27 Popular Son Ye Jin Drama List
Son Ye Jin is a South Korean actress born on January 11, 1982, in Daegu, South Korea. Ye Jin first entered the Korean entertainment industry in 2000 as the voice of Jung Mi Jo in Secret Tears.
Ye Jin then became notable in her films Lover’s Concerto (2002) and The Classic (2003). However, it was her role in Summer Scent (2003) that propelled Ye Jin into Korea’s Hallyu, or Korean Wave, where she rose to fame all over East Asia.
Today, Ye Jin has received several awards and has global recognition for her work. She is currently married to her Crash Landing on You co-star, Hyun Bin, and they are expecting a child.
For more of Son Ye Jin’s drama list, read below for summaries and links with English subtitles!
Son Ye Jin Drama List
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1. Delicious Proposal (2001)
Quick facts: 16 episodes | Romance, Food, Comedy | Watch on KissAsian
In her debut film, Son Ye Jin stars as Jang Hee Ae, the daughter of a restaurant owner. Hyo Dong and his family own a restaurant as well and they have always classed with Hee Ae’s family.
When they attend the same cooking class, they start to fall for each other.
2. The Great Ambition (2002)
Quick facts: 26 episodes | Historical, Drama | Watch on DramaCool, Watch on MyAsianTV
Son Ye Jin plays the role of Choi Dong Hee, the daughter of a merchant who meets Park Jae Young as he runs away from home after his family tries to kill him.
Park Jae Young is warm-hearted and kind, unlike his ruthless father and scheming older brother. After running away from his father and brother, Park Jae Young reunites with his mother.
Will naive Park Jae Young be able to support the next emperor or will his ruthless brother succeed instead?
3. Summer Scent (2003)
Quick facts: 20 episodes | Romance, Melodrama | Watch on MyAsianTV
Son Ye Jin stars as Shim Hae Won, a young woman who grew up with a heart condition. Luckily Hae Won received a heart transplant and was able to live the life she desired.
Yoo Min Woo was deeply in love when his fiance died in a car accident 3 years ago. Now, Min Woo is still trying to move on from his heartbreak.
When Hae Won meets Min Woo, she notices her heart has an unusual heartbeat. Min Woo also feels a strong familiarity with Hae Won.
Though Hae Won is already engaged, she starts to fall for Min Woo when they continue to encounter one another.
Personal Note: Summer Scent was the 1st Korean drama that revived my love for K-dramas. This series will always have a special place on my shelf of K-dramas!
4. Alone In Love (2006)
Quick facts: 16 episodes | Romance, Comedy, Life, Drama | Watch on MyAsianTV
Son Ye Jin plays the role of Yoo Eun Ho who has been divorced from her husband Lee Dong Jin for two years.
Although Eun Ho and Dong Jin are already divorced, they still find excuses to meet up, like at the coffee shop for their divorce or wedding anniversaries.
Because of their pride, Eun Ho and Dong Jin can’t admit that they still love each other. They even go as far as introducing each other to other people. Will Eun Ho and Dong Jin be able to overcome their pride and admit they’re still in love?
5. Spotlight (2008)
Quick facts: 16 episodes | Mystery, Law, Political, Business | Watch on MyAsianTV
Song Ye Jin stars as Seo Woo Jin, the junior reporter for Oh Tae Suk, and they both share the same belief in digging until the truth comes out.
Both Woo Jin and Tae Suk work together to expose the underbelly of society’s injustice, especially when it comes to the government and big corporations. Even at the cost of exposing Tae Suk’s father, a member of parliament, they continue to do their truth digging.
6. Personal Taste (2010)
Quick facts: 16 episodes | Romance, Comedy, Cohabitation | Watch on Viki, Watch on MyAsianTV
Son Ye Jin co-stars with Lee Min Ho as Park Gae In, a naive young woman who trusts easily and got her heartbroken. She is also in need of a new roommate and accepts Jeon Jin Ho (Min Ho) since Gae In believes he’s gay.
In fact, Jin Ho is an architectural designer who is very interested in Gae In’s house as her father was a famous designer.
