KOREAN STARS
SEO
WOO
PROFILE
§ Name: 서우 / Seo Woo (Suh Woo)
§ Real
name: 김문주
/ Kim Moon Joo (Kim Mun Ju)
§ Profession: Actress
§ Birthdate: 1985-Jul-07
§ Birthplace: South
Korea
§ Height: 162cm
§ Weight: 43kg
§ Star
sign: Cancer
Actress Seo Woo was born in Seoul, South Korea on July 7,
1985 with the birth name of Kim Moon-Joo (김문주).
She is the youngest of three daughters in her family. As the youngest child Seo
Woo developed a charming personality effective for a young child to garner
attention. Her childhood was typical for a Korean girl and she held no
aspirations to become an actress during her school days. Seo Woo did take
traditional Korean dance lessons for 8 years and also figure skating &
violin lessons.
In 2007, Seo Woo made her debut as an actress in a
supporting role for the film "My Son".
Even at this time Seo Woo did not hold aspirations to become an actress. Seo
Woo got the part after visiting the president of her current management company
"Shim Entertainment" (심엔터테인먼트),
whom she already knew & received an audition. During this time Seo Woo also
appeared in a commercial for Lotte ice cream and in the MBC drama "Kimchi Cheese Smile".
In the following year, 2008, Seo Woo received her break out
role in the critically lauded film "Crush and Blush". Seo Woo played pivotal
supporting character Seo Jong-Hee - an oddball outcast middle-school student.
Prior to filming "Crush and Blush,"
the film's director Lee Kyoung-Mi frequently
called Seo Woo & listened to Seo Woo practice her lines, while also talking
about herself and asking questions about Seo Woo. Through this process Seo Woo
got closer to her character Seo Jong-Hee. As a result, Seo Woo won "Best
New Actress" awards from 8 different domestic movie awards.
In 2009 Seo Woo took the lead role in the unusual MBC drama
"Tamra, the Island"
- a period drama set on Jeju Island that also stars French model Pierre Deporte. In "Tamra, the Island," Seo Woo plays Jang Beo-jin
an impish young female diver on the island. The role was a challenge for Seo
Woo because she has a fear of water from an early drowning experiencing.
Although Seo Woo found it difficult at times, she did manage to finish her
filming scenes after taking diving lessons for three months. "Tamra, the Island" received disappointing TV
ratings, but the show did attract a fervent following by hardcore fans who
protested loud and clear when MBC decided
to shorten the length of the series.
A minor scandal also broke out during this time when
netizens discovered Seo Woo was born in 1985 and not in 1988 (which was her
reported age by her management company). When the discrepancy was discovered,
her management company publicly apologized for the error and stated the error
was their fault and not Seo Woo's.
During the filming of "Tamra, the Island," Seo Woo also received an
offer to play the main character in the art film "Paju,"
directed by Park Chan-Ok.
Initially, it seemed Seo Woo could not perform in "Paju"
due to her shooting schedule in "Tamra, the Island," but a fortunate 2 month
break allowed Seo Woo to take part in "Paju."
According to director Park Chan-Ok,
Seo Woo was cast for the lead role due to her exhausted eyes, which was shown
on "Tamra, the Island."
Director Park Chan-Ok felt
those emotions would fit perfectly with her character's mysterious image in
"Paju."
Seo Woo and the film "Paju"
received strong responses, especially from the film festival circuit.
Since that time, Seo Woo has seen her popularity increase
immensely and demand for her as an actress has also risen proportionally. In
2010, Seo Woo performed alongside celebrated actress Jeon Do-Yeon in the highly anticipated film
"The Housemaid,"
directed by Im Sang-Soo. Seo Woo also plays the inverted Cinderella like
character in the popular KBS2 drama
"Cinderella's Sister,"
alongside popular actress Moon Geun-Young.
When Seo Woo is not busy acting in movies or dramas, she
enjoys cooking and sometimes even cooks for her manager. Her worst habit is
laziness.
TV Dramas
Movies
Awards
§
§ 2010
Asia Model Festival Awards - Fashionista Award
§ 2010
Korea Drama Festival Awards - Best New Actress (Tamra the Island)
§ 2009
MBC Drama Awards - Popularity Award (Tamra the Island)
Trivia
- Her breakthrough was in a
2007 Lotte ice
cream commercial which became highly popular and earned her the nickname,
'4D Girl'.
- In 2009 she contributed her
vocals to My Fair Lady, one of the tracks in Lee Seung-Hwan's 20th anniversary album Hwantastic
Friends. She also starred in the music video of Lee's song Wonderful
Day (Good Day 2).
- In 2010 she appeared in two
versions of PSY's
music video for his title track Right Now (a cameo in the
first, and a starring role in the second).
- In 2012 she appeared in Btob's
music video 'Irresistible Lips
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