Jin Kyung

Jin Kyung
Jin in 2014
Born (1972-03-27) March 27, 1972
Masan, South Gyeongsang, South Korea
EducationKorea National University of Arts[1]
OccupationActress
Years active1998–present
AgentAER Entertainment
Korean name
Hangul
진경
RRJin Gyeong
MRChin Kyŏng

Jin Kyung (Korean: 진경; born March 27, 1972) is a South Korean actress.

Early years

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 attended 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

Key
† Denotes television productions that have not yet been released
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 Queenmaker Seo Min-jeong [23]
Black Knight President Chae Jin-gyeong [24]
The Story of Park's Marriage Contract Min Hye-sook [25]
2026 Spring Fever Seo Hye-sook [26]
Notes from the Last Row Jo Hyeon-suk [27]
One-of-a-Kind Romance † Yu-il's mother Cameo appearance [28]

Theater

Year Title Role Reprised
1998Secret Royal Inspector Park Mun-suPark Mun-su
Fish Origami
Kiss
The Broken Jug
1999Sotong and Bultong
The Caucasian Chalk Circle
2000싸움터의 산책
YiJang Nok-su2001, 2006, 2009, 2010
2002Stop It
Caligula No. 1237
2003Conditions for Being a Villain
Generation After Generation
Come and See MeReporter Park2006
2005Wit
Art in June
ArtSoo-yeon
Boy's Life
2007Reflection
8 Femmes[29]Louise
OresteiaCassandra
2008The Tenant
An Exploration of the Mind
2009Turn Around and Leave[30]Chae Hee-ju
2010Closer[31]Anna
The Phantom of the Curtain Call[32]Marie
2011Cooking with ElvisMam
2013이제는 애처가Sakura

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Nominated work Result
2012KBS Drama AwardsBest Supporting ActressMy Husband Got a Family, The Innocent ManNominated
201322nd Buil Film AwardsCold EyesNominated
KBS Drama AwardsGood DoctorNominated
201450th Baeksang Arts AwardsCold EyesWon
SBS Drama AwardsSpecial Award, Actress in a MiniseriesIt's Okay, That's Love, PinocchioWon
KBS Drama AwardsBest Supporting ActressWonderful Days, The Girl Who Became a PhotoNominated
201536th Blue Dragon Film AwardsBest Supporting ActressVeteranNominated
201611th Max Movie AwardsNominated
SBS Drama AwardsExcellence Award, Actress in a Genre DramaDr. RomanticNominated
2018 KBS Drama Awards Best Supporting Actress My Only One Nominated
Best Couple (with Choi Soo-jong)[33] Won
2019 39th Golden Cinema Film Festival Jury's Special Award N/a Won[34]
2020 28th SBS Drama Awards[7] Best Supporting Actress Dr. Romantic 2 Won
2023 SBS Drama Awards[35] Best Supporting Actress in a Seasonal Drama Dr. Romantic 3 Nominated

Listicles

Name of publisher, year listed, name of listicle, and placement
Publisher Year Listicle Placement Ref.
Korean Film Council 2021 Korean Actors 200[a] Included [36][37]

Notes

  1. ↑ Introduces 200 actors that best represent the present and future of Korean cinema to the people in the film industry all over the world

