[7] Go's first film was the big-budget Japanese movie Genghis Khan: To the Ends of the Earth and Sea, which was released in Japan in March 2007.

[8] Despite low ratings in Korea, the body swap comedy drew in international fans, increasing her Korean Wave profile.

She next starred as the sole female rookie detective in the 2014 police drama You're All Surrounded, alongside Lee Seung-gi and Cha Seung-won.

[18] This was followed by a leading role in Phantom Detective, a neo-noir action flick starring Lee Je-hoon as the titular Hong Gil-dong.

[22][23] She then starred in the fantasy thriller drama Black alongside Song Seung-heon, playing a woman who can foresee death.

[27] In 2019, Go starred in the historical action drama Haechi, playing a detective who is well versed in both martial arts and foreign languages.

[30] On March 7 2019, Go's agency reported that during the filming of Haechi, Go ruptured her anterior talofibular ligament, which resulted in her being hospitalised.