Jang Hye-jin

Acting

Jang Hye-jin

Born

1975-09-05 (51)

Place of birth

Busan, South Korea

Known for

Acting

Credits

47 titles

Jang Hye-jin (Korean: 장혜진; born September 5, 1975), is a South Korean actress. She is best known internationally for her role as Kim Chung-sook in the Academy Award winning black comedy film Parasite.

Known for

Film credits

2020s · 9 titles

Love in the Big City poster
7.9

When a carefree woman learns that her closeted friend is gay, the two form an inseparable bond and find comfort in each other's company.

Love in the Big City

2024

Soulmate poster
8.0

When Mi-so and Ha-eun first meet in childhood, their lives become instantly intertwined, forming a bond surrounded by happiness and naivety. But as adulthood arrives, alone and together, they are forced to deal with sadness, anger, grief, growth, and most of all, love.

Soulmate

2023

The World of Love poster
7.7

Jooin, a 17-year-old student confused by love, unleashes chaos with some words spoken in a moment of anger. Anonymous notes questioning her actions begin to arrive, altering her quiet life.

The World of Love

2025

Number One poster
6.1

Eighteen-year-old Ha-min suddenly begins to see the number "365" every time he eats his mother's homemade meal—and the number drops with each bite. Believing it to be a countdown to his mother's death, he distances himself from her and her cooking. Years later, still haunted by the number, Ha-min lives cautiously, preparing for the worst. Just as he begins to find peace with his girlfriend Ryeo-eun, an unexpected truth turns his world upside down.

Number One

2026

More Than Family poster
6.5

A university student's unexpected pregnancy leads her on a life-changing journey to find her birth father, uncovering secrets and hope along the way.

More Than Family

2020

My Lovely Angel poster
8.0

A life-changing story of a man who has lived as a loner his entire life. Jae Shik begins to live together with a child with a hearing-visual disability, as they change each other's lives and try to find a way to communicate.

My Lovely Angel

2021

Time of Cinema poster
6.5

The story of those who see and make films, and the cinema that brings them together.

Time of Cinema

2026

The Fatal Dealz poster
NR

When a phone scam unexpectedly strikes, Dang Thuc — who once thought he had a stable life — is drawn into a dangerous spiral of money, family, and trust, where every choice comes at a cost not only of wealth, but of the people he loves most.

The Fatal Dealz

2026

Preterm Infant poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Preterm Infant

2020

2010s · 11 titles

Parasite poster
8.5

All unemployed, Ki-taek's family takes peculiar interest in the wealthy and glamorous Parks for their livelihood until they get entangled in an unexpected incident.

Parasite

2019

Poetry poster
7.6

A South Korean woman in her sixties enrolls in a poetry class as she grapples with her faltering memory and her grandson's appalling wrongdoing.

Poetry

2010

Mothers poster
6.7

The owner of a student study center gets an awkward request and suddenly faces the prospect of raising her dead husband's teenage son by herself.

Mothers

2018

Yongsoon poster
6.1

Yong-soon is an 18-year-old high school student. She falls in love with her gym teacher, but she thinks her teacher might have a girlfriend. Yong-Soon and her friends try to find out whether he does have a girlfriend, but they can't find any clues. Making things worse, her father brings a new stepmother from Mongolia.

Yongsoon

2017

The World of Us poster
7.5

A bullied girl becomes friends with a new kid during a break, but when classes start up again, their new friendship is nearly ruined when the bullying continues.

The World of Us

2016

Second Life poster
7.1

Seon-hee is a high school girl who used to tell lies to get her friends attention. She leaves Seoul guilt-ridden when her friend Jung-mi kills herself because of Seon-hee's lies. In the countryside where no one knows her, Seon-hee begins a new life as Seul-ki.

Second Life

2019

Adulthood poster
6.5

At her dad's funeral, Kyungun meets her uncle Jaemin, a complete stranger. He bilks her father's insurance money. She demands her money back, but he unashamedly refuses. To get her money back, she joins his next scam.

Adulthood

2018

Youngju poster
5.9

Young-ju lives with her little brother after losing her parents in a traffic accident. She would even give up her studies to care for her brother. But as life gets more difficult, Young-ju decides to visit the perpetrator in the accident that killed her parents.

Youngju

2018

The House of Us poster
7.1

A girl from a troubled family befriends two younger girls and begins to feel a sense of normalcy as they go adventuring at the seaside.

The House of Us

2019

Family Affair poster
7.0

One day, three siblings receive a postcard from their mother who left them a long time ago. But all it says is "I miss you." Three siblings are disconcerted by the sudden contact, but eventually, they go on a trip to meet their mother.

Family Affair

2019

Sweet Temptation poster
NR

Eleven-year-old boy Jeong-ho lives with his mother, whose principle of life is to eat raw food. To the boy’s seemingly bright prospect of well-being befalls a crisis: When his classmate Hye-mi teases him for his refusal of snacks, he musters up all his courage and try eating a piece of chocolate, and it is unbelievably sweet. Now Jeong-ho becomes suspicious about his lifelong lifestyle, and the suspicion grows as his body grows.

Sweet Temptation

2014

Series credits

True Beauty poster
8.3

After being bullied and discriminated because of her ugly looks, a high school girl transforms herself into a gorgeous "goddess" and quickly rises to fame after mastering the art of makeup via online tutorial videos.

True Beauty

2020

When Life Gives You Tangerines poster
8.8

In Jeju, a spirited girl and a steadfast boy's island story blossoms into a lifelong tale of setbacks and triumphs — proving love endures across time.