What will happen when Gae In realizes that Jin Ho isn’t gay, but in fact has feelings for her?
7. Shark (2013)
Quick facts: 20 episodes | Romance, Thriller, Drama | Watch on MyAsianTV
Son Ye Jin stars as Jo Hae Woo who was in love with Han Yi Soo when they were young. When Yi Soo was left for dead after witnessing his father’s death, he chooses to change his looks and return to Korea to take his revenge.
He finds himself face to face with Hae Woo, the granddaughter of the mastermind, and falls in love with her again. Though Hae Woo is now married to someone else, she starts to question her husband’s motives.
Will Yi Soo and Hae Woo be able to find the truth and expose the killers?
8. Something in the Rain (2018)
Quick facts: 16 episodes | Romance, Life, Drama | Watch on Netflix
Son Ye Jin plays a 30-something woman, Yoon Jin Ah, who was recently dumped because her boyfriend thinks she’s bland and not attractive at all. Jin Ah has never truly known true love and believes she never will.
As she’s contemplating her love life, Seo Joon Hee returns home from being 3 years abroad. Joon Hee is Jin Ah’s childhood friend’s younger brother and they used to live next door.
When Jin Ah sees who Joon Hee is as a man now, she believes that she might actually fall in love this time.
9. Crash Landing on You (2019)
Quick facts: 16 episodes | Romance, Comedy, Military, Political | Watch on Netflix
In one of the highest-rated Korean dramas to date, Son Ye Jin co-stars with Hyun Bin as a South Korean heiress to a fashion company, Yoon Se Ri. As she was testing a paraglide one day, Se Ri finds herself crashing into a forest.
North Korean officer Ri Jung Hyuk (Hyun Bin) was patrolling the borders when he finds Se Ri out of place. Instead of turning her into the authorities, Jung Hyuk decides to help her return to South Korea.
Although both countries are experiencing political turmoil, Jung Hyuk and Se Ri can’t help falling in love.
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10. Thirty-Nine (2022)
Quick facts: 16 episodes | Romance, Life, Drama | Watch on Netflix
Son Ye Jin plays one of three friends, Cha Mi Jo, the head dermatologist in the Gangnam district in Seoul. Although Mi Jo grew up in a wealthy background, her warm character stands out.
As Mi Jo and her 2 friends, Jung Chang Young and Jang Joo Hee, live life together, they experience love and loss while on the brink of turning 40 years old.
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Son Ye Jin Movie List
11. Lover’s Concerto (2002)
Quick facts: 106 minutes | Romance, Melodrama | Watch on Youtube
Son Ye Jin stars as Soo In who is good friends with Gyung Hee. As they were hanging out on the beach one day, Soo In gets a love confession from Ji Hwan but rejects him.
Being persistent, Ji Hwan asks to become friends with her and starts hanging out with Soo In and Gyung Hee.
As they grow older, their lives become intertwined and confused with love and friendship. When both Soo In and Gyung Hee both disappear, Ji Hwan takes it upon himself to find them.
12. The Classic (2003)
Quick facts: 136 minutes | Romance, Youth, Melodrama | Watch on BiliBili, Watch on MyAsianTV, Watch on Youtube
Son Ye Jin plays the role of Yoon Ji Hae, a young university student who has a crush on the same guy her best friend does. Soo Kyung, her friend, asks Ji Hae to write a letter to Oh Sang Min, the crush.
Ji Hae writes her own feelings for Sang Min in the letter but signs it in Soo Kyung’s name. Feeling uncomfortable that Sang Min likes Soo Kyung because of her letter, Ji Hae stays away from them.
In the midst of her spiraling love life, Ji Hae discovers old letters in her mother’s attic detailing the love of her mother’s love story in the 1960s.
13. Crazy First Love (2003)
Quick facts: 108 minutes | Romance, Comedy, Drama | Watch on Youtube
Son Ye Jin stars in this romantic comedy as Ju Il Mae who has grown up with Son Tae Il since they were born. Tae Il has declared that he will marry Il Mae one day.
