Ji Soo


Kim Ji-soo, professionally known as Ji Soo, is a South Korean actor.

Early life and education

In elementary school, Ji Soo was a judo athlete and competed at national level before giving it up due to injuries. He was an actor trainee under JYP Entertainment in 2012.
Ji Soo is a student of Digital Seoul Culture Arts University, where he majors in Film.

Career

Ji Soo made his acting debut on stage in 2009 and consequently starred in several short films, including having a leading role in the Korean-Filipino independent film Seoul Mates. He first gained recognition in high school drama Angry Mom.
Since then, he has starred in television series Cheer Up!, Page Turner and ; as well as the film One Way Trip.
In 2017, he co-starred in JTBC's fantasy romance comedy Strong Woman Do Bong-soon, playing a passionate rookie police officer. He next starred in OCN's crime drama Bad Guys 2.
In 2018, Ji Soo was cast in JTBC's drama special Ping Pong Ball, and Netflix's youth romance drama My First First Love.

Personal life

Ji Soo received surgery for acute osteomyelitis on 13 September 2016. On 27 September, he returned to filming Fantastic and was officially discharged from the hospital on 1 October.
He is part of a celebrity group of friends known as BYH48 which consists of EXO's Suho, Ryu Jun-yeol, Byun Yo-han, Lee Dong-hwi and more. The name was coined by their fans, with BYH referring to Byun Yo-han - the group's leader - and 48 is a parody of Japanese idol group AKB48.
Ji Soo is also best friends with fellow actor Nam Joo-hyuk.

Filmography

Film

Television series

Web series

Variety show

Music video appearances

Theater

Awards and nominations