Gong Yoo
Date of Birth: Jul. 10th, 1979
Title: Actor
Hobbies: Watching movies, Playing the basketball, and Exercising
Citizenship: South Korean
Birthplace: Busan, South Korea
Western Astrological Sign: Cancer
Chinese Astrological Sign: Sheep
Chinese Astrological Element: Earth
Height: 184 cm (6 ft. 2 inches)
Weight: 74 kg
Blood Type: A
Marital Status: SingleReligion: Catholic
Family: Dad, Mom, 1 Older Sister
Hobbies, Interests: Exercising, Watching Movies, Listening to Music, Hanging Around and Goofing Around with his Manager
Sports: Basketball, Body-building
Expertise: Speaking English, Basketball, Singing
Favorite Music: Hip-Hop, R&B
Favorite Musicians: CB MASS, Kim Bum Soo
Favorite Actors: Oh Ji Ho, Lee Byung Hun, Choi Min Suk, Yoo Oh Sung
His Strength (According to him): Honesty, Humility
His Weakness (According to him): Indecisiveness, Pessimism
Likes: Honest, bubbly, happy, down-to-earth people
Dislikes: Inconsiderate people, Whiners
Ideal Partner: Pure, innocent, but sexy woman
Occupation: Actor, Model, VJ
Talent Agency: Sidus HQ
Education:
Nakmin Elementary School (Busan)
Nae Sung Middle School (Busan)
Dong In High School (Busan)
Kyung Hee University (Seoul)
Gong Yoo is young looking for his age and has more than its share of high school students. Now, 29 years old, the star will move on and pass this stage in his life.
The long legs, great actors, is known for his easy-going manner, good looks and body fit. But one thing was that bothers him.
An actor, has his own signature style, it is an actor Gong Yoo!
Gone is the uniform-clad high youth, he grew up in a mature actor! STAR FOCUS cameras caught him in action.
He returned to TV dramas after a year spent away on the canvas. Today we are on the set of, a story about long-lost siblings and the fate that they back together after 15 years.
The current relationship between Gong Yoo singer and actress turned Sung Yoo-ri, grows more interesting every day.
The long legs, great actors, is known for his easy-going manner, good looks and body fit. But one thing was that bothers him.
An actor, has his own signature style, it is an actor Gong Yoo!
Gone is the uniform-clad high youth, he grew up in a mature actor! STAR FOCUS cameras caught him in action.
He returned to TV dramas after a year spent away on the canvas. Today we are on the set of, a story about long-lost siblings and the fate that they back together after 15 years.
The current relationship between Gong Yoo singer and actress turned Sung Yoo-ri, grows more interesting every day.
In the drama, Gong Yoo plays the character of "Seo Gun", a man who is lucky to be loved by two attractive women, Sung Yoo-ri and Lee Yeon-hee ... But the actor also loved by the staff, as well--
No matter how playful he is, if the cameras are off, he is all business areas during the shooting starts. And this time, Gong Yoo is a feeling, a little more pressure than usual. He is working with older co-stars, but this time he has just one of the oldest up! Gong Yoo's co-stars are younger than him, so he has to set a good example!
In, he was cast as a pitcher Park Chul-soon. The natural athlete in Gong Yoo, he was able to perfect pitching style of the real-life baseball players - even the Korean Baseball Orgaization applauded him! Then came the Star Kim Sun-ah in the film Gong Yoo began his career in showbiz with a portion of cable TV. But he was soon away from casting directors and landed a part in the film, as a high school bully.
In, he was unsuspecting students, studying for his college entrance exams for the third year in succession. He was not in the limelight, but he was very, very close.
In, he was unsuspecting students, studying for his college entrance exams for the third year in succession. He was not in the limelight, but he was very, very close.
TV Series
The 1st Shop of Coffee Prince (MBC, 2007) He plays Choi Han Kyul, a happy-go-lucky guy who happens to be the heir of a big food company. To reform him, his grandmother decided to put him in-charge of co-managing a dilapidated and filthy coffee shop on the verge of bankruptcy. For starters, Han Kyul decided to change the image of the coffee shop, have an all-male staff and hire Go Eun Chan (played by Eun Yun-He) who he mistook for a boy. He starts to develop feelings of love for Eun Chan.
One Fine Day (MBC, 2006) He plays Seo Gun.
Hello, My Teacher (SBS, 2005) He plays Park Tae-In.
Kim Sung-Joon Meets Lee Yoo-Jung (Internet Drama, 2003)
Screen (SBS, 2003) He plays Kim Joon-Pyo.
Flying Saucer (MBC, 2003) He plays Ki Jin.
20 Years (SBS, 2003) He plays Soo Jung.
Hard Love (KBS, 2002) He plays Sun Kyung Chul.
Whenever (KBS, 2002) He plays Park Chan Ho.
School 4 (KBS, 2001) He plays Hwang Tae Young.
You Cannot Stop Them (SBS, 2001)
Teenage Sitcom Gol Bang Yee (SBS, 2000)
Movies
Ryu ga Gotoku / Like a Dragon (2007)
She’s on Duty (2005)
S Diary (2004)
Superstar Mr. Gam (2004)
Spy Girl (2004)
My Tutor Friend (2003)
Endorsements
Cantata
Cass Beer
Demi Soda
Fanta
Hanapos
Hanaro Telecom
Hang Ten
Joripong
LG
Nong Shim Big Bowl
O-Hui Cosmetics
Rami Cosmetics - Zio
Shin Ramen
SK Telecom
Vidal Sassoon
Male Excellence Award (The 1st Shop of Coffee Prince), MBC Drama Awards 2007
Best Actor (Mini-series Category), MBC Actor Award 2006
New Rising Star Award, SBS Drama Awards 2003
Interesting Fact
He began as a VJ on MNet back in 2001. He was still with his real name then. At this time, someone suggested that he drop Gong from his screen name, which he rejected because he wants his family to keep. Gong Yoo, his current screen name, and he is a merger of his parents' last name (Gong is his dad's last name. Yoo While his mother is the last name).
He was the nickname Kkong, which literally means small head, because as a child he had a relatively small head compared to his body.
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