Kim So-hye

Kim So-hye
Kim So-hye in April 2017
Background information
Native name 김소혜
Birth name Kim So-hye
Also known as Sohye
Born (1999-07-19) July 19, 1999
Seoul, South Korea
Genres K-pop
Occupation(s)
Years active 2015–present
Labels S&P Entertainment (2016–present)
YMC Entertainment (2016–2017)
RedLine Entertainment (2015–2016)
Associated acts I.O.I
Korean name
Hangul 김소혜
Hanja 金素慧
Revised Romanization Gim So-hye
McCune–Reischauer Kim So-hye

Kim So-hye (born July 19, 1999) is a South Korean idol singer and actress signed under S&P Entertainment. She is best known for finishing fifth in Mnet's K-pop girl group survival show Produce 101 and for being a member of girl group I.O.I.

Life and career

Before debuting

Born in Seoul, Kim So-hye was a volleyball player in junior high, and won the National Junior High Title as a libero.[1]

Produce 101 and I.O.I

Coming from an acting company, So-hye was training to become an actress and had no experience in singing and dancing before joining Produce 101. She finished in fifth place out of the 101 girls competing and became a member of I.O.I. Her company, Redline Entertainment, maintained that she would continue her acting training once she finished promoting with the group.[2]

S&P Entertainment

In June 2016, So-hye created her own management label, S&P (Shark & Penguin) Entertainment.[3] She also opened a coffee shop, Penguin's Café, in Seocho District to provide a space where she and her agency could connect with fans.[4]

Solo career

Aside from participating in activities as part of I.O.I, Sohye was a regular host on MBC Every1's Star Show 360 and SBS' Game Show..It was announced that Sohye had been casted as the female lead for her first television drama, Drama Special: Kang Deok-soon's Love History. Sohye is also in a web-drama called Unexpected Heroes with BtoB’s Lee Min-hyuk, F.T. Island‘s Choi Jong-hoon, and actress Park Ha-na.

Discography

Filmography

Drama

Year Title Network Role Note
2017 Queen of the Ring MBC Park Se-gun's ex-girlfriend Web-drama,

Cameo (Episode 1)

Poetry Story Mobidic Lee Ah-chim (Morning) Web-drama,

Main Role

Drama Special: Kang Deok-soon's Love History KBS2 Kang Deok-soon Chuseok special drama,

Main Role

Unexpected Heroes Naver TV Cast Lee Yoon-ji Web-drama,

Main Role

2018 Society Obsessed with Love Studio Onstyle Han Sa-rang Web-drama,

Main Role

Ambergris Samsung Han Seul Web-drama,

Main Role

The Best Chicken MBN Seo Bo-Ah Mini-series drama,

Main Role

Variety show

Year Title Network Role Note
2016 Star Show 360 MBC Every1 Regular host
Game Show SBS
2017 English Lecture Program EBS MC [5]
Follow Me 8S FashionN [6]

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Nominated work Result
2017 2017 KBS Drama Awards Excellence Award, Actress in a One-Act/Special/Short Drama Drama Special: Kang Deok-soon's Love History Nominated

References

  1. ↑ "[V LIVE] 김소혜의 첫번째 V Live". Retrieved 2017-04-08.
  2. ↑ Choi, Na-young. "'IOI' 김소혜, 배우 꿈 놓지 않는다…"연기 트레이닝 계속"". Nate (in Korean). OSEN. Retrieved May 1, 2016.
  3. ↑ Cho, He-jin. "I.O.I′s Kim Sohye Establishes Entertainment Agency". Mwave. CJ E&M enewsWorld. Retrieved June 22, 2016.
  4. ↑ "I.O.I's Kim Sohye Opens Cafe, Signs Under new Label". AsiaStarz. ASZ News. 2016-06-24. Retrieved August 8, 2016.
  5. ↑ 오소영 (December 1, 2016). "[단독] 아이오아이 김소혜, EBS 영어강의 MC 발탁" (in Korean). sportsq.co.kr. Retrieved February 1, 2017.
  6. ↑ 김양수 (July 28, 2017). "'팔로우미8S' 새MC 김소혜 "정채연 강력추천"". Naver (in Korean). Retrieved October 15, 2017.
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