Jeon Hye-bin

Jeon Hye-bin (; ; 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.
Following the disbandment of LUV, Jeon released her first solo album, "Love Somebody." She ventured into acting and appeared in her first television drama, "Sang Doo! Let's Go to School," and was cast in the 2004 horror film "Dead Friend". On 23 September 2005, she found mainstream success with her second album, "In My Fantasy". She decided in 2008 to focus on her acting career and starred in the television series "Yaksha" (2010), "My Love By My Side" (2011), "Insu, The Queen Mother" (2011) and "Queen of the Office" (2013), "Gunman in Joseon" (2014) and "Another Oh Hae-young" (2016).
Early life.
Jeon was born in Namyangju, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea, on September 27, 1983. She attended Kyewon Arts High School and later furthered her studies at Dong guk University under the faculty of film and theater studies.
Career.
2002: LUV.
Jeon Hye-bin made her entertainment debut in 2002 with the band LUV, alongside Jo Eun-byul and Oh Yeon-seo. They released their first album "Story" that year, which included the singles "Orange Girl" and "I Still Believe in You". However, the band was short-lived and disbanded barely after six months due to their low popularity.
2003–2006: Acting debut and solo career.
In 2003, Jeon appeared in the third season of MBC's sitcom "Nonstop" and was later cast in KBS' television series "Sang Doo! Let's Go to School". Her first solo album "Love Somebody" was released on July 31.
In 2004, Jeon made her big screen debut in the horror film "Dead Friend". She was then cast in "Wet Dreams 2", a sex comedy film.
On May 22, 2005, she appeared on the 41st episode of "Banjun Drama", a mini-drama series of SBS "Good Sunday" program, and subsequently appeared in 12 additional episodes. She also had a supporting role in SBS' romantic comedy series "Only You".
Her second album "In My Fantasy" released on September 23, 2005. The title song, "2AM", which was produced by Mr. Tyfoon, was heavily criticized for its suggestive dance routine.
2007–present: Acting career.
In 2007, Jeon played supporting roles in romantic comedy series "Witch Yoo Hee" and historical drama "The King and I". In 2008, she starred in the legal thriller drama "The Scale of Providence".
In 2009, Jeon played a gumiho in a segment of "Hometown of Legends", a ten-episode horror drama which consists of several stories of Korean traditional myths and folk tales.
In 2010, she played the leading role in OCN's action historical drama "Yaksha".
In 2011, Jeon starred in SBS' family drama "My Love By My Side". She next starred in JTBC's historical drama "Insu, The Queen Mother", playing Queen Jeheon.
Jeon, who is well known for her love of fitness and exercise, released a beauty book titled "Heaven's Stylish Body" in 2011, which included her fitness and fashion tips. She followed up with the launch of an iPad diet app in 2012. On January 23, 2012, Jeon appeared in the 2012 Korean New Year Special of SBS' survival show "Law of the Jungle W". She joined the show again in September, this time for the Madagascar episodes.
After a year-long hiatus from television, Jeon was cast in the KBS2 office drama "Queen of the Office". In October 2013, Jeon joined the cast of "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.
In 2014, she was cast in KBS' period action drama "Gunman in Joseon".
In 2015, Jeon was cast in the sports film "The Legend of a Mermaid", playing a former national synchronized swimmer.
Jeon received renewed recognition as an actress with her role as "Gold Hae-young" in the romantic comedy series "Another Oh Hae-young" (2016).
She next starred in the romance film "With or Without You", playing a divorcee. The same year, Jeon featured in MBC's legal drama "Woman with a Suitcase".
In 2017, Jeon starred in SBS' legal thriller "Falsify".
In 2018, Jeon starred in the web drama "Number Woman Gye Sook-ja". She was cast in the family drama film "Cheer Up Mystery".
In 2019, Jeon starred in the family drama "What's Wrong, Poong-sang" and an American-remake series Leverage.
In June 2019, Jeon signed with new agency Pan Stars Company.
Other ventures.
Jeon was the CEO of ByHeaven (), an online shopping mall which ceased operations in 2014.
Philanthropy.
In 2005, Jeon was the 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).
Personal life.
An accident in early 2006 forced Jeon to undergo nose and teeth reconstruction. She eventually confirmed that she underwent plastic surgery when rumors were quickly spreading about the change in her appearance.
Jeon married a non-celebrity on December 7, 2019 in Bali.