In 2004, the year she turned 18, she made her debut in the MBC sitcom Miracle.
The breakthrough yearThe year she turned 27, she took her first lead role in the MBC daily drama Princess Aurora, and Sports Donga and Newsen wrote that the drama made her name known. At the end of the year she won Best New Actress at the MBC Drama Awards.
In 2014, news came that she would join More Than a Maid. In 2015, she played the lead role, Han Seung-ri, in the MBC morning drama Tomorrow Victory.
In April 2017, she joined SBS Running Man as a new member. At that year’s SBS Entertainment Awards she won the Rookie Award and the Best Couple Award. In January 2018, she appeared in tvN Cross, and at that year’s SBS Entertainment Awards she won the Top Excellence Award in the variety category.
In 2021, she won the Drama Special TV Cinema Award at the KBS Drama Awards for Hee-soo. In 2022, she appeared in JTBC Cleaning Up, and Topstar News reported that she won Excellence Award, Actress at the Korea Drama Awards.
In 2023, she left Running Man after about six and a half years. In 2024, she appeared in two dramas and changed agencies. In December she appeared on Running Man as a guest, a year after leaving.
In 2025, she appeared in the play Sa-ui Chanmi and as a guest on Netflix Crime Scene Zero. In 2026, she appeared in the film Eighteen Youth and the play Lungs.
Jeon So-min (born 1986) debuted in 2004, the year she turned 18, in the MBC sitcom Miracle, and became known for her first lead role in MBC’s Princess Aurora, which premiered on May 20, 2013, the year she turned 27. In 2017, the year she turned 31, she joined Running Man.
Ages are by calendar year (the year minus the birth year), birthdays aside.
MHN Sports says she went on to appear in MBC’s East of Eden and JTBC’s Insu, the Queen Mother.
Source 01 · MHN Sports (Korean) · May 19, 2026 report · opens in a new tabSource 02 · Sports Kyunghyang (Korean) · Endless Love, July 7, 2014 · opens in a new tab MHN Sports (2026) gives the 2004 MBC sitcom Miracle as her debut, while Sports Kyunghyang (2014) gives the film Cinderella, so the accounts differ. Only the year is confirmed.Played the title character, Aurora, in her first lead role. Sports Donga and Newsen say she made her name known through this drama.
Won for her role as Aurora in Princess Aurora.
Source 06 · SBS Entertainment News (Korean) · 2013 MBC Drama Awards · opens in a new tabNews that she would join More Than a Maid came while she was appearing in the SBS weekend drama Endless Love.
Source 07 · Sports Chosun (Korean) · Joining More Than a Maid, Oct. 22, 2014 · opens in a new tabSource 02 · Sports Kyunghyang (Korean) · Endless Love, July 7, 2014 · opens in a new tabPlayed the lead role, Han Seung-ri.
Source 24 · Bridge Economy (Korean) · Tomorrow Victory broadcast · opens in a new tabSource 25 · MBN Star (Korean) · Tomorrow Victory nears end of filming · opens in a new tab The first broadcast date is not confirmed in articles. This is based on articles covering episodes aired in November 2015.Joined as a new member with the comedian Yang Se-chan. She appeared as a regular member from that day.
Source 08 · Star News (Korean) · Running Man, Apr. 16, 2017 · opens in a new tabSource 09 · Wikitree (Korean) · 2017 SBS Entertainment Awards Best Couple Award · opens in a new tabAlso won the Best Couple Award with Lee Kwang-soo.
Source 10 · Newsen (Korean) · 2017 SBS Entertainment Awards · opens in a new tabSource 09 · Wikitree (Korean) · 2017 SBS Entertainment Awards Best Couple Award · opens in a new tabAppeared as Ko Ji-in, an organ transplant coordinator.
Source 26 · The Korea Economic Daily (Korean) · Cross premiere · opens in a new tabWon for Running Man.
Source 23 · Star News (Korean) · 2018 SBS Entertainment Awards Top Excellence Award · opens in a new tabWon for the KBS Drama Special Hee-soo.
Source 11 · Maeil Business Newspaper (Korean) · 2021 KBS Drama Awards · opens in a new tabTopstar News reported this award.
Source 13 · Topstar News (Korean) · Update, June 26, 2026 · opens in a new tab The article gives no ceremony date, so only the year is shown. This rests on a single article.Appeared as Ahn In-kyung.
Source 12 · Newsis (Korean) · Cleaning Up premiere preview · opens in a new tabLeft the program she had been part of for about six and a half years. Her last recording was on Oct. 30.
Source 14 · NoCut News (Korean) · Leaving Running Man · opens in a new tabSource 15 · My Daily (Korean) · Running Man, Dec. 10, 2023 · opens in a new tabAfter leaving the show, appeared in two dramas. In Sorry Not Sorry she played Ji Song-yi.
Source 18 · OSEN (Korean) · Update, Dec. 15, 2024 · opens in a new tabSource 16 · Sports Donga (Korean) · Running Man guest, Dec. 30, 2024 · opens in a new tab Broadcast dates are not confirmed, so only the year is shown. Goeriwa Naengso is the revised romanization of the Korean title.Changed agencies.
Source 16 · Sports Donga (Korean) · Running Man guest, Dec. 30, 2024 · opens in a new tabSBS said she took part in a recording as a guest a year after leaving the show.
Source 17 · Sports Chosun (Korean) · Running Man guest, Dec. 30, 2024 · opens in a new tabSource 16 · Sports Donga (Korean) · Running Man guest, Dec. 30, 2024 · opens in a new tab The date is the day the recording was reported. The recording and broadcast dates are not in the articles (the episode was to air in January).Appeared from the premiere at LG Arts Center Seoul and joined the 2026 revival as well.
Source 19 · Newsis (Korean) · Revival of the play Sa-ui Chanmi · opens in a new tab Only the statement that the premiere was in July is confirmed. Sa-ui Chanmi is the revised romanization of the Korean title (“Hymn of Death”).Appeared as a guest with Park Sung-woong, Joo Hyun-young, Hwang In-youp and Ha Seok-jin. Episodes 1 to 4 were released on Sept. 23.
Source 20 · The Korea Economic Daily (Korean) · Crime Scene Zero guests · opens in a new tabReturned to the screen as a teacher.
Source 21 · Sisa Journal (Korean) · Film Eighteen Youth · opens in a new tab The release date is not confirmed in articles, so only the year is shown.The play runs at the Chungmu Art Center Medium Theater Black through Aug. 2.
Source 22 · Topstar News (Korean) · Play Lungs · opens in a new tab The schedule is based on a report drawn from her own post.END OF SELECTED RECORDSSelected records, 2004–2026 · not a complete list of work. “Key moment” is an editorial label, not a measure of success.
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