약|trans-title='Superstar K' Seo In-guk signed an exclusive contract with Park Hyo-shin and Sung Si-kyung's agencies|url=https://star.mt.co.kr/stview.php?no=2009112708103938387|url-status=live|access-date=|website=StarNews|language=ko|archive-date=December 31, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211231175500/https://star.mt.co.kr/stview.php?no=2009112708103938387}} and won the Male Newcomer of the Year Award at the 2009 Cyworld Digital Music Awards.{{Cite web|last=Ji|first=Hyung-jun|date=March 1, 2010|script-title=ko:[사진]서인국, '신인상 이렇게 기쁠수가'|url=https://www.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2010/03/01/2010030100910.html|url-status=live|access-date=|website={{ill|Osen (newspaper)|ko|OSEN|lt=OSEN}}|language=ko|via=Chosun|archive-date=December 31, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211231175503/https://www.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2010/03/01/2010030100910.html}}
In May 2010, Seo released his first single album Just Beginning with the lead single "I Love U". Seo made a brief foray into acting for the single's music video, to which he described his first acting experience as "awkward", saying, "I felt my hands and feet shrivel."{{Cite web|last=Moon|first=Mi-young|date=May 6, 2010|title=[Exclusive] 서인국 뮤직비디오 촬영현장|trans-title=[Exclusive] Seo In-guk's music video shooting site|url=https://sports.hankooki.com/lpage/entv/201005/sp2010050606283696010.htm|url-status=live|access-date=|website=Sports Hankook|language=ko|archive-date=December 31, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211231175503/https://sports.hankooki.com/lpage/entv/201005/sp2010050606283696010.htm}} The album reached number seven on the Gaon Album Chart,{{Cite web|script-title=ko:2010년 20주차 Album Chart|trans-title=2010 Week 20 Album Chart|url=http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/album.gaon?serviceGbn=ALBUM&termGbn=week&hitYear=2010&targetTime=20&nationGbn=K|url-status=live|website=Gaon Album Chart|language=ko|access-date=December 31, 2021|archive-date=December 31, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211231175501/http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/album.gaon?serviceGbn=ALBUM&termGbn=week&hitYear=2010&targetTime=20&nationGbn=K}} while the single peaked at number two on the Gaon Digital Chart.{{Cite web|script-title=ko:2010년 21주차 Digital Chart|trans-title=2010 Week 21 Digital Chart|url=http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/online.gaon?serviceGbn=ALL&termGbn=week&hitYear=2010&targetTime=21&nationGbn=T|url-status=live|access-date=|website=Gaon Digital Chart|language=ko|archive-date=December 31, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211231175458/http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/online.gaon?serviceGbn=ALL&termGbn=week&hitYear=2010&targetTime=21&nationGbn=T}} A repackage edition of the album titled My Baby U was released three months later. Having lost over 33 pounds (15 kg) since his debut through exercise and strict diet control, Seo's changes in his physical appearance brought about rumors of plastic surgery.{{Cite web|last=Lee|first=Jung-ah|date=April 27, 2010|script-title=ko:서인국, 앨범 재킷 공개 후 '성형 의혹'|trans-title=Seo In-guk, 'suspicions of plastic surgery' following album jacket release|url=https://www.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2010/04/27/2010042701115.html|url-status=live|access-date=|website={{ill|Osen (newspaper)|ko|OSEN|lt=OSEN}}|language=ko|via=Chosun|archive-date=December 31, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211231175500/https://www.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2010/04/27/2010042701115.html}}{{Cite web|last=Jo|first=Beom-ja|date=May 11, 2010|script-title=ko:서인국, "섹시한 가수, 제가 가장 듣고 싶은 말이죠|url=https://www.asiae.co.kr/article/2010051007205528681|url-status=live|access-date=|website=Asiae|language=ko|archive-date=December 31, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211231175459/https://www.asiae.co.kr/article/2010051007205528681}}
In 2011, shifting his sound, Seo released the single "Broken" incorporating choreography into his performance, as well as summer dance track "Shake It Up" in which he penned the lyrics for.{{Cite web|last=Lee|first=Kyung-ho|script-title=ko:서인국 'Shake It Up' 컴백 "이미지 변신 어색-오글, 짜릿하고 좋다" [인터뷰①]|url=http://www.tvdaily.co.kr/read.php3?aid=1313031600189392003|url-status=live|date=August 11, 2011|access-date=|website=TV Daily|language=ko|archive-date=December 31, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211231175501/http://www.tvdaily.co.kr/read.php3?aid=1313031600189392003}} Despite a successful debut, Seo reportedly received the "cold shoulder" treatment from the three major Korean public networks, as he was a cable television star.{{cite web|last=Jo|first=Eui-ji|date=March 31, 2011|title=|script-title=ko:서인국 "음주운전 마약 안 했는데 지상파 무대 왜 못서?" 심경 고백|trans-title=|url=http://www.tvreport.co.kr/?c=news&m=newsview&idx=105460|access-date=November 23, 2012|work=TV Report|language=ko|archive-date=March 3, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303215824/http://www.tvreport.co.kr/?c=news&m=newsview&idx=105460|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|last=Chang|first=Hae-won|date=April 6, 2011|title=Cable stars get networks' cold shoulder|url=http://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/news/article/article.aspx?aid=2934409|access-date=November 18, 2012|work=Korea JoongAng Daily|archive-date=December 28, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181228083130/http://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/news/article/article.aspx?aId=2934409|url-status=live}}
= 2012: Acting debut and ''Reply 1997'' =
