Yoo Ah-in (Korean유아인; Hanja劉亞仁; born October 6, 1986) is a South Korean actor, creative director, and gallerist. He is best known for his leading roles in coming-of-age film Punch (2011), melodrama Secret Affair (2014), action blockbuster Veteran (2015), period drama The Throne (2015), historical television series Six Flying Dragons (2015-2016), psychological thriller mystery drama Burning (2018), zombie film #Alive (2020), indie crime drama film Voice of Silence (2020), and dark fantasy series Hellbound (2021).

Yoo Ah-in filmography
Yoo at the press conference for Do-ol Ah-in Going All Directions in 2019
Yoo in January 2019
Film20
Television series14
Web series2
Television show5
Music videos5
Others1

Film

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Yoo at the premiere of Transformers: Dark of the Moon in July 2011
 
Yoo at the Busan International Film Festival in October 2015
Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2006 Boys of Tomorrow Jeon Jong-dae [1]
2007 Skeletons in the Closet Shim Yong-tae [2]
2008 Antique Yang Ki-beom [3]
2009 Sky and Ocean Jin-goo [4]
2011 Punch Do Wan-deuk [5]
2013 Tough as Iron Gang Cheol [6]
2014 The Satellite Girl and Milk Cow Ko Kyung-chun / Milk Cow Voice [7]
Thread of Lies Choo Sang-bak [8]
2015 Veteran Jo Tae-oh [9]
The Throne Crown Prince Sado [10]
2016 Like for Likes Noh Jin-woo [11]
2018 Burning Lee Jong-su [12]
Default Yun Jeong-hak [13]
2019 Sender Unknown Himself Chinese short film [14]
2020 #Alive Joon-woo [15]
Voice of Silence Tae-in [16]
2022 Seoul Vibe Dong-wook Netflix film [17][18]
TBA The Match Lee Chang-ho Netflix film [19]
Hi.5 Ki-dong Post-production [20][21]

Television series

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Yoo at the stage greeting for The Throne at the Busan International Film Festival in October 2015
Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2003 Honest Living Man #2 Bit part (Episode 164)
2004–2005 Sharp Yoo Ah-in [22]
2004 April Kiss 16-year-old Kang Jae-sup Cameo (Episode 1)
2005 Drama City: "Shi-eun & Soo-ha" Lee Min-suk
2008 Strongest Chil Woo Heuksan / Kim Hyuk [23]
2009 He Who Can't Marry Park Hyun-kyu [24]
2010 Sungkyunkwan Scandal Moon Jae-shin [25]
2012 Fashion King Kang Young-gul [26]
2013 Jang Ok-jung, Living by Love King Sukjong [27]
2014 Secret Affair Lee Sun-jae [28]
Discovery of Love Woodworking class student Cameo (Episode 16) [29]
2015–2016 Six Flying Dragons Yi Bang-won [30]
2016 Descendants of the Sun Bank teller Uhm Hong-sik Cameo (Episode 13) [31]
2017 Chicago Typewriter Han Se-joo / Seo Hwi-young
2021 Hellbound Jeong Jin-soo Season 1 [32]
2024 Goodbye Earth Ha Yoon-sang [33]

Television shows

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Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2011 Yoo Ah-in's Launch My Life Himself, music curator Fashion/business reality show [34]
2014 Wan-deuk Who Wants to Fly Narrator Documentary [35]
2017 June Story Documentary commemorating 30th Anniversary of June Struggle [36]
2018 Eyewitnesses of Syria Documentary [37]
2019 Do-ol Ah-in Going All Directions Host, co-writer, co-producer Special show commemorating 100th Anniversary of March 1st Movement [38]

Music video appearances

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Year Song title Artist Ref.
2004 "Footprints" T.O [39]
2012 "Only One" BoA [40]
2016 "ㅎㅎㅎ (Heung-boo)" DJ Peggy Gou [41]
2019 "Starry Night" [42][43]
2021 "자유 (Jayu)" Se So Neon [44]

Video games

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Year Title Role Company Notes Ref.
2016 Knights of Night Bein, Rune Netmarble Also motion capture [45][46]

