Ahn So-hee

This is a Korean name; the family name is Ahn.
Ahn So-hee
Native name 안소희
Born Ahn So-hee
(1992-06-27) June 27, 1992
Seoul, South Korea
Occupation
Years active 2007–present
Agent KeyEast

Musical career

Genres K-pop
Instruments Vocals
Years active 2007–2013
Labels JYP Entertainment
Associated acts
Korean name
Hangul 안소희
Hanja 安昭熙
Revised Romanization An So-hui
McCune–Reischauer An Sohŭi

Ahn So-hee (born June 27, 1992), better known mononymously as Sohee, is a South Korean actress, brand ambassador and singer. She is a former member of the popular South Korean girl group Wonder Girls, which debuted under JYP Entertainment in 2007.

Early life

Sohee was born on June 27, 1992 in Seoul, South Korea.[1] She was selected through auditions and at the age of 12, she became a JYP trainee.

Career

2007–2013: Wonder Girls

In 2007, Sohee made her debut with the Wonder Girls, a girl group managed by JYP Entertainment after two years of training. The group debuted with the single "Irony", featuring Sohee as a dancer and vocalist with the group.[2] The group quickly rose to stardom with their hits "Tell Me", "So Hot" and "Nobody" in less than 2 years from their debut. The group earned themselves the title of "Nation's Girl Group" and Sohee, herself earned the title of "Nation's Little Sister". In particular, she is known for her unique catchphrase "Omona" from the song "Tell Me", which became a national craze.

In an official JYP Entertainment announcement, it was revealed that Sohee would not renew her contract with the company, thus ending her six-year membership as part of the Wonder Girls.[3] Her contract with the company expired on December 21, 2013.[4]

Modeling career

Sohee is also an accomplished model, and has shown great interest in both acting and modeling outside of Wonder Girls. She has been featured in various fashion magazines, including Numero, Vogue[5][6] Elle Girl[7][8] COSMOPOLITAN[9][10] CeCi[11][12] Dazed & Confused[13][14] Oh Boy![15][16] Marie Claire and W[17]

In 2011, Sohee was participated in 'Vision of Beauty' advertisement campaign for Lancome's newest cosmetic line, Visionnaire. As the line focuses on anti-aging, Sohee was filmed with a natural look and glowing skin. She was complimented by Lancome staff, who noted that she was "naturally confident," and used a "variety of stunning facial expressions", as well as for the maturity she displayed while filming.[18][19]

At the beginning of 2012, Sohee, along with YB's Yoon Do-hyun, Jaurim's Kim Yuna, TVXQ's Yunho, 2PM's Nichkhun, Sulli, actress Lee Min-jung, actor Jang Hyuk, Park Joong-hoon and Ahn Sung-ki, participated in the Good Downloader Campaign that being led by Gaon Chart for a new effort against copyright infringement. A representative from the '2012 Good Downloader Campaign' commented, "They wanted to get the message across that pirating movies and music is definitely not okay, but to also make people think about pirating in a more broad sense including things like television programs, characters, and sportswear".[20]

On February 2012, Sohee was selected as the endorsement model for the Tommy Hilfiger Denim fashion brand.[21][22] On Mac 2012, Sohee appeared and made a transformation into a stunning woman in an endorsement pictorial for the famous international make up brand MAC as they launching six new shades of peaches and pinks designed specifically for Asian skin palettes.[23][24] In the same year, Sohee and JJ Project have been selected as models for sportswear brand Reebok's GL 6000 series.[25]

On May 2013, Sohee was chosen as the model for Cheil's fashion label, 8seconds summer line.[26][27] In 2014, Sohee become the first model of new cosmetics brand VDL that launched by LG Life & Health last year.[28][29] In March 2014, Sohee and BIGBANG's T.O.P become the new modeling couple for Reebok's EX-O-FIT and Freestyle shoes.[30][31]

In 2015, Sohee become a model for cosmetics brand shu uemura's Laque Supreme.[32] Sohee rocking out the twelve bold colors of their Laque Supreme lip tint. The vivid colors ranging from red to fuchsia and the softer shades ranging from pink to coral. In the same year, Sohee has been chosen to endorsed Reebok Classic's Furylite shoes.[33]

Acting career

Sohee made her acting debut at the age of 14 with a minor role in a short film The Synesthesia For Overtone Construction directed by Yu Dae-eol in 2004. She acted as a deaf girl in that short film.

