Seo Woo
{{Short description|South Korean actress (born 1985)}}
{{family name hatnote|Kim|Seo|lang=Korean}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Seo Woo
| image = Seo Woo signing at the 2010 Allure Green Campaign at N Seoul Tower 010.jpg
| caption = Seo in 2010
| birth_name = Kim Moon-joo
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1985|7|7}}
| birth_place = Seoul, South Korea
| occupation = Actress
| years active = 2007–present
| agent = {{plainlist|
- Cube Entertainment
(2016–17)
The CNT - (2018–present)
}}
| website =
| module = {{Infobox Korean name/auto|child=yes|headercolor=transparent
| hangul = %김문주
| hangulstage = %서우
}}
}}
Seo Woo ({{Korean|hangul=서우}}; born July 7, 1985), birth name Kim Moon-joo, is a South Korean actress. She made her breakthrough with the film Crush and Blush{{cite web|last=Choi|first=Ji-eun|title=Seo Woo's Movie Picks: Movies with the strongest impression, regardless of genre|url=http://www.asiae.co.kr/news/view.htm?idxno=2009120416060851014|access-date=2012-11-20|work=10Asia|date=4 December 2009}} (2008). She is best known for her roles in the films Paju and The Housemaid, as well as her roles in the TV dramas Tamra, the Island, Cinderella's Stepsister and Flames of Desire.{{cite web|last=Choi|first=Ji-eun|title=INTERVIEW: Actress Seo Woo - Part 1|url=http://www.asiae.co.kr/news/view.htm?idxno=2010042813394735225|access-date=2012-11-20|work=10Asia|date=28 April 2010}}{{cite web|last=Choi|first=Ji-eun|title=INTERVIEW: Actress Seo Woo - Part 2|url=http://www.asiae.co.kr/news/view.htm?idxno=2010042813434158399|work=10Asia|date=28 April 2010|access-date=2012-11-20}}
Career
Seo first became known to the public as the "4D Girl" (wacky girl) in the popular "Ok me wa ka" commercial promoting the Lotte ice cream brand. After her debut as a supporting actress in the 2007 film My Son, she successfully auditioned and landed the part in the sitcom Kimchi Cheese Smile.
The following year, Seo received her breakout role in the black comedy Crush and Blush. She received considerable attention and the "Best New Actress" title in numerous awards for her success in the part—she was nominated for the same title in film at the 45th Baeksang Arts Awards.{{cite web|last=Lee|first=Hyo-won|title=Kong Hyo-jin Shines in Crush|url=https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/art/2008/10/203_32046.html|access-date=2012-11-20|work=The Korea Times|date=2 October 2008}}{{cite web|last=Cho |first=Jae-eun |title=Director displays guts and playfulness in her first outing |url=http://koreajoongangdaily.joinsmsn.com/news/article/article.aspx?aid=2941817 |access-date=2012-11-20 |work=Korea JoongAng Daily |date=23 September 2011 |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120626151500/http://koreajoongangdaily.joinsmsn.com/news/article/article.aspx?aid=2941817 |archive-date=26 June 2012 }} In 2009, Seo took on the lead role in the cult favorite Tamra, the Island, a period drama set on Jeju Island.{{cite web|last=Choi|first=Ji-eun|script-title=ko:서우: 탐나는 배우, 서우로다|url=http://tenasia.hankyung.com/archives/1957|access-date=2012-11-20|work=10Asia|language=ko|date=10 August 2009}}{{cite web|last=Choi|first=Ji-eun|script-title=ko:서우: My name is...|url=http://tenasia.hankyung.com/archives/1948|access-date=2012-11-20|work=10Asia|trans-title=My Name Is: Seo Woo|language=ko|date=10 August 2009}} She then contributed her vocals to "My Fair Lady," one of the tracks in Lee Seung-hwan's 20th anniversary album Hwantastic Friends.
