Occupation SingerActressModel Instruments Vocals Years active 2002 - present Years active 2002 - 2003 Record label PFull Entertainment | Name Jeon Hye-bin Also known as BIN Role Actress | |
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TV shows Gunman in Joseon, Heartbeat, Queen of the Office, Queen Insoo, The Scale of Providence Similar Ali (South Korean singer), An Ye seul, Anda (singer) Profiles | ||
Jeon hye bin 2am 20051008 show music tank
Jeon Hye-bin (Hangul: 전혜빈; [tɕʌnh(j)ebin]; born September 27, 1983), also known as BIN, is a South Korean actress, singer and model. In 2002, she began her career as singer of the short-lived three-member girl group LUV, however the group disbanded the following year due to individual goals.
Contents
- Jeon hye bin 2am 20051008 show music tank
- Engsub Jeon Hye Bin and Seo Hyun Jin The Life Academy
- Early life
- 2002 LUV
- 2003 07 Sang Doo Lets Go to School Love Somebody and In My Fantasy
- 2008 11 Acting career Yaksha and Queen Insoo
- 2012 present Queen of the Office Beating Hearts and Gunman in Joseon
- Other ventures
- Personal life
- Philanthropy
- Modeling
- References
Following the disbandment of LUV, Jeon released her first solo album, Love Somebody on July 31. She ventured into acting and appeared in her first television drama, Sang Doo! Let's Go to School and cast in the 2004 horror film Dead Friend. On 23 September 2005, she found mainstream success with her second album In My Fantasy. "2AM", a song produced by Mr. Tyfoon, showcased her seductive side and dancing abilities. However, it came under heavy criticism for being too suggestive during performances, and required the cuter, less suggestive song "Bin-Go" (also produced by Mr. Tyfoon) to be promoted instead. Jeon was later cast in the comedic film Wet Dreams 2 and TV show Only You. In 2008, she decided to focus on her acting career. Appearing in several TV shows, On Air (2008), Yaksha (2010), My Love By My Side (2011), Queen Insoo (2011) and Queen of the Office (2013). She was cast as Choi Hye-won in the 2014 drama series Gunman in Joseon.
(Engsub) Jeon Hye Bin and Seo Hyun Jin - The Life Academy
Early life
Jeon was born in Namyangju, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea, on September 27, 1983. She attended Kyewon Arts High School.
2002: LUV
She debuted as one of the three members of the girl group LUV with Jo Eun-byul and Oh Yeon-seo. LUV appeared as singers in JTL's "A Better Day" music video in 2002. On May 15, the group released their first album Story – Orange Girl and performed "Orange Girl" at multiple shows. On August 12, they performed "Tears" for the Gangwon Province Armed Forces. The group's popularity grew enough that they were being compared with S.E.S. because many saw huge potential in them. However, the group did not last long as they disbanded a year later due to each member expressing their own dreams.
2003-07: Sang Doo! Let's Go to School, Love Somebody and In My Fantasy
In 2003, Hye-bin appeared in the third season of MBC's Nonstop and later cast in Sang Doo! Let's Go to School as Yoon Hee-seo. Her first solo album Love Somebody was released on July 31.
In 2004, Hye-bin made movie debut in horror film Dead Friend as Eun-seo, sister of Eunjung (played by Lee Yoon-ji). January 14, she was cast in Wet Dreams 2 as Park Soo-yeon, one of the four high school girls competing for affection for their teacher.
On May 22, 2005, she appeared on the 41st episode of Banjun Drama, a mini-drama series of SBS Good Sunday program, and appeared in 12 additional episodes. Her second album In My Fantasy released on 23 September became a hot-topic due to the song, "2AM". "2AM", one of the two songs that she performed and produced by Mr. Tyfoon, was heavily criticized for its suggestive dance routine.
On January 21, 2006, Kim Jong-kook, Im Tae-kyung and herself participated in Thuy Nga's Paris By Night 81 concert in California. Jeon performed "2AM". An accident in early 2006 forced Jeon to have surgery done, and under the advice of others, she underwent nose and teeth reconstruction. She eventually confirmed that she underwent plastic surgery when rumors were quickly spreading about the change in her appearance. She appeared as one of the six women on Heroine 6, a popular segment on the Korean Broadcasting System (KBS) variety show Happy Sunday until it ended in 2007.
2008-11: Acting career, Yaksha and Queen Insoo
She appeared in The Scale of Providence and made a Cameo appearance on episode 3 of On Air, a SBS behind-the-scenes drama of a fictional television drama.
In 2010, she played the role of Jeong-yeon in OCN drama Yaksha and in 2011, Hye-bin was cast in the JTBC drama Queen Insoo as Queen Jeheon. Jeon is well known for her love of fitness and exercise. She released a beauty book, Heaven's Stylish Body, in 2011 which included fitness and fashion tips.
2012-present: Queen of the Office, Beating Hearts and Gunman in Joseon
In 2012, she followed up with the launch of an iPad diet app and on January 23, she appeared in the 2012 Korean New Year Special of Law of the Jungle W with Kim Joo-hee, Kim Na-young, Jung Joo-ri and Hong Soo-ah. On September 2, she appeared in Law of the Jungle: Madagascar with Kim Byung-man, Noh Woo-jin, Ricky Kim, Ryu Dam, Park Jung-chul and Jeong Jin-woon of 2AM.
After a year hiatus from television, Jeon was cast in the KBS2 drama Queen of the Office with Kim Hye-soo, Oh Ji-ho, Jung Yu-mi, Lee Hee-joon and Jo Kwon in 2013. Her character, Geum Bit-na, is a co-worker and ex-girlfriend of Jang Gyu-jik. In October 2013, Jeon is part of the cast for 'Beating Hearts', a reality show with a group of celebrities training to become firefighters. On the 100th episode of Law of the Jungle: Borneo, she appeared as a guest with Hwang Kwang-hee of ZE:A, Choo Sung-hoon and Oh Jong-hyuk. On 23 April 2014, she was cast for the role of Choi Hye-won in KBS2 drama Gunman in Joseon.
Other ventures
In 2006, she was CEO and model of ByHeaven (Korean: 바이헤븐), an online shopping mall. In October 2011, she participated in the Nike: We Run Seoul 10k. On January 17, 2014, ByHeaven limited sales to offline because of personal circumstances and on January 24, all sales stopped.
Personal life
Since early 2016, Jeon has been in a relationship with actor Lee Joon-gi. Their relationship ended as of August 2017.
Philanthropy
In 2005, Hye-bin was ambassador of the Make-A-Wish Foundation in South Korea. On 29 October 2012, she donated the proceeds from her personally designed hair dryer to Make-A-Wish (Korea).