Jeon So-min

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Jeon So-min

Jeon So-min (Korean: 전소민; born April 7, 1986) is a South Korean actress. Jeon made her debut in 2004 with sitcom Miracle. In 2006, she made her big-screen debut through the film, Cinderella. Jeon played her first leading role in the television series Princess Aurora, she received recognition for her role at the 2013 MBC Drama Awards, where she won the "Best New Actress Award".

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Jeon So-min
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Jeon So-min in 2017
Born (1986-04-07) April 7, 1986 (age 38)
EducationDongduk Women's University (Broadcasting and Entertainment)
OccupationActress
Years active2004–present
AgentStudio Santa Claus
Korean name
Hangul
전소민
Hanja
Revised RomanizationJeon So-min
McCune–ReischauerChŏn Somin
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Her other notable performances include the daily drama Tomorrow Victory (2015), romantic comedy drama Something About 1% (2016), medical thriller Cross (2018), romantic comedy drama Top Star U-back (2018), Review: Notebook of my Embarrassing Days (2018), Birthday Letter (2019) and Big Data Romance (2019).

Jeon joined variety show Running Man as a regular cast member from April 2017 to October 2023, where she achieved international recognition. She also appeared in the first two seasons of variety show Sixth Sense.

Early life

Jeon So-min was born on April 7, 1986.[1] Her hometown is at Goyang, Gyeonggi Province. Jeon has a younger brother, Wook-min.[2] Before Jeon's official debut in the acting industry, she had been working as a fashion magazine model on her second year of high school.[citation needed] She graduated from Dongduk Women's University, majoring in Broadcasting and Entertainment.[3]

Career

In April 2017, Jeon joined Running Man as a regular cast member.[4]

In January 2020, Jeon published her first book titled You Can Call Me After a Drink.[5]

In April 2020, it was announced that Jeon has signed with King Kong by Starship.[6]

In October 2020, Jeon starred in The Name.[7]

In May 2022, Jeon renewed her contract with King Kong by Starship.[8]

On October 23, 2023, King Kong by Starship announced that Jeon will be stepping down from Running Man due to her needing some time to recharge and focus in her acting. Her last recording took place on October 30, 2023.[9][10]

On May 8, 2024, King Kong by Starship announced that Jeon's exclusive contract won't be renewed, ending her 4 years collaboration with the agency.[11]

In July 2024, Jeon signed with new agency Studio Santa Claus Entertainment.[12]

Other ventures

Ambassadorship

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Year Title Ref.
2010 Recycling Your Bicycle Promotional Ambassador [13]
2011 41st Earth Day Public Relations Ambassador [14]
2013 5th Ambassador for Climate Change Week [15]
2014 6th Ambassador to the Climate Change Week [16]
Boryeong Mud Festival Public Relations Ambassador [17]
2015 Suncheon Bay Animal Film Festival Ambassador [18]
2016 Public Relations Ambassador of the "Four Great Social Policies: Sexual Violence, School Violence, Domestic Violence and Bad Food Distribution" [19]
2019 Personal information protection campaign promotional ambassadors with mobile carriers [citation needed]
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Filmography

Film

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Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2006 Cinderella Hye-won [20]
2011 Help Me Short Film [21]
2012 Love Call Soo-ah [22]
2013 Sun Cream Short film [23]
2019 Shall We Do It Again [ko] Cameo [24]
2020 THE NAME Seo Ri-ae [7]
2022 2037 Jang Mi [25][26]
2024 Eighteen Youth Hee-joo [27]
TBA Only God Knows Everything Soo-yeon [28]
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Television series

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Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2004 Miracle [29]
Drama City:
"Father of the Ocean"
One-act drama
2007 The Great Catsby Choi Soo-yeon [30]
2008 One Mom and Three Dads Nam Jong-hee [31]
East of Eden Lee Ki-soon [32]
2010 Joseon X-Files Choi Eui-sin Cameo (Episode 6) [33]
Jungle Fish 2 Ahn Ba-woo's dating partner Cameo (Episode 3) [34]
2010–2011 Finding Mr. and Ms. Right Young-hwa [35]
2011 Baby Faced Beauty Lee Jin-hee Cameo (Episode 7 and 9) [36]
Drama Special:
"Yeongdeok Women's Wrestling Team"
Cha Yeon-hee One-act drama [37]
KBS HDTV Literature Hall:
"Gwangyeom Sonata"
Nam Jeong-yeon [38]
2011–2012 Insu, the Queen Mother Jang Nok-soo Cameo (Episode 56–58 and 60) [39]
2013 Princess Aurora Oh Ro-ra [40]
2014 Endless Love Kim Se-gyung [41]
Mother's Garden Baek Song-i Cameo (Episode 16) [42]
More Than a Maid Dan-ji [43]
2015 Late Night Restaurant Hye-jin Cameo (Episode 13) [44]
2015–2016 Tomorrow Victory Han Seung-ri [45]
2016 Drinking Solo Kim Won-hae's sister-in-law
Jin Jung-suk's blind date partner
Cameo (Episode 10) [46]
Something About 1% Kim Da-hyun [47]
2017 My Secret Romance Girl in the Club Cameo (Episode 1) [48]
Idol Drama Operation Team Herself Cameo (Episode 1 and 8) [49]
The Bride of Habaek Patient Cameo (Episode 4) [50]
Single Wife TV Host Cameo (Episode 1) [51]
2018 Cross Go Ji-in [52]
Drama Special:
"Review Notebook of My Embarrassing Days"
Do Do-hye One-act drama [53]
Top Star U-back Oh Kang-soon [54]
2019 Drama Special:
"Birthday Letter"
Kim Jae-yeon [55]
Drama Stage:
"Big Data Dating"
Ahn Bit-na One-act drama [56]
2021 Drama Special:
"Hee-soo"
Hwang Joo-eun Four-act drama [57]
2021–2022 Show Window: The Queen's House Yoon Mi-ra [58]
2022 Cleaning Up Ahn In-kyung [59]
2023 Delivery Man Ghost Cameo (Episode 4) [60]
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Web series