File:121214 멜론 어워드 서인국 직찍.jpgIn 2012, Seo was part of the cast of the jukebox musical Gwanghwamun Love Song{{cite web|title=Infinite's Sung Kyu, Woo Hyun, and Seo In Guk debut as musical actors|url=http://en.korea.com/blog/enter/k-pop/infinite%E2%80%99s-sung-kyu-woo-hyun-and-seo-in-guk-debut-as-musical-actors/|work=Korea.com|access-date=April 11, 2013|date=December 28, 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131015022416/http://en.korea.com/blog/enter/k-pop/infinite%E2%80%99s-sung-kyu-woo-hyun-and-seo-in-guk-debut-as-musical-actors/|archive-date=October 15, 2013}} and made his onscreen acting debut with a supporting role in KBS's Love Rain.{{cite web|date=September 22, 2011|title='Superstar K' Winner to Debut in Star-Filled TV Soap|url=http://english.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2011/09/22/2011092200791.html|url-status=live|access-date=November 18, 2012|work=The Chosun Ilbo|archive-date=October 7, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211007035607/http://english.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2011/09/22/2011092200791.html}}{{cite web|last=Ho|first=Stewart|title=Still Cuts of Seo In Guk With Jang Keun Suk for Love Rain|url=http://enewsworld.mnet.com/enews/contents.asp?idx=4285|access-date=November 18, 2012|work=enewsWorld|date=March 13, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140517235918/http://mwave.interest.me/enewsworld/en/article/4285/seo-in-guk-and-jang-keun-suk-still-cuts-for-love-rain|archive-date=May 17, 2014}} According to Seo, his role in Love Rain came at a time when he was feeling anxious about the life of an entertainer, and fueled his desire for acting.{{Cite web|last=Go|first=Hyeon-sil|date=September 5, 2012|script-title=ko:서인국 "윤제는 내 인생 최고의 캐릭터"|trans-title=Seo In-guk "Yoon-jae is the best character in my life"|url=https://www.yna.co.kr/view/AKR20120902073200005|url-status=live|access-date=|website=Yonhap News Agency|language=ko|archive-date=January 15, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220115082828/https://www.yna.co.kr/view/AKR20120902073200005}} He landed his first leading role later that year, in cable channel tvN's '90s nostalgic hit drama Reply 1997. Seo's portrayal of a teenage boy in unrequited love with his childhood best friend won praise from both audiences and critics.{{cite web|last=Park|first=Hyun-min|date=July 31, 2012|title=Reply 1997: Seo In Guk Brings Romance to the Screen|url=https://sg.style.yahoo.com/amphtml/news/reply-1997-seo-in-guk-brings-romance-to-120510089.html|access-date=November 18, 2012|work=enewsWorld|via=Yahoo! News|archive-date=September 10, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180910094658/https://sg.style.yahoo.com/amphtml/news/reply-1997-seo-in-guk-brings-romance-to-120510089.html|url-status=live}}{{cite web|last=Hong|first=Grace Danbi|title=Seo In Guk Talks about Acting and Scandals with A Pink's Jung Eun Ji|url=http://enewsworld.mnet.com/enews/contents.asp?idx=12815|access-date=November 18, 2012|work=enewsWorld|date=August 21, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006164344/http://mwave.interest.me/enewsworld/en/article/12815/seo-in-guk-talks-about-acting-and-scandals-with-a-pinks-jung-eun-ji|archive-date=October 6, 2014}}{{cite web|last=Choi|first=Eun-hwa|title=Interview: Seo In Guk Wants Everyone to Tune In to Reply 1997|url=http://enewsworld.mnet.com/enews/contents.asp?idx=14706|access-date=November 18, 2012|work=enewsWorld|date=September 11, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006154104/http://mwave.interest.me/enewsworld/en/article/14706/interview-seo-in-guk-wants-everyone-to-tune-in-to-reply-1997|archive-date=October 6, 2014}} Yonhap News praised, "It's hard to believe he's a rookie, from acting in his eyes, to handling lines and expressing emotions". As part of the drama's soundtrack, Seo recorded two duets with co-star Jung Eun-ji.{{cite web|last=Sunwoo|first=Carla|date=August 29, 2012|title=Seo In-guk and Jang Eun-ji to sing duet for drama|url=http://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/news/article/article.aspx?aid=2958541|work=Korea JoongAng Daily|access-date=August 11, 2017|archive-date=December 25, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201225134305/https://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/news/article/article.aspx?aid=2958541|url-status=live}}{{cite web|last=Jeon|first=Su Mi|date=September 4, 2012|title='Reply 1997' Releases Second Duet Between Jung Eun Ji and Seo In Guk|url=https://sg.news.yahoo.com/reply-1997-releases-second-duet-between-jung-eun-053504728.html|work=enewsWorld|via=Yahoo! News|access-date=September 10, 2018|archive-date=September 10, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180910094658/https://sg.news.yahoo.com/reply-1997-releases-second-duet-between-jung-eun-053504728.html|url-status=live}} The first duet "All For You", a remake of the song by Cool, topped weekly and monthly music charts and became one of the best-selling singles of the year on the Gaon Digital Chart.{{Cite web|script-title=ko:2012년 Digital Chart|trans-title=2012 Digital Chart|url=http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/online.gaon?serviceGbn=ALL&termGbn=year&hitYear=2012&targetTime=3&nationGbn=T|url-status=live|access-date=|website=Gaon Digital Chart|language=ko|archive-date=January 18, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220118182631/http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/online.gaon?serviceGbn=ALL&termGbn=year&hitYear=2012&targetTime=3&nationGbn=T}} The single also won the Best OST award at the Melon Music Awards and Mnet Asian Music Awards that year.