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}}Bae Yong-joon ({{ko-hhrm|ë°°ì©ì¤|裵åæµ}}; born August 29, 1972) is a South Korean businessman and former actor. He has starred in numerous television dramas, including, notably, Winter Sonata which became a major part of the Korean Wave. Bae retired from acting after 2007, but remains active as the chairman of management agency KeyEast.
Early life
Bae Yong-joon was born in Mapo District, Seoul. He entered Sungkyunkwan University in 2000 as a Film Studies major.WEB, Bae Yong-joon (ë°°ì©ì¤) Profile,weblink Korea Tourism Organization, March 23, 2015, April 2, 2015,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20150402144305weblink">weblink live,Career
Bae made his acting debut in 1994 in the Korean drama Salut D'Amour (lit. "Love Greeting").WEB, Actors and Actresses of Korean Cinema: Bae Yong-joon,weblink Koreanfilm.org, May 14, 2015,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20150521094018weblink">weblink May 21, 2015, dead, The rookie actor quickly gained popularity, and a year later he won Best New Actor at the 1995 KBS Drama Awards for Our Sunny Days of Youth. Throughout the 1990s, Bae continued playing leading roles on television, in Papa (1996), First Love (1996) which reached a peak viewership rating of 65.8%, The Barefooted Youth (1998), and the Noh Hee-kyung-penned Did We Really Love? (1999). In Hotelier (2001), he played a mergers and acquisitions specialist about to takeover a hotel, but has a change of heart after falling in love with one of its employees (Bae would later reprise his role in a cameo in the 2007 Japanese remake of Hotelier).WEB, Brasor, Philip, Bae Yong Joon, superstar, how many hits have you had so far?,weblink Japan Times, May 14, 2015, January 27, 2008, May 18, 2015,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20150518134535weblink">weblink live, But it was Yoon Seok-ho's Winter Sonata in 2002 that would transform Bae's career, and consequently the face of Korean dramas abroad. A melodrama about first love, lost memory and unknown family ties, Winter Sonata became an unprecedented success in Asia and more than 20 countries, particularly in Japan. Bae gained a tremendous fan base among Japanese middle-aged women, who dubbed him with the honorific nickname Yon-sama (; cf. "Emperor Yon") and brought in {{USD|2.3 billion}} in tourism and Winter Sonata merchandise sales.WEB, Celebrity: A Hunk O' Love,weblink Newsweek, May 14, 2015, May 2, 2004, May 18, 2015,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20150518093441weblink">weblink live, WEB, Norimitsu, Onishi, What's Korean for 'Real Man?' Ask a Japanese Woman,weblink The New York Times, May 14, 2015, November 23, 2004, May 28, 2015,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20150528053652weblink">weblink live, WEB, Sohn, Jie-ae, S. Korean star sparks tourist boom,weblink CNN, May 14, 2015, March 16, 2005, May 19, 2015,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20150519061933weblink">weblink live, WEB, Bae Yong-joon Laments the Price of Fame,weblink The Chosun Ilbo, May 14, 2015, May 24, 2006, March 5, 2015,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20150305001647weblink">weblink live, WEB, Salmon, Andrew, Yonsama: Korean love god captures Japanese hearts,weblink The Korea Times, May 14, 2015, May 30, 2012, live,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20150518085531weblink">weblink May 18, 2015, In 2003, Bae was cast in his first major big-screen role in Untold Scandal (he had previously appeared in bit parts in two films in the 1990s). In contrast to his gentle, intellectual image, Bae played a conniving, sexually predatory nobleman in E J-yong's adaptation of Les Liaisons dangereuses set in 18th century Joseon.WEB, Kim, Soo-kyung, Bae Yong-joon's Screen Debut â Notorious Playboy from Chosun Dynasty,weblink The Dong-a Ilbo, May 14, 2015, March 16, 2003, May 18, 2015,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20150518093210weblink">weblink live, His performance received Best New Actor accolades from the Blue Dragon Film Awards and the Baeksang Arts Awards. He next published a photo book (The Image: Volume 1) in 2004, which sold 10,000 copies.Afterwards he worked with director Hur Jin-ho in April Snow (2005), about a stage lighting director who discovers his wife's infidelity when she becomes comatose after a near-fatal car accident with her lover.WEB, April Snow no Walk in The Park for Bae Yong-joon,weblink The Chosun Ilbo, May 14, 2015, August 26, 2005, dead,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20150305010313weblink">weblink March 5, 2015, WEB, Lee, Seung-jae, I, Myself Am in Forbidden Love,weblink The Dong-a Ilbo, May 14, 2015, August 25, 2005, May 18, 2015,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20150518093207weblink">weblink live, The film had a weak domestic run but due to Bae's star power, it set a new box office record for a Korean film in Japan with {{JPY|2.72 billion}}.WEB, Yonsama Fever Rages on Amid Korea-Japan Chill,weblink The Chosun Ilbo, May 14, 2015, March 17, 2005, March 5, 2015,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20150305011940weblink">weblink live, WEB, Lee, Min-a, Romantic