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}} Park Soo-ae (born September 16, 1979), known simply as Soo Ae, is a South Korean actress. Soo Ae began her career on television, but after her breakout role in ''A Family'' (2004), she became best known as a leading actress in film, notably in ''Sunny'' (2008) and ''Midnight FM'' (2010). She also appeared in the popular TV series ''Emperor of the Sea'' (2004), ''A Thousand Days' Promise'' (2011) and ''Queen of Ambition'' (2013). == Career == Soo Ae nearly became a member of a K-pop idol group. Fresh out of high school, a record agent approached the young stunner on the street in the trendy Apgujeong area. She spent six months in grueling practice, but in the end had no album to put out. She reminisced in an interview, "I didn't sing well, but the six months I spent with the team was so fun. I was lucky to get into acting."〔("Soo Ae Sheds Refined Image for Boorish New Role" ). The Chosun Ilbo. 17 August 2007.〕 She made her small screen debut in 2002 in a one-act drama on MBC, going on to star in ''Love Letter'', ''Merry Go Round'' and ''April Kiss''. Her 2004 hit historical drama ''Emperor of the Sea'' was exported to other Asian countries, South America and the Middle East, introducing Soo Ae to a wider international audience.〔("Su Ae Picked Best Actress of 2004 by Internet Users" ). KBS Global. 28 January 2005.〕〔("''Emperor of the Sea'' Drawing Attention of International TV Market" ). The Chosun Ilbo. 15 April 2005.〕 With her classical beauty and pure, graceful image, Soo Ae gained the moniker "queen of tears." But she revamped that image in the 2007 romantic comedy ''Two Outs in the Ninth Inning'' opposite Lee Jung-jin, playing a 30-year-old foul-mouthed, disheveled and jaded single woman struggling with life and love. Soo Ae in reality famously has a husky, neutral voice, which helped her tomboyish performance feel so natural. But her voice wasn't always a plus. She said, "I've been told many times that my voice would be a detriment to my career. When I first got started, a lot of viewers posted comments online that they changed the channel because of the way I talk. () It was odd because I thought of my husky voice as my biggest asset. So I would tell people, 'Keep on listening, you'll get to like it.'"〔 After a successful big screen debut in ''A Family'',〔Kim, Gab-sik (25 August 2004). ("Suae Sounds Off on Her Role in ''Family''" ). The Dong-a Ilbo.〕 Soo Ae starred opposite Jung Jae-young in the comedy ''Wedding Campaign'', and Lee Byung-hun in the melodrama ''Once in a Summer''. In 2008 she was cast as the titular ''Sunny'' in a film about an ordinary housewife who becomes a "consolatory band" singer in order to search for her husband who has been dispatched to fight alongside American troops in the Vietnam War. Director Lee Joon-ik sought to tell a war story from a female-centric point of view, saying the film grazes upon a broader sense of love and humanitarian concern as it depicts a long voyage of self-discovery.〔Lee, Hyo-won (1 July 2008). ("Sunny to Bring New Light to Vietnam War" ). The Korea Times.〕 In a scene where she drinks heavily at a U.S. army base, Soo Ae revealed that she drank more than half a bottle of whisky at the director’s criticism that she didn't look convincing enough. As a result of drinking so much alcohol, she became really drunk, adding reality to the scene where she throws up in the toilet and blacks out.〔("Su-ae Admits to Passing Out in Film" ). KBS World. 8 August 2008.〕 Her commitment to the film paid off, and Soo Ae received multiple Best Actress awards for her performance. Her 2009 film ''The Sword with No Name'' depicted a desperate romance between the last queen of the Joseon Dynasty and her bodyguard. Empress Myeongseong, a forward-thinking advocate of modernity, wields her political influence to further her ideals, but is often at odds with her orthodox father-in-law, regent Daewon-gun. The movie is loosely based on history, with clearly fictional elements.〔Yang, Sung-hee (1 October 2009). ("''Sword'' presents the softer side of actress Soo-ae" ). Korea JoongAng Daily.