Seo Young-hee

Acting

Seo Young-hee

Born

1979-06-13 (47)

Place of birth

Seoul, South Korea

Known for

Acting

Credits

65 titles

Seo Young-hee (서영희) is a South Korean actress born on June 13, 1979, in Seoul, South Korea. She began her career in stage plays before making her feature film debut in 2002. Seo earned international critical acclaim for her powerful roles in psychological and thriller films, notably starring in Na Hong-jin's hit thriller The Chaser (2008) and Jang Cheol-soo's Bedevilled (2010). Her compelling lead performance in Bedevilled swept multiple Best Actress awards across major Korean and international film festivals. Throughout her career, she has maintained a versatile presence in both cinema and television, with notable roles in films such as The Wrath (2018) and Night of the Undead (2020), as w…

Known for

Running Man poster
8.2

These days, as variety shows are gradually disappearing, this is one of Korea’s representative variety shows that has been responsible for Sunday evenings for over 10 years. This program features numerous stars and members going around various places, playing games, and completing missions. In particular, among the many fun elements of variety shows, this one focuses solely on laughter. Open your eyes! Big fun is coming in! Open your mouth! Big laughter is coming in! Open your heart! Useful lessons are coming in!

Running Man

2010

Teach You a Lesson poster
9.4

An inspector from the Educational Rights Protection Bureau (ERPB) who is authorized by the government to use physical intervention and unconventional methods to discipline delinquent students and reform the educational system.

Teach You a Lesson

2026

Real Romance Love Letter poster
7.3

Male and female contestants compete for "each other" in romance games. For example guests have to dance in order to impress the person they are after. Contestants are artists, actors, models, comedians, and MCs of the South Korean entertainment industry.

Real Romance Love Letter

2003

Twinkling Watermelon poster
8.8

A CODA (child of deaf adult) student born with a gift for music crash lands at an unfamiliar place after time traveling through a suspicious music shop. There, he forms the band Watermelon Sugar with other mysterious youths.

Twinkling Watermelon

2023

Midnight Horror Story poster
8.7

Six celebrities are judged by “Dark Spirits” as they compete to tell the best horror story for a chance to win this haunting Korean variety show.

Midnight Horror Story

2021

O’PENing poster
6.3

O'PENing is the new name of Drama Stage which has been broadcasting the winning work of the O'PEN storyteller contest. The franchise will continue to make meaningful steps to introduce and support new writers to see the light of the world and diversify content genres.

O’PENing

2022

Film credits

2020s · 8 titles

The Cursed: Insatiable Desires poster
5.6

An old man attempting to harm the village's mystical guardian tree. An office worker, obsessed with beauty, tampering with her neighbor's packages. A mother making deals with ghosts to secure her daughter's place in medical school. A senior police officer insisting on handling a case alone, despite his junior's objections. A college student seeking fame on social media through horror content. These seemingly unrelated incidents are eerily linked by their intertwined relationships and a shared undercurrent of wrong choices driven by desire. At the heart of it all lies a sinister dark market. Once its true nature is revealed, there’s no turning back.

The Cursed: Insatiable Desires

2025

Air Murder poster
7.3

The massive scandal comes to light through a father's unwavering search for the truth behind the sudden death of his family.

Air Murder

2022

Contorted poster
4.8

A family moves to a quiet and isolated place, but suffers from nightmares on their very first day in the new home.

Contorted

2022

The Night of the Undead poster
6.0

So-hee enjoys her seemingly perfect life as a newlywed with her seemingly perfect husband. For being so perfect, she begins to suspect that her husband isn’t as he seems. Wanting some answers, she hires a private detective agency to trail him around.

The Night of the Undead

2020

Sunshine on the Road poster
NR

Unable to continue caring for their mother, who is suffering from dementia, a family embarks on one final trip together. During the journey, a long-buried family secret quietly surfaces, forever changing their understanding of one another.

Sunshine on the Road

2026

Nobody's Lover poster
5.0

When her pregnant mother leaves home with her boyfriend, Yujin finds a job at a pizza shop. Thanks to the people she meets there, she is able to find stability and love. However, the relationship with the lover as well as the relationship with her mother are challenging, and things get increasingly complicated. Yujin thinks she’s ruining everything.

Nobody's Lover

2022

Do You Need A Husband? poster
5.0

Do you want to borrow the husband you were looking for? Chang-min, a full-time house husband, started a husband rental service with his friend while looking for work at the nagging of his wife Joo-hee. Chang-min, who has a warm appearance, becomes the ideal dream husband of wives, and the husband rental business flourishes day by day.

Do You Need A Husband?

