The year she turned 16, she debuted in the girl group Miss A. That November, Miss A won three awards at the Mnet Asian Music Awards, including best new female artist. In 2011, she made her acting debut as Go Hye-mi in KBS2’s Dream High and won best new actress at the KBS Drama Awards at the end of the year.
The breakthrough yearThe year she turned 18, she played the young Seo-yeon in the film Architecture 101. Maeil Business Newspaper writes that Suzy took the title “first love of the nation” with the film. In April she won best new actress in film at the 48th Baeksang Arts Awards.
In 2013, she played Dam Yeo-ul in MBC’s Gu Family Book. In 2015, she played Jin Chae-seon in the film The Sound of a Flower. In 2016, she returned to TV after three years with KBS2’s Uncontrollably Fond.
In 2017, she released her first solo mini album, Yes? No?, and appeared in SBS’s While You Were Sleeping. In December, Miss A officially disbanded. In 2018, she released her second mini album, Faces of Love. In 2019, she left JYP Entertainment and signed with Management Soop, and played Ko Hae-ri, a National Intelligence Service agent, in SBS’s Vagabond.
In 2020, she played Seo Dal-mi in tvN’s Start-Up. In 2021, she held an online fan concert for her 10th debut anniversary. In 2022, she released the digital single “Satellite” and played her first sole lead role in Coupang Play’s Anna.
In 2023, she appeared in Netflix’s Doona!. In 2024, the film Wonderland opened. In 2025, she starred opposite Kim Woo-bin in Netflix’s Genie, Make a Wish. In 2026, a December release was announced for the film Seven O’Clock Breakfast Club for the Brokenhearted.
Bae Suzy (born Oct 10, 1994) debuted in the girl group Miss A on Jul 1, 2010, the year she turned 16, and became known for playing the young Seo-yeon in the film Architecture 101, which opened on Mar 22, 2012, the year she turned 18. She released her first solo mini album in 2017, the year she turned 23.
Ages are by calendar year (the year minus the birth year), birthdays aside.
Performed the title track “Bad Girl Good Girl” on her debut stage on Mnet’s M Countdown. Sports Chosun reports that she was scouted by an agency after taking part in the Gwangju regional audition of Superstar K.
Source 02 · Newsen (Korean) · Miss A’s debut stage · opens in a new tabSource 01 · Sports Chosun (Korean) · How Suzy of Miss A debuted · opens in a new tabMiss A won best new female artist, best dance performance by a female group and song of the year, five months after debut.
Source 03 · Nocut News (Korean) · Miss A at the 2010 MAMA · opens in a new tabMade her first acting appearance as Go Hye-mi. The first episode drew a 10.7% rating.
Source 04 · Edaily (Korean) · First episode of Dream High · opens in a new tabSource 07 · TV Daily (Korean) · 2011 KBS Drama Awards · opens in a new tabSource 05 · My Daily (Korean) · Suzy’s 10th debut anniversary · opens in a new tabPerformed the new song “Good Bye Baby” in a comeback stage on SBS’s live show Inkigayo.
Source 06 · TV Report (Korean) · Miss A’s comeback stage · opens in a new tabShared the best new actress award with Uee for Go Hye-mi in Dream High.
Source 07 · TV Daily (Korean) · 2011 KBS Drama Awards · opens in a new tabPlayed the young Seo-yeon. Maeil Business Newspaper writes that Suzy took the title “first love of the nation” with this film.
Won for Architecture 101.
Source 11 · Newsen (Korean) · 48th Baeksang Arts Awards · opens in a new tabSource 12 · Money Today (Korean) · Baeksang Arts Awards winners · opens in a new tabAppeared as Dam Yeo-ul alongside Lee Seung-gi.
Source 13 · Star News (Korean) · Gu Family Book · opens in a new tab Star News reports that the two did not fully appear in the first episode.Newspim reports that the song ranked No. 2 on the weekly music chart (Melon) for the fourth week of April. It was in its fourth week after release.
