Jung Il-woo

This is a Korean name; the family name is Jung.

Jung Il-woo
Jung Il-woo in LG Optimus LTE 2 ad, December 2010
Born	(1987-09-09) 9 September 1987 Seoul, South Korea
Nationality	South Korea
Alma mater	Hanyang University
Occupation	Actor
Years active	2006–present
Agent	HB Entertainment (2016-present)
Website	http://www.jungilwoo.com/
Korean name
Hangul	정일우
Hanja	丁一宇
Revised Romanization	Jeong Ir-u
McCune–Reischauer	Chŏng Ir-u

Jung Il-woo (Hangul: 정일우; born 9 September 1987) is a South Korean actor. He is best known for his roles in the sitcom Unstoppable High Kick (2006), and the television dramas The Return of Iljimae (2009), 49 Days (2011), Flower Boy Ramyun Shop (2011), and The Night Watchman's Journal (2014).

Early life

The son of a former television news anchorman, Jung Il-woo studied Broadcasting at the Seoul Institute of the Arts, then later dropped out and transferred to the Theater and Film department of Hanyang University.

In August 2006, Jung sustained injuries in a serious car accident while riding with childhood friend and fellow actor Lee Min-ho, who was badly injured in the accident.

Career

Jung made his acting debut in 2006 with a minor role in the thriller The World of Silence, but he first rose to fame playing a rebellious teen and motorcycle fanatic with a crush on his teacher in daytime family sitcom Unstoppable High Kick. He then joined the ensemble cast of 2007 romantic comedy film My Love.

In 2009, Jung starred in his first leading role as a young warrior battling injustice in historical drama The Return of Iljimae. Subsequent TV appearances included an idealistic, upper-class lawyer in the 2009 romantic comedy My Fair Lady, and a breakout role as the Scheduler, a witty, modern-day Grim Reaper in the 2011 tearjerker 49 Days. Jung further challenged himself when he made his stage debut in 2010 as an HIV-positive gay man in the sold-out play Beautiful Sunday, written by Japanese playwright Mayumi Nakatani.

His popularity increased with his leading man turn in 2011 cable romantic comedy Flower Boy Ramyun Shop, in which he played an arrogant, immature yet lovable chaebol heir. A supporting role in hit 2012 historical drama Moon Embracing the Sun further raised his profile; Jung played a prince who becomes his half-brother's rival in love and for the throne. Then from 2013 to 2014, he played a prosecutor who falls in love with a girl from a family of orphans in Golden Rainbow. This was followed by a leading role as a prince turned ghost-seeing night watchman who patrols the palace after curfew and keeps the king and his citizens safe, in the supernatural period drama The Night Watchman's Journal.

Given Jung's Korean Wave (Hallyu) star status, he actively communicates with fans around the world through social networking websites like Twitter, Cyworld and Weibo. He won the Asia Male Actor Award at Beijing's Huading Awards in 2012, the first non-Chinese entertainer to be nominated at the awards show since it began in 2005. In 2015, Jung was cast in the Chinese romantic comedy film Rise of a Tomboy, where he plays the CEO of an IT firm who helps a girl develop a love formula for a mobile app.

In January 2016, Jung signed with a new management agency, HB Entertainment.

Filmography

Television drama

Year	Title	Hangul	Role	Network	Notes
2006-2007	Unstoppable High Kick	거침없이 하이킥	Lee Yoon-ho	MBC
2008	The Secret of Coocoo Island	크크섬의 비밀	Lee Yoon-ho	MBC	cameo, episode 1
2009	The Return of Iljimae	돌아온 일지매	Iljimae	MBC
	My Fair Lady	아가씨를 부탁해	Lee Tae-yoon	KBS2
	High Kick Through the Roof	지붕 뚫고 하이킥	Il-woo	MBC	guest, episode 35
2011	49 Days	49일	Scheduler/Song Yi-soo	SBS
	Flower Boy Ramyun Shop	꽃미남 라면가게	Cha Chi-soo	tvN
	High Kick: Revenge of the Short Legged	지붕 뚫고 하이킥	Il-woo	MBC	guest, episode 40
2012	Moon Embracing the Sun	해를 품은 달	Prince Yang-myung	MBC
2013	Queen of the Office	직장의 신	Cha Chi-soo in Chasung Group TV ad	KBS2	cameo, episode 3
2013-2014	Golden Rainbow	황금 무지개	Seo Do-young	MBC
2014	The Night Watchman's Journal	야경꾼일지	Lee Rin	MBC
2015	High End Crush	고품격 짝사랑	Choi Se-hoon	Naver TV Cast