{{Cite web|last=Lee|first=Geum-jun|date=December 14, 2012|script-title=ko:[멜론뮤직어워드] 서인국 정은지 '올 포 유', '올해의 OST' 영예|trans-title=[Melon Music Awards] Seo In-guk, Jung Eun-ji, 'All For You', 'OST of the Year' honor|url=https://www.asiae.co.kr/article/2012121420222350009|url-status=live|access-date=|website=Asiae|language=ko|archive-date=January 18, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220118182514/https://www.asiae.co.kr/article/2012121420222350009}} Seo appeared in MBC's weekend drama The Sons (also known as Rascal Sons) in the same year,{{cite web|last=Lee|first=Tae-ho|title=Seo In-guk cast in MBC weekend TV series|url=http://www.asiae.co.kr/news/view.htm?idxno=2012081409304749734|access-date=November 18, 2012|work=10Asia|date=August 14, 2012|archive-date=March 3, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303223146/http://www.asiae.co.kr/news/view.htm?idxno=2012081409304749734|url-status=live}}{{cite web|last=Sunwoo|first=Carla|date=August 15, 2012|title=Seo In-guk lands another acting role|url=http://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/news/article/article.aspx?aid=2957869|access-date=November 18, 2012|work=Korea JoongAng Daily|archive-date=October 15, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131015065525/http://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/news/article/article.aspx?aid=2957869|url-status=live}} and also signed with Japanese agency Irving Entertainment.{{Cite web|last=Sunwoo|first=Carla|date=July 23, 2012|title=Seo In-guk to make debut in Japan|url=https://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/2012/07/23/etc/Seo-Inguk-to-make-debut-in-Japan/2956651.html|access-date=|website=Korea JoongAng Daily|language=en|archive-date=March 5, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220305100521/https://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/2012/07/23/etc/Seo-Inguk-to-make-debut-in-Japan/2956651.html|url-status=live}}
=2013–2015: Japanese debut, variety shows and return to acting=
Seo joined the newly launched reality/variety show I Live Alone from January to June 2013.{{cite web|last=Ho|first=Stewart|title=Seo In Guk Joins New MBC Variety Pilot Program|url=http://enewsworld.mnet.com/enews/contents.asp?idx=27703|work=enewsWorld|access-date=January 29, 2013|date=January 29, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402184212/http://mwave.interest.me/enewsworld/en/article/27703/seo-in-guk-looks-to-repeat-success-in-variety-field|archive-date=April 2, 2015}} He returned to the music scene in April 2013 with the single With Laughter or with Tears, the first soulful ballad from his discography.{{cite web|last=Lee|first=Sun-min|date=April 5, 2013|title=After acting, Seo In-guk sings again|url=http://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/news/article/Article.aspx?aid=2969643|access-date=April 11, 2013|work=Korea JoongAng Daily|archive-date=December 28, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181228083049/http://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/news/article/article.aspx?aId=2969643|url-status=live}} Several weeks later, the song was followed by his Japanese debut with the release of the single Fly Away.{{cite web|last=Sunwoo|first=Carla|date=July 24, 2012|title=Seo In-guk to make debut in Japan|url=http://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/news/article/article.aspx?aid=2956651|work=Korea JoongAng Daily|access-date=August 11, 2017|archive-date=December 28, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181228035319/http://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/news/article/article.aspx?aId=2956651|url-status=live}}{{cite web|last=Park|first=Hani|date=February 23, 2013|title=Seo In Guk's Japanese Album Jacket Photo Released|url=https://sg.news.yahoo.com/news/seo-in-guk-s-japanese-album-jacket-photo-051506161.html|access-date=April 11, 2013|work=enewsWorld|via=Yahoo! News|archive-date=September 10, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180910094833/https://sg.news.yahoo.com/news/seo-in-guk-s-japanese-album-jacket-photo-051506161.html|url-status=live}}File:Seo In-guk at "No Breathing" stage greeting in Busan in November 2013 01.jpgIn June 2013, he was cast in Master's Sun, a drama series written by the Hong sisters, playing a former soldier who served in the Zaytun Division who becomes the head of security for a shopping mall company.{{cite web|last=Jeon|first=Su-mi|date=June 4, 2013|title=Seo In Guk Cast in Hong Sisters' The Sun of the Lord|url=https://sg.style.yahoo.com/news/seo-in-guk-cast-in-hong-sisters-the-024214062.html|access-date=|work=enewsWorld|via=Yahoo! News|archive-date=October 1, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231001174239/https://sg.style.yahoo.com/news/seo-in-guk-cast-in-hong-sisters-the-024214062.html|url-status=live}}{{cite web|last=Lee|first=Eun-ah|title=Seo In-guk Cast in Kong Hyo-jin, So Ji-sub Drama|url=http://www.tenasia.com/seo-in-guk-cast-in-kong-hyo-jin-so-ji-sub-drama/|work=10Asia|access-date=June 5, 2013|date=June 4, 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140328082505/http://www.tenasia.com/seo-in-guk-cast-in-kong-hyo-jin-so-ji-sub-drama/|archive-date=March 28, 2014}} In October 2013, he starred in his first big-screen leading role in No Breathing, a coming-of-age film about two swimming rivals, alongside Lee Jong-suk and Kwon Yuri.