# Jung Eun-chae

Jung Sol-mi (Korean: 정솔미; born November 24, 1986), known professionally as Jung Eun-chae (Korean: 정은채), is a South Korean actress, model and TV host. Jung began her career as a model, then made her acting breakthrough as the titular character in Nobody's Daughter Haewon (2013), a film by auteur Hong Sang-soo that premiered at the 63rd Berlin International Film Festival.

## Early life

Jung Eun-chae spent 8 years living in London, starting from middle school senior year when she was 15 years old. Due to the influence of her older brother who works at a production company, Chorokbaem Media, Jung became interested in pursuing an acting career after she returned to South Korea.

## Career

Jung Eun-chae debuted as a commercial model. A string of memorable commercials has earned her a CF Model of the Year title at the 2011 6th Asia Model Festival Awards. She uses a stage name instead of her real name because of the similarity with a veteran actress Park Sol-mi. Jung made her acting debut after passing the audition for the supernatural thriller film Haunters.
Since then, Jung has alternated between doing blockbuster films such as The Fatal Encounter, The King, The Great Battle and art films such as Nobody's Daughter Haewon, Hill of Freedom, The Table. Her breakthrough came with Nobody's Daughter Haewon, in which she received multiple prestigious awards winning and nominations.
Jung's debut in television dramas was through the 2011 KBS1 telenovela My Bittersweet Life. Three years later, she acted in a psychological thriller series Dr. Frost.
She made a big comeback to the TV drama in 2018 with two series released on the same year, SBS hit legal crime Return and OCN's The Guest, a drama that combines the elements of exorcism, shamanism, and procedural.
She was later cast as one of the main characters in the 2020 SBS TV series The King: Eternal Monarch. She gained recognition and was declared the best character according to a poll released by Cleo Singapore.
In August 2022, Jung renewed her contract with KeyEast. In 2023, Jung left KeyEast and established a one-man agency, Project Hosoo, with her long-time manager.
Jung was cast as prosecutor in the 2024 ENA's legal crime Your Honor, her first television series after four years. In the same year, she was cast as Moon Ok-gyeong in the television series Jeongnyeon: The Star Is Born, replacing Kim Hieora.

## Filmography
### Films

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2010 | Haunters | Young-sook | |
| 2011 | Play | Eun-chae | |
| 2012 | Spring, Snow | Ji-yoon | |
| 2012 | Horror Stories | Gong-ji | segment: "Secret Recipe" |
| 2013 | Behind the Camera | | |
| 2013 | Nobody's Daughter Haewon | Hae-won | |
| 2014 | The Fatal Encounter | Kang Wol-hye | |
| 2014 | Hill of Freedom | Nam-hee | |
| 2017 | The Table | Kyung-jin | |
| 2017 | The King | Park Shi-yeon | |
| 2018 | The Great Battle | Shi-mi | |
| 2018 | Ode to the Goose | Cafe owner | Special appearance |
| 2023 | Someone You Loved | Ah-yeong | |

### Television series

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2010 | Pasta | Waiter Ep 2 | Cameo (episode 2) |
| 2011 | KBS Drama Special: "Crossing Yeongdo Bride" | Baek Seol | one act-drama |
| 2011 | My Bittersweet Life | Go Eun-nim | |
| 2013 | KBS Drama Special: "Na-ra's Rain" | Moon Na-ra | One act-drama |
| 2014 | Dr. Frost | Yoon Sung-ah | |
| 2018 | Return | Geum Na-ra | |
| 2018 | The Guest | Kang Gil-yeong | |
| 2019 | Legal High | Cameo | |
| 2020 | The King: Eternal Monarch | Goo Seo-ryung | |
| 2021 | L.U.C.A.: The Beginning | Director Jung | Cameo (Episode 8) |
| 2024 | Your Honor | Kang So-young | Episodes 5-10 |
| 2024 | Jeongnyeon: The Star Is Born | Moon Ok-gyeong | |

### Television show

| Year | Title | Role | Ref. |
| 2013 | March: A Story of Friends | Cast member | |

### Web series

| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
| 2022–present | Pachinko | Kyung Hee | Season 1–2 | |
| 2022 | Anna | Hyeon-joo | | |

### Radio program

| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
| 2018 | Film and Music Lover | DJ | April 9, 2018 – June 3, 2018 | |

### Music video

| Year | Song title | Artist |
| 2011 | "Heartsore Story" | Wheesung |
| 2012 | "Memory of the Wind" | Naul |
| 2013 | "Just Smile Like That" | Kwon Sun-kwan |
| 2013 | "Sweet Love Virus" | Wonhyoro 1-Ga 13-25 |
| 2018 | "Looking Back on My Life" | Lee Moon-sae |

## Discography

List of extended plays :
| Title | Details |
| Jung Eun-chae | Released: April 16, 2013 Label: Mirrorball Music Formats: CD, digital download, streaming Track listing 이방인 잘 지내나요 달 소년,소녀 (Boy & Girl) - feat. Thomas Cook 여름바다 (Summer Sea) |

## Awards and nominations

Name of the award ceremony, year presented, category, nominee of the award, and the result of the nomination :
| Award ceremony | Year | Category | Nominee / Work | Result |
| APAN Star Awards | 2022 | Excellence Award, Actress in an OTT Drama | Anna | Nominated |
| Asia Model Awards | 2011 | CF Model Award | Jung Eun-chae | Won |
| Baeksang Arts Awards | 2013 | Best New Actress – Film | Nobody's Daughter Haewon | Nominated |
| Baeksang Arts Awards | 2023 | Best Supporting Actress – Television | Anna | Nominated |
| Blue Dragon Film Awards | 2013 | Best New Actress | Nobody's Daughter Haewon | Nominated |
| Blue Dragon Series Awards | 2023 | Best Supporting Actress | Anna | Nominated |
| Buil Film Awards | 2013 | Best Actress | Nobody's Daughter Haewon | Nominated |
| Buil Film Awards | 2013 | Best New Actress | Nobody's Daughter Haewon | Won |
| Busan Film Critics Awards | 2013 | Best New Actress | Nobody's Daughter Haewon | Won |
| Cine 21 Awards | 2013 | Female Actress of the Year | Nobody's Daughter Haewon | Won |
| Director's Cut Awards | 2023 | Best Actress in Television | Anna | Nominated |
| Jeonju International Film Festival | 2013 | Moët Rising Star Award | Nobody's Daughter Haewon | Won |
| KBS Drama Awards | 2011 | Best New Actress | My Bittersweet Life | Nominated |
| Korean Association of Film Critics Awards | 2013 | Best New Actress | Nobody's Daughter Haewon | Won |
| KOFRA Film Awards | 2014 | Best New Actress | Nobody's Daughter Haewon | Won |
| SBS Drama Awards | 2018 | Excellence Award, Actress in a Wednesday-Thursday Drama | Return | Nominated |
| SBS Drama Awards | 2020 | Excellence Award, Actress in a Miniseries Fantasy/Romance Drama | The King: Eternal Monarch | Nominated |
| Wildflower Film Awards | 2014 | Best Actress | Nobody's Daughter Haewon | Won |
| Wildflower Film Awards | 2014 | Best New Actor/Actress | Nobody's Daughter Haewon | Nominated |