Ji Soo facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Ji Soo
Ji Soo in March 2016
Born	Kim Ji-soo (1993-03-30) 30 March 1993 (age 31) Busan, South Korea
Occupation	Actor
Years active	2009–2021 2024–present
Agent	Sparkle (2024–present)
Korean name
Hangul	지수
Hanja	志洙
Revised Romanization	Ji-su
McCune–Reischauer	Chisu
Birth name
Hangul	김지수
Hanja	金志洙
Revised Romanization	Kim Jisu
McCune–Reischauer	Kim Chisu

Kim Ji-soo (Hangul: 김지수; born 30 March 1993), professionally known as Ji Soo, is a South Korean actor.

Early life and education

In elementary school, Ji Soo was a judo athlete and competed at national level before giving it up due to injuries. He was an actor trainee under JYP Entertainment in 2012.

Career

Ji Soo made his acting debut on stage in 2009 and consequently starred in several short films, including having a leading role in the Korean-Filipino independent film Seoul Mates. He first gained recognition in high school drama Angry Mom (2015).

Since then, he has starred in television series Cheer Up! (2015), Page Turner (2016) and Moon Lovers: Scarlet Heart Ryeo (2016); as well as the film One Way Trip (2016).

In 2017, he co-starred in JTBC's fantasy romance comedy Strong Woman Do Bong-soon, playing a passionate rookie police officer. He next starred in OCN's crime drama Bad Guys 2.

In 2018, Ji Soo was cast in JTBC's drama special Ping Pong Ball, and Netflix's youth romance drama My First First Love.

In 2020, Ji Soo signed a contract with KeyEast.

In 2021, Ji Soo was approved to play the part as the male lead role in the Korean drama River Where the Moon Rises. The drama began airing on 15 February 2021 with the actor Ji Soo portraying the character role of On Dal. He starred in the drama for six aired episodes until reported school bullying and assault accusations were made against him, hence KBS replaced Ji Soo so he was from then on removed from the show. The role of On Dal was re-cast by actor Na In Woo, that then appeared from episode nine onward of the drama.

Actor Ji Soo was announced to be enlisted for mandatory military service duties in October 2021, reports say that Ji Soo received mandatory military service duties summon in December 2020. After completed four weeks of basic military training, he was announced to carry out the rest of his services in the assigned social worker department.

On 6 July 2021, the legal representative of Ji Soo, law company Shin & Kim, revealed a new statement about the open-ended legal procedures of before-reported school bullying and assault allegations. In May 2021, the same representative has stated the actor has decided to take legal action against the people who made false accusations and spread false rumors. On May 27, 2021, Ji Soo's agency KeyEast announced that his exclusive contract with the agency has been terminated due to the controversy.

Since 2024, Ji Soo has been in the Philippines and made his acting comeback via GMA Network's action drama Black Rider. He also made his guesting in medical drama Abot-Kamay na Pangarap. On August 28, 2024, Ji Soo has signed a contract with GMA's talent agency Sparkle, to appear in more of GMA's programs.

Personal life

Ji Soo received surgery for acute osteomyelitis (inflammation of the bone or bone marrow, usually due to infection) on 13 September 2016. On 27 September, he returned to filming Fantastic and was officially discharged from hospital on 1 October.

Filmography

Film

Television series

Web series

Television shows

Music video appearances

Awards and nominations

See also

In Spanish: Ji Soo para niños