- Born
- Birth nameYoung-Hoon Ju
- Nickname
- Handy Man
- Height6′ 1½″ (1.87 m)
- South Korean actor Ju Ji-Hoon has made a name for himself playing kings and princes. A model turned actor, he has taken on several complex roles during his career, garnering awards, including several Daesangs (grand prizes).
Ju Ji Hoon began his career as a model in 2003. He appeared in various commercials, including some big brands like Levi's, Calvin Klein, and Reebok. During that time, he also had some small acting gigs in various TV series. It wasn't till 2006, that he gained his breakthrough role in the South Korean romantic comedy "Princess Hours", based on the Manhwa Goong, as the cold-heart Prince Shin. The drama was a hit domestically with a peak rating of 28.3%, and internationally across Asia, catapulting Ju into Korean Wave stardom. He won the Best New Actor award at the MBC Drama Awards along with his co-star Yoon Eun-Hye.
In March 2007, the year after his successful debut, Ju starred in KBS2's revenge drama The Devil, opposite Uhm Tae-Woong and Shin Min-Ah. The same month, he received the New Asian Star award at the 1st Astar TV Drama Awards for his performance in Princess Hours and The Devil. Ju's film debut was in Antique (2008), based on the manga Antique Bakery. The film was invited to the 59th Berlin International Film Festival.
The actor made his return to the entertainment industry in 2012. He got a role in the comedy film I Am the Kings. He also starred in Confession (2014), Mask (2015), and Asura: The City of Madness (2016). But In 2018, he further solidified his name in the industry. He starred in the film The Spy Gone North and Dark Figure of Crime. He was widely praised for his performance in both films. Ji Hoon also won many Best Supporting Actor awards.
- IMDb mini biography by: wikipedia
- Extreme dedication to his roles, both mentally and physically
- Tall and domineering appearance
- Often plays detached or cold characters
- Is best known as portraying kings and princes
- Mesmerizing monolid eyes
- His ideal type is chubby and petite girl with bright personalities over tall skinny girl.
- He really loves reading books, especially novels.
- The actor has an associate degree in e-business and a theater degree.
- He debuted as a model after his mother's friends sent his portfolio to a magazine company.
- He initially declined the role in Princess Hours (2006) because he felt embarrassed.
- You're attractive because you don't know how attractive you are.
- I don't hesitate to reach out to fellow teammates, who I know have a deeper understanding than I do of the script's context. They're the ones who fashioned the story and its elements. The shortcut for me is to pick their brains and glean snippets of their knowledge as much as I can.
- I think of [acting] less as a job and more a matter of lifestyle. I don't know how I'd do it if I approached it as a job. Though I'm usually an optimist, there's no denying that acting involves high emotional stakes.
- Globalization is nothing new but is continuously applied to yet another level. One of (globalization's) blessings in this creator-based content economy is that it's no longer a one-way street of passive audiences. Cultural discourse abounds.
- In times of borderless content sharing, it's gotten easier to observe and compare audience reactions. I find it both amusing and enriching to see how a single piece of content can set off such varied reactions depending on the cultural context of the audience.
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