Jeon So-nee (Korean전소니; born March 20, 1991) is a South Korean film and television actress. She is known for her television series in Encounter, When My Love Blooms and Our Blooming Youth, as well as the Korean remake of Chinese film Soulmate.

Jeon So-nee
전소니
Jeon in February 2023
Born
Jeon So-nee

(1991-03-20) March 20, 1991 (age 33)
Alma materSeoul Institute of the Arts
OccupationActress
Years active2014–present
AgentFable Company
Korean name
Hangul
전소니
Revised RomanizationJeon So-ni
McCune–ReischauerChŏn Soni

Early life edit

Jeon's mother is Ko Jae-sook of the 1970s K-pop musical duo Bunny Girls [ko].[1] She graduated from the Seoul Institute of the Arts.[2]

Career edit

Jeon made her acting debut through the independent film Photo in 2014 while attending the Department of Broadcasting Entertainment at Seoul Institute of the Arts.[2] She decided to become an actress when she worked on short films with film majors during college. In January 2018, she was selected as one of the most notable new actresses of 2018 in the 1140th issue of Cine 21.[3]

Jeon received attention through her supporting role in Encounter as Park Bo-gum’s friend.[4][5] She gained her first lead television role through the tvN drama When My Love Blooms in April 2020 alongside Yoo Ji-tae, Lee Bo-young and Park Jinyoung.[6][7][8] In July 2020, Jeon was confirmed to star in the Korean remake of Chinese film Soul Mate alongside Kim Da-mi and Byeon Woo-seok.[9][10] On December 31, she was confirmed as the female lead of KakaoTV drama Writing Your Fate alongside Ki Do-hoon.[11][12]

In July 2023, Jeon became free agent after her contract with Management Soop ended.[13] Jeon then signed an exclusive contract with Fable Company, a new entertainment agency to which Choi Woo-sik belongs.[14]

Filmography edit

Film edit

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2014 Photo Short film [2]
2015 Untouchable Lawman Churchwoman
2016 Juvenile Crime Law Bank clerk Short film
Write or Dance So-nee [15]
2017 Space x Girl Short film
An Algorithm Yun-jeong
2018 After My Death Kyung-min
2019 Jo Pil-ho: The Dawning Rage Jang Mi-na [16]
Ghost Walk Yoo Hyo-yeon
2023 Soulmate Ha-eun [9]

Television series edit

Year Title Role Ref.
2016 Deux Yeoza
72 Seconds: Season 3
Horror Delivery Service
2018–2019 Encounter Jo Hye-in [17]
2020 When My Love Blooms Young Yoon Jisoo [18]
2021 Writing Your Destiny Go Che-kyung [19]
2023 Our Blooming Youth Min Jae-yi [20]

Web series edit

Year Title Role Ref.
2024 Parasyte: The Grey Jeong Su-in [21]
TBA Melo Movie Son Joo-ah [22]

Music video appearances edit

Year Title Artist Ref.
2016 "어떻게 생각해" (How Do You Think?) Cheeze

Accolades edit

Awards and nominations edit

Year Award Category Nominated work Result Ref.
2019 19th Director's Cut Awards New Actress of the Year Award Jo Pil-ho: The Dawning Rage Nominated [23]
2023 Marie Claire Asia Star Awards Face of Asia Award Soulmate Won [24]
2020 7th Wildflower Film Awards Best Supporting Actress Ghost Walk Nominated

Listicles edit

Name of publisher, year listed, name of listicle, and placement
Publisher Year Listicle Placement Ref.
Cine21 2018 Rising Star Actors in Korean Movies in 2018 Shortlisted [25][26]

References edit

  1. ^ Choi, Jin-sil (February 6, 2019). "[단독]'특급 신예' 전소니, 바니걸스 고재숙 딸…연예계 대표 모녀 탄생". Sports Seoul (in Korean). Retrieved August 6, 2020.
  2. ^ a b c "싱그러운 매력을 잔뜩 머금은, 배우 전소니의 단편 데뷔작 <사진>". INDIEPOST (in Korean). October 8, 2017. Retrieved August 3, 2020.
  3. ^ "올해 한국영화에서 당신이 기억하게 될 새로운 이름들 ① ~ ⑩". Cine21 (in Korean). January 22, 2018. Retrieved August 23, 2020.
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  5. ^ Kim, Yerang (December 12, 2018). "'남자친구' 박보검X전소니, 교복도 찰떡…과거 스틸 공개". Korea Economy (in Korean). Retrieved August 3, 2020.
  6. ^ Shin, Young-eun (April 2, 2020). "'화양연화' 유지태·이보영·박진영·전소니, 메인 포스터 공개". Star Today (in Korean). Retrieved August 3, 2020.
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  18. ^ "'화양연화' 유지태X이보영X박진영X전소니, '멜로 라인업' 완성(공식)". entertain.naver.com (in Korean). January 3, 2020. Retrieved August 3, 2020.
  19. ^ Kim Bo-young (February 26, 2021). "티빙, 새 오리지널 '당신의 운명을 쓰고 있습니다' 론칭 [공식]". E-Daily (in Korean). Retrieved February 26, 2021 – via v.daum.
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  23. ^ Yang, Soyoung (December 12, 2019). "디렉터스컷어워즈, 오늘(12일) 개최…'기생충'·'벌새' 수상행진 이어갈까". Star Today (in Korean). Retrieved August 6, 2020.
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