Jung Eun-chae

In this Korean name, the family name is Jung.

Jung Sol-mi (Korean: 정솔미; born November 24, 1986), known professionally as Jung Eun-chae (Korean: 정은채), is a South Korean actress, model and TV host.^[1] Jung began her career as a model, then made her acting breakthrough as the titular character in Nobody's Daughter Haewon (2013), a film by auteur Hong Sang-soo that premiered at the 63rd Berlin International Film Festival.^[2][3]

Jung Eun-chae
Jung in March 2023
Born	Jung Sol-mi (1986-11-24) November 24, 1986 (age 38) Busan, South Korea
Education	Central Saint Martins (Textile Design)
Occupations	Actress model TV host
Years active	2010–present
Agent	Project Hosoo
Height	170 cm (5 ft 7 in)
Korean name
Hangul	정은채
Hanja	鄭恩彩
Revised Romanization	Jeong Eunchae
McCune–Reischauer	Chŏng Ŭnch'ae
Birth name
Hangul	정솔미
Revised Romanization	Jeong Solmi
McCune–Reischauer	Chŏng Solmi

Early life

Jung Eun-chae spent 8 years living in London, starting from middle school senior year when she was 15 years old. Due to the influence of her older brother who works at a production company, Chorokbaem Media, Jung became interested in pursuing an acting career after she returned to South Korea.^[4][5]

Career

Jung Eun-chae debuted as a commercial model. A string of memorable commercials has earned her a CF Model of the Year title at the 2011 6th Asia Model Festival Awards.^[6] She uses a stage name instead of her real name because of the similarity with a veteran actress Park Sol-mi.^[4] Jung made her acting debut after passing the audition for the supernatural thriller film Haunters.^[7]

Since then, Jung has alternated between doing blockbuster films such as The Fatal Encounter,^[8] The King,^[9] The Great Battle^[10] and art films such as Nobody's Daughter Haewon, Hill of Freedom, The Table. Her breakthrough came with Nobody's Daughter Haewon, in which she received multiple prestigious awards winning and nominations.^[11][12]

Jung's debut in television dramas was through the 2011 KBS1 telenovela My Bittersweet Life.^[13] Three years later, she acted in a psychological thriller series Dr. Frost.^[14]

Jung at the 34th Blue Dragon Film Awards

Jung during Fatal Encounter press conference in May 2014

She made a big comeback to the TV drama in 2018 with two series released on the same year, SBS hit legal crime Return^[15] and OCN's The Guest, a drama that combines the elements of exorcism, shamanism, and procedural.^[16]

She was later cast as one of the main characters in the 2020 SBS TV series The King: Eternal Monarch.^[17] She gained recognition and was declared the best character according to a poll released by Cleo Singapore.^[18][19]

In August 2022, Jung renewed her contract with KeyEast.^[20] In 2023, Jung left KeyEast and established a one-man agency, Project Hosoo, with her long-time manager.^[21]

Jung was cast as prosecutor in the 2024 ENA's legal crime Your Honor, her first television series after four years.^[22] In the same year, she was cast as Moon Ok-gyeong in the television series Jeongnyeon: The Star Is Born, replacing Kim Hieora.^[23][24]

Filmography

Films

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
2010	Haunters	Young-sook
2011	Play	Eun-chae		[25]
2012	Spring, Snow	Ji-yoon
	Horror Stories	Gong-ji	segment: "Secret Recipe"	[26]
2013	Behind the Camera
	Nobody's Daughter Haewon	Hae-won
2014	The Fatal Encounter	Kang Wol-hye
	Hill of Freedom	Nam-hee		[27]
2017	The Table	Kyung-jin		[28]
	The King	Park Shi-yeon
2018	The Great Battle	Shi-mi
	Ode to the Goose	Cafe owner	Special appearance	[29]
2023	Someone You Loved	Ah-yeong		[30][31]

Television series

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
2010	Pasta	Waiter Ep 2	Cameo (episode 2)
2011	KBS Drama Special: "Crossing Yeongdo Bride"	Baek Seol	one act-drama	[32]
	My Bittersweet Life	Go Eun-nim
2013	KBS Drama Special: "Na-ra's Rain"	Moon Na-ra	One act-drama	[33]
2014	Dr. Frost	Yoon Sung-ah
2018	Return	Geum Na-ra
	The Guest	Kang Gil-yeong
2019	Legal High	Cameo
2020	The King: Eternal Monarch	Goo Seo-ryung		[34]
2021	L.U.C.A.: The Beginning	Director Jung	Cameo (Episode 8)	[35][36]
2024	Your Honor	Kang So-young	Episodes 5-10	[22]
	Jeongnyeon: The Star Is Born	Moon Ok-gyeong		[37]

Television show

Year	Title	Role	Ref.
2013	March: A Story of Friends	Cast member	[38]

Web series

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
2022–present	Pachinko	Kyung Hee	Season 1–2	[39][40]
2022	Anna	Hyeon-joo		[41][42]

Radio program

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
2018	Film and Music Lover	DJ	April 9, 2018 – June 3, 2018	[43]

Music video

Year	Song title	Artist
2011	"Heartsore Story"	Wheesung
2012	"Memory of the Wind"	Naul
2013	"Just Smile Like That"	Kwon Sun-kwan
	"Sweet Love Virus"	Wonhyoro 1-Ga 13-25
2018	"Looking Back on My Life"	Lee Moon-sae

Discography

List of extended plays

Title	Details
Jung Eun-chae	Released: April 16, 2013 Label: Mirrorball Music Formats: CD, digital download, streaming Track listing 이방인 잘 지내나요 달 소년,소녀 (Boy & Girl) - feat. Thomas Cook 여름바다 (Summer Sea)

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.
Peabody Awards	2022	Entertainment	Pachinko	Won	[44]
APAN Star Awards	2022	Excellence Award, Actress in an OTT Drama	Anna	Nominated	[45]
Asia Model Awards	2011	CF Model Award	Jung Eun-chae	Won	[6]
Baeksang Arts Awards	2013	Best New Actress – Film	Nobody's Daughter Haewon	Nominated
	2023	Best Supporting Actress – Television	Anna	Nominated	[46]
Blue Dragon Film Awards	2013	Best New Actress	Nobody's Daughter Haewon	Nominated
Blue Dragon Series Awards	2023	Best Supporting Actress	Anna	Nominated	[47]
Buil Film Awards	2013	Best Actress	Nobody's Daughter Haewon	Nominated
		Best New Actress		Won	[48]
Busan Film Critics Awards	2013			Won	[49]
Cine 21 Awards		Female Actress of the Year		Won	[50]
Director's Cut Awards	2023	Best Actress in Television	Anna	Nominated	[51]
Jeonju International Film Festival	2013	Moët Rising Star Award	Nobody's Daughter Haewon	Won	[52]
KBS Drama Awards	2011	Best New Actress	My Bittersweet Life	Nominated
Korean Association of Film Critics Awards	2013	Best New Actress	Nobody's Daughter Haewon	Won	[53]
KOFRA Film Awards	2014			Won	[54]
SBS Drama Awards	2018	Excellence Award, Actress in a Wednesday-Thursday Drama	Return	Nominated	[55]
	2020	Excellence Award, Actress in a Miniseries Fantasy/Romance Drama	The King: Eternal Monarch	Nominated	[56]
Wildflower Film Awards	2014	Best Actress	Nobody's Daughter Haewon	Won	[57]
		Best New Actor/Actress		Nominated

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External links

• Jung Eun-chae at HanCinema
• Jung Eun-chae at IMDb 
• Jung Eun-chae at the Korean Movie Database