{{cite web|last=Sunwoo|first=Carla|date=October 25, 2013|title=Actors take plunge into swimming roles|url=http://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/news/article/article.aspx?aid=2979375|access-date=February 1, 2014|work=Korea JoongAng Daily|archive-date=February 2, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140202160416/http://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/news/article/article.aspx?aid=2979375|url-status=live}}{{cite web|last=Jung|first=Ji-won|date=November 12, 2013|title=Singer Seo making a splash as actor|url=http://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/news/article/article.aspx?aid=2980272|access-date=February 1, 2014|work=Korea JoongAng Daily|archive-date=December 28, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181228035251/http://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/news/article/article.aspx?aId=2980272|url-status=live}} He then played a dual role in Another Parting, a five-episode miniseries about a man and a woman who meet in the final moment of their lives and spend one special day together.{{Cite web|date=February 6, 2014|script-title=ko:서인국, '어떤 안녕' 에서 1인2역 도전한다!|url=https://www.news1.kr/articles/1528314|url-status=live|access-date=|website=News1 Korea|language=ko|archive-date=December 31, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211231181349/https://www.news1.kr/articles/1528314}}
In 2014, Seo released his first Japanese album titled Everlasting, which comprises his previously released singles "Fly Away" and "We Can Dance Tonight".{{cite web|url=http://mwave.interest.me/en/kpop-news/article-print/53422/|title=Seo In Guk Goes Shirtless in His New Japanese Album Photo|date=December 13, 2013|website=Mwave|access-date=September 10, 2018|archive-date=September 10, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180910094534/http://mwave.interest.me/en/kpop-news/article-print/53422/|url-status=dead}} The album also features a new track titled "Everlasting Love" with a total of 12 tracks. The album debuted at number nine on the Oricon Daily Chart.{{cite web|last=Yoon|first=Seong-yeol|date=January 16, 2014|title=|script-title=ko:서인국, 日 첫정규앨범 발매당일 오리콘 '톱10'|trans-title=Seo In-guk, Japanese first regular album release day Oricon 'Top 10'|url=http://star.mt.co.kr/stview.php?no=2014011608294289803&outlink=1&ref=http%3A%2F%2Fentertain.naver.com|work=StarNews|language=ko|access-date=August 11, 2017|archive-date=August 11, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170811144822/http://star.mt.co.kr/stview.php?no=2014011608294289803&outlink=1&ref=http%3A%2F%2Fentertain.naver.com|url-status=live}} Seo later won the Best 3 New Artists (Asia) award at the Japan Gold Disc Awards.
Following the cancellation of action noir film Wild Dog which would have been Seo's second big-screen appearance,{{Cite web|date=March 26, 2014|script-title=ko:서인국 주연 '들개', 투자 난항에 제작 무산|trans-title='Wild Dog' starring Seo In-guk, production canceled due to investment difficulties|url=https://www.mk.co.kr/star/hot-issues/view/2014/03/471194/|website=Star Today|access-date=March 5, 2022|archive-date=March 5, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220305103540/https://www.mk.co.kr/star/hot-issues/view/2014/03/471194/|url-status=live}} Seo headlined cable romantic comedy series High School King of Savvy in which he played a high school student and star hockey player who leads a double life when he's forced to take on his elder brother's job as an executive at an IT company.{{cite web|last=Kim|first=Hee-eun|date=July 23, 2014|title='High School King' star assesses his character's virtues|url=http://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/news/article/article.aspx?aid=2992368|access-date=April 16, 2014|work=Korea JoongAng Daily|archive-date=July 28, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140728011824/http://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/news/article/Article.aspx?aid=2992368|url-status=live}}{{cite web|last=Kim|first=Ji-soo|date=April 16, 2014|title=Seo In-guk to star in new drama|url=https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/culture/2014/04/386_155510.html|access-date=April 19, 2014|work=The Korea Times|archive-date=April 19, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140419044346/http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/culture/2014/04/386_155510.html|url-status=live}}{{cite web|last=Oh|first=Jean|date=June 11, 2014|title=Seo In-guk back in summer rom-com|url=http://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20140611001327|access-date=June 18, 2014|website=The Korea Herald|archive-date=June 17, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140617133144/http://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20140611001327|url-status=live}} Later that year, Seo starred in his first period drama The King's Face, playing illegitimate crown prince Gwanghae, who becomes his father King Seonjo's rival in politics and love.{{cite web|last=Chung|first=Joo-won|date=October 16, 2014|title=Seo In-guk to debut in period drama|url=http://kpopherald.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=201410161753218308543_2&ACE_SEARCH=1|work=Kpop Herald|access-date=August 11, 2017|archive-date=September 10, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180910094946/http://kpopherald.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=201410161753218308543_2&ACE_SEARCH=1|url-status=live}}
In 2015, Seo joined the cast of SBS variety show Law of the Jungle from March to May, for the Indochina season.{{cite web|last=Sung|first=So-Young|date=May 23, 2015|title=Seo In-guk on survival show|url=http://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/news/article/article.aspx?aid=3001096|website=Korea JoongAng Daily|access-date=August 11, 2017|archive-date=August 11, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170811142718/http://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/news/article/article.aspx?aid=3001096|url-status=live}} He was then cast as a genius profiler in the police procedural/romance series Hello Monster which premiered in June 2015 on KBS2.{{cite web|last=Jin|first=Min-ji|date=April 25, 2015|title=Seo In-guk takes on drama|url=http://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/news/article/Article.aspx?aid=3003496|access-date=April 26, 2015|website=Korea JoongAng Daily|archive-date=March 4, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304052733/http://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/news/article/Article.aspx?aid=3003496|url-status=live}}
