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Gong yoo is a south Korean actor, born and raised in korea. He debuted in 2001 as an actor in School 4.
He performed the theme song “Second First Love” for the movie “Finding Mr. Destiny.”
He got fame after his role in television drama Coffee Prince in 2007.
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Gong Yoo (공유)
Actor
Stage Name: Gong Yoo (공유)
Birth Name: Gong Ji Chul (공지철)
Birthday: July 10, 1979
Birthplace: South Korea
Hangul: 공유
Zodiac Sign: Cancer
Height: 185 cm (6’0″)
Weight: 74 kg (163 lbs)
Blood Type: A
Education: Kyung Hee University (B.A. theater degree)
Occupation: Actor
Nationality: Korean
Debut: as an actor in School 4 in 2001.
Interesting facts about Gong yoo
- He was born in Busan, South Korea.
- His stage name is Gong yoo, which is a combination of his father’s last name “Gong” and of his mother’s last name “Yoo“.
- On January 14, 2008, Gong Yoo enlisted for the mandatory service,
- He did 8 months of frontline active service in Cheorwon
- After the frontline service he was transferred to the Defense Media Agency, where he served in the public relations department and hosted as a DJ for the army radio station.
- He was discharged from military service in December 2009.
- He made his comeback in the romantic comedy Finding Mr. Destiny,after which he got a lot of fame, it was also a medium box hit in Korea.
- He rejected the lead role for Descendants of the Sun.
- He doesn’t have any social media accounts.
Gong yoo’s girlfriend or wife
Gong Yoo isn’t the type of person who is open about their relationships. He rarely talks about his love life in public. He wants to be known because of his work, so he works really hard at acting, and keeps his real life private.
But people believe that Gong Yoo had girlfriends before, even though there is no evidence about this.
As his real life is so private that anyone hardly know about his real relationship people only know about his rumored relationship with his co- actresses
Name of some actresses with whom he was rumored to be in relationships :-
- Im Soo-jung
People were speculating that Gong Yoo and Im Soo-jung were dating because they went to Jeju island together in 2008. it wasn’t a romantic getaway, though, actually they went with their friends.Im Soo-jung denied that they were dating.
- Yoon Eun-hye
Gong Yoo and Yoon Eun-hye met during the filming of Coffee Prince, where they played the main leads for the drama. Their characters were paired up as a couple, There were passionate and romantic kissing scenes in Coffee Prince. Yoon also said that the kisses she shared with Gong Yoo were the best in her life because of her statement people thought that they were dating, both of them also didn’t reacted to the rumor they neither accepted nor denied the rumor.
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Gong Yoo – Films
Year | Title | Role |
---|---|---|
2003 | My Tutor Friend | Lee Jong-soo |
2004 | Spy Girl | Choi Ko-bong |
2004 | Superstar Mr. Gam | Park Chul-soo |
2004 | S Diary | Yoo-in |
2005 | She's on Duty | Kang No-young |
2007 | Like a Dragon | Park Chul |
2010 | Finding Mr. Destiny | Han Gi-joon |
2011 | Silenced | Kang In-ho |
2013 | The Suspect | Ji Dong-chul |
2016 | A Man and a Woman | Ki-hong |
2016 | Train to Busan | Seok-woo |
2016 | The Age of Shadows | Kim Woo-jin |
2019 | Kim Ji-young: Born 1982 | Jung Dae-hyun |
2020 | Seo Bok | Ki-heon |
2021 | Wonderland |
Television Series
Year | Title | Role |
---|---|---|
2016–2017 | Guardian: The Lonely and Great God | Goblin / Kim Shin |
