The year he turned 25, he appeared in AOA Black’s “MOYA” music video. Later articles describe this appearance as his debut. In 2014, he appeared in TV Chosun’s Bride of the Century and tvN’s The Three Musketeers.
In 2015, he appeared in the film Salut d’Amour. In December 2016, he made a special appearance in tvN’s Guardian: The Lonely and Great God, and the same month he won the New Star Award at the SBS Drama Awards. In 2017, after SBS’s While You Were Sleeping, he joined tvN’s Prison Playbook as Captain Yoo.
The breakthrough yearThe year he turned 30, he co-starred with Son Ye-jin in JTBC’s Something in the Rain. Chosun Ilbo wrote that the drama made him a star. In May that year, he won the Most Popular Actor award at the Baeksang Arts Awards.
In 2019, MBC’s One Spring Night and the film Tune in for Love came out, and he received a commendation from the Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism at the Korean Popular Culture and Arts Awards. In 2020, he appeared in tvN’s A Piece of Your Mind and won best new actor at the 56th Daejong Film Awards.
The year he turned 33, he played Ahn Jun-ho in Netflix’s D.P. He says the drama was like a turning point in his life. In 2022, Disney+’s Connect was released.
In 2023, he held a 10th anniversary fan meeting, and D.P. Season 2 and the film 12.12: The Day came out. In 2024, he took on his first romantic comedy in tvN’s Love Next Door, and the film I, the Executioner opened.
In 2025, he made a special appearance in the final episode of SBS’s Spring of Youth. In 2026, Netflix’s Our Sticky Love and the animated film Gill came out.
Jung Hae-in (born Apr 1, 1988) debuted on Jul 30, 2013, the year he turned 25, in AOA Black’s “MOYA” music video, and became known when JTBC’s Something in the Rain premiered on Mar 30, 2018, the year he turned 30. In 2021, the year he turned 33, he appeared in Netflix’s D.P.
Ages are by calendar year (the year minus the birth year), birthdays aside.
Appeared in the music video as a newcomer actor signed to FNC Entertainment. Later articles describe this appearance as his debut.
Source 01 · OSEN (Korean) · AOA Black “MOYA” music video · opens in a new tabSource 02 · Yonhap News Agency (Korean) · D.P. interview · opens in a new tab Some articles give his debut as the 2014 drama Bride of the Century (Seoul Economic Daily).A drama about a curse on a chaebol family. Jung Hae-in played Kang-in, the younger brother of Choi Kang-joo.
Source 03 · TV Report (Korean) · Bride of the Century premieres · opens in a new tabSource 04 · Financial News (Korean) · Bride of the Century’s Kang-in · opens in a new tabCast as Ahn Min-seo through an audition. Jung Yong-hwa, Lee Jin-wook and Yang Dong-geun also appeared.
Source 05 · Korea Economic TV (Korean) · tvN The Three Musketeers · opens in a new tabA film by director Kang Je-gyu, in whose cast list his name appears alongside Park Geun-hyung, Youn Yuh-jung and Han Ji-min.
Source 06 · Herald Business (Korean) · Film Salut d’Amour · opens in a new tabHe played Choi Tae-hee, a university baseball player who was the first love of the character played by Kim Go-eun.
Source 07 · MBN (Korean) · Special appearance in tvN Guardian: The Lonely and Great God · opens in a new tabWon it for SBS’s Yeah, That’s How It Is. Ten people, including Ko Kyung-pyo and Hyeri, shared the award.
Source 08 · Star News (Korean) · 2016 SBS Drama Awards New Star Award · opens in a new tabAppeared alongside Lee Jong-suk, Suzy, Lee Sang-yeob and Ko Sung-hee.
Source 09 · Startoday (Korean) · SBS While You Were Sleeping · opens in a new tabNewly joined as Captain Yoo Jeong-woo, a company commander who beat a soldier from his company to death.
Source 10 · Sports Chosun (Korean) · tvN Prison Playbook · opens in a new tabCo-starred with Son Ye-jin as Seo Joon-hee. Chosun Ilbo wrote that the drama made Jung Hae-in a star, and Seoul Economic Daily wrote that he joined the ranks of top stars after it.
