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Joo Jin-mo was born at 1974-08-11

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Joo Jin-mo was born in Seoul, South Korea

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Joo Jin-mo is a South Korean actor and performer

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Birthday	August 11, 1974
Nationality	South Korean
Famous	Film & Theater Personalities, Actors, South Korean Men
Known as	Park Jin-tae
Birth Place	Seoul, South Korea
Gender	Male
Sun Sign	Leo
Born in	Seoul, South Korea
Famous as	Actor

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Who is Joo Jin-mo?

Joo Jin-mo is a South Korean actor and performer. He rose to stardom with the 1999 smash hit, ‘Happy End’. He began acting in TV dramas before he started acting in movies. He is also known for starring in TV shows like ‘Fashion 70’s’ (2005), ‘Flowers in Fog’ (2013), ‘Woman with a Suitcase’ (2016), ‘Bad Guys : City of Evil’(2017) etc. He went on winning various awards and accolades for his performances in certain movies. He was first cast as a lead in the 1999’s movie ‘Dance Dance’. The movie didn’t do very well at the box office but his role got him enough publicity to gainhim his next project, ‘Happy End’. With its commercial as well as critical success, the movie turned him into an overnight star. Other movies that he has starred in are ‘Musa: The Warrior’(2001), ‘Puzzle’ (2006), ‘A Love’ (2007), ‘A Frozen Flower’ (2008), ‘A Better Tomorrow’ (2010), ‘Gabi’ (2012) etc. Apart from doing movies and TV shows, Joo has also done theatre in 1997 (‘Taxi Driver’) and 2005 (‘Gone with the Wind’). He has also lent his voice to the late singer Kim Hyun-sik’s single, ‘Like Rain, Like Music’, which released in 2011 under music label, CJ E&M.

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Childhood & Early Life

Born in Seoul, South Korea on 11th August, 1974 as Park Jin-tae, Joo got his stage name from his manager (he borrowed his name).

He attended University of Incheon to study Physical Education, but dropped out to study Film and Art at the Chung-Ang University.

Career

He made his theatre debut with ‘Taxi Driver’ in 1997. He made his first big screen appearance in the movie ‘Park V. Park’ but couldn’t gather any attention.

Thereafter, he appeared in KBS2’s drama ‘Sad Temptation’ in 1999.

He then appeared in the movie ‘Dance Dance’ in 1999. He went through professional dance training for his role in the movie.

After gaining publicity from his minor roles, he finally captured the hearts of his audience through the smash-hit flick ‘Happy End’, a movie that got him his due success. His portrayal of a disdain lover in the romantic drama got him a lot of attention from Korean and overseas audience.

In 2000, he appeared in KBS2’s show, ‘Look Back in Anger’ and acted in another movie titled, ‘Real Fiction’ which was shot in just 3.5 hours without any retakes.

In 2001, he took on another major role in one of the biggest motion pictures in the history of Korean cinema, ‘Musa’, a movie that was set in 14th century China. He starred opposite Zhang Ziyi of ‘Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon’ fame.

He starred in the melodrama ‘Wanee & Junah’ in which he played an easy-going writer who struggles to make it big. He then became part of SBS’ boxing drama, ‘Punch’.

He returned to the silver screen in 2004 with the comedy drama ‘Liar’ which was based on a play (‘Run For Your Wife’) by Ray Rooney.

From 2004 to 2005, Joowas part of the historical drama series, ‘Bichunmoo’ (Dance in the Sky). Due to copyright issues the series was aired in China and Taiwan (2006) before it was aired in South Korea (2008).

In 2005, he starred in SBS’ hit show, ‘Fashion 70’s’ with Lee Yo-won. In 2006, he starred in ‘Puzzle’, a movie about a bank robbery gone wrong.

He starred in another romantic comedy, ‘200 Pounds Beauty’, which became quite popular at the time of its release. He also became part of the TV series, ‘Queen of the Game’.

In 2007, he starred in the gangster romance, ‘A Love’ along with Park Si-yeon. The following year, he starred in the controversial movie, ‘A Frozen Flower’, which was about a love triangle between a homosexual Goryeo King, his Queen and the Royal Guard.

In 2009, he returned to television with SBS’ series ‘Dream’in which he played a sports agent to a K-1 fighter. In 2010, he appeared in ‘A Better Tomorrow’ along with Son Seung-yeon. The film came to be known as John Woo's classic Hong Kong noir.

In 2011, he sang ‘Like Rain, Like Music’ by late singer Kim Hyun-sik during his first fan meeting in Japan. His singing skills were so admired by the fans that he ended up releasing his own cover of the same song and released the digital single in September 2011.

In 2012, he returned to silver screen with his portrayal of a 19th century con man in ‘Gabi’. The con man gets indulged in a political conspiracy involving King Gojong.

In 2013, he starred in the Chinese TV drama, ‘Flowers in Fog’ which was based on a novel by Qiong Yao. The series was shot in France.

He starred in another historical drama, ‘Empress Ki’ in which he played a character based on King Chunghye. He also starred in the sequel to the 2001 hit movie, ‘Friend: The Great Legacy’, in which he played a gangster.

He went back to theatre in 2015 with the staging of Margaret Mitchell’s classic, ‘Gone With the Wind’. Following this, he starred in the drama series, ‘Beloved Eun-dong’ with Kim Sa-rang.

In 2016, he appeared in MBC network’s ‘Woman with a Suitcase’. In 2017, he starred in OCN’s drama, ‘Bad Guys: City of Evil’.

Awards & Achievements

In 2000, he won the Best Supporting Actor award at the 36th Baeksang Arts Awards for ‘Happy End’.

