Kim Young-kwang (actor)

Kim Young-kwang (born January 11, 1987) is a South Korean actor and model. Kim began his career as a model and has modeled for designers such as Alexander McQueen, Vivienne Westwood and Etro. In 2008, he was the first Asian model to model at Dior Homme's show.[1] As an actor, Kim has starred in the films Runway Cop (2012), Hot Young Bloods (2014), On Your Wedding Day (2018) and The Soul-Mate (2018), as well as the television dramas Pinocchio (2014), D-Day (2015), Sweet Stranger and Me (2016, The Guardians (2017) and The Secret Life of My Secretary (2019).

This is a Korean name; the family name is Kim.
Kim Young-kwang
Kim Young-kwang in 2014
Born (1987-01-11) January 11, 1987
Incheon, South Korea
Other namesYoung Kim
EducationHanyang University - Theater and Film
OccupationActor, model
Years active2006–present
AgentWide-s company
Height1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Korean name
Hangul
Hanja
Revised RomanizationGim Yeong-gwang
McCune–ReischauerKim Yŏnggwang

Life and career

Beginnings

Born as Kim Young-kwang, Kim's father was a veteran of the Vietnam War and died when Kim was in elementary school.[2]

Acting

Kim began acting in 2008, and later performed in the drama Good Doctor on KBS2.[3]

Kim also starred in the action comedy, Runway Cop (2012) and teen romance drama, Hot Young Bloods (2014).[4][5]

In 2014 he performed in dramas such as tvN's Plus Nine Boys[6] and SBS's Pinocchio,[7] for which he received a SBS Drama Award as "New Star" for his role as Seo Beom-jo.[8]

In 2015, he starred in the medical drama D-Day,[9][10] and in the web drama Dr. Ian with Sandara Park.[11]

In 2016, he was cast as the lead in the web drama Gogh, The Starry Night with Kwon Yuri,[12] and in the KBS2 romantic comedy series Sweet Stranger and Me with Soo Ae.[13][14]

In 2017, he starred in the MBC thriller drama The Guardians as a passionate prosecutor.[15]

In 2018, Kim starred in romance film On Your Wedding Day opposite Park Bo-young.[16] His performance in the film earned him a Best New Actor award in film at the Baeksang Arts Awards.[17] He then starred in fantasy comedy film The Soul-Mate together with Ma Dong-seok.[18][19] Later that year, he was also cast in tvN's mystery drama Room No. 9.[20][21]

In 2019, Kim starred in the romance comedy drama The Secret Life of My Secretary, which premiered in May 2019.[22][23] The same year, he was cast in the spy action film Mission Possible.[24]

Personal life

Kim maintains a close friendship with Lee Soo-hyuk, as well as other fellow models-turned-actors: Kim Woo-bin, Hong Jong-hyun and Sung Joon – with whom he has worked onscreen in White Christmas. They were given the nickname of "Model Avengers" by their fans.[25][26]

On December 12, 2013, Kim began his mandatory military service. However, he was only required to be enlisted for six months as a public service soldier due to his father being a Vietnam War veteran, as well as an acknowledged person of national merit. Kim was discharged in June 2014.[27]

Filmography

Television series
Year Title Role Network Notes
2008Worlds WithinYoung-woongKBS2 [28]
2009TripleJae-wookMBC [29]
My Fair LadyJung Woo-sungKBS2 [30]
2010More Charming By the DayLee Young-kwangMBC [31]
2011White ChristmasJo Young-jaeKBS2 [32]
Bachelor's Vegetable StoreLee Seul-wooChannel A [33]
2012Love RainHan Tae-sungKBS2 [34]
Can We Get Married?Gong Ki-joongjTBC [35]
2013The Secret of BirthPark Soo-changSBS [36]
Good DoctorHan Jin-wookKBS2
2014 Kara: Secret LoveYoon Joon-moonDramacube (episodes 3-4: "The Thirteenth
Item on the Bucket List")[37]
Plus Nine BoysKang Jin-gutvN
PinocchioSeo Beom-joSBS
2015Dr. IanMo Yi-anNaver TV Cast/
Youku		 Web drama
D-DayLee Hae-sungjTBC
2016Gogh, The Starry Night Kang Tae-ho Sohu / SBS Web drama
Sweet Stranger and MeGo Nan-GilKBS2
2017 The Guardians Jang Do-han MBC
2018 Room No. 9 Ki Yoo-jin tvN
2019 The Secret Life of My Secretary Do Min-ik SBS [38]

Film
Year Title Role Notes
2012Runway CopHan Seung-woo
2014Hot Young BloodsJo Gwang-sik
2018On Your Wedding DayHwang Woo-yeon
The Soul-MateTae-jin

Variety show
Year Title Network Role Notes
2016 Law of the Jungle in New Caledonia SBS Main cast Episodes 220-224[39]
2017 Boat Horn Clenched Fists from Episode 2[40]
2018 Law of the Jungle in Antarctica Episode 311-314[41]

