Song Seon-mi (born 13 September 1974) is a South Korean actress.[1]
Song Seon-mi | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Born | 13 September 1974 Taean County, South Chungcheong Province, South Korea |
| Education | Dongju College |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1996–present |
| Agent | JR ENT |
| Spouse |
Go Woo-seok
(m. 2006; died 2017) |
| Children | 1 |
| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 송선미 |
| Revised Romanization | Song Seon-mi |
| McCune–Reischauer | Song Sŏnmi |
Career
editSong Seon-mi won second place at the Super Elite Model Contest in 1996, then transitioned from a modeling career to acting a year later in the television drama Model (1997).[2][3]
In 1998, Song made her film debut playing dual roles as an art gallery employee and a soldier's ex-girlfriend in Lee Jeong-hyang's critically acclaimed romantic comedy Art Museum by the Zoo, opposite Ahn Sung-ki.[4][5] This was followed by the gangster comedy My Boss, My Hero (2001). Though Song is more active in television, notable in her filmography are two arthouse films by auteur Hong Sang-soo. For Woman on the Beach (2006), she and her co-stars agreed to appear in the film even without reading Hong's script.[6] While in The Day He Arrives (2011), Song played a film studies professor who frequents a bar in Bukchon.[7][8][9]
Back on the small screen, her popularity rose when she played a young housewife in Precious Family (2004), written by Kim Soo-hyun.[10] Leading roles followed in The Secret Lovers (2005), One Day Suddenly (2006), Green Coach (2009), Mrs. Town (2009), and Dandelion Family (2010), as well as a supporting role in the well-received medical drama Behind the White Tower (2007).[11]
In 2012, Song was cast as a capable trauma nurse in Golden Time.[12] She later reunited with its director Kwon Seok-jang in Miss Korea (2013), set in 1997 during the IMF crisis.[13]
Song starred in her first ever period drama in 2013's Blooded Palace: The War of Flowers.[14][15] She drew praise for her portrayal of the Crown Princess Lady Kang, Crown Prince Sohyeon's wife, despite controversy involving a breastfeeding scene.[16]
Personal life
editSong married art director Go Woo-seok, who she met through mutual acquaintances and dated for one year, on 29 June 2006.[17] They have a daughter, Arri born 2014.[18] On 21 August 2017, Song Seon Mi’s late husband Go Woo Seok was found dead in a law office located in Seoul. At the time, the police revealed that following an inheritance battle, he was murdered by a hitman hired by his cousin for ₩2.00 billion KRW (about $1.67 million USD). The shocking homicide case headlined the Korean news for months as the investigation continued.
Eventually, both the cousin and the hitman got arrested and sentenced to prison—life for the cousin who hired the hitman and 18 years for the murderer who stabbed Go Woo Seok. Song Sun Mi also won her lawsuit against the cousin, with the South Korean court ruling in favor of the actress and her daughter to receive ₩1.30 billion KRW (about $1.09 million USD) in compensation for their loss.[19]
In 2009, Song left talent agency Contents Entertainment to join a new agency set up by her former manager Mr. Yu, Hoya Entertainment; this resulted in a breach of contract lawsuit.[20]
In January 2013, she was charged with slander for allegedly insulting Kim Sung-hoon, the CEO of The Contents Entertainment, at a press conference for a drama held in July 2012. Kim was also linked to actress, Jang Ja-yeon's death, after three witness testified against him, Kim was found guilty of abuse by the Korean courts, specifically of forcing girls from his agency to come to his birthday party where he forced them to sexually entertain the executives.[21][22][23]
Filmography
editTelevision series
edit| Year | Title | Role | Network |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | Model | Kim Yi-joo | SBS |
| Woman Next Door | SBS | ||
| 1998 | Soonpoong Clinic | Nurse Song Seon-mi | SBS |
| 1999 | You're One-of-a-Kind | Mi-yeon | MBC |
| Magic Castle | Bang Ae-ja | KBS2 | |
| Did We Really Love? | KBS2 | ||
| 2000 | Love Story: "Host of Memory" |
Hee-soo | SBS |
| I Want to Keep Seeing You | Jang Hye-won | SBS | |
| The More I Love You | Song Da-young | MBC | |
| Fireworks | Heo Min-ji | SBS | |
| 2002 | Hard Love | Yoo Won-hee | KBS2 |
| 2004 | War of the Roses | Oh Mi-ran | MBC |
| Precious Family | Song Ah-ri | KBS2 | |
