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Where You’ve Seen Members of Jung_E Cast Before


Kim Hyun Joo as Jung_E in Jung_E
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Netflix just rolled out a new South Korean sci-fi film called Jung_E and viewers already have a lot of questions regarding the show and its cast.

What Is Jung_E About?

Kim Hyun Joo as Jung_E in Jung_E
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The film is set in a post-apocalyptic future with an uninhabitable Earth due to climate change. In order to survive, mankind has to live in man-made shelters outer space. But for a long time, there has been an ongoing war. And in order to end this war, an AI combat mercenary has been created using the brain of a brave soldier who has been cloned in a lab. Sounds interesting to you? You can check out the trailer of the film here:

Who Stars in Jung_E?

Kim Hyun Joo as Jung_E in Jung_E
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If you're wondering why the cast of Jung_E looks familiar, that's because they are made up of seasoned actors in South Korea. Here's where you might have seen them before:

Kim Hyun Joo

Kim Hyun Joo as Jung_E in Jung_E
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For starters, there's Kim Hyun Joo, who stars as the main protagonist in the film named Yun Jung Yi/Jung_E. She is a powerful soldier who suffered after a failed mission, thus getting her physical brain cloned to create the AI mercenary.

Aside from Jung_E, Hyun Joo has starred in other K-Dramas like Glass Slippers, Toji, the Land, What Happens to My Family?, Twinkle Twinkle, and I Have a Lover.

Kang Soo Youn

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Kang Soo Youn plays the role of Yun Seo Hyun, the daughter of Jung Yi who has later become the lead researcher of the brain cloning experiment.

She has starred in plenty of other Korean movies like Aje Aje Bara Aje, The Surrogate Woman, Hanbando, and Churakhaneun geosheun nalgaega itda.

Unfortunately, this talented actress passed away in May 2022 after a cerebral hemorrhage. Jung_E is her final film.

Ryu Kyung Soo

Ryu Kyung Soo stars in Jung_E as Sang Hun. He is best known for his portrayal in shows like Confession, Itaewon Class, A Resistance, and Hostage: Missing Celebrity.

Park So Yi

Park So Yi as Yun Seo Hyun in Jung_E
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Park So Yi is a child actress who stars as the younger Yun Seo Hyun in Jung_E. Despite her young age, So Yi has been part of a number of projects, namely Mistress, Her Private Life, Deliver Us from Evil, and Pawn.

Um Jee Won

Um Jee Won is another actress in Jung_E that has done a number of films. She stars as Lee Se Yeon in Jung_E but her most notable roles films and shows include The Little Women, Birthcare Center, The Silenced, and many more.


There are other actors in the film but these ones are those that Netflix mentioned in its cast.


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