My Take
Yoon Jin-yi is one of those South Korean actresses who quietly builds a filmography without making a lot of noise about it, and I find that kind of career genuinely interesting. Born in Daejeon in 1990 — not Seoul, not Busan, but a mid-sized city with no obvious showbiz pipeline — and trained properly at Sejong University, she came up the methodical way rather than through idol groups or overnight casting. Her focus on film over TV dramas tells me she's betting on craft over volume, and actors who make that choice tend to age well in terms of reputation. I don't know every credit on her list, but the ones I've seen suggest she picks roles with real texture rather than playing it safe. She's still in the thick of her career in her thirties, which for a film-first actress is often when the genuinely interesting work starts arriving.
Overview
Kim Yoon-jin (Korean: 김윤진; born July 27, 1990), better known her stage name Yoon Jin-yi, is a South Korean actress.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Yoon Jin-yi
- Name (Japanese)
- ユン・ジニ
- Reading
- ゆん・じに
- Born
- July 27, 1990 (age 35)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Leo / Horse
- Origin
- Daejeon, South Korea
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- film actor / actor
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Sejong University
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
- Official sitehttp://kingkongent.com/yoonjini/
- Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/yjyoonjin/
- Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%A6%E3%83%B3%E3%83%BB%E3%82%B8%E3%83%8B
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.