Im Ji-yeon

Acting

Im Ji-yeon

Born 1990-06-23 · Seoul, South Korea

Im Ji-yeon (born June 23, 1990) is a South Korean actress. After appearing in a number of short films and plays, she had her first feature film role in Obsessed (2014). The role earned her a Best New Actress nomination at the 35th Blue Dragon Film Awards, and wins at the 51st Grand Bell Awards and 51st Baeksang Arts Awards, among other accolades. She gained international acclaim for the Netflix hit series The Glory (2022–2023), winning her Best Supporting Actress at the 59th Baeksang Arts Awards. Lim is also well-known for her portrayal of the protagonist in the historical drama The Tale of Lady Ok (2024–2025), and Netflix's My Royal Nemesis (2026).

Acting credits

Obsessed poster
6.7

A secret, passionate affair happens in the summer of 1969 between Colonel Jin Pyeong, trapped in a loveless marriage with Soo Jin, and Jong Ga Heun, the Chinese-Korean wife of Captain Kyung Woo Jin.

Obsessed

2014

The Treacherous poster
6.1

The story of Joseon's tyrant king Yeonsan who exploits the populace for his own carnal pleasures, his seemingly loyal retainer who controls him and all court dealings, and a woman who seeks vengeance.

The Treacherous

2015

Luck-Key poster
7.2

A reverse comedy that tells the story of a perfectionist assassin who falls and hits his head in a sauna, giving him amnesia. When a down-and-out actor switches locker keys with him, they switch lives until the hit-man, who soon becomes an action hero on TV, starts to remember things.

Luck-Key

2016

Tazza: One Eyed Jack poster
6.1

A young poker player at the top of his game joins a team led by the legendary poker player One-Eyed Jack. While successfully working on a plan to win a huge jackpot, a single mistake puts the entire team in a life-or-death situation.

Tazza: One Eyed Jack

2019

Spiritwalker poster
6.4

Unable to remember anything about his life, a man begins regaining consciousness in a new body every 12 hours. Now, he must piece together his identity, all while evading attacks from pursuing agents and dangerous criminals alike.

Spiritwalker

2021

Revolver poster
5.8

Su-young, a police detective who went to prison for someone else, is surprised when a mysterious woman named Yoon-sun arrives to collect her on her day of release. As she discovers that the promised compensation for her time behind bars has vanished, Su-young embarks on a mission to reclaim what rightfully belongs to her.

Revolver

2024

Followers poster
5.8

Yeon-hee suddenly disappeared after her SNS account was hacked. Detective Ui-chan, who feels there is a secret behind Yeon-hee's death, who appears as a corpse after a while, investigates the people involved and learns the truth behind Yeon-hee's death.

Followers

2021

Romance in Seoul poster
5.0

seg.1) Jong-soo misses his roomate Yeong-joo, who is gone. He's embarassed he misses someone who wasn't even his lover, but a close roomate. Meanwhile, Yeong-joo knew this day would come. seg.2) Min-ha is full of vitality. Ki-cheol lives in the greenhouse built by her. They've lived together for almost three years. One day Ji-hye bumps in between them. seg.3) Lovers Yoon and Cheol decide to spend a day up in the mountains. However, Yoon suddenly pours her heart out on all the things she was upset about at Cheol. seg.4) Sang-won is working at an electronics department and having a secret relationship with an elderly woman who is from the store across. As spring approaches Sang-won starts to feel weak. seg.5) One warm afternoon, Min-jae was taking a nap and Ji-hong woke him up. seg.6) Byeong-goo, a former boxer has been caught in a punch-drunk. Byeong-Gu realizes he doesn't have much time life and starts boxing again.

Romance in Seoul

2014

Spring Fever poster
NR

Sang-won is working at an electronics department and having a secret relationship with an elderly woman who is from the store across. As spring approaches Sang-won starts to feel weak.

Spring Fever

2014

When September Ends poster
NR

Sun-young's design of the contest disappears a day before submission of the contest. Sun-young suspends Ji-yeon, and Seung-jo covers Ji-yeon.

When September Ends

2013

Dear Catastrophe poster
NR

The rise and fall of love-starved three youth's shoegazing band

Dear Catastrophe

2012