Shin Ye-eun Age, Wiki, Boyfriend, Family, Career, Net Worth

As a little girl in primary school, Shin Ye-eun watched her grandfather perform a one-man play. She wondered why the audience was crying over a single actor alone on stage.

She was born on January 18, 1998 (28 years old), in Anyang, Gyeonggi Province, South Korea. She is a South Korean actress and model.

She first won hearts as the calm, confident Do Ha-na in the web series A-Teen (2018), a role that earned her the nickname “Nation’s First Love.”

She then surprised viewers by playing the teenage version of the cruel bully Park Yeon-jin in Netflix’s The Glory (2022 to 2023). In the same season, she led Disney+’s Revenge of Others (2022) as a high school shooting athlete chasing the truth behind her twin brother’s death.

That role won her Best New Actress at the 2nd Blue Dragon Series Awards. She later starred as the proud rival Heo Yeong-seo in tvN’s Jeongnyeon: The Star Is Born (2024).

Quick Facts of Shin Ye-eun

Full Name	Shin Ye-eun (신예은)
Profession	Actress, Model
Age	28 years old
Date of Birth	January 18, 1998
Nationality	South Korean
Zodiac/Sun Sign	Capricorn
Birthplace	Anyang, Gyeonggi Province, South Korea
Current Address	Yet to be updated
Gender	Female

Shin Ye-eun Early Life and Education

Shin Ye-eun was born and grew up in Anyang, Gyeonggi Province. She often calls the city home.

She grew up in a family of artists. Her grandfather was a theatre actor, so acting never felt like a faraway dream to her. She did not plan to become an actress early on. She simply loved standing in front of people and showing them something.

Around second grade, she watched her grandfather perform A Lucky Day as a solo monodrama. She could not understand why the audience was crying at one man acting alone on stage. Looking back, she believes that small moment shaped her more than she knew.

Music came before acting. Shin Ye-eun played classical string instruments, the violin and the viola. Her older sister had entered an arts high school for music, so everyone assumed she would follow the same path.

But as high school drew near, she decided to try what she really wanted. She quietly joined an acting academy and began preparing for a different stage altogether.

Education

Shin Ye-eun attended Anyang Arts High School, where she majored in theatre and film. She then entered Sungkyunkwan University’s Department of Acting Arts in 2016.

Her classmates included Cha Eun-woo and child star turned actress Seo Shin-ae. She later said that her whole class stayed close. Actor Heo Nam-jun was three years her senior in the same department.

Her big break began on campus. In February 2018, she appeared on the cover of the college magazine College Tomorrow as a Sungkyunkwan acting student. JYP Entertainment then messaged her on Instagram with an audition offer. She first suspected an impersonator and asked people around her before replying.

She finally graduated nearly 10 years after enrolling. In August 2026, she shared photos in her cap and gown, joking that it was “an ammonite’s graduation.”

School	Anyang Arts High School (Theatre and Film)
Alma Mater	Sungkyunkwan University
Highest Qualification	Graduate, Department of Acting Arts (2026)

Shin Ye-eun Personal Life

Shin Ye-eun is cheerful and open on screen, but she keeps her private life firmly out of the spotlight. She talks freely about school, football and her work, yet very little about her family or love life has ever been made public.

Boyfriend and Relationships

Shin Ye-eun has never publicly confirmed a relationship.

Fans have playfully shipped her with co-stars over the years. On Running Man in 2023, Haha teasingly asked whether she and her The Secret Romantic Guesthouse co-star Kang Hoon were dating. The pair laughed it off by telling viewers to watch the drama to find out.

For now, her love life remains private, and further details are yet to be updated.

Parents

Shin Ye-eun’s parents are not public figures, and their names have not been revealed. She grew up in a family of artists, which made acting feel like a natural path for her.

In a 2019 interview, she said that her parents became a little more careful around her after her sudden fame. She also noticed that they searched for reactions about her online more often than she did. When JYP Entertainment first offered her an audition, her parents felt their daughter’s dream had already come true.

She has said she tries to be extra gentle with them, especially on days when work leaves her tired and sensitive. Further details about her parents are yet to be updated.

