Lee Sun-bin

In this Korean name, the family name is Lee.

Lee Jin-kyung (Korean: 이진경; born January 7, 1994), professionally known as Lee Sun-bin (이선빈), is a South Korean actress and singer. She is a former member of the South Korean girl group JQT. She is known for starring in Squad 38 (2016), Work Later, Drink Now (2021–2023), and Boyhood (2023).^[1]

Lee Sun-bin
이진경
Lee in 2018
Born	Lee Jin-kyung (1994-01-07) January 7, 1994 (age 31) Cheonan, South Korea
Occupations	Actress singer
Years active	2011–present
Agent	Initial
Musical career
Genres	K-pop
Instrument	Vocals
Years active	2009–2012
Labels	GP
Formerly of	JQT
Korean name
Hangul	이진경
RR	I Jingyeong
MR	I Chin'gyŏng
Stage name
Hangul	이선빈
RR	I Seonbin
MR	I Sŏnbin

Career

2011–2015: Beginnings, modeling and overseas activities

See also: JQT (group)

In October 2011, GP Entertainment revealed that Lee would be joining their new girl group JQT, under her birth name Jin-kyung, upon departure of one of the members, Minsun. Lee participated in JQT's activities as a vocalist until their disbandment in February 2012.^[2] She took on a modelling gig alongside Teen Top for uniforms in November 2012, and was said to be debuting again in another girl group in December 2012, but plans did not follow through. She then left GP Entertainment and joined Wellmade Yedang as an acting trainee.^[3] Before officially beginning her acting career, Lee was a CF model and made several music video appearances.^[4]

In 2014, Lee received her first acting role in the Chinese historical drama Saint Wang Xizhi.^[5] Lee also participated as a contestant in CCTV's singing show Finding Liu San Jie, and the New Year Gala.^{[citation needed]}

2016–present: Rising popularity

In January 2016, Lee took on a supporting role in the JTBC drama Madame Antoine: The Love Therapist,^[6] followed by several cameo appearances in dramas and films. Her breakthrough role came in June 2016, where she portrayed a gold digger in OCN's hit drama Squad 38 alongside Seo In-guk and Ma Dong-seok.^{[7][8][9][10]} She went on to participate in several variety shows where she received praise for her singing and dancing.^[11]

In January 2017, Lee co-starred in MBC's disaster drama Missing 9.^[12] In July, she starred in tvN's remake of the American blockbuster television series Criminal Minds, where she played the Korean version of JJ's character.^[13][14] In September, she began filming for Kim Sung-hoon's action zombie film Rampant alongside Jang Dong-gun and Hyun Bin.^[15][16][17]

In 2018, Lee was cast in her first leading role in JTBC's action drama Sketch.^[18] The same year she was cast in tvN's drama special The Dramatization Has Already Begun.^[19]

In 2019, Lee was cast in action comedy film Okay! Madam^[20] and political drama The Great Show.^[21]

In 2020, Lee was cast in the crime detective drama Team Bulldog: Off-Duty Investigation.^[22]

In 2021, she starred in action spy film Mission: Possible opposite Kim Young-kwang.^[23] In August 2021, Lee signed with Initial Entertainment, after the contract with the original agency expired.^[24]

In 2022, Lee made a comeback with the film Air Murder.^[25]

Personal life

Relationship

On December 31, 2018, it was reported that Lee had been dating actor Lee Kwang-soo, with King Kong by Starship stating that the couple had been dating "for 5 months" prior to the announcement of their relationship.^[26][27][28]

Discography

See also: JQT discography

Singles

List of singles, showing year released,
selected chart positions, and name of the album

Title	Year	Peak chart position	Album
		KOR Gaon
Collaborations
"One Love" (with RGP)	2017	—	Non-album single
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory

Soundtrack appearances

List of soundtrack appearances, showing year released,
selected chart positions, and name of the album

