Kim Jae-won (actor, born 2001)

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Kim Jae-won (actor, born 2001)

Kim Jae-won (born February 9, 2001) is a South Korean actor and model. He is known for his roles in Our Blues (2022), Stealer: The Treasure Keeper (2023), King the Land (2023), and Hierarchy (2024).[2][3]

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Kim Jae-won
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Kim in June 2024
Born (2001-02-09) February 9, 2001 (age 24)
South Korea
EducationSchool of Performing Arts Seoul
Chung-Ang University
Occupations
  • Actor
  • model
Years active2018–present
AgentMystic Story[1]
Korean name
Hangul
김재원
Hanja
金載沅
Revised RomanizationGim Jaewon
McCune–ReischauerKim Chaewŏn
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Early life and education

Kim was born on February 9, 2001, in Seoul, South Korea.[citation needed]

He graduated from high school at School of Performing Arts Seoul in Department of Theatre & Film.[4] He attended Chung-Ang University in Performance Film Creation department.[citation needed]

Career

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2018–2021: Career beginning

Kim Jae-won made his debut as a fashion model in 2018,[5] and subsequently commencing his acting journey in 2021 with the Filipino-Korean web series Love From Home directed by Kristel Fulgar (a Filipino actress and singer), and later appearing in the series titled Romanced.[6][7]

2022–present: Rising popularity

In 2022, Kim made his notable appearance in the television drama Our Blues on tvN, portraying the character of a young Cha Seung-won. After playing the role he received immense adoration from the viewers and left a lasting impression.[8] Continuing to demonstrate his talent, he was then cast as the lead protagonist, Je Soo-oh, in the EBS television drama Fall For You. Excellently portraying the role of a beloved high school student, which he effectively embodied the image of first love.[9]

In the year 2023, an additional invitation was extended to him, presenting an opportunity to showcase his talent in the renowned television series Stealer: The Treasure Keeper on tvN. In this production, he assumed the role of Shin Chang-hoon, a former homicide detective.[10] Furthermore, he has made a recent appearance in the JTBC romantic comedy drama King the Land.[5]

In 2024, he took on the lead role for the first time in the original Netflix drama series Hierarchy as Kim Ri-an, alongside Roh Jeong-eui and Lee Chae-min, and will debut in the sageuk drama The Tale of Lady Ok.

Filmography

Film

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2022 Dream Maker Nam Joo-hwan [11]
My Life's Timeline Lee Sun-taek [12]
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Television series

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2022 Our Blues Young Choi Han-soo [13]
Fall For You Je Soo-oh [14]
KBS Drama Special – Like Otters Seo Woo-kyu [15]
2023 Stealer: The Treasure Keeper Shin Chang-hoon [16]
King the Land Lee Ro-woon [17]
2024 The Tale of Lady Ok Sung Do-gyeom [18]
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Web series

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2021 Love From Home Jay Filipino-Korean series [19]
Romanced Jung Ma-ro [20]
2022 To My Star Season 2: Our Untold Stories Lee Jae-won [21]
2024 Hierarchy Kim Ri-an [22]
TBA Sea Village Cloud Pension Cheon Ri-an [23]
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Music video appearances

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2024 "track by YOON: It's gonna be alright" (괜찮아지겠지) Eddy Kim & Yoon Jong-shin [24]
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