=2016–present: Acclaim, return to music and resurgence=
File:(TV10) 쇼핑왕 루이 서인국, 거지 분장… 감독님이 말릴 정도로 적극적 (제작발표회) 서인국 10s.jpg
In 2016 Seo joined Law of the Jungle for the second time for the show's Mongolia season.{{cite web|last=Jin|first=Min-ji|date=July 28, 2016|title=Seo In-guk will return for 'Law of the Jungle'|url=http://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/news/article/article.aspx?aid=3021841|work=Korea JoongAng Daily|access-date=August 11, 2017|archive-date=August 11, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170811104118/http://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/news/article/article.aspx?aid=3021841|url-status=live}} He also starred in OCN's workplace drama Squad 38, playing a professional swindler.{{cite web|last=Jung|first=Eun-jin|date=June 5, 2016|title=Seo In-guk and Choi Soo-young swindle tax-evaders on 'Squad 38'|url=http://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20160615001053&ACE_SEARCH=1|work=The Korea Herald|access-date=August 11, 2017|archive-date=June 18, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180618152302/http://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20160615001053&ACE_SEARCH=1|url-status=live}}{{cite web|last=Jeong|first=Byung-ki|date=March 4, 2016|title=Sooyoung, others to star in new OCN drama|url=http://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/news/article/article.aspx?aid=3015758|work=Korea JoongAng Daily|access-date=August 11, 2017|archive-date=March 12, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160312132147/http://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/news/article/article.aspx?aid=3015758|url-status=live}} Seo called the role a turning point in his acting career,{{Cite web|last=Ha|first=Eun-Jeong|date=January 17, 2017|script-title=ko:청춘스타 서인국|trans-title=Young Star Seo In-guk|url=https://www.smlounge.co.kr/woman/article/33200|url-status=live|access-date=|website=Woman Sense|language=ko|archive-date=December 31, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211231175459/https://www.smlounge.co.kr/woman/article/33200}} and he received favourable press reviews for his ease of transformation into multiple character personas.{{Cite web|last=|date=August 8, 2016|title='38사기동대', 서인국이 남긴 것들...'연기력X케미'|trans-title='Squad 38', what Seo In-guk left behind... 'Acting X Chemistry'|url=https://www.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2016/08/08/2016080801002.html|url-status=live|access-date=|website={{ill|Osen (newspaper)|ko|OSEN|lt=OSEN}}|language=ko|archive-date=December 31, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211231175458/https://www.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2016/08/08/2016080801002.html}}{{Cite web|last=Choi|first=Hana|date=August 7, 2016|title='38 사기동대' 서인국·마동석, 인생작 만나 만개하다 [종영기획②]|url=http://www.tvdaily.co.kr/read.php3?aid=14705334011144907002|url-status=live|access-date=|website=TV Daily|language=ko|archive-date=December 31, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211231175458/http://www.tvdaily.co.kr/read.php3?aid=14705334011144907002}}{{Cite web|last=Lee|first=Da-hye|date=August 8, 2016|title='38 사기동대' 서인국, '뇌섹꾼' 만나 훨훨 날았다 '마지막까지 완벽'|url=https://www.asiatoday.co.kr/view.php?key=20160807000835071|url-status=live|access-date=|website=Asia Today|language=ko|archive-date=December 31, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211231175500/https://www.asiatoday.co.kr/view.php?key=20160807000835071}} The drama became the highest rated drama for OCN,{{Cite web|last=Jo|first=Min-jung|date=August 7, 2016|script-title=ko:속고 속인 끝에 지킨 '정의'...OCN '38사기동대' 종영|url=https://www.yna.co.kr/view/AKR20160807017100033|url-status=live|access-date=|website=Yonhap News Agency|language=ko|archive-date=December 31, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211231175458/https://www.yna.co.kr/view/AKR20160807017100033}} and Seo won a special award for his role at the 11th Asian TV Drama Conference.{{cite web|last=Son|first=Ji-hyoung|date=November 22, 2016|title=Seo In-guk wins award at Asian TV Drama Conference|url=http://kpopherald.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=201611221733390942276_2&ACE_SEARCH=1|work=Kpop Herald|access-date=August 11, 2017|archive-date=August 11, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170811182419/http://kpopherald.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=201611221733390942276_2&ACE_SEARCH=1|url-status=live}} He then took on the leading role in MBC's romantic comedy Shopping King Louie, playing the role of an amnesic chaebol heir with childlike innocence.{{cite web|last=Lee|first=Sang-won|date=June 29, 2016|title=Seo In-guk confirms lead role in 'Shopping King Louie'|url=http://kpopherald.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=201606291730516004483_2&ACE_SEARCH=1|url-status=live|work=Kpop Herald|access-date=August 11, 2017|archive-date=June 18, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180618152257/http://kpopherald.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=201606291730516004483_2&ACE_SEARCH=1}} For his performance, Seo was awarded the Excellence Award at the 2016 MBC Drama Awards.
