Ki So-yu
Born (2017-02-16) February 16, 2017 (age 7)
South Korea
OccupationActress
Years active2018–present
Korean name
Hangul
기소유
Revised RomanizationGi So-yu
McCune–ReischauerKi Soyu

Ki So-yu (Korean: 기소유; born February 16, 2017) is a South Korean child actress. She debuted through television series Witch's Love (2018),[1] and is best known for her roles in television series Our Blues (2022) and The Good Bad Mother (2023).[1]

Life and career

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So-yu was born on February 16, 2017[2] in South Korea. She started acting at a young age—one year old—on television series Witch's Love (2018).[1][3] After which, she took some guest and minor roles in several Korean television series such as Catch the Ghost (2019)[4] and Oh My Baby (2020),[3] before taking her first main role in Our Blues (2022) when she was 5 years old.[1][3][5]

Her other notable performances as main or support roles were in television series Three Bold Sibllings (2022),[6] The Good Bad Mother (2023),[1][3] See You in My 19th Life (2023),[3][5] the second season of Sweet Home (2023)[7] and O'Pening: 2:15 (2023).[3] For her performance in Three Bold Siblings, she was nominated for Best Youth Actress at the 2022 KBS Drama Awards.[8] Her film debut will be on Mist (2024).[9]

Filmography

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Film

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Year Title Role Ref.
2024 Mist Kim So-hyun [9]

Television series

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Year Title Role Ref.
2018 Witch's Love Kang Cho-hong (young) [1][3]
2019 Catch the Ghost Lee Man-jin's third daughter [4]
2020 My Dangerous Wife Chae-rim (young) [7]
Oh My Baby Na-eun [3]
2021 Love ft. Marriage & Divorce restaurant kid [1]
Hospital Playlist (season 2) Seung-chae (episode 12) [1]
2022 Our Blues Son Eun-gi [1][3][5]
Becoming Witch Chae-kyung [5]
Unlock My Boss Kim Min-a [3][5]
Three Bold Siblings Kim Tae-joo (young) [6]
2023 Strangers Again Ku Eun-byeol (episode 10) [7]
The Good Bad Mother Ye-jin [1][3]
See You in My 19th Life Yoon Cho-won (young) [3][5]
Vigilante Lee Seung-mi (episode 2) [7]
My Demon Lee Yeon-seo (episodes 3,9) [7]
Sweet Home (season 2) girl (child) [7]
O'PENing: 2:15 Jo Min-ha [3]

Awards and nominations

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Award Ceremony Year Category Nominee(s) / Work(s) Result Ref.
KBS Drama Awards 2022 Best Youth Actress Three Bold Siblings Nominated [8]
JTBC Drama Awards 2023 Best Combo Award The Good Bad Mother (together with Park Da-on) Nominated [10]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j "[IS한가위] 'K콘텐츠의 미래' 아역스타들이 전하는 추석 인사 "행복하고 즐거운 추석 보내세요!" : 네이트 연예". 네이트 뉴스 (in Korean). Retrieved January 22, 2024.
  2. ^ "기소유 : 네이버 통합검색". search.naver.com (in Korean). Archived from the original on January 12, 2024. Retrieved January 22, 2024.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m 이승미 (July 1, 2023). "안방극장 사로잡은 어린 배우들…초반 화제몰이 톡톡". 연합뉴스 (in Korean). Archived from the original on September 9, 2023. Retrieved January 22, 2024.
  4. ^ a b "Catch the Ghost - Cast (Korean Drama, 2019, 유령을 잡아라)". Catch the Ghost - Cast (Korean Drama, 2019, 유령을 잡아라). January 22, 2024. Archived from the original on October 5, 2022. Retrieved January 22, 2024.
  5. ^ a b c d e f "기은유·기소유 남매 "계묘년에는 영화에 나오고 싶어요!" [한복인터뷰]". 언론사 뷰. Retrieved January 22, 2024.
  6. ^ a b "삼남매가 용감하게 OST, 등장인물, 인물관계도, 아역, 재방송 총정리!". m.post.naver.com (in Korean). Archived from the original on January 25, 2024. Retrieved January 25, 2024.
  7. ^ a b c d e f "Gi So-yoo (기소유) - Filmography". Gi So-yoo (기소유) - Filmography. January 22, 2024. Archived from the original on January 28, 2024. Retrieved January 22, 2024.
  8. ^ a b "'황금가면' 정민준·'사랑의 꽈배기' 윤채나, 청소년연기상 수상 [KBS 연기대상]". www.xportsnews.com (in Korean). December 31, 2022. Archived from the original on January 25, 2024. Retrieved January 25, 2024.
  9. ^ a b "곽선영·권유리·이설·기소유, 영화 '미스트' 크랭크인…처절한 미스터리 스릴러 : 네이트 연예". 네이트 뉴스 (in Korean). Retrieved January 22, 2024.
  10. ^ "JTBC Drama Awards 2023 Winners". JTBC Drama Awards 2023 Winners. January 3, 2024. Archived from the original on January 28, 2024. Retrieved January 28, 2024.