Jin Ki-joo

Jin Ki-joo (Korean: 진기주; born January 26, 1989) is a South Korean actress. She made a breakthrough in 2018, landing her first lead role in a television series with Come and Hug Me after she acted in that year's acclaimed series Misty and film Little Forest.

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Jin Ki-joo

Career

Jin Ki-joo

Jin Ki-joo was previously an employee of Samsung SDS for three years, before working as journalist for Seoul Broadcasting System regional affiliate G1, before starting her acting career. After Jin won a prize in the 23rd Supermodel Contest, the organizer introduced her to some management companies for actors. Her acting debut was in tvN's 2015 romantic comedy television series Second 20s.

In 2018, Jin's breakthrough year. She got nominated and won several major film awards with her role as a snarky and playful country girl who yearns for the big city in Little Forest. Her standout role as the protagonist's rival in JTBC's melodrama mystery Misty paved the way for Jin to be cast in a leading role for the first time in MBC's melodrama thriller Come and Hug Me.

In 2019, Jin starred in the SBS romantic comedy series The Secret Life of My Secretary.

Jin played the protagonist role in KBS2's 2020 family weekend drama Homemade Love Story.

In 2022, Jin accepted two series offers, MBC's supernatural fantasy From Now On, Showtime! and KBS2's time travel mystery My Perfect Stranger.

She acted as a journalist and daughter of assassinated presidential candidate in the 2024 period series Uncle Samsik starring acclaimed film actor Song Kang-ho.

Jin was cast in MBC's action comedy Undercover High School aired in early 2025.

In April 2025, Jin signed a new management contract with Basecamp Company, the agency founded by veteran actors Cha Tae-hyun and Zo In-sung a month ago. She became that agency's first actress.

Filmography

Films

<table><thead><tr><th>Year</th><th>Title</th><th>Role</th><th>Notes</th><th>Ref.</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>2018</td><td>Little Forest</td><td>Joo Eun-sook</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Unknown Woman</td><td>Hae-kyung</td><td>Short film</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2021</td><td>Midnight</td><td>Kim Kyung-mi</td><td>TVING release</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2024</td><td>Land of Happiness</td><td>Jo Soon-jung</td><td></td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>

Television series

<table><thead><tr><th>Year</th><th>Title</th><th>Role</th><th>Notes</th><th>Ref.</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>2015</td><td>Second 20s</td><td>Park Seung-hyun</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Splash Splash Love</td><td>Queen Soheon</td><td>2 Episodes</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2016</td><td>One More Happy Ending</td><td>An Soon-soo</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>The Good Wife</td><td>Song Hee-soo</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Moon Lovers: Scarlet Heart Ryeo</td><td>Chae-ryung</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2017</td><td>Wednesday 3:30 PM</td><td>Sun Eun-woo</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2018</td><td>Misty</td><td>Han Ji-won</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Come and Hug Me</td><td>Han Jae-yi / Gil Nak-won</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2019</td><td>The Secret Life of My Secretary</td><td>Jung Gal-hee</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2020–2021</td><td>Homemade Love Story</td><td>Lee Bit Chae Woon</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2022</td><td>From Now On, Showtime!</td><td>Go Seul-hae</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Shooting Stars</td><td>Kim Jin-kyung</td><td>Cameo (episode 11)</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2023</td><td>My Perfect Stranger</td><td>Baek Yoon-young</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2024</td><td>Uncle Samsik</td><td>Joo Yeo-jin</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2025</td><td>Undercover High School</td><td>Oh Su-a / Oh Bong-ja</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2026</td><td>Teach You a Lesson †</td><td>Im Han-rim</td><td></td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>

Television shows

<table><thead><tr><th>Year</th><th>Title</th><th>Role</th><th>Notes</th><th>Ref.</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>2014</td><td>Supermodel Contest</td><td>Contestant</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2015</td><td>Model House Room of Ten</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2018</td><td>Young Farmer (청년 농부)</td><td>Narrator</td><td>Documentary</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>

Music video appearances

<table><thead><tr><th>Year</th><th>Song Title</th><th>Artist</th><th>Ref.</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>2021</td><td>"It's Snowing"</td><td>Lee Mu-jin (ft.Heize)</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>

Discography

Singles

<table><thead><tr><th>Title</th><th>Year</th><th>Album</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>"Spring" (여기 봄)</td><td>2017</td><td>Wednesday 3.30 pm OST</td></tr></tbody></table>

Awards and nominations

Jin Ki-joo

<table><thead><tr><th>Award ceremony</th><th>Year</th><th>Category</th><th>Nominee / Work</th><th>Result</th><th>Ref.</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>APAN Star Awards</td><td>2018</td><td>Best New Actress</td><td>Misty</td><td>Nominated</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2021</td><td>Excellence Award, Actress in Serial Drama</td><td>Homemade Love Story</td><td>Nominated</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Baeksang Arts Awards</td><td>2018</td><td>Best New Actress – Film</td><td>Little Forest</td><td>Nominated</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Buil Film Awards</td><td>2018</td><td>Best New Actress</td><td>Nominated</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Chunsa Film Art Awards</td><td>2019</td><td>Won</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Grand Bell Awards</td><td>2018</td><td>Nominated</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>KBS Drama Awards</td><td>2020</td><td>Excellence Award, Actress in a Mid-length Drama</td><td>Homemade Love Story</td><td>Won</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Best Couple Award</td><td>Jin Ki-joo (with Lee Jang-woo and Jeong Bo-seok) Homemade Love Story</td><td>Won</td></tr><tr><td>MBC Drama Awards</td><td>2018</td><td>Excellence Award, Actor in a Wednesday-Thursday Miniseries</td><td>Come and Hug Me</td><td>Nominated</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Best Couple Award</td><td>Jin Ki-joo (with Jang Ki-yong) Come and Hug Me</td><td>Won</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2022</td><td>Top Excellence Award, Actress in a Miniseries</td><td>From Now On, Showtime!</td><td>Nominated</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Best Couple Award</td><td>Jin Ki-joo (with Park Hae-jin) From Now On, Showtime!</td><td>Nominated</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2025</td><td>Top Excellence Award, Actress in a Miniseries</td><td>Undercover High School</td><td>Won</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>SBS Drama Awards</td><td>2019</td><td>Excellence Award, Actress in a Miniseries</td><td>The Secret Life of My Secretary</td><td>Nominated</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Supermodel Contest</td><td>2014</td><td>Olivia Lauren Prize</td><td>Jin Ki-joo</td><td>Won</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>The Seoul Awards</td><td>2018</td><td>Best New Actress</td><td>Little Forest</td><td>Nominated</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>