Bae Yong-joon

Bae Yong-joon
Waxwork of Bae Yong-joon
Born	(1972-08-29) August 29, 1972 (age 51) Mapo District, Seoul, South Korea
Occupation(s)	Actor, businessman
Years active	1994–2017
Spouse	Park Soo-jin ​ (m. 2015)​
Children	2
Awards	Hwagwan Order of Cultural Merit (2008)
Korean name
Hangul	배용준
Hanja	裵勇浚
Revised Romanization	Bae Yong-jun
McCune–Reischauer	Pae Yongjun
Website	https://web.archive.org/web/20040701104520/http://www.byj.co.kr/

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.