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Kim Jae-wook (; born April 2, 1983) is a South Korean model and actor. He is best known for his roles in the hit series Coffee Prince (2007), comedy film Antique (2008), mystery drama Who Are You? (2013), Voice (2017), The Guest (2018), Her Private Life (2019) and Crazy Love (2022). He is fluent in Japanese, and played the role of Sō Takeyuki, the Japanese husband of Princess Deokhye, in the film The Last Princess.
Kim then starred in his first film, Antique, based on the manga Antique Bakery, which was invited to the 59th Berlin International Film Festival. He played a gay chef working at a bakery. He won the Best New Actor award at the 16th Korean Entertainment Awards. In October 2009, he formed a modern rock band named Walrus, where he served as guitarist and vocal. The name of the group came from the Beatles single "I am the Walrus".
Kim got his first leading role in Bee TV's South Korean-Japanese drama Give Me Your Memory: Pygmalion's Love, which aired in March 2010. The same year, he starred in the melodrama television series Bad Guy, and featured in the romantic comedy series Marry Me, Mary!.
Before enlisting to military service in 2011, he played in rock musical, Hedwig And the Angry Inch, from May 14 until June 19, 2011.
In 2015, Kim was cast for the lead role in the fantasy comedy film Planck Constant, playing a script writer with weird sexual fantasies.
The following year, Kim took on the role of a Japanese nobleman who marries Son Ye-jin's character Princess Deokhye in the historical drama film The Last Princess. The same year, Kim took a leading role in the film Two Rooms, Two Nights as a popular movie director who tries to maintain secretive romantic relationships with both his current girlfriend and ex-girlfriend.
In 2018, Kim was cast in the musical play Amadeus in triple casting, alongside Jo Jung-suk and Kim Sung-kyu. Kim's Japanese film Butterfly Sleep was released in Japan in May 2018. The same year, he was cast in OCN's supernatural thriller The Guest.
In 2019, Kim was cast as the main lead in the romantic comedy drama Her Private Life alongside Park Min-young. The show marks Kim's first time as a primary lead in a romantic comedy.
In 2020, Kim created "My Margiela", a five-episode video series on the Belgian fashion designer Martin Margiela.
In 2022, Kim starred alongside Krystal Jung in KBS2 television series Crazy Love, playing a maths instructor and CEO of a top math institute.
Personal life
In May 2011, along with fashion models Jang Yoon-ju, Ji Hyun-jung, Han Hye-jin and Song Kyung-ah, he co-authored Top Model, a book based on their experiences in the industry. He then enlisted for mandatory military service on July 5, 2011 for 21 months of active duty after five weeks of basic military training. In June 2015, Kim signed an exclusive contract with management agency Better ENT. In June 2017, he left Better ENT and signed with new management agency Management SOOP.
Filmography
Film
Min Sun-woo (Ono) Yoo-sung Alex Kang Myung-chan Cameo Kim Woo-joo In-sung So Takeyuki Soo-wan 2018 Butterfly Sleep Soh Chan-hae
Television
Web series
2023–2024 Death's Game Jung Gyu-cheol Cameo Melo Movie Ko Jun Dear Hongrang Grand Prince Hanpyeong
Music video appearances
2007 "Ice Fortress" Dear Cloud 2011 "Seoul Witch" Walrus "To be" 2015 "The Brand New Blues" I am not 2019 "Special" Dickpunks Friendship appearance "OO DA DA" Sumin 2024 "Curse" Jung Joonil
Video games
Stage
Musical
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Theater
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Discography
2011 "To Be" Walrus The Single Sony Music CJ "Mozaic" "Seoul Witch" 2014 "Reorganize" Walrus The 2nd Single Sony Music SSS RECORDS "It's Alright" "Summer Rain"
Awards and nominations
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