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Kim Soo-hyun

Kim Soo-hyun

Kim Soo Hyun (Hangul: 김수현, born February 16, 1988) is one of the highest-paid actors in South Korea. His accolades include four Baeksang Arts Awards, two Grand Bell Awards and one Blue Dragon Film Award. From 2012 to 2016 and in 2021, he has appeared in Forbes Korea Power Celebrity 40 list. He was selected as Gallup Korea's Television Actor of the Year in 2014 and was featured by Forbes in their 30 Under 30 Asia list of 2016. Kim took acting classes during his school years on his mother's recommendation to overcome his introvert personality. Following a few theatrical works, he made his television debut in 2007 with the family sitcom Kimchi Cheese Smile. He went on to established himself with starring roles in the television dramas Dream High (2011), Moon Embracing the Sun (2012), as well as in the top-grossing films The Thieves (2012) and Secretly, Greatly (2013). His performance as King Lee Hwon in Moon Embracing the Sun won him the Baeksang Arts Award for Best Actor in the category of Television. He became a top Hallyu star as he gained further success with the fantasy rom-com My Love from the Star (2013), and the variety-drama The Producers (2015), which earned him three Daesangs (Grand Prize). After his movie Real (2017), he enlisted to complete his mandatory military service. On January 2020, Kim joined newly established entertainment agency Gold Medalist as one of the two senior actors under the organization alongisde Seo Yea-ji. He marked his successful return to acting with the romance drama It's Okay to Not Be Okay (2020) and is set to star in the thriller drama One Ordinary Day (2021).

Personal information

Birthday

1988-02-16

Birth Place

Seoul, South Korea

Movies and TV shows :

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7 Years of Love

2009

0.0

TV
Cherry Blossom

Cherry Blossom

2008

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Crash Landing on You

2019

8.6

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Dream High

2011

6.7

TV
Dream High Special Concert

Dream High Special Concert

2011

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Father's House

2009

5.0

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Giant

2010

8.1

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Hotel Del Luna

2019

8.5

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Infinite Challenge

2005

7.6

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It's Okay to Not Be Okay

2020

8.6

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Jungle Fish

Jungle Fish

2008

3.0

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Kimchi Cheese Smile

2007

5.0

TV
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Knock-Off

0.0

TV
Miss Granny

Miss Granny

2014

7.3

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My Love From Another Star

2013

8.3

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One Ordinary Day

2021

8.0

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Queen of Tears

2024

8.4

TV
Real

Real

2017

5.4

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Running Man

2010

8.4

TV
Secretly, Greatly

Secretly, Greatly

2013

7.0

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The Moon Embracing the Sun

2012

7.9

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The Producers

2015

7.4

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The Thieves

The Thieves

2012

6.7

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Will It Snow For Christmas?

2009

6.0

TV
Worst Friends

Worst Friends

2009

0.0

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You Quiz On The Block

2018

7.7

TV