Pyo Ye-jin
Years active2012–present
Birth dateFebruary 3, 1992 (age 34)
Birth placeChangwon, South Korea
Alma materBaekseok Arts University (Aviation)[1]
OccupationActress
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Pyo Ye-jin
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Pyo Ye-jin (Korean: 표예진; born February 3, 1992) is a South Korean actress. She began her career in supporting roles in television dramas and films, and gained recognition for her antagonist role in 2019 SBS mystery melodrama VIP, securing the Best Character Award at the 2019 SBS Drama Awards. Subsequently, Pyo took a hacker role in both seasons of the highly-rated SBS revenge action series Taxi Driver, and later starred in the television dramas Our Blooming Youth and Moon in the Day.

Career

Pyo Ye-jin worked as a flight attendant from 2011 to 2013 at Korean Air before she left to pursue an acting career.[2][3] She then enrolled as a trainee actress in JYP Entertainment until 2015.[4]

Pyo began to get bigger roles from 2016 to 2017 after she signed to agency Pan Stars Company, with some of the standout works being 2016's TV ratings-guarantee family weekend The Gentlemen of Wolgyesu Tailor Shop on KBS2,[5] and her first lead role in the 2017 daily drama Love Returns on KBS1.[6]

From 2018 onwards, Pyo has accumulated more notable roles. She won Popular Character Award at the 11th Korea Drama Awards for her role as an enthusiastic rookie secretary in tvN's rom-com workplace What's Wrong with Secretary Kim in 2018.[7] With SBS mystery melodrama VIP, Pyo won Best Character Award at the 2019 SBS Drama Awards for her portrayal of a new employee in the VIP team of a luxurious department store.[8]

Pyo then acted in the SBS highly-rated revenge action Taxi Driver and its sequel, as the vigilante team's IT analyst and youngest member.[9][10]

In January 2023, Pyo signed with Secret Entertainment.[11] She appeared on two series that year: tvN's historical mystery Our Blooming Youth,[12] and ENA's fantasy drama Moon in the Day, which was her first female lead role in a weekly miniseries.[13]

In October 2024, she was cast as Ji Chang-wook's love interest in Disney+ series The Manipulated.[14]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotesRef.
2014Miss GrannyMusic show MCCameo[15]
2020ShihoShi Ah[16]
2021Unframed – Blue happinessSpecial appearance, Watcha's short film[17][18]

Television series

YearTitleRoleNotesRef.
2012Here Comes Mr. Oh[19]
2016Marriage ContractHyun A-ra[20]
The DoctorsHyun Soo-jin[21]
The Gentlemen of Wolgyesu Tailor ShopKim Jung[5]
2017Fight for My WayJang Ye-jin[22]
While You Were SleepingCha Yeo-jung[23]
Love ReturnsGil Eun-jo[24]
2018What's Wrong with Secretary KimKim Ji-a[25]
2019Hotel del LunaActressCameo (ep. 6)[26]
VIPOn Yoo-ri / Ha Yoo-ri[27]
2021–presentTaxi DriverAhn Go-eunSeasons 1–3[28]
2023Our Blooming YouthJang Ga-ram[12]
RevenantInfluencerCameo (ep. 6)[29][30]
Moon in the DayKang Young-hwa / Han Ri-ta[13]
2026Filing for LoveYeon So-youngSpecial appearances[31]

Web series

YearTitleRoleNotesRef.
2015Dream KnightCameo (eps. 5 and 12)[32]
2016Deux YeozaWoman 2[citation needed]
72 Seconds 2GirlCameo (ep. 7)[33]
72 Seconds 3Waitress[34]
2021Lovestruck in the CityYoon Seon-aCameo (eps. 11–12)[35]
2024Dreaming of a Freaking Fairy TaleShin Jae-rim[36]
2025The ManipulatedSong Su-jiSpecial appearances[14]

Discography

Soundtrack appearances

TitleYearPeak chart
positions		Album
KOR
Gaon
"A Walk" (Korean: 산책)[37]2021—[A]Taxi Driver OST Part 3
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart

Awards and nominations

Name of the award ceremony, year presented, category, nominee of the award, and the result of the nomination
Award ceremonyYearCategoryNominee / WorkResultRef.
Asia Model Awards2017New Star AwardsPyo Ye-jin[38]
Brand of the Year Awards2021Rising Star Actress[citation needed]
KBS Drama Awards2017Best New ActressFight for My Way and Love Returns[39]
Korea Drama Awards2018Popular Character Award – FemaleWhat's Wrong with Secretary Kim[40]
Korea Cultural Entertainment Awards2016Best New actress (TV)The Gentlemen of Wolgyesu Tailor Shop[38]
SBS Drama Awards2019Best Character Award (Actress)VIP[41]
2021Excellence Award for an Actress in a Mini-Series Genre/Fantasy DramaTaxi Driver[42]
2023Excellence Award, Actress in a Seasonal DramaTaxi Driver 2[43]
2025Excellence Award, Actress in a Miniseries Genre/Action DramaTaxi Driver 3[44][45]
Seoul International Drama Awards2021Excellent Korean Drama OST"A Walk" (Korean: 산책)[46][47]

Notes

  1. ^ "A Walk" didn't enter Gaon Digital Chart, but peaked at position 95 on the Gaon Download Chart and position 61 on the Gaon BGM Chart.[48][49]

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