Jin Se-yeon

In this Korean name, the family name is Kim. In the stage name or pen-name, the surname is Jin.

Kim Yoon-jung (Korean: 김윤정; February 15, 1994), commonly known as Jin Se-yeon (진세연), is a South Korean actress. She is notable for her appearances in television series Bridal Mask (2012), Doctor Stranger (2014), Flowers of the Prison (2016), and Grand Prince (2018).

Jin Se-yeon
Jin in 2024
Born	Kim Yoon-jung (1994-02-15) February 15, 1994 (age 31) Seoul, South Korea[1]
Other names	Jin Se-yun
Education	Chung-Ang University - B.A. in Theater and Film[2]
Occupation	Actress
Years active	2010–present
Agent	Early Bird
Korean name
Hangul	김윤정
Revised Romanization	Gim Yunjeong
McCune–Reischauer	Kim Yunjŏng
Stage name
Hangul	진세연
Hanja	陳世娫
Revised Romanization	Jin Seyeon
McCune–Reischauer	Chin Seyŏn

Career

2010–2015: Beginnings and finding successes

Jin Se-yeon began her career as an idol trainee for girl group Jewelry under Star Empire Entertainment. Before long, she started to appear in various TV commercials, which then steered her direction into acting.^[3] Even though her debut role was in the 2010 SBS drama It's Okay, Daddy's Girl, but her first casting was actually for the 2011 film White: Melody of Death.^[4] She then acted in the highly-controversial lesbian-themed Drama Special titled Daughters of Bilitis Club and portrayed the teenage version of Han Ji-hye's female lead character in The Duo.^[5][6]

Her first chance at starring role came when she won the audition for the titular protagonist in the daily drama My Daughter the Flower.^[7] She cemented her leading actress status with the acclaimed 1930s-setting period drama, Bridal Mask.^[8][9] Since then, Jin has been starred in various genres, among them a musical melodrama Five Fingers,^[10] medical-espionage drama Doctor Stranger,^[11] and romantic-comedy film Enemies In-Law.^[12]

2016–present: Transition leading roles and rising popularity

In 2016, Jin played the heroine for the summer blockbuster war film, Operation Chromite, alongside Liam Neeson and Lee Jung-jae.^[13] She was then chosen as the protagonist for MBC's 55th-founding anniversary historical drama directed by a famed director Lee Byung-hoon, Flowers of the Prison.^[14][15]

In 2018, Jin's popularity started to rise due to her performance in the historical drama Grand Prince.^[16] The series was a ratings success, becoming the highest rated TV Chosun drama since the network's establishment in 2011.^[17]

In 2019, Jin starred in the fantasy-mystery drama Item as a criminal profiler.^[18][19] The same year she was cast in the historical fantasy drama Queen: Love and War.^[20]

In 2020, Jin was cast in the mystery romance drama Born Again alongside Jang Ki-yong and Lee Soo-hyuk.^[21]

Jin made a comeback in 2024 after four-year hiatus with a psychiatrist role in the coming-of-age romantic series Bad Memory Eraser.^[22]

Personal life

Jin revealed in late 2012 that she had added a year to her real age in her résumé, actually being born in 1994, and not in 1993. Her agency explained, "Jin Se-yeon was only 17 years old when she debuted. She was so young that it was hard for her to land any roles. That's why we added a year to her age."^[23]

Jin also denied a rumor that she comes from a wealthy or influential family, due to her being one of the fastest-rising young actresses despite it not being long since her debut. She answered, "I was very surprised by the rumor myself. Though it was for a short period of time, I had also done secondary roles and acted out the younger versions. Maybe that's because I got to play a main role earlier than others. My father is running an IT company that is not listed. I actually don't know very well."^[24]

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Ref.
2011	White: Melody of Death	Jenny	[25]
2014	The Language of Love	In-ha	[26]
2015	Enemies In-Law	Park Young-hee	[12]
2016	Operation Chromite	Han Chae-seon	[13]

Television series

Year	Title	Role	Ref.
2010	It's Okay, Daddy's Girl	Jung Se-yeon	[27]
2011	KBS Drama Special: "Daughters of Bilitis Club"	Kim Joo-yeon	[5]
	The Duo	young Dong-nyeo	[6]
	My Daughter the Flower	Yang Kkot-nim	[7]
2012	Bridal Mask	Oh Mok-dan/Esther/Boon-yi	[8]
	Five Fingers	Hong Da-mi	[10]
2014	Inspiring Generation	Yoon Ok-ryun	[28]
	Doctor Stranger	Song Jae-hee/Han Seung-hee	[11]
2015	High-End Crush	Yoo Yi-ryung	[29]
2016	Flowers of the Prison	Ok-nyeo/Lee Seo-won	[14]
2018	Grand Prince	Sung Ja-hyun	[16]
2019	Item	Shin So-young	[18]
	Queen: Love and War	Kang Eun-gi / Kang Eun-bo / Hong Yeon	[20]
2020	Born Again	Jung Ha-eun / Jung Sa-bin	[21]
2024	Bad Memory Eraser	Kyung Joo-yeon	[22]

Television shows

Year	Title	Role	Ref.
2019–2020	Stars' Top Recipe at Fun-staurant	Cast/chef (episodes 1–10)	[30]
2020	2020 KBS Entertainment Awards	MC with Jun Hyun-moo and Kim Jun-Hyun	[31]

Music video appearances

Year	Song title	Artist	Notes	Ref.
2010	"Love Bear" (사랑곰)	KCM		[citation needed]
2012	"Goodbye Day" (굿바이데이)	Ulala Session	Bridal Mask OST	[citation needed]
2015	"Rolling" (또르르)	Acoustic Collabo		[citation needed]

Theater

Year	Title	Role	Ref.
2013	Closer	Alice	[32]

Discography

List of singles, showing year released, and name of the album

Title	Year	Album
"I Have No Problems" (with Cha Gil-young)	2012	Non-album single
"Only You Forever" (with Hong Jong-hyun)	2015	Enemies In-Law OST

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	2014	Popular Star Award	Doctor Stranger	Won	[33]
		Excellence Award, Actress in a Miniseries		Nominated
K-Drama Star Awards	2012	Acting Award, actress	Bridal Mask	Nominated
KBS Drama Awards	2012	Best New Actress	Bridal Mask	Won	[34]
		Best Couple Award	Jin Se-yeon (with Joo Won) Bridal Mask	Nominated
		Excellence Award, Actress in a Serial Drama	Bridal Mask	Nominated
		Netizen Award, actress		Nominated
	2020	Excellence Award, Actress in a Miniseries	Born Again	Nominated
Korea Drama Awards	2012	Best New Actress	My Daughter the Flower	Nominated
	2016	Excellence Award, actress	Flowers of the Prison	Nominated
Korean Culture and Entertainment Awards	2012	Best New Actress	Bridal Mask	Nominated
	2016	Best Actress (film)	Operation Chromite	Won
MBC Drama Awards	2016	Excellence Award, Actress in a Special Project Drama	Flowers of the Prison	Won	[35]
		Best Couple Award	Jin Se-yeon with Seo Ha-joon Flowers of the Prison	Nominated
		Grand Prize (Daesang)	Flowers of the Prison	Nominated
	2019	Top Excellence Award, Actress in a Monday-Tuesday Miniseries	Item	Nominated
SBS Drama Awards	2011	New Star Award	My Daughter the Flower	Won	[36]
	2012	Best Couple Award	Jin Se-yeon with Ju Ji-hoon Five Fingers	Nominated
	2014	Excellence Award, Actress in a Drama Special	Doctor Stranger	Nominated