Jung Woo

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

In this Korean name, the family name is Kim. In the stage name or pen-name, the surname is Jung.

Jung Woo
Jung in February 2015
Born	Kim Jung-guk (1981-01-14) January 14, 1981 (age 44) Beomil-dong, Dong-gu, Busan, South Korea[1]
Alma mater	Kyung Hee University (Master's degree in Cultural Contents Studies)
Occupation	Actor
Years active	2001–present
Agent	BH Entertainment[2]
Spouse	Kim Yoo-mi ​ (m. 2016)​
Korean name
Hangul	정우
Revised Romanization	Jeong-u
McCune–Reischauer	Jŏngu
Website	bhent.co.kr

Career

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 film Spare, the directorial debut of Lee Seong-han.^[4]

In 2009, Lee directed Jung Woo again, this time in the leading role in Wish, 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, Busan Commercial 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 2009 Busan International Film Festival.^[5] Jung Woo was praised for his performance, and won Best New Actor at the prestigious Grand Bell Awards in 2010.^[6]

In 2013, Jung Woo played a supporting role as a baker who falls for a divorced single mother in the family drama You Are the Best!.^[7] His mainstream popularity further increased when he was cast as one of the main characters of Reply 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 1990s Seoul.^{[8][unreliable source?][9]} This was followed by a role in arthouse spy movie Red Family, produced by Kim Ki-duk.

Jung Woo next starred in the 2015 musical biopic C'est Si Bon. Set in the eponymous live music cafe in Mugyo-dong, downtown Seoul, the film depicted the formation of legendary folk music group Twin Folio, which was active from the 1960s to 80s.^[10][11][12]

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

Personal life

Jung Woo married actress Kim Yoo-mi on January 16, 2016.^[15][16] They became a couple after starring together in the 2013 film Red Family.^[17]

Filmography

Film

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	MP captain
	Summer Whispers	Jung-sik
2009	Wish	Jjianggu	also credited as screenwriter
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

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

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

Television shows

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

Year	Song title	Artist	Ref.
2004	"Incurable Disease"	Wheesung
	"Fall in Love with Someone"
2006	"The Day"	JeA and Kim 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-mi and Seohyun
	"It's Over"	Jung Yup

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.
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