Jin Goo

Jin Goo is a South Korean actor. He become famous by starring in various Korean movies such as A Dirty Festival (2006) and Mother (2009).

Career

Jin Goo started his acting career in 2003 when he played the younger version of Lee Byun Hun in a drama All In.

That year, he also debuted as a movie actor by appearing in Romantic Warriors (2003).

Following that debut, Jin Goo later got more opportunities to act in various movies and series, such as A Bittersweet Life (2005), Nonstop 5 (2005), A Dirty Carnival (2006), Ice Bar (2006), and also Love Me Not (2006).

For his role in A Dirty Carnival, he successfully received some nominations as Best New Actor from Blue Dragon Film Awards and Baeksang Arts Awards.

Later, he then continued his acting career by coming back to movies. Some of them are The Epitaph (2007), Truck (2008), and Mother (2009), which also rewarded him various awards and nominations.

After that, Jin Goo then became busier and more popular after acting in Athena: Goddess of War (2010), The Showdown (2011), and also 26 Years (2012).

In 2013, he tried another career by becoming a model for Lee Jung Hyun’s MV with the title of V.

His rising popularity began in 2015, when he portrayed Seo Dae Young for the hit Korean Drama ever, Descendants of the Sun.

No wonder, he received a lot of awards for his role in that series during that year.

Jin Goo then acted again in more drama series, such as White Nights (2016), Untouchable (2017), and also Mr. Sunshine (2018), where he reunited with Lee Byung Hun.

Later, he continued his career by appearing in Legal High (2019) and finally A Superior Day in 2022.

Profile

Real Name: Jin Goo (진구)
Stage Name: Jin Goo (진구)
Nickname: Jin Goo
Birthday: July 20, 1980
Birthplace: Seoul, South Korea
Zodiac Sign: Cancer
Nationality: South Korean
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Profession: Actor
Education: Kyungdong High School, Sahmyook University
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Instagram: @actor_jingoo
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Height, Weight, & Physical Appearances

Height: 178 cm (5’10”)
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Blood Type: AB
Hair Color: Black
Eye Color: Black
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Family

Father: Jin Yeong Ho
Mother: Park Dong Geum
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Children: Jin Won, and 1 more

Wife, Girlfriend, & Dating History

Kim Ji Hye

Jin Goo married Kim Ji Hye in September 2014.

Her wife gave birth to their first child, a son named Jin Won, in June 2015. The couple welcomed another child, who is a girl, in November 2016.

Net Worth

Multiple sources estimated that Jin Goo has accumulated around $1 million to $5 million of net worth.

He appears to earn most of his income through working as an actor in the South Korean entertainment industry.

Plastic Surgery

There is no known information on whether he has undergone any cosmetic surgery to change his visual appearance.

Facts

Jin Goo married his wife on September 21, 2014.
He had his first son in June 2015.
Jin Goo completed his military service in the military police.
He is under Varo Entertainment.
When his name became viral because of DOTS, he still didn’t believe it.
He wants to be an actor until he gets old.
Jin Goo was very grateful because Kim Eun Sook chose him to portray his character in DOTS.
His ideal type is…

Movies

The Witch: Part 2. The Other One (2022), as Yong Du
My Lovely Angel (2021), as Jae Sik
Heung-Boo: The Revolutionist (2018), as Nol Bu
One-Line (2017), as Suk Goo
Northern Limit Line (2015), as Staff Sergeant Han Sang Kook
C’est si bon (2015), as Lee Jang Hee (20s)
Late Spring (2014), as Police Officer
The Target (2014), as Sung-Hoon (Yeo-Hoon’s younger brother)
Roaring Currents (2014), as Im Joon Young
26 Years (2012), as Kwak Jin Bae (gang)
Always (2011), as pottery store owner
Moby Dick (2011), as Yoon Hyuk
The Showdown (2011), as Do Young
Le Grand Chef 2: Kimchi Battle (2010), as Seong Chan
Mother (2009), as Jin Tae
ESP Couple (2008), as Su Min
Truck (2008), as Kim Young Ho
The Epitaph (2007), as Park Jeong Nam
Love Me Not (2006), as Tae Ho
Ice Bar (2006), as In Baek
A Dirty Carnival (2006), as Jong Soo
A Bittersweet Life (2005), as Min Gi
Romantic Warriors (2003), as warrior

