Career
It was 1997 when So Ji-sub modeled for the jeans brand "STORM" and first
caught the attention of Korean fans. He debuted as an actor in the sitcom Three Guys and Three Girls and remained active in the entertainment industry through dramas and commercials. Although his roles in dramas in the late 90s, such as Model, were small, his popularity grew, and by 2002, he was cast as the male seco
nd lead in Glass Slippers. Playing a gangster who falls in love with the main female character, more and more fans found him attractive and talented. In 2004, he was cast in two immensely popular dramas - What Happened in Bali and I'm Sorry, I Love You. Cha Moo-hyuk in I'm Sorry, I Love You in particular became his breakout role, garnering positive feedback from critics and fans. Through those two dramas, he began drawing attention from not just Korea, but from all over Asia. After completing his mandatory Korean military service as a public relations officer with the Mapo District Office, So returned to the entertainment world in 2007. His comeback was in Jang Hoon's directorial debut Rough Cut, in which he plays a thug who dreams of becoming an actor, while Kang Ji-hwan plays an actor who beats up and hospitalizes his co-stars. The low-budget film was a critical and surprise box office success.