Kim Jae Wook
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Kim Jae Wook is a model and actor from South Korea
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, South Korea
, but his family went to Japan
later on. Kim Jae Wook 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.
In 2002, Kim Jae Wook debuted in the role of a member of an indie band, in the MBC drama Ruler of Your Own World
. After the first role, he concentrated on his modeling career. In 2007, he auditioned for and won the role No Sun-ki in the 2007 hit drama series The 1st Shop of Coffee Prince
which made him more popular in South Korea and several Asian countries. He later appeared in the 2008 drama The Kingdom of The Winds
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Kim Jae Wook served as the ambassador of goodwill for the 9th Jeonju International Film Festival (JIFF) in May, 2008.
Kim Jae Wook's first movie Antique Bakery
grossed a total of $5,608,515 in South Korea, and was invited to the 59th Berlin International Film Festival
. In this movie, he plays Min Seon-woo, a gay chef who works at Antique cake shop. The role won him the Best New Actor award at 16th Korean Entertainment Awards. In 2009, he also won the Special Model Award at the Asia Model Festival Awards.
Kim Jae Wook worked as the Grand Mint Festival (GMF, one of Korea's representative music festivals) Guy in October, 2009. At the same time he formed a modern rock band 「Walrus」 and was in charge of the guitar and the vocals. The name of the group came from the Beatles single 「I am the Walrus」 released in 1967.
Kim Jae Wook played the leading part in Bee TV's first original Korean Drama 「キミの記憶をボクにください〜ピグマリオンの恋〜 (Please give me the memory of you~A Romance of Pygmalion~)」. The drama will be aired in March, 2010.
He is currently serving his mandatory military service in the South Korean army for 21 months.
South Korea
The Republic of Korea , , is a sovereign state in East Asia, located on the southern portion of the Korean Peninsula. It is neighbored by the People's Republic of China to the west, Japan to the east, North Korea to the north, and the East China Sea and Republic of China to the south...
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Biography
Kim Jae Wook was born in SeoulSeoul
Seoul , officially the Seoul Special City, is the capital and largest metropolis of South Korea. A megacity with a population of over 10 million, it is the largest city proper in the OECD developed world...
, South Korea
South Korea
The Republic of Korea , , is a sovereign state in East Asia, located on the southern portion of the Korean Peninsula. It is neighbored by the People's Republic of China to the west, Japan to the east, North Korea to the north, and the East China Sea and Republic of China to the south...
, but his family went to Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
later on. Kim Jae Wook 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.
In 2002, Kim Jae Wook debuted in the role of a member of an indie band, in the MBC drama Ruler of Your Own World
Ruler of Your Own World
Ruler of Your Own World is a MBC Korean drama series.- Storyline :The main character is Ko Bok-su, played by Yang Dong-geun of "Dr. Kkang". Bok-su has had a difficult childhood and served time in prison. He meets Chun-kyung, a moody tomboy. Chun-kyung is played by Lee Na-young of "Who R U?" and...
. After the first role, he concentrated on his modeling career. In 2007, he auditioned for and won the role No Sun-ki in the 2007 hit drama series The 1st Shop of Coffee Prince
The 1st Shop of Coffee Prince
The 1st Shop of Coffee Prince is a South Korean drama that began airing on July 2, 2007. It is based on the novel of the same name written by Lee Sun-mi...
which made him more popular in South Korea and several Asian countries. He later appeared in the 2008 drama The Kingdom of The Winds
The Kingdom of The Winds
Kingdom of The Winds / The Land of The Wind 바람의 나라*Director : Kang Il Soo 강일수*Scriptwriters : Choi Wan Gyu 최완규, Jung Jin Ok 정진옥, Park Jin Woo 박진우*Author : Kim Jin-Synopsis:...
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Kim Jae Wook served as the ambassador of goodwill for the 9th Jeonju International Film Festival (JIFF) in May, 2008.
Kim Jae Wook's first movie Antique Bakery
Antique Bakery
is a manga by Fumi Yoshinaga depicting the lives of four men who work in a small bakery. It was published in Japan by Shinshokan and in English by Digital Manga Publishing. The series won the 2002 Kodansha Manga Award for shōjo manga...
grossed a total of $5,608,515 in South Korea, and was invited to the 59th Berlin International Film Festival
59th Berlin International Film Festival
The 59th Berlin International Film Festival was held from 5 February to 15 February 2009. The opening film of this year's festival was Tom Tykwer’s The International, screened out of competition...
. In this movie, he plays Min Seon-woo, a gay chef who works at Antique cake shop. The role won him the Best New Actor award at 16th Korean Entertainment Awards. In 2009, he also won the Special Model Award at the Asia Model Festival Awards.
Kim Jae Wook worked as the Grand Mint Festival (GMF, one of Korea's representative music festivals) Guy in October, 2009. At the same time he formed a modern rock band 「Walrus」 and was in charge of the guitar and the vocals. The name of the group came from the Beatles single 「I am the Walrus」 released in 1967.
Kim Jae Wook played the leading part in Bee TV's first original Korean Drama 「キミの記憶をボクにください〜ピグマリオンの恋〜 (Please give me the memory of you~A Romance of Pygmalion~)」. The drama will be aired in March, 2010.
He is currently serving his mandatory military service in the South Korean army for 21 months.
TV series
- Mary Stayed Out All NightMary Stayed Out All NightMary Stayed Out All Night is a South Korean Romance-Comedy television series, which originally aired from November 8 to December 28, 2010 on the Korean network KBS2, and starred Moon Geun Young, Jang Geun Suk, Kim Jae Wook and Kim Hyo Jin...
(KBS, 2010) - Bad Guy (TV series)Bad Guy (TV series)Bad Guy is a South Korean drama broadcasted by Seoul Broadcasting System.-Synopsis:Gun Wook plots revenge against the Haeshin Group, a large corporation to whom Tae Sung is the heir...
(SBS, 2010) - The Kingdom of The WindsThe Kingdom of The WindsKingdom of The Winds / The Land of The Wind 바람의 나라*Director : Kang Il Soo 강일수*Scriptwriters : Choi Wan Gyu 최완규, Jung Jin Ok 정진옥, Park Jin Woo 박진우*Author : Kim Jin-Synopsis:...
(KBS2, 2008) - The 1st Shop of Coffee PrinceThe 1st Shop of Coffee PrinceThe 1st Shop of Coffee Prince is a South Korean drama that began airing on July 2, 2007. It is based on the novel of the same name written by Lee Sun-mi...
(MBC, 2007) - Dal Ja's Spring (KBS2, 2007)
- Ruler of Your Own WorldRuler of Your Own WorldRuler of Your Own World is a MBC Korean drama series.- Storyline :The main character is Ko Bok-su, played by Yang Dong-geun of "Dr. Kkang". Bok-su has had a difficult childhood and served time in prison. He meets Chun-kyung, a moody tomboy. Chun-kyung is played by Lee Na-young of "Who R U?" and...
(MBC, 2002)
External links
- Kim Jae Wook on HanCinema