# Jeon So-min

Jeon So-min (Korean: 전소민; born April 7, 1986) is a South Korean actress. Jeon made her debut in 2004 with sitcom Miracle. In 2006, she made her big-screen debut through the film, Cinderella. Jeon played her first leading role in the television series Princess Aurora, she received recognition for her role at the 2013 MBC Drama Awards, where she won the "Best New Actress Award".
Her other notable performances include the daily drama Tomorrow Victory (2015), romantic comedy drama Something About 1% (2016), medical thriller Cross (2018), romantic comedy drama Top Star U-back (2018), Review: Notebook of my Embarrassing Days (2018), Birthday Letter (2019) and Big Data Romance (2019).
Jeon joined variety show Running Man as a regular cast member from April 2017 to October 2023, where she achieved international recognition. She also appeared in the first two seasons of variety show Sixth Sense.

## Early life

Jeon So-min was born on April 7, 1986. Her hometown is at Goyang, Gyeonggi Province. Jeon has a younger brother, Wook-min. Before Jeon's official debut in the acting industry, she had been working as a fashion magazine model on her second year of high school. She graduated from Dongduk Women's University, majoring in Broadcasting and Entertainment.

## Career

In April 2017, Jeon joined Running Man as a regular cast member.
In January 2020, Jeon published her first book titled You Can Call Me After a Drink.
In April 2020, it was announced that Jeon has signed with King Kong by Starship.
In October 2020, Jeon starred in The Name.
In May 2022, Jeon renewed her contract with King Kong by Starship.
On October 23, 2023, King Kong by Starship announced that Jeon will be stepping down from Running Man due to her needing some time to recharge and focus in her acting. Her last recording took place on October 30, 2023.
On May 8, 2024, King Kong by Starship announced that Jeon's exclusive contract won't be renewed, ending her 4 years collaboration with the agency.
In July 2024, Jeon signed with new agency Studio Santa Claus Entertainment.

## Other ventures
### Ambassadorship

| Year | Title |
| 2010 | Recycling Your Bicycle Promotional Ambassador |
| 2011 | 41st Earth Day Public Relations Ambassador |
| 2013 | 5th Ambassador for Climate Change Week |
| 2014 | 6th Ambassador to the Climate Change Week |
| 2014 | Boryeong Mud Festival Public Relations Ambassador |
| 2015 | Suncheon Bay Animal Film Festival Ambassador |
| 2016 | Public Relations Ambassador of the "Four Great Social Policies: Sexual Violence, School Violence, Domestic Violence and Bad Food Distribution" |
| 2019 | Personal information protection campaign promotional ambassadors with mobile carriers |

## Filmography
### Film

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2006 | Cinderella | Hye-won | |
| 2011 | Help Me | | Short Film |
| 2012 | Love Call | Soo-ah | |
| 2013 | Sun Cream | | Short film |
| 2019 | Shall We Do It Again [ko] | | Cameo |
| 2020 | THE NAME | Seo Ri-ae | |
| 2022 | 2037 | Jang Mi | |
| 2024 | Eighteen Youth | Hee-joo | |
| TBA | Only God Knows Everything | Soo-yeon | |

### Television series

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2004 | Miracle | | |
| 2004 | Drama City: "Father of the Ocean" | | One-act drama |
| 2007 | The Great Catsby | Choi Soo-yeon | |
| 2008 | One Mom and Three Dads | Nam Jong-hee | |
| 2008 | East of Eden | Lee Ki-soon | |
| 2010 | Joseon X-Files | Choi Eui-sin | Cameo (Episode 6) |
| 2010 | Jungle Fish 2 | Ahn Ba-woo's dating partner | Cameo (Episode 3) |
| 2010–2011 | Finding Mr. and Ms. Right | Young-hwa | |
| 2011 | Baby Faced Beauty | Lee Jin-hee | Cameo (Episode 7 and 9) |
| 2011 | Drama Special: "Yeongdeok Women's Wrestling Team" | Cha Yeon-hee | One-act drama |
| 2011 | KBS HDTV Literature Hall: "Gwangyeom Sonata" | Nam Jeong-yeon | |
| 2011–2012 | Insu, the Queen Mother | Jang Nok-soo | Cameo (Episode 56–58 and 60) |
| 2013 | Princess Aurora | Oh Ro-ra | |
| 2014 | Endless Love | Kim Se-gyung | |
| 2014 | Mother's Garden | Baek Song-i | Cameo (Episode 16) |
| 2014 | More Than a Maid | Dan-ji | |
| 2015 | Late Night Restaurant | Hye-jin | Cameo (Episode 13) |
| 2015–2016 | Tomorrow Victory | Han Seung-ri | |
| 2016 | Drinking Solo | Kim Won-hae's sister-in-law Jin Jung-suk's blind date partner | Cameo (Episode 10) |
| 2016 | Something About 1% | Kim Da-hyun | |
| 2017 | My Secret Romance | Girl in the Club | Cameo (Episode 1) |
| 2017 | Idol Drama Operation Team | Herself | Cameo (Episode 1 and 8) |
| 2017 | The Bride of Habaek | Patient | Cameo (Episode 4) |
| 2017 | Single Wife | TV Host | Cameo (Episode 1) |
| 2018 | Cross | Go Ji-in | |
| 2018 | Drama Special: "Review Notebook of My Embarrassing Days" | Do Do-hye | One-act drama |
| 2018 | Top Star U-back | Oh Kang-soon | |
| 2019 | Drama Special: "Birthday Letter" | Kim Jae-yeon | |
| 2019 | Drama Stage: "Big Data Dating" | Ahn Bit-na | One-act drama |
| 2021 | Drama Special: "Hee-soo" | Hwang Joo-eun | Four-act drama |
| 2021–2022 | Show Window: The Queen's House | Yoon Mi-ra | |
| 2022 | Cleaning Up | Ahn In-kyung | |
| 2023 | Delivery Man | Ghost | Cameo (Episode 4) |

