Around 2016, the year she turned 23, she began working as a model in Seoul. In 2017, the year she turned 24, she made her acting debut in SBS’s Reunited Worlds, and that November she was cast in MBC’s Money Flower.
In 2018, she played Crown Princess Kim So-hye in tvN’s 100 Days My Prince. In 2019, she appeared in tvN’s Abyss as Jang Hee-jin.
The breakthrough yearIn 2020, the year she turned 27, she played Yeo Da-kyung in JTBC’s The World of the Married and became known. The finale drew 28.4% nationwide, and by June eight ad endorsement deals had been reported.
In 2021, she appeared in JTBC’s Nevertheless, and in October she took the lead in Netflix’s My Name, which ranked No. 3 among TV shows worldwide on FlixPatrol on October 20 (local time). In 2022, she became a global ambassador for Balenciaga and Omega, and was nominated at the Baeksang Arts Awards for My Name.
In December 2023, Part 1 of Netflix’s Gyeongseong Creature was released. In 2024, Gyeongseong Creature Part 2 and Season 2 were released, and so was her first film, Heavy Snow.
In 2025, she attended a Rome fashion show as a Dior ambassador and began filming The Intern. In 2026, the films Project Y and The Intern opened one after the other.
Han So-hee (born Nov 18, 1993) made her acting debut in SBS’s Reunited Worlds in 2017, the year she turned 24, and became known on Mar 27, 2020, the year she turned 27, when she played Yeo Da-kyung in JTBC’s The World of the Married. My Name was released in 2021, the year she turned 28.
Ages are by calendar year (the year minus the birth year), birthdays aside.
Began working as a model in Seoul. She says it started when she helped an acquaintance with a portfolio shoot, and that she became interested in acting while doing ad shoots.
Source 03 · OBS (Korean) · K Star Institute: Han So-hee · opens in a new tabSource 26 · Korean Wikipedia · Han So-hee · opens in a new tab The start year is from the active-years listing (2016 onward) on Wikipedia; not confirmed in news reports.It was her first work and her first role on terrestrial TV. She says she was cast while she kept going to auditions.
Source 01 · Sports World (Korean) · Remarks on joining Reunited Worlds · opens in a new tabSource 03 · OBS (Korean) · K Star Institute: Han So-hee · opens in a new tab The first broadcast date could not be confirmed. An Oct. 21, 2017 article already treats the drama as finished.Her agency announced the casting. It came right after her debut work ended, and the first broadcast was set for the 11th.
Source 02 · Maeil Business (Korean) · Money Flower casting · opens in a new tabThe first episode aired that day. She played Kim So-hye, the crown prince’s consort.
Source 04 · MK Sports (Korean) · First broadcast of 100 Days My Prince · opens in a new tabPlayed Jang Hee-jin, Cha Min’s former fiancée.
Source 05 · Sports Chosun (Korean) · Abyss character relationship chart · opens in a new tab The date is the first broadcast date announced in a pre-air article.She played Yeo Da-kyung, who has an affair with Ji Seon-u’s husband Lee Tae-oh, then marries him and has a child, and Xports News and Newsis reported that she rose to stardom through the work. The 6.3% rating for the first episode was the highest premiere rating in JTBC history at the time.
News1 reported that the finale drew 28.4% nationwide and 31.7% in the Seoul area (Nielsen Korea, paying households), the highest for a non-terrestrial drama at the time.
Source 09 · News1 (Korean) · The World of the Married finale ratings · opens in a new tabAP Shinmun reported eight ad endorsement deals made known from May to June 22. Two of them were reported that day.
Source 10 · AP Shinmun (Korean) · Han So-hee’s eighth ad · opens in a new tabIn the Saturday drama she played opposite Song Kang, who played Park Jae-eon. The first episode drew 2.207%.
Source 11 · Yonhap News Agency (Korean) · First broadcast of Nevertheless · opens in a new tabPlayed the lead, Ji-woo, who joins a gang to find her father’s killer.
Source 12 · YTN (Korean) · My Name released · opens in a new tabElectronic Times reported that it ranked No. 3 among TV shows worldwide on FlixPatrol on the 20th (local time), and No. 1 in Thailand and Vietnam.
Source 13 · Electronic Times (Korean) · My Name is No. 3 worldwide · opens in a new tabW Korea announced it on its website. Money Today reported that it was the first time a Korean had become an ambassador for the brand.
Source 14 · Money Today (Korean) · Balenciaga ambassador · opens in a new tabNominated for My Name. The ceremony was on May 6.
Source 15 · JTBC (Korean) · Nominees for the 58th Baeksang Arts Awards · opens in a new tab Based on the date the nominations were announced. The result could not be confirmed.Fashionbiz reported that the Swiss watch brand Omega welcomed her as a global ambassador and a member of its star family.
Source 16 · Fashionbiz (Korean) · Omega global ambassador · opens in a new tabReceived the Best Artist Award in the actor category with Park Min-young and Seo In-guk at the ceremony in Nagoya, Japan.
Source 17 · YTN (Korean) · 2022 AAA Best Artist Award · opens in a new tabIt was held in Yongsan, Seoul, with the director, Park Seo-joon, Claudia Kim, Kim Hae-sook and Jo Han-chul. She plays Yoon Chae-ok, a tracker.
Source 18 · Star Today (Maeil Business) (Korean) · Gyeongseong Creature press conference · opens in a new tabIn the series set in Gyeongseong in the spring of 1945, she played Yoon Chae-ok opposite Park Seo-joon. Part 1 was released at 5 p.m. that day.
Source 18 · Star Today (Maeil Business) (Korean) · Gyeongseong Creature press conference · opens in a new tabPart 2 was released.
Source 19 · Financial News (Korean) · Gyeongseong Creature Part 2 · opens in a new tabSource 18 · Star Today (Maeil Business) (Korean) · Gyeongseong Creature press conference · opens in a new tabAll seven episodes of Season 2 were released, ending the series. Season 2 is set in the present day (2024).
Source 27 · JoongAng Ilbo (Korean) · Gyeongseong Creature Season 2 released · opens in a new tabPlayed Seol, a teen star. OBS introduces it as her first film.
Source 20 · Top Star News (Korean) · Film Heavy Snow released · opens in a new tabSource 03 · OBS (Korean) · K Star Institute: Han So-hee · opens in a new tab The date is the day Top Star News wrote it was unveiled.Attended the show in Rome, Italy, as a Dior ambassador.
Source 21 · Newspim (Korean) · Dior 2026 Cruise Collection · opens in a new tabReleased a campaign pictorial for the 25 FW season with Lee Do-hyun.
Source 22 · Youth Daily (Korean) · Musinsa Standard ambassador · opens in a new tabShe was confirmed to play Seon-woo, the CEO of a fashion company, opposite Choi Min-sik in the Korean remake of the Hollywood film The Intern. Warner Bros. Korea said filming began that day.
Source 23 · Chosun Ilbo (Korean) · Korean remake of The Intern casts · opens in a new tabAppeared with Jeon Jong-seo. She describes it as her first commercial film.
Source 24 · MBC Entertainment (Korean) · Project Y released · opens in a new tabSource 03 · OBS (Korean) · K Star Institute: Han So-hee · opens in a new tabYonhap reported that about 275,000 people saw it over the first weekend after opening, from the 18th to the 20th, putting it at No. 1 at the box office.
Source 25 · Yonhap News Agency (Korean) · The Intern tops the box office · opens in a new tabEND OF SELECTED RECORDSSelected records, 2016–2026 · not a complete list of work. “Key moment” is an editorial label, not a measure of success.
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