Lee Jin (born March 21, 1980) is a South Korean singer and actress. She made her entertainment debut as a member of the

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Fin.K.L Fin.K.L ( ko, 핑클) is a South Korean girl group formed by DSP Media in 1998 consisting of members Lee Hyori, Ock Joo-hyun, Lee Jin, and Sung Yu-ri. Fin.K.L was one of the most popular K-pop groups of the late 1990s and early 2000s, alongs ...

, along with

Lee Hyori Lee Hyo-ri (; born May 10, 1979) is a South Korean singer, record producer, activist, actress and television presenter. Dubbed as the "Nation's Fairy" during her ''Family Outing'' days, she debuted as a member of South Korean girl group Fin.K.L ...

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, and

Sung Yu-ri Sung Yu-ri (born March 3, 1981) is a South Korean actress and singer. She made her entertainment debut in 1998 as a member of the now-defunct K-pop group Fin.K.L. Sung turned to acting in 2002, starring in television dramas such as ''Thousand ...

. After Fin.K.L came to an unofficial end in 2002, Lee became an actress.

Career

Lee Jin joined ''

'' after her friend ''

''—the first member to be selected for the group—introduced her to the casting director selecting the group's members. She sang Eco's "Heng Bok Han Na Reul" and was immediately selected to be in the group. In 2002, the members from the girl group started solo activities. Lee had long expressed her interest in acting, before her debut she was in MBC's ''Police People''. Subsequently, she starred in the popular sitcom '' Nonstop''. In 2005, Lee joined the variety program ''

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''. On the show, Lee signalled that she had grown into a "lady" from her Fin.K.L teenage days via a change in her hairstyle and clothes. In ''X-Man'', she became known for her stiff dance steps, so she had to create new stiff dance steps for the intro dance segment in each episode. She was also known for being the show's

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("best/pretty face"), having been chosen by many of the male guests to be their partner in the couple game. In 2010, Lee also appeared in ''

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'' where 12 artists competed in games to garner the popular title or will fall into the unpopular group. In this program, she showed her nice and warm-hearted personality.

Filmography

Television dramas

* '' Nonstop 3'' (MBC, 2002–2003) * ''

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'' (MBC, 2005) (with

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Shinhwa Shinhwa () is a South Korean six-member boy band based in Seoul, composed of Eric Mun, Lee Min-woo, Kim Dong-wan, Shin Hye-sung, Jun Jin, and Andy Lee. Launched by SM Entertainment on March 24, 1998, the group signed with Good Entertainment in ...

) * ''Best Theater'' "Accident Prone Area" (MBC, 2006) * ''Her Cerebral Hemorrhage Story'' (MBC, 2006) * ''

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'' (SBS, 2007–2008) * ''New Wise Mother, Good Wife'' (MBC, 2007, cameo) * ''Hometown of Legends'' "Returning Lady" (KBS2, 2008) * '' Hon (Soul)'' (MBC, 2009) * ''

Jejungwon Chejungwon () was founded in Seoul in 1885, and is known as the first Western medical institution in Korea. It affiliated with Yonhee University in 1957, which changed its name to Yonsei University to mark the collaboration. It is now part of the ...

'' (SBS, 2010) * ''

Glory Jane ''Glory Jane'' (; lit. "Young-kwang's Jae-in" or ''Man of Honor'') is a 2011 South Korean television drama series, starring Chun Jung-myung, Park Min-young, and Lee Jang-woo. The series follows the romantic and professional trials of an aspiring ...

'' (KBS2, 2011) * ''

The Great Seer ''The Great Seer'' (, also known as ''The Great Geomancer'') is a 2012 South Korean historical television series, starring Ji Sung, Ji Jin-hee, Song Chang-eui, Kim So-yeon and Lee Yoon-ji. Set during the turbulent decline of Goryeo, it is about ...

'' (SBS, 2012) * ''

The Secret of Birth ''The Secret of Birth'' () is a 2013 South Korean television series that aired on SBS from April 27 to June 23, 2013, on Saturdays and Sundays at 22:00 for 18 episodes. It stars Sung Yu-ri as a genius amnesiac who pieces together her own life in ...

'' (SBS, 2013) * ''

Shining Romance ''Shining Romance'' () is a South Korean daily television drama series starring Lee Jin, Park Yoon-jae and Jo An. It aired on MBC from December 23, 2013 to June 20, 2014 on Mondays to Fridays at 19:15 for 122 episodes. Plot "Super mom" Oh Bit- ...

'' (MBC, 2013–2014)

Film

* ''Too Fragile to Be Loved'' (2009)

Variety shows

* ''Beauty Center'' (SBS, 2002–2003) * '' Declaration of Freedom! Today is Saturday – A Good Transportation Day'' (KBS, 2003) * ''Show! Power Video'' (KBS, 2003–2005) * ''

'' (SBS, 2005) * ''Millionaire's Bag'' (ETN, 2008) * ''

'' (SBS, 2010) *''Camping Club'' (JTBC, 2019)

Video game appearances

Lee Jin is a playable character in the video game ''

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'' (only in the South Korean PC version).

Personal life

Lee Jin got married in Hawaii on February 20, 2016.

References

External links

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