2021

Sumbisori poster
NR

Hae-jin, 29, struggles to adapt to life in Seoul and returns to her hometown of Jeju. There, she reunites with her mother, Ok-ran, and her grandmother, Kang-ja, who has spent her life as a haenyeo. Hae-jin decides to become a haenyeo, but Ok-ran strongly opposes it. The conflict between them intensifies, while Kang-ja is diagnosed with dementia.

Sumbisori

2025

2010s · 8 titles

Bedevilled poster
7.2

A disillusioned Seoul woman visits a remote island to reconnect with a childhood friend, only to find her trapped in an oppressive cycle of physical, mental, and sexual abuse. As tensions escalate, the situation spirals into a harrowing tale of survival and retribution.

Bedevilled

2010

The Wrath poster
5.6

In the household of Lee Gyeong-jin, a high-ranking official of Joseon Kingdom, three sons die from an unidentified horror. A woman pregnant with a child of the third son soon learns of the evil spirit that haunts the house.

The Wrath

2018

The Accidental Detective 2: In Action poster
6.3

A comic book storekeeper, Dae-man, and the legendary homicide detective, Tae-su, who met on previous case quit their jobs to open a private detective agency.

The Accidental Detective 2: In Action

2018

Rough Play poster
6.9

Young is a nameless actor who dreams of becoming a big movie star. Then one day, he makes his breakthrough with a film and becomes a star overnight.

Rough Play

2013

Madonna poster
5.9

A hospital caregiver tries to stop an unidentified female ER patient, in a brain dead state and pregnant, from becoming a heart donor for a VIP patient.

Madonna

2015

The Last Blossom poster
7.8

A middle-aged housewife must look after her husband, children and senile mother-in-law at the same time. Her life changes when she learns that she has cancer and is dying.

The Last Blossom

2011

The Accidental Detective poster
6.9

A cold-case enthusiast blogger and a washed-up veteran detective team up for a joint investigation to rescue their innocent friend who is framed for murder.

The Accidental Detective

2015

Circle of Crime poster
4.2

One man's desperation to save his dying wife sparks a chain of tragedies in the dark crime thriller Circle of Crime. The film offers a complex story that first depicts several seemingly unconnected incidents: the escape of a serial killer, a man being chased by loan sharks after taking the money to save his wife's life, a taxi driver's hit-and-run and a woman's suicide attempt. As the plot unfolds, the connection between these incidents begins to become clear.

Circle of Crime

2012

2000s · 13 titles

The Chaser poster
7.8

Joong-ho is a dirty detective turned pimp, who's in financial trouble as several of his girls have recently disappeared without clearing their debts. While trying to track them down, he finds a clue that the vanished girls were all called up by the same client, whom one of his girls is meeting with right now.

The Chaser

2008

The Classic poster
7.6

Ji-hae's friend is having problems expressing her feelings to the boy she loves, so she asks Ji-hae to write e-mails to him in her name. As the boy falls in love with her letters, Ji-hae discovers the story of her mother's romance which is remarkably similar to her own circumstances.

The Classic

2003

Bloody Reunion poster
6.7

Mi-ja, who has been taking care of a retired teacher, Ms. Park, invites several of her former students to her house 16 years after their graduation. Since the end of her teaching career, Park has been residing in the countryside, suffering from an illness while an ex-student, the kind and pretty Mi-ja cares for her.

Bloody Reunion

2006

All for Love poster
6.5

A romantic comedy which portrays the most beautiful period in the lives of different couples who have just fallen in love.

All for Love

2005

Antique poster
6.3

Jin-hyeok opens a cake shop in an old antique shop, hiring Seon-woo, Korea's best pastry chef, who fell in love with him in high school. Also there, are Su-young, crushing on Seon-woo, ex-boxer Ki-beom, and Seon-woo's French ex-boyfriend.

Antique

2008

Now and Forever poster
6.7

Min-Soo is a playboy who can't tolerate long term relationships. However, fate takes him to beautiful Hye-Won. While, Min-Soo becomes totally captivated by Hye-Won, Hye-Woon tries to resist Min-Soo, fearing their love will be shortened by her terminal illness.

Now and Forever

2006

Fortune Salon poster
6.4

Tae-rang is gifted clairvoyant who runs a posh fortune telling salon in Cheongdam, Seoul. She helps guide her elite clients on matters of love and life altering choices. Yet fate has it that Tae-rang's personal life is always cursed. All the men that Tae-rang has shown interest have become harmed in one way or another. As a child, Tae-rang's mother, also a clairvoyant, told Tae-rang that she is destined to meet a man born May 16, 1978 at 11 pm before she turns 28. One day, Seung-won, a former horse jockey now a maintenance worker for horses, spots a 10,000 Won bill on the street and attempts to pick it up. This is when he is hit by a car driven by Tae-rang. It turns out Ki-su was born on May 16, 1978 at 11 pm ...

