Yeon Woo-jin
Yeon Woo-jin | |
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Yeon in 2017 | |
Born |
Kim Bong-hoe July 5, 1984 Gangneung, Gangwon-do, South Korea |
Other names | Seo Ji-hoo |
Education |
Sejong University (Civil and Environmental Engineering) |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 2009–present |
Agent | Jump Entertainment |
Korean name | |
Hangul | 연우진 |
Revised Romanization | Yeon U-jin |
McCune–Reischauer | Yŏn U-chin |
Birth name | |
Hangul | 김봉회 |
Revised Romanization | Gim Bong-hoe |
McCune–Reischauer | Kim Bong-hoe |
Yeon Woo-jin (born Kim Bong-hoe on July 5, 1984) is a South Korean actor. He started in the entertainment industry as a model and gained recognition as an actor with his role in Arang and the Magistrate (2012) which earned him nomination for Best New Actor. He expands his acting repertoire on leading roles in Marriage, Not Dating (2014), Divorce Lawyer in Love (2015), Introverted Boss (2017), Queen for Seven Days (2017) and Judge vs. Judge (2017).
Career
2007–2013: Beginnings
Kim began his career as a fashion model at the 2007 Seoul Fashion Week and for jeans brand Evisu in 2008. He made his acting debut in the queer coming-of-age film Just Friends? in 2009 under the stage name Seo Ji-hoo. His management agency later changed his stage name to Yeon Woo-jin.[1]
After playing a teacher in 2010 daily drama All My Love, he started to gain recognition as the youngest brother in hit 2011 family drama Ojakgyo Family.[2] Then in his first lead role, Yeon's character falls in love with the daughter of his brother's murderer in the 4-episode Drama Special Just an Ordinary Love Story.[3][4][5]
In 2012, he was cast as a mysterious villain in the period fantasy-romance Arang and the Magistrate.[6][7][8] Yeon reunited with Arang director Kim Sang-ho in 2013, to again play the protagonist's rival in the gangster melodrama When a Man Falls in Love.[9]
2014–present: Leading roles and rising popularity
This was followed by leading roles in two romantic comedy series: as a commitment-phobic plastic surgeon in Marriage, Not Dating (2014) and as a vengeful office manager-turned-attorney in Divorce Lawyer in Love (2015).[10][11][12]
In 2017, he starred in the tvN comedy-drama Introverted Boss.[13] He then starred in historical melodrama Queen for Seven Days[14] as well as legal drama Judge vs. Judge.[15]
In 2018, he stars in the medical exorcism drama Priest.[16]
Filmography
Television series
Year | Title | Role | Network | Notes |
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2010 | Cinderella's Sister | Dong-soo | KBS2 | |
2010–2011 | All My Love For You | Bang Woo-jin | MBC | |
2011–2012 | Ojakgyo Family | Hwang Tae-pil | KBS2 | |
2012 | Just an Ordinary Love Story | Han Jae-gwang | ||
Arang and the Magistrate | Choi Joo-wal | MBC | ||
2013 | When a Man Falls in Love | Lee Jae-hee | ||
2013–2014 | My Love from the Star | Lee Han-kyung | SBS | cameo, (ep.18)[17] |
2014 | Secret Love | Jang Hyun-jin | Dramacube | cameo, (ep.1–2: "Missing You")[18] |
Marriage, Not Dating | Gong Gi-tae | tvN | ||
2015 | Divorce Lawyer in Love | So Jung-woo | SBS | |
2016 | Another Oh Hae-young | Gong Gi-tae | tvN | cameo, (ep.7) |
2017 | Introverted Boss | Eun Hwan-gi | ||
Queen for Seven Days | Lee Yeok | KBS2 | ||
Judge vs. Judge | Sa Eui-hyeon | SBS | ||
2018 | Priest | Oh Soo-min | OCN |
Film
Year | Title | Role |
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2009 | Just Friends? (short film) | Kang Min-soo |
2011 | We Fly High (short film) | Seung-gi |
2014 | Tunnel 3D[19] | Dong-joon |
2015 | Revivre | Kim Min-soo |
2016 | Seondal: The Man Who Sells the River | King Hyojong |
2017 | The Table | Un-chul |
2018 | The Princess and the Matchmaker | Yoon Si-kyung |
Mongolian Love Story (short film)[20] |
Awards and nominations
Year | Award | Category | Nominated work | Result |
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2012 | KBS Drama Awards | Best Actor in a One-Act/Short Drama | Just an Ordinary Love Story | Won |
MBC Drama Awards | Best New Actor | Arang and the Magistrate | Nominated | |
2013 | 6th Korea Drama Awards | Excellence Award, actor | When a Man Falls in Love | Nominated |
2015 | SBS Drama Awards | Excellence Award, Actor in a Miniseries | Divorce Lawyer in Love | Nominated |
2017 | SBS Drama Awards | Top Excellence Award, Actor in a Wednesday–Thursday Drama | Judge vs. Judge | Nominated |
References
- ↑ Yoon, Hee-seong (March 14, 2012). "My Name Is: Yeon Woo-jin". 10Asia. Retrieved 2012-11-24.
