Lee You-jin (born April 6, 1992) is a South Korean actor. He is best known for his role as Kwon Ho-chang in the 2017 television series Hello, My Twenties! 2, and the 2019 drama Be Melodramatic.[2]

Lee You-jin
Born (1992-04-06) April 6, 1992 (age 32)
Alma materDongguk University – Department of Drama and Film[1]
OccupationActor
Years active2011–present
AgentBlossom Entertainment
FamilyLee Hyo-jung (father)
Lee Ki-young (uncle)
Korean name
Hangul
이유진
Revised RomanizationI Yujin
McCune–ReischauerRi Yujin

Career

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Lee You-jin participated in Namoo Actors's "Introduction to Rookies" fan meeting on July 8, 2017 alongside Oh Seung-hoon and Song Kang. Tickets sold out within 30 seconds.[3]

Personal life

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Lee's father is actor Lee Hyo-jung, and actor Lee Ki-young is his paternal uncle.[4]

Filmography

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Film

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Year Title Role
2016 Derailed Seon Bong-gil
2017 Daddy You, Daughter Me Kang Ji-oh
2018 Be with You young Woo-jin[5]

Television series

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Year Title Role Ref.
2013 Goddess of Fire Il Nam
2014 Dr. Frost Kim Wook
2015 Second 20s Lee Dae-sung
2017 Hello, My Twenties! 2 Kwon Ho-chang [6]
2018 Familiar Wife Jung Hyun-soo [7]
2019 Be Melodramatic Kim Hwan-dong [8]
2020 Do You Like Brahms? Yoon Dong-yoon [9]
2021 Idol: The Coup Piyon [10]
2022–2023 Three Bold Siblings Kim Geon-woo [11]
2024 No Gain No Love Yeo Ha-jun

Variety show

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Year Title Role Network Ref.
2017 Produce 101 (season 2) Contestant Mnet [12]

Music video appearances

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Year Song Title Artist Ref.
2022 "Blended Noise" PATEKO [13]

Stage

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Year Title Notes Ref.
2011 The Good Doctor Play [14]
Fame Musical

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 New Actor Three Bold Siblings Won [15]

References

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  1. ^ "'프로듀스101 시즌2' 이유진, 아버지가 배우 이효정…작은아버지는 이기영". Asia Today (in Korean). June 14, 2017.
  2. ^ Ahn-ji, Jung (October 2, 2017). "'청춘시대2' 이유진으로 보는 '신인의 자세'". Sports Chosun.
  3. ^ Lee, Ah-young (June 20, 2017). "송강·오승훈·이유진 팬미팅 30초 매진…"티켓 불법 판매 강경 대응"". Xports News (in Korean). Retrieved August 24, 2019.
  4. ^ "'프듀2' 이유진 측 "이효정 아들 맞아…본인이 숨기고 싶어해" (공식)". Naver News (in Korean). Retrieved 2020-04-05.
  5. ^ "Lee You-jin to play young So Ji-sub in "Be with You"". HanCinema. August 31, 2017.
  6. ^ "SM "온유, 제작진과 상의 끝에 '청춘시대2' 하차" [공식입장]". TV Daily (in Korean). August 16, 2017.
  7. ^ "Lee You-jin Recruited for "Knowing Wife"". HanCinema. May 6, 2018.
  8. ^ Kim, Yoon-ji (April 8, 2019). "'청시2' 이유진, '멜로가체질' 합류…천우희와 호흡". Edaily (in Korean). Retrieved April 23, 2019.
  9. ^ Kim, Na-young (April 3, 2020). "이유진, '브람스를 좋아하세요?' 출연 확정…박은빈과 만남 (공식)". MK (in Korean). Retrieved April 5, 2020 – via Naver.
  10. ^ Jeon Hyo-jin (October 14, 2021). "이유진 출연확정, 천재 프로듀서役 (아이돌)" [Lee Yoo-jin confirmed to appear as a genius producer (idol)] (in Korean). Sports Donga. Retrieved October 14, 2021 – via Naver.
  11. ^ Lee Min-ji (June 23, 2022). "삼남매가 용감하게' 김승수-왕빛나-이태성-김소은-이유진 캐스팅 [공식]" [Casting ‘Three Siblings Brave’ Kim Seung-soo, Wang Bit-na, Lee Tae-seong, Kim So-eun, and Lee Yoo-jin [Official]] (in Korean). Newsen. Retrieved June 23, 2022 – via Naver.
  12. ^ "'프듀2' 이유진 측 "이효정 아들 맞아…본인이 숨기고 싶어해" (공식)". Xports News (in Korean). June 14, 2017.
  13. ^ Yoo Byung-chul (March 28, 2022). "이유진, 파테코 '삼성동' 뮤직비디오 출연…쓸쓸함+아련함" [Lee Yoo-jin to appear in Pateco's 'Samsung-dong' music video... loneliness + sorrow] (in Korean). Korea Economy TV. Retrieved March 28, 2022 – via Naver.
  14. ^ "[인터뷰] '청춘시대2' 이유진 "학창시절 왕따 경험..권호창이 곧 나였다"". Sports Chosun (in Korean). October 21, 2017.
  15. ^ Hwang So-young (December 31, 2022). "변우석·이유진·채종협·강미나·서현·정지소 'KBS 연기대상' 신인상" [Byun Woo-seok, Lee Yu-jin, Chae Jong-hyeop, Kang Mina, Seohyun, Jung Ji-so 'KBS Drama Awards' Rookie of the Year Award] (in Korean). Naver. Retrieved January 1, 2023 – via JTBC News.
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