1. Bae Yong-joon is a South Korean businessman and former actor.
11 Facts About Bae Yong-joon
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Bae Yong-joon has starred in numerous television dramas, including, notably, Winter Sonata which became a major part of the Korean Wave.
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Bae Yong-joon entered Sungkyunkwan University in 2000 as a Film Studies major.
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In 2003, Bae Yong-joon was cast in his first major big-screen role in Untold Scandal.
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Bae Yong-joon's performance received Best New Actor accolades from the Blue Dragon Film Awards and the Baeksang Arts Awards.
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Bae Yong-joon next published a photo book The Image: Volume 1 in 2004, which sold 10,000 copies.
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Bae Yong-joon then entered the restaurant business, by establishing restaurants and cafes that capitalize on the well-being trend.
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Bae Yong-joon owns health food restaurant Gorilla in the Kitchen and high-end traditional Korean restaurant Gosire.
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In 2006, Bae Yong-joon became one of Korea's wealthiest celebrities as the majority shareholder of management agency KeyEast.
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The big-budget period-fantasy epic was written by Song Ji-na and directed by Kim Jong-hak, and Bae Yong-joon played dual roles: Gwanggaeto, 19th ruler of the Goguryeo kingdom; and Hwanung, believed to be the son of God and founder of Gojoseon.
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Bae Yong-joon wrote a book of photo-essays A Journey in Search of Korea's Beauty, which promoted Korean traditional culture such as ceramics, liquor, hanbok, pansori, hanok, Hangul, kimchi-making, temple stays, museums and historical sites.