〕 Soo Ae said the role "was something I had always wanted to do from the moment I started my acting career. When I got the screenplay, I said yes without a moment's hesitation.〔Park, Sun-young (27 August 2009). ("Another side to Empress Myeongseong" ). Korea JoongAng Daily.〕 () Playing Empress Myeongseong was not easy, because in addition to the mother of the nation, I had to show her womanly and human side, the joy and anguish she felt at being in love." Having to wear heavy wigs and layers of Korean traditional costumes in the steamy hot summer made the job even more difficult. The fact that she had to appear in almost every scene was another challenge.〔("Su-ae on Playing Empress Myeongseong" ). The Chosun Ilbo. 17 October 2009.〕 Describing herself as "timid" and "too introverted," Soo Ae credits her co-star Jo Seung-woo for making it easier for her to fully absorb herself in the love aspect of her role, such that it felt "like () were actually in a relationship during the shoot."〔〔 Frustrated by usually receiving melodrama scripts and wanting to take on roles in different genres, Soo Ae next starred in the 2010 suspense thriller ''Midnight FM''. She said she decided to challenge herself by choosing the role of a strong female character fighting against a villain. She talked about the heightened fear she felt in a confined studio as her radio DJ character receives threatening phone calls from a kidnapper (played by Yoo Ji-tae), as well as the physical difficulty of filming chase and fight scenes in high heels.〔("Soo Ae: 'I Want to Show a Strong Image'" ). KBS Global. 15 October 2010.〕〔("Soo Ae: 'I Felt Relieved After Filming Scenes Heaping Insults'" ). KBS Global. 20 September 2010.〕 She tied with Yoon Jeong-hee (''Poetry'') for Best Actress at the Blue Dragon Film Awards.〔("Today's Photo: November 27, 2010" ). The Chosun Ilbo. 27 November 2010.〕 In her return to television, Soo Ae played a cold-blooded double agent in ''Athena: Goddess of War'', undergoing martial arts training to perform her intense action scenes in the spy series.〔Chung, Ah-young (9 April 2010). ("Su Ae Cast in Sequel to Hit Drama ''Iris''" ). The Korea Times.〕 Then in the miniseries ''A Thousand Days' Promise'' by famed drama writer Kim Soo-hyun, Soo Ae impressed critics and audiences with her unsentimental portrayal of a woman who is slowly losing her memory due to Alzheimer's disease.〔Oh, Jean (12 October 2011). ("Kim Rae-won returns in melodramatic sob fest" ). The Korea Herald.〕〔("Fear No Barrier for Actress Su-ae After All" ). The Chosun Ilbo. 7 January 2012.〕 In 2013, she played an amorally ambitious woman who wants to become the First Lady of Korea in ''Yawang'' ("Queen of Ambition"), from the same manhwa artist as ''Daemul''. This was followed by disaster outbreak film ''The Flu'', in which she said she played her most flawed character yet, a doctor and single mother who searches for a cure after her daughter is infected. Soo Ae said she is attracted to roles with an ''oeyunaegang'' quality, which literally translates to "iron fist in a velvet glove," meaning those who appear gentle but are determined and strong. In September 2013, Soo Ae left Star J Entertainment, her agency of 12 years, and joined Management Soop.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.soompi.com/2013/09/25/soo-ae-changes-agencies-and-joins-gong-yoo-and-gong-hyo-jin-at-soop-entertainment/ )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.soopent.com/bbs/board.php?bo_table=star0901 )〕 She returned to Star J Entertainment in January 2015. Soo Ae next played dual roles in ''Mask'', about a debt-ridden department store clerk who takes on a heiress's identity and marries into a chaebol family. She was then cast as a North Korean defector who becomes part of the first South Korean women's national ice hockey team in ''Take Off 2'', the sequel to the 2009 hit sports drama. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Soo Ae」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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