Siblings

Shin Ye-eun has an older sister who went to an arts high school to study music. Her sister’s path once seemed like the obvious one for Ye-eun too, until she chose acting instead. Her sister’s name and current work are yet to be updated.

Relationship Status	Single (no publicly confirmed relationship)
Boyfriend	Yet to be updated
Parents	Father: Yet to be updated Mother: Yet to be updated
Siblings	Sister: One older sister

Shin Ye-eun Career

Shin Ye-eun’s career has moved in sharp, surprising turns. She began as a cover girl on a campus magazine, became the face every teenager knew, and then shocked viewers by playing one of Netflix’s most hated bullies. Since then, she has built her name through historical dramas, period pieces, music shows and radio.

Campus Cover Girl to Web Drama Star (2018)

Her journey began in February 2018, when she appeared on the cover of College Tomorrow as a Sungkyunkwan University acting student. JYP Entertainment spotted her there and reached out with an audition offer. She signed with the agency in August 2018.

That same year, she made her acting debut as Do Ha-na in Playlist’s web series A-Teen, released on Naver TV and YouTube. She starred alongside Lee Na-eun, Kim Dong-hee, Suhyeon, Ryu Eui-hyun and Shin Seung-ho. She cut her hair into a short bob for the role, her first short cut in eight years.

Teenagers loved her, and episodes regularly passed one million views within 24 hours. The role earned Shin Ye-eun the nicknames “Nation’s First Love” and “Jun Ji-hyun of Teenagers.”

She also appeared in labelmate Day6′s “Shoot Me” music video in 2018.

First Lead Roles and Steady Growth (2019 to 2021)

In 2019, she landed her first television lead in tvN’s fantasy thriller He Is Psychometric. She played Yoon Jae-in, a proud young woman hiding a painful family past, opposite Park Jin-young (Jinyoung of GOT7). The role brought her the Star of the Year Award at the 2019 Korea Drama Awards.

She returned as Do Ha-na in A-Teen 2 the same year. She also appeared in Brown Eyed Soul’s “Right” music video.

In 2020, she took her first lead role on a major broadcast network in KBS2′s Welcome. She played Kim Sol-ah, a warm, puppy-like woman who lives with a cat that turns into a man, played by Kim Myung-soo. She sang “Shooting Star” for the drama’s soundtrack and won Best New Actress at the 2020 KBS Drama Awards.

Later that year, she starred in JTBC’s More Than Friends as Kyung Woo-yeon, a woman who secretly loved her friend for 10 years. Ong Seong-wu played her long-time crush, while Kim Dong-jun played her suitor. Pyo Ji-hoon and Ahn Eun-jin played members of their close friend group. She later called it the most beautiful project of her life.

In 2021, she led the KBS2 single-episode drama A Moment of Romance as Oh Jin, alongside Kang Tae-oh, Hong Kyung and Ha Yoon-kyung.

Music Bank, Radio and Music (2019 to 2022)

Away from dramas, Shin Ye-eun became a familiar voice on music television. From July 2019 to July 2020, she hosted KBS2′s Music Bank alongside Golden Child’s Choi Bo-min. The pair won the Best Couple Award at the 2019 KBS Entertainment Awards.

She hosted the 2020 KBS Song Festival with U-Know Yunho and Cha Eun-woo. In January 2021, she featured on U-Know Yunho’s song “La Rosa” from his album Noir.

From November 2021 to July 2022, she ran her own KBS Cool FM radio show, Shin Ye-eun’s Volume Up, after Kang Han-na stepped down. In August 2022, she hosted KBS’s Liberation Day concert 600 Years of Road Opened at Cheong Wa Dae with actor Jinyoung.

The Dark Turn (2022)

The year 2022 changed how people saw her. She made a brief cameo in the first episode of Disney+’s Rookie Cops, starring Kang Daniel and Chae Soo-bin. She then made a special appearance in TVING’s Yumi’s Cells 2 as the intern Yoo Da-eun, alongside Kim Go-eun and Park Jin-young.

