Oh Yeon Seo, who is currently winning praise for her role in the weekend drama "Jang Bo Ri Is Here," acted for about 10 years before she landed a role that got her serious attention. That role was in the drama "My Husband Got A Family."
"I thought to myself, if I don't become something after 10 years," I will quit," she said in an interview with The Chosun Ilbo. And it was in her tenth year that she landed the supporting role in "My Husband Got A Family."
And she is getting even more attention for her role in "Jang Bo Ri Is Here." She cried so much for the role that she lost weight.
"I'm not particularly good in crying scenes, but I think I cried in almost every episode," she said.
Here are some more facts you may not know about her.
1. She made her debut at the age of 16 as a member of the girl group Luv. The name stood for LoveyoUrVoice. Oh Yeon Seo and fellow band member Jeon Hye Bin are pursuing careers as actresses, while the third member Jo Eun Byul performs in musicals.
2. After leaving LUV, Oh Yeon Seo appeared in almost a dozen music videos including "With U" with Big Bang, "White," which featured Se7en, and "You Wouldn't Answer My Call" by 2AM.
3. The actress had a dating scandal with her "Oh Ja Ryung" co-star Jang Woo but she says they never dated. At the time she was co-starring on the show 'We Got Married" with her virtual husband Lee Joon. She was shocked to hear the rumors and spoke about them with Lee Joon.
"Jang Woo oppa and I got really close through the drama," she told Lee Joon on the program. We ate out together, drank tea together and talked a lot about acting and stuff. So when our picture was taken, I really didn't know people would see that and think that we were dating."
Lee Joon sympathized, saying that he knew what it felt like to be misunderstood.
4. She has a similar name to actress Oh Yeon Soo, 42, who appeared recently in "Triangle." Oh Yeon Seo is 27, but it still creates some confusion.
5. Oh Yeon Seo was called "little Kim Hee Sun" because she is said to resemble actress Kim Hee Sun. But she has since made a name for herself. Her own acting resume now includes appearances in "King Sejong," "Baby-Faced Beauty," "Dong Yi," and "Medical Top Team."
