Born in 1989, Jung So Min debuted as an actress in 2010 with a supporting role in the TV series "Bad Guy", starring Kim Nam Gil, Han Ga In, Kim Jae Wook. She then became famous for her leading role in the movie "Playful Kiss" (Korean version of Innocence) with Kim Hyun Joong.
"Riding on the momentum", the actress continuously starred in hit movies such as "Call of the Heart", "First Life", "The Smile That Doesn't Leave Your Eyes", "Strange Father", "Soul Engineer", "Returning Soul", "Love Your Cool Wife Again"... or most recently the movie "Mother's Friend's Son".
According to the media, Jung So Min's works have left a good impression on the audience thanks to her beautiful face, good acting ability, and harmony with her co-stars. However, the unfortunate thing is that despite acting for 14 years, the actress's career has not yet exploded.
The main reason comes from Jung So Min's choice of somewhat safe scripts. It is not difficult to see that the roles of the 8X star all have familiar images, without innovation.
For example, in the currently airing drama - "Your Mother's Son", Jung So Min's role as Bae Seok Ryu is built similar to many "other people's children" models that the audience has seen in Korean dramas, from being good at studying, working at a famous corporation to having to break off the engagement and go home to live...
It is worth mentioning that initially, this was a movie that was expected to help Jung So Min's name increase in recognition when in the behind-the-scenes images and videos, her beautiful appearance and chemistry with her senior Jung Hae In were factors that made the audience look forward to.
However, in reality, when on air, the acting of the two stars did not bring the feeling of a couple. Along with that, the script with old content, many illogical details and outdated dialogues were factors that made the audience disappointed.
According to the media, if Jung Hae In was not successful with the movie "My Mother's Son" but his career is being "saved" thanks to the movie "I bet you can handcuff me" (co-starring with Hwang Jung Min) which caused a fever at the Korean box office with more than 6 million tickets sold, then Jung So Min should also find a new direction for herself.
Many people believe that, despite her good acting, what is necessary for the actress at this time is to try her hand at more challenging and multifaceted characters instead of sticking to a familiar image. Because in reality, in the long run, a safe direction will not be beneficial for her acting career, even though Jung So Min still "plays the main role regularly".