| 2005 | The Secret Lovers | Jung Ah-mi | MBC |
| 2006 | One Day Suddenly | Go Eun-hye | SBS |
| 2007 | Behind the White Tower | Lee Yoon-jin | MBC |
| Daughters-in-Law | Cha Soo-hyun | KBS2 | |
| 2009 | Green Coach | Han Ji-won | SBS |
| Mrs. Town | Oh Da-jung | tvN | |
| 2010 | Blossom Sisters | Park Ji-won | MBC |
| Personal Taste | Bride (cameo, episode 2) | MBC | |
| Life Is Beautiful | Song Na-yeon | SBS | |
| 2011 | Ojakgyo Family | Nam Yeo-eul | KBS2 |
| 2012 | Golden Time | Shin Eun-ah | MBC |
| Cheongdam-dong Alice | Artemis's costumer (cameo) | SBS | |
| 2013 | KBS Drama Special: "Their Perfect Day"[24] |
Jung Soo-ah | KBS2 |
| Blooded Palace: The War of Flowers | Crown Princess Lady Kang | jTBC | |
| Miss Korea | Go Hwa-jung | MBC | |
| 2016 | Memory | Han Jung-Won | tvN |
| 2017 | Return of Lucky Pot | Park Seo-jin | MBC |
| The Guardians | Chae Hye-sun | MBC | |
| 2019 | Love Alarm | Jeong Mi-mi | Netflix |
| 2020 | Private Lives | Kim Mi-sook | JTBC |
| Start-Up | Cha Ah-hyun | tvN | |
| Live On | Eun-taek's mother | JTBC | |
| 2021 | Bossam: Steal the Fate | Kim Gae-shi[25] | MBN |
| Mine | Seo Jin-kyung [26] | tvN | |
| Crime Puzzle | Park Jeong-ha[27] | Olleh TV ,KT seezn, SKY TV |
Film
edit| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | Art Museum by the Zoo | Da-hye |
| 2001 | My Boss, My Hero | Lee Ji-seon |
| 2002 | Can't Live Without Robbery | Hwang Ma-ri |
| 2003 | Scent of Love | Choi Jeong-ran |
| Round 1 | ||
| The Silver Knife | Ga-ryeon | |
| 2004 | Mokpo the Harbor | Im Ja-kyung |
| Liar | Oh Jung-ae | |
| 2006 | Woman on the Beach | Choi Sun-hee |
| 2011 | The Day He Arrives | Bo-ram |
| 2017 | On the Beach at Night Alone | Jun-hee |
| 2022 | Walk Up | Sunhee |
Variety show
edit| Year | Title | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Wild Country | Host |
| Our Happy Saturday | ||
| 1999 | 머리가 좋아지는 TV | |
| 2003 | Discovery of Reading | |
| 2011 | Couple of the Century | |
| 2013 | Talk Club Actors[28][29] |
Theater
edit| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Turn Around and Leave[30] | Chae Hee-ju |
| 2011 | The Blue Room | |
| 2012–2013 | Right There | Jung |
| 2022–2023 | Miners Painters | Helen Sutherland[31] |
Book
edit| Year | Title | Publisher | ISBN |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Lovely Skin by Song Seon-mi[32] | Sallim Life | ISBN 9788952213105 |
Awards and nominations
edit| Year | Award | Category | Nominated work | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 20th Blue Dragon Film Awards | Best Supporting Actress | Tell Me Something | Nominated |
| 2012 | 5th Korea Drama Awards | Excellence Award, Actress | Golden Time | Won |
| 2013 | KBS Drama Awards | Excellence Award, Actress in a One-Act/Special/Short Drama | Their Perfect Day | Nominated |
| 2017 | MBC Drama Awards | Excellence Award, Actress in a Soap Opera | Return of the Fortunate Bok | Won |
References
edit- ^ "Actress Song Sun-mi poses after being appointed goodwill ambassador for Save the Children in Seoul". The Chosun Ilbo. 26 August 2011. Archived from the original on 21 March 2023. Retrieved 25 November 2014.
- ^ "SONG Sun-mi". Korean Film Biz Zone. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 25 November 2014.
- ^ "Supermodel-Turned-Actresses Taking Over Airwaves". The Chosun Ilbo. 13 December 2006. Archived from the original on 29 December 2013. Retrieved 25 November 2014.
- ^ Russell, Mark (16 January 2002). "Zoo a screenplay within a screenplay". Korea JoongAng Daily. Archived from the original on 3 February 2017. Retrieved 25 November 2014.
- ^ "Walking a mile in your lover's socks". The Korea Times via Hancinema. 5 February 2004. Retrieved 25 November 2014.
- ^ "Ko Hyun-jung Poised for Belated Big-Screen Debut". The Chosun Ilbo. 17 April 2006. Archived from the original on 25 December 2014. Retrieved 25 November 2014.
- ^ Lee, Jin-ho (22 August 2011). "Song Seon Mi on The Day He Arrives". enewsWorld. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 25 November 2014.
- ^ Cho, Jae-eun (26 August 2011). "With latest film, Hong Sang-soo makes a return to the familiar". Korea JoongAng Daily. Archived from the original on 14 June 2023. Retrieved 25 November 2014.
- ^ Lee, Claire (28 August 2011). "Hong weaves charming maze in black-and-white". The Korea Herald. Retrieved 25 November 2014.
- ^ "Song Seon-mi Favorite Character of Elderly Women". KBS Global. 9 March 2005. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 25 November 2014.