Seo continued to challenge herself, delivering a much-praised turn in arthouse film Paju,{{cite web|last=Shin|first=Hae-in|title=(Movie Review) Paju examines female psyche through forbidden love, social disorder|url=http://english.yonhapnews.co.kr/culturesports/2009/10/22/56/0703000000AEN20091022001200315F.HTML|access-date=2012-11-20|work=Yonhap|date=22 October 2009}}{{cite web|last=Paquet|first=Darcy|title=Paju|url=http://www.koreanfilm.org/kfilm09.html#paju|access-date=2012-06-20|work=Koreanfilm.org}}{{cite web|title=Seo Woo Courted by Foreign Directors|url=https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/art/2010/06/135_54320.html|access-date=2012-11-20|work=The Korea Times|date=27 October 2009}} and landing a role opposite celebrated actress Jeon Do-yeon in The Housemaid, which screened in competition at the 2010 Cannes Film Festival.{{cite web|last=Lee|first=Ji-hye|title=Im Sang-soo says Jeon Do-youn is "full-fledged artist"|url=http://www.asiae.co.kr/news/view.htm?idxno=2010050417141002833|access-date=2012-11-20|work=10Asia|date=4 May 2010}}{{cite web|title=Glamorous Actress Seo Woo getting popular after Cannes film festival|url=https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/art/2010/06/135_66603.html|access-date=2012-11-20|work=The Korea Times|date=27 May 2010}}
She and Moon Geun-young played siblings in the popular modern fairytale retelling Cinderella's Stepsister,{{cite web|last=Kim|first=Jessica|title=Cinderella is not quite the fairy tale, says Taecyeon (1)|url=http://www.asiae.co.kr/news/view.htm?idxno=2010032523564814224|access-date=2012-11-20|work=10Asia|date=25 March 2010}}{{cite web|last=Kim|first=Jessica|title=Cinderella is not quite the fairy tale, says Taecyeon (2)|url=http://www.asiae.co.kr/news/view.htm?idxno=2010032522271293911|access-date=2012-11-20|work=10Asia|date=25 March 2010}}{{cite web|last=Choi|first=Ji-eun|title=On the set of TV series Sister of Cinderella|url=http://www.asiae.co.kr/news/view.htm?idxno=2010051213280294995|access-date=2012-11-20|work=10Asia|date=12 May 2010}}{{cite web|title=Actress Seo Woo joins 20-20 club|url=https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/art/2010/06/135_66879.html|access-date=2012-11-20|work=The Korea Times|date=1 June 2010}} but Seo later said she considers it her worst performance, despite being the character she worked hardest on.{{cite web|title=Seo Woo featured in July's Cosmo and Bazaar|url=http://www.dramabeans.com/2010/06/seo-woo-featured-in-julys-cosmo-and-bazaar/|website=Dramabeans|access-date=2014-07-24|date=22 June 2010}} Afterwards she played a complex character in the melodrama Flames of Desire.{{cite web|title=Best Performance by an Actress: Seo Woo for Paju|url=http://www.asiapacificscreenacademy.com/nomsarchive/seo-woo/|access-date=2012-11-20|work=2010 Asia Pacific Screen Awards Nominee}}
In the family drama If Tomorrow Comes, she played a cheerful daughter to veteran actress Go Doo-shim.{{cite web|last=Park|first=So-jung|title=Seo Woo to star in SBS weekend series|url=http://www.asiae.co.kr/news/view.htm?idxno=2011092211315921505|access-date=2012-11-20|work=10Asia|date=22 September 2011}}{{cite web|last=Choi|first=Eun-hwa|title=Ha Seok Jin Praises Seo Woo in If Tomorrow Comes|url=http://enewsworld.mnet.com/enews/contents.asp?idx=1701|access-date=2012-11-20|work=enewsWorld|date=22 November 2011}} She next portrayed a calm yet brave art major in the fantasy-horror TV movie Knock, about a magical mask passed down in a shaman family.{{cite web|last=Ko|first=Hong-ju|title=Seo Woo to Star in Horror TV Movie, Knock|url=http://enewsworld.mnet.com/enews/contents.asp?idx=8602|access-date=2012-11-20|work=enewsWorld|date=26 June 2012}}{{cite web|last=Hong|first=Lucia|title=Seo Woo cast to star in horror TV movie|url=http://www.asiae.co.kr/news/view.htm?idxno=2012062708454244149|access-date=2012-11-20|work=10Asia|date=27 June 2012}}
From 2013 to 2014, she played a Baekje-era femme fatale in the daily period drama The King's Daughter, Soo Baek-hyang.{{cite web|last=Kang|first=Jung-yeon|title=Seo Woo Confirms Villain Role in New Drama|url=http://www.tenasia.com/seo-woo-confirms-villain-role-in-new-drama/|work=10Asia|access-date=2013-09-06|date=30 August 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140413132450/http://www.tenasia.com/seo-woo-confirms-villain-role-in-new-drama/|archive-date=13 April 2014}}{{cite web|last=Kim|first=Hee-eun|title=Seo Woo seeks new management|url=http://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/news/article/article.aspx?aid=2986606|work=Korea JoongAng Daily|access-date=2014-04-10|date=20 March 2014}}
In June 2016, Seo signed with Cube Entertainment.{{cite web|last=Choi|first=Na-young|script-title=ko:서우, 큐브와 전속계약 확정..비스트·현아 한솥밥|url=http://osen.mt.co.kr/article/G1110439955|work=OSEN|access-date=2016-06-20|date=20 June 2016}} She left in 2017.