On August 4, 2017, it was confirmed that Seo's contract with Jellyfish Entertainment had expired and that he would not be renewing his contract.{{cite web|last=Jin|first=Hyun-cheol|date=August 4, 2017|title=|script-title=ko:서인국, 젤리피쉬엔터 떠난다..."계약 만료, 각자의 길로"|url=http://mbn.mk.co.kr/pages/news/newsView.php?news_seq_no=3304108|website=MBN News|language=ko|access-date=August 4, 2017|archive-date=September 10, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180910095118/http://mbn.mk.co.kr/pages/news/newsView.php?news_seq_no=3304108|url-status=live}} On August 7, it was announced Seo had signed with BS Company.{{cite web|last=Jeon|first=Hyo-jin|date=August 7, 2017|title=|script-title=ko:서인국 "한채영·이시언과 한솥밥...다양한 활동 약속"|url=http://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=382&aid=0000584743|website=Sports Donga|language=ko|via=Naver|access-date=August 7, 2017|archive-date=August 7, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170807200047/http://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=382&aid=0000584743|url-status=live}}
In 2018, Seo starred in mystery melodrama The Smile Has Left Your Eyes, a remake of the 2002 Japanese television series Sora Kara Furu Ichioku no Hoshi.{{cite web|last=Lee|first=Mi-hyun|date=May 30, 2018|title=|script-title=ko:[공식] 서인국, '하늘에서 내리는 1억개의 별' 캐스팅...2년 만의 컴백|trans-title=[Official] Seo In-guk cast for '100 Million Stars from the Sky'... comeback after 2 years|url=http://news.jtbc.joins.com/article/article.aspx?news_id=NB11643229|website=Ilgan Sports|language=ko|access-date=May 30, 2018|archive-date=August 25, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180825143241/http://news.jtbc.joins.com/article/article.aspx?news_id=NB11643229|url-status=live}}{{cite web|last=Dong|first=Sun-hwa|date=August 20, 2018|title=Seo In-guk returns after controversial military exemption|url=https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/art/2018/08/688_254134.html|url-status=live|website=The Korea Times|access-date=August 25, 2018|archive-date=July 14, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190714002701/http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/art/2018/08/688_254134.html}} The drama reunited Seo with director Yoo Je-won, whom he had previously worked with in High School King of Savvy. Seo had initially contemplated taking up the role but decided to join the project following numerous discussions with director Yoo.{{Cite web|last=Kim|first=Seon-woo|date=September 28, 2018|script-title=ko:[종합] 서인국X정소민 '일억개의 별', 日원작 부담감·軍논란 딛고 성공할까|url=https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=311&aid=0000903193|url-status=live|access-date=|website=Xports News|language=ko|via=Naver|archive-date=December 31, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211231175458/https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=311&aid=0000903193}} Despite the drama's lackluster ratings, Seo's performance garnered positive press reviews.{{Cite web|last=Jo|first=Hye-Jin|date=November 23, 2018|script-title=ko:'일억개의별' 서인국 ·정소민, 시청률 대신 마니아 잡았다 [종영기획]|url=http://www.tvdaily.co.kr/read.php3?aid=15429366001416585002|url-status=live|access-date=|website=TV Daily|language=ko|archive-date=December 31, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211231175459/http://www.tvdaily.co.kr/read.php3?aid=15429366001416585002}}{{Cite web|last=Baek|first=Ji-eun|date=November 23, 2018|title=[SC초점] '일억개의별' 종영, 서인국X정소민 죽음엔딩이 남긴 것|url=https://www.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2018/11/23/2018112300737.html|url-status=live|access-date=|website=Sports Chosun|language=ko|archive-date=December 31, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211231175458/https://www.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2018/11/23/2018112300737.html}}{{Cite web|last=Lee|first=Da-hye|date=November 23, 2018|script-title=ko:[막방 어땠어?] '하늘에서 내리는 일억개의 별' 서인국·정소민, 안타까운 죽음으로 새드엔딩|url=https://www.asiatoday.co.kr/view.php?key=20181123000918504|url-status=live|access-date=|website=AsiaToday|language=ko|archive-date=December 31, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211231175458/https://www.asiatoday.co.kr/view.php?key=20181123000918504}} The Straits Times wrote, "It is a role that could easily slip into creepiness or smugness but Seo manages to pull off a delicate balancing act."{{Cite web|last=Chan|first=Boon|date=November 21, 2018|title=Telemad: Seo In-guk charms in The Smile Has Left Your Eyes; Ryoko Yonekura shines in Legal V|url=https://www.straitstimes.com/lifestyle/entertainment/telemad-the-enigmatic-charms-of-seo-in-guk-in-k-drama-the-smile-has-left|url-status=live|access-date=|website=The Straits Times|language=en|archive-date=December 31, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211231175456/https://www.straitstimes.com/lifestyle/entertainment/telemad-the-enigmatic-charms-of-seo-in-guk-in-k-drama-the-smile-has-left}} Seo was set to star in film Hip Daddy but stepped down from the project in 2020 after production was put on hold.{{Cite web|last=Yoo|first=Soo-kyung|date=April 2, 2020|script-title=ko:영화 '힙대디' 제작 보류, 서인국 하차 결정|trans-title='Hip Daddy' production put on hold, Seo In-guk to step down|url=https://www.hankookilbo.com/News/Read/202004021839060897?t=20220305092444|access-date=|website=Hankook Ilbo|language=ko-KR|archive-date=March 5, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220305100522/https://www.hankookilbo.com/News/Read/202004021839060897?t=20220305092444|url-status=live}}
