Park So-jin

"Sojin" redirects here. For the Japanese actor, see Sōjin Kamiyama.

Not to be confused with Park Soo-jin or Park Soo-jin (singer, born 1995).

In this Korean name, the family name is Park .

Park So-jin
Park in January 2016
Born	(1986-05-21) May 21, 1986 (age 38) Seo-gu, Daegu, South Korea [1]
Education	Yeungnam University
Occupations	Singer actress
Agent	Noon Company
Spouse	Lee Dong-ha ​ (m. 2023)​
Musical career
Genres	K-pop
Instrument	Vocals
Years active	2010–present
Labels	Dream T
Member of	Girl's Day
Korean name
Hangul	박소진
Hanja	朴 素 珍 [2]
Revised Romanization	Bak So-jin
McCune–Reischauer	Pak Sojin

Park So-jin (born May 21, 1986), ^[3] better known mononymously as Sojin, is a South Korean singer and actress. She is best known as the leader of South Korean girl group Girl's Day.

Early life and education

Park So-jin was born on May 21, 1986, in Seo-gu, Daegu, South Korea. ^[1] She attended Lee Hyun Elementary School, Seojin Middle School and Kyungduk Girls' High School. She majored in mechanical engineering at Yeungnam University. ^[4]

Career

Pre-debut

Prior to her debut, Sojin worked as a vocal trainer for the K-pop boy band Ulala Session.^{[ citation needed ]}

2010–2012: Debut, Flames of Desire OST and songwriting

Park performing in 2012

On July 7, 2010, Sojin debuted as a member of Girl's Day on KBS' Music Bank with their debut single, "Tilt My Head" (갸우뚱). ^{[5] [ unreliable source? ]}

On January 9, 2011, Sojin released her first solo single for the Flames of Desire OST, "Our Love Like This".^{[ citation needed ]}

On April 19, 2012, Girl's Day made a comeback with the mini album Everyday II. The album included the song "Telepathy", which was composed by Sojin. On the same year, Sojin and a male composer wrote the song "It's Snowing" for Tokyo Girl. The song was later released on December 7. ^[6]

2013–2016: Collaborations and Family Outing OST

On March 14, 2013, Girl's Day released the full-length album Expectation . Sojin wrote the intro song "Girl's Day World", and co-wrote the lyrics for "I Don't Mind" with her fellow members. On October 15, Girl's Day released the song "Let's Go", written and composed by Sojin.^{[ citation needed ]}

On March 2, 2014, Sojin collaborated with hip hop artist Crucial Star on a remake of Park Hye-kyung's song "Three Things I Want to Give You".^{[ citation needed ]}

Park performing at the KBS Music Bank Sky Festival in 2015

On January 30, 2015, Sojin lent her voice for "Dizzy Dizzy" for Part 2 of her SBS' weekend drama Family Outing OST.^{[ citation needed ]}

2017–present: Acting career

On June 24, 2020, So-jin has confirmed her appearance in MBC's 'The Spies Who Loved Me', which will be aired in October. ^[7]

On June 23, 2021, So-jin cast as the drama Alchemy of Souls . ^[8] On September 15, 2021, So-jin cast as the main in Sh**ting Stars . ^[9]

On June 17, 2022, So-jin cast as the one act-drama Don't Announce Your Husband's Death as role Yoo Young-joo. ^[10]

Personal life

Relationship

On October 6, 2023, Sojin announced on her fan cafe that she will marry actor Lee Dong-ha  [ ko ] in November 2023. ^[11] They married in a private ceremony on November 18 somewhere in Seoul, attended by their close acquaintances and friends of both families. ^{[12] [13]}

Influence

Sojin said that her biggest influence in life is Uhm Jung-hwa. She describes her as a long time leader of her generation who shows abundant expressiveness and depth. ^[14]

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
2021	Zombie Crush : Heyri	Kim Ga-yeon		[15] [16]
	Ghost Mansion	Seon-hwa		[17]
	Tomorrow's Lovers	Son Ae	Short Film	[18]
2022	When Spring Comes	Eun Ok		[19] [20]
2023	Swallow	Eun-mi		[21]
TBA	Mora-dong	Kang Hye-young		[22]

Television series

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
2011	I Trusted Him		Cameo
2014	The Greatest Marriage	Lee Yoo-ri
2015	The Family is Coming	Choi Dong-joo
2018	Essence of Happiness	Jung-soo		[23]
2019	Vroom Vroom Pegasus Market	Jenny
2019–2020	Hot Stove League	Kim Yeong-chae
2020	The King: Eternal Monarch	Jo Hae-In
	The Spies Who Loved Me	Bae Doo-rae		[7]
2022	Shooting Stars	Jo Ki-bum		[9]
	Alchemy of Souls	Joo Wol		[8]
	O'PENing – Don't Announce Your Husband's Death	Yoo Young-joo	One act-drama; season 5	[24]
2022–2023	Alchemy of Souls: Light and Shadow	Joo Wol		[25]
2023	True to Love	Lee Yoo-jeong		[26]
	Delightfully Deceitful	Mo Jae-in		[27] [28]

Web series

Year	Title	Role	Ref.
2017	Hong Ik Super	Yeon Hee
2022	May It Please the Court	Jang Yi-yeon	[29]

Television show

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
2015	King of Mask Singer	Contestant	"Faux-naif Red Fox" (Episode 7)
2017	Living Together in Empty Room	Cast member	With Kim Min-jong and Yura (Episode 19–21)	[30]
2017–2019	My Daughter's Men	Host	Season 2–4

Theater

List of Stage Play(s) ^[31]

Year	Title		Role	Theater	Date	Ref.
	English	Korean
2021	Perfetti Sconosciuti	완벽한 타인	Bianca	Sejong Centre for the Performing Arts M Theatre	May 18 to Aug 1	[32]
				GS Caltex Yeulmaru Grand Theatre, Yeosu	August 13–14	[33]

Discography

Main article: Girl's Day discography

Singles

Title	Year	Album
As lead artist
"In the Summer" (Sojin feat. Zico)	2013	Deux 20th Anniversary Tribute Album
As featured artist
"Three Things I Want to Give You" (Crucial Star feat. Sojin)	2014	Non-album single
Collaboration
"Finale" (Sojin & Dok2)	2014	Non-album single
"On Rainy Days" (Kim Taebum (Party Street) and Sojin)	2015

Soundtrack appearances

Title	Year	Album
"Our Love Like This"	2011	Flames of Desire OST
"I Want to Turn Back Time"	2013	Passionate Love OST
"Ajjil Ajjil"	2015	Family Outing OST
"I Am Korea" (With various artists)		I Am Korea theme song
"It Hurts" (Sojin & Zico)		Mask OST
"Everyday With You"		Reply 1988 OST

Awards and nominations

See also: List of awards and nominations received by Girl's Day

Award ceremony	Year	Category	Nominee / Work	Result	Ref.
MBC Drama Awards	2020	Best New Actress	The Spies Who Loved Me	Nominated	[34]

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External links

• Park So-jin on Instagram
• Park So-jin at HanCinema