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South Korean actress
A.K.A.
신소율, Kim Jung-min, Kim Jeong-min, 김정민
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Female
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Birth:
5 August 1985(Guro District, South Korea)
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Biography
Introduction
Shin So-yul (born Kim Jung-min on August 5, 1985) is a South Korean actress. Shin began acting in 2006, and appeared in supporting roles in films and television series such as Hello My Love, Jungle Fish 2, and Penny Pinchers. Her breakthrough would come in 2012 with the popular cable dramedy Reply 1997. In 2013, she received acting nominations from the Baeksang Arts Awards and the Grand Bell Awards for her risque role in romantic comedy film My PS Partner, and became one of the hosts of talk show Talk Club Actors. Shin played the leading role in the 2014 daily drama Sweet Secret. In recent years, Shin became recognized for her supporting roles in various television dramas.
Filmography
Television series
| Year | Title | Role | Network |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Someday | Yoon-deok's friend | OCN |
| Lovers | DO staff | SBS | |
| 2007 | H.I.T | Mean high school girl (guest) | MBC |
| 2010 | Jungle Fish - Season 2 | Lee Ra-yi | KBS2 |
| 2011 | Midas | Kwon Yi-ji | SBS |
| Deep Rooted Tree | Mok-ya | SBS | |
| 2012 | Reply 1997 | Mo Yoo-jung | tvN |
| What Is Mom? | Shin So-yul | MBC | |
| My Lover, Madame Butterfly | Girl on matchmaking date (cameo) | SBS | |
| Cheongdam-dong Alice | Choi Ah-jung | SBS | |
| 2013 | All About My Romance | Female student (cameo) | SBS |
| Ugly Alert | Shin Joo-young | SBS | |
| Drama Special "Jin Jin" | Jang Yoo-jin | KBS2 | |
| Reply 1994 | Mo Yoo-jung (cameo) | tvN | |
| 2014 | Drama Special "Playing Games" | Yoo Jin-ah | KBS2 |
| Steal Heart | Han Da-young | jTBC | |
| Dodohara (Be Arrogant) | Do Ra-hee | SBS Plus | |
| Sweet Secret | Han Ah-reum | KBS2 | |
| 2015 | The Big Dipper | Shin So-yul | Naver |
| Mrs. Cop | Choi Nam-jin | SBS | |
| Six Flying Dragons | Mok-ya (special appearance) | SBS | |
| 2016 | Justice Team | Lee Bo-bae | Naver |
| Yeah, That's How It Is | Yoo So-hee | SBS | |
| 2017 | Black Knight: The Man Who Guards Me | Kim Young-mi | KBS2 |
| 2018 | Should We Kiss First? | An Hee-jin | SBS |
| Clean with Passion for Now | Seo Ji-hye (cameo, ep. 10) | jTBC | |
| 2019 | Big Issue | Jang Hye-jung | SBS |
Film
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Shadows in the Palace | Subang gungnyeo ("palace maid who does embroidery") |
| My Love | Reporter | |
| 2009 | The Pit and the Pendulum | Min-jung |
| Hello My Love | Lee Ha-na | |
| 2010 | Lovers Vanished | Min-jung |
| The Haunted House Project | Ji-young | |
| 2011 | Penny Pinchers | Ha Kyung-joo |
| 2012 | My PS Partner | So-yeon |
| 2013 | Private Island | Na-na |
| 2014 | Gyeongju | Da-yeon |
| The Royal Tailor | Wol-hyang | |
| 2015 | A Violent Prosecutor | Ha-na |
| 2017 | The Merciless | Cameo |
| 2018 | On Your Wedding Day | Kim So-jung (special appearance) |
Variety/radio show
| Year | Title | Network | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Hi Hi Hi | Living TV | Reporter |
| 2007 | Super Fight Prism | XTM | Host |
| 2010 | Coco & Marc - Season 2 | O'live TV | |
| 2011 | M! Countdown | Mnet | |
| Music Town | Defense Media Agency | ||
| 2012 | Olive Show - Home Cafe | O'live TV | |
| Saturday Night Live Korea - Season 3 |
tvN | Host, episode 18 | |
| 2013 | Talk Club Actors | MBC | Host |
| 2015 | Real Men: Female Soldier Special - Season 3 | MBC | Cast member |
| 2018 | Mimi Shop | JTBC | Cast member |
Music video
| Year | Song title | Artist |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | "Butterfly" | Loveholics |
| 2011 | "Top Star" | Tony An |
| 2014 | "Because of You" | Grey Dog feat. Shin So-yul |
| "Winter in Haeundae" | Zizo | |
| 2016 | "I Really Like You" | 10cm |
Discography
| Year | Song Title | Artist | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | "Feeling Sad (Farewell version)" |
Lee Joon, Kim Bo-ra, Shin So-yul, Han Ji-woo, Hong Jong-hyun |
Track from Jungle Fish 2 OST |
| 2014 | "Because of You" | Grey Dog feat. Shin So-yul |
Awards and nominations
| Year | Award | Category | Nominated work | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 6th Men's Health Cool Guy Contest | Vital Woman Award | N/A | Won |
| 2013 | 49th Baeksang Arts Awards | Best Supporting Actress | Nominated | |
| 21st Korean Culture and Entertainment Awards | Best New Actress in Film | Won | ||
| 50th Grand Bell Awards | Best New Actress | Nominated | ||
| 2014 | KBS Drama Awards | Excellence Award, Actress in a Daily Drama | Won | |
| Best New Actress | Nominated |