Company: Sidus HQ (Korea)
Debut (modelling): 2009 as a runway model
Debut (acting): "White Christmas" (2011)
Profession: Model and Actor
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Kim Hyun Joong (Kim Woo Bin)
Birthplace: Seoul, South Korea
Birthday: July 16, 1989
Height: 188 cm (6'2")
Weight: 70 kg
Blood Type: A
Star Sign: Cancer
Sibling: younger sister
Education: Jeonju University
Hobbies: watching movies and exercising with his model friends
Favourite Food: deokbokki (stir-fried rice cakes), jajjangmyeon (black bean paste noodles), and pizza
Favourite Meal: Ramen
Ideal Type: someone like actress Kim Jung Nan
Fun Facts:
- named the first East Asia model for Calvin Klein
- chose the stage name Kim Woo Bin at the end of 2011 to start his acting career
- he changed his name so he wouldn't be confused with SS501's leader Kim Hyun Joong and actor Kim Hyung Joon
- loves to walk along the Han River
- very close friends with Lee Jong Suk
- when he debuted, people thought he looked like BigBang's TOP
- used to wear glasses in high school
- his trademark is the charismatic, serious, bad boy type
- he has a stronger punch than Kim Jong Kook (see Running Man)
- Friend 2 is the fastest film to reach one million viewers in Korean history
- three things he would bring to a deserted island: phone, ipad, and lighter
- in high school he was among the 3 best students in his class and the 5 best in the school
- he got a drivers license so he could shoot bike scenes in Friend 2
- currently dating actress Shin Min Ah
- he thinks CNBlue's Lee Jonghyun to be the perfect boyfriend for his sister
- he was appointed the Honorary Ambassador for the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea
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Filmography
Movies
Wiretap (2018)
Master (2016)
Twenty (2015)
The Con Artists / The Technicians (2014)
Friend, the Great Legacy (2013)
Runway Cop (2012)
Dramas
Uncontrollably Fond (2016)
We Are Young (2014)
Love Cells (2014)
The Heirs Christmas Edition (2013)
The Heirs (2013)
School 2013 Special (2013)
School 2013 (2012)
To the Beautiful You (2012)
A Gentleman's Dignity (2012)
Vampire Idol (2011)
Cupid Factory (2011)
White Christmas (2011)
Variety Shows
Running Man (2014&2015 - ep. 188, 189, 191, 225, and 240)
Four Sons and One Daughter (2014 - ep. 12)
Mnet Wide Starcam (2013)
Style Log: Play Boyz (2013)
Hwasin Controller of the Heart (2013 - ep. 7)
Hello Counselor (2013 - ep. 118)
Running Man (2013 - ep. 138 & 166)
Battle Between Women Who Cook and Men Who Never Die (2012)
Lord of the Ring (2012 - ep. 1)
Korea's Next Top Model, Cycle 2 (2011 - ep. 2)
MC (Host)
M! Countdown (2013 - 2014)
Music Video Appearances
2EYES' "Don't Mess with Me" MV (2013)
2NE1 Dara's "Kiss" MV (2010)
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Discography
OST
"Picture in My Head" for Uncontrollably Fond OST (2016)
"Do You Know" fro Uncontrollably Fond OST (2016)
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Awards
2016:
- won Best Model at the Korean Advertisers Association Awards
(4 Nominations)
2015:
- won Popularity Award for "Twenty" at the Korean Film Actors' Guild Awards
- won Best Dresser Award at the 30th Korea Best Dresser Swan Awards
(4 Nominations)
2014:
- won Popularity Award at the 35th Blue Dragon Film Awards
- won Asia Star Award at the 9th Asia Model Festival Awards
- won Fantasia Award at the 18th Puchon International Fantastic Film Festival
- won Hana Financial Group Star Award (Popularity Award) for "Friend: The Great Legacy" at the 51st Grand Bell Awards
(11 Nominations)
2013:
- won Ten Star Award for "The Heirs" at the SBS Drama Awards
- won Most Popular Foreign Actor for "The Heirs" at the 18th Anhui TV Drama Awards
- won New Star Award for Actors at the 8th Asia Model Festival Awards
- won Best New Actor for "School 2013" at the 2nd APAN Star Awards
(5 Nominations)
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Official Web Links
Official Website: http://ent.ihq.co.kr/star/kwbin
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