Portrait of Jang So-yeon

Acting

Jang So-yeon

Career

Active from 2002 to 2022, busiest in 2008 and 2018 with 3 main titles each.

Leading roles
8
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score72/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Wailing
The Wailing
GoodWatch score83/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 31 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.1 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.6 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.6 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.1 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.8 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.3 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Jang So-yeon Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Historical
    0.7, average 2.6
  • Nostalgia
    2.1, average 3.8
  • Fantasy
    0.7, average 1.7
  • Absurdist Humor
    1.3, average 2.0

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Character-Driven 6
  • Korean Cinema 2
  • Emotional Healing 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

51
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2020s

8 titles ยท average score 71
The Art of Negotiation
The Art of Negotiation (2025)
GoodWatch score 75

TV show

Divorce Attorney Shin
Divorce Attorney Shin (2023)
GoodWatch score 90

TV show ยท as Ji-eun

Ransomed
Ransomed (2023)
GoodWatch score 70

as Jae-seok's Wife

Grid
Grid (2022)
GoodWatch score 66

TV show ยท as Choi Sun-wool

Forecasting Love and Weather
Forecasting Love and Weather (2022)
GoodWatch score 74

TV show ยท as Lee Hyang-rae

Missing Child
Missing Child (2021)

TV show ยท as Kang Mi Ra

The Game: Towards Zero
The Game: Towards Zero (2020)
GoodWatch score 72

TV show ยท as Yoo Ji Won

Peninsula
Peninsula (2020)
GoodWatch score 52

as Jung-seok's Sister

2010s

30 titles ยท average score 74
Crazy Romance
Crazy Romance (2019)
GoodWatch score 64

as Mi-yeon

Crash Landing on You
Crash Landing on You (2019)
GoodWatch score 94

TV show ยท as Hyun Myung-sook

A History of Jealousy
A History of Jealousy (2019)

as Jin-sook

Something in the Rain
Something in the Rain (2018)
GoodWatch score 80

TV show ยท as Seo Gyeong-seon

Heart Surgeons
Heart Surgeons (2018)

TV show ยท as Kang Eun-Sook

The Soup
The Soup (2018)

as Ae-Sim

The End of April
The End of April (2017)
GoodWatch score 54

as Action Officer Park

While You Were Sleeping
While You Were Sleeping (2017)
GoodWatch score 83

TV show ยท as Do Geum Sook [So Yoon's mother]

The Wailing
The Wailing (2016)
GoodWatch score 83

as Jong-goo's Wife

Secret Love Affair
Secret Love Affair (2014)
GoodWatch score 75

TV show ยท as Se-jin

My Dictator
My Dictator (2014)

as Nurse

Silenced
Silenced (2011)
GoodWatch score 92

as Courtroom Sign Language Interpreter

2000s

13 titles ยท average score 70
Castaway on the Moon
Castaway on the Moon (2009)
GoodWatch score 83

as Seung-geun's Girlfriend

19-Nineteen
19-Nineteen (2009)

as Yoo Eun-hye

My Dear Enemy
My Dear Enemy (2008)
GoodWatch score 74

as Eun-jeong

Crossing
Crossing (2008)
GoodWatch score 73

as North korean defector

How To Live on Earth
How To Live on Earth (2008)

as Se-a

Going by the Book
Going by the Book (2007)
GoodWatch score 77

as Reporter

Behind the White Tower
Behind the White Tower (2007)

TV show ยท as Yoo Mi-ra

Seducing Mr. Perfect
Seducing Mr. Perfect (2006)
GoodWatch score 62

as Female Employee

Over the Border
Over the Border (2006)
GoodWatch score 62

as Colleague

Blossom Again
Blossom Again (2005)
GoodWatch score 69

as ER Nurse

Desire
Desire (2002)

as So-yeon

Take Care of My Cat
Take Care of My Cat (2001)
GoodWatch score 65

as Rookie