Han Ji-eun

Han Ji-eun
Han Ji-eun in a red dress for the 2025 BIFAN
Han in 2025
Born (1987-06-03) June 3, 1987 (age 39)
Gwacheon, South Korea
EducationDongduk Women's University
OccupationActress
Years active2006–present
AgentGram Entertainment
Korean name
Hangul
한지은
RRHan Jieun
MRHan Chiŭn

Han Ji-eun (Korean: 한지은; born June 3, 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 Rampant (2018), 100 Days My Prince (2018), Be Melodramatic (2019), and Lovestruck in the City (2020).

Early life

Han Ji-eun was born on June 3, 1987. She graduated from Dongduk Women's University, Department of Broadcasting and Entertainment.[unreliable source?]

Career

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

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

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

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. In the same year she collaborated with radio DJ Jung Sung-gyu for the Sunday Music Drama aired on "Good Morning FM".

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

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

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.

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

Filmography

Films

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2010 Ghost (Be with Me) Eun-ji Omnibus film (segment "Tarot 3")
2014 Miss Granny Mi-ae [better source needed]
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
2016 Train to Busan Woman wearing earphones
2017 Fabricated City Party planner
The Tooth and the Nail Cheonhui Hong Se-hee
Real Han Ye-won
2018 Rampant Royal Noble Consort Gyeong
Door Lock Kang Seung-hye
2019 Scent of Ghost Seon-mi
2024 Can We Get Married? Min Woo-jung
2025 Hitman 2 Final runner
Only God Knows Everything Yoon Joo-young
2026 The Intern

Television series

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
Twelve Nights Park Sun-joo
2019 Be Melodramatic Hwang Han-joo
Psychopath Diary Woman Cameo (episode 2)
2020 Kkondae Intern Lee Tae-ri
2021 All of Us Are Dead One of Park Eun-hee's aides 8 Episodes (3–7, 9, 10, 12)
2021 My Roommate Is a Gumiho Leader of publishing company Cameo (episode 1 and 5–6)
2021–2022 Bad and Crazy Lee Hui-gyeom
2022 KBS Drama Special – "Meet in a Strange Season" Oh Hee-joo One act-drama
2023 My Lovely Liar Cameo
2024 Nothing Uncovered Cha Eun-sae
2025 When the Stars Gossip Choi Go-eun
2026 Fifties Professionals Park Mi-kyung

Web series

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2016 Introduction to Beauty Lee Bong-ju
2020 Lovestruck in the City Oh Seon-yeong
2021 The Witch's Diner Book Writer Cameo, episode 8
2022 Stock Struck Yu Mi-seo
2025 Study Group Lee Han-kyeong
2026 Notes from the Last Row Seon Min-hui

Music video appearances

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

Awards and nominations

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.
APAN Star Awards 2025 Icon Awards Han Ji-eun Won
Brand Customer Loyalty Award 2025 Most Influential Actress (Hot Trend) Won
KBS Drama Awards 2022 Best Actress in Drama Special/TV Cinema The Stranger Nominated
MBC Drama Awards 2020 Excellence Award, Actress in a Wednesday-Thursday Miniseries Kkondae Intern Nominated
Seoul Global Movie Awards 2025 Best Supporting Actress Hitman 2 Won

References

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  3. 1 2 3 4 5 [TEN 인터뷰] '멜로가 체질' 한지은 ""연기 9년 만의 첫 주연...한주의 매력에 푹 빠졌죠". Ten Asia (in Korean). October 10, 2019. Archived from the original on September 29, 2020.
  4. 1 2 Chan, Stacie (April 11, 2016). "Five solid beauty tips we got from Beautiology 101, a new K-Drama". Project Vanity. Archived from the original on February 16, 2020. Retrieved December 19, 2020.
  5. 1 2 Han, Eun-soo (November 1, 2020). 한지은 누구? 배우→걸그룹 활동...영화 속 파격 노출까지 '눈길' [Who is Hanji? Actor → girl group activity... 'Gaze' to the unprecedented exposure in the movie]. E Today (in Korean). Archived from the original on November 10, 2020. Retrieved December 18, 2020.
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  10. 1 2 [단독] 한지은 '도시남녀' 주연 발탁...지창욱·김지원 어깨 나란히 [[Exclusive] Han Ji-eun selected as the lead role for'City Men and Women'... Ji Chang-wook and Kim Ji-won, shoulder to shoulder]. The Korea Economic Daily (in Korean). October 16, 2020. Archived from the original on November 21, 2020. Retrieved December 18, 2020.
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  14. ↑ 석조저택 살인사건 : 네이버 영화 [Murder case of a stone mansion (The Tooth and the Nail), 2017]. Naver (in Korean). Archived from the original on October 24, 2020. Retrieved December 18, 2020.
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  19. ↑ Kim, No-eul (October 22, 2021). 한지은 측 "영화 '모라동' 출연 확정" 로맨스로 돌아온다[공식] [Han Ji-eun's side "confirmed to appear in the movie 'Mora-dong'" returns to romance [Official]]. Newsen (in Korean). Archived from the original on October 22, 2021. Retrieved October 22, 2021 – via Naver.
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