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Jung So-min

Jung So-min

Actor · Born March 16, 1989 (37) · Busan, South Korea

Kim Yoon-ji (born March 16, 1989), known professionally as Jung So-min, is a South Korean actress. Jung made her screen debut in 2010 with a supporting role in the television series Bad Guy. She then got her first leading role that same year in the romantic comedy television series Playful Kiss. She is known for her leading roles in the television series Because This Is My First Life (2017), Alchemy of Souls (2022), Love Next Door (2024), and Would You Marry Me? (2025), as well as the film Love Reset (2023).

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
March 16, 1989 (37)
From
Busan, South Korea
Works as
Actor
Titles
21 on Motif · 37 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 157 days to Oct 28Down 3% in 30 days

What are Jung So-min's films like?

Across their 15 Motif titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
53%
Self
27%
Survival
12%
Morality
3%
Society
3%
Ideas
1%
Romantic love9 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds6 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose4 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival2 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity3 titles, browse their movies with this themeComing of age2 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth2 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 5 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 0 · Dark 1

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

Grounded 3 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 0

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

Gentle 0 · Charged 4 · Intense 1

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

Steady 2 · Shifting 2 · Whiplash 1

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

Straight-faced 1 · Some laughs 0 · Funny 4

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 1 · Even-paced 3 · 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 2 · Full focus 1

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

A split, not a type: Easy watch 3 · Affecting 2 · Heavy 0

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 5 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

10 analyzed roles

Usually the Hero: 7 of 10 analyzed roles.

Hero
7 of 10
Ally
3 of 10
Show the 10 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Joyful
10
Warm
9
Romantic
6
Tense
5
Hopeful
4
Other
9

How their films linger

Feel-good9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Happy9
  • Bittersweet4
  • Tragic1
  • Ambiguous1

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 Jung So-min's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 19 of their 21 Motif titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Jung So-min's titles on Motif; 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

37 credits, 21 with a Motif page; 6 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Would You Marry Me?(2025)

    Show 12 episodes · as Yoo Meri

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all shows

  • Love Next Door(2024)

    Show 16 episodes · as Bae Seok-ryu

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all shows

  • Love Reset(2023)

    as Hong Na-ra

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • Project Wolf Hunting(2022)

    as Lee Da-yeon

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • Alchemy of Souls(2022)

    Show 20 episodes · as Mu-deok

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all shows

  • Monthly Magazine Home(2021)

    Show 16 episodes · as Na Young Won

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all shows

  • My Roommate Is a Gumiho(2021)

    Show 2 episodes · as Shin Woo-Yeo's past love

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all shows

  • Dark History Generator (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2021)

    Director

  • Fix You (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2020)

    Show 32 episodes · as Han Woo-joo

  • Melloga Chejil(2019)

    Show 1 episode · as Seon-ju

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • Homme Fatale(2019)

    as Hae-won

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • Abyss(2019)

    Show 1 episode · as Grimreaper

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all shows

  • The Smile Has Left Your Eyes(2018)

    Show 16 episodes · as Yoo Jin-Kang

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all shows

  • What's Wrong with Secretary Kim(2018)

    Show 1 episode · as Mi-so's mother

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all shows

  • Golden Slumber(2018)

    as Yoo-mi

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • Because This Is My First Life(2017)

    Show 16 episodes · as Yoon Ji-ho

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all shows

  • Daddy You, Daughter Me(2017)

    as Won Do-yeon

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • Father Is Strange(2017)

    Show 52 episodes · as Byun Mi-Young

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all shows

  • The Sound of Your Heart(2016)

    Show 20 episodes · as Choi Ae-Bong

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all shows

  • The Red Teacher (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2016)

    as Park Soon Deok

  • Candy in My Ear (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2016)

    Show 10 episodes · as 출연

  • Alice: Boy from Wonderland (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2015)

    as Hye Jung

  • D-Day(2015)

    Show 20 episodes · as Jung Ddol Mi

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all shows

  • Twenty(2015)

    as So-min

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • Big Man (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2014)

    Show 16 episodes · as Kang Jin-ah

  • Came To Me And Become A Star (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2013)

    as Ha Jin

  • Can We Get Married?(2012)

    Show 20 episodes · as Hye-yoon

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all shows

  • 개구리 (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2011)

    Actor

  • 你是我的传说 (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2011)

    Actor

  • Mischievous Kiss(2010)

    Show 16 episodes · as Oh Ha-ni

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all shows

  • Secret Investigation Record (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2010)

    Show 12 episodes · as Choi Eui-Shin

  • Bad Boy (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2010)

    Show 17 episodes · as Hong Mo-ne

  • Worst Friends (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2009)

    as Mang

  • Ah, Man (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2008)

    Actor

  • The Great Catsby (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2007)

    Show 24 episodes · Actor

  • The Dealer (not in the Motif catalog yet)

    Show 1 episode · as Jeong Geon-hwa

  • 해오름달 열이레 (not in the Motif catalog yet)

    Show 1 episode · as Heo Seol-hee

Career shape

Star power in the 97th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 38 titles, 36 of them dated from 2007 to 2025; peak year 2023.

Biggest box office

Twenty (2015)

$22M worldwide

Highest rated

The Sound of Your Heart (2016)

Midcredits 92nd

Most popular right now

Love Next Door (2024)

Film career

20072025

Peak 2023 · their film career is on the way up. Top draw in 7 Motif 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.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting37 of 38: 37 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score75thDirecting1 of 38: 1 only directing, 0 with another role

By decade

2000s3 · acting2010s24 · acting2020s9 · 8 acting · 1 crew

Billing

usually 4th · top billed in 0% of 5 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 Motif, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30.

How do Jung So-min's films land?

Their typical Motif film has a Midcredits score in the 70th percentile, the median of all 6; across their 5 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 72nd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

72ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Approval · how many liked their films

72ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Reach · how many have seen their films

77thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Midcredits score across 21 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up11
  • 50th to 74th7
  • 25th to 49th3

Shape of the crowd

14 of their 21 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved4
  • Crowd Pleaser14
  • Mixed3

Most divisive · actor

Homme Fatale (2019)

55th percentile spread · 10% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Alchemy of Souls (2022)

Midcredits 99th · 93% liked

Reviewers score the acting 72/100 in their films, across 5 reviewed titles; fans 79, detractors 59. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on Motif; 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 Motif 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.

Is Jung So-min's work okay for kids?

Across a limited sample of up to 4 Motif titles with content scores.

Their medianMedian of all films
Sex & Nudity4 titlesmedian 45 · moderateMedian of all films: 32

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.

Who does Jung So-min work with?

People who share at least 2 of Jung So-min's Motif titles, grouped by what they did on them; Jang Young-nam shares the most, 3.

Directors

Actors

Producers