Yoo In-na (; born June 5, 1982) is a South Korean actress. After supporting roles in ''
High Kick! Through the Roof'' (2009–10) and ''
Secret Garden'' (2010), she rose to fame as the lead actress in the ''
Queen and I'' (2012) and ''
My Secret Hotel'' (2014). She then had starring roles in ''
My Love from the Star
''My Love from the Star'' () is a South Korean fantasy romantic comedy television series written by Park Ji-eun and directed by Jang Tae-yoo. Produced by Choi Moon-suk and Moon Bo-mi, it stars Jun Ji-hyun, Kim Soo-hyun, Park Hae-jin, Yoo ...
'' (2013–14) and ''
Guardian: The Lonely and Great God'' (2016–17) the latter of which was one of the highest rated cable television series in South Korea. She has since starred in the television series ''
Touch Your Heart'' (2019), ''
The Spies Who Loved Me'' (2020), and ''
True to Love'' (2023).
Aside from acting, Yoo also ventured into radio. She was the
DJ of ''
Let's Crank Up the Volume'' from 2011 to 2016. In 2024 she announced her return as a Radio DJ, with the formation of her radio show on
YouTube
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titled, ''Yoo In Radio''.
Career
At the age of 16, Yoo In-na joined an entertainment agency as an apprentice singer in 1998, and had nearly become part of a
girl group
A girl group is a music act featuring two or more women in music, female singers who generally vocal harmony, harmonize together. The term "girl group" is also used in a narrower sense in the United States to denote the wave of American female p ...
. After 11 years and five different agencies, she could not be prominent. Yoo said she had difficulty memorizing the dance choreography required of
K-pop
K-pop (; an abbreviation of "Korean popular music") is a form of popular music originating in South Korea. It emerged in the 1990s as a form of youth subculture, with Korean musicians taking influence from Western Electronic dance music, danc ...
singers, and after practicing for eight hours a day, six days a week, she had resigned from becoming an idol.
In 2006, Yoo joined
YG Entertainment
YG Entertainment () is a South Korean Multinational corporation, multinational entertainment agency established in 1996 by Yang Hyun-suk. The company operates as a record label, talent agency, music production company, event management and conce ...
as an aspiring actress. She said, "If singing wasn't meant to be, I decided to give acting a go because it seemed fun. I never gave up. A lot of my friends did, though, even though they were prettier and more capable than me."
She first came to note in 2009 with the
sitcom
A sitcom (short for situation comedy or situational comedy) is a genre of comedy produced for radio and television, that centers on a recurring cast of character (arts), characters as they navigate humorous situations within a consistent settin ...
''
High Kick Through the Roof'' on
MBC. Several supporting roles followed, notably in the 2010 drama ''
Secret Garden'', which she received a Best New Actress award at the
Baeksang Arts Awards
The Baeksang Arts Awards (), also known as the Paeksang Arts Awards, are awards for excellence in film, television and theatre in South Korea. The awards were introduced in 1965 by Chang Key-young, the founder of the newspaper ''Hankook Ilbo'', ...
, and as the second female lead in
Hong sisters' romantic comedy ''
The Greatest Love''.

She was an
MC for ' from March 3, 2011, to June 4, 2012, for which she won Best Variety Entertainer at the
SBS Entertainment Awards. She was also the
DJ for
KBS Cool FM
KBS Cool FM (), also known as KBS 2FM ) is a 24-hour Hot AC music and entertainment radio station of the Korean Broadcasting System. It plays mostly older K-pop Music from the 90s compared to KBS Happy FM which plays the latest K-pop tracks. ...
's ''
Let's Crank Up the Volume'', which is the highest-rated radio program in its timeslot across both
AM and
FM bandwidths.
Yoo's vocals were featured in
Humming Urban Stereo's 2011 digital single
"You, That Day" (넌 그날). She also sang for the
soundtrack
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of her 2011 film ''
My Black Mini Dress
''Little Black Dress'' (; lit. ''My Black Mini Dress'') is a 2011 South Korean film starring Yoon Eun-hye, Park Han-byul, Cha Ye-ryun and Yoo In-na. Based on the 2009 chick lit novel ''My Black Mini Dress'' by Kim Min-seo, the film revolves around ...
'' alongside her castmates
Yoon Eun-hye
Yoon Eun-hye (; born October 3, 1984) is a South Korean singer and actress. She debuted as a member of South Korean girl group Baby Vox, staying with the group from 1999 to 2005, as well as WSG Wannabe, a female project group in 2022. Yoon has ...
,
Park Han-byul, and
Cha Ye-ryun.
In 2012, Yoo starred in her first leading role in the
tvN time-slip romance series ''
Queen and I''.
Personal life
At a June 7, 2012, fan meeting to mark the end of ''
Queen and I'',
Ji Hyun-woo made a surprise public declaration that he was in love with co-star Yoo. The declaration was covered significantly by the press in the following days, during which their agencies, and Ji and Yoo had remained quiet on the issue, except for a message to his fans that Ji posted on
Twitter
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on June 11. Speculation about their relationship status ended on June 17, when gossip website Sportsseoul.com photographed the couple together on a midnight date at a park in
Bundang
Bundang () is a planned community in Bundang District, Seongnam, Gyeonggi Province, South Korea. It was developed to encourage affordable housing and urban decentralization. The community has a sports complex, a park and a youth center.
Origi ...
,
Gyeonggi
Gyeonggi Province (, ) is the most populous province in South Korea.
Seoul, the nation's largest city and capital, is in the heart of the area but has been separately administered as a provincial-level ''special city'' since 1946. Incheon, ...
, where Yoo lives. On June 18, Yoo confirmed on her radio show that they were officially dating. On May 14, 2014, their respective agencies confirmed in a press release that the couple had ended their relationship.
Philanthropy
On February 9, 2023, Yoo donated 30 million won to help in
2023 Turkey–Syria earthquake
3 (three) is a number, numeral and digit. It is the natural number following 2 and preceding 4, and is the smallest odd prime number and the only prime preceding a square number. It has religious and cultural significance in many societies ...
through Hope Bridge National Disaster Relief Association.
Filmography
Film
Television series
Web series
Television shows
Web shows
Music video appearances
Radio shows
Hosting
Discography
Singles
Awards and nominations
References
External links
Yoo In-naat
YG Entertainment
YG Entertainment () is a South Korean Multinational corporation, multinational entertainment agency established in 1996 by Yang Hyun-suk. The company operates as a record label, talent agency, music production company, event management and conce ...
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Living people
1982 births
Actresses from Seongnam
People from Bundang District
YG Entertainment artists
South Korean television actresses
South Korean film actresses
South Korean radio presenters
South Korean web series actresses
South Korean women radio presenters
21st-century South Korean actresses