Music video
Year Song Title Artist
2007"My Heart Is Like That"Lee Seung-hwan
"Shout for Love"MC the Max
2008"It's You"Shin Hye-sung and Lyn
2009"Why Are You Such a Nerd?"XXX
2011"Don't Cry"Park Bom[42]
2013"You"Brown Eyed Soul[43]
"Runaway"KARA

Theater
Year Title Role Notes
2009Beautiful SundayJoon-seok [44]

Discography

Soundtrack appearances
Year Title Album
2016 "Star Candy" Gogh, The Starry Night OST

Awards and nominations
Year Award Category Nominated work Result Ref.
2008 Korea Fashion Photographers Association Best New Model N/A Won
2009 4th Asia Model Festival Awards Best Fashion Model Won [45]
2nd Style Icon Awards Style Icon, Model category Won [46]
2013 KBS Drama Awards Best New Actor Good Doctor Nominated
2014 22nd Korea Culture and Entertainment Awards Best New Actor in a Film Hot Young Bloods Won [47]
SBS Drama Awards New Star Award Pinocchio Won [48]
2016 KBS Drama Awards Excellence Award, Actor in a Miniseries Sweet Stranger and Me Nominated
2017 MBC Drama Awards Top Excellence Award, Actor in a Monday-Tuesday Drama The Guardians Nominated
2018 2nd The Seoul Awards Best New Actor (Film) On Your Wedding Day Nominated [49]
2nd Elle Style Awards Man of the Year N/A Won [50]
39th Blue Dragon Film Awards Best New Actor On Your Wedding Day Nominated [51]
Popular Star Award Won [52]
2019 55th Baeksang Arts Awards Best New Actor Won [17]
SBS Drama Awards Top Excellence Award, Actor in a Miniseries The Secret Life of My Secretary Nominated

References
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  2. "Korea's First Man on the Haute Couture Stage". The Chosun Ilbo. 1 February 2008.
  3. "Kim Young-kwang, a resident doctor in "Good Doctor"". Hancinema. 24 June 2013.
  4. Hong, Grace Danbi (22 May 2012). "Flower Boy Models Crowd the Poster for Detective Cha". enewsWorld. Archived from the original on 29 January 2013. Retrieved 2012-11-23.
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  6. "Choi Ro-woon, Yook Sung-jae, Kim Young-kwang, Oh Jung-se cast for tvN "Plus Nine Boys"". Hancinema. 8 June 2014.
  7. "'Pinocchio' introduces four main characters". Kpop Herald. 28 October 2014.
  8. "Model-Turned Actor Finally Emerges from Obscurity". The Chosun Ilbo. 12 February 2015.
  9. "Kim Young-kwang to star in new medical TV drama". Kpop Herald. 22 May 2015.
  10. Hong, Grace Danbi (22 May 2015). "Kim Young Kwang Confirmed for jTBC's New Disaster Medical Drama D-Day". enewsWorld. Archived from the original on 8 October 2015. Retrieved 2015-05-28.
  11. "Kim Young-kwang to star in Korea-Chinese drama with Sandra Park". Hancinema. 20 January 2015.
  12. "Yuri, Kim Young-kwang confirmed to star in web drama". Kpop Herald. 29 March 2016.
  13. "Cast announced for KBS2's newest drama". Korea JoongAng Daily. 6 September 2016.
  14. "'Sweet Stranger and Me,' a rom-com with suspense". Yonhap News Aegency. 20 October 2016.
  15. "Lee Si-young and Kim Young-kwang to star in "Lookout"". Hancinema. 7 March 2017.
  16. "PARK Bo-young and KIM Young-kwang Commit to YOUR WEDDING". Korean Film Biz Zone. 6 October 2017.
  17. "Korea's 55th Baeksang Award Winners Include Han Ji Min, Lee Byung Hun, IU and Do Kyung Soo". Forbes. May 1, 2019.
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  20. "Kim Hee-sun, Kim Hae-sook and Kim Young-kwang Confirmed for "Room No.9"". Hancinema. Star News. 1 September 2018.
  21. "New weekend thriller takes dark twist in otherwise familiar setting". Yonhap News Agency. 2 October 2018.
  22. "Kim Young Kwang becomes cold-hearted boss bullying secretary Jin Ki Joo". JTBC. 24 October 2018.
  23. "Kim Young-kwang, Jin Ki-joo, Kim Jae-kyung, Moo Jin-sung Line Up for Office Romance". Hancinema. 16 January 2019.
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  35. "'우리가 결혼할 수 있을까' 김영광, 자유분방 나쁜남자 예고". Financial News (in Korean). 12 October 2012.
  36. "김영광 '출생의 비밀' 캐스팅…'우결수'와 다른 매력 보인다". TV Report (in Korean). 2 April 2013.
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  38. "'초면에 사랑합니다' 김영광×진기주×김재경×무진성 4色 청춘 라인업 [공식]". Sports Donga (in Korean). 16 January 2019.
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  40. "배우 김영광, '주먹쥐고 뱃고동'으로 '차세대 일꾼' 등극?". SE Daily (in Korean). 12 April 2017.
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  43. "브라운아이드소울, '너를' 티저 공개 '김영광-경수진 호흡'". Financial News (in Korean). 18 December 2013.
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