Oh Yeon-soo

South Korean actress (born 1971)

Son Ji-chang

(m. 1998)

Children2Korean nameHangul

오연수

Hanja

吳娟受

Revised RomanizationO Yeon-suMcCune–ReischauerO Yŏn-su

Oh Yeon-soo (Korean: 오연수; born October 27, 1971) is a South Korean actress.

Career

Oh Yeon-soo made her debut in 1989 among a batch of actors who passed an open audition by broadcaster MBC, and she soon became popular for her innocent image.^[1] But since her marriage to fellow actor Son Ji-chang,^[2]^[3]^[4] Oh has had a career renaissance doing more mature roles. She played a single mother who rediscovers love in A Second Proposal,^[5] a discontented housewife in a rivalry with a top ballerina in The Queen Returns,^[6]^[7] and was cast as strong, supporting characters in the historical dramas Jumong,^[8] and Gyebaek.^[9] But Oh became best known for memorably portraying married women exploring adultery in the dark melodramas Bitter Sweet Life,^[10]^[11] and Bad Guy.^[1]^[12]^[13]^[14]^[15]^[16]^[17]

In 2022, she returned to small screen with after five years in Military Prosecutor Doberman. She portrayed a villainous military division commander who was the very first woman to achieve that position since the army founding.

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2014	Tazza: The Hidden Card	Woman at Observatory	Cameo
2013	Iris 2: The Movie	Choi Min
2013	South Bound	Ahn Bong-hee
1998	The Happenings	Hwa-yi
1998	The Power of Kangwon Province	Ji-sook
1997	Fire Bird	Mi-ran
1994	The Rules of the Game	Tae-sook
1992	The General's Son 3	Jang Eun-shil
1992	Man Upstairs, Woman Downstairs	Yoo Young-hui

Television series

Year	Title	Role	Notes
TBA	Zero
2022	Military Prosecutor Doberman	Noh Hwa-young	^[18]
2017	Save Me	Cameo	Ep 1
2017	Criminal Minds	Seo Hye-won	Ep 1–4
2014	Triangle	Hwang Shin-hye
2013	Iris II: New Generation	Choi Min
2011	Gyebaek	Sa Taek-bi
2010	Bad Guy	Hong Tae-ra
2009	The Queen Returns	Cha Do-kyung
2008	Bitter Sweet Life	Yoon Hye-jin
2006–2007	Jumong	Lady Yuhwa
2005–2006	Sad Goodbye	Park Yeo-jin
2004	Second Proposal	Jang Mi-young
2003	Snowman	Seo Yun-jung
2002	Hard Love	Suh Kyung-joo
2001	Law of Marriage	Go Keum-se
1998–1999	Love and Success	Kim In-ae
1998	Aim for Tomorrow	Go Eun-bi
1997–1998	Revenge and Passion	Min Joo
1996–1997	Mom's Flag	Seo Yoon-hee
1996	Full Heart	Bo Ok
1996	In The Name of Love	Kang Hye-won
1995–1996	War and Love	Yang Seon-ok
1994	The Lonely Man	Boo Dang-shil
1992–1993	Sons and Daughters	Sung Ja
1991–1992	Eyes of Dawn	Bong Sun
1990	The Dancing Gayageum	Moon Hee

Variety shows

My Little Old Boy (2017) (Special Host, ep.42 & 43)
Carefree Travellers 2 (2018) (ep.12 to 15)
I Need Women (2021, SBS) - Main Cast ^[19]

