Jeon So-nee

In this Korean name, the family name is Jeon.

Jeon So-nee (Korean: 전소니; born March 20, 1991) is a South Korean film and television actress. She is known for her television series in Encounter (2018–19), 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 34) South Korea
Alma mater	Seoul Institute of the Arts
Occupation	Actress
Years active	2014–present
Agent	Fable Company
Mother	Go Jae-suk [ko]
Korean name
Hangul	전소니
Revised Romanization	Jeon Soni
McCune–Reischauer	Chŏn Soni

Early life

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

Career

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 a 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

Film

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

Year	Title	Role	Ref.
2016	Deux Yeoza
	72 Seconds 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

Year	Title	Role	Ref.
2024	Parasyte: The Grey	Jeong Su-in	[21]
2025	Melo Movie	Son Joo-ah	[22]

Music video appearances

Year	Title	Artist(s)	Ref.
2016	"How Do You Think?" (어떻게 생각해)	Cheeze
2022	"Because We Loved" (우린 그렇게 사랑해서)	Kang Min-kyung and Choi Jung-hoon	[23][24]

Accolades

Awards and nominations

Name of the award ceremony, year presented, category, nominee of the award, and the result of the nomination

Award ceremony	Year	Category	Nominee / Work	Result	Ref.
Asia Contents Awards & Global OTT Awards	2024	Best Newcomer Actress	Parasyte: The Grey	Nominated	[25]
Blue Dragon Series Awards	2024	Best New Actress		Nominated	[26]
Director's Cut Awards	2019		Jo Pil-ho: The Dawning Rage	Nominated	[27]
Marie Claire Asia Star Awards	2023	Face of Asia Award	Soulmate	Won	[28]
Wildflower Film Awards	2020	Best Supporting Actress	Ghost Walk [ko]	Nominated

Listicles

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	Placed	[29][30]