Kim Jin-woo (actor)

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Kim Jin-woo
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Born (1983-07-17) July 17, 1983 (age 40)
Seoul, South Korea
Occupations
  • Actor
  • singer
Years active2006–present
Agent Cube Entertainment [1]
Korean name
Hangul
김진우
Hanja
Revised Romanization Gim Jin-u
McCune–Reischauer Kim Chinu

Kim Jin-woo (born July 17, 1983) is a South Korean actor and singer. He began his acting career in musical theatre, and has since starred in television series such as Queen and I (2012), The Birth of a Family (2012), Can't Stand Anymore (2013) and The Return of Hwang Geum-bok (2015). [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7]

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Personal life

In September 2018 it was announced that the actor would wed his girlfriend at a venue in Seoul. The bride is three years younger than him and works as a flight attendant. They met through the introduction of an acquaintance and have been seeing each other since the previous spring. He also previously announced their engagement in July. [8]

Filmography

Television series

YearTitleRole
2010 Road No. 1 Kim Soo-hyuk
Please Marry MeLawyer Park
Smile, Mom Bae Yeon-woo
2011 Can't Lose So Joo-hyun
2012I Remember YouHa Kang-soo
12 Signs of Love Won Bin
Queen and I Han Dong-min
The King of Dramas Kim Jin-woo (cameo)
The Birth of a Family Lee Soo-ho
2013 Can't Stand Anymore Jo Sung-woo
2014 Golden Cross Kim Se-ryung's lover (cameo)
Wife Scandal – The Wind RisesGentleman
(episode 4: "Love Battery")
My Lovely Girl [9] Seo Jae-young
KBS Drama Special – "Bride in Sneakers" [10] Jang Hee-soon
2015 The Return of Hwang Geum-bok Seo In-woo
2015–2016 Remember Judge Kang Suk-gyu
2016The Unusual FamilyGoo Yoon-jae
Monster Park Ji-su (cameo)
2017 Reunited Worlds Cha Tae-hoon
Rain or Shine Lee In-yong (cameo)
2018 Welcome to Waikiki Sol's father (cameo)
KBS Drama Special – "Ms. Kim's Mystery"Choi Seong-min
My Strange Hero groom (cameo,ep 1)
2019 Left-Handed Wife Lee Soo-ho / Park Do-kyung
Loss Time Life Gu Jin-seong
Graceful Family Mo Wan-joon
2022 Kill Heel Doil
Again My Life Choi Gang-jin
2023 Longing for You profiler (special appearance) [11]
Elegant EmpireJang Ki-yoon [12] (ep 1–10)

Film

YearTitleRole
2009 Flight Young-ho
2014Virgin Theory: 7 Steps to Get On the TopWoo Sang-woo
2017 Biting Fly Kang Hae-wook

TV Movies

YearTitleRole
2015 I'm After You Min Hyung-Woo

Musical theatre

YearTitleRole
2007Innocent StepsEnsemble
2007–2008 Footloose Ren McCormack
2008 Grease Danny Zuko
2008–2009 Cats Rum Tum Tugger
2009 All Shook Up Chad
2010La Dolce Vita Lee Joon-soo
2011 The Three Musketeers D'Artagnan

Discography

YearSong TitleNotes
2010Rainingsingle; feat. Son Hoyoung
Love Lattesingle; duet with Eugene
"Only You"track from Road No. 1 OST
"Crying and Laughing"track from Smile, Mom OST

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References

  1. ↑ Han Hae-sun (September 16, 2021). "우아한가'·'삼총사' 김진우, 큐브엔터 전속계약[공식]" ['Elegant Hanga' · 'The Three Musketeers' Kim Jin-woo, Cube Entertainment's exclusive contract [Official]]. Star News (in Korean). Retrieved September 16, 2021– via Naver.
  2. ↑ "Yoo in Na and Kim Jin Woo photographed wearing 'couple sandals'". Allkpop . April 21, 2012. Retrieved August 11, 2015.
  3. ↑ "Actor Kim Jin-woo cast for SBS drama The Birth of a Family". Hancinema . November 27, 2012. Retrieved August 11, 2015.
  4. ↑ "Actor Kim Jin Woo involved in a minor car accident". Allkpop . December 23, 2012. Retrieved August 11, 2015.
  5. ↑ "Kim Jin-woo cast for JTBC Can't Take it Anymore". Hancinema . July 1, 2013. Retrieved August 11, 2015.
  6. ↑ Yun, Chloe (December 24, 2013). "Kim Jin Woo Captivates the Press with Soft Smile". BNTNews. Archived from the original on September 23, 2015. Retrieved August 11, 2015.
  7. ↑ "Korean dramas starting today 2015/06/08 in Korea". Hancinema . August 6, 2015. Retrieved August 11, 2015.
  8. ↑ Actor Kim Jin Woo To Tie The Knot Today
  9. ↑ "Kim Ki Bang, Cha Ye Ryun, Kim Jin Woo, and Gong Seung Yeon say their goodbyes to My Lovely Girl". Allkpop . November 7, 2014. Retrieved August 11, 2015.
  10. ↑ "Trailer released for the Korean drama Drama Special – Bride in Sneakers". Hancinema . December 7, 2014. Retrieved August 11, 2015.
  11. ↑ Cha Hye-young (July 27, 2023). "김진우, 특별출연에도 존재감 빛났다 ('오당기')" (in Korean). Ten Asia. Retrieved August 5, 2023.
  12. ↑ Lee Kyung-ho (June 15, 2023). "[단독]김진우X한지완, KBS 새 일일극 '우아한 제국' 남녀 주인공 확정" [[Exclusive] Kim Jin-woo X Han Ji-wan, KBS New Daily Drama 'Elegant Empire' Male and Female Protagonists Confirmed] (in Korean). MT Star News. Retrieved June 27, 2023– via Naver.


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