Jeon So-nee

Jeon So-nee's career didn't explode — it accumulated. Her debut came in 2014 with the indie film *Photo*, made while she was still a student at Seoul Institute of the Arts. That kind of start tends to produce actors who actually know how to be on a set, and it shows. By January 2018, *Cine 21* — one of South Korea's most respected film publications — named her one of the most notable new actresses of the year in its 1,140th issue (Wikipedia). Recognition from the industry press before most casual viewers had heard her name. The drama *Encounter* (2018–19) gave her wider visibility through a supporting role as Park Bo-gum's friend — she wasn't the lead, but she didn't need to be. The role landed. Her first actual lead television role came in April 2020 with the tvN drama *When My Love Blooms*, a dual-timeline romance where she starred opposite Yoo Ji-tae and Lee Bo-young, with Park Jinyoung also in the cast (Wikipedia). That same year, she was confirmed for the Korean remake of the Chinese film *Soul Mate* — eventually released as *Soulmate* in 2023 — alongside Kim Da-mi and Byeon Woo-seok. The years 2023 and 2024 represent a clear step up in scale. *Our Blooming Youth* (2023) added another drama credit, and then *Parasyte: The Grey* arrived on Netflix in 2024 — a sci-fi horror series that put her in front of a genuinely global audience. Hard to say if any single role before that had the same reach. Into 2025, she's continued at that level: the Netflix romantic comedy *Melo Movie* (where she plays screenwriter Son Ju-a) and the crime thriller *As You Stood By* (where she leads as Jo Eun-su, a VIP department store employee) both landed in the same year, showing a performer who's comfortable moving between genres without losing the thread of what makes her watchable.