1. Nam Joo-hyuk began his career as a model, and appeared in several music videos before making his screen debut in 2014 with The Idle Mermaid.
22 Facts About Nam Joo-hyuk
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Nam Joo-hyuk has starred in the film The Great Battle.
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In 2021, Nam Joo-hyuk was featured in Forbes 30 Under 30 owing to his successful acting and modeling career.
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Nam Joo-hyuk was born on February 22,1994, in Yeongdo District, Busan, South Korea.
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Nam Joo-hyuk landed his first major role in KBS's coming-of-age teen drama Who Are You: School 2015, in which he portrayed a high school student named Han Yi-an, who experiences growing pains such as a crush on a schoolmate and injuries affecting his swimming career.
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Nam Joo-hyuk garnered attention with his appearance in the series, eventually winning several accolades including Best New Actor at the 4th APAN Star Awards and the Popularity Award at the 2015 KBS Drama Awards.
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Nam Joo-hyuk then starred in his second lead role in the youth sports drama Weightlifting Fairy Kim Bok-joo alongside Lee Sung-kyung, portraying a talented yet playful swimmer named Jung Joon-hyung.
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Nam Joo-hyuk starred in the fantasy romance drama The Light In Your Eyes alongside Han Ji-min and Kim Hye-ja in 2019, receiving positive reviews for his performance.
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In 2020, Nam Joo-hyuk starred in Netflix's supernatural crime drama The School Nurse Files and in the tvN romance series Start-Up.
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Nam Joo-hyuk then worked with Kim Tae-ri in leading the tvN drama Twenty-Five Twenty-One.
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Nam Joo-hyuk received favorable reviews for his performance in portraying the character Baek Yi-jin, with Korean media outlet OSEN referring to Nam as the "symbol of youth" as they commended his acting skills which created what is known as the "Joohyuk's Pain" syndrome.
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Nam Joo-hyuk starred in the film Remember, which was released theatrically on October 26,2022.
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Nam Joo-hyuk played the role of a young man who helps an Alzheimer's patient commit revenge.
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In 2023, Nam Joo-hyuk starred in a leading role for the drama Vigilante, based on the Naver webtoon of the same name drawn by Kim Gyu-san.
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Nam Joo-hyuk portrayed a police college student who secretly operates as the titular vigilante.
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On June 20,2022, a netizen alleged that he was a former victim of bullying and Nam Joo-hyuk was the perpetrator of his bullying during his six years in middle school and high school, claiming that Nam was part of a group of bullies that harassed him.
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On March 28,2024, the accuser of Nam Joo-hyuk has been found guilty of defamation and ordered to pay 7 million won in restitution to the actor by the Goyang District Court.
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The court stated that Nam Joo-hyuk did not bully the accuser during their six years of school together and was not associated with other bullies.
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On October 17,2022, it was reported that Nam Joo-hyuk would be enlisting in the military in December.
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On January 31,2023, it was confirmed that Nam Joo-hyuk will enlist in the Capital Defense Command Military Police Group as a military police officer riot squad on March 20,2023.
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On March 31,2023, it was reported that Nam Joo-hyuk had been appointed chief of the trainees at Nonsan Training Center, jointly with Y from Golden Child.
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In September 2024, Nam Joo-hyuk was discharged of the mandatory military service and made his first public appearance post military service at Paris Fashion Week with Dior.