Hong Jin-kyung

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Hong Jin-kyung was born as the eldest of two children (one son and one daughter). In 1993, during her first year of high school, she made her debut in the entertainment industry by receiving the Best Pose Award at the 2nd SBS Supermodel Contest.

Although she began her career as a model, Hong gained significant recognition after appearing as a guest on a variety show, where she stood out as a witty and charismatic host. This led her to become more active as a show MC rather than continuing solely as a model. Her comedic talents propelled her to stardom, and as her popularity grew, she also found great success in the modeling industry.

In 2004, Hong founded a food company called "Hong Jin-kyung Co., Ltd." and launched a kimchi business. Over time, the product line expanded to include dumplings, japchae, galbi, gomguk, doenjang, gochujang, and various sauces. Her products have been sold on major Korean home shopping channels such as CJ, GS, Hyundai, and Home&Shopping. The company maintained the No. 1 spot in online kimchi sales for an extended period.

In 2021, Hong Jin-kyung launched a YouTube channel titled "Study King Jin Genius" (공부왕 찐천재). As of 2025, the channel has surpassed 1.7 million subscribers. It has become widely popular both domestically and internationally.

The channel features a diverse lineup of high-profile guests, including presidential candidates, K-pop superstars such as Blackpink, Aespa, as well as legendary Hallyu figures like Lee Young-ae of Dae Jang Geum (Jewel in the Palace) fame.

Since the 2010s, Hong has been recognized as a versatile entertainer, active across all areas of the entertainment industry. Her work spans modeling, comedy, TV hosting, radio DJing, acting, and even singing, as seen in her participation in the project girl groupUnnies.

Hong is also known for her philanthropic efforts. Since 2005, she has been supporting Yeomyung School, a shelter and educational facility for North Korean defectors. She has donated funds and supplies to a total of 12 organizations, including childcare centers, youth study rooms and shelters, UNICEF, and World Vision. Her efforts include vocational training sponsorships for orphans in South Korea and monthly donations to support 30 children and their communities across Asia.

In early 2012, she established a daycare center named "Rael Daycare" in Doba, Chad, Africa, named after her daughter Rael. In 2025, she launched a campaign with World Vision to help protect young girls in Africa from early and forced marriages.

Television shows

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Year	Title	Role	Note(s)	Ref.
2014	Magic Eye	Guest
	Fashion King Korea
2015	Infinite Challenge[2][3]	Herself	Ep. 416–417, 420–424, 446, 448–451, 540
	Off to School	Guest
	Non-Summit		Ep. 59
	My Little Television	Webcast Host	Ep. 5–6
	Dignity of a Meal	Guest
	Show Me Your Receipt
2016	Sister's Slam Dunk	Cast Member
	2016 Hope TV SBS	Guest	Ep. 309–310
2017	Sister's Slam Dunk 2	Cast Member
	Differentiated Class
	Change the Class
2018	Ball Red
	My Friend's Blind Date
2019	Job Heaven: Good Job
	Funstaurant	Guest
2020	Friday Joy Package	Cast Member
	All the Butlers	Guest	Ep. 125
	My First Social Life	Cast Member
	Want to Be Hot Again: Aero Couple
2021	Love Affair	Host		[4]
	Hong Jin-kyung's Glorious Devotee Life			[5]
	Love Affair 2			[6]
	I Need a Woman's Romance			[7]
	Together with Korean Alphabet	Cast Member	Chucheok Special	[8]
	Vegetables District	Host	with Jung Jae-hyung	[9]
	Mama The Idol	Comeback Summon Squad		[10]
	Single's Inferno	Host
2022	School of Capitalism			[11]
	Daughter Thieves			[12]
	Things Are Suspicious These Days		with Lee Kyung-kyu and Jeong Se-woon	[13]
	Routine King		with Jang Sung-kyu	[14]
	Single's Inferno 2
2022–2024	Beat Coin	Cast Member		[15]
2023	Anbang Judge	Lawyer		[16]
	Korean Food Tray	Cast Member	with Chef Lee Yeon-bok and Monsta X's Joohoney	[17]
	Tight Wallet Club
	Three-way House
	Single's Inferno 3	Host		[18]
2024	A Fine Line: Psychomentary	Cast Member
	Hong Judge vs. Judge
	Talkback
	Over-Immersed Life Season 2
	Reasonable Architecture
	Liberal Arts vs. Science, Amazing Proof
	My Name is Gabriel			[13]
2025	All Grown Up, But Still Living at Home
	Single's Inferno 4	Host
2025–present	Screwballs	Cast Member		[19]
2026	Single's Inferno 5	Host

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Television series & film

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Year	Title	Role
2016	Hong Jinkyung Show: Was Will (내일도 미래라면)	Writer & Main Lead
2013–2014	My Love from the Star	Hong Hye-in / Hong Bok-ja
2016–2017	The Legend of the Blue Sea	Homeless woman who can't give up fashion
2024	Queen of Tears	Private Investigator

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Commercials

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Year	Brand/Company	Product/Campaign description
1993	Haitai Confectionery	Woorittorae
1994	Micro Touch	Sharp mechanical pencil
1995	Benetton	Fashion campaign
1995	Crown Confectionery	Pizza Twister
1995	Lotte Foods	Ggoshimang, Banabana, Matta Moa Spaghetti, Sugar-free Vegetable Mix
1995	Unicos Cosmetics	Propose Unique Mascara
1995	Kolon Pharmaceuticals	Bicogreen
1996	Shinsung E&F	I&BU (INBU) apparel campaign
1996	Lotte Chilsung	Red Jujube beverage
1996	Shinsung Distribution	Privite
1997	Sam-A Pharmaceutical	C-Pocket
1998	Korea Gas Safety Corporation	Gas safety campaign
1999	Ministry of Information and Communication	Mobile Phone Etiquette Campaign (with Yoo Jae-suk, Kang Ho-dong, Jung Sun-hee)
1999	Halla Construction	Vivaldi Apartments, Ilsan
1999	Ottogi	Yul Ramen (Cup) (with Joo Young-hoon)
2002	RUJeans	Fashion campaign
2008	1636	Mobile service campaign
2012	Avent Korea	Song ReV baby care line
2016	KT (Korea Telecom)	Call Manager app
2016	Sesaliving	Home living products
2016	Amorepacific	Innisfree Orchid skincare line
2017	Innisfree	Cosmetics campaign
2017	Samsung Electronics	Samsung Pay
2019	Douzone	WEHAGO business platform
2021–2022	Megastudy Education	Elly High (엘리하이) online learning
2021	Kahi	Beauty Balm
2021	Ahn-Guk Pharmaceuticals	Tobicom eye supplement
2022	SK Telecom	Atozem allergy medicine
2022	Wadiz Store	Online shopping platform
2022	HK Inno.N	Scalpmed hair care
2024	Kolon	Couronne (handbag & accessories)
2025	Radiwell	Health and wellness campaign

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