Though Il Mae does want to marry Tae Il, he has always been lackadaisical with his studies and doesn’t fully apply himself even though he has a high IQ.
Wanting to use his declaration of marriage as motivation, Il Mae challenges Tae Il to increase his school ranking and get into law school. Only then will Il Mae marry Tae Il.
Tae Il passes the challenge and more but finds that Il Mae has chosen to marry someone else. Will Tae Il be able to win the love of his life back?
14. A Moment to Remember (2004)
Quick facts: 145 minutes | Romance, Melodrama | Watch on MyAsianTV
Son Ye Jin stars in this tearjerker Korean movie as Kim Soo Jin, a young 27-year-old with a rare form of Alzheimer’s disease.
As Soo Jin meets and falls in love with Choi Chul Soo, they will both have to navigate the devastating losses that come with Soo Jin’s memory loss.
15. April Snow (2005)
Quick facts: 105 minutes | Romance, Melodrama | Watch on Viki, Watch on MyAsianTV
Son Ye Jin plays the role of a perfect wife, Seo Young. When her husband Kyung Ho was found in an accident with Su Jin, Seo Young learns that he was cheating on her.
While waiting for news of her husband, Seo Young meets In Soo, Su Jin’s husband, who has also just discovered that his wife was cheating on him.
As Seo Young and In Soo get to know each other more, they must make a decision on what to do about their significant other’s affair.
16. Open City (2008)
Quick facts: 112 minutes | Action, Mystery, Crime | Watch on DramaCool, Watch on MyAsianTV
Son Ye Jin stars as Baek Jang Mi, the beautiful and genius leader of a pickpocket ring wreaking havoc on citizens.
When Korea’s elite, Jo Dae Young, is sent to break down the ring and find the leader, he does so willingly.
Dae Young rescues Jang Mi from danger, not knowing that he’s just met the leader he’s trying to arrest. What will come of Dae Young and Jang Mi?
17. My Wife Got Married (2008)
Quick facts: 119 minutes | Romance, Polygamy | Watch on MyAsianTV
Son Ye Jin plays the role of Joo In Ah, a woman with eccentric values in relationships. Noh Deok Hoon falls in love with In Ah, proposes to her, and they get married.
They have a happy marriage until In Ah announces that she would like to marry another man in addition to Deok Hoon.
Note: This Korean movie has received a very low score on My Drama List and is controversial in topic. Please read the comments and reviews before jumping into the movie if this isn’t your particular cup of tea.
18. White Night (2009)
Quick facts: 135 minutes | Thriller, Mystery, Drama | Watch on MyAsianTV
Son Ye Jin stars in this dark film as Yoo Mi Ho focusing on love and the ways people can do anything for love.
14 years ago, a pawnbroker was murdered. Although there were suspects, the police couldn’t find enough evidence to pin the murder on anyone and the case came to a standstill.
The lead detective on the brink of retirement reflects on the only case he couldn’t solve and decides to re-open the investigation. As he does, he finds a hidden relationship between the victim’s son and the girl next door.
Does this have anything to do with the murder that happened years ago?
19. Spellbound (2011)
Quick facts: 114 minutes | Romance, Comedy, Horror, Supernatural | Watch on DramaCool, Watch on MyAsianTV
Son Ye Jin plays the role of Kang Yeo Ri, a woman who has the ability to see ghosts. Since a terrible accident in high school, Yeo Ri can’t shake the ghosts that haunt her, making her live in isolation.
One day, Yeo Ri meets Ma Jo Gu, a street magician who asks Yeo Ri to be part of his “Horror Magic Show.” The show is a big hit and Jo Gu becomes popular overnight.
However, whenever Jo Gu asks Yeo Ri to go out, she rejects him. One day Jo Gu successfully takes Yeo Ri out and she drunkenly confesses to seeing dead people.
Will Jo Gu be able to help Yeo Ri or will her ghosts keep him away?
20. The Tower (2012)
Quick facts: 121 minutes | Action, Thriller, Drama | Watch on MyAsianTV
Son Ye Jin stars as Seo Yoon Hee in this dramatic Korean movie about a disaster that strikes on Christmas eve.
