# Yoon So-hee
**Yoon So-hee** (윤소희; born 1993) is a South Korean actress whose screen career began in 2013 and whose best-known television roles include Yoon Jin-yi in *Let's Eat* (2013) and Kim Hwa-goon in *[The Emperor: Owner of the Mask](https://www.edgepedia.org/the-emperor-owner-of-the-mask)* (2017), for which she won Best New Actress at the first Seoul Awards.[1](https://asianwiki.com/Yoon_So-Hee)
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Born | 1993, in Stuttgart, Germany[1](https://asianwiki.com/Yoon_So-Hee) |
| Education | Graduated from KAIST (Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology), biochemical engineering[2](https://bkso.baidu.com/item/%E5%B0%B9%E9%82%B5%E7%86%99/15387955) |
| Languages | Korean and German[3](https://wiki.d-addicts.com/Yoon_So_Hee) |
| First lead role | Yoon Jin-yi in the tvN food drama *Let's Eat* (2013–2014)[4](https://d.namu.moe/w/%EC%9C%A4%EC%86%8C%ED%9D%AC) • [1](https://asianwiki.com/Yoon_So-Hee) |
| Signature role | Kim Hwa-goon in *The Emperor: Owner of the Mask* (MBC, 2017)[1](https://asianwiki.com/Yoon_So-Hee) |
| Award | Best New Actress, 1st Seoul Awards (October 27, 2017), for *The Emperor: Owner of the Mask*[1](https://asianwiki.com/Yoon_So-Hee) |
| Recent work | Contestant on the survival program *Devil's Plan: Death Room* (2025)[4](https://d.namu.moe/w/%EC%9C%A4%EC%86%8C%ED%9D%AC) |
## Background
Yoon So-hee was born in [Stuttgart](https://www.edgepedia.org/stuttgart), Germany, and returned to South Korea at the age of six.[1](https://asianwiki.com/Yoon_So-Hee) • [4](https://d.namu.moe/w/%EC%9C%A4%EC%86%8C%ED%9D%AC) As a child she wanted to become a diplomat, but during her school years she decided to pursue acting instead.[4](https://d.namu.moe/w/%EC%9C%A4%EC%86%8C%ED%9D%AC) She graduated from KAIST in biochemical engineering, a science background that drew attention when she later played intelligent characters on screen.[2](https://bkso.baidu.com/item/%E5%B0%B9%E9%82%B5%E7%86%99/15387955) She speaks Korean and German.[3](https://wiki.d-addicts.com/Yoon_So_Hee)
## Television career
Yoon made her drama debut in 2013 with *The Blade and Petal* (KBS2), playing Nang-ga, and in the same year was cast in her first lead role as the cheerful heiress Yoon Jin-yi in tvN's food-centered drama *Let's Eat*.[1](https://asianwiki.com/Yoon_So-Hee) • [4](https://d.namu.moe/w/%EC%9C%A4%EC%86%8C%ED%9D%AC) Supporting and leading parts followed through the mid-2010s: Seo Ji-dam as an adult in *Secret Door* (SBS, 2014), So Hye-ra in *Big Man* (KBS2, 2014), Nam Hyun-hee in *Marriage Not Dating* (tvN, 2014), the young Jang Kook in *12 Years Promise* (JTBC, 2014), and Ji Eun-dong in her twenties in *This Is My Love* (JTBC, 2015).[1](https://asianwiki.com/Yoon_So-Hee)
**Breakout recognition.** In 2017 she played Kim Hwa-goon in the MBC historical drama *The Emperor: Owner of the Mask*, a character who loves the crown prince and ultimately sacrifices herself for him.[1](https://asianwiki.com/Yoon_So-Hee) The role brought her the Best New Actress award in the drama category at the first Seoul Awards, held on October 27, 2017.[1](https://asianwiki.com/Yoon_So-Hee) That year she also appeared in *Queen of Ring* as Kang Mi-joo, made a cameo as an actress in *[Because This Is My First Life](https://www.edgepedia.org/because-this-is-my-first-life)* (tvN), and starred in the fantasy romance *Witch's Love* (MBN, 2018) as Kang Cho-hong.[1](https://asianwiki.com/Yoon_So-Hee)
Her later television credits include Sophie Ahn in the MBC spy romance *The Spies Who Loved Me* (2020), Lim Bo-mi in *Ghost Doctor* (tvN, 2022), and a dual role as Na Hae-won and Yoon Hae-sun in the KBS2 vampire drama *Heartbeat* (2023).[1](https://asianwiki.com/Yoon_So-Hee) The tvN television movie *Mothers* (2020), in which she played Shin So-hee, is listed among her TV movie appearances.[1](https://asianwiki.com/Yoon_So-Hee)
## Film and variety work
Her film credits are fewer than her television ones. Cine21 lists two theatrical films: *Life Risking Romance* (2015), in which she played Jung Yoo-mi, and *Mind Universe* (2022).[5](https://cine21.com/db/person/info/?person_id=87789) AsianWiki additionally credits her with the role of the teenage Geum-nim in *Salut D'Amour* (2015).[1](https://asianwiki.com/Yoon_So-Hee)
In 2025 she took part in *Devil's Plan: Death Room*, her first appearance on a survival program.[4](https://d.namu.moe/w/%EC%9C%A4%EC%86%8C%ED%9D%AC) Cine21 also lists a 2025 appearance in *Brain Academy*.[5](https://cine21.com/db/person/info/?person_id=87789)
## References
1. [Yoon So-Hee profile, AsianWiki](https://asianwiki.com/Yoon_So-Hee)
2. [尹邵熙 (Yoon So-hee), Baidu Baike](https://bkso.baidu.com/item/%E5%B0%B9%E9%82%B5%E7%86%99/15387955)
3. [Yoon So Hee, DramaWiki](https://wiki.d-addicts.com/Yoon_So_Hee)
4. [윤소희, Namu wiki](https://d.namu.moe/w/%EC%9C%A4%EC%86%8C%ED%9D%AC)
5. [윤소희 filmography, Cine21](https://cine21.com/db/person/info/?person_id=87789)
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