In early 2008, Sohee make her big screen debut alongside Lee Mi-sook and Kim Min-hee in the romantic comedyHellcats, directed by Kwon Chil-in of Singles. The film is adapted from the popular Korean comic 10, 20 and 30, and is about the views of modern Korean women towards love and life. During the filming of Hellcats, Sohee was injured, resulting in the tearing of knee ligament in a fall from a running motorcycle.[34] The same year, she was appointed as joint ambassadors of the 2nd Seoul International Family Film Festival (SIFFF) alongside Kim Hye-seong. She also made a cameo appearance in the MBC sitcom Here He Comes, as the love interest of Lee Jae-young (played by Jung Jae-yong).

Sohee appeared as a vampire girl in the music video for trio group 8Eight's song "Without a Heart" from the album Golden Age which was released on March 3, 2009.[35]

In May 2010, it was announced that Sohee alongside Wonder Girls members would be making a cameo appearance in the movie The Last Godfather.In September, Sohee starred in San E's music video "Love Sick" from his EP Everybody Ready?, which was released on November 2.[36][37]

In 2012, Sohee with her fellow Wonder Girls members acted in TV film The Wonder Girls on TeenNick. This was their first TV film in the United States.

On July 2, 2013, it was announced that Sohee would be starring in Happy! Rose Day alongside Jung Woong-in, a drama about a girl in her early 20s who works at a flower shop. The special drama is being produced by PD Kim Young-jo, who has also worked on the television series Cinderella's Sister and Hong Gil-dong. The drama is Sohee's first lead role, and aired in August on KBS2.

In 2014, after leaving Wonder Girls and former agency JYP Entertainment, Sohee signed with the management agency, BH Entertainment.[38] In October 2014, Sohee was cast in tvN's romantic comedy series Heart to Heart, playing an aspiring actress. The drama premiered on January 9, 2015. It was also announced that she would be making a cameo appearance in the film C'est si bon.[39]

In March 2015, Sohee was cast in South Korea's first zombie movie, Train to Busan. This film is about the chaos that happens inside a KTX train on its way to Busan as a strange virus begins to spread in Korea. Sohee plays Jin-hee, a high school student and a loyal supporter of the baseball team.[40] The film began filming in mid-April 2015, and premiered in the Midnight Screenings section at the 2016 Cannes Film Festival on 13 May 2016.[41][42] It was later officially released in July 2016. Though the film was a commercial and critical success, Sohee's performance received mixed reviews.

On September 21, 2015, Sohee officially left BH Entertainment, as she decided not to renew her contract with them. Sohee later signed with KeyEast.[43]

In February, it was announced that Sohee would be starring in the upcoming film Single Rider alongside Lee Byung-hun and Gong Hyo-jin. Later that year, she starred in Entourage, a remake of the American series Entourage. She plays the love interest of Seo Kang-joon's character.

Filmography

Films

Year Title Role Notes
2004 The Synesthesia For Overtone Construction Deaf girl Short film
2008 Hellcats Kim Kang-ae
2010 The Last Godfather Singer Cameo appearance with Wonder Girls
2013 Mr. Go Opening pitcher Scene was deleted and released in DVD
2015 C'est si bon Cameo
2016 Train to Busan Jin-hee Baseball Team Cheerleader
2017 Single Rider Ji-na

Television

Year Title Role Network Notes
2007 Show! Music Core Host MBC with Hyuna and Brian Joo
2007–2008 with Sunye and Big Bang's T.O.P
2008 Here He Comes Mal-hee Cameo
2011 Music Bank[44][45] Special host KBS with Sunye, Tim, Shindong, Yubin and Minho
2013 Happy! Rose Day Ah-reum KBS2 with Jung Woong-in
2015 Heart to Heart Go Se-ro tvN with Lee Jae-yoon
2016 Entourage Ahn So-hee with Seo Kang-joon

