Jo I-geon
| Education | Seoul Institute of the Arts (acting) |
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Biography
Jo I-geon, also romanised Cho Yi-geon (조이건), is a South Korean actor who joined the Netflix dating series Single's Inferno season 5 in 2026 as a late-arriving "game changer". Born in 1992, he was the oldest cast member of the season and had a supporting role in the 2024 Netflix series The Trunk, starring Gong Yoo and Seo Hyun-jin.
On the show he formed a close connection with model Kim Go-eun, but she chose Woo Sung-min in the finale. After the season he signed with the agency Spring ENT and was cast as the lead in a short-form occult drama.
On the show he formed a close connection with model Kim Go-eun, but she chose Woo Sung-min in the finale. After the season he signed with the agency Spring ENT and was cast as the lead in a short-form occult drama.
Early Life
Jo studied acting at the Seoul Institute of the Arts, according to the show's Wikipedia cast listing.
Career
Jo had a supporting role in The Trunk (2024) and, according to Wikipedia, appeared on the dating reality show Eden season 2. He entered Single's Inferno 5 in episode five together with Lee Ha-eun. His scenes with Kim Go-eun, including a misunderstanding between them, were among the season's most-discussed storylines, but in the final she chose Woo Sung-min. At the reunion released on 14 February 2026, the two cleared up the misunderstanding, and in a March 2026 YouTube appearance Jo said they were meeting regularly but were not dating.
Spring ENT announced an exclusive contract with Jo in February 2026. In July 2026 he was cast as the lead, Mu-jin, in Lucky Horror Live Show, an occult short-form drama produced by Showbox and HitMakers and directed by Eom Se-hyeon. He plays a YouTuber who stages fake exorcisms under the name "Father Gabriel". The drama was scheduled for release in 2026.
Spring ENT announced an exclusive contract with Jo in February 2026. In July 2026 he was cast as the lead, Mu-jin, in Lucky Horror Live Show, an occult short-form drama produced by Showbox and HitMakers and directed by Eom Se-hyeon. He plays a YouTuber who stages fake exorcisms under the name "Father Gabriel". The drama was scheduled for release in 2026.