Jin Se-yeon (born Kim Yoon-jung on February 15, 1994) is a South Korean actress. Some of her notable television dramas are ''

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'' (2012), ''

Doctor Stranger ''Doctor Stranger'' () is a 2014 South Korean television series starring Lee Jong-suk, Jin Se-yeon, Park Hae-jin and Kang So-Ra. It aired on SBS from May 5 to July 8, 2014 on Mondays and Tuesdays at 21:55 KST (UTC+9) for 20 episodes. Synopsis ...

'' (2014), ''

Flowers of the Prison ''Flowers of the Prison'' () is a 2016 South Korean drama television series starring Jin Se-yeon, Go Soo, Kim Mi-sook, Jung Joon-ho, Park Joo-mi, Yoon Joo-hee, , Jun Kwang-ryul and Choi Tae-joon. It is MBC's special project drama to commemorat ...

'' (2016), ''

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'' (2018) among others.

Career

2010–2015: Beginnings and finding successes

Jin Se-yeon began her career as an

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trainee for

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under

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. Before long, she started to appear in various TV commercials, which then steered her direction into acting. Even though her debut role was in the 2010 SBS drama ''

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'', but her first casting was actually for the 2011 film '' White: Melody of Death''. She then acted in the highly-controversial

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titled ''Daughters of Bilitis Club'' and portrayed the teenage version of

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's female lead character in '' The Duo''. Her first chance at starring role came when she won the audition for the titular protagonist in the daily drama ''

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''. She cemented her leading actress status with the acclaimed 1930s-setting period drama, ''

''. Since then, Jin has been starred in various genres, among them a musical melodrama '' Five Fingers'', medical-espionage drama ''

'', and romantic-comedy film ''

Enemies In-Law ''Enemies In-Law'' (; lit. "Dangerous Meeting of In-Laws 2" or "Clash of the Families 2") is a 2015 South Korean film directed by Kim Jin-young, starring Jin Se-yeon and Hong Jong-hyun. It is a spin-off (or thematic sequel) to '' Meet the In-Laws ...

''.

2016–present: Transition leading roles and rising popularity

In 2016, Jin played the heroine for the summer blockbuster war film, ''

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'', alongside

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and

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. She was then chosen as the protagonist for MBC's 55th-founding anniversary historical drama directed by a famed director

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, ''

''. In 2018, Jin's popularity started to rise due to her performance in the historical drama ''

''. The series was a ratings success, becoming the highest rated

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drama since the network's establishment in 2011. In 2019, Jin starred in the fantasy-mystery drama ''

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'' as a criminal profiler. The same year she was cast in the historical fantasy drama '' Queen: Love and War''. In 2020, Jin was cast in the mystery romance drama ''

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and

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Personal life

Jin revealed in late 2012 that she had added a year to her real age in her

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, actually being born in 1994, and not in 1993. Her agency explained, "Jin Se-yeon was only 17 years old when she debuted. She was so young that it was hard for her to land any roles. That's why we added a year to her age." Jin also denied a rumor that she comes from a wealthy or influential family, due to her being one of the fastest-rising young actresses despite it not being long since her debut. She answered, "I was very surprised by the rumor myself. Though it was for a short period of time, I had also done secondary roles and acted out the younger versions. Maybe that's because I got to play a main role earlier than others. My father is running an IT company that is not listed. I actually don't know very well."

Filmography

Film

Television series

Television shows

Music video

Theater

Discography

Awards and nominations

References

External links

* at Early Bird Entertainment {{DEFAULTSORT:Jin, Se-yeon 1994 births Living people 21st-century South Korean actresses South Korean television actresses South Korean film actresses South Korean web series actresses People from Seoul Actresses from Seoul Chung-Ang University alumni