Music video appearances

Year Song Title Artist Role
2009 Without a Heart 8Eight Vampire girl
2010 Love Sick San E Nurse

Ambassadorial roles

On September 18, 2008, Sohee and Kim Hye-seong were appointed as joint ambassadors of the 2nd Seoul International Family Film Festival (SIFFF). According to the SIFFF 2008 organizers, “The Seoul International Family Film Festival is an event where we hope to catch the attention of the nation. And to make it more attractive, we decided on a young actor and actress as ambassadors. We believe that they fit in with our festival image and we anticipate seeing them in future promotional events as SIFFF ambassadors.

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Nominated work Result
2004
8th SM Youth Best Contest
 Best Face 2nd Place N/A Won
2008
2nd Mnet 20's Choice Awards
 Hot School Girl N/A Won
17th Buil Film Awards
 Best New Actress[46] Hellcats Nominated

References

  1. ↑ Mark Russell (29 April 2014). K-Pop Now!: The Korean Music Revolution. Tuttle Publishing. p. 80. ISBN 978-1-4629-1411-1.
  2. ↑ 원더걸스, 첫 쇼케이스서 '열정의 신고식' (in Korean). My Daily. 13 February 2009. Retrieved 10 January 2010.
  3. ↑ "Wonder Girl's Sohee Will Not Be Renewing Her Contract with JYP". Soompi. Retrieved 2015-10-25.
  4. ↑ "JYP Entertainment Reveals Length of Contracts for 2PM, miss A, and Others". Soompi. Retrieved 2015-10-25.
  5. ↑ Sohee becomes a rocker for VOGUE Girl. allkpop. March 19, 2012.
  6. ↑ (Korean) 소희 화보 청바지에 흰티 입었을 뿐인데..몸매가 패션 살리네[포토엔]. Nate. March 19, 2012.
  7. ↑ (Korean) 원걸 소희 "깨끗한 피부 유지 비법은 가벼운 화장". Nate. June 20, 2012.
  8. ↑ Wonder Girls’ Sohee reveals her secret to beautiful skin. allkpop. June 20, 2012.
  9. ↑ (Korean)원더걸스 소희, 데님화보 공개! '11자 각선미' 눈길. Nate. August 20, 2012.
  10. ↑ Wonder Girls’ Sohee looks chic in denim for Cosmopolitan magazine. allkpop. August 20, 2012.
  11. ↑ Wonder Girls’ Sohee graces the cover of ‘CeCi Magazine’. allkpop. February 21, 2012.
  12. ↑ (Korean) 소희 풍선껌 물고 깜찍 표정 ‘최강 귀요미’[포토엔]. Newsen. February 21, 2012.
  13. ↑ Sohee for Dazed and Confused. allkpop. July 20, 2010.
  14. ↑ (Korean) 소희, 화보 표지 장식…콘셉트는 '깨끗한 팜므 파탈'. Nate. July 24, 2012.
  15. ↑ Wonder Girls’ Sohee receiving attention for latest pictorial in Oh! Boy. allkpop. January 30, 2012.
  16. ↑ (Korean) 소희 화보, 뚱한 표정+미키마우스 머리띠 '그래도 섹시한 하의실종'. Nate. January 30, 2012.
  17. ↑ Wonder Girls’ Sohee puts on her poker face for ‘W Korea’. allkpop. March 21, 2013.
  18. ↑ Wonder Girls’ Sohee for Lancome’s ‘Vision of Beauty’. allkpop. August 11, 2011.
  19. ↑ (Korean) 원걸 소희, 흑발+도자기 피부 '신비한 매력'. NATE. August 11, 2011.
