Suzy Bae’s top 5 career-defining K-drama and movie roles

When it comes to K-pop idols, you’d be hard-pressed to find someone who doesn’t know who Suzy Bae is. Better known as just “Suzy”, the singer-actress is known for her versatility in both the K-pop industry (as a member of popular girl group Miss A) and the K-drama and K-movie scene.

In honour of her birthday, we take a look at her five career-defining performances in movies and TV dramas.

‘Dream High’ (TV drama, 2011)

This drama series, broadcast on KBS, chronicled the ups and downs of students attending Kirin High School, a school known for producing K-pop singers and idols. Suzy played Go Hye-mi, a talented girl with an icy exterior and proud demeanour that sometimes worked against her – especially at the beginning of the series.  

The 16-part drama series also starred other real-life K-pop stars, including Ok Taec-yeon and Jang Woo-young from the boy band 2PM, Eun-jung from girl group T-ara, and IU.

She later received Best New Actress award and Best Couple award (alongside on-screen love interest played by Kim Soo-hyun) at the KBS Drama Awards.

‘Gu Family Book’ (TV drama, 2013)

A couple of years after the success of Dream High, Suzy was cast in a historical fantasy drama, Gu Family Book. In the 24-part series she played Dam Yeo-wool, a tomboy skilled in archery and martial arts. She starred alongside singer-turned-actor Lee Seung-gi, who played Choi Kang-chi, a half-gumiho (a mythological nine-tailed fox) and half-human fighting for justice. Suzy later received the Top Excellence Actress award for miniseries category at the MBC Drama Awards.

‘The Sound of a Flower’ (Film, 2015)

This historical period drama film was based on the real life of Jin Chae-seon, who made history as Korea’s first female pansori singer in 1867 during the Joseon dynasty. Pansori, a genre of musical storytelling by a singer accompanied by a drummer, was traditionally a field exclusive to men.