Yoon Joo

In this Korean name, the family name is Yoon.
Yoon Joo
윤주
Yoon at the opening ceremony of the 19th Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival
Born (1989-12-04) December 4, 1989 (age 35)
Seoul, South Korea
OccupationActress
Years active2010–present
AgentL July Entertainment
Korean name
Hangul
윤주
Revised RomanizationYun Ju
McCune–ReischauerYun Chu

Yoon Joo (Korean: 윤주, born December 4, 1989) is a South Korean actress.

Biography

Yoon was a 3rd Dan taekwondo player until middle school, when she ended her sport training due to an injury.[1] She then attended Anyang Arts High School [ko] to learn acting.[2] After graduating from Suwon Women's University [ko] with a degree in acting, Yoon got her first role in the 2010 theater play Catch him.[3] In the same year, Yoon played the main role in the movie Bad Blood [ko], after she was introduced to the audition by a person who worked with her on the play Catch him.[4] However, the film was not released for two years after filming, during which Yoon struggled to make money while work on various part-time jobs such as serving in a coffee shop to move out of her parents' house who were against her career choice.[5][6] In November 2012, Bad Blood was released and her performance received positive reviews.[7][8] The Seoul Shinmun evaluated her performance, saying, "Yoon's strong acting is impressive as she plays a shocking and complex character in her debut which attracted our attention."[9] Fashion magazine Arena Homme + named Yoon as the 2013 promising rookie actress.[10]

Filmography

Television series

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2011 Insu, the Queen Mother Se-seon Appeared on the 9th episode [11]
2015 Kill Me, Heal Me Jennifer Special appearance [12]
Cheo Yong 2 Special appearance [13]
2016 Bring It On, Ghost Special appearance [14]

Film

Year Title Role Ref.
2012 Bad Blood [ko] In-seon [3]
Whatcha Wearin'? Hyeon-seung's company employee 4
2015 Wonderful Nightmare Ji-min
Untouchable Lawman Girlfriend-to-be
Deep Trap Soo-jeong - Special appearance [15]
You Call It Passion Leisure control person [16]
2016 I'm Feng [ko] Female [17]
A Break Alone [ko] Shi-yeon [18]
2017 The Outlaws Hong-seok's fiancée - Special appearance [19]
2018 The Pension [ko] Seung-joo [20]
2019 Friday the 13th: The Conspiracy Begins Yoon Cheong-ha [21]
Judgment Night Yoon-joo [22]
DMZ: RELOAD [ko] Yoon Cheong-ha [13]

Theater

Year Title Role Ref.
2010 Catch him (그놈을 잡아라) Seon-hee [3]
2010 Trip (여행) Han Song-yi [3]
2013 Blow Romance (불어라 로맨스) Jeon So-young [23]

Music video appearances

Goodbye, Universe by Kwon Young-chan [ko] (2014)

Awards

Year Award Category Nominated work Results Ref.
2016 37th Blue Dragon Film Awards Best New Actress A Break Alone [ko] Nominated [24]

