Bae Yong Joon 배용준
Born	August 29, 1972 (age 34) Seoul, South Korea
Years active	1995 - present

Bae Yong Joon (born August 29, 1972 in Seoul, South Korea), is a South Korean actor best known for his roles in numerous television dramas. He is also known as the abbreviated BYJ to many of his fans, or as Yon-sama (ヨン様), with the "sama" being an honorific suffix. Image File history File links Byj01. ... August 29 is the 241st day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (242nd in leap years), with 124 days remaining. ... 1972 (MCMLXXII) was a leap year starting on Saturday. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_South_Korea_(bordered). ... Seoul (Sŏul[1] 서울)   is the capital and largest city of South Korea (Republic of Korea). ... Jamo redirects here. ... It has been suggested that Sino-Korean be merged into this article or section. ... The Revised Romanization of Korean (Korean: 국어의 로마자 표기법; 國語의 로마字 表記法) is the official Korean language romanization system in South Korea. ... McCune-Reischauer romanization is one of the two most widely used Korean language romanization systems, along with the Revised Romanization of Korean, which replaced (a modified) McCune-Reischauer as the official romanization system in South Korea in 2000. ... August 29 is the 241st day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (242nd in leap years), with 124 days remaining. ... 1972 (MCMLXXII) was a leap year starting on Saturday. ... Seoul (Sŏul[1] 서울)   is the capital and largest city of South Korea (Republic of Korea). ... This is a list of South Korean actors. ... Korean drama (Korean: 한국드라마) refers to televised dramas, similar to Western miniseries, produced in the Korean language for Korean audiences. ...

Early and private life

Born in Mapo-gu, Seoul, he was educated in Il-mun Preschool and Myung-il Elementary School. In his school days, Bae was a very quiet boy with few friends. He eventually went to study in PaiChai Middle School and Hanyoung High School. ^[1] Mapo-gu is a gu, or district, of Seoul, South Korea. ... Seoul (Sŏul[1] 서울)   is the capital and largest city of South Korea (Republic of Korea). ...

Bae acknowledged that he had a girlfriend named Lee Sa Gang (aka Sagan Lee, Sagang Lee) , and a photograph of her has since been distributed on the Internet.[2] However, according to a 2005 edition of the I-weekly, a MediaCorp owned magazine in Singapore, Bae has since separated from Lee, citing personal reasons. He has since decided to keep his marital status private.[3] Sources, notably HanCinema, maintain that Bae is still single.[4] // MediaCorp (Chinese: ; pinyin: ) is a conglomeration group of commercial media companies in Singapore specializing largely in television and radio broadcasting, and to a lesser extent, in periodicals and newspaper publishing and filmmaking. ...

Bae's agency, BOF, reported that Bae's apartment at Samseong-dong, Seoul caught fire on May 7 around 8:00 p.m., due to a short circuit. The house was empty when the fire broke out, thus causing no injuries. However, the fire caused damages costing up to 10 million won.^[2] Seoul (Sŏul[1] 서울)   is the capital and largest city of South Korea (Republic of Korea). ...

Acting career

After graduating from the FTM (Film, TV & Multimedia) department in the school of arts in the Sungkyunkwan University, Bae later went onto his film debut in PpilKu in 1994. He later went on to star in dramas like "Salut D'Amour" and "Six Steps to Separation" in late 1994 and 1995 respectively. Sungkyunkwan University, in Seoul,a private university. ... PpilKu is a Korean movie that began production from 1993 or 1994. ... 1994 (MCMXCIV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated as the International Year of the Family and the International Year of the Sport and the Olympic Ideal by United Nations. ... Salut DAmour, better known as Love Greeting, is a South Korean television series produced by KBS in 1994 and broadcasted through KBS channel two from November 1994 to April 1995. ... 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

He first garnered critical acclaim after appearing in a supporting role on Sunny Place of the Young, where he played the role of the heir to a cosmetics company and best friend of the leading actor, played by Lee Jong Won. Through this role, Bae first gained his now-famous 'regal' image. His next acclaimed role was in First Love, where he played the role of Chan-woo, a smart, young man with checkered past, who drops out of law school to join a gang to seek revenge for his family's misfortunes. First Love (첫사랑) is a 66-episode television drama produced and boradcasted by KBS2 between September 1996 and January 1997. ...

After 1999, Bae decided to step away from acting to focus on his education at Sung Kyun Kwan University, where he majored in film studies. Sungkyunkwan University, in Seoul,a private university. ...

In 2001, he returned to the small screen, appearing in Hotelier. At this time, Bae decided to let his hair grow long, as evidenced from photographs posted in fan sites. Hotelier is a South Korean drama broadcast by MBC in 2001. ...

