Jeon Mi-do

Jeon Mi-do is a South Korean actress and one of the most loved musical theatre stars of her generation. Television fans around the world know her as Dr Chae Song-hwa in Hospital Playlist (2020), the kind neurosurgeon who sings with her doctor friends in the band Mido and Parasol.

Jeon Mi-do is 162 cm (5 ft 4 in) tall, according to her published profile.

Early life

Jeon Mi-do was born on August 4, 1982, in Busan, South Korea. She fell in love with the stage early and debuted in the musical Mr. Mouse in 2006. For the next fourteen years, she became a top name in Korean musical theatre, winning major stage awards and a loyal fan base.

Career and breakthrough

In 2020, Jeon Mi-do took her first big television role as Chae Song-hwa in Hospital Playlist. The warm medical drama became a huge hit in Korea and on Netflix. Her version of the song I Knew I Love, sung for the soundtrack, topped Korean music charts, proving her power as a singer as well as an actress.

Popular roles

Chae Song-hwa is her signature role: a calm, funny and caring doctor who leads her friends with quiet strength. She returned for Hospital Playlist Season 2 (2021) and later made a special appearance as Song-hwa in Resident Playbook (2025). In Thirty-Nine (2022), she played Jeong Chan-young, an acting coach facing a hard goodbye, and broke many hearts.

Recent work and why fans love them

In Connection (2024), Jeon Mi-do played journalist Oh Yoon-jin, showing a sharper and tougher side. Fans love her warm voice, her natural acting and the feeling that she is a real friend, not just a character. Whatever she does next, on stage or screen, her audience will follow.