
Acting
Aug 9, 1992
Seoul, South Korea
Ko Asung
Acting
Biography
Ko Asung (born 10 August 1992) is a South Korean actress. She began her career as a child actress, notably in 2006 top-grossing blockbuster The Host. This was followed by major roles in Snowpiercer (2013), Thread of Lies (2014) and Office (2015), as well as the TV dramas Master of Study (2010) and Heard It Through the Grapevine (2015).
Feature Films (24)

A teenage girl is captured by a giant mutated squid-like creature that appears from Seoul's Han River after toxic waste was dumped in it, prompting her family into a frantic search for her.
The Host

Nancy (Ko Ah-Sung) is a musician, unable to open up to anyone due to a prior romance. Nancy decides to take a trip in England. On the trip, Nancy meets photographer Jude (James Page) who becomes her tour guide. They find many things in common during their 15 day trip...
Duet

Chi-ho, a genius confectionery researcher who has developed addictive flavors, experiences a sweet change when he meets Il-yeong, a call center worker at a loan screening company who thinks optimistically about everything, and goes through sweet changes.
Honeysweet

Cheon-ji's unexpected suicide causes her mother Hyeon-sook and older sister Man-ji to be moved into another apartment. Tracking down clues from school, Man-ji discovers that Cheon-ji's best friend Hwa-yeon is behind everything.
Thread of Lies

In a future where a failed global-warming experiment kills off most life on the planet, a class system evolves aboard the Snowpiercer; a train that travels around the globe via a perpetual-motion engine.
Snowpiercer

Kye-na, an average woman in her late twenties, holds a steady job and a committed boyfriend, Ji-myoung. Yet instead of feeling content, she constantly faces uncertainty, confusion and anxiety. While struggling with personal relationships and life's woes, Kye-na finally embarks for New Zealand despite everyone’s dissuasion on leaving her home behind.
Because I Hate Korea

To nab a sales manager who's at large after murdering his family, a detective investigates the man's colleagues, who seem to be hiding something.
Office

Woo-jin, a furniture designer who wakes up in a different body every day, falls for Yi-soo, a woman he meets through his work.
The Beauty Inside

A group of old college friends reunite for a wedding. But after the banquet, a 15 year old girl shows up claiming that one of them is her father.
After the Banquet

By mistake, film director Ham Chunsu arrives in Suwon a day early. With time to kill before his lecture the next day, Chunsu stops by a restored, old palace and meets an artist named Yoon Heejung. Together, they go to Heejung's workshop to look at her paintings, have Sushi with Soju for dinner, and get close. Later, they go to another café and have more drinks with Heejung's acquaintances. When asked if he is married, Chunsu is forced to reveal the fact that he is, and Heejung gets deeply disappointed...
Right Now, Wrong Then
Television & Series (27)

Jessi is a Korean-American rapper and singer who brings a new style of talk show to South Korea. She is cheerful, straightforward, bold and witty with the hottest singers, actors and personalities in the industry. Jessi conducts an unpredictable and unstoppable interview from the very beginning. The chemistry between MC Jessi and the guests begins!
Show!terview with Jessi

Han In Sang and Seo Bom are young and in love, despite major differences in wealth and status. But all of that hangs in the balance when Han In Sang accidentally knocks up Seo Bom, setting off a comedic domino effect that reverberates throughout the snooty Han family and the modest Seo family. Between pride and humiliation, as well as love and duty, will this young couple be able to survive the storm and do what's right for their baby?
Heard It Through the Grapevine

A group of hungry celebrities listen to poppin’ tunes, from recent hits to all-time-favorites, to correctly dictate a part of the lyrics. The songs may sound familiar, but the part they must dictate are unclear to the naked ear, as the lyrics are slurred, muffled by strong beats, etc. If they get the lyrics right, they get to share exquisite regional dishes. But if they get them wrong, a professional eater gobbles it up instead.
Amazing Saturday

"Crime Puzzle" is a story where a criminal psychologist is sent to prison for murdering a political candidate, and the criminal profiler who loses her father to the murder is conducting interviews with the murderer for a case that occurs within the prison. These two used to be lovers just a year ago, until they meet again as a murderer and a criminal profiler, and face the unexpected truth to a series of murders. The thriller focuses on the process of them putting the pieces together, like a puzzle. Adapted from the webtoon "Crime Puzzle" (크라임 퍼즐) by Meen.










