Joo Sang-wook

Joo officially confirmed in March 2016 that he was dating actress Cha Ye-ryun. They had met while shooting for the television serial ‘Glamorous Temptation’. The couple tied the knot on 25 May 2017 at a function hosted at the Grand Walkerhill Hotel in Seoul and went to Hawaii for their honeymoon.

Joo Sang-wook was born on July 18, 1978 in Seoul, South Korea into a middle class family. He was brought up in Seoul by his parents.

From early childhood, Joo wanted to become an actor and took active part in cultural activities at school. After high school he joined Namseoul University and completed a degree in Visual Design with the aim of entering show business.

He did not have many contacts in the industry that made his entry much more difficult. It was only after his compulsory military service that he really got noticed at the age of 30.

Though he got noticed quite late, he had started acting at the age of 21 with minor roles in television dramas like ‘Docu X’ and ‘New Generation Report: Adults Don’t Know’.

It took some time for him to gain experience and diversify into movies as well. In 2006, he appeared in the movie ‘Arang’ that was followed by a role in the serial ‘Air City’.

His big break came with the SBS television serial ‘Giant’ in 2010, where he played the bad guy. He was honoured with the Best New Star Award at the SBS Drama Awards for his performance in the serial. He has often joked about his late recognition by saying that he is still young and has many more years to go in the industry.

Got a break, he followed up with a superb performance in the serial ‘The Thorn Birds’ on KBS2 network the next year. He did full justice to his part of a tragic character, who is an illegitimate child and has to face the hardships of life on his own.

He soon became a family name with his appearance on prime time television serials like ‘Good Doctor’ in 2013 and ‘Birth of a Beauty’ in 2014. His latest serials are ‘Glamorous Temptations’ and ‘Fantastic TV Series’ that are high on the popularity charts of his country.

He has appeared in the television dramas ‘New Generation Report: Adults Don’t Know’ (1998), ‘Air City’ (2007), ‘One Mom and Three Dads’ (2008), ‘The Accidental Couple’ (2009), ‘Giant’ (2010), ‘The Thorn Birds’ (2011), ‘Feats of the Gods’ (2012), ‘Good Doctor’ (2013), ‘Birth of a Beauty’ (2014) , ‘Glamorous Temptation’ (2015) and ‘Fantastic TV Series’ (2016).

His major films are ‘Arang’ (2006), ‘The Perfect Couple’ (2007), ‘My Wife Got Married’ (2008), ‘No Mercy’ (2010), ‘The Scent’ (2012), ‘Days of Wrath’ (2013), ‘The Huntresses’ (2014) and ‘Trot’ (2015).

He has appeared as a cast member in the variety show ‘Qualifications of Men’ (2012-2013) and appeared as a guest in ‘Taxi’, Happy Together’, ‘Win Win’, ‘Running Man’, ‘Invincible Youth’, ‘Healing Camp – Aren’t You Happy’, and ‘Showbiz Korea – Star lounge’.

He has appeared in the music videos ‘Stay the Night’ by Jeong Seung-won, ‘Be With You’ by The See-ya and ‘Venus’ by the group Hello Venus.