

So was chosen as a model for jeans brand STORM in 1995, then made his acting debut in the sitcom Three Guys and Three Girls and the television drama Model. I did modeling because I wanted to see Kim and also because it was the best way to earn good easy money." Career Acting "My life was all about swimming and hip-hop music. "I was never really interested in becoming a celebrity," So said. He tried out modeling simply because he wanted to pose alongside hip-hop artist Kim Sung-jae, who was the celebrity face for a clothing brand at the time. He has one older sister who lives in Australia. Self-described as introverted and insecure in his childhood and teenage years, So trained to become a professional swimmer for 11 years and bagged the bronze medal at the Korean National Games.

So Ji-sub was born on November 4, 1977, in Incheon.
