Lim Ju-hwan

South Korean actor

Lim Ju-hwan
Lim Ju-hwan in May 2019
Born (1982-05-18) May 18, 1982 (age 41)
Seoul, South Korea[1]
Other namesIm Joo-hwan
EducationDaejin University
(Theatre and Film)
OccupationActor
Years active2003 – present
AgentBlossom Entertainment
Korean name
Hangul
임주환
Hanja
林周煥
Revised RomanizationIm Ju-hwan
McCune–ReischauerIm Chuhwan

Lim Ju-hwan (Korean: 임주환; born May 18, 1982) is a South Korean actor. He is best known for his leading roles in the television dramas Tamra, the Island (2009), Ugly Alert (2013), Uncontrollably Fond (2016) and The Bride of Habaek (2017).

Early life and education

When he was a senior in high school, Lim joined the theater group called Kwangto, an acronym of Kwangdae Tokkaebi referring to traditional performers and hobgoblins in Korean, where he was first introduced to theatrical performance. Lim then played the role of the pastor in The Good Doctor by Neil Simon and won the prize of best performance in the Fourth Youth Theater Festival in 2000. He also directed the play, Pay Tuition Back, at the school festival. He continues to maintain a good friendship with fellow actor Shin Dong-wook, whom he met at the time.

After graduating from high school, Lim began his professional career in modeling at The Men, a modeling and acting agency. He also enrolled at Daejin University for his undergraduate and graduate studies in theatre and film.

Career

2004–2008: Beginnings

Lim made his first professional television debut on Magic, aired on SBS in 2004, and made his film debut in A Millionaire's First Love in 2006, followed by a series of supporting roles, notably in The Snow Queen (2006) and Boys Over Flowers (2009). He received favorable reviews for his performance as a blind painter in episode 10 of Auction House, a 2007 TV series revolving around the art world which aired on MBC.

2009–2010: Rising popularity and breakthrough

Lim's breakthrough came in his first leading role in the 2009 MBC series Tamra, the Island. Set in Jeju Island, Haenam in South Jeolla Province, it was a hybrid form of TV drama that combined romantic comedy and historical fiction. It portrayed the relationship between Koreans and foreigners in 17th century Joseon.[2] Though it received low ratings, Tamra, the Island gained a cult following. Lim later won New Actor of the Year at the 2009 Korean Culture and Entertainment Awards for his performance.

To capitalize on his growing fan base in Japan due to Tamra, the Island,[3][4] Lim starred in the 2-episode special drama Marriage War of Doenjang-kun and Natto-chan, about a Korean man and a Japanese woman who fall in love while working together on a Korea-Japan joint project.[5]

2011–2012: Military enlistment

What's Up, the long-delayed musical campus drama that Lim filmed in 2010, finally aired on cable channel MBN in 2011. It was written by renowned drama scribe Song Ji-na (Sandglass) and is the story of college students learning acting and performance arts in the university's musical theatre department. Lim played the leading role of Jang Je-hun, a cynical outsider who becomes completely immersed in the world of musicals.[6] He followed that with a supporting role as a warm-hearted homeless man with Tourette's syndrome in the film The Suicide Forecast in 2011.

In 2011, Lim enlisted for his mandatory military service.[7][8] During basic training, he fainted due to heart problems and was hospitalized for 3 months. He then completed his service despite being given the option for an early discharge.[9] Prior to entering military service Lim left his agency Yedang Entertainment.[10]

2013–present: New agency and comeback

After his military discharge he moved to Blossom Entertainment. In 2013, he made his acting comeback in the lead role as a devoted brother in 2013 SBS daily drama Ugly Alert,[11] followed by a villain role in the 2014 film The Con Artists[12] as well as supporting roles in historical drama Shine or Go Crazy and romantic comedy series Oh My Ghost in 2015,[13][14] romance melodrama Uncontrollably Fond in 2016,[15] and fantasy romance series The Bride of Habaek in 2017.[16] He acted as a Japanese prosecutor Fukuda in 2019 MBC's period spy drama, Different Dreams.[17]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Ref.
2006 A Millionaire's First Love Seung-joon
Arang young Hyun-ki
2007 M Umbrella man
2008 A Frozen Flower Han-baek
Do Re Mi Fa So La Ti Do Yoon Jae-kwang
2011 The Suicide Forecast Kim Young-tak
2014 The Con Artists Lee Jo-hwon
2017 Because I Love You Chan-young
2021 Waiting for Rain Park Young-hwan
2022 Project Wolf Hunting CEO

