Kim Young-kwang (actor)

This is a Korean name; the family name is Kim.
Kim Young-kwang
Born (1987-01-11) January 11, 1987
Incheon, South Korea
Nationality Korean
Other names Young Kim
Education Hanyang University - Theater and Film
Occupation Actor, model
Years active 2006–present
Agent Enpino Entertainment
Height 188 cm (6 ft 2 in)
Weight 70 kg (154 lb)
Korean name
Hangul 김영광
Hanja 金英光
Revised Romanization Gim Yeonggwang
McCune–Reischauer Kim Yŏnggwang

Kim Young-kwang (born January 11, 1987) is a South Korean actor and model. Kim began his entertainment career as a model and has walked the runways of world-renowned designers such as Alexander McQueen, Vivienne Westwood and Etro. In 2008, he was the first Asian model to walk Dior Homme's show.[1] As an actor, Kim has starred in the films Runway Cop (2012) and Hot Young Bloods (2014),[2][3] as well as the television dramas Pinocchio (2014), D-Day (2015) and Sweet Stranger and Me (2016).[4][5][6]

Biography

Kim's father was a veteran of the Vietnam War, who died when Kim was in the sixth grade. Kim's family struggled financially and it was rumoured that he had to start delivering newspapers at a young age to help relieve the financial burden. When he was nineteen years he randomly received an opportunity to become a model for an advertisement which opened doors for him to become a runway model and later debut as an actor.[7]

On 12th December 2013, Kim quietly enlisted to his mandatory military service. However, he only had to be enlisted for six months as a public service soldier. The reason being that the actor’s father who had been a Vietnam War veteran, as well as an acknowledged person of national merit. Thus, abiding by regulations, children of a person considered to be of national merit are required to serve only six months of military service. Kim was discharged in June 2014.[8]

Young Kwang maintains close friendship with Lee Soo-hyuk, and also other fellow model-turned-actor Kim Woo-bin and Hong Jong-hyun whom he has worked with them onscreen in White Christmas.[9]

Filmography

Television series

Year Title Role Network Notes
2008 Worlds Within Young-woong KBS2 Supporting Role
2009 Triple Jae-wook MBC Supporting Role
My Fair Lady Jung Woo-sung KBS2 Supporting Role
2010 More Charming By the Day Lee Young-kwang MBC Supporting Role
2011 White Christmas[10] Jo Young-jae KBS2 Main Role
Bachelor's Vegetable Store Lee Seul-woo Channel A Main Role
2012 Love Rain Han Tae-sung KBS2 Supporting Role
Can We Get Married? Gong Ki-joong jTBC Supporting Role
2013 The Secret of Birth Park Soo-chang SBS Supporting Role
Good Doctor Han Jin-wook KBS2 Supporting Role
2014 Secret Love Yoon Joon-moon Dramacube (episodes 3-4: "The Thirteenth
Item on the Bucket List")[11]
Plus Nine Boys Kang Jin-gu tvN Main Role
Pinocchio Seo Beom-jo SBS Main Role
2015 Dr. Ian[12] Mo Yi-an Naver TV Cast/
Youku		 Web Drama; Main Role
D-Day Lee Hae-sung jTBC Main Role
2016 Gogh, The Starry Night[13] Kang Tae-ho Sohu / SBS Web Drama; Main Role
Sweet Stranger and Me[14] Go Nan-Gil KBS2 Main Role

Film

Year Title Role Notes
2012 Runway Cop Han Seung-woo Supporting role
2014 Hot Young Bloods Jo Gwang-sik Main role
2017 Broker Choi Sang-min Main role
Wonderful Life Tae-jin Main role

Reality and variety shows

Year Title Network Role Note
2013 Happy Together KBS2 Himself Episode 310 (Good Doctor cast - Handsome Guy Special)
2013 Infinity Challenge (What If - Milani and Jamaica Challenge) MBC Himself Episode 355, 358.
2016 Law of the Jungle SBS Main cast Episodes 220-224
2016 Entertainment Weekly KBS2 Himself Episode 1643,1644 (Sweet Stranger and Me Cast)

