Biography
Who is Seo Yea-ji?
Early life and career beginnings
Seo Yea-ji was born on April 6, 1990, in Seoul, South Korea. Her educational background includes attending Seoul Usin Elementary School and Youngwon Middle School before she eventually studied at the Complutense University of Madrid. Initially, she had no plans to pursue a career in acting, but she caught the attention of the CEO of her then-management company, Made in Chan Entertainment, who persuaded her to enter the entertainment industry.
In March 2013, Seo stepped into the entertainment industry by appearing in an advertisement for SK Telecom. Shortly after, she featured in a Samsung Galaxy S4 short film titled Love, playing the role of Min-joo. Her official acting debut came in the tvN sitcom Potato Star 2013QR3, which aired for 120 episodes from September 2013 to May 2014.
Rise to prominence
Following her debut, Seo starred in the MBC historical drama Diary of a Night Watchman in 2014, earning a nomination at the MBC Drama Awards in the Best New Actress category. She then appeared in Super Daddy Yeol and the JTBC television series Last in 2015, where she played a civil servant. Her performance in Last captured viewers' attention and led to her big-screen debut in the historical drama film The Throne, playing Queen Jeongsun. She also appeared in the music video for the Big Bang song Let's Not Fall In Love.
In 2016, she played a main character in the KBS drama Moorim School: Saga of the Brave and appeared in the film Seondal: The Man Who Sells the River. She later starred in the historical drama Hwarang: The Poet Warrior Youth. After her contract with Made in Chan Entertainment expired in 2016, she joined King Entertainment and soon took on her first leading film role in Another Way.
Major television and film projects
Seo earned praise from viewers and the label of thriller queen when she starred in the OCN mystery series Save Me in 2017. She subsequently appeared in the 4DX VR film Stay With Me. In 2018, she starred alongside Lee Joon-gi in the tvN drama Lawless Lawyer, playing a lawyer who struggles to control her temper. The series became a commercial hit and achieved high viewership ratings in cable television history.
After starring in the films Warning: Do Not Play and By Quantum Physics: A Nightlife Venture in 2019, Seo joined the newly established agency Gold Medalist in January 2020. Through this agency, she starred in the hit romantic comedy It's Okay to Not Be Okay alongside Kim Soo-hyun, playing a bestselling children's book author with a personality disorder. The performance earned critical acclaim from major publications and brought her significant international popularity.
Recent career updates
In 2021, Seo starred alongside Kim Kang-woo in the mystery-thriller film Recalled, which topped the local box office on its opening weekend. She renewed her contract with Gold Medalist in December 2021 and starred in the melodrama Eve in 2022. After leaving Gold Medalist in late 2023, she signed with Sublime in June 2024. She later made her theater debut in Crying for You as Yun Sim-deok and signed an exclusive contract with B.Wave Entertainment in July 2026.
Birthday and age
Seo Yea-ji was born on April 6, 1990, which makes Seo 36 years old today. That birthday falls under the Aries sign. Seo shares the date with 21 other famous people.
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