In 2000, he won the Best New Actor award at the KBS Drama Awards for ‘Look Back in Anger’.

In 2003, he won Excellence Award, Actor in Special Drama for ‘Punch’ at the SBS Drama Awards.

In 2005, he won Top Ten Starsat the KBS Drama Awards for ‘Fashion 70’s’.

In 2007, he won the Popular Star Award at the 28th Blue Dragon Awards for ‘A Love’.

In 2009, he won the Best Actor (Film) at the 45th Baeksang Art Awards for ‘A Frozen Flower’.

In 2010, he won Style Icon Award, Movie Actor at the 3rd Style Icon Award for ‘A Better Tomorrow’.

In 2013, he won Top Excellence Award, Actor in Special Project Drama at the MBC Drama Awards for ‘Empress Ki’.

Personal Life

Joo has been linked with Chinese actress Zhang Li, but currently there aren’t any reports on what is actually going on between the rumored couple.

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Joo Jin-mo biography timelines

// 11th Aug 1974
Born in Seoul, South Korea on 11th August, 1974 as Park Jin-tae, Joo got his stage name from his manager (he borrowed his name).
// 1997
He made his theatre debut with ‘Taxi Driver’ in 1997. He made his first big screen appearance in the movie ‘Park V. Park’ but couldn’t gather any attention.
// 1999
Thereafter, he appeared in KBS2’s drama ‘Sad Temptation’ in 1999.
// 1999
He then appeared in the movie ‘Dance Dance’ in 1999. He went through professional dance training for his role in the movie.
// 2000
In 2000, he appeared in KBS2’s show, ‘Look Back in Anger’ and acted in another movie titled, ‘Real Fiction’ which was shot in just 3.5 hours without any retakes.
// 2000
In 2000, he won the Best Supporting Actor award at the 36th Baeksang Arts Awards for ‘Happy End’.
// 2000
In 2000, he won the Best New Actor award at the KBS Drama Awards for ‘Look Back in Anger’.
// 2001
In 2001, he took on another major role in one of the biggest motion pictures in the history of Korean cinema, ‘Musa’, a movie that was set in 14th century China. He starred opposite Zhang Ziyi of ‘Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon’ fame.
// 2001
He starred in another historical drama, ‘Empress Ki’ in which he played a character based on King Chunghye. He also starred in the sequel to the 2001 hit movie, ‘Friend: The Great Legacy’, in which he played a gangster.
// 2003
In 2003, he won Excellence Award, Actor in Special Drama for ‘Punch’ at the SBS Drama Awards.
// 2004
He returned to the silver screen in 2004 with the comedy drama ‘Liar’ which was based on a play (‘Run For Your Wife’) by Ray Rooney.
// 2005 To 2006
In 2005, he starred in SBS’ hit show, ‘Fashion 70’s’ with Lee Yo-won. In 2006, he starred in ‘Puzzle’, a movie about a bank robbery gone wrong.
// 2005
In 2005, he won Top Ten Starsat the KBS Drama Awards for ‘Fashion 70’s’.
// 2007
In 2007, he starred in the gangster romance, ‘A Love’ along with Park Si-yeon. The following year, he starred in the controversial movie, ‘A Frozen Flower’, which was about a love triangle between a homosexual Goryeo King, his Queen and the Royal Guard.
// 2007
In 2007, he won the Popular Star Award at the 28th Blue Dragon Awards for ‘A Love’.
// 2009 To 2010
In 2009, he returned to television with SBS’ series ‘Dream’in which he played a sports agent to a K-1 fighter. In 2010, he appeared in ‘A Better Tomorrow’ along with Son Seung-yeon. The film came to be known as John Woo's classic Hong Kong noir.
// 2009
In 2009, he won the Best Actor (Film) at the 45th Baeksang Art Awards for ‘A Frozen Flower’.
// 2010
In 2010, he won Style Icon Award, Movie Actor at the 3rd Style Icon Award for ‘A Better Tomorrow’.
// Sep 2011
In 2011, he sang ‘Like Rain, Like Music’ by late singer Kim Hyun-sik during his first fan meeting in Japan. His singing skills were so admired by the fans that he ended up releasing his own cover of the same song and released the digital single in September 2011.
// 2012
In 2012, he returned to silver screen with his portrayal of a 19th century con man in ‘Gabi’. The con man gets indulged in a political conspiracy involving King Gojong.
// 2013
In 2013, he starred in the Chinese TV drama, ‘Flowers in Fog’ which was based on a novel by Qiong Yao. The series was shot in France.
// 2013
In 2013, he won Top Excellence Award, Actor in Special Project Drama at the MBC Drama Awards for ‘Empress Ki’.
// 2015
He went back to theatre in 2015 with the staging of Margaret Mitchell’s classic, ‘Gone With the Wind’. Following this, he starred in the drama series, ‘Beloved Eun-dong’ with Kim Sa-rang.
// 2016 To 2017
In 2016, he appeared in MBC network’s ‘Woman with a Suitcase’. In 2017, he starred in OCN’s drama, ‘Bad Guys: City of Evil’.

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Joo Jin-mo's FAQ

What is Joo Jin-mo birthday?
Joo Jin-mo was born at 1974-08-11
Where is Joo Jin-mo's birth place?
Joo Jin-mo was born in Seoul, South Korea
What is Joo Jin-mo nationalities?
Joo Jin-mo's nationalities is South Korean
What is Joo Jin-mo's sun sign?
Joo Jin-mo is Leo
How famous is Joo Jin-mo?
Joo Jin-mo is famouse as Actor

Joo Jin-mo - South Korean Men, Family and Personal Life