Photo: Marie Claire Korea / CC BY 3.0 (source: Wikimedia Commons)
My Take
So Ji-sub fascinates me precisely because he refuses to oversell himself. He drifted in from jeans modelling and grew into one of Korea's most quietly magnetic leads, the kind of actor who can carry a scene on stillness alone. That low voice and brooding restraint give his roles a melancholy weight few peers match. I also admire his stubborn detour into hip hop EPs, a reminder he sees himself as more than a face. For me he belongs to that rare category of performers who act loudest when they say the least, and I trust whatever he chooses next.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- So Ji-sub
- Name (Japanese)
- ソ・ジソブ
- Reading
- そ・じそぶ
- Born
- November 4, 1977 (age 48)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Scorpio / Snake
- Origin
- Seoul, South Korea
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- actor / film actor / singer / model / television actor
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Chungwoon University
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
- Official sitehttps://www.ji-sub.net/
- Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/soganzi_51/
- Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%BD%E3%83%BB%E3%82%B8%E3%82%BD%E3%83%96
Frequently asked questions
When was So Ji-sub born?
Born November 4, 1977 (age 48).
Where is So Ji-sub from?
So Ji-sub is from Seoul, South Korea.
What does So Ji-sub do?
So Ji-sub works as actor, film actor, singer, model, television actor.
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-17
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.