Yoon soy korean actress and actor

Yoon So Yi debuted as a model in Graffiti Magazine in Yoon underwent strict training for six months in a film action school, where she had to overcome her phobia of heights. This led to a friendship with her co-star Kim Rae Won, with whom she starred in a series of advertisements for Samsung Digital Plaza. When Kim later launched his own management company Bless Entertainment, she would also join his stable of stars.

In the role of a beautiful young swordswoman who protects the future king, Yoon says that she was inspired by Anita Mui in The Heroic Trio and that the strong-willed female character appealed to her. She learned wushu for three months in Korea, then wire action from the Chinese stunt team. In , she became part of the ensemble cast of Goodbye Solo, written by renowned drama writer Noh Hee Kyung.

Even though her dramas do not attract a high number of viewers, Noh has gained a cult following for her in-depth portrayal of ordinary characters, taking a more human natural approach through realistic and yet emotional lines.

Yoon soo in

Goodbye Solo featured seven characters of different generations and backgrounds, as they reflect on human relationships and nature. Since then she has been extremely active in charity work for JTS, spearheading street fund drives and various programs to benefit underprivileged children in North Korea and developing countries. She later enrolled in Dongguk University as a Theatre and Film major, slowing down her acting activities to focus on her studies and becoming known in the Korean press as one of the very few celebrity model students.

Yoon graduated in