Gong Yoo
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Profile
- Name: 공유 / Kong Yoo (Gong Yu)
- Real name: 공지철 / Kong Ji Chul (Gong Ji Cheol)
- Profession: Actor
- Birthdate: 1979-Jul-10 (age 46)
- Birthplace: South Korea
- Height: 184cm
- Weight: 74kg
- Star sign: Cancer
- Blood type: A
- Talent agency: SOOP Management
TV Shows
- Goblin (tvN, 2016)
- Dating Agency: Cyrano (tvN, 2013) cameo (ep 9)
- Big (KBS2, 2012)
- The 1st Shop of Coffee Prince (MBC, 2007)
- One Fine Day (MBC, 2006)
- Hello My Teacher (SBS, 2005)
- Screen (SBS, 2003)
- My Room, Your Room (SayClub Internet Drama, 2003)
- Best Theater: Flying Saucer (MBC, 2003)
- 20 Years (SBS, 2003)
- Hard Love (KBS2, 2002)
- Whenever the Heart Beats (KBS2, 2002)
- School 4 (KBS2, 2001)
TV Show Theme Songs
- Because It's You - Big OST (2012)
Music Video Appearances
- "How I Am" - Kim Dong Ryul (2014)
Movies
- The Age of Shadows (2016)
- Train to Busan (2016)
- A Man and a Woman (2016)
- The Suspect (2013)
- The Crucible (2011)
- Finding Mr. Destiny (2010)
- Ryu ga Gotoku / Like a Dragon (2007)
- She's on Duty (2005)
- S Diary (2004)
- Superstar Mr. Gam / Mr. Gam's Victory (2004)
- Spy Girl (2004)
- My Tutor Friend (2003)
Hosting Duties
Recognitions
- 2017 Korea Advertisers Association Awards: Best Model Award
- 2017 Brand of the Year Awards: Actor of The Year (Goblin)
- 2017 53nd Baeksang Arts Awards: Best Actor (Goblin)
- 2017 14th Seoul Creative Festival of Film Advertising: Model of the Year
- 2016 Korea Film Actors Association Awards: Grand Prize A Man and a Woman
- 2014 22nd Korea Culture and Entertainment Awards: Top Excellence Award, Actor in a Film The Suspect
- 2011 32nd Blue Dragon Film Awards: Best Popular Star Award The Crucible
- 2007 MBC Drama Awards: Favorite On-Screen Couple (with Yoon Eun Hye)
- 2007 MBC Drama Awards: Most Popular Actor by Netizens
- 2007 MBC Drama Awards: Excellence Acting Award for The 1st Shop of Coffee Prince
- 2006 SBS Drama Awards: Special Award, Actor in a Miniseries for One Fine Day
- 2003 SBS Drama Awards: New Rising Star Award
Trivia
- He is very well known in the Korean entertainment industry to be rather private.
- Gong Yoo thoughts on social media is that is "so scary," and he followed it up with "I think it's a tool that makes people lonelier. You feel insecurities you don't need to feel on social media." He doesn't have any social media account of his name, because of it.
- Gong Yoo was actually born in Busan, an ironic coincidence considering his leading role in 2016's Train to Busan.
- Gong Yoo is not real his name, in fact his real name is Gong Ji Cheol, Yoo is his own mother's family name.
- Gong Yoo went on a diet for three months to reduce his body fat. He learned the Russian martial art Systema for the film's fight scenes, and performed car chases, rock climbing and skydiving at the Han River without using stuntmen, for his role on 2013's film The Suspect.
- In the year 2013, he was appointed ambassador by the UNICEF.
- He likes to chill by hearing music from the 70s, 80s, and 90s, right after having a drink.
- Among Gong Yoo's favorite current musicians are G-Dragon and IU.
- Gong Yoo also likes to hear what he considers are "old Korean music," from musicians such as Lee Seung Hwan, Lee Moon Se, and Yoo Jae Ha.
- Among Gong Yoo's favorite current musicians are G-Dragon and IU.