# Bae Suzy (배수지)
**Bae Suzy** (배수지; born Bae Su-ji in 1994) is a South Korean singer and actress who debuted in 2010 as a member of the girl group [Miss A](https://www.edgepedia.org/miss-a) under [JYP Entertainment](https://www.edgepedia.org/jyp-entertainment) and later became one of Korea's most prominent idol-turned-actresses, known for dramas such as *Dream High*, *[While You Were Sleeping](https://www.edgepedia.org/while-you-were-sleeping-2017-tv-series)*, *Start-Up*, *Anna*, and *Doona!*[1](https://www.koreajoongangdaily.com/entertainment/who-is-bae-suzy/12752532) • [2](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QiTgQll3iU4)
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Born | Bae Su-ji, 1994, Gwangju, South Korea[2](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QiTgQll3iU4) |
| Music debut | Member of Miss A, 2010, under JYP Entertainment[1](https://www.koreajoongangdaily.com/entertainment/who-is-bae-suzy/12752532) |
| Acting debut | KBS drama *Dream High*, 2011[1](https://www.koreajoongangdaily.com/entertainment/who-is-bae-suzy/12752532) |
| Breakout film | *Architecture 101* (2012), which earned her the label "Korea's sweetheart" and the Baeksang Best New Actress award[1](https://www.koreajoongangdaily.com/entertainment/who-is-bae-suzy/12752532) • [3](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm7108248/awards/) |
| Signature dramas | *While You Were Sleeping* (2017), *Vagabond*, *Start-Up* (2020), *Anna* (2022), *Doona!* (2023)[4](https://www.tatlerasia.com/style/fashion/ph-bae-suzy-most-stylish-looks-on-and-off-screen) • [5](https://time.com/6326170/doona-netflix-k-drama-bae-suzy-girl-downstairs/) |
| Major acting award | Blue Dragon Series Award for Best Actress for *Anna* (2023)[3](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm7108248/awards/) |
| Agency | MANAGEMENT SOOP[6](https://m.koreanfilm.or.kr/mobile4/jsp/People/PeopleView.jsp?peopleCd=20125828) |
## Early life and scouting
Bae Su-ji was born in 1994 in Gwangju, South Korea[2](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QiTgQll3iU4). She attended the [School of Performing Arts Seoul](https://www.edgepedia.org/school-of-performing-arts-seoul), where her schoolmates included f(x)'s Sulli and [Girl's Day](https://www.edgepedia.org/girls-day)'s Hyeri, and was scouted by JYP Entertainment shortly after graduating when she was spotted outside auditions for the TV talent show *Superstar K*[7](https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/celebrity/article/3111878/k-drama-and-k-pops-bae-suzy-also-korean-cf-queen-how-does).
## Miss A and music career
Bae debuted in 2010 as a member of the four-piece girl group Miss A, one of the acts of the K-pop powerhouse JYP Entertainment[1](https://www.koreajoongangdaily.com/entertainment/who-is-bae-suzy/12752532). The group rose quickly with hits including "Bad Girl Good Girl" (2010), "Breathe" (2010), and "Hush" (2013); in 2017, Billboard placed Miss A at number 10 on its "Top 10 K-pop Girl Groups of the Past Decade" list[1](https://www.koreajoongangdaily.com/entertainment/who-is-bae-suzy/12752532). JYP announced the group's disbandment in 2017 after two of the four members declined to renew their contracts[1](https://www.koreajoongangdaily.com/entertainment/who-is-bae-suzy/12752532).
Her solo music output has been limited, but one collaboration stands out: the 2016 single "Dream" with EXO's Byun Baekhyun won Best Collaboration at the Mnet Asian Music Awards[3](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm7108248/awards/).
## Acting career
**Television.** Bae debuted as an actor in 2011 through KBS's *Dream High*, appearing alongside [Kim Soo-hyun](https://www.edgepedia.org/kim-soo-hyun) and IU, and won the KBS Drama Awards' Best New Actress award for the role[1](https://www.koreajoongangdaily.com/entertainment/who-is-bae-suzy/12752532) • [3](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm7108248/awards/). She followed with *[Gu Family Book](https://www.edgepedia.org/gu-family-book)* (2013), for which she won the MBC Drama Awards' Top Excellence Award in a miniseries, *Uncontrollably Fond* (2016), *While You Were Sleeping* (2017), in which she played a reporter who sees the future through dreams, the action drama *[Vagabond](https://www.edgepedia.org/vagabond-tv-series)*, and the 2020 hit *Start-Up*, in which she played a young entrepreneur[4](https://www.tatlerasia.com/style/fashion/ph-bae-suzy-most-stylish-looks-on-and-off-screen) • [3](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm7108248/awards/).
