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Bae Yong Joon (born August 291972), is a South Korean actor. He is also known as the abbreviated BYJ to many of his loyal fans, or as Yonsama (ヨン様, an honorary name given because of his regal bearing) in Japan.

Personal Profile

Date of Birth: August 29, 1972, Seoul, Korea
Family: Eldest of a son and a daughter
Height: 5'11"
Weight: Varies depending upon role
Blood Type: O
Hobbies: Golf, Computer Gaming, Photography, Weightlifting, Fishing
Favorite Sports: Kendo, Hapkido (martial arts)
Debut: "Love Greeting", 1994, KBS

Please do not post personal or false information about Bae Yong Joon here. This section is under construction.

Acting career

After graduating from the FTM (Film, TV & Multimedia) department in the school of arts in the Sungkyunkwan University, Bae later went onto his film debut in PpilKu in 1994. He later went on to star in dramas like "Salut D'Amour" and "Six Steps to Separation" in late 1994 and 1995 respectively.

He first garnered critical acclaim after appearing in a supporting role on Sunny Place of the Young, where he played the role of the heir to a cosmetics company and best friend of the leading actor, played by Lee Jong Won. Through this role, Bae first gained his now-famous 'regal' image. His next acclaimed role was in First Love, where he played the role of Chan-woo, a smart, young man with checkered past, who drops out of law school to join a gang to seek revenge for his family's misfortunes.

After 1999, Bae decided to step away from acting to focus on his education at Sung Kyun Kwan University, where he majored in film studies.

In 2001, he returned to the small screen, appearing in Hotelier. At this time, Bae decided to let his hair grow long, as evidenced from photographs posted in fan sites.

Bae became world-famous as his next dramatic role, "Winter Sonata," despite the fact that it was a TV drama and not a movie, razed all of Japan with as much as 20% of the country watching it. This popularity gave both Bae and his co-star Choi Ji-woo a chance to shift their main stage from Korea to Japan. Other Korean movies and dramas also became quite popular following the fever. Bae's role as Kang Jun-sang in Winter Sonata made him the main spotlight of the Korean Wave.

Bae also managed to get a deeper foothold into the Japanese and Southeast Asian market after he starred in the movie Untold Scandal as Jo Won. However, due to the fact that there are several strong sexual scenes in the movie, it did not appeal to the public nearly as much as "Winter Sonata".

After making a tour to Taiwan, Singapore, Malaysia and Phuket in 2004, Bae released his biography during his hysterical 4 1/2-day tour in Japan, where The Image: Volume 1 to commemorate the 10th year of his acting career.

Since 2004, he has been the spokesman for the Japanese pizza chain Pizza-La. Past girlfriends of Bae include Lee San-Gang.

Fan craze

According to the May 3, 2005 issue of Newsweek (Asian International Edition), Bae's fan base covers a wide range of Asian female demographics, including middle aged and married women who mob him when he pays a visit to a particular Asian country. Newsweek also notes that "Japanese women are taking up the study of Korean language and history" because of Bae. During an August 2005 visit to Taiwan, Bae went to the hospital to see a cancer-stricken fan, who is a mother and who has drawn hundreds of Bae's potraits (China Times (Chinese language), August 20, 2005 and China Post, August 20, 2005).

Drama

Filmography

Awards

  • 2004: 40th Baeksang: Rookie Award
  • 2003: Blue Dragon: Best Newcomer & Popular Star award
  • 2002: KBS Drama: Popular Actor Award & Best Actor Award
  • 2002: 38th Bak Sang: Popularity award
  • 1997: 33rd Bak Sang: Popularity award
  • 1996: KBS Drama: The Excellent Actor Award & The Popular Actor Award
  • 1995: KBS Drama: Rookie Award & Photogenic Award

CF - Commercial Films (Commercials)

  • 1995: Kwail Nara, LOTTE(chewing gum), nongshim ZEC, MAYPLE
  • 1996: Kwail Nara, LG group
  • 1997: LG group, HITE beer, Kwail Nara
  • 1998: Kwail Nara, LG group
  • 1999: FRJ
  • 2001: JM Global Water Purifier, Kye-Mong-Sa(Press), Old & New, LoReal(Perfume)
  • 2002: LG Telecom, LG Home Shopping, LG Card, Korea Investment Trust, Kolon ManStar, Old & New, Halla Millate
  • 2003: Ray Ban Glasses, Taster's Choice, LG Whisen, LG Telecom, LG Card, Kolon ManStar, Old & New
  • 2004: Taster's Choice, ORONAMIN C, LOTTE Flavono, Sony handycam, Lotte Almond, Sony Cybershot, AU by KDDI, Daihatsu Mira, LG La La La (films available online at http://byj.co.kr )
  • 2005: Taster's Choice, Lotte Rummy and Bacchus chocolates, Keangnam (builders), Coca-Cola 7-Flavor Tea, Lotte Almond
  • 2006: Hyundai Sonata, Eastern Home Shopping Network, Secom Security Systems, Keangnam

Books

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