- ↑ Lee, In-kyung (December 28, 2011). "Yeon Woo Jin Nicknamed Extension Man". enewsWorld. Retrieved 2012-11-24.
- ↑ Yoon, Hee-seong (March 14, 2012). "Yeon Woo-jin: The original setting wasn't Jeonju". 10Asia. Retrieved 2012-11-24.
- ↑ Yoon, Hee-seong (March 14, 2012). "Yeon Woo-jin: It felt like a watercolor painting that used a lot of water". 10Asia. Retrieved 2012-11-24.
- ↑ Yoon, Hee-seong (March 14, 2012). "Yeon Woo-jin: I had to show that my lips were smiling while crying with my eyes". 10Asia. Retrieved 2012-11-24.
- ↑ Hong, Lucia (April 21, 2012). "Actor Yeon Woo-jin joins Lee Joon-gi's TV series". 10Asia. Retrieved 2012-11-24.
- ↑ Ho, Stewart (June 27, 2012). "Yeon Woo Jin Dons Hanbok in Arang and the Magistrate Previews". enewsWorld. Retrieved 2012-11-24.
- ↑ Ho, Stewart (August 1, 2012). "Yeon Woo Jin is a Cold Flower Scholar in New Still Cuts". enewsWorld. Retrieved 2012-11-24.
- ↑ Ho, Stewart (January 29, 2013). "Yeon Woo Jin Joins MBC's When a Man Falls in Love". enewsWorld. Retrieved 2013-01-29.
- ↑ Chung, Joo-won (June 26, 2014). "Marriage over Love has both reality and romance: director". The Korea Herald. Retrieved 2014-07-08.
- ↑ Kim, Min-jin (June 26, 2014). "Yeon Woo-jin and Han Groo reveal each other's charms". The Korea Herald. Retrieved 2014-07-08.
- ↑ Ghim, Sora (January 29, 2015). "Yeon Woo Jin To Transform into A Divorce Lawyer". BNTNews. Retrieved 2015-08-26.
- ↑ "[단독]박혜수·연우진, '내성적인 보스' 주인공 '확정'". Ilgan Sports (in Korean). November 8, 2016.
- ↑ "EXCLUSIVE: Veteran melodrama performers make 'Queen for Seven Days' together!". KBS World. May 31, 2017.
- ↑ "[공식]연우진X동하, SBS '이판사판' 출연 확정…'당잠사' 후속". News1 (in Korean). October 23, 2017.
- ↑ "Yeon Woo-jin, Jung Yoo-mi and Park Yong-woo Lead OCN's "Priest"". Hancinema. September 18, 2018.
- ↑ Hong, Grace Danbi (February 19, 2014). "Yeon Woo Jin Cameos as Park Hae Jin and Shin Sung Rok's Brother in YWCFTS". enewsWorld. Retrieved 2014-02-21.
- ↑ "Yeon Woo-jin stars in Kim Kyoo-tae's "KARA - Secret Love"". Hancinema. July 11, 2013.
- ↑ "'Tunnel 3D' Yeon Woo Jin tells that he hopes to shoot a romance film with Jung Yoo Mi". Star Naver. July 17, 2014.
- ↑ "Ahn So-hee, Yeon Woo-jin for International Women's Day". Kpop Herald. March 13, 2018.
External links
- Official website (in Korean)
- Yeon Woo-jin at HanCinema
- Yeon Woo-jin on IMDb