In November 2022, she led Disney+’s teen thriller Revenge of Others as Ok Chan-mi. Chan-mi is a high school shooting athlete who investigates her twin brother’s death. Lomon, Seo Ji-hoon, Chae Sang-woo, Lee Su-min and Jung Su-bin also starred. The role won her Best New Actress at the 2nd Blue Dragon Series Awards in 2023.

A month later, she appeared in Netflix’s The Glory as the teenage Park Yeon-jin, the cruel school bully. The adult Yeon-jin was played by Lim Ji-yeon, while Song Hye-kyo led the series as the victim seeking revenge.

Her chilling, wide-eyed performance stunned viewers who knew her as a sweet first love. Korean media soon named her part of the “MZ Troika” alongside Go Youn-jung and Han So-hee.

Historical Lead and a Fierce Rival (2023 to 2024)

In 2023, she took her first historical lead in SBS’s The Secret Romantic Guesthouse. She played Yoon Dan-oh, a noble daughter who runs a guesthouse after her family’s fall. Rowoon, Kang Hoon and Jung Gun-joo played the three mysterious scholars around her. She won the Excellence Award at the 2023 SBS Drama Awards.

In 2024, she joined tvN’s Jeongnyeon: The Star Is Born, set in the world of 1950s women’s traditional theatre. She played Heo Yeong-seo, an elite trainee and the fierce rival of Yoon Jeong-nyeon, played by Kim Tae-ri.

She trained in singing, dance and traditional performance for the role. The drama reached a peak rating of 16.5%, and her emotional performance drew wide praise. She also received the Best Supporting Actress award in TV Drama at the 2nd Fundex Awards for the role.

Film Debut and a Double Season (2025)

Shin Ye-eun made her big screen debut in January 2025 with Secret: Untold Melody. This Korean remake of the Taiwanese film stars Do Kyung-soo and Won Jin-ah. She played Park In-hee, a violin major, a quiet nod to the violin she played as a child.

In September 2025, she appeared in two very different dramas at the same time. In The Murky Stream, Disney+’s first Korean historical original, she played Choi Eun, the youngest daughter of a merchant family who dreams of running the family trade in an era that shuts women out. Rowoon, Park Seo-ham and Park Ji-hwan led the cast, and the series was invited to the Busan International Film Festival.

At the same time, she starred in JTBC’s A Hundred Memories as Seo Jong-hee, a bus conductor in the 1980s. Kim Da-mi played her friend Young-rye, and Heo Nam-jun played Jae-pil. Both roles earned her the Excellence Award at the 2025 APAN Star Awards.

In December 2025, she renewed her contract with her agency NPIO.

Recent and Upcoming Work (2026)

In June 2026, she starred in ENA’s medical romance Doctor on the Edge, which also streamed on Disney+. She played Yook Ha-ri, a nurse who quits a top university hospital and returns to her island hometown with a secret. Lee Jae-wook played the reluctant island doctor, with Hong Min-gi, Lee Soo-kyung and Kim Yoon-woo in support. She said the cheerful Ha-ri was about 90% like her real self.

In July 2026, she appeared in the 50-episode short-form thriller Snakes and Ladders on Lezhin Snack as Ji Yun-ju, a missing girl whose sister, played by Park Ju-won, searches for her. In May 2026, LG Electronics also named her its regional ambassador in Southeast Asia.

She had been set to reunite with romance on screen in Night Traveler opposite Park Bo-gum. However, reports in late September 2026 said the drama failed to secure a broadcast slot. As of October 2026, her participation remains unconfirmed.

Shin Ye-eun Filmography

Shin Ye-eun’s body of work leans mostly toward television. Since 2018, she has moved through web series, broadcast dramas, streaming originals and historical pieces. Her first and only film so far arrived in 2025.