Bae became world-famous as his next dramatic role, "Winter Sonata," despite the fact that it was a TV drama and not a movie, razed all of Japan with as much as 20% of the country watching it. This popularity gave both Bae and his co-star Choi Ji-woo a chance to shift their main stage from Korea to Japan. Other Korean movies and dramas also became quite popular following the Winter Sonata craze. Bae's role as Kang Jun-sang in Winter Sonata made him the main spotlight of the Korean Wave. Winter Sonata (겨울연가 in Korean, a. ... Choi Ji-woo is one of Koreas most popular actresses and models. ... Winter Sonata (겨울연가 in Korean, a. ... This article needs to be wikified. ...

Bae also managed to get a deeper foothold into the Japanese and Southeast Asian market after he starred in the movie Untold Scandal as Jo Won Cho. However, because of several strong sexual scenes in the movie, it did not appeal to the public nearly as much as "Winter Sonata". Location of Southeast Asia Southeast Asia is a subregion of Asia. ... Untold Scandal is a South Korean film released in 2003. ...

Fan craze

According to the May 3, 2005 issue of Newsweek (Asian International Edition), Bae's fan base covers a wide range of Asian female demographics, including middle aged and married women who mob him when he pays a visit to a particular Asian country. Newsweek also notes that "Japanese women are taking up the study of Korean language and history" because of Bae.

November 2004 Japan visit

In 2004, Bae released his biography The Image: Volume 1 during a four and 1/2-day tour in Japan to commemorate the tenth year of his acting career. After touring Taiwan, Singapore, Malaysia and Phuket, Bae arrived at Haneda Airport in Tokyo on November 25, where an estimated 5,000 fans awaited him, with some fans having camped out at the airport terminal awaiting his arrival. 350 police officers and 70 anti-riot agents were also on hand to control the crowd. During his public appearances thousands of fans showed up to greet him, and in some cases mob scenes ensued as they swarmed the car he rode in, which even resulted in one fan suffering an injury which required medical attention from paramedics. The Image: Volume 1 is a book commemorating the 10th year of Bae Yong Juns career as an actor. ... Phuket (Thai ภูเก็ต) is one of the southern provinces (changwat) of Thailand. ... Tokyo International Airport (Japanese: 東京国際空港 Tōkyō Kokusai Kūkō) is an international airport in Ota, Tokyo, Japan. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ...

August 2005 Taiwan visit

During an August 2005 visit to Taiwan, Bae went to the hospital to see a cancer-stricken fan, who is a mother and who has drawn hundreds of Bae's portraits (China Times (Chinese language), August 20, 2005 and China Post, August 20, 2005).

Endorsements and Financial Holdings

Since 2004, he has been the spokesman for the Japanese pizza chain Pizza-La. 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... A pizza with tomatoes, field mushrooms, and onions as toppings. ... Pizza-La (ピザーラ) is the highest-grossing pizza chain in Japan. ...

In 2006, Bae owned 37.5% of the shares of Ottowintech, topping his stakes at 110 billion won.^[3]

Wikipedia controversy

In 2006, Koh Gyudhae of Hankooki, along with a segment of Bae's fans criticized wikipedia's article on Bae, citing privacy reasons. Koh went further by voicing his view that "unnecessary" information should be removed. Following the publication of the newspaper, edits included the removal of inconvenient facts.^{[4] [5]}This ran afoul of internal Wikipedia guidelines and policies.^[6][7]

Filmography

Films

• 2005: April Snow
• 2003: Untold Scandal
• 1995: PpilKu

April Snow is a 2005 Korean romance film. ... Untold Scandal is a South Korean film released in 2003. ... PpilKu is a Korean movie that began production from 1993 or 1994. ...

Drama

• 2006: The Story of the First King's Four Gods (MBC)
• 2002: Winter Sonata (Winter Love Story, KBS) - Kang Jun-sang/Lee Min-hyung
• 2001: Hotelier (MBC) - Shin Dong Hyuk, Frank
• 1999: Did We Really Love (True To Love MBC) - Gang Jae-ho
• 1998: The Barefooted Youth (KBS)
• 1997: First Love (KBS) - Sung Chan-woo
• 1996: Papa (KBS) - Choi Hyun-jun
• 1995: A Sunny Place of The Young (KBS)
• 1995: Sea Breeze (PSB) Jang Moo-hyung
• 1995: Six Steps to Separation (KBS)
• 1994: Salut D'Amour (Love Greeting) (KBS) - Kim Yong-min

Winter Sonata (겨울연가 in Korean, a. ... Hotelier is a South Korean drama broadcast by MBC in 2001. ... DVD cover for Did We Really Love Did We Really Love (우리가 정말 사랑했을까 in South Korea (also known as True to Love or Have We Really Loved?)) is an MBC TV drama series and has been a major part of the Korean Wave both in Asia and throughout the United States[]. It... First Love (첫사랑) is a 66-episode television drama produced and boradcasted by KBS2 between September 1996 and January 1997. ... The 18-episode KBS drama Papa---Love Forever went into filmed in somewhere between late 1995 and early 1996. ... A: Sea breeze, B: Land breeze A sea-breeze (or seabreeze) is a wind from the sea that develops over land near coasts. ... Salut DAmour, also known as Love Greeting, despite its French name, is a South Korean television series produced by KBS in 1994 and broadcast through KBS channel two from November 1994 to April 1995. ...

