Joo Won

His agency, ‘Huayi Brothers’ declared in early 2017 that since 2016 he is dating actress-singer BoA.

He was born Moon Jun-won on September 30, 1987, in Seoul, South Korea.

He attended ‘Kaywon High School of Arts’ and thereafter enrolled at the ‘Sungkyunkwan University’ where he studied Theatre and Arts. Later in 2013 he declared his intention of continuing his studies at the ‘Konkuk University’.

He landed up in the world of glamour and entertainment with the stage name ‘Joo Won’ given by his father. His first on-screen exposure happened as cast member of SBS formed co-ed TV performance group ‘Frees’ in 2006 where he worked for a short while.

He auditioned and thrived in earning the role of Matthew in the on-stage musical comedy ‘Altar Boyz’ marking his stage musical debut in 2007.

This was followed by features in other stage musicals including ‘Singles’ (2008), ‘Grease’ (2008), ‘Sinsangnam’ (2009); and most notably in the rock musical ‘Spring Awakening’ (2009). In the latter Won was originally an understudy for the role of Melchior and happened to play it when the original actor left it midway.

It was through this performance in ‘Spring Awakening’ that Won got noticed by ‘Sim Entertainment’, the agency with which he got associated with later.

His first TV series was the South Korean melodrama ‘King of Baking, Kim Takgu’ (2010) that aired on KBS2. The series that featured him in one of the main roles of Goo Ma-joon, an adversary of the titular character, became one of the most watched shows in the nation thus giving Won a basic recognition and fame.