1. Jeon Jong-seo, known as Rachel Jun, is a South Korean actress.
13 Facts About Jeon Jong-seo
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Jeon Jong-seo made her acting debut in a leading role in the 2018 acclaimed thriller film Burning.
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Jeon Jong-seo was born in Seoul, the only child in the family.
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Jeon Jong-seo attended a private Christian middle school in Canada, then returned to Korea and graduated from Anyang Arts High School.
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Jeon Jong-seo started her acting career after she joined a management agency and went on her first audition in August 2017, for director Lee Chang-dong's mystery flick Burning.
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An inexperienced actor without any history in the entertainment industry, Jeon Jong-seo won the competition and landed the lead role at her very first audition to play alongside recognized actors like Yoo Ah-in and Steven Yeun.
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Jeon Jong-seo initially did not seek the role of free-spirited Hae-mi in Burning because she thought she had no chance of getting it.
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In 2020, Jeon Jong-seo starred in her second film, The Call.
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Jeon Jong-seo played Young-sook, who believes that a telephone connected to the future is the only hope to save herself from making dangerous choices.
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Lovia Gyarkye from The Hollywood Reporter wrote, "Jeon Jong-seo excels in her first English-language role, imbuing Mona with personality despite her limited dialogue".
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Jeon Jong-seo next played a late 20s single woman who swears off relationships in a romantic comedy film Nothing Serious alongside Son Suk-ku, directed by Jeong Ga-young of Hit the Night.
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Jeon Jong-seo will reunite with The Call director Lee Chung-hyun for his short film Ransom alongside Jin Seon-kyu, and for his Netflix film Ballerina, in which she portrays a former assassin.
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Jeon Jong-seo has been in a relationship with The Call director Lee Chung-hyun since December 2021.