When Life Gives You Tangerines

2025

Our Sticky Love poster
8.7

An ambitious prosecutor loses her memory and moves in with a boxing coach who claims to be her boyfriend. Can this sticky situation turn into real love?

Our Sticky Love

2026

Hospital Playlist poster
8.6

Every day is extraordinary for five doctors and their patients inside a hospital, where birth, death and everything in between coexist.

Hospital Playlist

2020

Crash Landing on You poster
8.5

A paragliding mishap drops a South Korean heiress in North Korea -- and into the life of an army officer, who decides he will help her hide.

Crash Landing on You

2019

The Oscars poster
7.1

An annual American awards ceremony honoring cinematic achievements in the film industry. The various category winners are awarded a copy of a statuette, officially the Academy Award of Merit, that is better known by its nickname Oscar.

The Oscars

1953

When the Camellia Blooms poster
8.2

Dongbaek is a single mother. When a potential new love enters her life, she finds ways to defy the social stigmas surrounding her.

When the Camellia Blooms

2019

Unmasked poster
8.0

In modern-day Seoul, a crack team of investigative journalists fight for their careers after broadcasting a controversial story. With time running out, the team are given an impossible task if they want to save their jobs – solve a twenty-year-old cold case involving a famous actor who disappeared without a trace.

Unmasked

2025

Doctor Slump poster
8.1

Once rivals in school, two brilliant doctors reunite by chance — each facing life’s worst slump and unexpectedly finding solace in each other.

Doctor Slump

2024

A Time Called You poster
8.2

A grieving woman magically travels through time to 1998, where she meets a man with an uncanny resemblance to her late love.

A Time Called You

2023

The Red Sleeve poster
7.6

Based on a novel of the same name, it tells the record of a royal court romance between the King of Joseon who believes his duty is to his country first above love, and a court lady who wants to protect the life she has chosen.

The Red Sleeve

2021

The Matchmakers poster
6.7

Set during the Joseon Dynasty, the story of the meeting between the young widow Jung Soon-deok and young widower Shim Jung-woo as well as the struggle the two go through together to marry off the four young maidens who represent Joseon.

The Matchmakers

2023

You and Everything Else poster
8.2

From teen years to adulthood, two friends linked by warmth and tension grow apart — until one is asked to accompany the other through her final days.

You and Everything Else

2025

The Law Cafe poster
6.7

A former prosecutor landlord and a former Miss Korea lawyer begin their crazy romance in a law office cafe.

The Law Cafe

2022

Reflection of You poster
5.2

A thriving painter's enviable life begins to fray at the edges when a bright young woman she once befriended resurfaces as a shell of her former self.

Reflection of You

2021

The Witch poster
7.6

The story of a woman who is kicked out of her village and called a "witch" when the men that she likes get hurt or die, and a man who risks his life to try to save her from the law of death.

The Witch

2025

Into The Ring poster
7.6

A poor young woman decides to try her hand at civil service when she hears that a district representative position has an annual salary of 50 million won. She teams up with the newly-demoted Seo Gong Myung to penalize corrupt politicians.

Into The Ring

2020

Love Me poster
7.9

An OB-GYN who seems to have it all hides the pain of running away from her family after a tragic accident, until a man who sees through her loneliness enters her life and changes everything.

Love Me

2025

Next Entertainment,  Visionary poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Next Entertainment, Visionary

2021

Jeongnyeon: The Star is Born poster
6.7

The 1950s were an era filled with desire and aspiration, despite the aftermath of the Korean War. Jeongnyeon, a girl with a gifted voice, embarks on a journey to become the best actor of gukgeuk, or Korean female classical opera, where she encounters competition, solidarity, and growth.

Jeongnyeon: The Star is Born

2024

Longing For You poster
6.3

A murder rocks a peaceful town. A detective investigates after his brother is falsely accused. But when tragedy strikes, he must uncover the real culprit, facing family secrets along the way. Will he be able to find justice?

Longing For You

2023

Green Mothers' Club poster
5.5

Five moms in a competitive grade school community keep their enemies close, and one another closer, as envy and secrets tangle and unravel their lives.

Green Mothers' Club

2022

How to Buy a Friend poster
5.5

Park Chan-Hong is an ordinary high school student. He has talent for writing and he gets pressured by his parents about his studies. Park Chan-Hong doesn't have any specific dreams. He is friends with Eom Se-Yoon, who attends the same high school. She is popular at school. Meanwhile, Heo Don-Hyeok is classmates with Park Chan-Hong. Heo Don-Hyeok is not interested in studying and he works to pay for his living expenses. One day, Heo Don-Hyeok saves Park Chan-Hong from a school bully. To pay for his rent, Heo Don-Hyeok asks to borrow 300,000 won ($270 USD) from Park Chan-Hong. Park Chan-Hong lends him the money, but that money was supposed to pay for his private institute tuition fee. After school, Park Chan-Hong now doesn't have a place to go. He begins to spend time with Heo Don-Hyeok.

How to Buy a Friend

2020

Birthcare Center poster
7.2

Oh Hyun-jin is the youngest executive at her company. She gives birth to a baby and stays at a postnatal care center. She is the oldest guest at the center for mothers and their newborn babies. While staying there, she meets other women, including Jo Eun-jeong, and they grow together as adults.

Birthcare Center

2020

Human Luwak poster
7.0

Jung Cha Sik is a man in his 50's. He graduated from high school and now works as a salesman. His job is to import coffee beans, but he gets into trouble and causes damage to the company. He faces forced retirement because of what happened. A miracle then happens Jung Cha Sik. Overnight, he becomes "Luwak Human."

Human Luwak

2019