Jang Yoonjoo, born in 1980, debuted as a fashion model in 1997 and was already well known in the industry when she entered the popular consciousness as the host and head of jury of the reality television show Korea’s Next Top Model in 2010. Thanks to her participation in a series of special episodes of the sensational hit TV show Infinite Challenge in 2010 revolving around a modelling competition, she reached a wider audience, and this newfound celebrity opened many doors ...More

Jang Yoonjoo, born in 1980, debuted as a fashion model in 1997 and was already well known in the industry when she entered the popular consciousness as the host and head of jury of the reality television show Korea’s Next Top Model in 2010. Thanks to her participation in a series of special episodes of the sensational hit TV show Infinite Challenge in 2010 revolving around a modelling competition, she reached a wider audience, and this newfound celebrity opened many doors for her. In 2014, she made her acting debut in Ryoo Seungwan’s <Veteran> as a member of the investigation team tracking down the depraved son of a powerful conglomerate. After her first apparition in a TV series in <Perfume> (2019), she returned to the big screen with one of the titular roles in the critically acclaimed <Three Sisters> (2020), starring alongside Moon Sori. In 2022, she joined the main cast of the Netflix series <Money Heist: Korea – Joint Economic Area>, the Korean remake of <Money Heist>.Less