Jeong Yu-mi (actress, born 1984)

Jeong Yu-mi is a South Korean actress. She is best known for starring in Rooftop Prince, Six Flying Dragons and Partners for Justice.

Not to be confused with Jung Yu-mi (actress, born 1983).
In this Korean name, the family name is Jeong.
Jeong Yu-mi
Born (1984-02-23) February 23, 1984
Busan, South Korea
Other namesJung Yoo-mi
EducationHanyang University
OccupationActress
Years active2003–present
AgentAce Factory
Korean name
Hangul
Hanja
Revised RomanizationJeong Yu-mi
McCune–ReischauerChŏng Yu-mi

Career

Jeong Yu-mi made her entertainment debut in a Lotte Xylitol chewing gum commercial in 2003. After playing minor roles in several TV series and movies, she became a household name when she portrayed a gentle girlfriend in A Thousand Days' Promise (2011) and a scheming secretary in Rooftop Prince (2012).[1][2][3][4][5][6]

Having previously appeared in the Chinese drama Five Star Hotel (2007), Jeong starred opposite Leon Lai and Gao Yuanyuan in the Chinese film Nobleman's Path (2012).[1][7]

She was cast in the revenge manhwa-turned-TV series City Conquest, but the project was eventually cancelled after it couldn't secure a timeslot.[8] Instead, Jeong starred in the family drama Wonderful Mama (2013) in her first leading role.[9]

In September 2013, she joined the season 4 cast of dating reality show We Got Married, where she was paired with singer Jung Joon-young.[10] She later appeared in the music video for Jung's single "The Sense of an Ending."[11] The same year, she was cast in her first big screen leading role for the horror film Tunnel 3D.[12]

Jeong next headlined the daily drama Mother's Garden (2014) and period drama More Than a Maid (2015).[13][14][15] She then took on a supporting role in the historical drama Six Flying Dragons.[16]

In 2016, Jung was cast as the female lead in revenge drama The Master of Revenge.[17] In 2017, she headlined the weekend drama Bravo My Life.[18]

In 2018, Jung was cast in the crime drama Partners for Justice as a rookie prosecutor.[19] She next stars in the medical exorcism drama Priest.[20]

Filmography

Film
Year Title Role Notes
2002 Are You Seeing Anyone? Yu-mi short film
2003 Singles Hee-jung
The Greatest Expectation Interviewee 2
Silmido High school girl on the bus
2004 The Doll Master Woman in kimono
2005 The Secret within Her Mask Jeong short film
Wet Dreams 2 Class president
Innocent Steps Oh Mi-soo
Cello
2007 The Phantom Sonata short film
Hwang Jin Yi Yi-geum
Someone Behind You Lee Myung-hee
2011 You're My Pet Lee Young-eun
2012 Wonderful Radio Nan-sol [21]
Nobleman's Path Mun-wan Chinese film[22][23]
2014 The Tunnel Eun-joo [24]
TBA The Choice: A Story of the Old Shanghai Chinese film; unreleased

Television series
Year Title Role Network Notes Ref.
2004 Terms of Endearment Maeng Han-ji KBS2
Heaven's Fate Kim Hye-bin MBC
2007 Five Star Hotel Kim Ji-ae CCTV-1
2008 The Great King, Sejong Da-yeon KBS1/KBS2
Painter of the Wind SBS
2009 Friend, Our Legend Min Eun-ji MBC
Assorted Gems Lee Kang-ji
2010 Dong Yi Jung eum
2011 A Thousand Days' Promise Noh Hyang-gi SBS
2012 Rooftop Prince Hong Se-na / Hwa-yong [25]
2013 Wonderful Mama Go Young-chae [26]
2014 Mother's Garden Seo Yoon-joo MBC [27][28]
2015 More Than a Maid Guk In-yeob jTBC [29]
Six Flying Dragons Yeon-hee SBS [30]
2016 The Master of Revenge Chae Yeo-kyung KBS2 [31]
Legend of the Blue Sea Kim Hye-jin SBS (Cameo, Ep 8) [32]
2017 Bravo My Life Ha Do-na [33]
2018 Partners for Justice Eun Sol MBC [34]
Priest Ham Eun-ho OCN [35]
2019 Partners for Justice 2 Eun Sol MBC [36]

Variety show
Year Title Network Notes Ref.
2013–2014 We Got Married - Season 4 MBC Cast member,
paired with Jung Joon-young (episodes 55-89)		 [37]
2019 Running Man (TV series) SBS Guest Episode 436
2019 Mirage Restaurant MBC Cast member [38]

Music video
Year Song Title Artist
2006 "Not You, But Your Sister" EZ-Life
2011 "Girlfriend" Jay Park
2013 "The Sense of an Ending" [39] Jung Joon-young
2016 "UUU" Jung-in

Dj Radio
Year Title Network Notes
2016–2018 Jeong Yu-mi's FM Date MBC FM4U 10th host in program history

Awards and nominations
Year Award Category Nominated work Result Ref.
2011 SBS Drama Awards Excellence Award, Actress in a Special Planning Drama A Thousand Days' Promise Nominated [40]
New Star Award Won
2012 SBS Drama Awards Excellence Award, Actress in a Drama Special Rooftop Prince Won
2013 MBC Entertainment Awards Best Newcomer Award for Variety Show We Got Married Won
SBS Drama Awards Excellence Award, Actress in a Weekend/Daily Drama Wonderful Mama Nominated
2014 MBC Drama Awards Top Excellence Award, Actress in a Serial Drama Mother's Garden Nominated
2015 SBS Drama Awards Special Award, Actress in a Serial Drama Six Flying Dragons Nominated
2016 5th APAN Star Awards Excellence Award, Actress in a Serial Drama Won [41]
KBS Drama Awards Excellence Award, Actress in a Mid-length Drama The Master of Revenge Nominated
2017 MBC Entertainment Awards Rookie Award, Radio Category Jeong Yu-mi's FM Date Won [42]
SBS Drama Awards Excellence Award, Actress in a Daily/Weekend Drama Bravo My Life Nominated
2018 MBC Drama Awards Top Excellence Award, Actress in a Monday-Tuesday Drama Partners for Justice Won [43]
2019 32nd Grimae Awards Best Actress Partners for Justice 2 Won [44]
MBC Drama Awards Top Excellence Award, Actress in a Monday-Tuesday Miniseries Nominated [45]
2020 20th MBC Entertainment Awards Excellence Award in Variety Category (Female) Those Who Cross the Line Nominated

References
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  19. "[공식] 정재영X정유미 '검법남녀' 출연 확정..탄탄한 라인업". The Chosun Ilbo (in Korean). 3 April 2018.
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  21. "[인터뷰] <원더풀 라디오> 정유미 "이름 알렸으니, 이제 내 이야기 할래요". My Daily (in Korean). 2020-12-08.
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  35. "Yeon Woo-jin, Jung Yoo-mi and Park Yong-woo Lead OCN's "Priest"". Hancinema. September 18, 2018.
  36. "[N현장] "깊어진 '검법남녀2'" 돌아온 정재영x정유미, 시즌3 넘보는 자신감(종합)". news1.kr (in Korean). 8 December 2020.
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  42. Jung Yoo-na (29 December 2017). "[MBC 연예대상] 전현무 대상·박나래 최우수상…'나혼자산다' 싹쓸이(종합)". The Chosun Ilbo (in Korean).
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