Shin Ye-eun Movies

Year	Title	Role	IMDb
2025	Secret: Untold Melody	Park In-hee	6.8

Shin Ye-eun TV Shows

Year	Title	Role	Platform	IMDb
2018 – 2019	A-Teen (Both Seasons)	Do Ha-na	Rakuten Viki	7.3
2019	He Is Psychometric	Yoon Jae-in	Rakuten Viki	7.6
2020	Welcome (Meow, the secret boy)	Kim Sol-ah	Zee5, JioHotstar	8.2
2020	More Than Friends	Kyung Woo-yeon	Netflix	6.6
2021	KBS Drama Special: A Moment of Romance	Oh Jin	KBS2	7.5
2022	Rookie Cops	Jang So-yeon (Cameo, Episode 1)	Disney+	7.5
2022	Yumi’s Cells 2	Yoo Da-eun (Special Appearance)	Prime Video, Rakuten Viki	8.1
2022	Revenge of Others	Ok Chan-mi	Disney+	7.6
2022 – 2023	The Glory	Park Yeon-jin (Teen)	Netflix	8.2
2023	The Secret Romantic Guesthouse	Yoon Dan-oh	Rakuten Viki	7.4
2024	Jeongnyeon: The Star Is Born	Heo Yeong-seo	Disney+	8.3
2025	The Murky Stream	Choi Eun	Disney+	7.4
2025	A Hundred Memories	Seo Jong-hee	Rakuten Viki	7.6
2026	Doctor on the Edge	Yook Ha-ri	Disney+	6.9
2026	Snakes and Ladders	Ji Yoon-ju	Lezhin Snack	–

Shin Ye-eun Upcoming Projects

Year	Title	Role
TBA	Night Traveler	Yet to be updated (participation unconfirmed)

Shin Ye-eun Awards and Achievements

Shin Ye-eun’s trophies trace the path of her career almost step by step. Her early wins came from fresh, likeable roles and music show hosting. Her later honours came from darker, more demanding parts and two major historical dramas.

Her Major Wins

• Korea Drama Awards (2019): Won the Star of the Year Award for He Is Psychometric (2019).
• Brand of the Year Awards (2019): Won the Rising Star Award in the actress category.
• KBS Entertainment Awards (2019): Won the Best Couple Award with Choi Bo-min for hosting Music Bank.
• Asia Model Awards (2020): Won the New Star Award in the actress category.
• KBS Drama Awards (2020): Won Best New Actress for Welcome (2020).
• Blue Dragon Series Awards (2023): Won Best New Actress at the 2nd ceremony for Revenge of Others (2022).
• Broadcast Advertising Festival (2023): Won the CF Star Newcomer Award.
• Brand of the Year Awards (2023): Won the Rising Star Award in the actress category for a second time.
• SBS Drama Awards (2023): Won the Excellence Award, Actress in a Miniseries Romance/Comedy Drama, for The Secret Romantic Guesthouse (2023).
• APAN Star Awards (2023): Won the Acting Award, Actress, at the 9th ceremony for The Secret Romantic Guesthouse (2023) and Revenge of Others (2022).
• Fundex Awards (2024): Won Best Supporting Actress in a TV Drama at the 2nd ceremony for Jeongnyeon: The Star Is Born (2024).
• APAN Star Awards (2025): Won the Excellence Award, Actress in a Mid-length Drama, at the 11th ceremony for The Murky Stream (2025) and A Hundred Memories (2025).

Her Key Nominations

• KBS Entertainment Awards (2019): Nominated for the Rookie Award for hosting Music Bank.
• KBS Drama Awards (2021): Nominated for Best Actress in a Drama Special/TV Cinema for A Moment of Romance (2021).
• SBS Drama Awards (2023): Nominated for the Best Couple Award with Rowoon for The Secret Romantic Guesthouse (2023).

Other Recognitions

• Cine21 Rising Star Lists (2020, 2021, 2025): Named among Cine21′s “10 Stars and Rising Stars” in 2020. Industry leaders ranked her 6th among new actresses to watch in 2021 and 2nd in 2025.
• Bucheon International Animation Festival (2019): Served as the official ambassador of the 21st festival.
• LG Electronics (2026): Appointed regional ambassador for LG’s Southeast Asian campaign “Housewarming by LG.”

Shin Ye-eun Controversies

Shin Ye-eun has kept a largely clean record since her 2018 debut. The few debates around her have been small and short-lived, and she addressed each one openly.