Fortune Salon

2009

Mission Possible: Kidnapping Granny K poster
5.7

Mrs. KWON has spent lifetime building a small home-made soup business into an empire with her bare hands. Now a retiring millionaire, she’s distributed most of her wealth among her children and is enjoying her life as an independent, tech-savvy granny. A band of less-than-professional criminals kidnaps her in a hope to make an easy fortune but their naïve plan goes all wrong, when the family of their difficult hostage is reluctant to pay the modest ransom of 50,000 dollars. Infuriated by this, Mrs. KWON takes the matter into her own hands and leads the pack in making the biggest kidnap case in history. Will she and her kidnappers be able to get their hands on the 50 million dollar ransom?

Mission Possible: Kidnapping Granny K

2007

Mapado poster
6.2

A gangster and a corrupt police officer travel to the tiny remote island of Mapado to hunt down a young woman who has run off with a winning lottery ticket. Upon arriving, they discover that no one lives there except for five old women who have not once seen a man for 20 years. Both men soon experience a nightmare of hard labor and harassment.

Mapado

2005

Shadows in the Palace poster
6.9

Upon receiving the body of a maid in waiting who was said to have hung herself within the palace walls, dedicated doctor Chun-ryung begins to suspect foul play. Upon launching a personal investigation, however, Chun-ryung quickly discovers a labyrinthine maze of deception constructed by those with limitless power to conceal a valuable secret.

Shadows in the Palace

2007

Jealousy Is My Middle Name poster
6.3

Quiet, intelligent, solemn and recently dumped by his girlfriend, graduate student Lee Weon-san takes a job at a literary magazine, ostensibly to supplement his income, but really to get close to the editor - the reason he’s now single. The editor, unaware of who Lee is, takes a shine to him and makes him his personal assistant.

Jealousy Is My Middle Name

2003

Liar poster
6.2

Man-chul leads two lives, he is married to Myeong-sun and he is also living with Jeong-ae, a wealthy and sexy woman. One day he accidentilly catches an escaped convict, which then attracts un-needed attention to his life. In order to keep his secret from his two lovers, he and his best friend must lie to reporters, cops and neighbors and the situation just gets crazier and crazier with every lie.

Liar

2004

Moodori poster
4.0

Moodori is a small village in the mountainous province of Gangwando South Korea. The village revolves around three elderly men named Bong-Gi, Hae-Gu and Bang-Yun. The fortunes of the village gets turned upside when a young man that was passing through town commits suicide there. The young man turns out to be the webmaster for a website centered group assisted suicides. The town of Moodori becomes a destination of sorts for other people looking to commit suicide. Now the three elderly men decides to take advantage of their village’s sudden popularity by opening an inn set up to accommodate the influx of travelers coming to Moodori to end their lives.

Moodori

2006

Series credits

Running Man poster
8.2

These days, as variety shows are gradually disappearing, this is one of Korea’s representative variety shows that has been responsible for Sunday evenings for over 10 years. This program features numerous stars and members going around various places, playing games, and completing missions. In particular, among the many fun elements of variety shows, this one focuses solely on laughter. Open your eyes! Big fun is coming in! Open your mouth! Big laughter is coming in! Open your heart! Useful lessons are coming in!

Running Man

2010

Teach You a Lesson poster
9.4

An inspector from the Educational Rights Protection Bureau (ERPB) who is authorized by the government to use physical intervention and unconventional methods to discipline delinquent students and reform the educational system.

Teach You a Lesson

2026

Real Romance Love Letter poster
7.3

Male and female contestants compete for "each other" in romance games. For example guests have to dance in order to impress the person they are after. Contestants are artists, actors, models, comedians, and MCs of the South Korean entertainment industry.

Real Romance Love Letter

2003

Twinkling Watermelon poster
8.8

A CODA (child of deaf adult) student born with a gift for music crash lands at an unfamiliar place after time traveling through a suspicious music shop. There, he forms the band Watermelon Sugar with other mysterious youths.

Twinkling Watermelon

2023

Midnight Horror Story poster
8.7

Six celebrities are judged by “Dark Spirits” as they compete to tell the best horror story for a chance to win this haunting Korean variety show.

Midnight Horror Story

2021

O’PENing poster
6.3

O'PENing is the new name of Drama Stage which has been broadcasting the winning work of the O'PEN storyteller contest. The franchise will continue to make meaningful steps to introduce and support new writers to see the light of the world and diversify content genres.