Accolades

Awards and nominations


Year	Award	Category	Recipients	Result	Ref
1990	MBC Drama Awards	Best New Actress	The Dancing Gayageum	Won
1991	27th Baeksang Arts Awards	Best New Actress (TV)	The Dancing Gayageum	Won
1992	3rd Chunsa Film Art Awards	Best New Actress	Women Upstairs, Men Downstairs	Won
1992	13th Blue Dragon Film Awards	Best New Actress	General's Son III	Won
1993	29th Baeksang Arts Awards	Best New Actress (Film)	General's Son III	Won
1993	KBS Drama Awards	Excellence Award, Actress	Oh Yeon-soo	Won
1998	MBC Drama Awards	Top Excellence Award, Actress	Revenge and Passion	Won
2004	KBS Drama Awards	Top Excellence Award, Actress	A Second Proposal	Won
2006	MBC Drama Awards	Top Excellence Award, Actress	Jumong	Nominated	^[20]
2006	MBC Drama Awards	Special Award, Actress in a Large-scale Historical Drama	Jumong	Won	^[20]
2010	3rd Style Icon Awards	Fashionista	Oh Yeon-soo	Won

State and cultural honors

State and cultural honors
Country	Organization or ceremony	Year	Honor or Award	Ref.
South Korea	37th Taxpayers' Day^{[note 1]}	2003	Presidential Commendation as Exemplary Taxpayer	^[22]

Notes

^ Honors are given at the Taxpayers' Day (납세자의 날), organized by National Tax Service, Taxpayers' Day in Korea is March 3. An award ceremony is held annually, during which individuals and corporations receive commendation for being model taxpayers.^[21]

References

^ ^a ^b "Oh Yun-soo on Her Part in 'Unfriendly' Soap". The Chosun Ilbo. 29 July 2010. Archived from the original on 2010-07-31. Retrieved 2012-11-18.
^ "Today's Photo: May 3, 2010". The Chosun Ilbo. 3 May 2010. Archived from the original on 2010-05-05. Retrieved 2012-11-20.
^ "Sohn Ji-chang's Mother-In-law Wins $9.4 million in Las Vegas". Korea JoongAng Daily. 19 June 2000. Archived from the original on January 27, 2013. Retrieved 2012-11-20.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
^ "Oh's son makes surprise appearance on Healing Camp". Korea JoongAng Daily. 29 November 2011. Archived from the original on January 26, 2013. Retrieved 2012-11-20.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
^ "A Second Proposal". KBS Global Marketing. Archived from the original on 2012-07-25. Retrieved 2012-11-20.
^ Oh, Jean (14 September 2009). "Screen divas get dirty in new drama". The Korea Herald. Archived from the original on 2014-07-14. Retrieved 2012-11-20.
^ Han, Sang-hee (16 September 2009). "Experienced Actors Stealing Spotlight". The Korea Times. Archived from the original on 2014-07-14. Retrieved 2012-11-20.
^ "MBC's Stellar Jumong Already a Big Hit". Twitch Film. 24 March 2006. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 2012-11-20.
^ "Gyebaek". MBC Global Media. Archived from the original on 2014-07-14. Retrieved 2012-11-20.
^ Oh, Jean (1 May 2008). "New drama rides on toy boy plotline". The Korea Herald via Hancinema. Archived from the original on 2008-05-07. Retrieved 2012-11-19.
^ "K-DRAMA REVIEWS: 달콤한 인생 (La Dolce Vita)". Twitch Film. 23 July 2008. Archived from the original on 8 March 2011. Retrieved 2012-11-19.
^ Choi, Ji-eun (31 March 2010). "Press conference for drama Bad Guy". 10Asia. Archived from the original on 2015-09-23. Retrieved 2012-11-18.
^ Choi, Ji-eun (31 March 2010). "The six actors of TV series Bad Guy". 10Asia. Archived from the original on 2014-05-04. Retrieved 2012-11-18.
^ Choi, Ji-eun (20 May 2010). "Kim Jae-wook says Kim Nam-gil "like a time bomb" - Part 1". 10Asia. Archived from the original on 2014-03-14. Retrieved 2012-11-18.
^ Choi, Ji-eun (20 May 2010). "Kim Jae-wook says Kim Nam-gil "like a time bomb" - Part 2". 10Asia. Archived from the original on 2014-03-14. Retrieved 2012-11-18.
^ Han, Sang-hee (25 May 2010). "Will Kim, Han create magic thru Bad Boy". The Korea Times. Archived from the original on 2014-07-14. Retrieved 2012-11-18.
^ Choi, Ji-eun (16 June 2010). "INTERVIEW: Bad Boy actresses Han Ga-in and Oh Yun-soo". 10Asia. Archived from the original on 2020-05-16. Retrieved 2012-11-18.
^ Moon Ji-yeon (November 3, 2021). "[공식] 안보현·조보아·오연수·김영민·김우석 '군검사 도베르만' 출연 확정" [[Official] Ahn Bo-hyeon, Jo Bo-ah, Oh Yeon-soo, Kim Young-min, Kim Woo-seok confirmed to appear in 'Military Prosecutor Doberman'] (in Korean). Sports Chosun. Archived from the original on May 14, 2022. Retrieved November 3, 2021 – via Naver.
^ Kang Jin-ah (September 8, 2021). "오연수·윤유선·이경민·차예련, '워맨스가 필요해' 출연" [Oh Yeon-soo, Yoon Yu-sun, Lee Kyung-min, Cha Ye-ryun to appear in 'I Need Women']. NWESIS (in Korean). Archived from the original on April 10, 2023. Retrieved September 8, 2021 – via Naver.
^ Chung, Ah-young (1 January 2007). "Broadcasters Award Top-Rated Dramas". The Korea Times via Hancinema. Archived from the original on 7 September 2008. Retrieved 9 January 2015.
^ Sullivan, Martin (July 8, 2020). "K-Pop Stars Promote South Korean Tax Compliance". Forbes. Archived from the original on July 8, 2020. Retrieved May 20, 2021.
^ "[한국세정신문] [37 납세자의 날 특집] 시선집중 / 납세자의 날 대통령표창 받은 모범납세 연예인①". www.taxtimes.co.kr (in Korean). Retrieved 2023-10-29.