References

  1. ↑ "Jin Kyung - Marie Claire Korea". Marie Claire Korea (in Korean). Archived from the original on January 20, 2021. Retrieved April 12, 2024.
  2. ↑ Kim, Ji-yoon; Min, Young-ju; Kim, Young-ah (August 1, 2013). 이제야 나타난 진경, 숨은 그녀 찾기 [Jinkyung, who just appeared, find her hidden.]. Lady Kyunghyang (in Korean). Archived from the original on January 24, 2023. Retrieved January 24, 2023.
  3. ↑ Lee, Ju-yeon (August 22, 2013). 진경: 늦게 타올랐으나 오래 타오를. Cine21 (in Korean). Archived from the original on June 27, 2018. Retrieved December 16, 2014.
  4. ↑ Elley, Derek (November 9, 2013). "Cold Eyes". Film Business Asia. Archived from the original on June 27, 2018. Retrieved December 16, 2014.
  5. ↑ Chung, Joo-won (May 27, 2014). "Song Gang-ho, Jun Ji-hyun get top nods at Baeksang Awards". The Korea Herald. Archived from the original on June 13, 2020. Retrieved December 16, 2014.
  6. ↑ Ha, Soo-jeong (November 27, 2020). 진경, YG엔터테인먼트 전속계약 체결..차승원·김희애·최지우 한솥밥 [공식]. OSEN. Retrieved November 27, 2020.
  7. 1 2 Jeong, Hee-yeon (December 31, 2020). 김사부2' 진경 여자 조연상 (2020 SBS 연기대상) ['Master Kim 2' Jinkyung Best Supporting Actress (2020 SBS Drama Awards)] (in Korean). Sports Donga. Archived from the original on September 12, 2022. Retrieved September 12, 2022 – via Naver.
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  9. ↑ Kim Bo-ra (June 9, 2021). '발신제한' 진경x김지호x류승수, 명품 조연진의 시너지 폭발 [Synergy explosion of 'Send Restriction' Jinkyung x Kim Jiho x Ryu Seungsu, and luxury Jo Yeonjin]. OSEN (in Korean). Naver. Archived from the original on January 15, 2023. Retrieved June 9, 2021.
  10. ↑ Kim Na-yeon (March 30, 2022). 야차' 이수경X진경X진서연, 팽팽한 긴장감 조성..캐릭터 스틸 공개 [Yacha' Lee Soo-kyung X Jin-kyung X Jin Seo-yeon, creates a tension.. Character stills released] (in Korean). MT Star News. Archived from the original on September 26, 2022. Retrieved March 30, 2022 – via Naver.
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  12. ↑ Jung Yu-jin (June 15, 2022). [단독] '기생충' 정지소, 日 리메이크 '태양의 노래' 여주인공 낙점 [[Exclusive] 'Parasite' Jung Ji-so, Japanese remake 'Song of the Sun' as the female lead] (in Korean). News1. Archived from the original on June 15, 2022. Retrieved June 15, 2022 – via Naver.
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  14. ↑ Yoon Sung-yeol (November 2, 2022). [단독]임원희·진경 '낭만닥터 김사부3'도 함께..'돌담 어벤져스' 완성 [종합] [[Exclusive] Won-hee Lim and Jin-kyung 'Romantic Doctor, Teacher Kim 3' together.. Completed 'Doldam Avengers' [Comprehensive]] (in Korean). MT Star News. Archived from the original on November 2, 2022. Retrieved November 2, 2022 – via Naver.
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  16. ↑ Shim Eom-kyung (July 14, 2021). [단독]'명품 배우' 진경, '멜랑꼴리아' 합류...임수정·이도현과 호흡 [[Exclusive] 'Luxury actor' Jinkyung joins 'Melancholia'... Breathing with Im Soo-jung and Lee Do-hyun]. Spotify News (in Korean). Naver. Archived from the original on October 19, 2021. Retrieved July 14, 2021.
  17. ↑ Lee Min-ji (July 15, 2021). 멜랑꼴리아' 진경-최대훈→장현성-변정수, 황금 라인업 완성(공식) ['Melancholia' Jin-Kyung-Choi Dae-Hoon → Jang Hyun-Sung-Byeon Jeong-Soo completes the golden lineup]. Newsen (in Korean). Naver. Archived from the original on August 15, 2023. Retrieved July 15, 2021.
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  20. ↑ Kang Hyo-jin (June 13, 2022). [단독]진경, tvN '월수금화목토' 출연...박민영과 호흡 [[Exclusive] Jinkyung to appear on tvN's 'Mon-Wednesday, Gold-Tuesday, Mok-Sat'... Breathing with Park Min-young] (in Korean). Sports TV News. Archived from the original on June 13, 2022. Retrieved June 13, 2022 – via Naver.
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