O’PENing

2022

O’PENing poster
6.3

O'PENing is the new name of Drama Stage which has been broadcasting the winning work of the O'PEN storyteller contest. The franchise will continue to make meaningful steps to introduce and support new writers to see the light of the world and diversify content genres.

O’PENing

2022

The Great Queen Seondeok poster
7.1

A royal prophecy warns that the birth of twins will end the male line of succession. To protect the kingdom, one twin sister is exiled to a distant desert, growing up unaware of her royal heritage. Years later, she returns disguised as a man, joining an elite order of warriors. Alongside loyal allies and an outcast warrior, she fights to reclaim her identity and overthrow a corrupt rival faction threatening the throne.

The Great Queen Seondeok

2009

May I Help You? poster
7.9

Baek Dong Joo, a newly hired funeral director, has the uncanny gift, or curse, to momentarily resurrect and talk to the recently deceased. She has to grant their last wishes or have her days be filled with a series of bad luck and accidents. And helping the little boy that first terrified her when he came to life will lead her down a path she never could have expected. Kim Tae Hee works as a man for hire. Employed by his uncle Vincent running the newly opened errand service company “A Dime A Job” he can be hired for any odd (but legal) task. One day, Kim Tae Hee encounters Baek Dong Joo, when he is hired by her boyfriend to break up with her in his stead. After that, their paths continue to cross, and by the virtue of their jobs, their fates get intertwined deeper and deeper in a series of life and death situations, surrounding the wishes of the people who had died, and the painful past it is going to unravel for both of them.

May I Help You?

2022

The Nokdu Flower poster
7.7

Set during the period of the 1894 Donghak Peasant Revolution against the Japanese, the drama tells the story of two half-brothers, one illegitimate and low born, and one, part of the pro-Japanese ruling elite, who find themselves on opposite sides of the conflict.

The Nokdu Flower

2019

To My Beloved Thief poster
8.3

Hong Eun Jo leads a double life: a servant and healer by day and a Robin-Hood-like thief named Gil Dong by night. Grand Prince Do Wol, brother to the King, begins to investigate the case. An encounter with a monk leads to them swapping souls, and they are forced to navigate each other's complex worlds.

To My Beloved Thief

2026

Love, Take Two poster
8.8

A single mom and her medical student daughter have entered an unexpected second act in their lives. A story of love that is not an end but a beginning that comes to them as they decide to live happily today instead of tomorrow.

Love, Take Two

2025

The Escape of the Seven poster
7.0

The mysterious disappearance of a girl brings together seven people from all different walks of life. They all have an intertwined connection to her disappearance in the most horrific, unfathomable, and despicable way. As money drives them to their greed, lies, and delirium, they face divine retribution as they struggle for their lives in a picturesque revenge. How far will they go to claim their innocence, and will anyone make it out alive?

The Escape of the Seven

2023

Daughters-in-Law poster
NR

Daughters-in-Law is a South Korean drama that aired from July 28, 2007 to January 20, 2008 in Korea by KBS2 starring Kim Ji-hoon, Lee Pil-mo, Lee Soo-kyung and Seo Young-hee. It premiered on KBS2 every Saturday and Sunday at 19:55 for 54 episodes. The Korean title "며느리 전성시대" can be literally translated to "The Golden Age of Daughters-in-Law". This is an ironic reference to the fact that the traditional role of a Korean daughter-in-law was a life filled with thankless drudgery. This show explores whether modern life and ethos have improved the lives of daughters-in-law in various circumstances with a comedic tone.

Daughters-in-Law

2007

Who Is She poster
6.7

A romantic music coming-of-age drama about grandmother Oh Mal-soon, who turns into a 20-year-old Oh Doo-ri overnight and enjoys her shining prime once again.

Who Is She

2024

Han River Police poster
5.9

Han Dujin and his team investigate a criminal conspiracy in order to protect the Han River.

Han River Police

2023

Trap poster
6.8

Kang Woo Hyun is a respected anchor at a broadcasting station. He is a devout and happy father, who enjoys being surrounded by his charming family. He decides to try his luck in politics. One day, on a trip he makes with his family, a tragic incident happens. Meanwhile, Go Dong Kook, a veteran detective, who doesn't stop at anything until a case is solved, decides to take the case of Kang Woo Hyun and sets out to investigate what lies behind the tragic incident.

Trap

2019

The Woman Who Married Three Times poster
5.0

A story about a woman and her two adult daughters. Older sister Oh Hyun-soo is a pet products designer, while younger sister Oh Eun-soo gets remarried after a failed marriage.