Title	Year	Peak chart position	Album
		KOR Gaon
"Sad Night" (아픈 밤)[29]	2019	—	The Great Show OST Part 2
"Savage Killer"[30]	2020	—	Team Bulldog: Off-Duty Investigation OST Part 5
"Dreamer" (드리머)[31]	2021	—	Work Later, Drink Now OST Part 3
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
2016	Familyhood	Ji-hoon's lover	Bit part	[32]
2018	The Princess and the Matchmaker	Princess 1
	Rampant	Deok-hee		[17]
2020	Me and Me	Cho-hee		[33]
	Okay! Madam	Gwi-sun / Ahn Se-ra		[20]
2021	Mission: Possible	Yi Ling / Yoo Da-hee		[23]
2022	Air Murder	Han Young-joo		[25][34]
	Reverse	Ham Myo-jin	Sound film	[35]
2025	Noise	Joo-yeong		[36]
TBA	CSAT: Secret of Exam Questions	Maeng Bo-ram		[37][38]
	The Sound of Life	Goo Hae-jin		[39]

Television series

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
2015	Saint Wang Xizhi	Jinzi	Chinese drama	[5]
2016	Madame Antoine: The Love Therapist	Lee Ma-ri		[6]
	Entertainer		Cameo (Episode 4)	[40]
	Another Miss Oh	Jin-sang's Monday girlfriend	Cameo	[41]
	Squad 38	Jo Mi-joo		[7]
	Entourage	Herself	Cameo (Episode 13)	[42]
2017	Missing 9	Ha Ji-ah		[12]
	Criminal Minds	Yoo Min-young		[13]
2018	Sketch	Yoo Shi-hyun		[18]
	The Dramatization Has Already Begun	Hong Hee-soo		[19]
2019	The Great Show	Jung Soo-hyun		[21]
2020	Team Bulldog: Off-Duty Investigation	Kang Moo-young		[43]
	The Uncanny Counter	Heo Hee-young	Cameo (Episode 1 and 3)	[44]
2021	Jirisan	Kang Seung-ah	Cameo (Episode 15–16)	[45]
2023	The Heavenly Idol	acting trainer	Cameo (Episode 5)	[46]
	Boyhood	Park Ji-young		[47]
2025	The Potato Lab	Kim Mi-kyung		[48]

Web series

Year	Title	Role	Note	Ref.
2021–2023	Work Later, Drink Now	Ahn So-hee	Season 1–2	[49][50]

Television shows

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
2016	Law of the Jungle in Mongolia	Cast member	Episode 229–233	[51]
	I Can See Your Voice	Contestant		[52]
2021	Wild Idol	Panelist		[53]
2022	Women in Mountain Mountaineers	Cast member	with Jung Eun-ji and Han Sun-hwa	[54]

Web shows

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
2022	Saturday Night Live Korea	Host	Season 2 – Episode 3	[55]
	Pink Lie			[56]

Music video appearances

Year	Song title	Artist	Ref.
2013	"Goodbye 20"	Lim Kim	[57]
2014	"Almost" (하마터면)	Amy	[citation needed]
	"Nabiya" (나비야)	Wu-Tan	[citation needed]
	"Three Things I Want To Give You" (너에게 주고 싶은 세가지)	Crucial Star	[citation needed]
2015	"Apology" (지못미)	iKon	[58]
2016	"I Don't Want" (바라지 않아)	Jung Key	[59]
	"Visual Gangster" (널 너무 사랑해서)	MC Mong	[60]
2018	"Cho Shim" (초심)	Kiha & The Faces	[61]
2021	"Don't Say Sorry"	Shin Yong-jae and Kim Won-ju	[62]

Ambassadorship

• 2021 Gyeonggi World Ceramic Biennale (2021)^[63]
• Cheonan Public Relations Ambassador (2022)^[64]

Awards and nominations

See also: List of awards and nominations received by JQT

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.
APAN Star Awards	2018	Best New Actress	Sketch	Nominated	[65]
Asia Model Festival	2023	Popularity Award in Actress	Lee Sun-bin	Won	[66]
MBC Drama Awards	2017	Best New Actress	Missing 9	Won	[67]
MBC Entertainment Awards	2016	Rookie Award in Music/Talk Show (Female)	Radio Star	Nominated	[68]

State honors

Name of country, year given, and name of honor

Country	Organization	Year	Honor Or Award	Ref.
South Korea	Newsis K-Expo Cultural Awards[note 1]	2022	Hallyu Culture Grand Prize – Seoul Mayor's Award	[70]

Notes

1. Established in 2019 and co-sponsored by Korea's Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Korea Creative Content Agency, Seoul Metropolitan Council and the Seoul Tourism Organization, it awards cultural icons, businesses, and individuals who have contributed greatly to Hallyu, the Korean wave.^[69]