Go Soo

Biographical Overview & Key Facts

Subject:

Go Soo

Role / Field:

Acclaimed South Korean actor known for diverse roles in film and television.

Born:

1978-10-04

Century / Era:

1978s Historical Era

Database Source:

2Day Chrono-Wiki & Wikipedia CC BY-SA 4.0

Origins & Early Life

Go Soo (Korean: 고수; born October 4, 1978), also known as Ko Soo, is a South Korean actor. He has appeared in television series such as Piano, Green Rose and Will It Snow for Christmas?, as well as the films White Night and The Front Line. Go was born and raised in Nonsan, South Korea as the youngest of 2 sons. He attended college in Sangmyung University, Cheonan campus, where he majored in Cinema degree. When Go Soo first came to Seoul, he acted on stage, but he lacked money that time.

Pivotal Works & Achievements

Since he lacked money, he decided to put his stage acting on hold for later and eventually stopped. From then on, he began presenting his profile photo to numerous agencies. Go first appeared in a soft drink TV commercial, followed by a role as an extra in the 1998 music video "Last Promise" by the band Position. He made his television debut in 1999 through the MBC sitcoms My Funky Family and Jump and KBS2 drama series Ad Madness. Go drew critical praise for his performance in the television drama Piano in 2001, with one review describing him as an "actor with precision".

Enduring Legacy & Impact

Go made his big screen debut as a drug crime officer in 2004's Some, in which he performed his own stunts and was later recognized as Best New Actor at the Grand Bell Awards. Go reunited with Ad Madness co-star Park Ye-jin in TV series When A Man Loves A Woman in the same year. In 2005, he starred in the revenge drama Green Rose, which was shot on location in China and Korea. He played a simple man who falls in love with a rich woman and gets accused of a crime he did not commit. Then in the romantic comedy Marrying a Millionaire, Go played a delivery man who is asked by a TV producer to act like a rich bachelor to attract several women on a televised reality dating show.

Chronological Milestones & Life Events

1. 1978 (1978-10-04): Birth of Go Soo — Acclaimed South Korean actor known for diverse roles in film and television.
2. 1998: 1998 Milestone — Go first appeared in a soft drink TV commercial, followed by a role as an extra in the 1998 music video "Last Promise" by the band Position.
3. 1999: 1999 Milestone — He made his television debut in 1999 through the MBC sitcoms My Funky Family and Jump and KBS2 drama series Ad Madness.
4. 2001: 2001 Milestone — Go drew critical praise for his performance in the television drama Piano in 2001, with one review describing him as an "actor with precision".
5. 2004: 2004 Milestone — Go made his big screen debut as a drug crime officer in 2004's Some, in which he performed his own stunts and was later recognized as Best New Actor at the Grand Bell Awards.
6. 2005: 2005 Milestone — In 2005, he starred in the revenge drama Green Rose, which was shot on location in China and Korea.

Historical Fact-Check Quiz: Go Soo

True or False: “Go Soo's first major television role after his debut in 1998 was in a KBS2 drama series called Ad Madness.”

Answer (FALSE ❌): His television debut in 1999 was through the MBC sitcom My Funky Family and Jump, not specifically Ad Madness.

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