Jin Kyung
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BornMarch 27, 1972
Masan, South Gyeongsang, South Korea
EducationKorea National University of Arts[1]
OccupationActress
Yearsactive1998–present
Jin Kyung | |
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.jpg) Jin in 2014 | |
| Born | March 27, 1972 Masan, South Gyeongsang, South Korea |
| Education | Korea National University of Arts[1] |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1998–present |
| Agent | AER Entertainment |
| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 진경 |
| RR | Jin Gyeong |
| MR | Chin Kyŏng |
Jin Kyung (Korean: 진경; born March 27, 1972) is a South Korean actress.
Jin learned piano as a child. She graduated from Seonhwa Arts Middle School, and entered Daewon Foreign Language High School. Her interest at acting started when Jin watched a play she with her older sister, who is active in Seoul Institute of the Arts' Dramatic Arts Research Club. She dropped out of the university within a week, and the following year entered Dongguk University's Department of Theater and Film.[2]
Career
Jin made her stage debut in 1998 and spent ten years in theater, before becoming active in film and television.[3] She won Best Supporting Actress at the 50th Baeksang Arts Awards for surveillance thriller Cold Eyes (2013).[4][5]
In November 2020, Jin signed with new agency YG Entertainment.[6]
She won "Best Supporting Actress" at 28th SBS Drama Awards as Oh Myung Sim in the drama series Dr. Romantic 2.[7]
In May 2025, after YG Entertainment announced it would end its actor management division, Jin signed an exclusive contract with AER Entertainment, a subsidiary of Story J Company.[8]
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Sugar Hill | Short film | ||
| Virgin Stripped Bare by Her Bachelors | ||||
| 2001 | I Wish I Had a Wife | |||
| Go West | Short film | |||
| Paradise Villa | Woman with water purifier | |||
| 2004 | Too Beautiful to Lie | Joo Young-ok | ||
| A Smile | Writer Ahn | |||
| My Little Bride | Newlywed woman | |||
| 2005 | The Bayer Piano Lesson for Children Vol. 1 | Piano teacher | Short film | |
| 2006 | Forbidden Quest | Yoon-seo's wife | ||
| Love Phobia | Female teacher | |||
| 2008 | The Room Nearby | Teacher Park | ||
| 2009 | The Case of Itaewon Homicide | Prosecutor Park's wife | ||
| Fly, Penguin | Kwon Soo-min | |||
| Where Are You Going? | Homeroom teacher | |||
| 2010 | Happy Killers | Mi-young | ||
| 2011 | Glove | Nun teacher | ||
| Hanji | Female section chief | |||
| Head | Female nurse | |||
| A Reason to Live | ||||
| 2012 | Unbowed | Park Jun's wife | ||
| Hoya (Eighteen, Nineteen) | Homeroom teacher | Cameo appearance | ||
| Miss Conspirator | Miss Go | |||
| 2013 | My Paparotti | Mi-sun | ||
| Cold Eyes | Department head Lee | |||
| 2014 | Slow Video | Old maid Shim | ||
| 2015 | Perfect Proposal | Hye-jin | ||
| Veteran | Joo-yeon | |||
| Assassination | Ahn Seong-sim | |||
| You Call It Passion | CEO Jang | |||
| 2016 | The Great Actor | Ji-young | ||
| Master | Kim Mi-yong | |||
| 2018 | Love+Sling | Mi-ra | ||
| The Witness | Soo-jin | |||
| 2020 | Beasts Clawing at Straws | Young-sun | ||
| 2021 | Hard Hit | Team leader of the explosives disposal team | [9] | |
| 2022 | Yaksha: Ruthless Operations | Yeom Jeong-won | Netflix film | [10] |
| The Boys | Yoon Mi-sook | Premiere at BIFF | [11] | |
| 2025 | Midnight Sun | Kyung-sun | [12][13] |
Television series
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Iljimae | Bong Soon's mother | Cameo appearance | |
| 2011 | War of the Roses | Kim Nan-jung | ||
| 2012 | My Husband Got a Family | Min Ji-young | ||
| Phantom | Oh Yeon-sook | Cameo appearance | ||
| The Innocent Man | Hyun Jung-hwa | |||
| Cheer Up, Mr. Kim! | Jo Jae-nam | |||
| 2013 | Gu Family Book | Yeo-joo | ||
