Jang Do-yeon

In this Korean name, the family name is Jang.

Jang Do-yeon (Korean: 장도연; born March 10, 1985), is a South Korean comedian, signed with KOEN Group.^[1] Since April 2025, she signed contract with SM Culture & Contents (SM C&C).^{[2] [3]} She was a cast member in MBC's variety show, We Got Married, paired with actor Choi Min-yong.^[4][5]

Jang Do-yeon
Jang in 2024
Born	(1985-03-10) March 10, 1985 (age 40) Yeonggwang County, South Jeolla Province, South Korea
Medium	Stand-up, Television
Years active	2006–present
Genres	Observational, Sketch, Wit, Parody, Slapstick, Dramatic, Sitcom
Korean name
Hangul	장도연
RR	Jang Doyeon
MR	Chang Toyŏn

Education

Jang was a student at Kyung Hee University's College of Art and Design, although, due to commitments in television broadcasts, she has yet to graduate from her course.^[6][7][8]

Career

In 2007, Jang made her debut in the South Korean entertainment industry when she appeared on Mnet's talk show, Shin Dong-yeop's Talk King 18.^[9][10] In the following year, she became a cast member of Gag Concert, after joining the 22nd class of KBS comedians.^[11][8]

Filmography

Television series

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
2014	Plus Nine Boys		Special appearance/cameo	[12]
	Modern Farmer			[13]
2015	Misaengmul [ko]	Ahn Young-i	Main character	[14]
	The Family is Coming	Jang Do-yeon	Various characters	[15]
2016	Drinking Solo	Seo Do-yeon (Korean professor)	Episode 12
	Sweet Stranger and Me	Jung Hyun's fiancée (passenger)	Episodes 1, 8
	Ugly Miss Young-ae 15		Episode 14
2017	Radiant Office	Customer	Episode 2 special appearance/cameo
2017–2018	Smashing on Your Back [ko]	Jang Do-yeon		[16][17]

Television shows

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
2006–2012	Gag Concert	Cast member
2012–2021	Comedy Big League			[18]
2015	My Little Television	Cast member with Park Na-rae	Episodes 27–28	[19]
	Two Yoo Project Sugar Man	Team member of Team Yoo Hee-yeol	Pilot
	I Can See Your Voice - Season 2	Tone-deaf Detective Team	Episodes 1–2, 6, 8, 10
2016	Stargram	Cast member	Season 1	[20]
2016–2017	New Yang Nam Show [ko]	Host	Season 1–2	[21]
2016–2018	I Can See Your Voice	Tone-deaf Detective Team (fixed)	Season 3–5
2017	King of Mask Singer	Contestant (Pippi Longstocking)	Episodes 93–94
	Battle Trip	Contestant with Park Na-rae	Episodes 35–36	[22]
	We Got Married	Cast member, paired with Choi Min-yong	Episodes 364–373	[4][5]
2018	Life Bar	Host	Episodes 52–72	[23][24]
	Love Ranking			[25][26]
	Women Plus		Season 2	[27][28]
	TRUST GAME - Love Catcher	Panelist (known as observers)		[29][unreliable source?][30]
	Real Life Men and Women 2	Cast member	Season 2	[31][32]
2018–2019	Not the Same Person You Used to Know	Host		[33]
	Village Survival, the Eight	Cast member	Season 1–2
2019	Six-Party Talks	MC		[34]
	Prison Life of Fools	Cast member	Episode 1–26	[35]
	The Fishermen and the City		Episode 76–107	[36]
	Funding Together
2019–2020	Wook Talk	Host
	TMI News	Cast member	Episode 7–56
2020	Friday Joy Package		Episode 1–11
	K-pop Cultural Center [ko]
	Don't Be Jealous [ko]	Host
2020–present	Don't be the First One!		Episode 1–present
2020–2023	Dogs Are Incredible [ko]		Student (Cast member)	[37]
2020–2021	I Live Alone	Cast Member	Episode 333–present
2021	Wasup K-Grandma	Host	with Jang Yoon-jeong	[38]
2021–present	The Story of the Day Biting the Tail			[39]
2021–present	The Da Vinci Note			[40]
2021–2022	Welcome, First Time in Korea?			[41]
2021	I Need Women			[42]
	Call me			[43]
	Earth in			[44]
2022	Fantastic Family	Judge		[45]
	Jump Like a Witch	Cast Member		[46]
	Room Corner 1 Row	Host		[47]
	Secret Man and Woman			[48]
	Next Label		with Shin Hyun-ji	[49]
	Beautiful			[50]
	Crazy Tongue			[51]
	Around the World at Birth	Panelist / Host	with Simon Dominic and Song Min-ho	[52]
2022–2023	Jisun Cinema Mind	Host	with Park Ji-sun; Season 1–2	[53]
	Korea After School: Field Trip		Season 1–2	[54]
2023	Rice Planting Club		with Kim Kwang-kyu and Park Myung-soo	[55]
	Girls Night Out			[56]
	Hidden Heroes		with Jonathan	[57]