Won it at the ceremony at COEX Hall D in Seoul.
Source 15 · Kukmin Ilbo (Korean) · 54th Baeksang Arts Awards · opens in a new tabPlayed Yoo Ji-ho opposite Han Ji-min. It has the same director, Ahn Pan-seok, and writer, Kim Eun, as Something in the Rain.
Source 16 · MBC Entertainment (Korean) · MBC One Spring Night · opens in a new tabCo-starred with Kim Go-eun.
Source 17 · Sports Seoul (Korean) · Film Tune in for Love · opens in a new tabReceived it at the 2019 Korean Popular Culture and Arts Awards ceremony at Olympic Hall in Olympic Park, Seoul.
Source 18 · Seoul Economic Daily (Korean) · 2019 Korean Popular Culture and Arts Awards · opens in a new tabA travel show carrying his own name.
Source 19 · Sports Chosun (Korean) · KBS2 Jung Hae-in’s Travel Log · opens in a new tabPlayed Ha-won, an artificial intelligence programmer, opposite Chae Soo-bin.
Source 20 · OSEN (Korean) · tvN A Piece of Your Mind · opens in a new tabWon it for Hyun-woo in Tune in for Love. The ceremony was held without an audience.
Source 21 · Newsis (Korean) · 56th Daejong Film Awards · opens in a new tabContinued his contract with the agency he had been with since before his debut.
Source 22 · Star News (Korean) · Re-signs with FNC · opens in a new tabHe played Ahn Jun-ho, a member of a military police unit that hunts deserters. He says D.P. was like a turning point in his life.
Source 23 · Newsis (Korean) · Netflix D.P. is released · opens in a new tabSource 02 · Yonhap News Agency (Korean) · D.P. interview · opens in a new tabHe played a spy in a period drama set in 1987. Yonhap News Agency wrote that it premiered amid a controversy over historical distortion.
Source 24 · Yonhap News Agency (Korean) · JTBC Snowdrop premieres · opens in a new tabA work by director Takashi Miike, with six episodes released at once. It had earlier been invited to the 27th Busan International Film Festival.
Source 25 · OSEN (Korean) · Disney+ Connect · opens in a new tabA tour that started in Seoul and went on to several countries.
Source 26 · Herald Business (Korean) · 10th anniversary fan meeting · opens in a new tabReturned as Ahn Jun-ho.
Source 27 · Newsis (Korean) · D.P. Season 2 is released · opens in a new tabMade a special appearance as Major Oh Jin-ho, who stays at the side of the Special Warfare Commander.
Source 28 · Sports Chosun (Korean) · Film 12.12: The Day · opens in a new tabPlayed Choi Seung-hyo opposite Jung So-min. It was his first romantic comedy.
Source 29 · MBC Entertainment (Korean) · tvN Love Next Door · opens in a new tabSource 30 · TV Daily (Korean) · His first romantic comedy · opens in a new tabCo-starred with Hwang Jung-min.
Source 31 · SPOTV News (Korean) · Film I, the Executioner · opens in a new tabIt came in his 11th year since debut.
Source 32 · SPOTV News (Korean) · Third contract renewal with FNC · opens in a new tabHe played An Se-hyeon, an orthopedic fellow.
Source 33 · Sports Kyunghyang (Korean) · SBS Spring of Youth · opens in a new tabHe played boxing coach Jang Tae-ha, who claims to be the boyfriend of a prosecutor who has lost her memory.
Source 34 · Electronic Times (Korean) · Netflix Our Sticky Love · opens in a new tabHis agency announced the casting. He plays lawyer Ha Do-un, and the series is due out in 2027.
Source 35 · Star News (Korean) · TVING Love Virus · opens in a new tabBased on a novel by Gu Byeong-mo, with Jung Hae-in voicing Gon.
Source 36 · BNT News (Korean) · Animation Gill · opens in a new tabEND OF SELECTED RECORDSSelected records, 2013–2026 · not a complete list of work. “Key moment” is an editorial label, not a measure of success.
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