So Ji-sub

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.

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

Occupation

actor / film actor / singer / model / television actor

University

Chungwoon University

• Official sitehttps://www.ji-sub.net/
• Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/soganzi_51/
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/So%20Ji-sub
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%BD%E3%83%BB%E3%82%B8%E3%82%BD%E3%83%96
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q484859

Tags

• actor
• film actor
• singer

Last updated

2026-06-17

Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.