Jeon Yu-na

In this Korean name, the family name is Jeon.

Jeon Yu-na
Born (2011-07-18) July 18, 2011
South Korea
OccupationActress
Years active2018–present
AgentSaram
Korean name
Hangul
전유나
RRJeon Yuna
MRChŏn Yuna

Jeon Yu-na (Korean: 전유나; born July 18, 2011) is a South Korean child actress. She gained international recognition for her role as the childhood Sunja in Apple TV+ series Pachinko in 2022, and as the genius girl Choi Ro-hee in ENA series The Kidnapping Day in 2023. For her role in The Kidnapping Day, she was awarded the Baeksang Arts Award for Best New Actress in 2024.[1]

Life and career

Jeon was born on July 18, 2011 in Seoul, South Korea. She started acting at a very young age of 5[2] when she went to a local music academy, when her mom recognized her acting talent.[3] She took some guest and minor roles in several Korean movies and television series such as Juror 8 and Hellbound,[4] before getting international recognition for playing the childhood Sunja in Pachinko. Her role in Pachinko was praised as a delightful performance.[5] She was only 10 years old during the filming, and she was immersed in the character by understanding what the Koreans had experienced during the Japanese colonization.[6] She cast the childhood Sunja character as observant, precocious, and have a lot of curiosity on what happened around her.[7]

After Pachinko, she worked on some other Korean television series such as Green Mother's Club and Secret of the Lightning Cloak, and signed an exclusive contract with Saram Entertainment[8] before auditioning for the role of Choi Ro-hee in The Kidnapping Day. She won the role by overcoming a competition rate of 500 to 1[9] and surviving 5 rounds of auditions. She was praised for her delicate acting skills that is unusual for a child actress her age[10] and for her ability to maintain a good chemistry with the lead actor, Yoon Kye-sang.[11][12] Yoon praised her for acting professionally like an adult.[13] Another fellow actress in the drama, Seo Jae-hee, also praised her, stating that Jeon has a pure, lovely, wise and innate personality.[14] For her role in The Kidnapping Day, she was awarded the "Best Child Actress" at the 2023 APAN Star Awards[15][16] and the "Best New Actress (Television category)" in the 2024 Baeksang Arts Awards.[17][1]

Between October 8 and November 19, 2023, together with Seol Ga-eun, Jeon played the Suzu role in Sea Village Diary, a theatre play based on a Japanese film called Our Little Sister, directed by Hirokazu Kore-eda.[18]

In 2024, she won the "Best Young Actress" award at the 2024 SBS Drama Awards for her role as Jang Na-ra's daughter in Good Partner.[19]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Ref.
2024 Dirty Money Kim Ji-min [20]
2025 The Great Flood Lee Ji-soo [21]

Television series

Year Title Role Ref.
2021 Hellbound Sinner's daughter [4][22]
2022 Pachinko Childhood Sunja [4][22]
Green Mothers' Club Oh Sae-bom [22][23]
Secret of the Lightning Cloak Gong Da-hae [22]
2023 The Kidnapping Day Choi Ro-hee [22][24]
2024 Good Partner Kim Jae-hee [25]

Theatres

Year Title Role Ref.
2023 Sea Village Diary Suzu [2][26]

Awards and nominations

Sortable table of awards and nominations received by Jeon Yu-na
Award Ceremony Year Category Nominee(s) / Work(s) Result Ref.
APAN Star Awards 2023 Best Child Actress The Kidnapping Day Won [15][16]
Baeksang Arts Awards 2024 Best New Actress – Television Won [1]
SBS Drama Awards 2024 Best Young Actress Good Partner Won [19]

References

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