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Jung Eun Chae (정은채; born Jung Sol Mi on November 24, 1986) 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.
In 2013, she released an EP of indie folk songs she composed herself, the self-titled Jung Eun Chae.
Early life[]
Jung Eun Chae spent 8 years living in London, starting from middle school senior year when she was 15-year-old. Due to the influence of her older brother who works at a production company, Chorokbaem Media, Jung became interested in pursuing 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 "Jung Sol Mi" 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 alternates 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 of 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 television series The King: Eternal Monarch. She gained recognition and was declared the best character according to a poll released by Cleo Singapore.
Filmography[]
Films[]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Haunters | Young Sook | |
| 2011 | Play | Eun Chae | |
| 2012 | Spring, Snow | Ji Yoon | |
| Horror Stories | Gong Ji | Segment: "Secret Recipe" | |
| 2013 | Behind the Camera | ||
| Nobody's Daughter Haewon | Hae Won | ||
| 2014 | The Fatal Encounter | Kang Wol Hye | |
| Hill of Freedom | Nam Hee | ||
| 2017 | The Table | Kyung Jin | |
| The King | Park Shi Yeon | ||
| 2018 | The Great Battle | Shi Mi | |
| Ode to the Goose | Cafe owner | Special appearance |
Television series[]
| Year | Title | Role | Network | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Drama Special: "Crossing Yeongdo Bride" | Baek Seol | KBS2 | |
| My Bittersweet Life | Go Eun Nim | KBS1 | ||
| 2013 | Drama Special: "Na-ra's Rain" | Moon Na Ra | KBS2 | |
| 2014 | Dr. Frost | Yoon Sung Ah | OCN | |
| 2018 | Return | Geum Na Ra | SBS | |
| The Guest | Kang Gil Yeong | OCN | ||
| 2019 | Legal High | Do Moon Kyung | JTBC | Cameo |
| 2020 | The King: Eternal Monarch | Goo Seo Ryung | SBS |
Music video[]
| Year | Title | Artist |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | "Heartsore Story" | Wheesung |
| 2012 | "Memory of the Wind" | Naul |
| 2013 | "Just Smile Like That" | Kwon Sun Kwan |
| "Sweet Love Virus" | Wonhyoro 1-Ga 13-25 | |
| 2018 | "Looking Back on My Life" | Lee Moon Sae |
Discography[]
| Album | Disc information |
|---|---|
| Jung Eun Chae |
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Radio program[]
| Dates | Title | Station | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| April 9, 2018 - June 3, 2018 | Film and Music Lover | MBC FM4U | DJ |
Awards and nominations[]
| Year | Award | Category | Nominated work | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 6th Asia Model Festival Awards | CF Model Award | N/A | Won |
| 25th KBS Drama Awards | Best New Actress | My Bittersweet Life | Nominated | |
| 2013 | 14th Jeonju International Film Festival | Moët Rising Star Award | Nobody's Daughter Haewon | Won |
| 49th Baeksang Arts Awards | Best New Actress (Film) | Nominated | ||
| Cine 21 Awards | Female Actress of the Year | Won | ||
| 22nd Buil Film Awards | Best Actress | Nominated | ||
| Best New Actress | Won | |||
| 14th Busan Film Critics Awards | ||||
| 33rd Korean Association of Film Critics Awards | ||||
| 34th Blue Dragon Film Awards | Nominated | |||
| 2014 | 5th KOFRA Film Awards | Won | ||
| 1st Wildflower Film Awards | Best Actress | |||
| Best New Actor/Actress | Nominated | |||
| 2018 | 32nd SBS Drama Awards | Excellence Award, Actress in a Wednesday-Thursday Drama | Return |
Trivia[]
Gallery[]
