1. Kim Joo-hun is a South Korean theater, television and film actor.
40 Facts About Kim Joo-hun
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Kim Joo-hun debuted in 2007 in play Gangster Number 1.
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Kim Joo-hun was a member of Alleyway Theater Company from 2009 until 2014.
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Kim Joo-hun is best known for his roles in the television series Encounter, Dr Romantic 2, It's Okay to Not Be Okay, Now, We Are Breaking Up, Big Mouth, and Castaway Diva.
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Kim Joo-hun continued his education at the Seoul Institute of the Arts where he successfully earned a bachelor's degree in Theater and Film.
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In 2007, Kim Joo-hun made his debut in the play Gangster No 1.
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In 2008, Kim Joo-hun acted in the independent short black and white film A Matter of Principle.
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In 2013, as part of the 10th Anniversary Festival of Alleyway Theater Company, Kim Joo-hun delivered a remarkable portrayal of poet Yi Sang in the Korean two-hander play Raising the Sun in the Sky, written by playwright Kwon Tae and directed by Lee Eun-joon.
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In 2015, Kim Joo-hun signed an exclusive contract with Urban Entertaintment.
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Kim Joo-hun accepted minor roles in various films, and subsequently appeared in Tazza: The Hidden Card, Planck Constant, The Accidental Detective, A Violent Prosecutor, and a box office film Train to Busan.
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Kim Joo-hun made his television debut with minor roles in the OCN drama series Squad 38.
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Later that year, in the fall of 2017, Kim took on the role of French Diplomat Rene Gallimard in the third Korean adaptation of David Henry Hwang's play M Butterfly, as part of The Best Plays Festival's repertoire.
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Kim Joo-hun rose to prominence as an actor after his role as Ahn Jae-geun, a whistleblower at Seomyoung Foods, in the tvN drama Argon, where he was praised for his captivating performance.
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Kim Joo-hun then went on to star in the KBS Drama Special 2018.
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Kim Joo-hun appeared in one-act drama Too Bright for Romance, where he played the role of the renowned theater critic Kim Hyung-seok.
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Kim Joo-hun collaborated with director Yoo Young-eun in seventh installment of KBS Drama Special 2018, titled "Dreamers".
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Kim Joo-hun portrayed a character who manages the dream world and has control over those who escape reality into their dreams.
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Kim Joo-hun was cast in both drama because director Yoo Young-eun had seen one of his theater performances.
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Kim Joo-hun gained wider recognition after starring in the 2018 tvN drama series Encounter, where he portrays Lee Dae-chan, the easy-going and cheerful owner of Chan's Golbaengi, a small restaurant.
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In 2019, Kim Joo-hun costarred in Korean adaptation of US series Designated Survivor: 60 Days.
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Kim Joo-hun's role is the show's counterpart of Jason Atwood, Jung Han-mo, NIS Terrorism Task Force Chief.
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Kim Joo-hun starred as Lee Sang-in, the CEO of SangsangESang Publishing Company, which publishes Moon-young's children's books.
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Kim Joo-hun starred as lead role in Kim Jee-woon's short film Untact alongside Kim Go-eun.
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Kim Joo-hun made special appearance in the pilot episode of tvN mini-series Start-Up, as the father of Bae Suzy's character.
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Kim Joo-hun took on the role of Cha Eun-seok, an orthopedic surgeon experiencing the effects of Burnout Syndrome, in the KBS drama Do Do Sol Sol La La Sol.
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Kim Joo-hun then played Harry in the South Korean premiere of the play The Understudy, a black comedy that revolves around a fictional, unpublished work by Franz Kafka.
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Kim Joo-hun played the role of Seok Do-hoon, a 40-year-old talented CEO of a PR company.
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Kim Joo-hun took on the role of Nick Bright, an American investment expert who gets kidnapped by a Pakistani armed group.
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In 2022, Kim Joo-hun made a memorable special appearance in the 15th and 16th episodes of ENA Channel's Extraordinary Attorney Woo as a show of support for director Yoo In-sik.
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In September 2022, it was reported that Kim Joo-hun was scheduled to reprise his role as Park Min-kook, in Season 3 of SBS drama series Romantic Doctor Kim Joo-hun Sa Bu.
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Kim Joo-hun's role, Park Dong-ah, is a veteran astronaut who has been to the space station three times and is a member of Seoul's Mission Control Center with Eve Kim.
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In 2023, Kim Joo-hun collaborated with Director Oh Chung-hwan for the third time and writer Park Hye-ryun for the second time in the tvN miniseries Castaway Diva.
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In 2016, Kim Joo-hun started working in the advertising industry and gained recognition for his role in the Canon Commercial directed by Shin Woo-seok and produced by Dolphiners Films.
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Kim Joo-hun became Shin's muse and continued to work together on various commercial projects.
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Kim Joo-hun showcased his versatility by portraying different roles such as an astronaut, a baseball player, a general and Liu Bei of the Romance of the Three Kingdoms.
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In 2020, Kim Joo-hun was featured in a TV commercial for Shinsinpas Arex 2020 by Shinsin Pharmaceutical.
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In that same year, Kim Joo-hun had a starring role alongside Kim Joo-hun Go-eun in the 50-minute 8K short film titled 'Untact'.
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In January 2022, Kim Joo-hun partnered with actress Kim Joo-hun Yoo-jung to star in a commercial created by Dolphiners Films for Laneige.
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In 2022, Kim Joo-hun joined a group of celebrities in participating in the Greenball Campaign to Save Abandoned Dogs, specifically the project titled 'Your Unworn Jeans Save Abandoned Dogs'.
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In 2023, Kim Joo-hun took on the role of a public relations ambassador for the 2023 Barrier Free Film Festival.