Recently, JTBC released the teaser and stills of their upcoming romantic drama entitled The Third Charm starring Seo Kang-joon and Model-turned-Actress Esom.
Esom is known for her leading role in the 2014 korean movie, Scarlet Innocence. But did you know that before she became an actress, she started as a model? She made her debut in 2008 on Check It Girl, an Mnet model selection program.
Her real name is Lee So-young. She was born on January 30, 1990. Her screen name Esom / Lee Som was given to her because she has a lot of body hair like a dog known as Som Mung-chi.
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Esom originally wanted to become a model but she realized that she wanted to become an actress.
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In 2015, Esom and Rapper Zion T. was reportedly dating. But later, their respective agencies confirmed that they are just good friends and not in a relationship.
In K-drama world, she was known as the fierce and liberated friend of Jung So-min’s character in 2017’s hit korean drama, Because this is my first life.
The Third Charm is set to premiere on September 28, 2018 every fridays and Saturdays at 11pm KST.