Kim Jae-wook

This is a Korean name; the family name is Kim.
Kim Jae-wook
Born (1983-04-02) 2 April 1983
Seoul, South Korea
Occupation Actor, model
Years active 2002-present
Agent Better ENT
(2015-present)
Korean name
Hangul 김재욱
Hanja 金材昱
Revised Romanization Gim Jae-uk
McCune–Reischauer Kim Chae-uk

Kim Jae-wook (Hangul: 김재욱; Hanja: 金材昱; born April 2, 1983) is a South Korean model and actor.

Biography

Kim was born in Seoul, South Korea, but grew up in Japan until he was 7 years old, then returned to Korea. He started out performing in a band, but when he was 17, he started to model. Due to the time he spent in Japan, he can speak fluent Japanese.

In 2002, Kim debuted as the member of an indie band in the MBC drama Ruler of Your Own World. After this first role, he concentrated on his modeling career.

In 2007, he auditioned for and won the role of No Sun-ki in the 2007 hit drama series The 1st Shop of Coffee Prince, more commonly known as just Coffee Prince, which made him more popular in South Korea and several Asian countries. This role allowed him to use his Japanese language skills. He later appeared in the 2008 drama The Kingdom of The Winds and served as the ambassador of goodwill for the 9th Jeonju International Film Festival (JIFF) in May 2008.

His first movie in 2009, Antique, based on the manga Antique Bakery, grossed a total of $5,608,515 in South Korea[1] and was invited to the 59th Berlin International Film Festival.[2] In this movie, he played Min Seon-woo, a gay chef working at Antique cake shop.[3] The role won him the Best New Actor award at 16th Korean Entertainment Awards; the same year, he also won the Special Model Award at the Asia Model Festival Awards. In October 2009, he formed a modern rock band named Walrus as guitarist and vocal. The name of the group came from the Beatles single "I am the Walrus" released in 1967.

Kim got his first leading role in Bee TV's first original Korean drama Give Me Your Memory: Pygmalion's Love, which aired in March 2010. For this role he spoke Japanese and Korean.

In May 2011, along with fashion models Jang Yoon-ju, Ji Hyun-jung, Han Hye-jin and Song Kyung-ah, he co-authored Top Model, a book based on their experiences in the industry.[4] He also co-starred in Golden Heart, a miniseries featuring Janice Man of Hong Kong, in which he spoke English. He completed filming for Mary Stayed Out All Night and enlisted for mandatory military service on 5 July 2011 for 21 months of active duty after five weeks of basic military training.[5]

He made his comeback in 2013 in tvN television series Who Are You?, playing the dead boyfriend of Seo Yi-hyun's character.[6] He also played a role in KBS television series Inspiring Generation as Kim Hyun-joong's rival, but quit after episode 8 for unavoidable circumstances.

In June 2015, he signed an exclusive contract with his new management agency Better ENT.[7]

Filmography

Movies

Year Title Role
2006 Monopoly
2008 Antique Min Seon-woo (Ono)
2010 Heart of Gold Yoo Seong
2010 Bang Alex
2015 C'est Si Bon Kang Myeong-chan (cameo)
2015 Planck Constant Kim Woo Joo
2015 Another Way Soo Wan
2015 Two Rooms, Two Nights In Sung
2016 The Last Princess So Takeyuki

Television series

Year Title Role Network
2002 Ruler of Your Own World Ki-hong (band member) MBC
2007 The 1st Shop of Coffee Prince Noh Sun-ki MBC
Dal-ja's Spring Choon-ha KBS2
2008 The Kingdom of The Winds Chu Balso KBS2
2010 Give Me Your Memory: Pygmalion's Love Gi Yeong BeeTV
Bad Guy Hong Tae-sung SBS
Mary Stayed Out All Night Byun Jung-in KBS2
2013 Who Are You? Lee Hyung-joon tvN
2014 Inspiring Generation Kim Soo-ok KBS2
Drama Festival "4teen" Adult Joon-yi (cameo) MBC
2015 Sweet Temptation ( Only For You ) Seok-min T-ARA Web Drama
2017 Voice Special appearance OCN

Awards

References

  1. ↑ South Korean Yearly Box Office - 2008
  2. ↑ "6 Korean Films to Screen at Berlin Festival". Chosun Ilbo. 30 January 2009. Retrieved 28 November 2012.
  3. ↑ Applegate, Ben (3 April 2009). "Pretty boys serve up a musical dramedy". Joongang Daily. Retrieved 28 November 2012.
  4. ↑ "Models Reveal Behind-the-Scenes Secrets in New Book". Chosun Ilbo. 12 May 2011. Retrieved 28 November 2012.
  5. ↑ '군입대' 김재욱, 짧은머리 2년후 정신차려올게요 (in Korean). Nate News. July 5, 2011. Retrieved March 10, 2012.
  6. ↑ "So E Hyun, 2PM′s Ok Taecyeon and Kim Jae Wook Wish for the Success of ′Who Are You′". M Wave. July 12, 2013. Retrieved November 21, 2016.
  7. ↑ "'Kim Jae Wook, the new agency nest ... Chae Jung Ahn, Song Seung Hun and hansotbap'". Star News. June 5, 2015.
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