53-Year-Old "Lovely Runner" Actress Shocks Netizens With Her Duality

Jung Young Joo is a popular musical and K-Drama actress. She often appears as the female lead’s mother in these. You might recognize her from A Good Day to Be a Dog, Business Proposal, and, most recently, Lovely Runner (also known as Run Away With Sun-Jae On Piggyback).

Jung Young Joo (center) in “Business Proposal” | *SBS*

jung-young-joo-ryu-abel — “A Good Day to Be a Dog” | *MBC*

lovely-runner-01_94a249 — Kim Hye Yoon (left) and Jung Young Joo (right) in “Lovely Runner” | *tvN*

Although she is most famous for her motherly roles, her recent appearance has netizens going, “Mommy?”

The 53-year-old actress who portrayed the mother of Im Sol (Kim Hye Yoon) in Lovely Runner recently attended the Lovely Runner Finale Group Viewing Party along with the rest of the cast.

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Jung Young Joo was captured waving to fans outside. A fan’s recording is going viral, with 114K views on X (formerly Twitter) at the time of writing. Netizens were in awe of her real-life visuals, as she was styled in a form-fitting black dress, showcasing her figure.