[7]

Son then cast off her nice girl image in her next projects. She took on the roles of a con artist in The Art of
[19] [20] [21]
Seduction, an ambitious reporter in Spotlight, a femme fatale in Open City, and a divorcée in the critically
[22][23][24] [25]
acclaimed series Alone in Love. In 2008, her portrayal of a polyandrous woman in My Wife Got Married
[26]
bagged her Best Actress honors from the prestigious Blue Dragon Film Awards and other local award-giving
bodies.
[27]
After filming the dark mystery White Night, Son wanted to do a more fun project, so she chose the romantic
[28][29] [30]
comedy series Personal Taste, followed by the horror-romantic comedy film Spellbound.

In 2012, Son starred in her first blockbuster The Tower, a remake of the 1974 Hollywood disaster film The Towering
[31]
Inferno. She returned to television in 2013 in the revenge drama Shark (also known as Don't Look Back: The
[32]
Legend of Orpheus), then headlined Blood and Ties, a thriller about a daughter who suspects that her father was
[33]
involved in a kidnap-murder case.

Son reunited with Shark costar Kim Nam-gil in the 2014 period adventure film The Pirates, which received mixed
[34][35]
reviews but was a commercial hit and won Son the Best Actress award at the Grand Bell Awards. Son next
starred in the black comedy Bad Guys Always Die opposite Taiwanese actor Chen Bolin, a Chinese-Korean co-
[36]
production that was filmed on Jeju Island.

2016–present: Critical acclaim