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Jung Woo

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In thisKorean name,the family name isKim.In the stage name or pen-name, thesurnameisJung.

Jung Woo
Jung in February 2015
Born
Kim Jung-guk

(1981-01-14)January 14, 1981(age 43)
Beomil-dong,Dong-gu,Busan,South Korea[1]
Alma materKyung Hee University(Master's degreein Cultural Contents Studies)
OccupationActor
Years active2001–present
AgentBH Entertainment[2]
Spouse
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(m.2016)​
Korean name
Hangul
정우
Revised RomanizationJeong-u
McCune–ReischauerJŏngu
Websitebhent.co.kr

Kim Jung-guk(Korean:김정국;born January 14, 1981), known professionally asJung Woo(Korean:정우), is a South Korean actor.[3]He is best known for his roles in the dramaReply 1994(2013) andYou Are the Best!(2013).

Career

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Jung Woo made his acting debut in 2006, and began his career appearing in minor roles on film and television. He drew attention in 2008 for his turn as a morally challenged but lovable villain in action filmSpare,the directorial debut of Lee Seong-han.[4]

In 2009, Lee directed Jung Woo again, this time in the leading role inWish,a film which Jung Woo had written himself based on his own experiences as a troubled youth dreaming of becoming the number one fighter at his school. The character uses his real name Kim Jung-guk and nickname Jjianggu, the movie was shot at his childhood home and high school,BusanCommercial High School, and Jung Woo's real-life friends play themselves in the film. Spanning the years from Jjianggu's school life to his father's last days, the film was an official selection at the 2009Busan International Film Festival.[5]Jung Woo was praised for his performance, and won Best New Actor at the prestigiousGrand Bell Awardsin 2010.[6]

In 2013, Jung Woo played a supporting role as a baker who falls for a divorced single mother in the family dramaYou Are the Best!.[7]His mainstream popularity further increased when he was cast as one of the main characters ofReply 1994,a cable drama about a group of young students from different regions in Korea living together in a boarding house while going to college in 1990sSeoul.[8][unreliable source?][9]This was followed by a role inarthousespy movieRed Family,produced byKim Ki-duk.

Jung Woo next starred in the 2015musicalbiopicC'est Si Bon.Set in the eponymous live music cafe inMugyo-dong,downtownSeoul,the film depicted the formation of legendaryfolk musicgroup Twin Folio, which was active from the 1960s to 80s.[10][11][12]

In 2019, Jung was cast in the gangster movieThe Boiling Blood.[13][14]

Personal life

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Jung Woo married actressKim Yoo-mion January 16, 2016.[15][16]They became a couple after starring together in the 2013 filmRed Family.[17]

Filmography

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Film

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Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2001 Running 7 Dogs
2002 Break Out Henchman 7
Conduct Zero Gangster Dan-gun
2003 My Tutor Friend Thug
A Good Lawyer's Wife Neighborhood bully
Spring Breeze Young friend 2
2004 He Was Cool Ppa-Park-yi
Spin Kick Park Do-soo
2005 The President's Last Bang Han Jae-guk
2006 Bloody Tie Detective Kim
The City of Violence young Wang-jae
How the Lack of Love Affects Two Men Ignorant person
2008 Fate Choi Jung-hak
Spare Gil-do
Dachimawa Lee MPcaptain
Summer Whispers Jung-sik
2009 Wish Jjianggu also credited asscreenwriter
2012 Doomsday Book Joong-dong segment "A Brave New World"
2013 Red Family Kim Jae-hong
2015 C'est Si Bon Oh Geun-tae
The Himalayas Park Mu-taek
2017 New Trial Lee Joon-young
2018 Heung-boo: The Revolutionist Heung-boo
Fifth Column Yoon Joong-hyeon
2020 Best Friend Yoo Dae-kwon
2022 Hot Blooded Park Hee-soo [18]
Hot Blood: The Original Extended version [19]
TBA Don't touch dirty hands [20]

