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Seo Ji-hye
Actor51K

Seo Ji-hye

Seo Ji-hye (서지혜) is part of a younger Korean actor generation that broke through by looking emotionally natural on screen rather than performing at high volume. After building early public recognition through Heart Signal, she turned that visibility into a steady acting climb, moving from MBC's Gangnam Beauty and Mystic Pop-up Bar into sharper supporting work in Love All Play and Crime Puzzle.

The real inflection point came with My Perfect Stranger in 2023. Her portrayal of Lee Soon-ae gave the time-slip drama its emotional grounding and earned her Best New Actress at the KBS Drama Awards. In 2024, she pushed deeper into mainstream recognition with Family by Choice, then entered a new agency chapter by signing with 51K in 2026.

That agency move matters because Seo Ji-hye now sits in the lane Korean casting directors value most: youthful, audience-friendly, and flexible enough to move between romance, thriller, and ensemble drama. Her 2026 thriller The Scarecrow opposite Park Hae-soo signals a bigger scale of opportunity, and her page already reads like someone still climbing rather than someone who has peaked early.

1 articles9 creditsDebut: July 27, 2018South Korean

Gallery

Marie Claire Korea editorial, 2019 (Wikimedia Commons)

Filmography

2026
The ScarecrowK-Drama
Ma Deuk-gu
2025
Mean LoveK-Drama
Supporting
2024
Family by ChoiceK-Drama
Supporting
2023
My Perfect StrangerK-Drama
Supporting
2022
Crime PuzzleK-Drama
Supporting
2021
Love All PlayK-Drama
Supporting
2020
Crash Landing on YouK-Drama
Seo DanNetflix
2020
Mystic Pop-up BarK-Drama
Ji Hye
2018
Gangnam BeautyK-Drama
Supporting

Fans Also Ask

Who is Seo Ji-hye actress born in 1996?
Seo Ji-hye (서지혜, born July 17, 1996) is a South Korean actress under 51K. She is best known for Family by Choice (2024) as Park Dal and My Perfect Stranger (2023), for which she won Best New Actress at the 2023 KBS Drama Awards.
What drama is Seo Ji-hye in 2026?
Seo Ji-hye stars as Kang Soon-yeong in The Scarecrow (2026), an ENA thriller drama set to premiere in 2026. She plays the younger sister of Park Hae-soo's character Kang Tae-ju, an ace detective reassigned to his hometown.
What award did Seo Ji-hye win?
Seo Ji-hye won Best New Actress at the 2023 KBS Drama Awards for her role as Lee Soon-ae in My Perfect Stranger, a time-travel romance drama. She appeared as the 1987 version of a key character in the series.
What agency is Seo Ji-hye under?
Seo Ji-hye signed an exclusive contract with 51K in 2025. Prior to that she was managed by Just Entertainment.
How did Seo Ji-hye start her career?
Seo Ji-hye entered entertainment through the reality series Heart Signal (Season 1, 2017) before transitioning to acting. She made her drama debut in MBC's Gangnam Beauty (2018) as Noh Min-a.

Latest Articles

Seo Ji-hye in Crash Landing on You. Netflix
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Seo Ji-hye Joins Park Hae-soo in ENA Crime Thriller The Scarecrow

Seo Ji-hye confirms her role in ENA crime thriller The Scarecrow opposite Park Hae-soo, playing his younger sister caught up in a serial murder investigation.

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