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Blue Dragon Film Award for Best New Actress

1960s

N/A (1963)
Ju Yeon (1964)
Moon Hee (1965)
Nam Jeong-im (1966)

1970s

Kim Chang-sook (1970)
Kim Cheong-ja and Oh Yu-gyeong (1971)
Na Ha-yeong (1972)
Woo Yeon-jeong and Jeon Young (1973)

1990s

Choi Jin-sil (1990)
Kim Geum-yong (1991)
Oh Yeon-soo (1992)
Oh Jeong-hae (1993)
Jung Sun-kyung (1994)
Lee Ji-eun (1995)
Lee Jung-hyun and Lee Hye-eun (1996)
Jeon Do-yeon (1997)
Kim Yeo-jin (1998)
Lee Jae-eun (1999)

2000s

Bae Doona (2000)
Lee Yo-won (2001)
Moon So-ri (2002)
Im Soo-jung (2003)
Soo Ae (2004)
Kim Ji-soo (2005)
Go Ah-sung (2006)
Jung Ryeo-won (2007)
Han Ye-seul (2008)
Park Bo-young and Kim Kkot-bi (2009)

2010s

Lee Min-jung (2010)
Moon Chae-won (2011)
Kim Go-eun (2012)
Park Ji-soo (2013)
Kim Sae-ron (2014)
Lee Yoo-young (2015)
Kim Tae-ri (2016)
Choi Hee-seo (2017)
Kim Da-mi (2018)
Kim Hye-jun (2019)