Television series

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Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2005 Sad Love Story Lee Min-ho
Princess Lulu Assistant manager Lee
2007 If In Love...Like Them
Cruel Love Han Jung-woo
2009 Cinderella Man Ma Yi-san
Green Coach Kang Seok-jong
2010 Blossom Sisters Kim No-shik [21]
2012 KBS Drama Special– The Great Dipper Park Yong-dae One-act drama
2013 You Are the Best! Seo Jin-wook
Reply 1994 Sseureki (nickname)
2015–2016 Reply 1988 Sseureki (nickname) Cameo
2022 Mental Coach Jegal Jegal Gil [22]
2023 Miraculous Brothers Yuk Dong-joo [23]

Web series

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Year Title Role Ref.
2021 Mad for Each Other Noh Hwi-Oh
2022 A Model Family Dong-ha [24][25]

Television show

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Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2016 Youth Over Flowers Cast member
2021 Warning of the Earth - 100 People's Leading Show Host Documentary [26]
2022 100 Reading Show - Reading the Earth [27]

Music video appearances

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Year Song title Artist Ref.
2004 "Incurable Disease" Wheesung
"Fall in Love with Someone"
2006 "The Day" JeAandKim Yeonji
2007 "New Skin" Monday Kiz
"A Good Man"
"The Man"
"What Can I Do If I Like It" Black Pearl
"Finally It's You"
"White Lie" Lee Seung-gi
"Why Are You Leaving"
2008 "That Person" SeeYa
"Without Me"
2009 "Jjarajajja" Joo Hyun-miandSeohyun
"It's Over" Jung Yup

Awards and nominations

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Name of the award ceremony, year presented, category, nominee of the award, and the result of the nomination
Award ceremony Year Category Nominee / Work Result Ref.
APAN Star Awards 2014 Excellence Award, Actor in a Miniseries Reply 1994 Won
Asia Model Awards 2014 Popularity Award Jung Woo Won
Baeksang Arts Awards 2014 Best New Actor – Television Reply 1994 Won [28]
Most Popular Actor (TV) Nominated
2017 Most Popular Actor (film) New Trial Nominated
2022 Best Actor – Film Hot Blooded Nominated [29]
Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival 2015 Fantasia Award C'est Si Bon Won [30]
Grand Bell Awards 2010 Best New Actor Wish Won
KBS Drama Awards 2013 Best New Actor You Are the Best! Won [31]
Seoul International Drama Awards 2014 People's Choice Actor Reply 1994 Nominated