### Web series

| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
| 2021 | So I Married the Anti-fan | Kim Da-hyun | Cameo (Episode 11) | |

### Television shows

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2017 | Living Together in Empty Room | Cast member | With Brave Brothers and Yang Se-chan (Episode 1–7) |
| 2017–2023 | Running Man | Cast member | |
| 2020–2021 | Sixth Sense | Cast member | Season 1–2 |
| 2022–2023 | The Skip Dating | Host | |

### Hosting

| Year | Title | Notes |
| 2019 | 25th Dream Concert | With Leeteuk and Gongchan |
| 2021 | 2020 APAN Music Awards | With Kim Jong-kook |
| 2022 | 2022 K Global Heart Dream Awards | With Lee Yong-jin |

### Music video appearances

| Year | Song title | Artist |
| 2004 | "How Much" | Turtles |
| 2011 | "Just Looking at You Is Nice" | No Reply [ko] |
| 2011 | "Sun & Star" | Joosuc [ko] |
| 2013 | "Atlantis Princess" | Lena Park |
| 2021 | "Be With Me" | Soran |

## Discography
### Singles

| Title | Year | Album |
| "He_Starlight" (Kim Dong-wan feat. Jeon So-min) | 2014 | Non-album single |
| "Confession, Come Out Now" (with Soran and Yoo Jae-suk as JeonSoran and Yoo Jae-suk) | 2019 | Running Man Fan-meeting: Project Running 9 |
| "I Like It" (with Running Man members) | 2019 | Running Man Fan-meeting: Project Running 9 |

### Narrations

| Title | Year | Album |
| "Blue & Blue" (Choi Botton Narr. Jeon So-min) | 2021 | Normal Blue |
| "I Love You" (Choi Botton Narr. Jeon So-min) | 2021 | Normal Red |
| "Why Not Cut Long Hair" (Choi Botton Narr. Jeon So-min) | 2021 | Normal Black |

### Composition credits

| Title | Year | Artist | Album | Notes |
| "Blue & Blue" | 2021 | Choi Botton | Normal Blue | As lyricist |
| "I Love You" | 2021 | Choi Botton | Normal Red | As lyricist |
| "Romantic" | 2021 | Choi Botton | Normal Red | As lyricist |
| "Why Not Cut Long Hair" | 2021 | Choi Botton | Normal Black | As lyricist |
| "Let's Be Forever" | 2021 | Choi Botton | Normal White | As lyricist |
| "One Room" | 2021 | Lee Ki-chan | Non-album single | As lyricist |
| "Witness" | 2024 | Choi Jung-in | Non-album single | As lyricist |

## 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(s) / Work(s) | Result |
| Asia Artist Awards | 2020 | Popularity Award (Actress) | Jeon So-min | Nominated |
| Asia Model Awards | 2014 | Drama Star Award | Princess Aurora | Won |
| Asia Model Awards | 2017 | Popular Star Award | Jeon So-min | Won |
| Brand Customer Loyalty Awards | 2019 | Actress Brand Loyalty Leader | Jeon So-min | Won |
| KBS Drama Awards | 2018 | Best Actress in a One-Act/Special/Short Drama | Review Notebook of My Embarrassing Days | Nominated |
| KBS Drama Awards | 2021 | Best Actress in Drama Special/TV Cinema | Hee-soo | Won |
| Korea Drama Awards | 2014 | Excellence Award, actress | Princess Aurora | Nominated |
| Korea Drama Awards | 2022 | Excellence Award, actress | Show Window: The Queen's House | Won |
| Korea First Brand Awards | 2018 | Female Commercial Model Award | Jeon So-min | Won |
| Korea First Brand Awards | 2020 | Best Multi-Entertainer | Running Man and The Sixth Sense | Won |
| Korea First Brand Awards | 2021 | Best Multi-Entertainer (Female) | Jeon So-min | Won |
| MBC Drama Awards | 2013 | Best New Actress | Princess Aurora | Won |
| MBC Drama Awards | 2016 | Excellence Award, Actress in a Serial Drama | Tomorrow Victory | Nominated |
| SBS Entertainment Awards | 2017 | Rookie Award, Variety | Running Man | Won |
| SBS Entertainment Awards | 2017 | Best Couple Award | Jeon So-min (with Lee Kwang-soo) Running Man | Won |
| SBS Entertainment Awards | 2018 | Top Excellence Award in Variety Category | Running Man | Won |
| SBS Entertainment Awards | 2018 | Excellence Award in Variety Category | Running Man | Nominated |
| SBS Entertainment Awards | 2018 | Best Couple Award | Jeon So-min (with Lee Kwang-soo) Running Man | Nominated |
| SBS Entertainment Awards | 2020 | Golden Content Award | With Running Man members | Won |
| Seoul International Drama Awards | 2022 | Best Actress | Hee-soo | Nominated |