Jeon Soo-kyung

Jeon Soo-kyung is a South Korean actress and one of the great legends of Korean musical theatre. With a career of more than 35 years, she brings power, humour and a huge voice to every role. Drama fans know her as Wang Bang-wool in Chicago Typewriter (2017).

Jeon Soo-kyung is 173 cm (5 ft 8 in) tall, according to her published profile.

Early life

Jeon Soo-kyung was born on July 12, 1966, in Seoul, South Korea. She made her film debut in 1989 and soon found her true home on the musical stage. At a time when Korean musicals were still growing, her strong singing and bold acting helped her become one of the field's first big stars.

Career and breakthrough

Jeon Soo-kyung starred in the Korean productions of world-famous musicals, including Mamma Mia!, Chicago, Guys and Dolls, The Life and Kiss Me, Kate. Her name on a poster meant a powerful show, and younger musical actors still name her as a role model. Alongside the stage, she kept appearing in films and television dramas.

Popular roles

In Chicago Typewriter (2017), she played Wang Bang-wool, a warm and funny veteran editor with a big heart, in the fantasy story of writers across two lifetimes. She also won love as Lee Shi-eun in the family hit Love (ft. Marriage and Divorce) (2021), where her long-suffering wife touched many viewers.

Recent work and why fans love them

Jeon Soo-kyung stays busy with roles in Strong Girl Nam-soon (2023), My Merry Marriage (2024) as Jeong Ju-ri and When the Stars Gossip (2025) as Jang Mi-hwa. Fans love her energy: she can fill a theatre with her voice, then make a small drama scene feel just as big.