References

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  7. ^"Today's Photo: March 5, 2013".The Chosun Ilbo.March 5, 2013. Archived fromthe originalon January 3, 2014.RetrievedJuly 7,2013.
  8. ^"Reply 1994's"Trash Oppa" Jung Woo Poses for CeCi and Talks About Co-Stars' Acting ".Soompi.November 20, 2013.Archivedfrom the original on January 7, 2014.RetrievedJanuary 7,2014.
  9. ^Yun, Chloe (December 20, 2013)."Reply 1994Jung Woo Reveals Sexy Masculine Pictorial ".BNTNews.Archived fromthe originalon January 7, 2014.RetrievedJanuary 7,2014.
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  12. ^"Jung Woo Says He'd Put Love Before Friendship".The Chosun Ilbo.February 28, 2015.Archivedfrom the original on October 22, 2021.RetrievedMarch 6,2015.
  13. ^Kim Ji-hye (March 21, 2019)."정우, 천명관 감독 데뷔작 '뜨거운 피' 주연 발탁".SBS News(in Korean).Archivedfrom the original on March 5, 2024.RetrievedMarch 22,2019.
  14. ^"HOT BLOOD with JUNG Woo Cool Downs after 4-Month Shoot".Korean Film Biz Zone.August 13, 2019.Archivedfrom the original on April 4, 2023.RetrievedSeptember 1,2019.
  15. ^Ahn, Woorim (January 13, 2016)."Jung Woo Gets Married with Kim Yumi".BNTNews.Archived fromthe originalon January 27, 2016.RetrievedJanuary 18,2016.
  16. ^Yoon, Ga-yi (January 17, 2016)."Jung Woo and Kim Yu Mi's Wedding Ceremony Photos Released".enewsWorld.Archived fromthe originalon April 15, 2016.RetrievedJanuary 18,2016.
  17. ^"Actors Jung Woo, Kim Yu-mi to tie the knot".The Korea Times.January 13, 2016.Archivedfrom the original on January 27, 2016.RetrievedJanuary 18,2016.
  18. ^Kim Ji-won (February 14, 2022)."[공식] 정우 주연 '뜨거운 피', 3월 23일 개봉 확정"[[Official] 'Hot Blood', starring Jung Woo, confirmed for release on March 23rd] (in Korean). Ten Asia.Archivedfrom the original on April 4, 2023.RetrievedFebruary 14,2022– viaNaver.
  19. ^Jo Ji-young (May 16, 2022)."[공식] 정우 주연 '뜨거운피', 미공개 장면 추가된 확장판 26일 개봉 확정"[[Official] 'Hot Blood', starring Jung Woo, confirmed for release on the 26th, an extended version with unreleased scenes] (in Korean).Sports Chosun.Archivedfrom the original on April 4, 2023.RetrievedMay 16,2022– viaNaver.
  20. ^Kim Seon-woo (January 2, 2023)."[씨네+] 긴 기다림의 끝...극장가 접수할 2023년 hàn 영화 라인업"[[Cine+] End of long wait... 2023 Korean movie lineup to be accepted by theaters] (in Korean).JTBC.Archivedfrom the original on January 2, 2023.RetrievedJanuary 2,2023– viaNaver.
  21. ^Wee, Geun-woo (January 29, 2010)."PREVIEW: MBC weekend dramaDandelion Family".10Asia.Archivedfrom the original on March 4, 2016.RetrievedJuly 7,2013.
  22. ^Shin Min-hee (March 18, 2022)."Lee Yoo-mi gets role in 'Mental Coach' series".Korea JoongAng Daily.Archivedfrom the original on June 7, 2022.RetrievedMarch 20,2022.
  23. ^Lee, Seung-gil (November 8, 2022)."이보영·조승우·한지민·이준호·임윤아...JTBC, 초호화 2023년 드라마 라인업 전격공개"[Lee Bo-Young - Cho Seung-Woo - Han Ji-Min - Lee Joon-Ho - Im Yoon-A...JTBC unveils ultra-luxury 2023 drama line-up] (in Korean). My Daily.Archivedfrom the original on January 17, 2023.RetrievedSeptember 12,2023– viaNaver.
  24. ^Lim Ha-eun (August 31, 2021)."정우·박희순·윤진서·박지연, 넷플릭스 '모범가족' 출연 확정"[Jung-woo, Park Hee-soon, Yoon Jin-seo, and Park Ji-yeon confirmed to appear in Netflix's 'Exemplary Family'].Newsis(in Korean).Archivedfrom the original on February 2, 2022.RetrievedAugust 31,2021– viaNaver.
  25. ^Moon Ji-yeon (July 14, 2022)."[공식] 정우·박희순→윤진서·박지연, '모범가족' 8월 12일 공개 확정"[[Official] Jungwoo Park Hee-soon → Yoon Jin-seo and Park Ji-yeon, 'Exemplary Family' confirmed to be released on August 12th] (in Korean).Sports Chosun.Archivedfrom the original on July 14, 2022.RetrievedJuly 14,2022– viaNaver.
  26. ^Kim Min-ri (July 14, 2021)."정우, 데뷔 20년 만에 첫 다큐 도전...'지구의 경고' 프리젠터 활약"[Jungwoo's first documentary challenge after 20 years of debut... Presenter of 'Warning of the Earth'].My Daily(in Korean).Naver.Archivedfrom the original on July 14, 2021.RetrievedJuly 14,2021.
  27. ^Yeon Hwi-seon (August 16, 2022)."정우, '100인의 리딩쇼' MC 발탁...파일럿 이어 진행 실력 인정 [공식]"[Jungwoo selected as MC for 'Leading Show of 100'...] (in Korean). Osen.Archivedfrom the original on August 16, 2022.RetrievedAugust 16,2022– viaNaver.
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