References

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  1. ^ "Child actors who became 'irreplaceable'". The Korea Times. January 18, 2016.
  2. ^ "'좋지 아니한가(家)'는". Munhwa Ilbo (in Korean). February 27, 2007.
  3. ^ "Pretty boys serve up a musical dramedy". Korea JoongAng Daily. April 3, 2009.
  4. ^ "<현장 포토 24시> 하늘과 바다_음악으로 만난 세 남녀, 세상을 향해 희망의 노래를 부르다". Movist (in Korean). April 25, 2009. Retrieved December 31, 2018.
  5. ^ Ki, Sun-min (October 21, 2011). "Punch pushes actor into next phase of his career". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved November 18, 2012.
  6. ^ "Yu A-in Gets Tough in New Flick". The Chosun Ilbo. October 2, 2013. Retrieved January 5, 2014.
  7. ^ Conran, Pierce (January 30, 2014). "JUNG Yu-Mi and YOO Ah-in Voice New Animation". Korean Film Council.
  8. ^ "'Elegant Lies' looks at family's ugly truths". Korea JoongAng Daily. February 21, 2014.
  9. ^ Lee, Eun-seon (July 30, 2015). "Yoo Ah-in takes turn as a villain". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved August 6, 2015.
  10. ^ Conran, Pierce (May 13, 2014). "YOO Ah-in and MOON Geun-young Confirmed for SADO". Korean Film Council. Retrieved May 19, 2014.
  11. ^ "'Like for Likes' shows love on social media". The Korea Times. January 13, 2016.
  12. ^ "Yoo Ah-in joins cast of Lee Chang-dong film". Korea JoongAng Daily. September 6, 2017.
  13. ^ "YOO Ah-in and Vincent Cassel Join SOVEREIGN DEFAULT". Korean Film Biz Zone. December 7, 2017.
  14. ^ "收件人:刘亚仁". NOWNESS (in Chinese). July 10, 2019.
  15. ^ "유아인X박신혜, '#ALONE' 캐스팅 확정...본격 촬영 준비 돌입(공식)". The Korea Herald (in Korean). July 11, 2019. Retrieved July 11, 2019.
  16. ^ "유아인X유재명, '소리도 없이' 출연 확정...7월 크랭크인". Sports Seoul (in Korean). June 3, 2019.
  17. ^ "'서울대작전', 코로나19 확진자 발생 "촬영 즉각 취소..전원 검사 마쳐"(공식)" (in Korean). The Korea Herald. August 20, 2021.
  18. ^ Brzeski, Patrick (January 19, 2022). "Netflix to Release 25 Korean Originals in 2022". The Hollywood Reporter.
  19. ^ "이병헌, '승부' 첫 촬영 인증..유아인과 라이벌 케미 어떨까" (in Korean). Osen. December 17, 2020.
  20. ^ "[단독] 유아인, 강형철 감독 신작 '하이파이브' 초능력자 변신" (in Korean). Starnews. February 3, 2021.
  21. ^ "'하이파이브', 이재인-유아인-안재홍-라미란-김희원 시너지 예고..전격 크랭크업". The Korea Herald (in Korean). November 11, 2021.
  22. ^ "고딩얼짱 유아인을 모르면 '간첩'". Sports Seoul (in Korean). March 25, 2004.
  23. ^ "'최강칠우' 완소자객 흑산이 한국판 조로?". Herald Corporation (in Korean). July 21, 2008.
  24. ^ "유아인 "'결못남' 현규의 찌질함, 제 성격 中 한조각이죠"(인터뷰)". 10Asia (in Korean). September 13, 2009.
  25. ^ "Talented Young Hunks Draw Young Female Fans to TV Dramas". The Chosun Ilbo. February 1, 2012.
  26. ^ "세계적 디자이너로 성공한 젊은이들의 도전과 사랑". Maeil Shinmun (in Korean). March 19, 2012.
  27. ^ Kang, Jung-yeon (June 27, 2013). "Yu A-in Bids Farewell to Fans of Jang Ok Jeong". 10Asia. Archived from the original on March 28, 2014. Retrieved June 28, 2013.
  28. ^ Lee, Jeong-bong (March 17, 2014). "The cougar and the pianist". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved March 18, 2014.
  29. ^ "'연애의 발견' 특급 카메오 유아인, 정유미에게 한다는 말이...'대박'". Ilgan Sports (in Korean). October 8, 2014.
  30. ^ "Yoo Ah-in, Shin Se-kyung reunite as lovers in Six Flying Dragons". The Korea Times. October 1, 2015. Retrieved October 6, 2015.
  31. ^ "Yoo Ah-in gets 'Descendants of the Sun' role". The Korea Times. April 1, 2016.
  32. ^ Tahir, Alhamzah (July 29, 2020). "#Showbiz: Yoo Ah-hin, Park Jeong-min to star in Netflix's original series 'Hellbound'". New Straits Times. Retrieved October 20, 2020.
  33. ^ Lee, Jae-lim (January 13, 2022). "Netflix Korea announces star-studded cast for upcoming series". Korea JongAng Daily.
  34. ^ "<론치 마이 라이프>, 아인 씨는 죄가 없습니다". TenAsia (in Korean). April 11, 2011.
  35. ^ "KBS 광주 보도특집 '다문화 청소년 보고서'". Yonhap News Agency (in Korean). December 24, 2004.
  36. ^ "[리뷰] 87세대...촛불세대 그리고 유아인 '6월 이야기'". Single List (in Korean). June 11, 2017.
  37. ^ "유아인, SBS 특집다큐 '시리아의 목격자들' 내레이션". JoongAng Ilbo (in Korean). May 24, 2018.
  38. ^ "도올 김용옥·유아인 조화, 어떨까...'도올아인 오방간다'". Newsis (in Korean). January 3, 2019.
  39. ^ "유아인, 뮤직비디오에서도 그림 그린다". YP News (in Korean). October 18, 2004.
  40. ^ Lee, Hye-ji (July 19, 2012). "BoA partners with Yoo Ah-in in Only One music video". 10Asia. Retrieved November 18, 2012.
  41. ^ "Yoo Ah-in reinterprets Korean folklore through visual art". Kpop Herald. March 16, 2016.
  42. ^ Holbrook, Cameron (July 25, 2019). "WATCH PEGGY GOU'S STELLAR MUSIC VIDEO FOR 'STARRY NIGHT'". Mixmag. Retrieved July 27, 2019.
  43. ^ "Watch Peggy Gou's Dreamy New Music Video Shot In South Korea". Electronic Beats. July 25, 2019. Retrieved July 27, 2019.
  44. ^ "유아인이 왜 거기서 나와...오늘(5일) 발매 새소년 '자유' MV 특별출연". Xportsnews. February 5, 2021.
  45. ^ "육룡 유아인 넷마블 게임 모델 "신선했다"". Asiae (in Korean). March 8, 2016.
  46. ^ "넷마블게임즈, 유아인 앞세워 역할수행게임 '콘' 바람몰이". Business Sport (in Korean). March 30, 2016.