Han Ji-eun (Korean한지은; born 3 June 1987) is a South Korean actress. She made her acting debut in 2010 in the film Ghost. She is known for her work in both film and television including Real (2017), Rampant (2018), 100 Days My Prince (2018), Be Melodramatic (2019), and Lovestruck in the City (2020).

Han Ji-eun
Han Ji-eun in white outfit at Be Melodramtic press conference in August 2019
Han in August 2019
Born (1987-06-03) 3 June 1987 (age 37)
EducationDongduk Women's University
OccupationActress
Years active2006–present
AgentGram Entertainment
Korean name
Hangul
한지은
Hanja
Revised RomanizationHan Ji-eun
McCune–ReischauerHan Chiŭn

Early life

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Han Ji-eun was born on 3 June 1987,[1] she graduated from Dongduk Women's University, Department of Broadcasting and Entertainment.[2]

Career

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Han made her acting debut with the film Ghost (ko) in 2010, starring opposite Han Ye-ri.[3]

In 2016, she led the cast of beauty drama Introduction to Beauty, a web series streamed on Naver TV.[4]

In 2018, Han appeared in supporting roles in the films Rampant and Door Lock, and the dramas Twelve Nights and 100 Days My Prince.[5][6]

In 2019, she landed her first lead role in the JTBC drama Be Melodramatic, in which she portrayed a single mother in her early thirties.[3] In the same year she collaborated with radio DJ Jung Sung-gyu for the Sunday Music Drama aired on "Good Morning FM".[7]

Han portrayed Lee Tae-ri in Kkondae Intern, a MBC drama broadcast from May to June 2020.[8] In November, she made her first appearance on the variety show Running Man.[9] She also appeared in KakaoTV's romantic comedy Lovestruck in the City as Oh Sun-young opposite Ryu Kyung-soo.[10]

On 14 June 2021, it was announced that Han has signed with Secret ENT.[11]

In 2021, she did a cameo in web series The Witch's Diner and starred in the mystery drama Bad and Crazy as Hee-gyeom, a detective of the drug crime investigation team alongside Lee Dong-wook.[12]

In July 2024, Han signed with new agency Gram Entertainment.[13]

Filmography

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Films

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Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2010 Ghost (Be With Me) Eun-ji Omnibus film (segment "Tarot 3") [3]
2014 Miss Granny Mi-ae [6]
The Royal Tailor Chwui-hyang-ru courtesan
The Con Artists Reporter
2015 Coin Locker Fitness center woman 2
Love Guide for Dumpees Pictorial model 1
2017 Fabricated City Party planner
The Tooth and the Nail Cheonhui Hong Se-hee [14]
Real Han Ye-won [15]
2018 Rampant Royal Noble Consort Gyeong [16]
Door Lock Kang Seung-hye [17]
2019 Scent of Ghost Seon-mi [18]
TBA Mora-dong Min Woo-jung [19]
Only God Knows Everything Joo-young [20]

Television series

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Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2012 Lights and Shadows Light country show member
2014 Two Mothers
You Are My Destiny Mi-Yeong, Daniel’s sister
2015 City of the Sun
Unkind Ladies
2016 Five Enough Actress
Entourage Cha Joon's blind date
2017–2018 Love Returns
2018 Children of a Lesser God
The Miracle We Met
100 Days My Prince Ae-weol [5]
Twelve Nights Park Sun-joo [21]
2019 Be Melodramatic Hwang Han-joo [3]
Psychopath Diary Woman Cameo (episode 2) [22]
2020 Kkondae Intern Lee Tae-ri [23]
2021 My Roommate Is a Gumiho Leader of publishing company Cameo (episode 1 and 5–6) [24]
2021–2022 Bad and Crazy Lee Hui-gyeom [25]
2022 KBS Drama Special:
"Meet in a Strange Season"
Oh Hee-joo One act-drama [26]
2023 My Lovely Liar Cameo [27]
2024 Nothing Uncovered Cha Eun-sae [28]
Ask the Stars Choi Go-eun [29]

Web series

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Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2016 Introduction to Beauty Lee Bong-ju [4]
2020 Lovestruck in the City Oh Seon-yeong [10]
2021 The Witch's Diner Book Writer Cameo, episode 8 [30]
2022 Stock Struck Yu Mi-seo [31]
2025 Study Group Lee Han-kyeong [32]

Music video appearances

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Year Song title Artist Ref.
2015 "It's Okay" BtoB [citation needed]

Awards and nominations

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Name of the award ceremony, year presented, category, nominee of the award, and the result of the nomination
Award ceremony Year Category Nominee / Work Result Ref.
KBS Drama Awards 2022 Best Actress in Drama Special/TV Cinema The Stranger Nominated [33]
MBC Drama Awards 2020 Excellence Award, Actress in a Wednesday-Thursday Miniseries Kkondae Intern Nominated [34]

References

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  21. ^ Park So-hyun (3 October 2018). ""한승연→이예은까지" ... '열두밤' 다섯 청춘의 성장담 그린다" ["From Han Seung-yeon to Lee Ye-eun" ... 'Twelve Nights' draws the story of the growth of five youths] (in Korean). X-sports News. Archived from the original on 14 August 2021. Retrieved 14 August 2021 – via Naver.
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