In December 2018, Seo signed with The CNT.{{cite web|last=Choi|first=Na-young|script-title=ko:서우, 나문희·전광렬과 한솥밥..더씨엔티와 전속계약[공식입장]|url=http://www.osen.co.kr/article/G1111042589|work=OSEN|access-date=2018-12-03|date=3 December 2018}}
On December 12, 2019, Seo was featured in a horror film titled The House and took on the role of a pregnant woman named Eun Bi-roo.
Filmography
=Film=
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="width:600px" |
| width=10|Year
! Title ! Role ! Notes |
|---|
| scope="row" | 2007
| My Son | Yeo-il | |
| rowspan="2" scope="row" | 2008
| A School Rep. | Sun-ah | short film{{cite web|title=A School Rep.|url=http://www.indiestory.com/eng/film/film_view.asp?film_idx=983|website=IndieStory|access-date=2014-06-14}} |
| Crush and Blush
| Seo Jong-hee | |
| rowspan="2" scope="row" | 2009
| Jung Yi-gyu's sister (cameo) | |
| Paju
| Choi Eun-mo | |
| scope="row" | 2010
| Hae-ra | |
| scope="row" | 2019
| The House | Eun Bi-roo | |
=Television series=
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="width:600px" |
| width=10|Year
! Title ! Role ! Network |
|---|
| scope="row" | 2007
| Seo Woo | MBC |
| scope="row" | 2009
| Jang Beo-jin | MBC |
| rowspan="2" scope="row" | 2010
| Goo Hyo-sun | KBS2 |
| Flames of Desire
| Baek Soo-bin/Baek In-ki | MBC |
| scope="row" | 2011
| Yoon Eun-chae | SBS |
| rowspan="2" scope="row" | 2012
| Knock | Jung-hwa | MBN |
| Glass Mask
| Kang Yi-kyung/Seo Jung-ha | tvN |
| scope="row" | 2013–14
| The King's Daughter, Soo Baek-hyang | Seol-hee | MBC |
| scope="row" | 2015
| Doctor Hyo Jin (guest appearance, episode 12) | SBS |
=Music video=
Awards and nominations
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" |
| Year
! Award ! Category ! Nominated work ! Result |
|---|
| rowspan=4|2008
! scope="row" | 29th Blue Dragon Film Awards | rowspan="5" | Best New Actress | rowspan=6|Crush and Blush | {{nom}} |
| scope="row" | 28th Korean Association of Film Critics Awards
| {{won}} |
| scope="row" | 7th Korean Film Awards
| {{won}} |
| scope="row" | 11th Director's Cut Awards
| {{won}} |
| rowspan=4|2009
! scope="row" | 18th Buil Film Awards | {{won}} |
| scope="row" | 45th Baeksang Arts Awards
| {{nom}} |
| rowspan="2" scope="row" | MBC Drama Awards
|Best New Actress | rowspan="2" |Tamra, the Island | {{won}} |
| Most Popular Actress
| {{won}} |
| rowspan=8|2010
! scope="row" | 5th Asia Model Awards | Fashionista Award | {{NA}} | {{won}} |
| scope="row" | 4th Asia Pacific Screen Awards
| rowspan="2" |Paju | {{nom}} |
| rowspan="2" scope="row" | 46th Baeksang Arts Awards
| {{nom}} |
| Best New Actress (TV)
| {{nom}} |
| scope="row" | 47th Grand Bell Awards
| rowspan="2" | Best Supporting Actress | rowspan=2| The Housemaid | {{nom}} |
| scope="row" | 8th Korean Film Awards
| {{nom}} |
| scope="row" | 3rd Korea Drama Awards
| rowspan="2" |Best New Actress | rowspan="2" | Cinderella's Sister | {{won}} |
| scope="row" | KBS Drama Awards
| {{nom}} |
| 2013
! scope="row" | MBC Drama Awards | Excellence Award, Actress in a Serial Drama | The King's Daughter, Soo Baek-hyang | {{nom}} |
References
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External links
- {{HanCinema person}}
- {{kmdb person|00044113|Seo Woo}}
- {{IMDb name|3207873|Seo Woo}}
{{Korean Association of Film Critics Awards for Best New Actress}}
{{Director's Cut Awards for Best New Actress}}
{{Korea Drama Awards for Best New Actress}}
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