Yoon Shi-yoon

Yoon Shi-yoon (Korean: 윤시윤; born Yoon Dong-gu on September 26, 1986)[1] is a South Korean actor and television personality. He is best known for his leading roles in King of Baking, Kim Takgu (2010), My Cute Guys (2013), Hit the Top (2017), Grand Prince (2018) and Your Honor (2018). The Nokdu Flower (2019), Psychopath Diary (2019-2020). In 2016, he became a member of the variety show 2 Days & 1 Night.

This is a Korean name; the family name is Yoon.
Yoon Shi-yoon
윤시윤
Yoon in April 2019
Born
Yoon Dong-gu

(1986-09-26) September 26, 1986
Suncheon, South Jeolla Province, South Korea
Alma materKyonggi University, Majoring Arts
OccupationActor
Years active2009–present
AgentMOA Entertainment
Korean name
Hangul
윤시윤
Hanja
尹施允
Revised RomanizationYun Si-yun
McCune–ReischauerYun Siyun
Birth name
Hangul
윤동구
Hanja
尹東久
Revised RomanizationYun Dong-gu
McCune–ReischauerYun Tonggu

Early life

Yoon was born Yoon Dong-gu, a name he used until an official change of name upon his entry into college, in a small town in Suncheon. He is the only child of his family, and was raised by his grandparents. At the time, while peers of his age went to kindergarten and learned English, Yoon went to seodang, a traditional school that taught Confucianism, and learned to read Hanja (Chinese characters).[1] Yoon's unique childhood was then unveiled through his song "Grandpa's Bicycle" for Barefooted Friends.

Career

2009–2010: Rising popularity and breakthrough

Yoon debuted in the daily sitcom High Kick Through the Roof and rose to fame for his role as a semi-rebellious teenager.[2] He was nominated for Best New Actor in TV at the Baeksang Arts Awards, and won MBC's Best Couple award with his co-star Shin Se-kyung.

The following year, Yoon was cast as the main character in the slice-of-life television series King of Baking, Kim Takgu. The drama's writer, Kang Eun-kyung, saw Yoon in High Kick Through the Roof and picked him for the role.[3] The series was one of the most watched shows in South Korea in 2010 with a final episode viewership rating of 50.8%; and Yoon became a household name in Korea.[4][5][6][7] Due to the drama's popularity, Yoon and co-star Lee Young-ah were named promotional ambassadors for North Chungcheong Province.[8]

The same year, Yoon had his first big screen debut with a leading role in the horror movie Death Bell 2: Bloody Camp.[9][10]

Yoon appeared in a commercial for the cellphone Bubi Bubi with the famous girl group T-ara. He also sung 4 singles for the soundtrack of the commercial. [11]

2011–2014: Leading roles

In 2011, Yoon was cast to replace Kim Jaewon, who withdrew after suffering from multiple injuries on the first day of filming, in the romantic-comedy Me Too, Flower!. He played a millionaire masquerading as a parking attendant and entering into relationship with an abrasive female police officer (Lee Ji-ah).[12] However, the drama scored low viewership ratings and had to be pre-empted.

In 2012, Yoon starred in the Japanese web drama Brand Guardians, based on a story about a Korean youth who travels to Japan to make it as a fashion stylist. The project was orchestrated by the JAFIC (Japan Apparel-Fashion Industry Council) to increase awareness of Japanese fashion.[13] He then filmed his first Chinese drama Happy Noodles.[14] On December 8, Yoon won the Popular Star Prize in China at the 2012 Asia Top 10 Popular Star Awards by CETV.[15]

In 2013, he starred in the cable series My Cute Guys, the third installment of tvN 's "flower boy" series. Yoon plays a genius game developer, who accidentally enters the life of a modern Rapunzel (played by Park Shin-hye).[16][17] The series was the highest sold cable drama ever to Japan.[18] Yoon then became a cast member of Barefooted Friends, which was his first variety show.[19] In October, Yoon was cast in KBS's romantic comedy series Prime Minister & I alongside Lee Beom-soo and Girls' Generation's Yoona.[20] He lended his voice for the animated movie Doraemon: Nobita's Secret Gadget Museum.

In 2014, Yoon starred opposite Yeo Jin-goo in the film Mr. Perfect, where he plays a professional golfer who loses everything but later becomes a golf coach.[21]

2016–present: Comeback from military service

After completing military service, Yoon starred in JTBC's historical fantasy drama Mirror of the Witch, playing Joseon's famous doctor Heo Jun. The drama is a fiction story about Heo Jun in his young age and his journey to lift a curse for a princess (played by Kim Sae-ron), whom he later fell in love with.[22] Since May 2016, he became a regular cast member of the third season of popular variety show 2 Days & 1 Night.[23]

In October 2016, Yoon was cast in a three-episode miniseries, Romance Full of Life, which is part of MBC's 9-episode miniseries, Three Color Fantasy. The drama premiered in March 2017.[24] The same year, Yoon starred in KBS2's youth drama Hit the Top.[25]

In 2018, Yoon starred in the historical romance melodrama Grand Prince.[26] The series was a ratings success becoming the highest rated TV Chosun drama since the network's establishment in 2011.[27][28] He next starred in the legal drama Your Honor, playing double roles as a judge and convict.[29] In the same year Yoon was cast in the film Private Woman alongside Kim Yoon-hye. Yoon will play the role of a man who has a big scar on his heart and sentimental memories from his relationship with his first love.[30]

In 2019, Yoon starred in historical drama Nokdu Flower.[31][32] In the same year, Yoon starred in tvN's comedy thriller drama, Psychopath Diary. Yoon plays as a naive and pushover stockbroker, who due to his circumstances begins to believe he is a psychopathic murderer. [33] He did voice acting for the animated movie Paboos (2019) as Doctor Flag and also in another animated movie Bakugan:Battle Force (2019) as Enemy 1. Yoon also lended his voice for animated movie VeggieTales: The Overall World as Executive Vice President of Swan City.

