ProfileWho is Go Youn-jung, the K-drama actress leading Netflix’s Can This Love Be Translated?
After starting out as a model, Go rose to K-drama stardom in series such as Alchemy of Souls and Moving. Now she leads her first romcom
Six years after breaking out in the Netflix smash Sweet Home, Go Youn-jung has tackled just about every genre the K-drama world has to offer, save for the most classic of all: the romantic comedy.
Go will finally remedy that this month when she returns to screens opposite Kim Seon-ho in Can This Love Be Translated?, a 12-part globe-trotting Netflix drama that reunites her with the Hong Sisters, the writing duo behind Alchemy of Souls.
Why we love her
Despite having blazed through all these genres before turning 30, Go has not been in the industry all that long. She debuted at 23, shortly after deciding to become an actress.
Go was initially focused on different artistic pursuits, studying contemporary art at Seoul Women’s University, where she had a chance to do a little amateur modelling. After appearing on the cover of the University Tomorrow magazine, a slew of entertainment agencies came calling.
It was her modelling career that first took off, when she took part in campaigns for the likes of Nike and Giorgio Armani. Later, she would become an ambassador for luxury houses, including Chanel. She used part of her modelling income to finance acting classes.