Ji Soo Has Officially Joined KeyEast Entertainment
On October 15, the head of the KeyEast management division, Lee Yeon Woo, declared that "When I Was The Most Beautiful" actor Ji Soo had officially signed an exclusive contract with their management agency.
Lee Yeon Woo expressed that Korean actor Ji Soo has garnered a lot of attention from the general public because of his handsome visuals, which is mixed with his strength, innocent charm, and talent to pull off a limitless and wide variety of characters. The head added that the agency would abundantly give their active support of Ji Soo, who is an actor whom everyone considers as a role model that represents the youth.
KeyEast is a management agency that was founded by "Winter Sonata" actor Bae Yong Joon. The said management agency is home to a star-studded line-up of actors including Ju Ji Hoon, Son Hyun Joo, Woo Do Hwan, Kim Dong Wook, Kang Han Na, and many more!
So, let's take a trip down the memory lane and discover Ji Soo's childhood and how he started in the Korean entertainment industry.
South Korean actor Kim Ji Soo, famously known as Ji Soo, was born on March 30, 1993. When he was in his childhood days, the actor was a judo athlete and competed at national level before retiring due to acquiring some injuries. Ji Soo is a student of Digital Seoul Culture Arts University, where he took up the major in Film.
Ji Soo started his career in the entertainment industry through stage acting in 2009, and afterward, he was featured in several short films. He even had a leading role for a film overseas, a Korean-Filipino independent film titled "Seoul Mates."
In 2012, Ji Soo became a trainee actor under JYP Entertainment and was well recognized through his high school drama "Angry Mom" in 2015.
Following his recognition in "Angry Mom," also starring veteran actress Kim Hee Sun, Ji Soo gained a lot of projects, namely: Cheer Up! (2015), Page Turner (2016), and Moon Lovers: Scarlet Heart Ryeo (2016); as well as the film One Way Trip (2016). The next year (2017), Ji Soo starred in JTBC's fantasy romance comedy Strong Woman Do Bong-soon, portraying the character of In Guk Doo, a rookie police officer. His next show was in OCN's crime drama Bad Guys 2 and in JTBC's drama special Ping Pong Ball, as well as Netflix's youth romance drama My First First Love.
Ji Soo's current drama is "When I Was The Most Beautiful," a romantic-themed series about two brothers who fell in love with the same woman, who's ceramic artist who marries one of the brothers. Ji Soo portrays the character of Seo Hwan. He is an architectural designer that falls in love at first sight with his teacher Oh Ye Ji (Lim Soo Hyang). Because of his romantic feeling towards Oh Ye Ji, he finds conflict with his older brother Seo Jin (Ha Seok Jin).
You can catch Ji Soo's ongoing drama is "When I Was The Most Beautiful" on your favorite Korean streaming site.
