Jung So Min Biography

South Korean actress Jung So-min is known for her roles in television series like Playful Kiss, Big Man, and Standby. She also appeared in music videos for songs by Seo In-guk and Noblesse. So-min for her performances has won a series of awards such as the 2nd Korea Jewelry Awards, the 6th Asia Model Festival Awards, the 18th Korean Culture and Entertainment Awards, and the 15th KBS Entertainment Awards, among others. Jung is currently in a relationship with an actor, Lee Joon since October 2017.

Early life and education of Jung So-min

Jung So-min was born as Kim Yoon-Ji on March 16, 1989 in Jinju, Gyeongsangnam-do, South Korea. He is of Asian ethnicity/race and has South Korean nationality. Jung’s father is known to be one of the richest men in the country and a director of a private company.

From a very young age, he loved acting and wanted to pursue a career in the same field, but his father was against it. After Jung received a fully funded scholarship, based solely on her acting skills, Jung’s father gave her the opportunity to pursue acting as a profession.

Jung graduated from the Korea National University of Arts.

Jung So-min’s career

Jung So-min debuted with a 2009 South Korean short film, Worst Friends starring Kim Soo Hyun, Bae Hye-mi , Kim Eun-mi , Choi Jeong and others,

In 2010, Jung So-min played a supporting role of Hong Mo-ne in the 2010 South Korean melodrama TV series, ‘ Bad Boy’ for which it garnered positive reviews from critics. The same year, she was cast in a romance series, ‘ Playful Kiss .’

Jung So-min landed a leading role in the 2012 South Korean sitcom, Get High , alongside Ryu Jin , Lee Ki-woo , Ha Seok-jin , and Kim Soo Hyun among others. He then made his appearance in the South Korean TV series Can We Get Married? like Jung Hye Yoon.

In 2013, Jung So-min left her talent agency Bloom Entertainment and joined SM Cultura y Contenidos. The same year, she starred in She Came to Me and Became a Star as Ha-jin. She worked on two series, Miss Korea, and Big Man in 2014.

In 2015, Jung So-min starred as one of the leads in the South Korean television series, D-Day , along with Kim Young-kwang , Ha Seok-jin, and Kim Jung-hwa . The same year, he appeared in two films, Twenty and Alice: Boy from Wonderland.

In 2016, he appeared alongside Lee Kwang Soo in a South Korean sitcom, ‘The Sound of Your Heart’, which became a huge hit in China and garnered more than 100 million views on the Internet. She then acted in another drama special titled Red Teacher .

In 2017, Jung So-min was cast in a TV series. ‘My father is strange ‘ which aired on KBS2. She also starred with Yoon Je-moon in ‘ Dad You My Daughter as Won Do-Yeon, which is a body swapping comedy film.

The same year, Jung So-min left SM Culture & Contents and signed with the new management agency Jellyfish Entertainment. She then starred opposite Lee Min-ki in the network’s romance series ‘Because This Is My First Life . ‘She also sang a single track, ‘Because You Are Here’ for her series Because This Is My First Life in 2017.

His recent acting work includes the 2018 South Korean action thriller Golden Dream , starring Kim Dae-Myung , Gang Dong-won , Han Hyo-Joo , Kim Eui-sung , Kim Sung-Kyun , and Yoon Kye . -sang . The film is based on the 2007 Japanese novel of the same name written by Kotaro Isaka .

Awards and nominations

In 2010, Jung So-min won a Topaz Award at the 2nd Korean Jewelry Awards. The same year, she was honored with the 18th Korea Culture and Entertainment Award in the ‘Best New Actress’ category for her role in ‘Bad Guy’.

She was nominated at the 29th MBC Drama Awards in the ‘Best New Actress’ category for her performance in ‘Playful Kiss’. In 2011, she won the New Star award at the 6th Asia Model Festival Awards’.

In 2012, he won the 12th MBC Entertainment Awards for Best Newcomer in a Comedy/Sitcom category for ‘Standby’.

In 2016, Jung So-min won the best couple award along with the actor. Lee Kwang Soo for ‘The Sound of Your Heart’ at the 15th KBS Entertainment Awards. She was later nominated for the Excellence in Actress Award for her performance in Short Drama, Red Teacher at the 30th KBS Drama Awards.

In 2017, he earned many nominations in various categories for his work on the South Korean TV series, ‘My Father Is Strange’.

Jung So-min Net Worth

Because This Is My First Life actress Jung So-min made a huge amount of money from her career. According to sources, the current net worth of her is around $6 million, but it has not been officially confirmed.

He made his appearances in various television series and movies. Some of her films that did well financially are Twenty ($21.3 million), Daddy You, Daughter Me ($4.6 million) and Golden Slumber (US$48,049).

Jung So-min’s personal life

Jung So-min is reportedly dating fellow startup Lee Joon , which was officially announced in January 2018. According to sources, they first met on the sets of My Father is Strange and eventually got started. to come out in October 2017.

Jung previously dated baseball player-turned-actor Yoon Hyun Min in 2015 and broke up at the end of the same year. The duo met through South Korean actor, Jung Kyung Ho | , who filmed dramas with both of them.

On March 7, 2015, Jung So-min and Yoon Hyun Min even appeared together at the VIP conference and after party for the movie Clown of the Salesman.

Jung So-min was once linked to Kim Hyun Joong . The rumor started because of his chemistry on the South Korean romantic comedy TV series Playful Kiss. However, they denied the rumor.

According to her Instagram posts, she loves to travel. He also sang songs and loves to play the guitar. She is also a pet lover.

Here’s more about Jung So-min and Lee Joon’s dating history.