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Go Ah-sung
South Korean actress

Go Ah-sung

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South Korean actress
A.K.A.
Go Ah-sung Ko Ah-seong Go Ah-seong
Gender
Female
Place of birth
Seoul, South Korea
Age
32 years
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Biography

Go Ah-sung (born 10 August 1992) is a South Korean actress. She began her career as a child actress, notably in 2006 top-grossing blockbuster The Host. This was followed by major roles in Snowpiercer (2013), Thread of Lies (2014) and Office (2015), as well as the TV dramas Master of Study (2010) and Heard It Through the Grapevine (2015).

Career

Go Ah-sung was four years old when she appeared in her first commercial, and she joined the 2002 stage musical Peter Pan when she was ten. At thirteen, Go began her acting career in the KBS children's program Oolla Boolla Blue-jjang (2004).

Having worked together in the MBC omnibus drama Beating Heart (2005), actress Bae Doona recommended Go to director Bong Joon-ho when he was casting for his much-anticipated monster film. After an extensive audition process, Go made her film debut in 2006 with a starring role in The Host. Bong praised her work, saying that she "showed really mature acting for her age, and that's one of her defining charms as an actress." Go was also applauded by film critics, with Stephen Hunter of The Washington Post complimenting her "exquisite performance," and Megan Ratner of the Bright Lights Film Journal noting her "unforced naturalness, reminiscent not only of Ana Torrent but of Zazie's Catherine Demongeot." Go received several acting nominations, and won Best New Actress at the 2006 Blue Dragon Film Awards.

She continued her film career with supporting roles in The Happy Life (2007), Radio Dayz (2008), and A Brand New Life (2009). In 2010, Go appeared in the high school series Master of Study, a Korean drama adaptation of the Japanese manga Dragon Zakura. It scored the highest ratings in its timeslot during its run.

Go starred in her first leading role in Duet (2012), an indie romance about an aspiring Korean singer on a tour of England and the British guy she meets who shares her interests in music, photography and travel.

In 2013, she reunited with The Host costar Song Kang-ho in the blockbuster sci-fi thriller Snowpiercer, Bong Joon-ho's first English-language film. Go next appeared opposite Kim Hee-ae in Thread of Lies (2014), a film adaptation of Kim Ryeo-ryeong's novel Elegant Lies about a willful girl seeking the truth behind her sister's suicide.

Go signed with an American agency, Untitled Entertainment in 2014. She returned to television in 2015 with Heard It Through the Grapevine, a black comedy about the chaos an unplanned teenage pregnancy causes in a wealthy, powerful family. Go then headlined the mystery thriller Office, which made its world premiere in the Midnight Screenings section at Cannes; she won Best Actress at Fancine for her role as an intern who becomes a person of interest in a murder investigation.

In early 2017, Go challenges her first romantic comedy in the MBC's drama Radiant Office, as a twentysomething woman who, after a failed suicide attempt and possible terminally-ill diagnosis, thinks she has nothing to lose and tackles her job and life with new perspectives.

Other activities

Go enjoys traveling alone and taking pictures. She became interested in photography through friend and frequent costar Bae Doona. Go's photographs were exhibited at the 5th annual Seoul Open Art Fair in 2010, alongside artwork by Ha Jung-woo and photos by Uhm Tae-woong.

Another of her interests is music. She did her own singing for the film Duet, and has performed live on stage at Mudaeruk in Hongdae.

Go is currently a Psychology major at Sungkyunkwan University.

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRole
2006The HostPark Hyun-seo
2007The Happy LifeJoo-hee
2008Radio DayzSoon-deok
2009A Brand New LifeYe-shin
After the BanquetKim Mi-rae
2010Sixteen (short film)
2012DuetNancy
2013SnowpiercerYona
2014Thread of LiesMan-ji
2015OfficeLee Mi-rye
The Beauty InsideWoo-jin
Right Now, Wrong ThenYeom Bo-ra
2016A Melody to RememberPark Joo-mi

Television series

YearTitleRoleNetwork
2004Oolla Boolla Blue-jjangNoh Da-ji (Princess Blue Stone)KBS2
2005Sad Love Storyyoung Cha Hwa-jungMBC
Beating HeartKim Bo-miMBC
2010Master of StudyGil Pul-ipKBS2
2015Heard It Through the GrapevineSeo BomSBS
2016Midnight Diner: Tokyo StoriesRei/YoonaNetflix Original
2017Radiant OfficeEun Ho-wonMBC

Discography

YearArtistSong TitleFrom Album
2010
Ernest, Park Ji-yeon, Go Ah-sung
"Go"
(Hangul: 달려; RR: Dallyeo)
Master of Study OST Part 2
2012
Go Ah-sung
"Nobody Knows"
Duet OST
"Light On My Shoulder"
"Blue Blue Night"
"Wings of Rod"
2015
Kwak Tae-hoon, Go Ah-sung, Young Jay
"Hongdae Entrance"
(Hangul: 홍대입구; RR: Hongdae Ibgu)
Collaboration single

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryNominated workResultRef.
1995MBC Birth of a StarKing of KingsN/A1st place
200627th Blue Dragon Film AwardsBest New Actress
The Host
Won
5th Korean Film AwardsBest Supporting ActressNominated
9th Director's Cut AwardsBest Performers Award (ensemble cast)Won
200743rd Baeksang Arts AwardsBest New Actress (Film)Nominated
33rd Saturn AwardsBest Young Actor/ActressNominated
44th Grand Bell AwardsBest Supporting ActressNominated
1st Korea Movie Star AwardsBest Young StarWon
201046th Baeksang Arts AwardsBest New Actress (TV)
Master of Study
Nominated
KBS Drama AwardsBest New ActressNominated
201350th Grand Bell AwardsBest Supporting Actress
Snowpiercer
Nominated
34th Blue Dragon Film AwardsBest Supporting ActressNominated
201450th Baeksang Arts AwardsBest Supporting ActressNominated
15th Jeonju International Film FestivalMoët Rising Star AwardN/AWon
201551st Baeksang Arts AwardsBest New Actress (TV)
Heard It Through the Grapevine
Won
4th APAN Star AwardsExcellence Award, Actress in a Serial DramaNominated
SBS Drama AwardsExcellence Award, Actress in a Drama SpecialWon
New Star AwardWon
25th Fantastic Film Festival of the University of MálagaBest Actress
Office
Won
201636th Golden Cinematography AwardsPopularity Award, ActressWon
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