tale appeals, particularly to Japanese,weblink Korea JoongAng Daily, May 14, 2015, August 24, 2005, August 31, 2021,weblink live, WEB, Yonsama Proves Japan's Biggest Crowd-Puller,weblink The Chosun Ilbo, May 14, 2015, September 2, 2005, March 5, 2015,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20150305001649weblink">weblink live, WEB, Yon-sama Fever Revived by Release of April Snow,weblink The Chosun Ilbo, May 14, 2015, September 21, 2005, dead,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20150305010251weblink">weblink March 5, 2015, Bae then entered the restaurant business, by establishing restaurants and cafes that capitalize on the well-being trend. He owns health food restaurant Gorilla in the Kitchen and high-end traditional Korean restaurant Gosire.WEB, Bae Yong-joon, Businessman Extraordinaire,weblink The Chosun Ilbo, May 14, 2015, July 24, 2006, March 5, 2015,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20150305001648weblink">weblink live, WEB, Lee, Hyo-won, Bae's Food Chain in Japan,weblink The Korea Times, May 14, 2015, November 25, 2009, live,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20150518085632weblink">weblink May 18, 2015, WEB, Eun, Elizabeth, Seoul's celebrity-owned restaurants,weblink CNN, May 14, 2015, April 21, 2011, May 18, 2015,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20150518084012weblink">weblink live, WEB, Genegabus, Jason, Bae Yong Joon to open Waikiki café,weblink Honolulu Star-Advertiser, Honolulu Pulse, May 14, 2015, January 24, 2012, February 19, 2015,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20150219230908weblink">weblink live, As the most famous Korean actor in Japan, he became a proponent for Korean cuisine, and his Gosire lunchboxes (or bento) are sold in Japanese convenience stores and supermarkets.WEB, Yonsama Lunchbox on Sale in Japan,weblink The Korea Times, May 14, 2015, June 16, 2009, live,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20150518085617weblink">weblink May 18, 2015, In 2006, Bae became one of Korea's wealthiest celebrities as the majority shareholder (34.6%) of management agency KeyEast (his stocks are valued at {{USD|128 million}} as of May 2015).WEB, Yonsama Effect Sends Firm's Share Price Soaring,weblink The Chosun Ilbo, May 14, 2015, April 4, 2006, dead,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20150305001647weblink">weblink March 5, 2015, WEB, Top 10 stock billionaire celebrities,weblink The Korea Herald, May 14, 2015, January 4, 2015, May 27, 2015,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20150527063449weblink">weblink live, WEB, YG Entertainment head tops list of stock-rich celebrities,weblink The Korea Times, May 14, 2015, May 5, 2015, live,weblink May 18, 2015, WEB, Bae Yong-joon becomes the stock-richest celebrity,weblink The Dong-a Ilbo, May 14, 2015, May 6, 2015, May 18, 2015,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20150518093203weblink">weblink live, Most of the KeyEast executives, including president Bae Sung-woong, are Bae's former managers and have worked with him for more than ten years.Bae made his much-anticipated return to television in 2007 in The Legend (also known as Taewangsasingi, lit. "The Four Guardian Gods of the King"). The big-budget period-fantasy epic was written by Song Ji-na and directed by Kim Jong-hak, and Bae played dual roles: Gwanggaeto, 19th ruler of the Goguryeo kingdom; and Hwanung, believed to be the son of God and founder of Gojoseon.WEB, Sa, Eun-young, Yonsamas Drama Hits TV Screens,weblink The Korea Times, May 14, 2015, September 11, 2007, live,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20150518085529weblink">weblink May 18, 2015, WEB, Lee, Hyo-won, TV Drama Taewangsasingi Goes to Japan,weblink The Korea Times, May 14, 2015, December 4, 2007, June 15, 2015,weblink live, He was paid {{SK won|250 million}} ({{USD|217,000}}) per episode, making him the highest paid Korean television actor of all time.WEB, Park, Si-soo, Who is the highest paid actor?,weblink The Korea Times, May 14, 2015, June 26, 2013, June 29, 2013,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20130629235829weblink">weblink live, In 2009, Bae and Winter Sonata co-star Choi Ji-woo reunited as voice actors for the animated series Winter Sonata Anime, which aired in Japan.WEB, A reunion in 7 years: Yonsama and Jiwoohime,weblink 10Asia, May 14, 2015, September 29, 2009, February 21, 2014,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20140221174540weblink">weblink live, WEB, Stars reprise Winter Sonata roles for anime,weblink Japan Times, May 14, 2015, September 30, 2009, May 18, 2015,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20150518133027weblink">weblink live, WEB, Bae Yong-joon, Choi Ji-woo reunite for Winter Sonata anime,weblink 10Asia, May 14, 2015, February 2, 2010, March 3, 2016,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20160303181533weblink">weblink live, He also wrote a book of photo-essays A Journey in Search of Korea's Beauty, which promoted Korean traditional culture such as ceramics, liquor, hanbok, pansori, hanok, Hangul, kimchi-making, temple stays, museums and historical sites.WEB, Bae Yong-joon promotes book on Korean