The Woman Who Married Three Times

2013

The Midnight Studio poster
8.1

Seo Gi-joo, a lonely photographer who is bound by a contract to take pictures of the dead for generations in his family, meets Han Bom, a woman who protects him from death, and realizes the preciousness of life as he faces life and death together.

The Midnight Studio

2024

Face Me poster
7.6

A medical mystery thriller that traces the truth of the incident of a famous plastic surgeon, who had a reputation as a righteous man, who fell into the abyss after being caught up in an unexpected incident and underwent reconstructive plastic surgery for crime victims.

Face Me

2024

Secret Mother poster
5.1

Story of a mysterious surrogate mother who enters the home of a woman holding the secret behind her child's death.

Secret Mother

2018

Way Back Love poster
8.1

After losing all hope to live, Jeong Hee-wan unexpectedly reunites with her first love, Kim Ram-woo, who is now a grim reaper, opening a new chapter in her life.

Way Back Love

2025

A Thousand Kisses poster
4.4

A drama that deals with the age differences in relationships. Woo Joo Young and Jang Woo Bin explore the older woman-younger man relationship whereas Jang Woo Jin and Joo Young's younger sister, Joo Mi, deal with the huge age gap between them.

A Thousand Kisses

2011

Joseon Exorcist poster
4.7

A fantasy-action sageuk that takes place after the establishment of the Joseon dynasty and tells the story of the undead who come back to life after being killed by the royal family. ~~ The series was cancelled after two episodes.

Joseon Exorcist

2021

Would You Like a Cup of Coffee? poster
6.5

A revelatory cup of coffee at a café leads a man to overhaul his entire life. Inspired, he sets out to learn about both coffee and people's lives.

Would You Like a Cup of Coffee?

2021

Mary Kills People poster
7.7

A black comedy about a doctor who illegally helps terminally ill patients with euthanasia and a detective who tracks down her illegal activities.

Mary Kills People

2025

A Farewell to Sorrow poster
NR

This is a story about the unconditional and all-forgiving love of four brothers who after years of fighting and hatred pull together and reconcile to revive their father's business. The four brothers, each representing different generations, symbolize ordinary people living in today's world: Han Sung-jae, the soft-hearted but incapable oldest brother in his 50s, who shoulders the heavy burden of being the head of the family; Han Sang-kyu, the accomplished but selfish second brother in his 40s, who only thinks of getting rid of his family responsibilities; Han Sung-min, the third brother in his 30s who lost his job due to corporate restructuring; and, finally, Han Jung-woo, the youngest one who has just graduated from college and is yet unemployed. The lives of these four siblings represent the hardships of the unemployed of various generations. This series also asks the question about the genuine meaning of marriage by showing how married couples of various age groups work on their relationships to avert divorce.

A Farewell to Sorrow

2005

Idol Fever poster
1.0

A story of young boys and girls who are in between jobs begins with a misunderstanding on them as an idol in the countryside. They are actually preparing together for job interviews in resort pension but start performing for African guests due to ruralists’ misunderstanding.

Idol Fever

2017

Dal-ja's Spring poster
6.5

Dalja, a 33-year old single at a crossroad of whether to remain single or get married before she gets older. The drama aims to comically and candidly portray the reality and undying pursuit of romance of a thirty something single woman.

Dal-ja's Spring

2007

Pale Moon poster
4.5

A thriller drama about Yoo I-hwa, a stay-at-home mom living her comfortable and contented life without desires, but to her husband's indifference. While working as a bank contract employee, she unexpectedly touches money from VIP clients and gradually falls into an irreversible collapse.

Pale Moon

2023

tvN X TVING Short Drama Curation poster
NR

It presents five works that offer diverse perspectives on the meaning and scope of family, alternative families, and other topics for those living in the present age, and sometimes pose diverse questions. It hopes to bring you freshness and profound resonance, and to connect you with new connections.

tvN X TVING Short Drama Curation

2025

Midnight Horror: Six Nights poster
5.8

As the modern life wears them down and the nights take the light, bizarre things start happening to six different women.

Midnight Horror: Six Nights

2022

Ji Woon-soo's Stroke of Luck poster
8.0

Ji Woon-soo's Stroke of Luck is a 2012 South Korean television series that aired on cable channel TV Chosun from April 21 to June 24, 2012 on Saturdays and Sundays at 18:50 for 20 episodes. It marks film actor Im Chang-jung's first TV starring role in his 21-year career.

Ji Woon-soo's Stroke of Luck

2012

Mermaid Story poster
1.8

No synopsis available yet.

Mermaid Story

2007