2013 | Dating Agency: Cyrano | Magician |
2012 | Big | Seo Yoon-jae/Kang Kyung-joon |
2007 | Coffee Prince | Choi Han-kyul |
2006 | One Fine Day | Seo Gun |
2005 | Hello My Teacher | Park Tae-in |
2003 | 20 Years | Seo Joon |
2003 | Best Theater: Flying Saucer | Ki Jin |
2003 | Screen | Kim Joon-pyo |
2003 | My Room, Your Room | Kim Sung-joon |
2002 | Whenever the Heart Beats | Park Chan-ho |
2002 | Hard Love | Seo Kyung-chul |
2001 | School 4 | Hwang Tae-young |
TBA | The Silent Sea | Han Yoon-jae |
Gong Yoo’s Music Video Appearance
Year | Song title | Artist |
---|---|---|
2014 | "How I Am" | Kim Dong-ryool |
Hosting
Year | Program | Role | Episodes | Network |
---|---|---|---|---|
2008–2009 | 장병가요 베스트 (Best Music) | Host | episodes 155~186 | KFN |
2008–2009 | 공유가 기다리는 20시 | DJ | 371 episodes | KFN |
2004 | Music Camp | Host | 2004.01.10–2004.07.03 | MBC |
Awards & Nominations
Year | Award | Category | Nominated work | Result |
---|---|---|---|---|
2002 | 16th KBS Drama Awards | Best New Actor | Hard Love | Nominated |
2003 | 11th SBS Drama Awards | New Star Award | Screen | Won |
2005 | 13th SBS Drama Awards | Excellence Award, Actor in a Miniseries | Hello My Teacher | Nominated |
2006 | 25th MBC Drama Awards | Special Award, Actor in a Miniseries | One Fine Day | Won |
2007 | 1st Mnet 20's Choice Awards | Best Style | N/A | Won |
2007 | 26th MBC Drama Awards | Excellence Award, Actor | Coffee Prince | Won |
2007 | 26th MBC Drama Awards | Popularity Award, Actor | Coffee Prince | Nominated |
2007 | 26th MBC Drama Awards | Best Couple Award (with Yoon Eun-hye) | Coffee Prince | Nominated |
2011 | 32nd Blue Dragon Film Awards | Best Actor | Silenced | Nominated |
2011 | 32nd Blue Dragon Film Awards | Popular Star Award | Silenced | Won |
2012 | 48th Baeksang Arts Awards | Best Actor (Film) | Silenced | Nominated |
2012 | 26th KBS Drama Awards | Excellence Award, Actor in a Miniseries | Big | Nominated |
2012 | 26th KBS Drama Awards | Best Couple Award (with Lee Min-jung) | Big | Nominated |
2013 | 8th Seoul International Drama Awards | Outstanding Korean Actor | Big | Nominated |
2014 | 19th Chunsa Film Art Awards | Best Actor | The Suspect | Nominated |
2014 | 48th Taxpayers' Day | Presidential Commendation | N/A | Won |
2014 | 22nd Korea Culture and Entertainment Awards | Top Excellence Award, Actor in a Film | The Suspect | Won |
2016 | Korea Film Actors Association Awards | Grand Prize | A Man and a Woman | Won |
2016 | 2nd Fashionista Awards | Best Fashionista – Red Carpet Category | N/A | Nominated |
2016 | Best Dresser – Male | N/A | Nominated | |
2016 | BloodGuts UK Horror Awards | Best Actor in an International Film | Train to Busan | Nominated |
2017 | 14th Seoul Creative Festival of Film Advertising | Model of the Year | N/A | Won |
2017 | 11th Asian Film Awards | Best Actor | Train to Busan | Nominated |
2017 | iHorror Awards | Best Actor – Horror Film | Train to Busan | Nominated |
2017 | 53rd Baeksang Arts Awards | Best Actor (TV) | Guardian: The Lonely and Great God | Won |
2017 | Brand of the Year Awards | Actor of the Year | Guardian: The Lonely and Great God | Won |
2017 | 2017 Fangoria Chainsaw Awards | Best Actor | Train to Busan | Nominated |
2017 | 22nd Chunsa Film Art Awards | Best Actor | Train to Busan | Nominated |
2017 | Korea Advertisers Association Awards | Best Model Award | N/A | Won |
2017 | 3rd Fashionista Awards | Best Fashionista – TV & Film Division | Guardian: The Lonely and Great God | Nominated |
2020 | Brand Customer Loyalty Award | Advertising Model | N/A | Won |
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