Source 14 · Newspim (Korean) · Late-April music chart · opens in a new tab The exact release date was not confirmed. Only that the song was in its fourth week after release, in a late-April article, was confirmed.Played the female pansori singer Jin Chae-seon. The film opened at No. 4 at the box office on its first day.
Source 15 · News1 (Korean) · The Sound of a Flower opening day · opens in a new tabSource 16 · MBN (Korean) · The Sound of a Flower · opens in a new tabHankyoreh describes the song as a pairing across agencies, with Baekhyun of SM Entertainment and Suzy of JYP Entertainment.
Source 17 · Hankyoreh (Korean) · Male-female collaborations · opens in a new tab Only that it came out in January was confirmed in the article; the exact date was not confirmed.Co-starred with Kim Woo-bin in her first TV drama in three years.
Source 18 · Sports Seoul (Korean) · Uncontrollably Fond · opens in a new tab The airdate is the scheduled date from a pre-broadcast article.The title track is “Yes No Maybe.” Tenasia calls it her first solo debut mini album.
Source 19 · Tenasia (Korean) · First solo track released · opens in a new tab The release date is the scheduled date (midnight on the 24th) from a pre-release article.Played a woman who sees unfortunate events ahead of time in her dreams, alongside Lee Jong-suk. Episodes 1 and 2 drew nationwide ratings of 7.2% and 9.2%.
Source 20 · Maeil Business Newspaper (Korean) · First episodes of While You Were Sleeping · opens in a new tabJYP Entertainment announced that its girl group Miss A was disbanding.
Source 21 · Sports Chosun (Korean) · Miss A officially disbands · opens in a new tabSports Donga reports that the American magazine Billboard ran an article on the album.
Source 22 · Sports Donga (Korean) · Faces of Love · opens in a new tabJYP Entertainment said in an official press release that the two sides had agreed not to renew the contract. The contract ran through March 31, ending nine years together.
Source 23 · Newsen (Korean) · Suzy and JYP part ways · opens in a new tabManagement Soop announced that it had signed her to an exclusive contract.
Source 24 · Media Pen (Korean) · Contract with Management Soop · opens in a new tabPlayed Ko Hae-ri, a National Intelligence Service black agent.
Source 25 · Segye Ilbo (Korean) · Vagabond · opens in a new tabAppeared with Lee Byung-hun, Ha Jung-woo, Ma Dong-seok and Jeon Hye-jin. Sports Chosun reports 2.45 million cumulative admissions in the first week.
Source 26 · Sports Chosun (Korean) · Ashfall · opens in a new tabPlayed Seo Dal-mi.
Source 05 · My Daily (Korean) · Suzy’s 10th debut anniversary · opens in a new tabStreamed live exclusively on Kakao TV in South Korea and North America.
Source 27 · Sports Donga (Korean) · 10th anniversary fan concert · opens in a new tabHer first official release in about four years, since her 2018 second mini album.
Source 28 · Seoul Economic Daily (Korean) · Satellite · opens in a new tabPlayed Yu-mi in her first sole lead role. Episodes 1 and 2 were released that day.
Source 29 · Yonhap News Agency (Korean) · Anna · opens in a new tabPlayed Doona, a former idol who has retired.
Source 30 · JTBC (Korean) · Doona! · opens in a new tabAppeared with Tang Wei and Park Bo-gum. 82,873 people saw it on opening day, putting it at No. 1 at the box office.
Source 31 · Sports Donga (Korean) · Wonderland opening day · opens in a new tabPlayed Ga-young, a human who lacks emotions, alongside Kim Woo-bin.
Source 32 · Newsis (Korean) · Genie, Make a Wish · opens in a new tabStars with Lee Jin-wook, playing a flight attendant, Sa-gang. Newsen reports that the film opens in December.
Source 33 · Newsen (Korean) · Seven O’Clock Breakfast Club for the Brokenhearted to open in December · opens in a new tabEND OF SELECTED RECORDSSelected records, 2010–2026 · not a complete list of work. “Key moment” is an editorial label, not a measure of success.
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