Baek Hyun-joo

In this Korean name, the family name is Jang.

Baek Hyun-joo (Korean: 백현주; born on 22 May 1970)^[2] is a South Korean actress. She is alumni of Sogang University, Department of Sociology.^[3] She made her acting debut in 2006, since then, she has appeared in number of plays, films and television series. She is known for her roles in The King: Eternal Monarch (2020), Hello, Me! (2021) and The King's Affection (2021). She has acted in films such as: Sunny Again Tomorrow (2018) and Love and Leashes (2022) among others.^[4]

Baek Hyun-joo
Born	(1970-05-22) 22 May 1970 (age 54)
Other names	Baek Hyeon-joo
Education	Bachelor of Sociology
Alma mater	Sogang University
Occupations	Actress Theater actor
Years active	1993–present[1]
Agent	Lead Entertainment[1]
Korean name
Hangul	백현주
Revised Romanization	Baek Hyeon-ju
McCune–Reischauer	Paek Hyŏnchu

Career

Baek Hyun-joo is a graduate in Sociology from Sogang University. She is affiliated to the talent company 'Big Boss Entertainment'.^[3] She was first seen on big screen in the 2006 film Family Matters, and then in the films The Last Dining Table and A Big Tiny Step. She made her drama debut in a 2015 web-based comic series Songgot: The Piercer.^[5]

In 2020 Baek was cast in SBS fantasy drama The King: Eternal Monarch as Secretary Mo alongside Lee Min-ho and Kim Go-eun.^[6]

In 2021 she was seen in Hello, Me! playing a villain Han Ji-sook, the executive director of Joa Confectionart. Her performance was appreciated for her "delicate inner acting".^[7] In the same year she appeared in tvN's healing drama You Are My Spring as nurse Oh Mi-kyung.^[8]

Filmography

Films

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
2001	Waikiki Brothers	Guitar 2		[9]
2006	Family Matters		Guest Role	[10]
	The Last Dining Table	Mother		[9]
2009	A Brand New Life	Sister Im
2010	The Yellow Sea	Garibong pub owner
2011	Shotgun Love	Pregnant mom
	Champ	Older girl
	A Reason to Live	Nun
2012	Confession of Murder	Makgeolli house lady owner
2015	Wild Flowers	Motel owner
	Black Stone
2016	Split	Yeong-hoon's grandmother
2018	Sunny Again Tomorrow	Kang Jeom-soon		[11]
2022	Love and Leashes	Jung Ji-woo's mother		[12]

Television series

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
2015	Songgot: The Piercer	Han Young-sil		[9]
2016	My Mind's Flower Rain	Oh Choon-sim
2018	Let's Eat 3			[11]
	Tale of Fairy	Kim Geum's mother
	Gangnam Scandal	Park Mak-rye
2019	The Secret Life of My Secretary	Veronica's mother		[13]
	Designated Survivor: 60 Days	Min Hee-kyung
	When the Camellia Blooms	Oh Ji-hyeon		[14]
	Diary of a Prosecutor	Jang Man-ok
2020	Hi Bye, Mama!	Daycare center lunch lady		[15]
	Nobody Knows	Im Hee-jung
	The King: Eternal Monarch	Secretary Mo		[16]
	Drama Special: "One Night"	Dong-sik's mom	Season 11, Episode 10
2021	Hello, Me!	Han Ji-sook		[17]
	Sell Your Haunted House	Chang Hwa-mo		[18]
	You Are My Spring	Oh Mi-kyung		[19]
	The King's Affection	Court lady Kim		[20]
2022	The Law Cafe	Mrs. Choi		[21]
2023	Heartbeat	Go Ki-suk		[22]

Theater

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2007	Novelist Kubo and the people of Gyeongseong	Sukja	[23]
2008	Dohwagol obscene girl Cheongi	Story teller
2009	Heart of Science - Balkan Zoo	Yoshi
	Geumnyeo and Jeonghee
	Death (or not)
2010	My Dog's Life	Identity Checker
2011	Wedding Reception	railway station
2019	The Story of the Notice	Kim Soon-hee
	Critic	Volodia
2020	Find a Family Member	Park Bok-nye
2023	The Dressing Room	B	[24]

