Han Ji-pyeong
| Han Ji-pyeong | |
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| Start-Up character | |
Kim Seon-ho as Han Ji-pyeong, wearing the Sandbox mentor t-shirt (2020) | |
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| Last appearance |
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| Created by | Park Hye-ryun |
| Portrayed by | Kim Seon-ho Nam Da-reum |
| In-universe information | |
| Nickname | Sundingie (Good Boy) |
| Occupation | Venture capitalist Start-up Mentor |
| Affiliation | SH Venture Capital Sandbox |
| Nationality | South Korean |
| Birthday | May 7, 1984 |
| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 한지평 |
| RR | Han Jipyeong |
| MR | Han Chip'yŏng |
Han Ji-pyeong (Korean: 한지평) is a fictional character created by Park Hye-ryun for the South Korean television series Start-Up. The drama aired on tvN from October 17 to December 6, 2020, broadcasting every Saturday and Sunday at 21:00 (KST), while simultaneously streaming on Netflix in 50 countries.
Portrayed by Kim Seon-ho as an adult and Nam Da-reum as a teenager, Han is a venture capitalist at SH Venture Capital known as "genius investor" and the "Gordon Ramsay of the investment world." He first appears in the pilot episode, aired on October 17, 2020. By the series' conclusion, he is promoted to executive director and becomes an angel investor for a social startup.
Han was named one of the "Characters of the Year" at the 2021 Seoul International Drama Awards. For his performance, Kim Seon-ho received a nomination for Best Supporting Actor Television at the 57th Baeksang Arts Awards and won the fan-voted Popular Actor Award. He also received the Emotive Award at the Asia Artist Awards and an Actor Award at the Brand Customer Loyalty Awards. Following the series, Kim was featured on the 2021 Forbes Korea Power Celebrity 40 list.