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2021 So I Married the Anti-fan Kim Da-hyun Cameo (Episode 11) [61]
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Television shows

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2017 Living Together in Empty Room Cast member With Brave Brothers and Yang Se-chan (Episode 1–7) [62]
2017–2023 Running Man [63]
2020–2021 Sixth Sense Season 1–2 [64][65]
2022–2023 The Skip Dating Host [66]
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Hosting

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2019 25th Dream Concert With Leeteuk and Gongchan [67]
2021 2020 APAN Music Awards With Kim Jong-kook [68]
2022 2022 K Global Heart Dream Awards With Lee Yong-jin [69]
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Music video appearances

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Year Song title Artist Ref.
2004 "How Much" Turtles [citation needed]
2011 "Just Looking at You Is Nice" No Reply [ko] [70]
"Sun & Star" Joosuc [ko] [71]
2013 "Atlantis Princess" Lena Park [72]
2021 "Be With Me" Soran [73]
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Discography

Singles

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Title Year Album Ref.
"He_Starlight"
(Kim Dong-wan feat. Jeon So-min)
2014 Non-album single [74]
"Confession, Come Out Now"
(with Soran and Yoo Jae-suk as JeonSoran and Yoo Jae-suk)
2019 Running Man Fan-meeting: Project Running 9 [75]
"I Like It"
(with Running Man members)
2019
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Narrations

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Title Year Album Ref.
"Blue & Blue"
(Choi Botton Narr. Jeon So-min)
2021 Normal Blue [76]
"I Love You"
(Choi Botton Narr. Jeon So-min)
Normal Red [77]
"Why Not Cut Long Hair"
(Choi Botton Narr. Jeon So-min)
Normal Black [78]
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Composition credits

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Title Year Artist Album Notes Ref.
"Blue & Blue" 2021 Choi Botton Normal Blue As lyricist [79]
"I Love You" Normal Red [80]
"Romantic"
"Why Not Cut Long Hair" Normal Black [78]
"Let's Be Forever" Normal White [81]
"One Room" Lee Ki-chan Non-album single [82]
"Witness" 2024 Choi Jung-in [83]
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Awards and nominations

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Name of the award ceremony, year presented, category, nominee of the award, and the result of the nomination
Award ceremony Year Category Nominee(s) / Work(s) Result Ref.
Asia Artist Awards 2020 Popularity Award (Actress) Jeon So-min Nominated [84][better source needed]
Asia Model Awards 2014 Drama Star Award Princess Aurora Won [85]
2017 Popular Star Award Jeon So-min Won [86]
Brand Customer Loyalty Awards 2019 Actress Brand Loyalty Leader Won [87]
KBS Drama Awards 2018 Best Actress in a One-Act/Special/Short Drama Review Notebook of My Embarrassing Days Nominated [88]
2021 Best Actress in Drama Special/TV Cinema Hee-soo Won [89]
Korea Drama Awards 2014 Excellence Award, actress Princess Aurora Nominated [90]
2022 Show Window: The Queen's House Won [91]
Korea First Brand Awards 2018 Female Commercial Model Award Jeon So-min Won [92]
2020 Best Multi-Entertainer Running Man and The Sixth Sense Won [93]
2021 Best Multi-Entertainer (Female) Jeon So-min Won [94]
MBC Drama Awards 2013 Best New Actress Princess Aurora Won [95]
2016 Excellence Award, Actress in a Serial Drama Tomorrow Victory Nominated [96]
SBS Entertainment Awards 2017 Rookie Award, Variety Running Man Won [97][unreliable source?][98]
Best Couple Award Jeon So-min (with Lee Kwang-soo)
Running Man
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2018 Top Excellence Award in Variety Category Running Man Won [99][100]
Excellence Award in Variety Category Nominated
Best Couple Award Jeon So-min (with Lee Kwang-soo)
Running Man
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2020 Golden Content Award With Running Man members Won [101]
Seoul International Drama Awards 2022 Best Actress Hee-soo Nominated [102]
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