Bae Suzy

Actor · Born October 10, 1994 (32) · Gwangju, South Korea

Bae Su-ji, known mononymously as Suzy, is a South Korean singer and actress. A former member of the girl group Miss A (2010–2017), she made her debut as an actress in 2011 with the television series Dream High and starred in the film Architecture 101 (2012). Following the latter's success, Suzy has been nicknamed the "Nation's First Love" by South Korean media outlets. She then starred in dramas Gu Family Book (2013), Uncontrollably Fond (2016), and While You Were Sleeping (2017). In 2017, she made her debut as a solo recording artist with the extended play Yes? No?, and gained further prominence after starring in the television series Anna (2022) and Doona! (2023), as well as the films Ashfall (2019) and Wonderland (2024).

What are Bae Suzy's films like?

Across their 9 Motif titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Themes

share of theme weight

Bonds

37%

Self

36%

Ideas

8%

Survival

8%

Morality

6%

Power

5%

Romantic love3 Ambition3 Friendship3 Memory2 Loyalty2

What they feel like to watch

their average across 3 films

ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category

Earnest

Tone · Sincerity

ironicearnest

Ironic 0 · Wry 0 · Earnest 3

Serious

Tone · Weight

lightdark

Light 1 · Serious 1 · Dark 1

Stylized

Tone · Style

naturalisticheightened

Grounded 1 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 0

Intense

Feel · Intensity

gentleintense

A split, not a type: Gentle 0 · Charged 2 · Intense 1

Shifting

Feel · Swings

steadyswings

A split, not a type: Steady 2 · Shifting 1 · Whiplash 0

Straight-faced

Feel · Humor

noneconstant

Straight-faced 3 · Some laughs 0 · Funny 0

Even-paced

Demand · Pace

slowrelentless

Slow burn 1 · Even-paced 1 · Relentless 1

Engaged

Demand · Attention

casualfull focus

Casual 0 · Engaged 3 · Full focus 0

Heavy

Demand · Emotional cost

easyheavy

Easy watch 0 · Affecting 1 · Heavy 2

Open-ended

Demand · Resolution

resolvedambiguous

A split, not a type: Resolved 2 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 1

Roles they play

6 analyzed roles

Usually the Hero: 3 of 6 analyzed roles.

Hero

3 of 6

Mentor

1 of 6

Trickster

1 of 6

Herald

1 of 6

Mentoras Go Hae Ri in Vagabond (2019)
Heroas Seo Dal Mi in Start-Up (2020)
Tricksteras Lee Anna in Anna (2022)
Heroas Lee Doo-na in Doona! (2023)
Heroas Jeong In in Wonderland (2024)
Heraldas Ka-young in Genie, Make a Wish (2025)

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense

4

Melancholic

5

Romantic

3

Bittersweet

3

Hopeful

2

Other

7

How their films linger

Hopeful5 Wistful3 Thought-provoking3 Bittersweet3

How their films end · 1 with a twist

Happy2
Bittersweet3
Ambiguous4

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Bae Suzy's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 9 of their 11 Motif titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Netflix (6).

Also on these channels

KOCOWA2 titles, show their 2 titles on KOCOWA
FlixLatino1 title, show their title on FlixLatino

Subscription and free streaming for Bae Suzy's titles on Motif; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Motif score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

26 credits, 11 with a Motif page; 13 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