Television series

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2003 Nonstop 3 Blind date
2004 Magic Kang-jae's acquaintance brother
2005 A Love to Kill Actor role with Eun-suk
2006 Don't Worry Lee Hyun-jun
The Snow Queen Seo Geon-ho
Urban Legend, Not Scary Yoon Hyun-soo
2007 The Return of Shim Chung Prince Lee Hong
Drama City: Pure Soon-yi Park Joon-su
Auction House Lee Ji-woon Guest (Ep. 10)
2008 Single Dad in Love Min Hyun-ki
General Hospital 2 Lee Min-soo Guest (Ep, 6-7)
2009 Boys Over Flowers So Il-hyun
Tamra, the Island Park Gyu
2010 Marriage War of Doenjang-kun and Natto-chan Kim Dae-chun
2011 What's Up Jang Jae-hun
2012 March Season 2 Air chan
2013 Ugly Alert Gong Joon-soo
2014 Drama Festival: The Diary of Heong Yeong-dang Kim Sang-yun
2015 Shine or Go Crazy Wang Uk
Oh My Ghost Choi Sung-jae
2016 Uncontrollably Fond Choi Ji-tae
2017 The Bride of Habaek Hoo-ye
2018 Drama Special: Such a Long Farewell Bae Sang-hee [18]
2019 Different Dreams Fukuda [19]
The Great Show Kang Joon-ho
2020 The Game: Towards Zero Gu Do-kyung [20]
The Spies Who Loved Me Derek Hyun [21]
2022 Three Bold Siblings Lee Sang-joon [22]

Music video

Year Song Artist Ref.
2006 "Key of Heart" BoA
2017 "Miss You" Huh Gak

Theater

Year Title Role Ref.
2000 The Good Doctor
2002 Our Town
2021 A Streetcar Named Desire Stanley [23]

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Nominated work Result Ref.
2009 17th Korean Culture and Entertainment Awards Best New Actor Tamra, the Island Won [24]
MBC Drama Awards Nominated
2013 SBS Drama Awards New Star Award Ugly Alert Won [25]
Best Couple Award with Kang So-ra Nominated
2019 14th Asia Model Awards Korean Model Star — Won
MBC Drama Awards Excellence Award, Actor in a Monday-Tuesday Miniseries Different Dreams Nominated
2020 39th MBC Drama Awards Excellence Award, Actor in a Wednesday-Thursday Miniseries The Game: Towards Zero Won [26]
The Spies Who Loved Me Won
2022 KBS Drama Awards Excellence Award, Actor in a Serial Drama Three Bold Siblings Won [27]
Popularity Award, Actor Nominated

