Jeong Yu-mi (actress, born 1984)

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

Jeong Yu-mi (Korean: 정유미; born February 23, 1984) is a South Korean actress. She is best known for starring in Rooftop Prince, Six Flying Dragons, and Partners for Justice.

In this Korean name, the family name is Jeong.

Jeong Yu-mi
Jeong in June 2019
Born	(1984-02-23) February 23, 1984 (age 41) Busan, South Korea[1]
Alma mater	Hanyang University
Occupation	Actress
Years active	2003–present
Agent	Mystic Story
Korean name
Hangul	정유미
Hanja	鄭柔美
Revised Romanization	Jeong Yumi
McCune–Reischauer	Chŏng Yumi

Career

Jeong at the BiFan Film Festival in 2014

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 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	Ref.
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	Queen Woo	Woo-soon	[32]

Television shows

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]

Radio show

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

Music video appearances

Year	Song Title	Artist	Ref.
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

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