Television commercials

• 1995: Kwail Nara, LOTTE (chewing gum), nongshim ZEC, MAYPLE
• 1996: Kwail Nara, LG group
• 1997: LG group, HITE beer, Kwail Nara
• 1998: Kwail Nara, LG group
• 1999: FRJ
• 2001: JM Global Water Purifier, Kye-Mong-Sa (Press), Old & New, LoReal (Perfume)
• 2002: LG Telecom, LG Home Shopping, LG Card, Korea Investment Trust, Kolon ManStar, Old & New, Halla Millate
• 2003: Ray Ban Glasses, Taster's Choice, LG Whisen, LG Telecom, LG Card, Kolon ManStar, Old & New
• 2004: Taster's Choice, Oronamin C, LOTTE Flavono, Sony handycam, Lotte Almond, Sony Cybershot, AU by KDDI, Daihatsu Mira, LG La La La (films available online at http://byj.co.kr )
• 2005: Taster's Choice, Lotte Rummy and Bacchus chocolates, Keangnam (builders), Coca-Cola 7-Flavor Tea, Lotte Almond
• 2006: Hyundai Sonata, Eastern Home Shopping Network, Secom Security Systems, Keangnam

Oronamin C Bottle Oronamin C Drink ), produced by Otsuka Chemical Holdings Co. ... The Hyundai Sonata is a mid-size sedan built by the Hyundai Motor Company. ...

Awards

• 2004: 40th Baeksang: Rookie Award
• 2003: Blue Dragon: Best Newcomer & Popular Star award
• 2002: KBS Drama: Popular Actor Award & Best Actor Award
• 2002: 38th Bak Sang: Popularity award
• 1997: 33rd Bak Sang: Popularity award
• 1996: KBS Drama: The Excellent Actor Award & The Popular Actor Award
• 1995: KBS Drama: Rookie Award & Photogenic Award

Books

• 2004: The Image: Volume 1
• 2005: 100 Days of Bae Yong Joon

The Image: Volume 1 is a book commemorating the 10th year of Bae Yong Juns career as an actor. ...

Profile

Date of Birth: August 29, 1972, Seoul, Korea

Family: Eldest of a son and a daughter

Height: 180cm

Weight: Varies depending upon role

Blood Type: O

Hobbies: Golf, Computer Gaming, Photography, Weightlifting, Fishing

Favorite Sports: Geomdo, Hapkido (martial arts)

Debut: Salut D'Amour (Love Greeting), 1994, KBS

See also

• List of Korea-related topics
• List of Koreans
• Contemporary culture of South Korea
• Korean wave

This is a list of Wikipedia articles on Korea-related people, places, things, and concepts. ... This is a list of famous Koreans or famous people of Korean descent. ... The contemporary culture of South Korea derives from the traditional culture of Korea, but since the 1948 division of Korea, it has developed separately from North Koreas culture. ... This article needs to be wikified. ...

References

1. ^ Profile of BYJ's quilt
2. ^ Fire Breaks Out at Actor Bae Yong-joon’s House
3. ^ Actor Becomes Stock Billionaire
4. ^ [1]
5. ^ Article about Bae Yong Joon and Wikipedia factuality concerns BYJ "Oops! My privacy...", affronted with exposure
6. ^ Wikipedia:Content disclaimer
7. ^ Wikipedia:Biographies of living persons

External links

• Bae Yong Joon’s official homepage
• BYJ's Quilt, the definitive English fansite
• Yong-jun Bae at the Internet Movie Database
• A Newsweek Magazine article on Bae Yong Joon
• [5]
• Lee Sa Gang's imdb site [6]
• [http://www.baeyongjune.com/zboard/zboard.php?

id=news_latest&page=1&category=&sn=off&ss=on&sc=on&keyword=wikipedia&select_arrange=headnum&desc=asc&no=1581 Article about Bae Yong Joon and Wikipedia factuality concerns] The Internet Movie Database (IMDb) is an online database of information about motion pictures, actors, movie stars, TV shows, TV stars, production crew personnel, as well as video games. ...

• Bae Yong Jun Profile, Video, Photo