Jeong Yu-mi (actress, born 1984)

Not to be confused with Jung Yu-mi (actress, born 1983).

In this Korean name, the family name is Jeong.

Jeong Yu-mi is a South Korean actress. She is best known for starring in Rooftop Prince, Six Flying Dragons, and Partners for Justice.

Jeong Yu-mi
Jeong in June 2019
Born	(1984-02-23) February 23, 1984 (age 40) Suyeong-gu, Busan, South Korea[1]
Other names	Jung Yoo-mi
Education	Hanyang University
Occupation	Actress
Years active	2003–present
Agent	Mystic Story
Korean name
Hangul	정유미
Hanja	鄭柔美
Revised Romanization	Jeong Yu-mi
McCune–Reischauer	Chŏng Yu-mi

Career

Jeong Yu-mi made her entertainment debut in a Lotte Xylitol chewing gum commercial in 2003. After playing minor roles in several TV series and movies, she became a household name when she portrayed a gentle girlfriend in A Thousand Days' Promise (2011) and a scheming secretary in Rooftop Prince (2012).^{[2][3][4][5][6][7]}

Having previously appeared in the Chinese drama Five Star Hotel (2007), Jeong starred opposite Leon Lai and Gao Yuanyuan in the Chinese film Nobleman's Path (2012).^[2][8]

She was cast in the revenge manhwa-turned-TV series City Conquest, but the project was eventually cancelled after it couldn't secure a timeslot.^[9] Instead, Jeong starred in the family drama Wonderful Mama (2013) in her first leading role.^[10]

In September 2013, she joined the season 4 cast of dating reality show We Got Married, where she was paired with singer Jung Joon-young.^[11] She later appeared in the music video for Jung's single "The Sense of an Ending."^[12] The same year, she was cast in her first big screen leading role for the horror film Tunnel 3D.^[13]

Jeong at the BiFan Film Festival in 2014

Jeong next headlined the daily drama Mother's Garden (2014) and period drama More Than a Maid (2015).^[14][15][16] She then took on a supporting role in the historical drama Six Flying Dragons.^[17]

In 2016, Jung was cast as the female lead in revenge drama The Master of Revenge.^[18] In 2017, she headlined the weekend drama Bravo My Life.^[19]

In 2018, Jung was cast in the crime drama Partners for Justice as a rookie prosecutor.^[20] She next starred in the medical exorcism drama Priest.^[21]

In July 2021, Jung signed a contract with Mystic Story.^[22]

Personal life

On February 4, 2020, it was confirmed that Jung is in a relationship with singer Kangta.^[23]

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2002	Are You Seeing Anyone?	Yu-mi	short film
2003	Singles	Hee-jung
	The Greatest Expectation	Interviewee 2
	Silmido	High school girl on the bus
2004	The Doll Master	Woman in kimono
2005	The Secret within Her Mask	Jeong	short film
	Wet Dreams 2	Class president
	Innocent Steps	Oh Mi-soo
	Cello
2007	The Phantom Sonata		short film
	Hwang Jin Yi	Yi-geum
	Someone Behind You	Lee Myung-hee
2011	You're My Pet	Lee Young-eun
2012	Wonderful Radio	Nan-sol	[24]
	Nobleman's Path	Mun-wan	Chinese film[2][8]
2014	The Tunnel	Eun-joo	[13]
2022	Birth	Park Hee-sun	[25][26]
TBA	The Choice: A Story of the Old Shanghai		Chinese film; unreleased

Television series

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
2004	Terms of Endearment	Maeng Han-ji
	Heaven's Fate	Kim Hye-bin
2007	Five Star Hotel	Kim Ji-ae
2008	The Great King, Sejong	Da-yeon
	Painter of the Wind
2009	Friend, Our Legend	Min Eun-ji
	Assorted Gems	Lee Kang-ji
2010	Dong Yi	Jung eum
2011	A Thousand Days' Promise	Noh Hyang-gi
2012	Rooftop Prince	Hong Se-na / Hwa-yong		[7]
2013	Wonderful Mama	Go Young-chae		[10]
2014	Mother's Garden	Seo Yoon-joo		[27][15]
2015	More Than a Maid	Guk In-yeob		[16]
	Six Flying Dragons	Yeon-hee		[17]
2016	The Master of Revenge	Chae Yeo-kyung		[18]
	The Legend of the Blue Sea	Kim Hye-jin	Cameo (episode 8)	[28]
2017	Bravo My Life	Ha Do-na		[19]
2018	Partners for Justice	Eun Sol		[20]
	Priest	Ham Eun-ho		[21]
2019	Partners for Justice 2	Eun Sol		[29]
2023	Strangers Again	Na Soo-yeon	Cameo (episode 1)	[30]

Web series

Year	Title	Role	Ref.
2023	Celebrity	Hwang Yu-ri	[31]
2024	The Queen 'Woo'	Woo-soon	[32]

Variety show

Year	Title	Notes	Ref.
2013–2014	We Got Married - Season 4	Cast member paired with Jung Joon-young (episodes 55–89)	[11]
2019	Mirage Restaurant	Cast member	[33]
2021	Night with OPAL	Cast Member	[34]
2023	Look at Me+	Host with Kim Sung-eun	[35]

Music video

Year	Song Title	Artist
2006	"Not You, But Your Sister"	EZ-Life
2011	"Girlfriend"	Jay Park
2013	"The Sense of an Ending" [12]	Jung Joon-young
2016	"UUU"	Jung-in

Dj Radio

Year	Title	Notes
2016–2018	Jeong Yu-mi's FM Date	10th host in program history

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Nominated work	Result	Ref.
2011	SBS Drama Awards	Excellence Award, Actress in a Special Planning Drama	A Thousand Days' Promise	Nominated	[36]
		New Star Award		Won
2012	SBS Drama Awards	Excellence Award, Actress in a Drama Special	Rooftop Prince	Won
2013	MBC Entertainment Awards	Best Newcomer Award for Variety Show	We Got Married	Won
	SBS Drama Awards	Excellence Award, Actress in a Weekend/Daily Drama	Wonderful Mama	Nominated
2014	MBC Drama Awards	Top Excellence Award, Actress in a Serial Drama	Mother's Garden	Nominated
2015	SBS Drama Awards	Special Award, Actress in a Serial Drama	Six Flying Dragons	Nominated
2016	5th APAN Star Awards	Excellence Award, Actress in a Serial Drama		Won	[37]
	KBS Drama Awards	Excellence Award, Actress in a Mid-length Drama	The Master of Revenge	Nominated
2017	MBC Entertainment Awards	Rookie Award, Radio Category	Jeong Yu-mi's FM Date	Won	[38]
	SBS Drama Awards	Excellence Award, Actress in a Daily/Weekend Drama	Bravo My Life	Nominated
2018	MBC Drama Awards	Top Excellence Award, Actress in a Monday-Tuesday Drama	Partners for Justice	Won	[39]
2019	32nd Grimae Awards	Best Actress	Partners for Justice 2	Won	[40]
	MBC Drama Awards	Top Excellence Award, Actress in a Monday-Tuesday Miniseries		Nominated	[41]
2020	20th MBC Entertainment Awards	Excellence Award in Variety Category (Female)	Those Who Cross the Line	Nominated

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External links

• Official website (in Japanese)
• Jeong Yu-mi at HanCinema
• Jeong Yu-mi at IMDb
• Jeong Yu-mi on Instagram