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Ye Ji-won

Ye Ji-won

Actor · Born February 1, 1973 (53) · Seoul, South Korea

Ye Ji-won (예지원; born February 1, 1973), born Lee Yoo-jung (이유정), is a South Korean actress.

Biography from TMDB.

Born
February 1, 1973 (53)
From
Seoul, South Korea
Works as
Actor
Titles
17 on MovieCove · 66 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 39 days to Oct 28Up 90% in 30 days

What are Ye Ji-won's films like?

Across their 14 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Genres

Drama3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 76th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Comedy2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 72nd percentile
: browse their Comedy movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
42%
Self
32%
Society
10%
Survival
6%
Power
4%
Ideas
3%
Morality
2%
Romantic love8 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity5 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose5 titles, browse their movies with this themeIsolation2 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth2 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds2 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship2 titles, browse their movies with this themeMemory2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 7 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 4 · Serious 2 · Dark 1

Grounded: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their grounded movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 4 · Stylized 3 · Heightened 0

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 3 · Charged 3 · Intense 1

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 3 · Shifting 3 · Whiplash 1

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 4 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 1

Slow burn: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their slow burn movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 4 · Even-paced 2 · Relentless 1

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 2 · Engaged 5 · Full focus 0

Open-ended: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their open-ended movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

A split, not a type: Resolved 3 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 3

Roles they play

5 analyzed roles

Usually the Trickster: 2 of 5 analyzed roles.

Trickster
2 of 5
Shapeshifter
1 of 5
Mentor
1 of 5
Ally
1 of 5

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Romantic
5
Tense
6
Contemplative
5
Melancholic
5
Hopeful
4
Other
13

How their films linger

Bittersweet7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteWistful3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy3
  • Bittersweet7
  • Ambiguous4

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Ye Ji-won's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 13 of their 17 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (5).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Ye Ji-won's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

66 credits, 17 with a MovieCove page; 9 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Your Personal Taxi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Show 8 episodes · Actor

  • Florence Knockin' on You (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    as Yoo-jeong

  • 김주하의 데이앤나잇 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • 인생이 영화 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • 공개연애-여배우의 사생활 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Show 6 episodes · Actor

  • Walking in the Movies (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    as Narrator (voice)

  • 완벽한 한 모금 예지원과 함께 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Show 2 episodes · Actor

  • The Heavenly Idol(2023)

    Show 12 episodes · as Lim Sun-ja

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all shows

  • Brain Works(2023)

    Show 16 episodes · as Kim Mo-ran

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all shows

  • The New Employee (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Show 1 episode · as CEO

  • 호캉스 말고 스캉스 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Vanishing(2021)

    as Lee Mi-sook

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • The King of Tears, Lee Bang-won(2021)

    Show 32 episodes · as Queen Kang

    Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all shows

  • Introduction(2021)

    as Nurse

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • Forgotten Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Actor

  • Do Do Sol Sol La La Sol(2020)

    Show 16 episodes · as Jin Sook-Kyeong

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all shows

  • Dinner Mate (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Show 32 episodes · as Nam A-young

  • Invitation (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    as Jang Hyun-jae

  • Hospital Playlist(2020)

    Show 1 episode · as Jeong-won's Eldest Sister

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all shows

  • Never Twice (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Show 72 episodes · as Bang Eun-Ji

  • Homme Fatale(2019)

    as Nan-seol

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • Love Affairs in the Afternoon(2019)

    Show 16 episodes · as Choi Soo Ah

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all shows

  • Still 17 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Show 32 episodes · as Jennifer

  • Busted!(2018)

    Show 1 episode · as Ye Ji-won

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all shows

  • Should We Kiss First (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Show 40 episodes · as Lee Mi-Ra

  • 엄마는 연예인 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Naesungjukin Boseu(2017)

    Show 16 episodes · as Dang Yoo-Hee

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all shows

  • My Wife's Having an Affair This Week (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Show 12 episodes · as Eun Ah-ra