Drama Series

The Auditors (tvN | 2024), as Hwang Dae Woong
Shadow Detective 2 (Disney+ | 2023), as Kook Jin Han
The King of Desert (Watcha | 2022), as CEO
Shadow Detective (Disney+ | 2022) – Kook Jin-Han
A Superior Day (OCN | 2022), as Lee Ho Cheol
Legal High (JTBC | 2019), as Ko Tae Rim
Mr. Sunshine (tvN | 2018), as Go Sang Wan
Untouchable (JTBC | 2017-2018), as Jang Joon Seo
Entourage (tvN | 2016), as himself
White Nights (MBC | 2016), as Park Gun Woo
Descendants of the Sun (KBS2 | 2016), as Seo Dae Young
Beating Again (JTBC | 2015), as Ma Dong Wook
Ad Genius Lee Tae-Baek (KBS2 | 2013), as Lee Tae Baek
Athena: Goddess of War (SBS | 2010-2011), as black agent
Swallow the Sun (SBS | 2009), as Jang Min Ho (young)
Spotlight (MBC | 2008), as Lee Seon Chul
Tokyo, Sun-Shower (SBS | 2008), as Park Sang Gil
Nonstop 5 (MBC | 2005), as Jin Goo
All In (SBS | 2003), as Kim In Ha (young)

Music Video Appearances

Sonata of Temptation (2007) – Ivy
Shout to the Heart (2009) – Monday Kiz ft. Rhymer
Scar (2009) – Monday Kiz
Stupid (2009) – Yoon Seo Jin
V (2013) – Lee Jung Hyun

Awards

2022 Korea Culture Entertainment Awards – Best Actor Award – The Witch: Part 2. The Other One
2016 KBS Drama Awards – Best Couple – Descendants of the Sun
2016 Asia Artist Awards – Best Celebrity Award, Actor – Descendants of the Sun
2016 APAN Star Awards – Best Supporting Actor – Descendants of the Sun
2016 Indonesian Television Awards – Special Award – Descendants of the Sun
2016 Asia Model Festival – Popular Star Award – Descendants of the Sun
2014 Golden Cinema Festival – Special Jury Prize – 26 Years
2009 Blue Dragon Film Awards – Best Supporting Actor – Mother
2009 University Film Festival of Korea – Best Supporting Actor – Mother
2009 Korean Culture & Entertainment Awards – Excellence Award, Movie Actor Category – Mother
2009 Grand Bell Awards – Best Supporting Actor – Mother
2009 Korea Junior Star Awards – Special Award – Truck
2008 Golden Cinematography Awards – Best New Actor – Epitaph

Nominations

2016 KBS Drama Awards – Excellence Award, Actor in a Miniseries – Descendants of the Sun
2016 APAN Star Awards – Best Couple Award – Descendants of the Sun
2015 Grand Bell Awards – Best Supporting Actor – C’est Si Bon
2013 Buil Film Awards – Best Actor – 26 Years
2010 Max Movie Awards – Best Supporting Actor – Mother
2008 SBS Drama Awards – Best Supporting Actor in a Special Planning Drama – Tokyo Sun Shower
2007 Baeksang Arts Awards – Best New Actor – A Dirty Carnival
2006 Blue Dragon Film Awards – Best New Actor – A Dirty Carnival
2006 Korean Film Awards – Best Supporting Actor – A Dirty Carnival

Quotes

“I want to become an actor who is a good person rather than an actor who can only act well.”

“I try to act like I don’t feel pressure. I learned a lesson when I rose to stardom with the movie All In. I gained so much love for half a week and it disappeared instantly. It was the moment that I received the biggest popularity and love in my life and at the same time, I felt great frustration when they were gone all of sudden. I told myself that if I achieve any big success again, I won’t enjoy it too much.”

“‘Descendants of the Sun’ is getting a hotter response than ‘All In’. After all those (hard) times, I’m now on mind control in order not to be swayed too much by feelings.”

“I love this job [as an actor] because I become a different person every day. I think this is the advantage of becoming an actor. You are always acting someone else.”

“It may be too obvious of an answer, but they [his family]’re the foundation and motivation for my acting. They gave me both carrots and sticks when I needed them, and I have been able to act until now because of them.”