- ^ "PREVIEW: MBC weekend drama Dandelion Family". 10Asia. 29 January 2010. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 25 November 2014.
- ^ Oh, Jean (2 July 2012). "New medical drama 'cheery' and 'goofy'?". The Korea Herald. Archived from the original on 27 July 2018. Retrieved 25 November 2014.
- ^ "Kwon Seok-jang's new MBC drama Miss Korea". Hancinema. 18 November 2013. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 25 November 2014.
- ^ "Song Seon-mi cast for jTBC Cruel Palace – War of Flowers". Hancinema. 21 January 2013. Archived from the original on 21 September 2014. Retrieved 25 November 2014.
- ^ Yang, Sung-hee (22 March 2013). "In drama, concubines compete for royal love". Korea JoongAng Daily. Archived from the original on 18 November 2014. Retrieved 25 November 2014.
- ^ "Actress ruffles feathers with breastfeeding scene". The Korea Times. 11 August 2014. Retrieved 25 November 2014.
- ^ "'새색시' 송선미 "결혼식날 굉장히 즐겁고 좋았다"". My Daily via Naver (in Korean). 30 June 2006. Retrieved 25 November 2014.
- ^ Kang, Jenny (9 October 2021). "Actress Song Sun Mi Bursts Into Tears As She Opens Up About Her Daughter Missing Her Late Husband Murdered By A Hitman". www.koreaboo.com. Archived from the original on 7 October 2022. Retrieved 13 October 2022.
- ^ Kang, Jenny (9 October 2021). "Actress Song Sun Mi Bursts Into Tears As She Opens Up About Her Daughter Missing Her Late Husband Murdered By A Hitman". www.koreaboo.com. Archived from the original on 7 October 2022. Retrieved 13 October 2022.
- ^ Moon, Gwang-lip (2 July 2012). "Legal damage claims are mounting". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved 25 November 2014.
- ^ Ko, Hong-ju (24 January 2013). "Song Seon Mi is Booked Without Detention for Slandering Former Agency Head". enewsWorld. Retrieved 25 November 2014.
- ^ Kim, Yon-se (12 October 2014). "Actress Jang forced to sexually entertain: appeals court". The Korea Herald. Archived from the original on 30 March 2019. Retrieved 19 March 2019.
- ^ Carey, Alexis (5 April 2018). "South Korean TV star Jang Ja-yeon's suicide note claimed she was abused by high-profile figures". news.com.au. Archived from the original on 3 July 2019. Retrieved 19 March 2019.
- ^ "Song Seon-mi becomes a Gangnam mom". Hancinema. 4 February 2013. Archived from the original on 16 January 2019. Retrieved 25 November 2014.
- ^ Hwang Hye-jin (23 March 2021). "송선미 '보쌈-운명을 훔치다' 출연 확정 '악역 변신'" [Song Seon-mi confirmed to appear in 'Bossam-Steal Destiny']. Newsen (in Korean). Naver. Archived from the original on 21 April 2021. Retrieved 24 March 2021.
- ^ Shin Ji-won (21 April 2021). "송선미, '마인' 특별출연…'좋알람' 이나정 PD 지원사격" [Song Seon-mi to make a special appearance in 'Mine'... 'Good Alarm' Lee Na-jeong PD support shooting]. The Korea Economic Daily (in Korean). Archived from the original on 11 May 2021. Retrieved 21 April 2021.
- ^ Kim Na-yul (23 October 2021). "크라임퍼즐' 송선미→이현결, 연기 고수 총출동..추격 스릴러의 진수" ['Crime Puzzle' Song Seon-mi → Lee Hyun-gyeol, acting master Chongchul-dong..The essence of a chase thriller] (in Korean). Herald Pop. Archived from the original on 17 September 2024. Retrieved 23 October 2021 – via Naver.
- ^ Ho, Stewart (3 January 2013). "John Park, Shim Hye Jin, Shin So Yul and Others Cast for MBC's Talk Club Actors". enewsWorld. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 25 November 2014.
- ^ Sunwoo, Carla (4 January 2013). "Hwang Shin-hye to host new actors talk show". Korea JoongAng Daily. Archived from the original on 22 February 2014. Retrieved 25 November 2014.
- ^ "Events Calendar: Turn Away and Leave". The Korea Herald. 14 February 2009. Archived from the original on 31 July 2023. Retrieved 25 November 2014.
- ^ Jung Byung-ho (26 October 2022). "강신일·문소리·박원상 등 무대 돌아온다…연극 '광부화가들" [Kang Shin-il, Moon So-ri, and Park Won-sang return to the stage... Play 'The Miners]. E-Daily (in Korean). Archived from the original on 20 November 2022. Retrieved 20 November 2022 – via Naver.
- ^ "송선미의 러블리 스킨" [Lovely Skin by Song Seon-mi]. Sallim Books (in Korean). Archived from the original on 25 November 2014. Retrieved 25 November 2014.
External links
edit- Song Seon-mi at the Korean Movie Database
- Song Seon-mi at IMDb