Bae Yong-joon | |
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Born | Mapo District, Seoul, South Korea | August 29, 1972
Occupation(s) | Actor, businessman |
Years active | 1994–2017 |
Spouse | |
Children | 2 |
Awards | Hwagwan Order of Cultural Merit (2008) |
Korean name | |
Hangul | 배용준 |
Hanja | 裵勇浚 |
Revised Romanization | Bae Yongjun |
McCune–Reischauer | Pae Yongjun |
Website | https://web.archive.org/web/20040701104520/http://www.byj.co.kr/ |
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Bae Yong-joon (Korean: 배용준; Hanja: 裵勇浚; born August 29, 1972) is a South Korean businessman and former actor. He has starred in numerous television dramas, including, notably, Winter Sonata which became a major part of the Korean Wave. Bae retired from acting after 2007, but remains active as the chairman of management agency KeyEast.