Film

Year	English Title	Original Title	Role
2006	The World of Silence	조용한 세상	young Ryu Jung-ho
2007	My Love	내사랑	Ji-woo
2015	Rise of a Tomboy	女汉子完美恋人

Music video

Year	Song Title	Hangul	Artist
2007	"This Is Me"	이게 나예요	SAT
	"Goodbye Sadness"	굿바이 새드니스 (Part 1: 오죽했으면 / Part 2: 그러니까)	Goo Jung-hyun

Variety show appearances

Year	Title	Network
2011	One More Time – Jung Il-woo	MTV Korea
	Amazing Dream Project	jTBC
2012	Day Day Up	Hunan TV
	完全娛樂	TTV
	100% Entertainment	GTV
2014	Infinite Challenge	MBC
2015	Star Chef	JSTV
	Running Man	SBS

Theater

Year	Title	Hangul	Role
2010	Beautiful Sunday	뷰티풀 선데이	Lee Joon-seok

Discography

Year	Title	Hangul	Notes
2009	"Guilty"	죽일 놈	narration for Dynamic Duo song
2011	"Scarecrow"	허수아비	track from 49 Days OST
	"Someone Like You"	너란 사람	track from Flower Boy Ramyun Shop OST
2014	"Rain Tears Instead"	차라리 비눈물에	track from The Night Watchman's Journal OST, duet with Nicole Jung

Endorsements

Year	Product	Notes
2007	Vita 500
	CJ Rice
	Somang Cosmetics Beauty Credit Coenzyme Cream Q10	with Ku Hye-sun
	HTO Banana Flavoured Milk	with Unstoppable High Kick co-stars
	Daum-UCC
	Samsung Anycall – Talk. Play. Love.	with Goo Ha-ra and Lee Hyori
	Samsung Anycall DMB mobile phone	with Lee Hyori
	Samsung Anycall MyStage 3.5 mobile phone	with Goo Ha-ra
	Mnet Summer Break
	CLride clothing (sportswear)	with Go Ara
2007-2008	NIKE clothing
	Spasso collection (tailored men's business and casual wear)
2009-2010	NIX Footwear & Nix Jeans F/W & S/S collection
2011-2012	Googims clothing F&W & S/S collection (sportswear)
2012	Enprani (cosmetics and skincare)
	Holika Holika (cosmetics and skincare)	with Sistar
	Doritos
	LG Optimus LTE II mobile phone
	Domino's Pizza	with Suzy
	FILA Sport Korea F/W collection

Social contributions

Year	Event	Notes
2011	12th Jeonju International Film Festival	Honorary ambassador
	Canadian Tourism Commission	Honorary ambassador
	TOTO Workshop	Official mentor
2012	4th Japan-Korea Friendship Festival	Korean representative

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Nominated work	Result
2007	44th Baeksang Arts Awards	Best New Actor (Film)	My Love	Nominated
	9th Mnet KM Music Festival	Best Actor in a Music Video	Goodbye Sadness	Won
	1st Mnet 20's Choice Awards	New Star Award	Unstoppable High Kick	Won
		Drama Star Award		Won
	MBC Entertainment Awards	Best Male Newcomer in a Comedy/Sitcom		Won
2009	2nd Korea Junior Star Awards	Daesang (Grand Prize), TV category	The Return of Iljimae	Won
	KBS Drama Awards	Best New Actor	My Fair Lady	Nominated
2012	7th Asia Model Festival Awards	Fashionista Award	49 Days, Flower Boy Ramyun Shop	Won
	2nd Ministry of Health and Welfare Share Happiness Awards	Recipient	N/A	Won
	7th Huading Awards	Asia Male Actor Award		Won
	MBC Drama Awards	Excellence Award, Actor in a Miniseries	Moon Embracing the Sun	Nominated
2013	iQiyi Awards	Male Actor Award		Won
	MBC Drama Awards	Excellence Award, Actor in a Special Project Drama	Golden Rainbow	Nominated
2014	MBC Drama Awards	Top Excellence Award, Actor in a Special Project Drama	The Night Watchman's Journal	Won

External links

• Jung Il-woo official website
• Jung Il-woo on Twitter
• Jung Il-woo on Cyworld
• Jung Il-woo on Sina Weibo
• Jung Il-woo at HanCinema
• Jung Il-woo at the Internet Movie Database