Kim Jae-won (actor, born 2001)

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Kim Jae-won
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Kim in June 2024
Born (2001-02-09) February 9, 2001 (age 23)
South Korea
Occupations
  • Actor
  • model
Years active2018–present
Agent Mystic Story [1]
Korean name
Hangul
김재원
Hanja
Revised Romanization Gim Jae-won
McCune–Reischauer Kim Chaewŏn

Kim Jae-won (born February 9, 2001) is a South Korean actor and model. He is known for his role in Our Blues (2022), Stealer: The Treasure Keeper (2023), King the Land (2023) And Hierarchy (2024). [2] [3]

Contents

Career

2018–2021: Career beginning

Kim Jae-won made his debut as a fashion model in 2018, [4] and subsequently commencing his acting journey in 2021 with the Filipino-Korean web series Love From Home directed by Kristel Fulgar (a Filipino actress and singer), and later appearing in the series titled Romanced. [5] [6]

2022–present: Rising popularity

In 2022, Kim made his notable appearance in the television drama Our Blues on tvN, portraying the character of a young Cha Seung-won. After playing the role he received immense adoration from the viewers and left a lasting impression. [7] Continuing to demonstrate his talent, he was then cast as the lead protagonist, Je Soo-oh, in the EBS television drama Fall For You. Excellently portraying the role of a beloved high school student, which he effectively embodied the image of first love. [8]

In the year 2023, an additional invitation was extended to him, presenting an opportunity to showcase his talent in the renowned television series Stealer: The Treasure Keeper on tvN. In this production, he assumed the role of Shin Chang-hoon, a former homicide detective. [9] Furthermore, he has made a recent appearance in the JTBC romantic comedy drama King the Land . [4]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleRef.
2022Dream MakerNam Joo-hwan [10]
My Life's TimelineLee Sun-taek [11]

Television series

YearTitleRoleRef.
2022 Our Blues Young Choi Han-soo [12]
Fall For YouJe Soo-oh [13]
2023 Stealer: The Treasure Keeper Shin Chang-hoon [14]
King the Land Lee Ro-woon [15]

Web series

YearTitleRoleNotesRef.
2021Love From HomeJayFilipino-Korean series [16]
RomancedJung Ma-ro [17]
2022To My Star Season 2: Our Untold StoriesLee Jae-won [18]
2024 Hierarchy Kim Ri-an [19]
TBASea Village Cloud PensionCheon Ri-an [20]

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  4. 1 2 Ahn Eun-jae (August 10, 2023). "'킹더랜드' 김재원 "롤모델은 이준호, 자기관리 철저해...반할 뻔"" ['King the Land' Kim Jae-won "My role model is Lee Jun-ho, he manages himself thoroughly... I almost fell for him"]. News1 (in Korean). Retrieved August 10, 2023– via Naver.
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  9. ↑ Ahn Byung-gil (May 4, 2023). "'스틸러' 김재원의 치명적 매력 셋" ['Stealer' Kim Jae-won's three fatal charms]. Sports Trend (in Korean). Retrieved May 4, 2023– via Naver.
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  18. ↑ "해피엔딩으로 막을 내린 단짠 로맨스 <나의 별에게2>" [Sweet and salty romance with a happy ending <To My Star 2>]. Marie Claire Korea (in Korean). July 4, 2022. Retrieved July 4, 2022.
  19. ↑ Ahn Tae-hyun (May 15, 2023). "노정의·이채민·김재원·지혜원·이원정, 넷플릭스 '하이라키' 출연 확정" [Roh Jung-eui, Lee Chae-min, Kim Jae-won, Ji Hye-won, Lee Won-jeong confirmed to appear in Netflix's 'Hierarchy']. News 1 (in Korean). Retrieved May 15, 2023– via Naver.
  20. ↑ Cha Hye-young (September 27, 2021). "신예 김재원, 웹드라마 '바다마을 구름펜션' 캐스팅...여자친구 예린과 호흡" [Rookie Kim Jae-won, cast in web drama 'Sea Village Cloud Pension'... Breathing with girlfriend Yerin]. Ten Asia (in Korean). Retrieved September 27, 2021– via Naver.
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