Apart from her group activities, Bae also ventured into acting.

She made her acting

debut in the music teen drama Dream High, which aired on KBS from January 3 to
February 28.[14] She also released an OST for the drama, titled "Winter Child". The drama
was a local success, earning high viewership ratings during its two-month run; and also
gained popularity in other countries.[15] At the KBS Drama Awards, Bae won the Best
New Actress award as well as Best Couple award with co-star Kim Soo-hyun.[16] Bae also
became a cast member in KBS TV reality show Invincible Youth 2. The show began
filming its first episode on October 19 and aired on November 11. [17]
Bae made her film debut with Architecture 101 (2012) playing the younger version of the
female protagonist.[18][19] Architecture 101 was one of the ten most-watched films in
Korea in the first quarter of 2012, and achieved over 4.1 million admissions nine weeks
after its theater release; a new box-office record set for Korean melodramas. [20] The
same year, Bae played a supporting role in KBS drama Big, written by the Hong sisters,
alongside Gong Yoo and Lee Min-jung.[21][22]
Bae was the first Korean female celebrity to win a singer rookie award, drama rookie
award, film rookie award, and variety rookie award. She received the Best New Actress
award at the 48th Baeksang Arts Awards for her acting performance in Architecture 101.
[23] On December 22, 2012, Bae won the Best Newcomer award in the Variety category
at the KBS Entertainment Awards for her stint in Invincible Youth 2 [24]
In 2013, she starred in the historical fusion drama Gu Family Book alongside Lee Seung-gi.
[25][26] She received acting recognition at the MBC Drama Awards, winning the Top
Excellence award[27] and at the Seoul International Drama Awards, winning the
Outstanding Actress award.[28] She also featured on the variety show Healing Camp,
becoming the youngest guest on the show.[29][30]
In May 2014, Bae was cast in the film The Sound of a Flower (2015) as Jin Chae-sun,
Korea's first female pansori singer.[31] The film depicts the struggle of a singer who is not
allowed to perform in the public because of her gender during the Joseon era. [32] To
prepare herself for the role, Bae received training in pansori for a year. [33] The same year,
she collaborated with Taiwanese singer-actor Show Lo in the single "Together In Love",
featured in his album Reality Show.[34]

Bae with her wax figure, Madame Tussauds Hong Kong, 13 September 2016
In January 2016, Bae released a digital single titled "Dream" in collaboration
with Exo's Baekhyun.[35] The song debuted at number one on Gaon's weekly digital
chart[36] and proceeded to win the "Best Collaboration" award at the Mnet Asian Music
Awards.[37] She then starred in the romance melodrama Uncontrollably Fond with Kim
Woo-bin.[38][39] Bae released two OSTs for the drama, including a self-composed song.
[40] In September 2016, Bae's wax figure at Madame Tussauds Hong Kong went on display.
[41] She is the first Korean female celebrity to receive a wax-likeness of herself at
Madame Tussauds.[42]
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