Hosting

Year	Title	Notes	Ref.
2020	2020 MBC Entertainment Awards	With Jun Hyun-moo and Ahn Bo-hyun	[58]
2021	2021 SBS Entertainment Awards	with Lee Seung-gi and Han Hye-jin	[59]
2022	2022 SBS Entertainment Awards	with Tak Jae-hoon and Lee Hyun-yi	[60]
2023	59th Grand Bell Awards	with Cha In-pyo	[61]
2024	2024 SBS Entertainment Awards	with Jeon Hyun-moo and Lee Hyun-i [ko]	[62]

Web shows

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
2021	Girls High School Mystery Class	Cast member	Episode 1–16 / Season 1	[63]
	Change Days	Host	Season 1	[64]
	Love Catcher in Seoul			[65]
	Double Trouble			[66]
2021–2022	Girls High School Mystery Class	Cast Member	Season 2	[67]
2022	Speak Out	Host		[68]
	Change Days		Season 2	[69]
	Neighborhood is Different			[70]
	Love Catcher in Bali			[71]
2023	Webtoon Singer		with Choi Min-ho and Yoo Se-yoon	[72]
2023–present	Salon Drip		Season 1–2	[73]

Awards and nominations

Name of the award ceremony, year presented, category, nominee of the award, and the result of the nomination

Award ceremony	Year	Category	Nominee / Work	Result	Ref.
Asia Model Festival	2020	Fashionista award	Jang Do-yeon	Won	[74]
Baeksang Arts Awards	2015	Best Variety Performer – Female	Comedy Big League	Nominated
	2016			Nominated
	2019			Nominated
	2020		Food Bless You	Nominated	[75]
	2021		I Live Alone , don't be the first one	Won	[76][77]
	2024		Jang Do-yoon	Nominated	[78]
	2025	Best Female Variety Performer		Nominated	[79]
Blue Dragon Series Awards	2022	Best Female Entertainer	Girls High School Mystery Class	Nominated	[80]
	2023		Change Days	Nominated	[81]
	2024		High School Mystery Club Season 3	Won	[82]
Brand Customer Loyalty Award	2021	Best Female Comedian	Jang Do-yeon	Won	[83]
	2022			Won	[84]
Brand of the Year Awards	2020	Entertainer of the Year – Female		Won	[85]
	2021	Female Variety Show Star		Won	[86]
	2022	Entertainment - Female		Won	[87]
Elle Style Awards	2018	Girl Crush Award		Won
KBS Entertainment Awards	2021	Best Entertainer Award in Show/Variety Category	Dogs Are Incredible	Won	[88]
		Top Excellence Award in Show/Variety Category		Nominated	[89]
	2022	Popularity Award		Won	[90]
		Top Excellence Award in Reality Category		Nominated	[91]
Korea First Brand Awards	2020	Best Female Variety Star	Jang Do-yeon	Won	[92]
Korea Broadcasting Awards	2021	Best MC Award		Won	[93]
MBC Entertainment Awards	2019	Top Excellence Award	Funding Together	Nominated	[94]
		Best Entertainer Award		Won
	2020	Excellence Award in Variety Category – Female	I Live Alone	Won	[95]
	2024	Top Excellence Award in Variety Category – Female	Radio Star I'm Born to Play Music [ko] Stingy Man	Won	[96]
SBS Entertainment Awards	2020	Hot Star Award – TV Category	Park Jang's LOL	Won	[97]
		Excellence Award in Show/Variety Category		Won	[98]
	2021	Next Level Award	Kkomu, I Need a Warm-up	Won	[99]
tvN10 Awards	2016	Best Comedienne	Comedy Big League	Nominated	[100]
		Variety "Slave" Award		Nominated

State honors

Name of country, year given, and name of honor

Country Or Organization	Year	Honor Or Award	Ref.
South Korea[note 1]	2020	Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Commendation	[104]

Listicles

Name of publisher, year listed, name of listicle, and placement

Publisher	Year	Listicle	Placement	Ref.
Forbes	2020	Korea Power Celebrity 40	22nd	[105]

Notes

1. Honors are given at the Korean Popular Culture and Arts Awards, arranged by the Korea Creative Content Agency and hosted by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism.^[101][102] They are awarded to those who have contributed to the arts and South Korea's pop culture.^[103]