Music video

Year Song Title Artist
2007 "My Heart Is Like That" Lee Seung-hwan
"Shout for Love" MC the Max
2008 "It's You" Shin Hye-sung and Lyn
2009 "Why Are You Such a Nerd?" XXX
2011 "Don't Cry" Park Bom
2013 "You" Brown Eyed Soul
2013 "Runaway" KARA

Discography

Soundtrack appearances

Year Title Album
2016 "Star Candy" Gogh, The Starry Night OST

Theater

Year Title Role
2009 Beautiful Sunday Joon-seok

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Nominated work Result
2008 Korea Fashion Photographers Association Best New Model N/A Won
2009 4th Asia Model Festival Awards Best Fashion Model N/A Won
Korea Tourism Organization 한국을 빛낸 100명의 위인들 N/A Won
2nd Style Icon Awards[15] Style Icon, Model category N/A Won
2013 KBS Drama Awards Best New Actor Good Doctor Nominated
2014 22nd Korea Culture and Entertainment Awards Best New Actor in a Film Hot Young Bloods Won
SBS Drama Awards New Star Award Pinocchio Won

References

  1. ↑ Kim, Jessica (21 April 2010). "Model-actor Kim Young-kwang". 10Asia. Retrieved 2012-11-23.
  2. ↑ Hong, Grace Danbi (22 May 2012). "Flower Boy Models Crowd the Poster for Detective Cha". enewsWorld. Retrieved 2012-11-23.
  3. ↑ Lee, Cory (2 January 2014). "Lee Jong-suk's New School-set Movie to Open This Month". 10Asia. Retrieved 2014-02-10.
  4. ↑ Hong, Grace Danbi (17 February 2013). "Sung Jun and Kim Young Kwang Talk Marriage, Acting, and Mothers". enewsWorld. Retrieved 2013-02-23.
  5. ↑ "Model-Turned Actor Finally Emerges from Obscurity". The Chosun Ilbo. 12 February 2015. Retrieved 2015-02-12.
  6. ↑ Hong, Grace Danbi (22 May 2015). "Kim Young Kwang Confirmed for jTBC's New Disaster Medical Drama D-Day". enewsWorld. Retrieved 2015-05-28.
  7. ↑ Nights, Kiddy (2 November 2015). "Kim Young Kwang Revealed to Have Had a Rough Childhood". Retrieved 2016-09-27.
  8. ↑ "Actor Kim Young Kwang Quietly Enlisted in the Military". 17 December 2013. Retrieved 2016-09-27.
  9. ↑ Hong, Grace Danbi (15 December 2013). "[Star of the Week] Kim Woo Bin's Past, Present and Future Best Friends". enewsWorld. Retrieved 27 September 2016.
  10. ↑ Kwon, Mee-yoo (25 January 2011). "Eight chilling days of White Christmas". The Korea Times. Retrieved 2012-11-23.
  11. ↑ An, So-hyoun (29 May 2013). "Kim Young Kwang to Star in Kara's Secret Love Cinedrama". enewsWorld. Retrieved 2013-06-21.
  12. ↑ Sung, So-young (22 January 2015). "Sandara Park signs up for web series". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved 2015-01-23.
  13. ↑ boxclub. "Girls' Generation's Yuri and Kim Young Kwang Confirmed for New Web Drama". Soompi. Retrieved 2016-05-18.
  14. ↑ leonid (6 September 2016). "Soo Ae, Kim Young Kwang, Jo Bo Ah, And Lee Soo Hyuk To Star In New KBS Drama". Soompi. Retrieved 2016-09-12.
  15. ↑ Choi, Ji-eun (13 November 2009). "Style Icon Awards shines 2009 with edginess". 10Asia. Retrieved 2012-11-23.

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