K-drama The World of the Married’s Han So-hee started out in a Shinee MV – the double of Itzy’s Ryujin, she comes from a modest background, raised mostly by her grandmother
5 things to know about the South Korean icon with a mysterious background: changing her family name, she moved to Seoul and landed the role as Minho’s girlfriend through her own social media
She had only part-time jobs before moving to Seoul
With her looks and chic fashion taste, it’s hard to imagine how she spent her life before her debut – taking part-time jobs in a bar, restaurant, clothing store and accessory store. She majored in arts at high school – which is why we see her drawings on Instagram – but turned to her dream of pursuing a career as an actress in her senior year.
In a personal blog post in 2018, she revealed her lowly beginnings by commenting: “Still can’t imagine how I came to Seoul, only bringing 300,000 South Korean won (US$270) at the age of 19. It already feels like things [that] happened 10 years ago.” She said, “I went to the bar to work once I opened my eyes and I even worked until sunrise the next day. I believe those days made [me] who I am right now.”
Her love for her grandmother is touching
Many of her grandmother’s photos can be seen on her Instagram. She has called her grandmother “her everything”, and even mentioned “my grandmother feeds me once every 24 minutes” by posting photos of food served by her. Her handwriting on letters saying, “You slept late and you’re still sleeping. Eat this once you wake up,” even made many netizens cry.