# Yoon So-hee

Yoon So-hee (Korean: 윤소희; born May 7, 1993) is a South Korean actress.

## Early life and education

Yoon was born in Stuttgart, Germany, on May 7, 1993, and lived there for six years before returning to Seoul. In 2011, she enrolled as a Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering major at Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, one of South Korea's prestigious science and research universities; she is currently on a leave of absence. Later, in 2021, she returned to study. She graduated from KAIST in 2023.

## Career

Yoon was first featured on Hit the S Style, a variety show which spotlights campus style icons which was aired on tvN. She then appeared in the intermission video at Super Show 5, a concert tour by Super Junior, followed by an uncredited cameo in the music video for SHINee's "Why So Serious?".
In 2013, she starred in music videos by EXO in EXO Music Video Drama (in both Korean and Mandarin Chinese versions). Afterwards, Yoon made her acting debut in the period drama The Blade and Petal. She has since been cast in increasingly larger roles in television dramas such as Let's Eat (2013) and Secret Door (2014), where she acted as the older version Kim Yoo-jung's character.
Yoon had her film debut in the romance film Salut d'Amour (2015) as the younger version of Youn Yuh-jung's character, followed by a supporting role in the South Korean-Chinese film Life Risking Romance (2016). In 2016, she had her first leading role in KBS' mini drama The Day After We Broke Up alongside Kim Myung-soo.
Yoon gained increased recognition following her supporting role in the sageuk The Emperor: Owner of the Mask. In 2018, Yoon portrayed her first lead role in the romantic comedy drama Witch's Love.
In October 2022, Yoon signed with new agency Saram Entertainment.

## Filmography
### Film

| Year | Title | Role |
| 2015 | Salut d'Amour | young Im Geum-nim |
| 2016 | Life Risking Romance | Jung Yoo-mi |
| TBA | Get Rich | |
| TBA | Late Night Washing Machine | Kim Jin-seo |

### Television series

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2013 | The Blade and Petal | Nang-ga | |
| 2013 | Drama Festival: "Surviving in Africa" | Yoon Na-ra | |
| 2013 | Let's Eat | Yoon Jin-yi | |
| 2014 | Love in Memory 2: "Dad's Notes" | Soo-jung | Mobile drama |
| 2014 | 12 Years Promise | young Jang Gook | |
| 2014 | Big Man | So Hye-ra | |
| 2014 | Marriage, Not Dating | Nam Hyun-hee | |
| 2014 | Secret Door | Seo Ji-dam/Park Bingae | Ep. 14–24 |
| 2015 | This Is My Love | 23-year-old Ji Eun-dong | |
| 2016 | Memory | Bong Sun-hwa | |
| 2016 | One More Time | Moon Da-in | |
| 2017 | Queen of the Ring | Kang Mi-joo | |
| 2017 | The Emperor: Owner of the Mask | Kim Hwa-gun | |
| 2017 | Because This Is My First Life | Herself | Cameo Ep. 1 |
| 2017 | Meloholic | Herself | Cameo |
| 2018 | Witch's Love | Kang Cho-hong | |
| 2020 | The Spies Who Loved Me | Sophie Ahn | Cameo |
| 2022 | Ghost Doctor | Im Bo-mi | |
| 2023 | Heartbeat | Yoon Hae-seon / Na Hae-won | |

### Web series

| Year | Title | Role |
| 2016 | Bong Soon - a Cyborg in Love | Bong Soon |
| 2016 | After The Show Ends | Go Ali |
| 2021 | Peng | Go Sa-ri |

### Television shows

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2016 | After the Play Ends | Cast member | Eps. 1–8 |
| 2018 | Friendly Driver | Cast member | Starts 24 January |
| 2018 | A Coveted Cruise | Cast member | |
| 2019 | Nowadays Bookstore: I will read books | Cast member | |
| 2021 | Why Is Classical | Host | Season 2 |

### Hosting

| Year | Title | Ref. |
| 2021 | AI Conference for All | |

### Music video appearances

| Year | Song Title | Artist | Notes |
| 2013 | "Why So Serious?" | SHINee | |
| 2013 | "Wolf" | EXO | For MAMA 2013, Drama Ver. |
| 2013 | "Growl" | EXO | For MAMA 2013, Drama Ver. |

## Ambassadorship

* Hall of Science honorary ambassador (2022)

## Awards and nominations

Name of the award ceremony, year presented, category, nominee of the award, and the result of the nomination :
| Award ceremony | Year | Category | Nominee / Work | Result |
| MBC Drama Awards | 2017 | Excellence Award, Actress in a Miniseries | The Emperor: Owner of the Mask | Nominated |
| Soompi Awards | 2018 | Best Supporting Actress | The Emperor: Owner of the Mask | Nominated |
| The Seoul Awards | 2017 | Best New Actress (Drama) | The Emperor: Owner of the Mask | Won |