  20. ↑ (Korean) 2012 굿 다운로더 캠페인, 무비 스타와 K-POP 스타가 뭉쳤다!. Star Daily News. January 31, 2012 (Tuesday) - 11:11:14.
  21. ↑ Wonder Girls’ Sohee models for Tommy Hilfiger’s new denim line. allkpop. February 14, 2012.
  22. ↑ (Korean) 소희 황금비율 우월한 뒤태 ‘관능미 입었다’ [포토엔]. NATE. February 15, 2012.
  23. ↑ (English) Springtime for MAC with Wonder Girls’ Sohee. MTV Iggy. March 16, 2012. By Corynn Smith.
  24. ↑ (English) Sohee Purrs for MAC Cosmetics. Mwave. March 16, 2012 - 10:08.
  25. ↑ (Korean) “올 겨울은 소희처럼!” 강추위 날리는 ‘로맨틱 스포츠룩’. Wstar News. November 22, 2012 - 10:06.
  26. ↑ (Korean) 소희, 섹시·도도한 매력! 가녀린 허리라인 '최고'. Moyiza News. May 6, 2013 - 12:25.
  27. ↑ (English) Wonder Girls’ Sohee Shows Off Sexy and Slim Waistline for 8seconds. Soompi. May 6, 2013.
  28. ↑ (Korean) 안소희, VDL 모델 발탁. Asiae News. February 24, 2014 - 08:58.
  29. ↑ (Korean) LG생활건강 화장품 브랜드 VDL, 안소희 모델 발탁. Ntoday News. February 24, 2014 - 16:31:15.
  30. ↑ (Korean) 연예계 최고의 패셔니스타 안소희와 탑(TOP)이 만났다!. DCnews. May 15, 2014 - 15:43.
  31. ↑ (Korean) 리복 클래식 "소희의 프리스타일, 탑의 엑소핏". Etoday. June 13, 2014 - 07:18.
  32. ↑ (Korean) 슈에무라 브랜드 최초의 틴트 라커 출시... 안소희 지원 사격. Daily Cosmetic. January 19, 2015.
  33. ↑ (English) Sohee is a chic city lady in new 'Reebok Classic' CF. allkpop. September 11, 2015 @ 8:16 pm.
  34. ↑ Park, Eun-kyung (June 25, 2007). 원더걸스 소희, 촬영 중 오토바이 사고 (in Korean). Joynews24. Retrieved August 27, 2007.
  35. ↑ 8Eight “Without a Heart” MV featuring Vampire Sohee. allkpop. March 10, 2009.
  36. ↑ San-E reveals mystery male lead in new music video starring Sohee. allkpop. October 28, 2010.
  37. ↑ Sohee transforms into a nurse for “Love Sick”. allkpop. October 31, 2010.
  38. ↑ "Sohee Joins BH Entertainment Alongside Lee Byung Hun, Go Soo, Han Ga In, and More". Mwave. February 10, 2014.
  39. ↑ (English) Sohee Warms Up For Official Screen Comeback With Cameo Role in Film “C’Est Si Bon”. Soompi. October 21, 2014
  40. ↑ (English) Gong Yoo, Jung Yoo Mi, Sohee, Choi Woo Sik and More Confirmed for New Film. Mwave. April 7, 2015 - 17:48.
  41. ↑ "'Train to Busan' to screen at Cannes". koreatimes. 2016-05-02. Retrieved 2016-06-01.
  42. ↑ Keslassy, Peter Debruge,Elsa (2016-04-14). "Cannes 2016: Film Festival Unveils Official Selection Lineup". Variety. Retrieved 2016-06-01.
  43. ↑ "Sohee, KeyEast exclusive contract with active warning". TenAsia. September 30, 2015.
  44. ↑ Wonder Girls’ Sohee & Sunye + Tim to emcee this week’s ‘Music Bank’. allkpop. November 17, 2011.
  45. ↑ (Korean) 원더걸스,'뮤뱅' 일일 MC 발탁.. "연말까지 임시체제". StarNews. November 17, 2011.
  46. ↑ 17th Buil Film Awards Nominations.

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