  • Another Miss Oh(2016)

    Show 18 episodes · as Park Soo-Kyung

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all shows

  • Page Turner (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Show 3 episodes · as Yoo-Seul's Mother

  • 비밀독서단 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • The Producers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Show 12 episodes · as Administrative employee

  • A Week of Romance (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Show 33 episodes · as 예지원

  • 여행남녀 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Show 24 episodes · Actor

  • Our Sooni (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    as Sooni

  • Chagall's Birthday (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Show 1 episode · as Eun-ha

  • Our Sunhi(2013)

    as Joohyun

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • Boomerang Family(2013)

    as Soo-ja

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • Nobody's Daughter Haewon(2013)

    as Yeonju

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • The Winter of the Year Was Warm (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    as Yu-jung

  • The Kick(2011)

    as Yoon

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • Law of the Jungle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Show 38 episodes · Actor

  • Hanji (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    as Hyo-kyung

  • Running Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Show 2 episodes · Actor

  • Ha Ha Ha (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    as Ahn Yeonjoo

  • Cutie Pie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Show 138 episodes · Actor

  • After the Banquet (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    as Lee Yoo-ri

  • Boy Meets Boy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    as The fairy

  • What Happened Last Night (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    as Yu-jin

  • SBS Entertainment Awards (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Show 1 episode · as Host

  • Evasive Inquiry Agency (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Show 16 episodes · Actor

  • Femme Fatal (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    as Jiwon

  • Meet Mr. Daddy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    as Ha Sun-young

  • Old Miss Diary (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    as Choi Mi-ja

  • So Cute (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    as Soon-yi

  • Old Miss Diary (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Show 232 episodes · as Choi Mi-ja

  • 올드미스 다이어리 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Show 2 episodes · Actor

  • The First Amendment of Korea (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    as Ko Eun-bi

  • 2424 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    as Jo Kwang-ja

  • On the Occasion of Remembering the Turning Gate(2002)

    as Myung-sook

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • 여고시절 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Juliet's Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Show 17 episodes · as Song Chaerin

  • The Anarchists (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    as Kaneko

  • 1996 Mulberry (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Actor

  • The Blue House Family (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Show 1 episode · as First Lady

  • The Housewife (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as The Housewife

Career shape

Star power in the 96th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 66 titles, 64 of them dated from 1996 to 2026; peak year 2022.

Biggest box office

Homme Fatale (2019)

$1.9M worldwide

Highest rated

On the Occasion of Remembering the Turning Gate (2002)

Midcredits 86th

Most popular right now

Another Miss Oh (2016)

Film career

19962026

Peak 2022 · steadily prominent in film for years. Top draw in 2 MovieCove titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

  • 2002Screen debut· On the Occasion of Remembering the Turning Gate
  • 2016Career best· Another Miss Oh

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting66 of 66: 66 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score57th

By decade

1990s1 · acting2000s17 · acting2010s27 · acting2020s19 · acting

Billing

usually 4th · top billed in 0% of 7 roles

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30.

How do Ye Ji-won's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 68th percentile, the median of all 8; across their 7 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 64th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

64thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 7

Approval · how many liked their films

70thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 7

Reach · how many have seen their films

67thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 7

Midcredits score across 17 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up5
  • 50th to 74th6
  • 25th to 49th5
  • Below 25th1

Shape of the crowd

11 of their 17 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Divisive1
  • Crowd Pleaser11
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed3

Most divisive · actor

The King of Tears, Lee Bang-won (2021)

99th percentile spread · 54% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

On the Occasion of Remembering the Turning Gate (2002)

Midcredits 86th · 73% liked

Reviewers score the acting 68/100 in their films, across 6 reviewed titles; fans 76, detractors 37. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Who does Ye Ji-won work with?

People who share at least 2 of Ye Ji-won's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Hong Sang-soo shares the most, 4.

Directors

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers