After immigration to Australia at the age 11, JEONG Ryeo-won returned to Korea as a young adult following her discovery on the streets of Apgujeong while she was on holiday. She became a member of the kpop group Chakra until it disbanded in 2004, at which point she decided to pursue acting fulltime. Though she initially participated in a number of unsuccessful auditions she soon became a star on the small screen. Following a supporting role in the romantic comedy My Boyfriend...More

After immigration to Australia at the age 11, JEONG Ryeo-won returned to Korea as a young adult following her discovery on the streets of Apgujeong while she was on holiday. She became a member of the kpop group Chakra until it disbanded in 2004, at which point she decided to pursue acting fulltime. Though she initially participated in a number of unsuccessful auditions she soon became a star on the small screen. Following a supporting role in the romantic comedy My Boyfriend Is Type-B (2005), JEONG became a leading lady in feature films following her turn in Two Faces of My Girlfriend (2007), another romcom. In 2009 she took on her most iconic role as a recluse in Castaway on the Moon, alongside JEONG Jae-young. 2011 saw her take on two roles, in the period comedy drama In Love and the War and the melodrama Pained opposite KWON Sang-woo. Her next role was also in a melodrama in 2012’s Neverending Story.
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