In Focus: Getting to Know the Beautiful Seo Ye Ji in "It's Okay To Not Be Okay"
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A few days after Seo Ye Ji's new drama premiered, her pretty face buzzed around together with her leading man Kim Soo Hyun. No doubt, her beauty and low-pitched voice (not to mention her impeccable acting skills) will make you stan immediately.
Currently, It's Okay To Not Be Okay is on the top trending shows on Netflix among Asian countries. On Naver TV, the drama became the number the most searched topic and show in Korea. Seo Ye Ji's most popular profile even landed on no. 3!
In case you're a new fan of this beautiful K-drama star, allow us to introduce her to you.
Born on April 6, 1990, her name Seo Ye Ji means a person with wise wisdom. At a young age, Seo Ye Ji has been famous for her outstanding appearance since she was a student at Youngshin High School. Her interests are more on origami, drawing pictures, going to movies, and visiting cafes alone.
During her school years, her complex, low-pitched voice is on her advantage. She found out that her type of voice goes well with Spanish. Soon, her interest in learning and study Spanish influenced her to pursue and travel overseas alone.
Watch Seo Ye Ji speaking fluently in Spanish below!
At the age of 20, she spent three years studying alone at a university in Madrid, Spain. Beauty runs in the family, as her sister became a flight attendant after her mother. But Seo Ye Ji chose journalism when she entered college. She dreamed of becoming a news anchor.
In her 20s, she would return to Korea back and forth for some time. An agency representative found and approached her. Eventually, she was offered acting projects. Though she was hesitant at first, Seo Ye Ji finally accepted after a few persuasions. The agency thought of giving her a timeline to work in three months and stop if she feels it's not fit for her.
Seo Ye Ji appeared in 2013 as a commercial model in a telecommunications company. She then joined in a new sitcom Potato Star by producer Kim Byung-Wook. Throughout 120 episodes, she learned acting under the guidance of PD Kim.
In the next project, she appeared in The Night Watchman and showed her acting skills in different settings, a historical drama in the Joseon Dynasty. She also starred in Hwarang: The Poet Warrior Youth as Princess Sook-Myung.
Seo Ye Ji accepted more commercials with her innocent appearance and clean image. She, in fact, worked with G-Dragon in a beauty commercial, and was featured in his music video, Who Is She?
One of her notable works was is OCN's Save Me in 2017 with idol-actor 2PM's Taecyeon and Woo Do Hwan. Seo Ye Ji's character is more intensely tangled in a cult religion mishap. She suffered sleep paralysis during the filming of the show.
Her next hit was in the drama The Lawless Lawyer with Lee Joon Gi, played for its cinematic quality rather than its topic. It remained a well-made work that received great acclaim for its solid story and excellent acting skills.
This year, she returned as a rich and famous children's writer with behavioral issues in It's Okay to Not Be Okay. The show's sophisticated calligraphy, visual effects, and storyline further raise the expectations of her fans.