• PPL suspicion on Omniscient Interfering View (2023): In March 2023, she picked breakfast vegetables from a home plant growing machine on MBC’s Omniscient Interfering View. She didn’t seem to know some of the plants’ names, so in early April viewers called it an obvious paid product placement. On the fan app Bubble, she admitted it looked like an ad but said it wasn’t. The device was a rental, she explained, and a technician visited every two months to replace seedlings and clean it.
• Period accuracy debate over A Hundred Memories (2025): In October 2025, some viewers objected that her character Seo Jong-hee, a 1980s Miss Korea hopeful in JTBC’s A Hundred Memories, wore a modern hairstyle instead of the era’s big, voluminous look. This sparked a debate over historical accuracy. She later said the team prioritised the characters’ emotions over exact recreation and blended retro and modern styling to find Jong-hee’s best look.

Shin Ye-eun Net Worth

Shin Ye-eun’s net worth is estimated at $1 million to $5 million (about ₹9.6 crore to ₹48 crore). This is not an official figure. Neither she nor her agency NPIO has ever disclosed her earnings.

Most of her income comes from acting. She has led productions for Netflix, Disney+, tvN, and more, and made her film debut in 2025. She has also earned from hosting KBS2′s Music Bank, running her own KBS Cool FM radio show and singing on drama soundtracks.

Advertising adds a large share. Since her debut, she has fronted Innisfree, H&M, Charmzone, Dongwon’s Denmark, Le Coq Sportif, J.Estina, MICHAA and Twosome Place, and in 2026 she became LG Electronics’ regional ambassador in Southeast Asia. Her per-episode drama fee and yearly advertising rate have never been reported.

Net Worth (Approx.)	$1 million to $5 million (₹9.6 crore to ₹48 crore)
Salary (Approx.)	Yet to be updated

Shin Ye-eun Height, Weight and Physical Stats

Height	In centimetres: 168 cm In meters: 1.68 m In feet & inches: 5 feet 6 inches
Weight	In kg: 42 kg In lbs: 93 lbs
Body Measurements	32-24-34 inches
Hair Color	Black
Eye Color	Black

Shin Ye-eun Social Media

Instagram

@__shinyeeun

Interesting Facts about Shin Ye-eun

• Koo Ja-cheol’s biggest fan: She fell for football in sixth grade while watching the 2011 Asian Cup with her father, when Koo Ja-cheol was the top scorer. She has followed him ever since. In 2023, the only accounts she followed on Instagram were her agency’s and his. She attended his K League homecoming ceremony in 2022 and cried live on her radio show when he surprised her with a birthday message.
• The mole she removed for The Glory: To match Lim Ji-yeon, who played the adult Park Yeon-jin, she had the mole on her nose removed. After the show aired, some fans unfollowed her on social media because her villain role was so convincing.
• The “variety ban” myth: On tvN’s Salty Tour in 2019, she spat out a sour green mango on camera and danced freely, prompting Park Myung-soo to tell her to go into variety. When she later vanished from variety shows, fans joked that her agency had banned her. In 2026, she clarified that the agency never stopped her. She held back herself so viewers wouldn’t think of her silly side during serious roles like The Glory.
• Eunhasu and her giving side: Her fandom is called Eunhasu, meaning “Milky Way.” She has sponsored a child overseas since 2019 and donated to wildfire relief in her fandom’s name. In August 2026, she became the 400th member of the Philanthropy Club, a group of major donors to the relief charity Korea Food for the Hungry International.
• A high school friend on set: Woo Da-bi, who played Hong Joo-ran in Jeongnyeon, was her classmate at Anyang Arts High School. Woo once told her that her school days’ self was a lot like the proud, competitive Heo Yeong-seo.
• Charm battle with Guillermo del Toro: At the 2025 Busan International Film Festival, she and Rowoon traded cute poses such as finger hearts and blown kisses. Director Guillermo del Toro joined in, and the moment went viral online as an “aegyo battle.”
• Motorcycle licence holder: Away from the screen, she holds a motorcycle licence and loves to dance in her free time.

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