Suzy

Suzy (수지, Bae Su-ji) built one of the rare second acts in Korean entertainment that feels as significant as the first. She first entered the mainstream through Miss A, the four-member group launched by JYP Entertainment in 2010, then quickly broke past idol framing when Architecture 101 turned her into the public's so-called Nation's First Love. That label stuck, but her screen career is what gave it weight. Gu Family Book, Uncontrollably Fond, While You Were Sleeping, and Start-Up proved she could carry major network and streaming dramas without leaning on nostalgia for her idol years. Her move to Management SOOP marked a more selective phase, one built around fewer projects and sharper positioning. Anna showed a colder, more psychologically controlled register than viewers had seen from her before, while Doona! with Netflix pushed her further into international streaming visibility. In 2026 she returns with Portraits of Delusion, a period mystery opposite Kim Seon-ho and backed by Showbox, a project that places her in a darker and more ambitious lane than the romantic-image shorthand that defined her early fame.