In a luxurious 108-story high-rise called Tower Sky, the annual Christmas is underway. However, when a fire breaks out and help is unreachable, Yoon Hee must do what she can to save thousands of people.
21. Blood and Ties (2013)
Quick facts: 95 minutes | Thriller, Mystery, Psychological | Watch on DramaCool
Son Ye Jin plays the role of Jung Da Eun, the happy daughter of a single father who has sacrificed everything for her. Da Eun loves her father very much because of this.
However, when Da Eun starts to suspect her father of being a kidnapper, she finds herself searching for evidence even though she wholeheartedly wants to believe in his innocence.
What will happen to Da Eun if she does find out that her father is a monster? How will she handle it?
22. The Pirates (2014)
Quick facts: 130 minutes | Action, Adventure, Historical, Fantasy | Watch on Viki, Watch on MyAsianTV
In this historical fantasy Korean movie, Son Ye Jin stars as pirate captain Yeo Wol. When Yeo Wol finds out that the Emperor’s State Seal is lost at sea on the eve of the new Joseon Dynasty, she seeks the whale who swallowed the seal.
In the midst of her search, Yeo Wol encounters Jang Sa Jung and his crew who are after the substantial reward that comes with finding the seal.
23. Bad Guys Always Die (2016)
Quick facts: 150 minutes | Action, Comedy | Watch on BiliBili
In partnership with China, Son Ye Jin stars in this Chinese-Korean film as Ji Yun.
When 4 Chinese friends take a trip to Jeju island and help the beautiful Ji Yun who was at the scene of a car accident, they got more than what they bargained for.
24. The Truth Beneath (2016)
Quick facts: 102 minutes | Thriller, Political, Drama | Watch on MyAsianTV
Son Ye Jin plays the wife of a political member, Yeon Hong. When her husband wins the nomination for his party, Yeon Hong is there fully committed to him.
However, in the midst of the campaign, their daughter Min Jin disappears. Yeon Hong’s husband convinces her to not report it to the authorities fearing negative publicity.
Yeon Hong can’t sit still and is determined to find her daughter on her own. As she searches for Min Jin, Yeon Hong uncovers conspiracies, lies, and more.
25. The Last Princess (2016)
Quick facts: 127 minutes | Historical, Drama, Based on a True Story | Watch on MyAsianTV
In this tale based on a true story, Son Ye Jin plays the role of the last prince, Deok Hye. When Princess Deok Hye is taken as a Japanese hostage under colonial rule, she was forbidden to return to Korea.
The harsh conditions of living made it difficult for Princess Deok Hye to maintain the hope of Korean citizens. However, Jang Han vows to bring the princess back to South Korea.
26. Be With You (2018)
Quick facts: 131 minutes | Romance, Fantasy, Melodrama | Watch on Viki, Watch on MyAsianTV
Son Ye Jin plays the role of Lim Soo Ah, a wife and mother. Before she dies, Soo Ah promises to return in a year on a rainy day.
Miraculously, Soo Ah does return to her husband and son, but without her memories. Happy to be reunited, Soo Ah’s husband tells of their life together.
But her return is short-lived as Soo Ah has to leave her family again.
27. The Negotiation (2018)
Quick facts: 114 minutes | Action, Thriller, Crime, Political | Watch on MyAsianTV
Son Ye Jin co-stars with Hyun Bin as crisis negotiator, Ha Chae Yoon. When her supervisor is kidnapped by cold-blooded Min Tae Goo (Hyun Bin), Chae Yoon must engage in a mental battle with him to save her boss.
The more Chae Yoon communicates with Tae Goo, the more she wants to understand what he wants. He then gives her a 21-hour deadline.
Between Tae Koo and Chae Yoon, who will win out?
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Final Thoughts: Son Ye Jin Drama List
Son Ye Jin has been in the entertainment industry for a very long time and her acting skills have just grown to be superb. Ye Jin is one of the most popular and most recognized Korean actresses to date.
After going through her Korean drama list, what are your thoughts? Have you found a new show to binge? Let us know in the comments below!
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