# Jin Ki-joo

Jin Ki-joo (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.

## Career

Jin Ki-joo was previously an employee of Samsung SDS and then worked as reporter for SBS 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.
2018 was 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 planned to be broadcast in 2025.

## Filmography
### Films

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2018 | Little Forest | Eun-sook | |
| 2018 | Unknown Woman | Hae-kyung | Short film |
| 2021 | Midnight | Kyung-mi | TVING release |
| 2024 | Land of Happiness | Jo Soon-jung | |

### Television series

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2015 | Second 20s | Park Seung-hyun | |
| 2015 | Splash Splash Love | Queen Soheon | 2 Episodes |
| 2016 | One More Happy Ending | An Soon-soo | |
| 2016 | The Good Wife | Song Hee-soo | |
| 2016 | Moon Lovers: Scarlet Heart Ryeo | Chae-ryung | |
| 2017 | Wednesday 3:30 PM | Sun Eun-woo | |
| 2018 | Misty | Han Ji-won | |
| 2018 | Come and Hug Me | Han Jae-yi / Gil Nak-won | |
| 2019 | The Secret Life of My Secretary | Jung Gal-hee | |
| 2020–2021 | Homemade Love Story | Lee Bit Chae Woon | |
| 2022 | From Now On, Showtime! | Go Seul-hae | |
| 2022 | Shooting Stars | Kim Jin-kyung | Cameo (episode 11) |
| 2023 | My Perfect Stranger | Baek Yoon-young | |
| 2025 | Undercover High School | Oh Soo-ah | |

### Web series

| Year | Title | Role | Ref. |
| 2024 | Uncle Samsik | Joo Yeo-jin | |

### Television shows

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2014 | Supermodel Contest | Contestant | |
| 2015 | Model House Room of Ten | | |
| 2018 | Young Farmer (청년 농부) | Narrator | Documentary |

### Music video appearances

| Year | Song Title | Artist | Ref. |
| 2021 | "It's Snowing" | Lee Mu-jin (ft.Heize) | |

## Discography
### Singles

| Title | Year | Album |
| "Spring" (여기 봄) | 2017 | Wednesday 3.30 pm OST |

## 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 | 2018 | Best New Actress | Misty | Nominated |
| APAN Star Awards | 2021 | Excellence Award, Actress in Serial Drama | Homemade Love Story | Nominated |
| Baeksang Arts Awards | 2018 | Best New Actress – Film | Little Forest | Nominated |
| Buil Film Awards | 2018 | Best New Actress | Little Forest | Nominated |
| Chunsa Film Art Awards | 2019 | Best New Actress | Little Forest | Won |
| Grand Bell Awards | 2018 | Best New Actress | Little Forest | Nominated |
| KBS Drama Awards | 2020 | Excellence Award, Actress in a Mid-length Drama | Homemade Love Story | Won |
| KBS Drama Awards | 2020 | Best Couple Award | Jin Ki-joo (with Lee Jang-woo and Jeong Bo-seok) Homemade Love Story | Won |
| MBC Drama Awards | 2018 | Excellence Award, Actor in a Wednesday-Thursday Miniseries | Come and Hug Me | Nominated |
| MBC Drama Awards | 2018 | Best Couple Award | Jin Ki-joo (with Jang Ki-yong) Come and Hug Me | Won |
| MBC Drama Awards | 2022 | Top Excellence Award, Actress in a Miniseries | From Now On, Showtime! | Nominated |
| MBC Drama Awards | 2022 | Best Couple Award | Jin Ki-joo (with Park Hae-jin) From Now On, Showtime! | Nominated |
| SBS Drama Awards | 2019 | Excellence Award, Actress in a Miniseries | The Secret Life of My Secretary | Nominated |
| Supermodel Contest | 2014 | Olivia Lauren Prize | Jin Ki-joo | Won |
| The Seoul Awards | 2018 | Best New Actress | Little Forest | Nominated |