Im Ye-jin

Im Ye-jin (임예진) is a South Korean actress born on 24 January 1960 in Seoul, South Korea. She began her acting career in 1974 and has worked in Korean film and television for more than fifty years, moving from leading roles in her early years to warm and memorable supporting roles.

She is best known to international viewers as Dae-pyo in the romance comedy Full House (2004), one of the dramas that helped spread Korean shows around the world. She also played Chae-kyeong’s Mother in the romance drama Princess Hours (2006), another hit of that period.

Later, she reached a new generation of fans as Na Gong-joo in Boys Over Flowers (2009), a hugely popular romance comedy. With a career that spans five decades, Im Ye-jin remains one of Korea’s most familiar faces on screen, and fans can explore her dramas and best roles on Oxfea. Her career began in 1974, so by the time Boys Over Flowers aired in 2009 she had already worked on screen for thirty-five years.