References

  1. ^ Kwon, Soo-bin (April 21, 2015). 윤주, 액션 히로인 변신 '유단자다운 탄탄 몸매'. News 1 (in Korean). Retrieved December 15, 2019.
  2. ^ Ahn, Dong-seon (February 2013). ""INTERVIEW - Eternal SUNSHINE"". Imagazine Korea (in Korean). Archived from the original on March 7, 2014. Retrieved December 15, 2019.
  3. ^ a b c d Yoon, Hye-ji (October 30, 2010). [who are you] 윤주. Cine21 (in Korean). Retrieved December 15, 2019.
  4. ^ Oh, Mi-jung (November 11, 2012). '나쁜피' 주연 윤주, 김명민 자택에서 오디션 본 사연. Enews 24 (in Korean). Naver. Retrieved December 15, 2019.
  5. ^ Hyun, Seok-hoon (November 1, 2012). '나쁜피' 윤주, "매일 매일을 감사하는 마음으로 살고 있어요". The People's Voice (in Korean). Retrieved December 15, 2019.
  6. ^ Oh, Mi-jung (November 22, 2012). [인터뷰] 윤주 "영화 '나쁜 피'에서의 노출? 전혀 몰라서 용기 났다". enews24 (in Korean). Naver. Retrieved December 15, 2019.
  7. ^ Jo, Yoo-kyung (November 16, 2012). ‘나쁜 피’ 배우들 연기력 호평…스크린 열세에도 화제. Sports Donga (in Korean). Retrieved December 15, 2019.
  8. ^ Hong, Yong-nam (November 16, 2012). 나쁜피’에 연이은 호평 이어져… ‘작지만 강했다’. Sports Hankook (in Korean). Retrieved December 15, 2019.
  9. ^ Lee, Eun-joo (October 23, 2012). [영화프리뷰] ‘나쁜 피’ 엄마를 강간한 아버지 대물림된 성폭력 상처 영혼 파괴의 복수까지. Seoul Shinmun (in Korean). Retrieved December 15, 2019.
  10. ^ Jang, Eun-kyung (February 28, 2013). '나쁜피' 윤주, 아레나옴므플러스 선정 '올해의 뮤즈'. The Star (in Korean). Archived from the original on September 19, 2014. Retrieved December 15, 2019.
  11. ^ Heo, Seol-hee (January 27, 2016). [단독] '이열음 母' 윤영주, '영웅들'로 4년만에 연기 활동 재개. MyDaily (in Korean). Retrieved December 15, 2019.
  12. ^ Yoo, Hye-ji (January 8, 2015). ‘킬미 힐미’ 윤주, 고통스러운 ‘피투성이’ 모습 연출…‘불쌍한 제니퍼’. Top Star News (in Korean). Retrieved December 15, 2019.
  13. ^ a b ‘디엠지:리로드 (DMZ:RELOAD)’의 주인공 배우 윤주,성별 뛰어넘는 진취적이고 강렬한 전사 ‘윤청하’로 완벽 변신. The Travel News (in Korean). November 5, 2019. Retrieved December 15, 2019.
  14. ^ ‘싸우자 귀신아’ 윤두준, 짧은 예고 속 ‘신스틸러’.... ‘체육학과 구대영’. Segye Ilbo (in Korean). August 30, 2016. Retrieved December 15, 2019.
  15. ^ Jo, Ji-young (September 14, 2015). 마동석, '함정' 여배우들의 '쓰담쓰담'에 '당황' 폭소. TV Report (in Korean). Retrieved December 16, 2019.
  16. ^ 윤주, 강렬한 눈빛 고혹적 액션 히로인 변신. Defense Daily (in Korean). April 21, 2015. Retrieved December 16, 2019.
  17. ^ Yoon, Ha-na (April 26, 2016). 중국 현대미술과 영화의 만남, ‘펑정지에는 펑정지에다’. CNB Journal (in Korean). Retrieved December 15, 2019.
  18. ^ Lee, Dong-geon (March 16, 2018). 조재현 연출작 '나홀로 휴가'는 스토킹 멜로…다시 보니 충격의 인터뷰. Mediapen (in Korean). Retrieved December 15, 2019.
  19. ^ Jo, Yoo-kyung (September 6, 2018). 윤주, 오인천 감독 ‘폴라로이드’로 호주 오페라 하우스 레드카펫行. Sports Donga (in Korean). Retrieved December 15, 2019.
  20. ^ Park, Ah-reum (June 22, 2018). 윤주, 액션물 ‘비무장 살인지대’ 주연 확정 “태권도 포기 좌절 해소”(공식). Newsen (in Korean). Retrieved December 15, 2019.
  21. ^ Kim, Hyun-rok (November 16, 2019). 윤주, 미스터리 웹드 '13일의 금요일' 주연..옴니버스 장편영화도. Star News (in Korean). Retrieved December 15, 2019.
  22. ^ Jung, Yong-in (June 24, 2019). [시네프리뷰]아나운서 살인사건-살인마에게 쫓기는 3명의 여성들. Weekly Khan (in Korean). Retrieved December 15, 2019.
  23. ^ Kim, Soo-jung (June 6, 2013). 꼴랑, 6월 볼만한 공연 '불어라로맨스'선정!. Asia News Agency (in Korean). Retrieved December 15, 2019.
  24. ^ Oh, So-young (November 7, 2016). '제37회 청룡영화상' 후보 발표, '곡성' vs '부산행' (명단). Sports Q (in Korean). Retrieved December 15, 2019.


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