Nam Joo Hyuk

Nam Joo Hyuk

Profile

• Name: 남주혁 / Nam Joo Hyuk (Nam Ju Hyeok)
• Profession: Model and actor
• Birthdate: 1994-Feb-22 (age 32)
• Birthplace: Busan, South Korea
• Height: 188cm
• Weight: 70kg
• Star sign: Pisces
• Blood type: A
• Talent agency: YG Entertainment

About

Nam Joo Hyuk was born on February 22, 1994 in Busan, South Korea as an only child. At the age of 16, he moved to Suwon. His family had difficult times in his youth; he remembers to eat only instant ramen during the totality of his third grade in school and didn't even have a bathroom at home. Nam Joo Hyuk debuted in 2013 as a model for the SONGZIO Homme Spring / Summer 2014 collection. In 2014 he appeared in the music videos of YG Entertainment artist Akdong Musician and made his acting debut in a supporting role in the tvN drama Surplus Princess (2014). His family circumstances improved greatly since he started his acting career to the point that he has even made generous donations to his previous high school for student scholarships.

TV Shows

• The School Nurse Files (Netflix, 2020)
• The Light in Your Eyes (JTBC, 2019)
• Bride of the Water God (tvN, 2017)
• Weightlifting Fairy Kim Bok Joo (MBC, 2016)
• Moon Lovers: Scarlet Heart Ryeo (SBS, 2016)
• Cheese in the Trap (tvN, 2016)
• Glamorous Temptation (MBC, 2015)
• Who Are You - School 2015 (KBS2, 2015)
• Surplus Princess (tvN, 2014)

TV Special

• Strong Woman Do Bong Soon Special (2017) as himself
• Cheese In The Trap SP (2016) as himself/Kwon Eun Taek

Movies

• The Great Battle (2018)

TV Variety Shows

• Three Meals a Day: Gochang Village (2016) Main Host
• Celebrity Bromance (2016) Regular member (Ep. 13-18)
• Off To School (2014) Regular member
• Running Man (2010) Guest (Ep. 230)

Recognitions

• 2018 39th Blue Dragon Film Awards: Best New Actor (The Great Battle)
• 2018 38th Korean Association of Film Critics Awards: Best New Actor (The Great Battle)
• 2018 6th Marie Claire Asia Star Awards: Rising Star Award (The Great Battle)
• 2018 2nd Seoul Awards: Best New Actor (The Great Battle)
• 2016 36th MBC Drama Awards: Best New Actor Award (Weightlifting Fairy Kim Bok Joo)
• 2015 29th KBS Drama Awards: Popularity Award (Who Are You - School 2015)
• 2015 4th APAN Star Awards: Rookie Actor Award (Who Are You - School 2015)

Trivia

• Nam Joo Hyuk did not study in college as he thought it was not at all required.
• He likes to listen to music, his favorite group is Busker Busker.
• He didn't study acting.
• He made a special participation in 2014's MAMAs together with SISTAR, Junggigo, P.O. , Block B and actor Lee Jong Hyuk.
• He declared in the Running Man program that he had a unilateral love for 3 years when he was in high school, they were together for 50 days until he was abandoned.
• One of his favorite sports is basketball and in fact, he's very good at it.
• Before going to bed, he did push up for 4 minutes.
• His favorite food is chicken. He doesn't like cold noodles.
• His favorite fruits are: strawberries, peaches, apples, grapes.
• His favorite colors are black and blue.
• The most beautiful moment for him was when the first time he stood on the stage for the Seoul collection.
• His role model is Park Ji Sung.
• His best friends are Joo Woo Jae, Park Jang Hee (박장희) and Ji Soo.
• He believes that 32 is the right age for him to get married.
• He believes that the first meeting and first impression are very important.
• Due to filming the Weightlifting Fairy Kim Bok Joo, his weight dropped to 5kg.
• He claimed that his type of woman was a beautiful and kind woman.
• Many people said that he is similar to Lee Jung Shin CN Blue.
• His parents have an educator background, so they don't really support his career in the entertainment world.
• Twice is his favorite girl group.
• Nam Joo Hyuk is pretty close to CEO Yang Hyun Suk, he is not even afraid of him.
• He ended his relationship with actress Lee Sung Kyung on August 18, 2017.

External Links

• Official agency site
• Korean Wikipedia
• Profile (daum)
• Official Twitter