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Kim Soo-hyun(I)

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Kim Soo-hyun in It's Okay to Not Be Okay (2020)
A miraculous love story of a married couple overcoming a dizzying crisis.
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Soo-Hyun Kim is one of the brightest stars in East Asia. He became a household name in South Korea in 2011, playing a country bumpkin who turned out to be a musical genius in the teen-age drama 'Dream High'.

His popularity sky-rocketed in 2012 when he starred in as the young king Lee Hwon in the drama 'Moon Embracing the Sun', which achieved a peak recorded viewer rating of 42.2 per cent and earned the 'national drama' status.

In 2014, Soo-Hyun Kim enjoyed so much popularity all over East Asia after playing the leading role of Do Min Joon in the drama 'You Who Came from Star', which got an average viewer rating of 24.02 per cent in South Korea, and had over two billion hits on the Chinese streaming site Iqiyi.
BornFebruary 16, 1988
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      • 27 wins & 18 nominations total

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    Known for

    Jun Ji-hyun and Kim Soo-hyun in My Love from Another Star (2013)
    My Love from Another Star
    8.2
    TV Series
    • Do Min-joon
    Dream High (2011)
    Dream High
    7.6
    TV Series
    • Song Sam-dong
    Cha Tae-hyun, Kong Hyo-jin, IU, and Kim Soo-hyun in THE Producers (2015)
    THE Producers
    7.3
    TV Series
    • Baek Seung-chan
    Kim Ji-won and Kim Soo-hyun in Queen of Tears (2024)
    Queen of Tears
    8.2
    TV Series
    • Baek Hyeon-woo

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    Actor



    • Knock-Off
      • Kim Seong-jun
      • In Production
      • TV Series



    • Kim Ji-won and Kim Soo-hyun in Queen of Tears (2024)
      Queen of Tears
      8.2
      TV Series
      • Baek Hyeon-woo
      • 2024
    • Cha Seung-won and Kim Soo-hyun in One Ordinary Day (2021)
      One Ordinary Day
      8.0
      TV Series
      • Kim Hyeon-soo
      • 2021
    • Kim Soo-hyun and Seo Ye-ji in It's Okay to Not Be Okay (2020)
      It's Okay to Not Be Okay
      8.6
      TV Series
      • Moon Gang-tae
      • 2020
    • Son Ye-jin and Hyun Bin in Crash Landing on You (2019)
      Crash Landing on You
      8.7
      TV Series
      • Bang Dong-goo
      • 2020
    • Bae Hae-sun, Yeo Jin-goo, Shin Jeong-geun, IU, Pyo Ji-hoon, and Kang Mi-na in Hotel Del Luna (2019)
      Hotel Del Luna
      8.1
      TV Series
      • Hotel Blue Moon Owner (cameo)
      • 2019
    • Kim Soo-hyun in Real (2017)
      Real
      4.7
      • Jang Tae-young
      • 2017
    • IU: Ending Scene (2017)
      IU: Ending Scene
      8.4
      Music Video
      • Kim Soo-hyun
      • 2017
    • Kuru Kuru and Friends: The Rainbow Tree Forest (2015)
      Kuru Kuru and Friends: The Rainbow Tree Forest
      4.9
      • Jang Tae-young (voice)
      • 2015
    • Cha Tae-hyun, Kong Hyo-jin, IU, and Kim Soo-hyun in THE Producers (2015)
      THE Producers
      7.3
      TV Series
      • Baek Seung-chan
      • 2015
    • Jun Ji-hyun and Kim Soo-hyun in My Love from Another Star (2013)
      My Love from Another Star
      8.2
      TV Series
      • Do Min-joon
      • 2013–2014
    • Na Moon-hee, Park In-hwan, Sung Dong-il, Lee Jin-wook, Kim Hyun-sook, Shim Eun-kyung, Kim Seul-gi, and Jung Jinyoung in Miss Granny (2014)
      Miss Granny
      7.2
      • Young Mr. Park
      • 2014
    • Kim Soo-hyun in Secretly Greatly (2013)
      Secretly Greatly
      6.8
      • Won Ryoo-hwan
      • 2013
    • The 3rd Hospital (2012)
      The 3rd Hospital
      7.4
      TV Series
      • First-Year Resident
      • 2012
    • The Thieves (2012)
      The Thieves
      6.8
      • Zampano
      • 2012
    • The Moon Embracing the Sun (2012)
      The Moon Embracing the Sun
      7.9
      TV Series
      • Lee Hwon
      • 2012

    Composer



    • Dream High (2011)
      Dream High
      7.6
      TV Series
      • Composer
      • 2011–2012

    Soundtrack



    • Kim Ji-won and Kim Soo-hyun in Queen of Tears (2024)
      Queen of Tears
      8.2
      TV Series
      • performer: "Way Home"
      • 2024
    • Cha Tae-hyun, Kong Hyo-jin, IU, and Kim Soo-hyun in THE Producers (2015)
      THE Producers
      7.3
      TV Series
      • performer: "This is the Moment", "Because You're My Girl"
      • 2015
    • The Moon Embracing the Sun (2012)
      The Moon Embracing the Sun
      7.9
      TV Series
      • performer: "The one and only you"
      • 2012
    • Dream High (2011)
      Dream High
      7.6
      TV Series
      • performer: "Dream High"
      • performer: "Waiting", "Red Sunset", "Dream High"
      • performer: "Maybe" ...
      • 2011

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    • Height
      • 5′ 10¾″ (1.80 m)
    • Born
      • February 16, 1988
      • Seoul, South Korea
    • Parents
      • Chung Hoon Kim
    • Relatives
      • Ju-Na Kim(Half Sibling)
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