Joo Jin-mo is best known for his leading roles in the films Happy End in which he won Grand Bell Awards for Best Supporting Actor, 200 Pounds Beauty, and A Frozen Flower in which he won Baeksang Arts Awards for Best Actor, as well as the television series Empress Ki.
16 Facts About Joo Jin-mo
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From 2004 to early 2005, Joo Jin-mo filmed the epic wuxia historical drama Bichunmoo, but due to copyright issues with Korean broadcasters, it aired first in China and Taiwan in 2006.
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Joo Jin-mo played a sports agent to a K-1 fighter in the 2009 TV series Dream, but it received low ratings for sharing the same timeslot as Queen Seondeok.
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Joo Jin-mo first sang "Like Rain, Like Music" by late singer Kim Hyun-sik during his first fan meeting in Japan at the Nakano Sun Plaza in Tokyo.
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Joo Jin-mo later released his cover of "Like Rain, Like Music" as a digital single in September 2011.
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In 2012's Gabi, Joo Jin-mo played a late 19th-century international con man who becomes embroiled in the espionage and political conspiracy surrounding King Gojong.
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In making the role his own, Joo Jin-mo said he enjoyed the depth of his participation in the creative process with director Chang Yoon-hyun.
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Joo Jin-mo said he is still waiting for a new role, a complete departure from the brooding masculinity he has come to be equated with.
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Joo Jin-mo then returned to the Goryeo era to play a fictional character based on King Chunghye in Empress Ki, a historical drama with Ha Ji-won in the title role.
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Joo Jin-mo plays a gangster in 1963, the father of Yoo Oh-sung's character in the original movie.
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In November 2016, Joo Jin-mo signed with new management agency Huayi Brothers.
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Joo Jin-mo next played in the series Woman with a Suitcase, followed by Bad Guys 2 in 2017, and Big Issue in 2019.
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On January 3,2022, it was reported that Joo Jin-mo had terminated his contract with Studio Santa Claus Entertainment.
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Joo Jin-mo married doctor Min Hye-yeon on June 1,2019, in Jeju Island.
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In January 2020, Joo Jin-mo revealed that he was a victim of phone hacking and was being blackmailed after several personal messages shared between Joo and his close actor friend appeared on an online community board on January 10,2020.
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Joo Jin-mo apologized to the women mentioned in the messages.