Kim Jae-young (actor)

In this Korean name, the family name is Kim.

Kim Jae-young (Korean: 김재영; born September 30, 1988) is a South Korean actor and model. Kim is notable for his roles in 100 Days My Prince (2018), Love in Contract (2022), and The Judge from Hell (2024).

Kim Jae-young
Kim in 2024
Born	(1988-09-30) September 30, 1988 (age 36) South Korea
Occupations	Actor model
Years active	2011 (2011)–present
Agent	Management S
Korean name
Hangul	김재영
Revised Romanization	Gim Jaeyeong
McCune–Reischauer	Kim Chaeyŏng
Website	Official website

Career

Kim first entered the entertainment industry as a model at the suggestion of his father. After completing his military service, which left him feeling uncertain about his future, his father recommended modeling. Before pursuing this path, Kim weighed over 100 kg, but he lost more than 30 kg through weight management during and after his military service. Initially aspiring to be a chef, Kim joined Esteem Academy to train as a model. He debuted in 2010 and gained recognition through various fashion shows and pictorials, including those for Mbio and General Idea.^[1][2]

While modeling, he participated in the tvN survival program Flower Boy Casting: Oh! Boy (2011), where he earned the nickname "Sexy Charisma" and discovered his passion for acting. In 2013, he made his acting debut in the film No Breathing, alongside Seo In-guk and Lee Jong-suk.^[1][2][3]

Kim in 2017

Initially, Kim worked as a model at Esteem, but after leaving the agency, he faced about 18 months of unemployment. During this time, he began to seriously consider acting. After Esteem closed down, he had the opportunity to audition for the KBS drama Blade Man, featuring Shin Se-kyung and Lee Dong-wook. While filming this drama without a manager, Esteem reached out to him again. A friend and fellow model, Ahn Jae-hyun introduced him to HB Entertainment, leading to him working with both agencies.^[3][4]

In October 2023, he signed an exclusive contract with Management S, an agency established by his longtime manager.^[5]

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Ref.
2013	No Breathing	Dae-chan	[6]
2016	Derailed	Kang Sung-hoon	[7]
2018	Golden Slumber	Park Goon	[8]
2019	Money	Jun Woo-sung	[9]

Television series

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
2012	Roller Coaster 2			[citation needed]
2014	Blade Man	Je-gil		[3]
2015	Hello Monster	Min Seung-joo		[2]
	Yong-pal	Yong Pal 2	Cameo, episode 18	[8]
2016	The Master of Revenge	Go Gil-yong		[6]
	Entourage	Himself	Cameo, episode 7	[8]
2017	My Secret Romance	Jung Hyun-tae		[10]
	Black	Leo / Kim Woo-sik		[6]
2018	100 Days My Prince	Moo-yeon / Yoon Seok-ha		[11]
2019	Secret Boutique	Yoon Seon-woo		[12]
	Beautiful Love, Wonderful Life	Goo Joon-hwi		[13]
2021	Reflection of You	Seo Woo-jae		[14]
2022	Love in Contract	Kang Hae-jin		[15]
2023	Sometimes	Lee Joon-pyo	Audio drama, episode 1	[16]
2024	The Judge from Hell	Han Da-on		[17]
TBA	My Lovely Journey	Lee Yeon-seok		[18]

Web series

Year	Title	Role	Ref.
2016	Beautiology 101	Nam Gung-won	[8]
2017	Brain, Your Choice of Romance	R	[2]
2018	Dear My Room	Seo Min-seok	[19]

Television show

Year	Title	Role	Ref.
2011	Handsome Casting, Oh! Boy [ko]	Contestant	[1]

Music video appearances

Year	Song title	Artist	Ref.
2011	"Okay, what"	Jewelry S	[8]
2012	"Pandora"	Kara	[8]
2018	"As you wish"	Urban Zakapa	[20]

Discography

List of soundtrack appearances, showing year released, and name of the album

Title	Year	Album
"At home" (Special Ver.)[21] (with Ryu Hye-young)	2018	Dear My Room OST Part.5

Awards and nominations

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.
KBS Drama Awards	2019	Best New Actor	Beautiful Love, Wonderful Life	Won	[22]
SBS Drama Awards	2019		Secret Boutique	Nominated	[23]

