Kim Soo-hyun

I. Introduction

Kim Soo-hyun was born on February 16, 1988 in Seoul. His father, Kim Chung-hoon was the lead singer of the 80's band "Seven Dolphins". Soo-hyun is known for his roles in famous TV dramas such Dream High, Moon Embracing the Sun, My Love from the Star, the Producers, It's Okay to Not Be Okay. He also acted in films such as The Thieves, Secretly, Greatly and Real.

He completed his schooling in Seoul along with gaining some experience in theater. He debuted as a TV actor in 2007 and enrolled at Chung-Ang University's Film and Theater Department two years later.

He acted in a couple of supporting roles in sitcoms and youth dramas. He only became a household name in 2011 when he acted in the teen musical drama Dream High. To prepare for his role in this drama, Soo-hyun studied song and dance at JYP Entertainment. His career skyrocketed after starring in successful dramas soon after.

In 2017, he halted his acting due to enlisting in the military. He was supposed to work in public service duty instead of active duty as he previously underwent a surgery related to his heart. However, he voluntarily went for re-examinations and was eventually cleared for the combat. He entered a military camp in Paju, Gyeonggi Province to complete his basic training.

Post enlistment, Kim made headlines in newspapers when he stepped back into his acting career through his cameo appearances on dramas Hotel del Luna and Crash Landing on You.

In 2020, Kim took on the role of Moon Gang-tae, an orphaned psychiatric aide in the tvN and Netflix broadcast romance drama It's Okay to Not Be Okay. The series was Kim's first small screen appearance in a lead role after a five-year gap.

II. Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2008	Cherry Blossom	Han Hyun-joon	Short film
2009	Worst Friends	Kim Joon-ki	...
2012	The Thieves	Zampano
2013	Secretely, Greatly	Won Ryu-hwan/ Bang Dong-gu
2014	Miss Granny	Young Mr. Park	Cameo
2017	Real	Jang Tae-young

III. Television Series

Year	Title	Role	Network
2007	Kimchi Cheese Smile	Kim Soo-hyun	MBC
2008	Jungle Fish	Han Jae-ta	KBS
2009	Seven Years of Love	Chun-jae	OBS
...	Will it Snow for Christmas?	Teen Cha Kang-jin	SBS
...	Father's House	Kang Jae-il	...
2010	Giant	Teen Lee Sung-mo	...
2011	Dream High	Song Sam-dong	KBS
2012	Moon Embracing the Sun	King Lee Hwon	MBC
...	Dream High 2	Song Sam-dong (cameo)	KBS
2013-14	My Love from the Star	Do Min-joon	SBS
2015	The Producers	Baek Seung-chan	KBS
2019	Hotel Del Luna	Owner of Hotel Blue Moon (cameo)	tvN
2020	Crash Landing on You	Bang Dong-gu (cameo)	...
...	It's Okay to Not Be Okay	Moon Gang-tae	...
2021	One Ordinary Day	Kim Hyun-soo	Coupang Play

V. Accolades