Ko So-young
Ko in 2012
Born	(1972-10-06)October 6, 1972 (age 52) Seoul,South Korea
Other names	Go So-young
Education	Chung-Ang University – Department Theater and Film Korea University – Department ofComputer Science
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1990–2007 2013–present
Agent	Sublime[1]
Spouse	Jang Dong-gun ​ (m. 2010)​
Children	2
Korean name
Hangul	고소영
Hanja	高素榮
Revised Romanization	Go So-yeong
McCune–Reischauer	Ko So-yŏng

Ko So-young (Korean: 고소영; born October 6, 1972) is a South Korean actress and model.^[2]

Ko was born inSeoul,South Korea. She attended an all-female high school before gaining early admission toChung-Ang University, where she studied computer science.

Ko debuted in theTV dramaLove Tomorrow in 1993 and quickly established herself as a representative star of her generation. She made her film debut oppositeJung Woo-sung inThe Fox with Nine Tails in 1994, which was the first Korean film to use computer-generated imagery. However, it failed to make an impression on audiences or critics.^{[citation needed]} Ko first achieved wide recognition through her role inBeat (again with Jung Woo-sung), a film that caught the imagination of many South Korean high school students.^[3] Since then she has acted in a series of successful melodramas, portraying a young model inIf the Sun Rises in the West, aJeju Island tour guide inLove Wind Love Song, and aKorean American adoptee inLove.

In 2001, Ko teamed up with actorLee Sung-jae inA Day, about a married couple who have trouble conceiving a child. Her acting in the film was much praised and garnered the Best Actress prize from the localGrand Bell Awards ceremony.^[4] Then, after two years off, Ko returned in 2003 oppositeHan Suk-kyu in the spy thrillerDouble Agent; however, the film failed to live up to the expectations of most viewers and critics. She then shot two films in 2006: the horror filmAPT by directorAhn Byeong-ki, and the romantic comedyProject Makeover by debut director Jeon Young-gap. After two commercial flops in 2007 withProject Makeover and the SBS dramaBlue Fish, Ko went into a hiatus.

A decade after her last appearance, Ko made a comeback with the KBS dramaMs. Perfect.^[5]

Ko married actorJang Dong-gun in a star-studded wedding ceremony held at Seoul's Shilla Hotel on May 2, 2010, while five months pregnant. The couple's first child, a son Jang Min-joon, was born on October 4, 2010.^{[6][7][8][9][10]}Their second child, a daughter, was born on February 25, 2014.^[11][12]

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