In 2010 So headlined the big-budget Korean War epic Road No. His performance received critical acclaim, and won him Best Actor at the 2009 Grimae Awards, an honorable award chosen by directors in every broadcasting station in Korea. So then returned to Korean television with Cain and Abel, about two doctor brothers with an intense sibling rivalry. So starred opposite Zhang Ziyi in the Chinese romantic comedy Sophie's Revenge, saying, "I wanted to do a bright and cheery role because I've played so many sad and gloomy ones." He later signed with a Chinese talent agency, ATN Entertainment. So spoke no lines in the mobile drama, and was "worried whether (their) emotions would be delivered just through (their) motions." The year before, he had appeared in a supporting role as a monster in the Japanese manga live-action adaptation GeGeGe No Kitaro 2: Kitaro and the Millenium Curse. In I am GHOST, an action drama that aired in 24 five-minute episodes on Japan's mobile-exclusive broadcaster BeeTV, he played a mysterious killer on the run with a high school girl. In 2009, So attempted to break into the Japanese and Chinese markets. So's performance was well received by audiences and critics, and the film became a surprise box office hit. Because of the film's low budget, So and costar Kang Ji-hwan decided to invest their fees back into the movie, and were credited as producers. He made his comeback in Jang Hoon's directorial debut Rough Cut, in which he played a gangster who dreams of becoming an actor. So enlisted for mandatory military service in 2005 as a public relations officer with the Mapo District Office, and was discharged on April 27, 2007.
In a 2009 interview, So said he still considers the two the best television dramas in his filmography. It established him as a top star in Korea, as well as all over Asia. But later that year, he had his breakout role as a tragic hero in the critically acclaimed melodrama I'm Sorry, I Love You. So began to rise to fame with 2004 hit drama What Happened in Bali At that time, So thought he would end up being a supporting actor. He played his first lead role in the time travel historical drama Thousand Years of Love. He appeared in small roles on television throughout the late 1990s and early 2000s, and started to gain popularity when he was cast as the male second lead in Glass Slippers in 2002. But whereas fellow 292513=STORM model Song Seung-heon quickly rose to stardom, So had difficulty raising his profile. So was chosen as a model for jeans brand 292513=STORM in 1995, then made his acting debut in the sitcom Three Guys and Three Girls and the television drama Model. I did modeling because I wanted to see Kim and also because it was the best way to earn good easy money." Career Acting
"My life was all about swimming and hip-hop music.
"I was never really interested in becoming a celebrity," So said. He tried out modeling simply because he wanted to pose alongside hip-hop artist Kim Sung-jae, who was the celebrity face for a clothing brand at the time. He has one older sister who lives in Australia.
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Self-described as introverted and insecure in his childhood and teenage years, So trained to become a professional swimmer for 11 years and bagged the bronze medal at the Korean National Games. So Ji-sub was born on November 4, 1977, in Incheon.
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