culture,weblink 10Asia, May 14, 2015, September 22, 2009, May 18, 2015,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20150518112646weblink">weblink live, WEB, Bae Yong-joon Dreams of Simple Farming Life,weblink The Chosun Ilbo, May 14, 2015, September 23, 2009, May 18, 2015,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20150518191519weblink">weblink live, It became a bestseller, and has been translated to Japanese, Taiwanese, Chinese and English.WEB, Park, So-young, Seo, Ji-eun, Bae Yong-joon wows them in Japan,weblink Korea JoongAng Daily, May 14, 2015, October 1, 2009, May 18, 2015,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20150518075604weblink">weblink live, WEB, Bae Yong-joon Garners More Laurels with Book About Korea,weblink The Chosun Ilbo, May 14, 2015, September 9, 2010, May 18, 2015,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20150518191402weblink">weblink live, WEB, Bae Yong-joon's Book About Korea Published in English,weblink The Chosun Ilbo, May 14, 2015, December 4, 2010, May 18, 2015,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20150518191422weblink">weblink live, WEB, Bae Yong-joon's Photo Essay Nominated for Book of the Year in China,weblink The Chosun Ilbo, May 14, 2015, January 11, 2011, March 4, 2015,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20150304193204weblink">weblink live, A Journey in Search of Korea's Beauty was later turned into an eight-episode TV documentary that aired on MBC Life in 2011.WEB, Bae Yong-joon's Book to Be Filmed for Asia-Wide Distribution,weblink The Chosun Ilbo, May 14, 2015, October 28, 2010, May 18, 2015,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20150518191405weblink">weblink live, WEB, Park, Uliana, Baes documentary on Korea eyes bigger audience,weblink The Korea Times, May 14, 2015, January 7, 2011, live,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20150518085620weblink">weblink May 18, 2015, In 2009 and 2010, he was the star of D3 Publisher's Nintendo DS edutainment series Bae Yong-joon to Manabu Kankokugo DS ("Learn Korean with Bae Yong-joon"), consisting of three games: Bae Yong-joon to Manabu Kankokugo DS (beginner level), Bae Yong-joon to Manabu Kankokugo DS Date Hen (intermediate level), and Bae Yong-joon to Manabu Kankokugo DS Test Hen (advanced level).WEB,weblink ãºã»ã¨ã³ã¸ã¥ã³ã¨å¦ã¶éå½èªDSãããããã¼ã¸ã, www.d3p.co.jp, dead,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20090808073626weblink">weblink 2009-08-08, Bae and KeyEast entered into a joint partnership with Park Jin-young and JYP Entertainment in 2009, which eventually produced Dream High (2011), a teen musical series that revolved around the lives of students attending a high school for the performing arts.WEB, Bae Yong-joon & Park Jin-Young in Lucrative World Project,weblink The Chosun Ilbo, May 14, 2015, January 2, 2009, March 4, 2015,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20150304224143weblink">weblink live, WEB, Song, Woong-ki, JYP, Bae looking further ahead,weblink The Korea Herald, May 14, 2015, January 8, 2009, May 18, 2015,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20150518081227weblink">weblink live, WEB, Oh, Jean, Dream High: Just a JYPE vehicle, or something more?,weblink The Korea Herald, May 14, 2015, December 28, 2010, May 18, 2015,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20150518081225weblink">weblink live, As creative producer, Bae supervised the screenplay and production; he also appeared in a four-episode guest arc.WEB, Han, Sang-hee, Actor Bae May Appear in His Own Drama,weblink The Korea Times, May 14, 2015, February 23, 2009, live,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20150518085629weblink">weblink May 18, 2015, WEB, Hong, Lucia, Bae Yong-joon takes part in shoot for Dream High,weblink 10Asia, May 14, 2015, December 8, 2010, May 18, 2015,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20150518112641weblink">weblink live, WEB, Seo, Ji-eun, Bae Yong-joon fuels Dream in Japan,weblink Korea JoongAng Daily, May 14, 2015, September 6, 2011, May 18, 2015,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20150518075553weblink">weblink live, The collaboration between KeyEast and JYPE, named Holym, lasted until 2013.Personal life
He and actress Park Soo-jin announced their engagement in May 2015 and married on July 27, 2015 at the Sheraton Grande Walkerhill Hotel. The couple only invited friends and relatives to the wedding and forbade attendance of the press media.NEWS, Lim, Jeong-yeo, Bae Yong-joon is no longer a bachelor,weblink The Korea Herald, July 29, 2015, July 27, 2015, July 29, 2015,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20150729011633weblink">weblink live, WEB, Hallyu star Bae Yong-joon marries Park Soo-jin,weblink The Korea Times, July 29, 2015, July 27, 2015, March 4, 2016,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20160304085053weblink">weblink live, WEB, Bae Yong-joon Weds Actress in Private Ceremony,weblink The Chosun Ilbo, July 30, 2015, July 28, 2015, April 27, 2016,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20160427163225weblink">weblink live, Both of them now live in Accra, Ghana.Filmography
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