**A turn toward darker material.** The 2022 thriller series *[Anna](https://www.edgepedia.org/anna)*, in which she played a woman living under a false identity, marked a departure from her earlier down-to-earth roles and brought her the Blue Dragon Series Award for Best Actress in 2023, along with a Baeksang nomination for Best Actress[3](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm7108248/awards/). In 2023 she starred as a former idol in Netflix's *Doona!*, adapted from the webtoon *The Girl Downstairs*; director Lee Jung-hyo, who helmed *Crash Landing on You*, cast her specifically because of her own history as a K-pop idol[5](https://time.com/6326170/doona-netflix-k-drama-bae-suzy-girl-downstairs/). She told TIME that playing Doona let her express feelings from her own idol years that she had not fully recognized at the time[5](https://time.com/6326170/doona-netflix-k-drama-bae-suzy-girl-downstairs/).
**Film.** Her film breakthrough came with a lead role in the 2012 romance *[Architecture 101](https://www.edgepedia.org/architecture-101)*, which earned her the title "Korea's sweetheart" and the 48th Baeksang Arts Awards' Best New Actress prize[1](https://www.koreajoongangdaily.com/entertainment/who-is-bae-suzy/12752532) • [3](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm7108248/awards/). Her subsequent films include *The Sound of a Flower* (2015), opposite [Ryu Seung-ryong](https://www.edgepedia.org/ryu-seung-ryong), *Real* (2017), the disaster film *[Ashfall](https://www.edgepedia.org/ashfall-film)* (2019), and the sci-fi romance *Wonderland* (2024)[6](https://m.koreanfilm.or.kr/mobile4/jsp/People/PeopleView.jsp?peopleCd=20125828) • [4](https://www.tatlerasia.com/style/fashion/ph-bae-suzy-most-stylish-looks-on-and-off-screen).
## Public image and endorsements
Bae has been one of Korea's most in-demand advertising faces, a profile that earned her the Korean Advertisers Association Awards' Best Model Award in 2013[3](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm7108248/awards/). Her endorsement work has ranged from fashion and beauty brands to banks and consumer goods, and she has served as a brand ambassador for the French house Celine[7](https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/celebrity/article/3111878/k-drama-and-k-pops-bae-suzy-also-korean-cf-queen-how-does) • [8](https://www.tatlerasia.com/style/fashion/bae-suzy-style). The "nation's first love" label, attached to her after *Architecture 101*, followed her for years; in a 2026 interview with ELLE Korea she said she had come to see her ordinary, unassuming face as an asset that lets audiences project a film's emotions onto it[9](https://www.soompi.com/article/1870355wpp/suzy-talks-about-her-acting-journey-upcoming-projects-and-more).
## Recent and upcoming work
As of 2026, Bae's slate includes the film *[Seven O'Clock Breakfast Club for the Brokenhearted](https://www.edgepedia.org/seven-oclock-breakfast-club-for-the-brokenhearted)*, set for a December theatrical release, and the Disney+ drama *[Portraits of Delusion](https://www.edgepedia.org/portraits-of-delusion)*, directed by Han Jae-rim and co-starring [Kim Seon-ho](https://www.edgepedia.org/kim-seon-ho), slated for the second half of 2026[9](https://www.soompi.com/article/1870355wpp/suzy-talks-about-her-acting-journey-upcoming-projects-and-more). She has described her method as building a character's relationships and backstory beyond what the script provides, and says she chooses projects she feels drawn to at the time[9](https://www.soompi.com/article/1870355wpp/suzy-talks-about-her-acting-journey-upcoming-projects-and-more).
## References
1. [Who is Bae Suzy?, Korea JoongAng Daily](https://www.koreajoongangdaily.com/entertainment/who-is-bae-suzy/12752532)
2. [Bae Suzy's Biography, Life Biography Plus (YouTube)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QiTgQll3iU4)
3. [Bae Suzy – Awards, IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm7108248/awards/)
4. [Korean Fashion: Bae Suzy's Most Stylish Looks On- and Off-Screen, Tatler Asia](https://www.tatlerasia.com/style/fashion/ph-bae-suzy-most-stylish-looks-on-and-off-screen)
5. [How Netflix's Doona! Turns a Beloved Webtoon Into a Deeply Romantic K-Drama, TIME](https://time.com/6326170/doona-netflix-k-drama-bae-suzy-girl-downstairs/)
6. [BAE Suzy, Korean Film Council database](https://m.koreanfilm.or.kr/mobile4/jsp/People/PeopleView.jsp?peopleCd=20125828)
7. [K-drama and K-pop's Bae Suzy is also a Korean CF queen, South China Morning Post](https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/celebrity/article/3111878/k-drama-and-k-pops-bae-suzy-also-korean-cf-queen-how-does)
8. [Bae Suzy's off-duty style: 9 outfit formulas to copy, Tatler Asia](https://www.tatlerasia.com/style/fashion/bae-suzy-style)
9. [Suzy Talks About Her Acting Journey, Upcoming Projects, And More, Soompi](https://www.soompi.com/article/1870355wpp/suzy-talks-about-her-acting-journey-upcoming-projects-and-more)
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