Personal life

Yoon is addicted to books. He has over 3500 books at home.[34]

On April 28, 2014, Yoon secretly enlisted into the Republic of Korea Marine Corps.[35] Yoon had previously expressed his desire to enlist secretly, in order to avoid harming other soldiers.[36] On January 27, 2016, Yoon completed his military service.[37]

Filmography

Film
YearTitleRoleRef.
2010 Death Bell 2: Bloody Camp Kwan-woo [9]
2014 Mr. Perfect Baek Se-jin [21]

Television series
YearTitleRoleNetworkNotesRef.
2009-2010 High Kick Through the Roof Jung Joon-hyuk MBC [2]
2010 King of Baking, Kim Takgu Kim Tak-gu KBS2 [3]
Once Upon a Time In Saengchori Park Shi-yoon tvN cameo [38]
2011 Me Too, Flower! Seo Jae-hee MBC [12]
2011–2012 High Kick: Revenge of the Short Legged Yoon Shi-yoon cameo, ep 88 [39]
2012 Brand Guardians Ha Woo-joo [13]
2013 My Cute Guys Enrique Geum tvN [16]
Happy Noodles Xiu Can ZJSTV [14]
2013–2014 Prime Minister & I Kang In-ho KBS2 [20]
2016 My Horrible Boss new recruit Yoon Shi-yoon JTBC cameo, episode 16 [40]
Mirror of the Witch Heo Jun [22]
2017 Three Color Fantasy - Romance Full of Life So In-sung MBC [24]
Hit the Top Yoo Hyun-jae KBS2 [25]
2018 Smashing on Your Back Yoon Shi-yoon TV Chosun cameo, episode 44 [41]
Grand Prince Lee Hwi / Prince Eun Sung [26]
Your Honor Han Soo-ho / Han Kang-ho SBS [29]
2019Nokdu FlowerBaek Yi-hyun / Ogre / Oni[31]
My Absolute BoyfriendYoon Shi-yooncameo, episode 2
Psychopath DiaryYook Dong-siktvN[42]
2020TrainSeo Do-wonOCN[43]

Narration
YearTitleNetworkRef.
2012 Fanfare of the Little Band KBS1 [44]

Variety show
YearTitleNetworkRoleRef.
2013 Barefooted Friends SBS Main cast [19]
2016–2019 2 Days & 1 Night KBS2 [23]
2017 Your Big Question SBS Presenter [45]
2018 Law of the Jungle in Sabah Cast member [28]
2019 Dating DNA Laboratory X MBN Main MC [46]
2020 Heart Signal season 3 Channel A Panelist

Host
YearTitleNetworkRef.
2013 KBS Song Festival KBS [47]
2018 Dream ConcertN/A [48]
2018 KBS Entertainment Awards KBS [49]

Discography

Soundtrack
YearAlbumTrackRef.
2010 High Kick Through The Roof OST "The Road to Me" [50]
King of Baking, Kim Takgu OST "Only You" [51]
2013 My Cute Guys OST "I want to Date You " [52]
Barefooted Friends My Song, My Story "Grandpa's Bicycle" (ft Juniel, Tablo) [53]
2017 Hit the Top OST "Say it" (J2, with Hong Kyung-min) [54]
2018 N/A "You Are Just Like the Spring" [55]
"I Will Tell You" [56]
"Downhill" [57]

Music video
YearTrackArtistRef.
2009 "Lonely Voyage" Kim Dong-ryool [58]
2010 "I Promise You" Park Hyo-shin [59]
2017 "Still There" Shin Hye-sung [60]

Awards and nominations
YearAwardCategoryNominated workResult Ref.
2009 MBC Entertainment Awards Best New Actor in Comedy/Sitcom High Kick Through the Roof Nominated
Best Couple Award with Shin Se-kyung Won [61]
2010 46th Baeksang Arts Awards Best New Actor (TV) Nominated
3rd Korea Drama Awards Best New Actor King of Baking, Kim Takgu Won [62]
18th Korean Culture and Entertainment Awards Popularity Award, Actor Won [63]
11th Korean Entertainment Culture Awards Grand Prize (TV) Won [64]
KBS Drama Awards Excellence Award, Actor in a Special Production Drama Won [65]
Best New Actor Nominated
Best Couple Award with Lee Young-ah Won [65]
2011 47th Baeksang Arts Awards Best Actor (TV) Nominated
2012 2012 Asia Top 10 Popular Star Awards Top Ten Asian Stars N/A Won [15]
2016 KBS Entertainment Awards Rookie Award in Variety 2 Days & 1 Night Won [66]
2018 KBS Entertainment Awards Top Entertainer Award Won [67]
6th APAN Star Awards Excellence Award, Actor in a Miniseries Grand Prince Nominated [68]
SBS Drama Awards Excellence Award, Actor in a Wednesday-Thursday Drama Your Honor Won [69]
2019 SBS Drama Awards Excellence Award, Actor in a Mid-length Drama Nokdu Flower Nominated

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