In May 2021, Seo made his small-screen return with fantasy romance drama Doom at Your Service as the personification of destruction.{{Cite web|last=Lee|first=Gyu-lee|date=May 7, 2021|title=Park Bo-young, Seo In-guk return with 'Doom at Your Service'|url=https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/art/2022/01/688_308474.html|url-status=live|access-date=|website=The Korea Times|language=en|archive-date=December 31, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211231175458/https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/art/2022/01/688_308474.html}} In the same month, he also returned to the big screen after eight years in Yoo Ha's comedy-crime film Pipeline as a drilling expert involved in an oil heist.{{cite web|last=Conran|first=Pierce|date=August 19, 2019|title=Director YOO Ha Has a New Project in the PIPELINE|url=http://www.koreanfilm.or.kr/eng/news/news.jsp?pageIndex=1&blbdComCd=601006&seq=5213&mode=VIEW&returnUrl=&searchKeyword=|url-status=live|website=Korean Film Council|access-date=September 1, 2019|archive-date=June 2, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210602213456/http://www.koreanfilm.or.kr/eng/news/news.jsp?pageIndex=1&blbdComCd=601006&seq=5213&mode=VIEW&returnUrl=&searchKeyword=}} Director Yoo said about Seo's casting, "I was fascinated the first time I saw him. [...] His face showed so much different potential."{{Cite web|last=Song|first=Seung-hyun|date=May 23, 2021|title=Seo In-guk returns as leader of oil thieves in comedy-crime film "Pipeline"|url=http://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20210523000158|url-status=live|access-date=|website=The Korea Herald|language=en|archive-date=December 31, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211231175457/http://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20210523000158}}{{Cite web|last=Jung|first=Yoo-jin|date=May 24, 2021|title=[N인터뷰]① 서인국 "꽃미남만 좋아하는 유하 감독님, 많이 예뻐해주셨죠"|url=https://www.news1.kr/articles/4315487|url-status=live|access-date=|website=News1 Korea|language=ko|archive-date=December 31, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211231175456/https://www.news1.kr/articles/4315487}} In December 2021, Seo signed a singer contract with AER Music.{{cite web|url=https://entertain.naver.com/now/read?oid=410&aid=0000835735|author=Kim Na-young|script-title=ko:아에르뮤직, 서인국·레이나·남영주 전속계약..."함께 성장할 것" (공식)|trans-title=Aer Music, Seo In-guk, Raina, Nam Young-joo signed exclusive contracts... "We will grow together" (Official)|publisher=MK Sports|via=Naver|date=December 4, 2021|access-date=December 4, 2021|language=ko|archive-date=December 4, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211204120840/https://entertain.naver.com/now/read?oid=410&aid=0000835735|url-status=live}}
On June 14, 2022, Seo released his new single album Love&Love and its lead single "My Love", featuring Ravi, his first release after five years.{{cite web|url=https://entertain.naver.com/now/read?oid=109&aid=0004623663|author=Ji Min-kyung|script-title=ko:서인국, 5년 만에 가수 컴백..6월 14일 'LOVE&LOVE' 발매 [공식]|trans-title=Seo In-guk, comeback as a singer after 5 years..June 14 'LOVE&LOVE' release [Official]|publisher={{ill|Osen (newspaper)|ko|OSEN|lt=OSEN}}|via=Naver|date=May 27, 2022|access-date=May 27, 2022|language=ko|archive-date=May 27, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220527005709/https://entertain.naver.com/now/read?oid=109&aid=0004623663|url-status=live}} A teaser for the music video was released on June 9, 2022, on YouTube.{{cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/seo-in-guk-my-love-music-video-release-date-3244449|date=June 10, 2022|title=Seo In-guk unveils sombre teaser for music video of new single 'My Love'|access-date=June 10, 2022|publisher=NME, London, United Kingdom|author=Carmen Chin|archive-date=June 10, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220610155957/https://www.nme.com/news/music/seo-in-guk-my-love-music-video-release-date-3244449|url-status=live}} The same year, he played a profiler-turned-shaman in KBS2 drama Café Minamdang, alongside Oh Yeon-seo.{{Cite web|last=Yeo|first=Gladys|date=November 17, 2021|title=Seo In-guk and Oh Yeon-seo to star in upcoming mystery series|url=https://www.nme.com/en_asia/news/tv/seo-in-guk-oh-yeon-seo-to-star-in-upcoming-mystery-series-3097281|url-status=live|access-date=|website=NME|language=en|archive-date=January 15, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220115082828/https://www.nme.com/en_asia/news/tv/seo-in-guk-oh-yeon-seo-to-star-in-upcoming-mystery-series-3097281}} On June 14, it was announced that Seo 'Heart & Love' fan meeting will be held at Yes24 Live Hall on July 30.{{cite web|url=https://entertain.naver.com/now/read?oid=215&aid=0001037129|last=Yoo|first=Byung-chul|script-title=ko:서인국, 7월 팬미팅 개최...2년 7개월 만에 팬들 만난다|trans-title=Seo In-guk to hold a fan meeting in July... Meeting fans after 2 years and 7 months|publisher=Korea Economy TV|via=Naver|date=June 14, 2022|access-date=June 14, 2022|language=ko|archive-date=June 14, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220614063357/https://entertain.naver.com/now/read?oid=215&aid=0001037129|url-status=live}} On December 6, 2022, Seo will release the single "Fallen", the first single released in six months.{{cite web|url=https://entertain.naver.com/now/read?oid=052&aid=0001822309|last=Kwak|first=Hyun-su|script-title=ko:서인국, 오늘(6일) 새 디지털 싱글 'Fallen' 발매|trans-title=Seo In-guk releases new digital single 'Fallen' today (6th)|publisher=YTN|via=Naver|date=December 6, 2022|access-date=December 6, 2022|language=ko|archive-date=December 6, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221206044839/https://entertain.naver.com/now/read?oid=052&aid=0001822309|url-status=live}} Seo then starred in Kim Hong-sun's action thriller film Project Wolf Hunting as a criminal with Jang Dong-yoon, alongside Choi Gwi-hwa and Sung Dong-il.{{Cite web|last=Frater|first=Patrick|date=October 7, 2021|title=Finecut Launching Hardboiled Actioner 'Project Wolf Hunting' at Busan Market|url=https://variety.com/2021/film/asia/finecut-launching-hardboiled-actioner-project-wolf-hunting-at-busan-market-1235083069/|url-status=live|access-date=|website=Variety|language=en-US|archive-date=December 31, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211231175456/https://variety.com/2021/film/asia/finecut-launching-hardboiled-actioner-project-wolf-hunting-at-busan-market-1235083069/}}
On February 8, 2023, Seo was confirmed to star in the upcoming TVING original series Death's Game.
