Pyo Ye-jin

Pyo Ye-jin (; born February 3, 1992) is a South Korean actress. She began her career in supporting roles in television dramas and films, and gained recognition for her antagonist role in 2019 SBS mystery melodrama VIP, securing the Best Character Award at the 2019 SBS Drama Awards. Subsequently, Pyo took a hacker role in both seasons of the highly-rated SBS revenge action series Taxi Driver, and later starred in the television dramas Our Blooming Youth and Moon in the Day.

Career Pyo Ye-jin worked as a flight attendant from 2011 to 2013 at Korean Air before she left to pursue an acting career. She then enrolled as a trainee actress in JYP Entertainment until 2015.

Pyo began to get bigger roles from 2016 to 2017 after she signed to agency Pan Stars Company, with some of the standout works being 2016's TV ratings-guarantee family weekend The Gentlemen of Wolgyesu Tailor Shop on KBS2, and her first lead role in the 2017 daily drama Love Returns on KBS1.

From 2018 onwards, Pyo has accumulated more notable roles. She won Popular Character Award at the 11th Korea Drama Awards for her role as an enthusiastic rookie secretary in tvN's rom-com workplace What's Wrong with Secretary Kim in 2018. With SBS mystery melodrama VIP, Pyo won Best Character Award at the 2019 SBS Drama Awards for her portrayal of a new employee in the VIP team of a luxurious department store.

Pyo then acted in the SBS highly-rated revenge action Taxi Driver and its sequel, as the vigilante team's IT analyst and youngest member.

In January 2023, Pyo signed with Secret Entertainment. She appeared on two series that year: tvN's historical mystery Our Blooming Youth,

Filmography Film Year Title Role Notes 2014 Miss Granny Music show MC Cameo 2020 Shiho Shi Ah 2021 Unframed – Blue happiness Special appearance, Watcha's short film

Television series Year Title Role Notes 2012 Here Comes Mr. Oh 2016 Marriage Contract Hyun A-ra The Doctors Hyun Soo-jin The Gentlemen of Wolgyesu Tailor Shop Kim Jung While You Were Sleeping Cha Yeo-jung Love Returns Gil Eun-jo 2018 What's Wrong with Secretary Kim Kim Ji-a 2019 Hotel del Luna Actress Cameo (ep. 6) VIP On Yoo-ri / Ha Yoo-ri 2021–present Taxi Driver Ahn Go-eun Seasons 1–3 2023 Our Blooming Youth Jang Ga-ram Revenant Influencer Cameo (ep. 6) Moon in the Day Kang Young-hwa / Han Ri-ta 2026 Filing for Love Yeon So-young Special appearances

Web series Year Title Role Notes 2015 Dream Knight Cameo (eps. 5 and 12) 2016 Deux Yeoza Woman 2 72 Seconds 2 Girl Cameo (ep. 7) 72 Seconds 3 Waitress 2021 Lovestruck in the City Yoon Seon-a Cameo (eps. 11–12) 2024 Dreaming of a Freaking Fairy Tale Shin Jae-rim 2025 The Manipulated Song Su-ji Special appearances 2021 — Taxi Driver OST Part 3 "—" denotes a recording that did not chart

Awards and nominations + Name of the award ceremony, year presented, category, nominee of the award, and the result of the nomination Award ceremony Year Category Nominee / Work Result Asia Model Awards 2017 New Star Awards Pyo Ye-jin Korea Drama Awards 2018 Popular Character Award – Female What's Wrong with Secretary Kim Korea Cultural Entertainment Awards 2016 Best New actress (TV) The Gentlemen of Wolgyesu Tailor Shop SBS Drama Awards 2019 Best Character Award (Actress) VIP 2021 Excellence Award for an Actress in a Mini-Series Genre/Fantasy Drama Taxi Driver 2023 Excellence Award, Actress in a Seasonal Drama Taxi Driver 2 2025 Excellence Award, Actress in a Miniseries Genre/Action Drama Taxi Driver 3 Seoul International Drama Awards 2021 Excellent Korean Drama OST "A Walk"