References

1. Jang Ah-reum (September 5, 2022). "명품 신스틸러' 백현주, 이끌엔터와 전속계약…지진희·김선아 한솥밥" [Luxury scene stealer' Baek Hyun-joo, exclusive contract with Lead Entertainment... Ji Jin-hee and Kim Seon-ah, one pot rice] (in Korean). News1. Retrieved September 5, 2022 – via Naver.
2. "Baek Hyun-joo (백현주)". HanCinema. Retrieved February 16, 2022.
3. "백현주" [Baek Hyun-joo]. Daum (in Korean). Retrieved February 16, 2022.
4. "백현주" [Baek Hyun-joo]. Daum Movies. Retrieved February 16, 2022.
5. "백현주" [Baek Hyun-joo]. Rakuten Viki.
6. Lee Woo-joo (April 14, 2020). "백현주, SBS '더 킹-영원의 군주' 출연 확정...이민호 비서실장 役 [공식]" [Baek Hyun-joo confirmed to appear in SBS 'The King-Eternal Monarch'... Lee Min-ho as Chief of Staff [Official]]. The Chosun Ilbo (in Korean). Retrieved February 16, 2022.
7. Jeong Hanbyul (April 8, 2021). "백현주, '안녕? 나야!' 종영 소감 "응원 감사…더 노력하겠다"" [Baek Hyun-joo, 'Hello? it's me!' Ending impressions "Thank you for your support…I will try harder"]. Hankook Ilbo (in Korean). Naver. Retrieved February 16, 2022.
8. Seong Jong-hyun (August 25, 2021). "'너는 나의 봄' 백현주 "'오미경' 간호사를 아껴주신 시청자분들께 감사"" [‘You Are My Spring’ Baek Hyun-joo “Thanks to the viewers who cared for the nurse of ‘Oh Mi-kyung’”]. News Free Zone (in Korean). Naver. Retrieved February 16, 2022.
9. "Baek Hyun-joo (백현주) - Filmography page 2". HanCinema. Retrieved February 16, 2022.
10. "Family Matters (2006)". KOFIC (in Korean). Kobiz. March 24, 2006. Retrieved February 16, 2022.
11. "Baek Hyun-joo (백현주) - Filmography page 1". HanCinema. Retrieved February 16, 2022.
12. Hyun jung-min (January 28, 2022). "백현주, 넷플릭스 '모럴센스' 출연…서현 엄마 역" [Baek Hyun-joo to appear on Netflix's 'Moral Sense'... Seohyun's mother]. Sports World (in Korean). Retrieved February 16, 2022 – via Naver.
13. Go Myung-jin (January 17, 2019). '초면에 사랑합니다' 정애리-김민상-장소연-백현주-김병춘, 관록의 라인업 구축 ['I love you at the beginning' Jung Ae-ri - Kim Min-sang - So-yeon So-yeon - Baek Hyeon-joo - Kim Byeong-chun, lineup establishment of Gwan-rok]. Herald POP (in Korean). Naver. Retrieved February 16, 2022.
14. ""When the Camellia Blooms" Ong-Vengers, "It Was Fun"". HanCinema. November 28, 2019. Retrieved February 16, 2022.
15. "Baek Hyun-joo to Star in "Hi Bye, Mama!" and "Nobody Knows"". HanCinema. January 28, 2020. Retrieved February 16, 2022.
16. "Baek Hyun-joo Joins "The King: Eternal Monarch" as Lee Min-ho's Chief of Staff". HanCinema. April 17, 2020. Retrieved February 16, 2022.
17. Bae Hyo-joo (April 8, 2021). "'안녕? 나야!' 백현주 "첫 악역, 부족함 많았지만 응원과 격려 감사"" ['Hi? it's me!' Baek Hyun-joo "The first villain, I lacked many things, but thank you for your support and encouragement"]. Newsen (in Korean). Naver. Retrieved February 16, 2022.
18. Yoo Byung-cheol (April 1, 2021). "백현주, KBS2 '대박부동산' 출연 확정…장나라X정용화와 호흡" [Baek Hyun-joo confirmed to appear on KBS2 'Daebak Real Estate'... Jang Nara X Jung Yong Hwa and Breath]. Korean Economic TV (in Korean). Naver. Retrieved February 16, 2022.
19. Yoon Seong-yeol (July 2, 2021). "신스틸러' 백현주 '너는 나의 봄' 캐스팅..간호사 役 [공식]" [‘Scene Stealer’ Baek Hyun-joo ‘You Are My Spring’ Casting..Nurse Role [Official]]. Star News (in Korean). Naver. Retrieved February 16, 2022.
20. Park Jae-hwan (September 14, 2021). "백현주, KBS '연모' 캐스팅" [Baek Hyun-joo, cast in KBS' 'Yeonmo']. Korean Broadcasting System (in Korean). Retrieved February 16, 2022 – via Naver.
21. Park, Jae-hwan (August 13, 2022). "법대로 사랑하라' 명품조연 "장혜진-백현주x이민영x전노민x조한철-전국환" [Love according to the law' masterpiece supporting role "Jang Hye-jin - Baek Hyeon-joo x Lee Min-young x Jeon No-min x Jo Han-cheol - Jeon Kuk-hwan] (in Korean). KBS Media. Retrieved August 13, 2022 – via Naver.
22. Hyun Jung-min (April 13, 2023). "백현주, KBS2 '가슴이 뛴다' 합류…동네 터줏대감 고기숙 役" [Baek Hyun-joo joins KBS2's 'My Heart is beating'... The role of Ko Ki-suk, the head of the neighborhood] (in Korean). Sports World. Retrieved April 13, 2023 – via Naver.
23. "백현주: 연극배우" [Baek Hyun-joo: Theater actor]. Play DB (in Korean). Retrieved February 16, 2022.
24. Ahn, So-yoon (January 20, 2023). "[연극] "송옥숙부터 함은정까지"..연극 '분장실' 화려한 라인업으로 돌아왔다" [[Play] "From Song Ok-sook to Ham Eun-jung"...Play 'Dressing Room' Returns with Brilliant Lineup] (in Korean). Sports Chosun. Retrieved September 14, 2023 – via Naver.

External links

• Official website
• Baek Hyun-joo at HanCinema
• Baek Hyun-joo on Daum (in Korean)
• Baek Hyun-joo on Play DB