2020s

Kang Mal-geum (2020)
Gong Seung-yeon (2021)
Kim Hye-yoon (2022)
Go Min-si (2023)

v t e Baeksang Arts Award for Best New Actress – Film
1960s	- (1965) - (1966) Moon Hee and Nam Jeong-im (1967) Yoon Jeong-hee (1968) Jeon Yang-ja (1969)
1970s	Kim Ji-soo (1970) Kim Yun-jeong (1971) Na O-mi (1972) Park Ji-yeong (1973) Jin Do-hee and Myeong Hui (1974) Mun Suk and Yang Jeong-hwa (1975) Kim Hyeong-ja (1976) Myeong Hyeon-suk and Yu Mi-na (1977) Jung Hee (1978) Lee In-ok (1979)
1980s	Won Mi-kyung (1980) Kim Min-hee and Lee Mi-sook (1981) Ahn So-young and Na Young-hee (1982) Park Seon-hui (1983) Lee Bo-hee (1984) Cho Yong-won (1985) Lee Hye-young (1986) Kim Hye-soo (1987) Ha Hee-ra and Shin Hye-soo (1988) Jin Yeong-mi (1989)
1990s	Lee Mi-yeon (1990) Kim Sung-ryung and Ji Gyeong-won (1991) Lee Ah-ro (1992) Oh Yeon-soo (1993) Ji Su-won and Ryu Keum-sin (1994) Jung Sun-kyung (1995) Kim Sun-jae (1996) Lee Eun-jung (1997) Choi Ji-woo (1998) Jun Ji-hyun (1999)
2000s	Kim Gyu-ri, Park Ye-jin and Lee Young-jin (2000) Suh Jung (2001) Lee Yo-won (2002) Son Ye-jin (2003) Yoon Jin-seo (2004) Soo Ae (2005) Jung Yu-mi (2006) Park Si-yeon (2007) Han Ye-seul (2008) Park Bo-young (2009)
2010s	Jo An (2010) Shin Hyun-been (2011) Bae Suzy (2012) Han Ye-ri (2013) Kim Hyang-gi (2014) Chun Woo-hee (2015) Park So-dam (2016) Lee Sang-hee (2017) Choi Hee-seo (2018) Lee Jae-in (2019)
2020s	Kang Mal-geum (2020) Choi Jung-woon (2021) Lee Yoo-mi (2022) Kim Si-eun (2023)

v t e Baeksang Arts Award for Best New Actress – Television
1970s	Lee Hyo-chun and Kim Young-ae (1974) Oh Mi-yeon (1976) Go Doo-shim (1977) Kim Bo-yeon (1978) Kim Yoon-mi (1979)
1980s	Jung Ae-ri and Lee Kyung-jin (1981) Lee Hye-sook and Kwon Ki-seon (1982) Sunwoo Eun-sook (1983) Kang Soo-yeon (1984) Choi Myung-gil (1985) Choi Sun-ah and Heo Yoon-jung (1986) Kim Hee-ae and Han Ae-kyung (1987) Park Soon-ae (1988) Yoon Yoo-sun (1989)
1990s	Chae Shi-ra (1990) Jang Seo-hee and Oh Yeon-soo (1991) Lee Jin-ah and Go Hyun-jung (1992) Kwon So-jung and Yoo Ho-jeong (1993) Kim Jung-nan and Shim Eun-ha (1994) Kim Sun-min and Shin Eun-kyung (1995) Kim Hee-sun (1996) Lee Hye-young (1997) Kim Ji-young (1998) Myung Se-bin (1999)
2000s	Chae Rim (2000) Ha Ji-won (2001) Gong Hyo-jin (2002) Jang Na-ra (2003) Han Ji-hye (2004) Lee Da-hae (2005) Lee Young-ah (2006) Go Ara (2007) Lee Ji-ah (2008) Im Yoon-ah (2009)
2010s	Hwang Jung-eum (2010) Yoo In-na (2011) Uee (2012) Jung Eun-ji (2013) Baek Jin-hee (2014) Go Ah-sung (2015) Kim Go-eun (2016) Lee Se-young (2017) Heo Yool (2018) Kim Hye-yoon (2019)
2020s	Kim Da-mi (2020) Park Ju-hyun (2021) Kim Hye-jun (2022) Roh Yoon-seo (2023)