Personal life
=Military service exemption=
In February 2017, it was announced that Seo received his official military enlistment date, set to take place on March 28. He had previously pushed back his enlistment twice, starting in March 2015, and he gave his health condition as a reason. Neither the media nor his management company stated if he had received treatment, but passed a physical to enlist.
It was reported he would quietly enter the mandatory two-year military service period without media coverage. Seo opted instead to release a music video for his self-composed song, "Better Together", for his fans. The video was released on YouTube on March 26, 2017.{{cite web|last=Jie|first=Ye-eun|date=March 28, 2017|title=[V Report Plus] Seo In-guk releases 'Walk Together' before joining military|url=http://kpopherald.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=201703281510335434747_2&ACE_SEARCH=1|work=Kpop Herald|access-date=August 11, 2017|archive-date=August 11, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170811143801/http://kpopherald.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=201703281510335434747_2&ACE_SEARCH=1|url-status=live}} However, due to a fractured ankle, Seo was excused from conscription four days after entering and scheduled for a medical re-examination. His agency released the results, revealing Seo was diagnosed with Osteochondritis dissecans, a bone and cartilage condition. He was given a Grade 5 health rating and consequently exempted.{{cite web|last=Hong|first=Dam-young|date=June 15, 2017|title=Seo In-guk exempt from military service|url=http://kpopherald.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=201706151433517513842_2&ACE_SEARCH=1|url-status=live|work=Kpop Herald|access-date=August 11, 2017|archive-date=August 11, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170811144039/http://kpopherald.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=201706151433517513842_2&ACE_SEARCH=1}}{{cite web|last=Kim|first=Jung-kyoon|date=July 6, 2017|title=Seo In-guk under scrutiny after exemption|url=http://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/news/article/article.aspx?aid=3035499|url-status=live|work=Korea JoongAng Daily|access-date=August 11, 2017|archive-date=August 11, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170811104901/http://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/news/article/article.aspx?aid=3035499}}
Filmography
=Film=
=Television series=
=Web series=
=Television=
=Music video appearances=
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders"
! scope="col" | Year ! scope="col" | Title ! scope="col" | Artist | ||
| rowspan="2" | 2012 | "Please Don't..." ({{Korean|hangul=이러지마 제발|labels=no}}) | K.Will |
| "I Just Walked" ({{Korean|hangul=그냥 걸었어|labels=no}}) | Jo Moon Geun | |
| 2013 | "Pick Up the Phone" ({{Korean|hangul=다시는|labels=no}}) | Phone |
| 2014 | "Another Parting" ({{Korean|hangul=어떤 안녕|labels=no}}) | Melody Day |
| 2024 | "No Sad Song For My Broken Heart" ({{Korean|hangul=내게 어울릴 이별 노래가 없어|labels=no}}) | K.Will |
Musical theatre
| class="wikitable"
! scope="col" |Year ! scope="col" |Title ! scope="col" |Role ! scope="col" |Theater ! scope="col" |Date ! scope="col" |Ref. |
| 2012
| Gwanghwamun Love Song ({{Korean|hangul=광화문 연가|labels=no}}) | Hyun-woo | LG Art Centre | February 7 to March 11 |
| 2023–2024
| Monte Cristo ({{Korean|hangul=몬테크리스토|labels=no}}) | Edmond Dantes | Chungmu Art Centre Grand Theatre | November 21 to February 25 |{{cite web|url=https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=112&aid=0003654774|last=Jung|first=Hye-young|script-title=ko:몬테크리스토' 이규형→서인국, 캐스팅 트레일러 공개..대대적인 변혁 예고|trans-title= 'Montecristo' Lee Kyu-hyung → Seo In-guk releases casting trailer... and a major transformation is in store|publisher=Herald Pop|via=Naver|date=September 21, 2023|access-date=October 5, 2023|language=ko}} |
Discography
{{Main|Seo In-guk discography}}
Concerts
| class="wikitable"
! Date ! Title ! Venue !Ref. | ||
| December 26, 2010 | 2010 Sentimental City (with Lena Park) | Olympic Gymnastics Arena |
| December 28, 2013
| rowspan="2" | Supri-In Guk! | rowspan="2" | Ewha Womans University Auditorium | ||
| December 29, 2013 | ||
| December 31, 2016 | MINT CHOCOLATE | Yes24 Live Hall |
| December 8, 2018
| rowspan="2" | [New Year] Snow: Frame - Our Season to Be Together | rowspan="2" | Yes24 Live Hall | ||
| December 9, 2018 | ||
| December 28, 2019 | S#33 / TAKE10 | Donghae Culture and Arts Center |
Ambassadorship
Awards and nominations
References
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External links
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Category:21st-century South Korean singers
Category:21st-century South Korean male actors
Category:South Korean rhythm and blues singers
Category:South Korean male pop singers
Category:South Korean hapkido practitioners
Category:South Korean male idols
Category:South Korean male film actors
Category:South Korean male television actors
Category:South Korean male musical theatre actors
Category:Male actors from Ulsan
Category:Jellyfish Entertainment artists