Jin Ki-joo

In this Korean name, the family name is Jin.

Jin Ki-joo
Jin in May 2022
Born (1989-01-26) January 26, 1989 (age 35)
Seoul, South Korea
OccupationActress
Years active2014–present
AgentFL ENT[1]
Korean name
Hangul
진기주
Revised RomanizationJin Gi-ju
McCune–ReischauerChin Kichu

Jin Ki-joo (born January 26, 1989) is a South Korean actress. She made a breakthrough in 2018, landing her first lead role in a television series with Come and Hug Me after she acted in that year's acclaimed series Misty and film Little Forest.

Career

Jin Ki-joo was previously an employee of Samsung SDS and then worked as reporter for SBS regional affiliate G1 before starting her acting career.[2] After Jin won a prize in the 23rd Supermodel Contest, the organizer introduced her to some management companies for actors.[3] Her acting debut was in tvN's 2015 romantic comedy television series Second 20s.[1]

2018 was Jin's breakthrough year. She got nominated and won several major film awards with her role as a snarky and playful country girl who yearns for the big city in Little Forest.[4] Her standout role as the protagonist's rival in JTBC's melodrama mystery Misty[5] paved the way for Jin to be cast in a leading role for the first time in MBC's melodrama thriller Come and Hug Me.[6][unreliable source?]

In 2019, Jin starred in the SBS romantic comedy series The Secret Life of My Secretary.[7][8]

Jin played the protagonist role in KBS2's 2020 family weekend drama Homemade Love Story.[9][unreliable source?]

In 2022 Jin accepted two series offers, MBC's supernatural fantasy From Now On, Showtime![10] and KBS2's time travel mystery My Perfect Stranger.[11]

She acted as a journalist and daughter of assassinated presidential candidate in the 2024 period series Uncle Samsik starring acclaimed film actor Song Kang-ho.[12]

Jin was cast in MBC's action comedy Undercover High School planned to be broadcast in 2025.[13]

Filmography

Films

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2018 Little Forest Eun-sook [14]
Unknown Woman Hae-kyung Short film [15][16]
2021 Midnight Kyung-mi TVING release [17][18]
2024 Land of Happiness Jo Soon-jung [19]

Television series

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2015 Second 20s Park Seung-hyun
Splash Splash Love Queen Soheon 2 Episodes [20]
2016 One More Happy Ending An Soon-soo [21]
The Good Wife Song Hee-soo [22]
Moon Lovers: Scarlet Heart Ryeo Chae-ryung [23]
2017 Wednesday 3:30 PM Sun Eun-woo [24]
2018 Misty Han Ji-won [25]
Come and Hug Me Han Jae-yi / Gil Nak-won
2019 The Secret Life of My Secretary Jung Gal-hee
2020–2021 Homemade Love Story Lee Bit Chae Woon
2022 From Now On, Showtime! Go Seul-hae [10]
Shooting Stars Kim Jin-kyung Cameo (episode 11) [26]
2023 My Perfect Stranger Baek Yoon-young [11]
TBA Undercover High School Oh Soo-ah [13]

Web series

Year Title Role Ref.
2024 Uncle Samsik Joo Yeo-jin [12]

Television shows

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2014 Supermodel Contest Contestant [27]
2015 Model House Room of Ten [28]
2018 Young Farmer (청년 농부) Narrator Documentary [29][30]

Music video appearances

Year Song Title Artist Ref.
2021 "It's Snowing" Lee Mu-jin (ft.Heize) [31]

Discography

Singles

Title Year Album
"Spring" (여기 봄)[32] 2017 Wednesday 3.30 pm OST

Awards and nominations

Name of the award ceremony, year presented, category, nominee of the award, and the result of the nomination
Award ceremony Year Category Nominee / Work Result Ref.
APAN Star Awards 2018 Best New Actress Misty Nominated [33]
2021 Excellence Award, Actress in Serial Drama Homemade Love Story Nominated [34]
Baeksang Arts Awards 2018 Best New Actress – Film Little Forest Nominated
Buil Film Awards 2018 Best New Actress Nominated
Chunsa Film Art Awards 2019 Won [35][unreliable source?]
Grand Bell Awards 2018 Nominated
KBS Drama Awards 2020 Excellence Award, Actress in a Mid-length Drama Homemade Love Story Won [36]
Best Couple Award Jin Ki-joo (with Lee Jang-woo and Jeong Bo-seok)
Homemade Love Story 		Won
MBC Drama Awards 2018 Excellence Award, Actor in a Wednesday-Thursday Miniseries Come and Hug Me Nominated
Best Couple Award Jin Ki-joo (with Jang Ki-yong)
Come and Hug Me 		Won [37]
2022 Top Excellence Award, Actress in a Miniseries From Now On, Showtime! Nominated [38]
Best Couple Award Jin Ki-joo (with Park Hae-jin)
From Now On, Showtime! 		Nominated [39]
SBS Drama Awards 2019 Excellence Award, Actress in a Miniseries The Secret Life of My Secretary Nominated
Supermodel Contest 2014 Olivia Lauren Prize Jin Ki-joo Won [40]
The Seoul Awards 2018 Best New Actress Little Forest Nominated [41]

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