Kim Joo-hyuk (3 October 1972 – 30 October 2017) was a South Korean actor.[1] He was known for his leading roles in the films My Wife Got Married (2008), The Servant (2010), and Yourself and Yours (2016), his supporting roles in Confidential Assignment (2017) and Believer (2018), as well as the television series Lovers in Prague (2005), God of War (2012), Hur Jun, The Original Story (2013) and Argon (2017). He was also an original regular cast member on the third season of the KBS2's reality-variety show 2 Days & 1 Night.[3]

Kim Joo-hyuk
Kim in December 2016
Born(1972-10-03)3 October 1972
Died30 October 2017(2017-10-30) (aged 45)
Seoul, South Korea[2]
Alma materDongguk University
OccupationActor
Years active1998–2017
AgentNamoo Actors
FatherKim Mu-saeng
Korean name
Hangul
김주혁
Hanja
Revised RomanizationGim Ju-hyeok
McCune–ReischauerKim Chuhyŏk

Personal life

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Family

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Kim was the son of actor Kim Mu-saeng. He and his father both played real-life court physician Heo Jun.[4][5][6]

Relationships

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Kim began dating actress Kim Ji-soo in 2003; they portrayed a married couple in the 2002 TV series Like a Flowing River. Their six-year relationship ended in 2009.[7][8][9]

Kim also dated God of War co-star Kim Gyu-ri from 2012 to 2013.[10][11][12]

In December 2016, Kim was confirmed to be in a relationship with Yourself and Yours (2016) co-star Lee Yoo-young.[13]

Death

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On 30 October 2017, Kim was involved in a fatal car crash that occurred around 4:30 p.m. KST in Samseong-dong, Seoul.[2] His car overturned and he was taken to Konkuk University Hospital where he was pronounced dead two hours after arrival.[14][15][16] According to the police and Konkuk University Medical Center, "It seems the accident occurred after he showed symptoms of a myocardial infarction". However, it was later stated by the police that the autopsy showed no signs of him having a heart attack and that the cause of death was a skull fracture.[17] Moreover, no traces of alcohol or other toxins were detected in the body and the police investigation revealed no evidence of vehicle defects that could have caused the crash.[18][19]

Filmography

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Film

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Year Title Role Notes
2001 Say Yes Jung-hyun
2002 YMCA Baseball Team Oh Dae-hyeon
2003 Singles Park Su-hyeon
2004 Mr. Handy, Mr. Hong Hong Du-sik
2005 When Romance Meets Destiny Yu Gwang-shik
Blue Swallow Han Ji-hyeok
2006 Love Me Not Julian
2008 My Wife Got Married Noh Deok-hoon
2010 The Servant Bang-ja
2011 In Love and War Kim Jung-woong
Pitch High Yoon Do-hoon
Couples Yoo-seok
2015 Intimate Enemies Chairman Cameo
The Beauty Inside Woo-jin
2016 Like for Likes Sung-chan
The Truth Beneath Kim Jong-chan
Yourself and Yours Yeong-soo
2017 Confidential Assignment Cha Ki-seong
The Tooth and the Nail Nam Do-jin
2018 Heung-boo: The Revolutionist Jo Hyuk
Believer Ha-rim

Television series

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Year Title Role
1998 Letters Written on a Cloudy Day
1999 KAIST Jung Myung-hwan
2000 Tango in Seoul
Can Anyone Love? Young-jae
2002 Rival Min Tae-hoon
Like a Flowing River Kim Seok-joo
2005 Lovers in Prague Choi Sang-hyun
2008 Terroir Kang Tae-min
2012 God of War Kim Jun
2013 Hur Jun, The Original Story Heo Jun
2015 Reply 1988 adult Choi Taek
2017 Argon Kim Baek-jin

Variety show

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Year Title Notes
2011 Saturday Night Live Korea Host (season 1, episode 1)[20]
2013–2015, 2017[21] 2 Days & 1 Night - Season 3 Cast member[22][23]

Music video

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Year Song Title Artist
2002 "I Can't Tell" Cha Eun-ju
2003 "Only..." The Jun

Discography

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Year Song Title Notes
2004 "With the mind to forget" (잊어야 한다는 마음으로) track from Hong Banjang OST
2011 "Our Love Shines" (빛나라 우리 사랑아)
(sung with Gong Hyung-jin, Oh Jung-se,
Lee Si-young, Lee Yoon-ji)
track from Couples OST

Awards and nominations

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Year Award Category Nominated work Result
2002 SBS Drama Awards Excellence Award, Actor in a Weekend/Daily Drama Like a Flowing River Nominated
2003 39th Baeksang Arts Awards Best New Actor (TV) Nominated
2005 22nd Korea Best Dresser Swan Awards Best Dressed, Film Actor category Won
SBS Drama Awards Top Excellence Award, Actor Lovers in Prague Won
Excellence Award, Actor in a Special Planning Drama Nominated
Top 10 Stars Won
2006 42nd Baeksang Arts Awards Best Actor (TV) Won
2008 29th Blue Dragon Film Awards Best Actor My Wife Got Married Nominated
Best Couple Award with Son Ye-jin Won
SBS Drama Awards Excellence Award, Actor in a Special Planning Drama Terroir Nominated
2009 45th Baeksang Arts Awards Best Actor (Film) My Wife Got Married Nominated
2012 MBC Drama Awards Top Excellence Award, Actor in a Serial Drama God of War Nominated
2013 MBC Drama Awards Hur Jun, the Original Story Nominated
2014 KBS Entertainment Awards Best Newcomer in a Variety Show 2 Days & 1 Night Won
2015 KBS Entertainment Awards Best Entertainer Award — Entertainment Category Won
2017 4th Wildflower Film Awards Best Actor Yourself and Yours Nominated
1st The Seoul Awards Best Supporting Actor (Film) Confidential Assignment Won
2018 27th Buil Film Awards[24] Best Supporting Actor Believer Nominated
39th Blue Dragon Film Awards[25] Won
55th Grand Bell Awards[26] Won
Special Award Won
24th Korean Popular Culture & Arts Awards Prime Minister's Commendation[27] Won
2019 55th Baeksang Arts Awards[28] Best Supporting Actor Believer Won

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