Lee Jae-in
South Korean actress (born 2004)
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Lee Jae-in (Korean: 이재인; born February 6, 2004) is a South Korean actress. She first gained recognition through the mystery film Svaha: The Sixth Finger (2019). Other notable works include Racket Boys (2021) and Hi-Five (2025).
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Career
Lee Jae-in is one of the few South Korean celebrities born in Gangwon, a border province with North Korea.[2] Lee debuted in 2012 as the child counterpart of a supporting character in Ice Adonis.[3]
Her first prominent casting was for 2019 religious mystery film Svaha: The Sixth Finger. Her portrayal of two different twin girls earned her various wins and nominations from major film awards.[4][5] The same year, Lee also played her first regular role in television series with JTBC's Beautiful World.[6]
In 2021 Lee was cast in JTBC's legal espionage series Undercover[7] and SBS' sport drama Racket Boys as a national youth badminton team's ace athlete.[8] The same year she got praised for her role in the ticking clock-thriller film Hard Hit.[9]
In January 2023, Lee signed with Yooborn Company.[10]
At the age of 21, Lee got nominated for Best Actress at the prestigious 2025 46th Blue Dragon Film Awards for her role as a young girl with superpowers in the action fantasy Hi-Five, the second-youngest nominee for the category after Jun Ji-hyun in 2001.[11][12]
In 2026, Lee joined the cast of tvN's slice-of-life romance series Spring Fever.[13]
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Happiness for Sale | |||
| 2014 | No Tears for the Dead | Daeban granddaughter | ||
| Futureless Things | ||||
| 2015 | School 2015 | Ra-Jin | ||
| 2016 | Horror Stories 3 Machine Ghost | Dunko | ||
| 2017 | I Can Speak | Jung-shim (young) | ||
| Tombstone Refugee | Da-bin | |||
| Survival Guide | Older Sister | |||
| 2018 | At Her Own Pace | Woo-ju | ||
| Adulthood | Hwang Kyung-eon | |||
| Our Body | Yoon Hwa-young | |||
| 2019 | Svaha: The Sixth Finger | Lee Geum-hwa / "It" | ||
| The Battle: Roar to Victory | Choon-hee | |||
| 2021 | Hard Hit | Lee Hye-in | [14] | |
| Heaven: To the Land of Happiness | TBA | |||
| 2025 | Hi-Five | Park Wan-seo | [15] | |
| Concrete Market | Hee-ro | [16][17] |
Television series
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Ice Adonis | Ha Yoon-hee (young) | ||
| Quiz from God 3 | Ha-young | |||
| 2012–2013 | Family | Da-young | ||
| 2013 | Samsaengi | Jung Yoon-hee (young) | ||
| 2014 | Modern Farmer | Min Gi's little sister | Cameo | |
| KBS Drama Special: "The Last Puzzle" | So Hee | |||
| 2015 | Who Are You: School 2015 | Ra-jin | ||
| Sense 8 Season 1 | Seon (young) | Cameo | ||
| 2015–2016 | Six Flying Dragons | |||
| 2017 | Sense 8 Season 2 | Seon (young) | Cameo | |
| 2018 | Drama Stage: "Slide to Unlock" | Yeo-na | ||
| 2019 | Beautiful World | Han Dong-hee | ||
| 2020 | Hospital Playlist | So-mi | Cameo (Episode 11) | |
| 2021 | Undercover | Han Seung-mi | [18] | |
| Racket Boys | Han Se-yoon | |||
| 2022 | O'PENing: "First Sight" |
Yoon-jae | one act-drama; season 5 | [19] |
| 2023 | Night Has Come | Lee Yoon-seo | [20] | |
| 2025 | Our Unwritten Seoul | teen Yoo Mi-ji / Yoo Mi-rae | [21] | |
| Concrete Market | Choi Hee-ro | [22] | ||
| 2026 | Spring Fever | Choi Se-jin | [23] | |
Awards and nominations
| Award | Year | Category | Nominee / Work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baeksang Arts Awards | 2019 | Best New Actress – Film | Svaha: The Sixth Finger | Won | [24] |
| Blue Dragon Film Awards | 2019 | Best New Actress | Nominated | [25] | |
| 2025 | Best Actress | Hi-Five | Nominated | [26] | |
| Buil Film Awards | 2019 | Best New Actress | Svaha: The Sixth Finger | Nominated | [27] |
| 2021 | Best Supporting Actress | Hard Hit | Nominated | [28] | |
| Golden Cinema Film Festival | 2019 | Best New Actress | Svaha: The Sixth Finger | Won | [29] |
| Grand Bell Awards | 2018 | Best New Actress | Adulthood | Nominated | [30] |
| 2020 | Best New Actress | Svaha: The Sixth Finger | Nominated | [31] | |
| SBS Drama Awards | 2021 | Best Young Actress | Racket Boys | Won | [32] |
| Wildflower Film Awards | 2019 | Best New Actress | Adulthood | Won | [33] |
Listicles
| Publisher | Year | Listicle | Placement | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Korean Film Council | 2021 | Korean Actors 200[a] | Included | [34][35] |
Notes
- Introduces 200 actors that best represent the present and future of Korean cinema to the people in the film industry all over the world