| The Queen's Classroom | Jung Hwa-shin | |||
| Good Doctor | Nam Joo-yeon | |||
| Basketball | Woman from Bamsil | |||
| KBS Drama Special: "Outlasting Happiness" |
Jin-kyung | One act-drama | ||
| 2014 | Wonderful Days | Cha Hae-joo | ||
| It's Okay, That's Love | Lee Young-jin | |||
| Tears of Heaven | Adoptive mother | Cameo appearance | ||
| KBS Drama Special: "The Girl Who Became a Photo" |
Seo Ji-eun | One act-drama | ||
| Pinocchio | Song Cha-ok | |||
| 2015 | Blood | Choi Kyung-in | ||
| The Time We Were Not in Love | Choi Mi-hyang | |||
| Oh My Venus | Choi Hye-ran | |||
| 2016 | Uncontrollably Fond | Shin Young-ok | ||
| Local Hero | Sun-young | |||
| Woman with a Suitcase | Goo Ji-Hyun | |||
| 2016 | Dr. Romantic | Oh Myeong-shim | Season 1–3 | [14] |
| 2017 | Untouchable | Jung Yoon-mi | ||
| 2018 | My Only One | Na Hong-joo | [15] | |
| 2020 | Homemade Love Story | Jung Min-jae | ||
| 2021 | L.U.C.A.: The Beginning | Hwang Jung-ah | ||
| Melancholia | Noh Jung-ah | [16][17] | ||
| 2022 | Extraordinary Attorney Woo | Tae Soo-mi | [18][19] | |
| Love in Contract | Yoo Mi-ho | [20][21] | ||
| 2023 | My Lovely Liar | Cha Hyang-suk | [22] | |
| 2023 | The Story of Park's Marriage Contract | Min Hye-sook | [23] |
Web series
| Year | Title | Role | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Queenmaker | Seo Min-jeong | [24] |
| Black Knight | President Chae Jin-gyeong | [25] |
Theater
| Year | Title | Role | Reprised |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | Secret Royal Inspector Park Mun-su | Park Mun-su | |
| Fish Origami | |||
| Kiss | |||
| The Broken Jug | |||
| 1999 | Sotong and Bultong | ||
| The Caucasian Chalk Circle | |||
| 2000 | 싸움터의 산책 | ||
| Yi | Jang Nok-su | 2001, 2006, 2009, 2010 | |
| 2002 | Stop It | ||
| Caligula No. 1237 | |||
| 2003 | Conditions for Being a Villain | ||
| Generation After Generation | |||
| Come and See Me | Reporter Park | 2006 | |
| 2005 | Wit | ||
| Art in June | |||
| Art | Soo-yeon | ||
| Boy's Life | |||
| 2007 | Reflection | ||
| 8 Femmes[26] | Louise | ||
| Oresteia | Cassandra | ||
| 2008 | The Tenant | ||
| An Exploration of the Mind | |||
| 2009 | Turn Around and Leave[27] | Chae Hee-ju | |
| 2010 | Closer[28] | Anna | |
| The Phantom of the Curtain Call[29] | Marie | ||
| 2011 | Cooking with Elvis | Mam | |
| 2013 | 이제는 애처가 | Sakura |
Awards and nominations
| Year | Award | Category | Nominated work | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | KBS Drama Awards | Best Supporting Actress | My Husband Got a Family, The Innocent Man | Nominated |
| 2013 | 22nd Buil Film Awards | Cold Eyes | Nominated | |
| KBS Drama Awards | Good Doctor | Nominated | ||
| 2014 | 50th Baeksang Arts Awards | Cold Eyes | Won | |
| SBS Drama Awards | Special Award, Actress in a Miniseries | It's Okay, That's Love, Pinocchio | Won | |
| KBS Drama Awards | Best Supporting Actress | Wonderful Days, The Girl Who Became a Photo | Nominated | |
| 2015 | 36th Blue Dragon Film Awards | Best Supporting Actress | Veteran | Nominated |
| 2016 | 11th Max Movie Awards | Nominated | ||
| SBS Drama Awards | Excellence Award, Actress in a Genre Drama | Dr. Romantic | Nominated | |
| 2018 | KBS Drama Awards | Best Supporting Actress | My Only One | Nominated |
| Best Couple (with Choi Soo-jong)[30] | Won | |||
| 2019 | 39th Golden Cinema Film Festival | Jury's Special Award | N/a | Won[31][unreliable source?] |
| 2020 | 28th SBS Drama Awards[7] | Best Supporting Actress | Dr. Romantic 2 | Won |
| 2023 | SBS Drama Awards[32] | Best Supporting Actress in a Seasonal Drama | Dr. Romantic 3 | Nominated |
Listicles
| Publisher | Year | Listicle | Placement | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Korean Film Council | 2021 | Korean Actors 200[a] | Included | [33][34] |