References

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  2. ^ "Tamra the Island - Concept" Archived April 6, 2012, at the Wayback Machine. iMBC.com (in Korean). Retrieved March 16, 2011.
  3. ^ Hong, Lucia (February 26, 2010). "Actor Lim Ju-hwan to open official Japanese website". 10Asia. Archived from the original on October 14, 2014. Retrieved November 3, 2012.
  4. ^ Hong, Lucia (October 25, 2010). "Lim Ju-hwan holds first ever meet-and-greet in Japan". 10Asia. Archived from the original on October 14, 2014. Retrieved November 3, 2012.
  5. ^ "Mister Kimchi and Miss Teriyaki's Wedding War". MBC Global Media. Archived from the original on August 20, 2014. Retrieved June 17, 2013.
  6. ^ Kim, Jessica (December 5, 2011). "REVIEW: MBN TV series What's Up - 1st episode". 10Asia. Archived from the original on May 29, 2014. Retrieved November 3, 2012.
  7. ^ Hong, Lucia (May 12, 2011). "Actor Lim Ju-hwan to enter military this month". 10Asia. Archived from the original on December 30, 2013. Retrieved November 3, 2012.
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  11. ^ "Production press conference of new daily series with young stars". BNT News. May 15, 2013. Archived from the original on October 17, 2013. Retrieved January 26, 2018.
  12. ^ Park, Sunghee (January 28, 2014). "Im Joo Hwan, Comes Back To Screen With New Movie The Technician". BNTNews. Archived from the original on February 28, 2014. Retrieved February 23, 2014.
  13. ^ "Lim Ju-hwan to star in "Shine or Go Crazy"". HanCinema. Nate. November 20, 2014. Archived from the original on January 27, 2018. Retrieved January 26, 2018.
  14. ^ "Park Bo Young, Jo Jeong Seok, Im Joo Hwan, Kim Seul Gi, and Park Jung Ah Confirm for 'Oh My Ghostess'". enewsWorld. May 14, 2015.
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  16. ^ "Lim Ju-hwan to star in 'Bride of the Water God'". Kpop Herald. March 16, 2017. Archived from the original on January 27, 2018. Retrieved January 26, 2018.
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  18. ^ "Lim Ju-hwan Confirms Novelist Role in "Drama Special - The Long Goodbye"". HanCinema. August 30, 2018. Archived from the original on September 1, 2018. Retrieved August 31, 2018.
  19. ^ "임주환, MBC '이몽' 출연확정...유지태X이요원과 호흡[공식]". JoongAng Ilbo (in Korean). September 28, 2018. Archived from the original on September 28, 2018. Retrieved September 28, 2018.
  20. ^ Jo, Yoon-sun (September 19, 2019). "[공식] 임주환, MBC '더 게임:0시를 향하여' 캐스팅 확정...옥택연X이연희와 호흡". Sports Chosun (in Korean). Naver. Archived from the original on December 14, 2021. Retrieved December 5, 2019.
  21. ^ Park, A-reum (June 22, 2020). "'나를 사랑한 스파이' 문정혁X유인나X임주환 호흡 확정 "10월 첫 방송"(공식)". Newsen (in Korean). Naver. Archived from the original on December 24, 2021. Retrieved June 22, 2020.
  22. ^ Jeong Bit (June 22, 2022). "[공식]이하나x임주환, '삼남매가 용감하게' 출연...주말 안방 찾는다" [[Official] Hana Lee x Joo-Hwan Lim to appear in 'Three Siblings Bravely'... looking for a weekend home] (in Korean). Sports Chosun. Archived from the original on June 22, 2022. Retrieved June 22, 2022 – via Naver.
  23. ^ Lee Min-ji (September 3, 2021). "임주환, 연극 무대 오른다...'욕망이라는 이름의 전차' 출연(공식)" [Im Joo-hwan, going on stage in a play... Appeared in 'A Streetcar Named Desire' (official)]. Newsen (in Korean). Archived from the original on September 3, 2021. Retrieved September 3, 2021 – via Naver.
  24. ^ 소녀시대·송승헌·설경구 문화연예대상 대상. Star News (in Korean). November 30, 2009. Archived from the original on January 28, 2019. Retrieved February 1, 2018.
  25. ^ Cory Lee (January 2, 2014). "Lee Bo-young Grabs 1st Top Prize at the 2013 SBS Drama Awards". TenAsia. Archived from the original on March 28, 2014. Retrieved June 20, 2014.
  26. ^ Lee Ji-hyun (December 30, 2020). "[MBC 연기대상] 임주환, 男 우수 연기상 수상..."18년 만에 처음 받는 상". news1 (in Korean). Archived from the original on February 20, 2022. Retrieved December 30, 2020.
  27. ^ Ahn Tae-hyun (January 1, 2023). "윤시윤·임주환·박지영·이하나, 장편드라마 우수상 [KBS연기대상]" [Yoon Si-yoon, Lim Ju-hwan, Park Ji-young, and Lee Ha-na, Feature Award for Excellence in Drama [KBS Drama Awards]] (in Korean). News1. Archived from the original on January 1, 2023. Retrieved January 1, 2023 – via Naver.

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