Jin Seo-yeon

In this Korean name, the family name is Kim.

Jin Seo-yeon (Korean: 진서연; born on 18 January 1983)^[3] is a South Korean actress.^[4] She made her acting debut in 2007 in film Eve's Temptation - Good Wife, since then, she has appeared in number of films and television series. She got recognition for her supporting roles in Manny (2011), Passionate Love (2013), Tell Me What You Saw (2020) and One the Woman (2021). She has acted in films such as: Romantic Island (2008) and Believer (2018), for which she won two Best Supporting Actress awards and five nominations in seven different award ceremonies.^[5]

Jin Seo-yeon
Jin Seo-yeon in January 2020 at OCN's Tell me what you see production presentation
Born	Kim Jeong-sun (1983-01-18) January 18, 1983 (age 42)
Other names	Ha Yun
Education	Graduated in Broadcasting and Entertainment
Alma mater	Dongduk Women's University, Department of Broadcasting and Entertainment
Occupation	Actress
Years active	2007–present
Agent	Andmarq[1]
Korean name
Hangul	진서연
Hanja	陳瑞演[2]
Revised Romanization	Jin Seo-yeon
McCune–Reischauer	Chin Sŏyŏn

Career

Jin Seo-yeon studied at Dongduk Women's University for her graduation in Broadcasting and Entertainment. She debuted in the 2007 film Eve’s Love- Good Wife and drama series Medical Gibang Cinema aired on OCN.^[6][7]

In 2018, she appeared in film Believer as Bo-ryeong, portraying Chinese-Korean drug lord's eccentric girl friend, for which she won two Best Supporting Actress awards and five nominations in seven different award ceremonies.

In 2021, she was cast in SBS TV series One the Woman as Han Seong-hye, a talented businesswoman of Hanju Group. Her portrayal won her Excellence Award, Actress in a Miniseries at 2021 SBS Drama Awards.

Filmography

Films

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
2007	Eve's Temptation — Good Wife	In-ae		[8]
2008	Romantic Island	Sandra		[9]
2012	Love 911	Ha-yoon
2018	Believer	Bo-ryeong		[10]
2022	Yaksha: Ruthless Operations	Ryun-hee		[11]
	Landmine		Short film	[9]
	Limit	Yeon-joo		[12]
2023	It's Okay!	Seol-ah		[13]

Television series

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref(s)
2007	New Heart	Han Soo-jin		[8]
2008	Korean Ghost Stories	Woman	Segment: Returning Lady	[9]
2010	More Charming By The Day	Ha Yoon
2011	Manny	Shin Gi-roo
2012-13	Passionate Love	Kang Moon-hee
2013	Empire of Gold	Jeong Yu-jin
	Make Your Wish	Choi Seo-jin	Special appearance
2015	Shine or Go Crazy	Geum Soon
	Eve's Love	Jin Hyeon-ah
2020	Tell Me What You Saw	Hwang Ha-young		[14]
2021	One the Woman	Han Seong-hye		[15]
2023	Battle for Happiness	Song Jung-ah		[16]

Television shows

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
2023–present	Stars' Top Recipe at Fun-Staurant	Cast Member
2024	Iron Girls	Cast member		[17]

Musical video appearances

Year	Song title	Artist	Notes	Ref.
2019	"Love Drunk"	Epik High	Starring : Lee Ji-eun, Jin Seo-yeon	[18]

Theatre

Theater play performances

Year	Title		Role	Theater	Date	Ref.
	English	Korean
2008–2009	Closer	클로저	Subin	December 5 to February 8	CJ Ajit Daehak-ro (formerly SM Art Hall)	[19]
2024			Anna	Plus Theater	April 23 to July 14	[20]

Awards and nominations

Year	Awards	Category	Work	Result	Ref(s)
2018	27th Buil Film Awards	Best Supporting Actress	Believer	Nominated	[21][22]
	55th Grand Bell Awards			Won	[23]
	2nd The Seoul Awards			Nominated	[24]
	39th Blue Dragon Film Awards			Nominated	[25]
	5th Korean Film Producers Association Awards			Won	[26]
2019	Baeksang Arts Awards	Best Supporting Actress		Nominated	[27]
2019	Chunsa Film Art Awards	Best Supporting Actress		Nominated	[28]
2021	SBS Drama Awards	Excellence Award for an Actor in a Mini-Series Romance/Comedy Drama	One the Woman	Won	[29]