American artist Lauren Tsai has been recently hogging headlines over rumours of her dating South Korean actor Park Seo-joon. We look at some facts about Lauren Tsai and her alleged relationship with Park Seo-joon.
Multiple media reports claim that the two are in a relationship. They were recently spotted together in Japan. A report by Taiwanese media outlet ETtoday suggests they also shared separate Instagram posts taken at the same location, boosting talks of their relationship.
The relationship between Lauren Tsai and Park Seo-joon has certainly become major news in the world of entertainment. Eagle-eyed social media users have noted that Park’s close friend, fellow actor Choi Woo-shik of Parasite fame, is also following Tsai on social media.
“Park Seo Joon was carrying out overseas activities for attendance at a brand event recently, and artists and related individuals of diverse fields were invited to this event. We ask for your understanding in not being able to provide confirmation on any aspects of his personal life beyond information about his official activities,” said Park’s agency Awesome ENT, according to Soompi.
Who is Lauren Tsai? Here are all the details about her
1. She is a reality show star
Born on 11 February 1998 in Wellesley, Massachusetts, US, Tsai grew up in Honolulu, Hawaii, where her family moved when she was seven.
She began her career in TV at the age of 18 when she was cast in the 2016 season of Terrace House: Aloha State. The Japanese reality TV show is quite like Big Brother in format, as it follows six strangers living together in a house for four months while under constant observation by a panel of six commentators.
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At the time of being cast in the show, Tsai was supposed to join college. But she decided to move to Tokyo to fulfil her ambitions in the world of entertainment.
2. She became a famous model after making her TV debut
Lauren Tsai started her modelling career soon after the end of her appearance on the TV show. She continued her stay in Tokyo. Her focus on building her modelling career was so deep that she even let go of an opportunity to get into an art college.
She has since appeared in numerous magazines in Japan and Hawaii and has also walked the runway for luxury designers such as Marc Jacobs and Fendi.
3. Her acting career started in 2019
Legion, a superhero TV series, was the first acting role that Tsai took up. She played Switch, a young mutant who has time-travelling abilities, in the third and final season of the Marvel FX show.
Since then, Tsai has gravitated to full-time acting. She has appeared in the Japanese drama Game of Spy (2022) in the main role of Hiyama Rei.
In 2021, she made her film debut with the Netflix movie Moxie in the role of Claudia.
4. She is a director
One of the other interesting facts to know about Lauren Tsai is that she has also dabbled in music video direction.
In September 2023, she directed the animated music video of the song “Cool About It” by Boygenius. Tsai worked as the lead of the animation alongside Kevin Eskew and Josh Shaffner. The music video features her artwork, rendered in an animated style.
5. She is a visual artist
Tsai indeed wears many hats. Besides her established career as a model and actress, she is also a visual artist dabbling in animation, illustration and art direction.
She has a dedicated art account on Instagram, unreal.is.me. Her art explores themes of escapism and fantasy. Her art is so well appreciated that major brands such as Marc Jacobs, Nike and Casetify collaborated with her to design some of their collections.
Her artistic pursuits have also helped Tsai release illustrated books, It’s All For You and Passenger Seat. She has also drawn variant covers for Marvel comic books, West Coast Avengers and Captain Marvel No. 1.
6. She is vegan
In 2018, Tsai told DEW magazine that she is vegan.
“I’m actually vegan, and my reason for going vegan is because of the environmental impact of animal and agriculture, it’s something that I’m passionate about actually. I think the conservation of the environment is the most important thing, you know when you fight amongst ourselves politically over anything, over money, over land it’s all irrelevant for me if the environment goes to s**t,” she said.
(Hero and Featured image credits: Lauren Tsai/@laurentsai/Instagram)
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
– What is Lauren Tsai known for?
Lauren Tsai is known as an actor, model and visual artist.
– Is Lauren Tsai vegetarian?
One of the most inspiring facts about Lauren Tsai is that she is vegan.
– Is Lauren Tsai Chinese or Japanese?
Lauren Tsai is an American.
– What movies is Lauren Tsai in?
Lauren Tsai has appeared in the Netflix movie, Moxie (2021).
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Manas Sen Gupta writes at the intersection of tech, entertainment and history. His works have appeared in publications such as The Statesman, Myanmar Matters, Hindustan Times and News18/ETV. In his spare time, Manas loves studying interactive charts and topographic maps. When not doing either, he prefers reading detective fiction. Spring is his favourite season and he can happily eat a bowl of noodles any time of the day.