Long Long Night (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2026)
Songs · as Narrator (voice)
Genie, Make a Wish(2025)
Show 13 episodes · as Ki Ga-young
Motif score: 40th percentile of all shows
Seven O'Clock Breakfast Club for the Brokenhearted (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2025)
as Yoon Sa-gang
Wonderland(2024)
as Koo Jeong-in
Motif score: 56th percentile of all films
Doona!(2023)
Show 9 episodes · as Lee Doo-na
Motif score: 48th percentile of all shows
Anna: Extended Version (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2022)
Show 8 episodes · as Lee Yu-mi / Lee An-na
Anna(2022)
Show 6 episodes · as Lee Yu-mi / Lee An-na
Motif score: 52nd percentile of all shows
Start-Up(2020)
Show 16 episodes · as Seo Dal-mi
Motif score: 80th percentile of all shows
Live Your Strength (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2020)
Writer · as Suzy
Ashfall(2019)
as Seo Ji-young
Motif score: 54th percentile of all films
Vagabond(2019)
Show 16 episodes · as Go Hae-ri / Elsa
Motif score: 95th percentile of all shows
While You Were Sleeping (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2017)
Show 32 episodes · Theme Song Performance · as Nam Hong-joo
Real(2017)
as Song Yoo-hwa's best friend
Motif score: 32nd percentile of all films
Uncontrollably Fond (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2016)
Show 20 episodes · as No-eul
The Sound of a Flower (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2015)
as Jin Chae-sun
My Love from Another Star(2013)
Show 1 episode · as Ko Hye-mi
Motif score: 94th percentile of all shows
Kangchi, the Beginning (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2013)
Show 24 episodes · as Dam Yeo-wool
Big (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2012)
Show 16 episodes · as Jang Ma-ri
Architecture 101(2012)
as Young Yang Seo-yeon
Motif score: 82nd percentile of all films
I Need a Fairy (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2012)
Show 1 episode · as Aspiring actress
Dream High Special Concert (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2011)
as Ko Hye-mi
Dream High(2011)
Show 32 episodes · as Ko Hye-mi
Motif score: 73rd percentile of all shows
KBS Song Festival (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2006)
Show 1 episode · as Host
KBS Entertainment Awards (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2002)
Show 1 episode · as Host
Men of the Harem (not in the Motif catalog yet)
Show 1 episode · as Latil
Portraits of Delusion (not in the Motif catalog yet)
Show 1 episode · as Song Jeong-hwa

Career shape

Star power in the 98^th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 26 titles, 24 of them dated from 2002 to 2026; peak year 2024.

Biggest box office

Ashfall (2019)

$61M worldwide

Highest rated

Vagabond (2019)

Motif 95^th

Film career

20022026

Peak 2024 · steadily prominent in film for years. Top draw in 6 Motif titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

2011Screen debut· Dream High
2012First film· Architecture 101

By role

only this rolewith another role

Acting26 of 26 · 56^thWriting1 of 26Other crew2 of 26

26 titles, 3 with more than one role — acting and other crew overlap on 2 of them.

By decade

2000s2 · acting2010s13 · 13 acting · 1 crew2020s9 · 9 acting · 2 crew

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Motif score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on Motif, shown from 5 scored.

How do Bae Suzy's films land?

Their typical Motif film has a Motif score in the 55^th percentile, the median of all 4; across a limited sample of 3 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 59^th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

59^thpercentile

Typical film, the median of 3

Approval · how many liked their films

52^ndpercentile

Typical film, the median of 3

Reach · how many have seen their films

83^rdpercentile

Typical film, the median of 3

Motif score across 11 titles, by percentile

75^th and up4
50^th to 74^th4
25^th to 49^th3

Shape of the crowd

4 of their 11 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

Universally Loved2
Divisive2
Cult Classic1
Crowd Pleaser4
Broadly Agreed1
Mixed1

Most divisive · actor

Genie, Make a Wish (2025)

98^th percentile spread · 38% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Vagabond (2019)

Motif 95^th · 90% liked

Reviewers score the acting 76/100 in their films, across 3 reviewed titles; fans 83, detractors 38. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on Motif; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Motif score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their Motif titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Bae Suzy's work okay for kids?

Across a limited sample of up to 4 Motif titles with content scores.

Their medianMedian of all films

Violence & Gore3 titlesmedian 42 · moderate

Sex & Nudity4 titlesmedian 13 · minimal

Profanity3 titlesmedian 56 · moderate

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.

Who does Bae Suzy work with?

People who share at least 2 of Bae Suzy's Motif titles, grouped by what they did on them; Park Hye-ryeon shares the most, 2.

Bae Suzy

What are Bae Suzy's films like?

Themes

What they feel like to watch

Roles they play

Moods and endings

Where can I watch Bae Suzy's films?

Filmography

Career shape

Film career

By role

By decade

How do Bae Suzy's films land?

Shape of the crowd

Is Bae Suzy's work okay for kids?

Who does Bae Suzy work with?

Writers

Actors

Composers