Lee Jin-kyung (; born January 7, 1994), professionally known as Lee Sun-bin (), is a South Korean actress and singer. She is known for starring in ''

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'' (2016), ''

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'' (2017), and ''

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'' (2017). She is a former member of South Korean girl group JQT.

Career

2011–2015: Beginnings, modelling and overseas activities

In October 2011, GP Entertainment revealed that Lee would be joining their new girl group JQT, under her birth name Jin-kyung, upon departure of one of the members, Minsun. Lee participated in JQT's activities as a vocalist until their disbandment in February 2012. She took on a modelling gig alongside

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for uniforms in November 2012, and was said to be debuting again in another girl group in December 2012, but plans did not follow through. She then left GP Entertainment and joined Wellmade Yedang as an acting trainee. Before officially beginning her acting career, Lee was a CF model and made several music video appearances. In 2014, Lee received her first acting role in the Chinese historical drama ''Saint Wang Xizhi''. Lee also participated as a contestant in

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's singing show ''Finding Liu San Jie'', and the New Year Gala.

2016–present: Rising popularity

In January 2016, Lee took on a supporting role in the JTBC drama '' Madame Antoine: The Love Therapist'', followed by several cameo appearances in dramas and films. Her breakthrough role came in June 2016, where she portrayed a gold digger in OCN's hit drama ''

'' alongside

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and

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. She went on to participate in several variety shows where she received praise for her singing and dancing. In January 2017, Lee co-starred in MBC's disaster drama ''

''. In July, she starred in

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's remake of the American blockbuster television series ''

'', where she played the Korean version of JJ's character. In September, she began filming for Kim Sung-hoon's action zombie film ''

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'' alongside

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. In 2018, Lee was cast in her first leading role in JTBC's action drama '' Sketch''. The same year she was cast in tvN's drama special ''The Dramatization Has Already Begun''. In 2019, Lee was cast in action comedy film ''Okay! Madam'' and political drama ''

The Great Show ''The Great Show'' () is a 2019 South Korean television series starring Song Seung-heon, Lee Sun-bin, and Lim Ju-hwan. It aired on tvN on Mondays and Tuesdays at 21:30 ( KST) from August 26 to October 15, 2019. Synopsis Wi Dae-han (Song Seung ...

''. In 2020, Lee was cast in the crime detective drama '' Team Bulldog: Off-Duty Investigation''. In 2021, she starred in action spy film '' Mission: Possible'' opposite Kim Young-kwang. In August 2021, Lee signed with Initial Entertainment, after the contract with the original agency expired. In 2022, Lee made a comeback with the Film ''

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'', a return to the big screen.

Personal life

On December 31, 2018, it was reported that Lee had been dating actor

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, with

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stating that the couple had been dating "for 5 months" prior to the announcement of their relationship.

Discography

Singles

Soundtrack appearances

Filmography

Film

Television series

Web series

Television shows

Web shows

Music video appearances

Ambassadorship

* 2021 Gyeonggi World Ceramic Biennale (2021) * Cheonan Public Relations Ambassador (2022)

Awards and nominations

References

External links

Official website
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