References

1. Jang, Ju-yeon (December 8, 2016). "[스타톡] '두 남자' 김재영 "인간미 있는 배우 되고 싶어요"" [[Star Talk] 'Two Men' Kim Jae-young "I want to become a humane actor"]. Newspim (in Korean). Archived from the original on September 28, 2024. Retrieved September 6, 2024.
2. "[인터뷰] 김재영, 모델에서 배우로 '도전의 서막'". 뉴스1 (in Korean). February 13, 2017. Archived from the original on September 28, 2024. Retrieved September 6, 2024.
3. "[포토] 모델 겸 배우 김재영, "영화 '노브레싱' 아쉬움 많이 남는 작품"". Chungcheong Ilbo (in Korean). January 20, 2015. Archived from the original on September 28, 2024. Retrieved September 6, 2024.
4. "[루키인터뷰:얘 어때?④] 김재영 "모델출신 배우? 연기로 인정받고 싶어요"". 스포츠동아 (in Korean). May 13, 2017. Archived from the original on September 28, 2024. Retrieved September 6, 2024.
5. "[단독] 김재영, HB 떠난다...오랜 매니저와 새 둥지". 일간스포츠 (in Korean). October 30, 2023. Archived from the original on November 23, 2023. Retrieved September 6, 2024.
6. "김재영 "모델→배우 전향, 외면 아닌 내면 보여주고파" [화보]". Naver. December 6, 2018. Archived from the original on September 28, 2024. Retrieved September 6, 2024.
7. "[스타톡] '두 남자' 김재영 "인간미 있는 배우 되고 싶어요"". Newspim. December 8, 2016. Archived from the original on September 28, 2024. Retrieved September 6, 2024.
8. "김재영 누구? 1988년생 배우...드라마 용팔이서 '신용팔이'". 국제신문. Archived from the original on September 28, 2024. Retrieved September 6, 2024.
9. "[bnt화보] 김재영 "'런닝맨' 출연? 너무 긴장해 기절할 뻔"". BNT. June 18, 2019. Archived from the original on September 28, 2024. Retrieved September 6, 2024.
10. Jeong, So-hee (April 13, 2017). "[포토]김재영-송지은, '남사친-여사친의 운명은?'". Naver. Archived from the original on September 28, 2024. Retrieved September 6, 2024.
11. "Kim Jae-young Joins Dear Husband of 100 Days". Hancinema. April 20, 2018. Archived from the original on November 3, 2020. Retrieved January 4, 2020.
12. "Secret Boutique Kim Jae-young, a Pure Lover for Kim Sun-ah". Hancinema. September 18, 2019. Archived from the original on November 22, 2020. Retrieved January 4, 2020.
13. Kim, Jin-seok (July 25, 2019). "'사랑은 뷰티풀 인생은 원더풀' 첫 대본리딩 현장". JoongAng Ilbo (in Korean). Archived from the original on March 9, 2021. Retrieved September 12, 2019.
14. Kim Myung-mi (November 18, 2020). "김재영 측 "'너를 닮은 사람' 긍정 검토중" 고현정 만날까(공식입장)" [Kim Jae-young's side "Positive review of 'People who look like you'" Shall we meet Hyun-jung Go (official position)]. Newsen. Naver. Archived from the original on July 9, 2021. Retrieved July 4, 2021.
15. Kang Ae-ran (May 3, 2022). "박민영, '싱글라이프 헬퍼'로 고경표·김재영과 로맨스 호흡" [Park Min-young and Go Kyung-pyo and Kim Jae-young in 'Single Life Helper' romance] (in Korean). Yonhap News. Archived from the original on November 11, 2020. Retrieved May 3, 2022 – via Naver.
16. Cho Yun-hee (January 20, 2023). "Kim Jae-young and Yoon So-hee to star in the audio drama 'Sometimes'". k-odyssey.com. Retrieved January 20, 2023.
17. Lee, Yoo-min (December 29, 2023). 지옥에서 온 판사' 박신혜X김재영, 파격 연기 변신[공식] ['Judge from Hell' Park Shin-hye X Kim Jae-young, Extraordinary Acting Transformation [Official]] (in Korean). Sports Kyunghyang. Archived from the original on December 29, 2023. Retrieved December 29, 2023 – via Naver.
18. Park Soo-in (April 28, 2023). "김재영 '여행을 대신해 드립니다' 합류, 공승연·유준상과 호흡" [Kim Jae-young joins 'We will replace your trip', working with Gong Seung-yeon and Yoo Jun-sang] (in Korean). Newsen. Retrieved April 28, 2023 – via Naver.
19. "Dear my Room Signs on Ryu Hye-young, Kim Jae-young, Park Ji-hyun, and Yoon Ji-on". Hancinema. September 26, 2018. Archived from the original on November 22, 2020. Retrieved January 4, 2020.
20. "어반자카파 '뜻대로' M/V 공개...김재영 구슬픈 눈물 왜?". 스포츠동아 (in Korean). November 28, 2018. Archived from the original on September 28, 2024. Retrieved September 6, 2024.
21. 이, 예은. "'은주의 방' 류혜영X김재영이 부른 'At Home', 여심 저격했다". 마이데일리 (in Korean). Archived from the original on September 28, 2024. Retrieved September 6, 2024.
22. "권나라·손담비·강태오·김명수·김재영, 남녀신인상 수상 [KBS 연기대상]". www.xportsnews.com (in Korean). December 31, 2019. Archived from the original on September 28, 2024. Retrieved September 6, 2024.
23. Lee, Min-ji (December 31, 2019). "열혈사제' 음문석-금새록-'시티크' 고민시, 신인상 수상[SBS연기대상]" [The Fiery Priest' Eum Moon-seok - Keum Sae-rok - 'Sitique' Go Min-si, won the Rookie Award [SBS Drama Awards]] (in Korean). Newsen. Archived from the original on December 14, 2022. Retrieved December 14, 2022 – via Naver.

External links

• Official website (in Korean)
• Kim Jae-young at HanCinema
• Kim Jae-young at IMDb