Yoo Ji-Yeon (South Korean Actress Born 1997)

Yoo Ji-Yeon (Korean: 유지연) is a South Korean actress born on August 14, 1997. Active in both television series and films, she has built a diverse screen career appearing in supporting and guest roles across various major broadcasting networks and streaming platforms.

Portrait photograph of actress Yoo Ji-Yeon — Yoo Ji-Yeon

Career Overview

Yoo began her television and film career appearing in various minor and supporting capacities, gradually expanding her presence across network television and digital platforms. Her early television work includes an appearance as a student fan in the 2014-2015 SBS series Pinocchio.

Over the following years, she secured roles in multiple television dramas, web series, and feature films. Notably, she played the character Lee Hye-Kyung in the streaming television series Work Later, Drink Now (2021) and its subsequent second season (2022–2023). Her broader television credits feature diverse character roles, including student parts, cashiers, and production-related professions in series such as Extracurricular (2020), A Love So Beautiful (2020–2021), Daily Dose of Sunshine (2023), and The Fiery Priest 2 (2024).

Filmography Highlights

Television Series

Pinocchio (SBS / 2014-2015) - Ki Jae-Myeong's high school student fan
Devilish Charm (MBN-Dramax / 2018) - interview female university student
Unasked Family (KBS1 / 2019-2020) - senior female employee
Extracurricular (Netflix / 2020) - classmate
Was It Love (JTBC / 2020) - university film student
A Love So Beautiful (Kakao TV-Netflix / 2020-2021) - Lee Su-Jin
Revolutionary Sisters (KBS2 / 2021) - pizza diner
Work Later, Drink Now (TVING / 2021) - Lee Hye-Kyung
Mental Coach Jegal (tvN / 2022) - cane finder
May I Help You (MBC / 2022) - cashier
Work Later, Drink Now 2 (TVING / 2022-2023) - Lee Hye-Kyung
Daily Dose of Sunshine (Netflix / 2023) - cashier
Brewing Love (ENA / 2024) - festival attendee
Desperate Mrs. Seonju (MBC / 2024-2025) - Pi Seon-Ju's high school friend
The Fiery Priest 2 (SBS / 2024) - fast food employee
Chunhwa Love Story (TVING / 2025) - slave
Beyond the Bar (JTBC / 2025) - Lee Seo-Yeong's friend
Nice to Not Meet You (tvN / 2025) - stylist
Dream to You (ENA-Genie TV / 2026) - Writer Baek

Films and TV Movies

Enemies In-Law (2015) - cheering squad
Drunk in Good Taste (tvN / 2018) - Hyun-Na's friend
SF8: White Crow (MBC / 2020) - student