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Acting

So Ji-sub

Career

Active from 2000 to 2026, with up to 3 main titles a year.

Leading roles
27
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score73/100
Highest rated
Poster for Mercy for None
Mercy for None
GoodWatch score83/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 21 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 5.2 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.5 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.0 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.8 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.9 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.4 versus catalog average 5.9Style
So Ji-sub Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Nostalgia
    2.3, average 3.8
  • Historical
    1.3, average 2.6
  • Satire & Parody
    1.2, average 2.3
  • Coming of Age
    1.9, average 3.0

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Character-Driven 5
  • Korean Drama 4
  • Korean Cinema 3
  • K-Drama Romance 2
  • Emotional Depth 2
  • Fantasy Elements 2
  • Character-Driven Narrative 2
  • Redemption Arc 2
  • Emotional Intensity 2
  • Tragic Melodrama 2
  • Heartbreaking Romance 2
  • Korean Drama Classic 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

38
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2020s

7 titles Β· average score 74
Agent Kim Reactivated
Agent Kim Reactivated (2026)
GoodWatch score 81

TV show Β· as Manager Kim

Mercy for None
Mercy for None (2025)
GoodWatch score 83

TV show Β· as Nam Gi-jun

Alienoid: Return to the Future
Alienoid: Return to the Future (2024)
GoodWatch score 68

as Moon Do-seok

I Am Sorry, I Love You 2024
I Am Sorry, I Love You 2024 (2024)

TV show Β· as Cha Moo-hyeok

Doctor Lawyer
Doctor Lawyer (2022)
GoodWatch score 72

TV show Β· as Han Yi-han

Confession
Confession (2022)
GoodWatch score 69

as Yoo Min-ho

Alienoid
Alienoid (2022)
GoodWatch score 70

as Moon Do-seok

2010s

12 titles Β· average score 73
My Secret, Terrius
My Secret, Terrius (2018)
GoodWatch score 79

TV show Β· as Kim Bon

Be With You
Be With You (2018)
GoodWatch score 79

as Woo-jin

The Battleship Island
The Battleship Island (2017)
GoodWatch score 69

as Choi Chil-sung

Oh My Venus
Oh My Venus (2015)
GoodWatch score 78

TV show Β· as Kim Young-ho / John Kim

Warm and Cozy
Warm and Cozy (2015)
GoodWatch score 66

TV show Β· as Cafe shop owner

The Throne
The Throne (2015)
GoodWatch score 61

as Adult King Jeongjo

One Sunny Day
One Sunny Day (2014)

TV show Β· as Kim Ji Ho

Master's Sun
Master's Sun (2013)
GoodWatch score 80

TV show Β· as Joo JΠΎong-won / "Master"

Ghost
Ghost (2012)
GoodWatch score 77

TV show Β· as Kim Woo-hyun / Park Gi-young

A Company Man
A Company Man (2012)
GoodWatch score 64

as Hyeong-do (Ji Hyeong-do)

Always
Always (2011)
GoodWatch score 77

as Cheol-min

Road No. 1
Road No. 1 (2010)

TV show Β· as Lee Jang-woo

2000s

17 titles Β· average score 65
Cain and Abel
Cain and Abel (2009)
GoodWatch score 75

TV show Β· as Lee Cho-in / Oh Kang-ho

Rough Cut
Rough Cut (2008)
GoodWatch score 69

as Lee Kang-pae

U-Turn
U-Turn (2008)

TV show Β· as Ji Sub

U-Turn
U-Turn (2008)

as Ji-sub

I'm Sorry, I Love You
I'm Sorry, I Love You (2004)
GoodWatch score 80

TV show Β· as Cha Moo-Hyuk

Something Happened in Bali
Something Happened in Bali (2004)
GoodWatch score 66

TV show Β· as Kang In-wook

Thousand Years of Love
Thousand Years of Love (2003)

TV show Β· as General Guishil Ari / Kang In-chul

We Are Dating Now
We Are Dating Now (2002)

TV show Β· as Choi Kyo-in

Steal It If You Can
Steal It If You Can (2002)
GoodWatch score 61

as Choi, Kang-jo

Glass Slippers
Glass Slippers (2002)

TV show Β· as Park Chul-woong

Delicious Proposal
Delicious Proposal (2001)

TV show Β· as Jang Hee-moon

둜펌
둜펌 (2001)

TV show Β· as Attorney Choi Jang-Goon

1990s

2 titles
Love Story
Love Story (1999)

TV show Β· as Chul-soo

Model
Model (1997)

TV show Β· as Song Kyung-chul