Yoon Seo-ah
South Korean actress (born 2000)
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Im Sun-woo (Korean: 임선우; born September 30, 2000),[1] known by her stage name Yoon Seo-ah (Korean: 윤서아), is a South Korean actress. She is known for her supporting role as Seo Ji-wan in the Netflix series Nevertheless.[2]
30 September 2000
- Actress
Yoon Seo-ah | |
|---|---|
| Born | Im Sun-woo 30 September 2000 South Korea |
| Occupation |
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| Years active | 2018–present |
| Known for | Seo Ji-wan of Nevertheless and Seo Gil-geum of "Bon Appétit, Your Majesty" |
| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 임선우 |
| RR | Im Seonu |
| MR | Im Sŏnu |
| Stage name | |
| Hangul | 윤서아 |
| RR | Yun Seoa |
| MR | Yun Sŏa |
Career
In her high school days, Yoon joined a short film production club.[1]
Yoon debuted as an actress with the 2018 drama series Bad Papa,[3] and later appeared in another series named Love Revolution.[3] She also appeared in one episode of True Beauty, playing a teenage Lim Hee-kyung (originally portrayed by Im Se-mi).
In Nevertheless, Yoon played Seo Ji-wan, the best friend of Yoon Sol (Lee Ho-jung). With the role, the two became known as a love team,[2] and Yoon became popular.[1] Her performance with Lee Ho-jung was noted by allkpop.com as one of the most remarkable examples of LGBT representation in Korean drama.[4][unreliable source?]
Throughout 2022, Yoon portrayed guest roles such as Go Hye-rim in Juvenile Justice[5][unreliable source?] and Kim Seo-yeon in Soundtrack#1.[6] She also played a supporting role as Ddong-geum in Bloody Heart.[7] Later, she played the supporting role of Oh Nu-ri in drama Today's Webtoon.[8]
In 2024, Yoon portrayed Chae Young-ji in the Netflix sci-fi dystopian series titled Goodbye Earth.[9] She starred as Baek Yi in the JTBC romance historical drama titled The Tale of Lady Ok, alongside Lim Ji-yeon, Choo Young-woo, Kim Jae-won, Yeonwoo and Kim Mi-sook.[10]
In 2025, Yoon starred as Seo Gil-geum in the fantasy survival romance television series titled Bon Appetit, Your Majesty, alongside Im Yoon-ah, Lee Chae-min and Kang Han-na.[11][12]
On November 13, 2025, it was announced that Yoon will star in the upcoming Netflix fantasy romantic comedy series titled Beauty in the Beast, alongside Kim Min-ju, Moon Sang-min and Lomon, which revolves around a freshman student werewolf who—adapted to society—in enrolled at a university and falls in love with a campus senior there.[13]
Filmography
Television series
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Bad Papa | Wang Hye-ji | Guest role |
| 2019 | The Nokdu Flower | Gisaeng | |
| 2020 | True Beauty | Teen Lim Hee-kyung | |
| 2021 | Nevertheless | Seo Ji-wan | |
| 2022 | Bloody Heart | Ddong-geum | |
| Today's Webtoon | On Noo-ri | ||
| 2023 | Kokdu: Season of Deity | Eun Ji | Guest role (ep. 2) |
| 2024 | The Tale of Lady Ok | Baek Yi | |
| 2025 | Bon Appétit, Your Majesty | Gil-geum |
Web series
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Love Revolution | Bae Ji-yeon | |
| 2022 | Juvenile Justice | Go Hye-rim | Guest role (ep. 4–5) |
| Soundtrack #1 | Kim Seo-yeon | Guest role (ep. 4) | |
| 2024 | Goodbye Earth | Chae Young-ji |
