27 Facts About Kim Woo-bin

Kim Hyun-joong, better known by the stage name Kim Woo-bin, is a South Korean actor and model.

Kim Woo-bin began his career as a runway model and made his acting debut in the television drama White Christmas.

Kim Woo-bin subsequently gained attention in A Gentleman's Dignity, and made his breakthrough with School 2013 and The Heirs.

In May 2017, Kim Woo-bin's agency announced that Kim Woo-bin would be taking a hiatus after he was diagnosed with nasopharyngeal cancer.

Kim Woo-bin returned to screen in 2022 with the television series Our Blues.

Kim Woo-bin wanted to pursue a modeling career since he was a high school student.

Kim Woo-bin debuted as a runway model in 2009 at the age of 20 and began appearing in pret-a-porter and Seoul Fashion Week collections.

Kim Woo-bin fell in love with acting, saying, "I found myself feeling the same thrill and enthusiasm that I felt the first time I came to walk on the runway".

Under the stage name Kim Woo-bin, he made his acting debut in 2011, starring in the mystery drama White Christmas and the low-rated cable sitcom Vampire Idol.

Kim Woo-bin received his first acting award for the role at the 2nd APAN Star Awards under the category Best New Actor.

Kim Woo-bin then appeared in his first major film role in Friend: The Great Legacy, the blockbuster sequel to Kwak Kyung-taek's 2001 box office hit.

Kim Woo-bin received positive reviews for his portrayal as a young gang member.

Kim Woo-bin then took on a comedic character in indie director Lee Byung-heon's sophomore effort Twenty in 2015.

Kim Woo-bin then appeared in an ad campaign for Calvin Klein Watches + Jewelry, making him the first East Asian model for the brand.

In 2015, Kim Woo-bin was cast in his first television leading role in the melodrama Uncontrollably Fond, written by screenwriter Lee Kyung-hee.

Kim Woo-bin then starred in crime action film Master alongside Lee Byung-hun and Kang Dong-won.

In 2017, Kim Woo-bin was cast in crime caper film Wiretap by Choi Dong-hoon.

The project has since been suspended to allow Kim Woo-bin to seek treatment for cancer.

On March 11,2020, AM Entertainment announced that Kim Woo-bin would be returning to the big screen in Choi Dong-hoon's upcoming sci-fi film Alienoid alongside Ryu Jun-yeol and Kim Woo-bin Tae-ri.

Also in 2022, Kim Woo-bin co-starred in acclaimed screenwriter Noh Hee-kyung's television series Our Blues, and in Netflix original series Black Knight.

Kim Woo-bin is best friends with fellow model-actor and School 2013 co-star Lee Jong-suk, whom he has known since their modeling days.

Since May 2015, Kim Woo-bin has been in a relationship with model-actress Shin Min-a.

On May 24,2017, Kim Woo-bin was diagnosed with nasopharyngeal cancer.

On Christmas Day, Kim Woo-bin sent gifts and sent a handwritten letter for about 200 children who are hospitalized in the children's ward of Asan Hospital in Seoul.

In 2013, Kim Woo-bin was named honorary ambassador for his alma mater, Jeonju University.

In 2015, Kim Woo-bin was chosen as the promotional ambassador of CJ CGV's arthouse exhibition chain CGV Arthouse.

Kim Woo-bin is the second actor to take on this role and was set to take part in various activities to promote the event.