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Nam Joo-hyuk

Nam Joo-hyuk in March 2017

February 22, 1994 (age 26)
Born
Busan, South Korea
 Model
Occupation  actor

Years active 2013–present
 Management SOOP
Agent  YGKPlus

Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)

Korean name
Hangul 남주혁
Hanja 南柱赫
Revised Romanization Nam Ju-hyeok
McCune–Reischauer Nam Chuhyŏk

Nam Joo-hyuk (Korean: 남주혁; Hanja: 南柱赫; born February 22, 1994) is a South Korean
model and actor.[1] He has starred in Who Are You: School 2015 (2015), Weightlifting Fairy Kim
Bok-joo (2016), The Bride of Habaek (2017), and The Light in Your Eyes (2019).

Contents
 1 Early life
 2 Career
o 2.1 2013–14: YGKPlus and music video appearances
o 2.2 2015–present: Rising popularity and big screen debut
 3 Other Activities
o 3.1 Endorsements
o 3.2 Philanthropy
 4 Filmography
 o 4.1 Film
o 4.2 Television series
o 4.3 Variety show
o 4.4 Music video appearances
 5 Awards and nominations
 6 References
 7 External links

Early life
Nam Joo-hyuk was born on February 22, 1994 in Busan, South Korea. During his studies in
Gyeongnam Middle School, Nam dreamed of becoming a professional basketball player, hence
he played on the basketball team for three years, however after sustaining an injury and later
undergoing an operation, his basketball days soon came to an end.[2]

After moving to Seoul, he won the contest Top Model which was sponsored by K-Plus. Soon
after Nam signed an exclusive contract under the modelling agency.[2]

Career
2013–14: YGKPlus and music video appearances

Nam debuted in 2013 as a model for the SONGZIO Homme 2014 S/S collection.[3]

In 2014, he appeared in the music videos 200% and Give Love of fellow YG Entertainment artist
Akdong Musician.[2] Soon after, he made his acting debut as a supporting role in the tvN drama,
The Idle Mermaid.[4]

2015–present: Rising popularity and big screen debut

In 2015, Nam garnered attention with his appearance in KBS teen drama Who Are You: School
2015.[5][6]

In 2016, he played supporting roles in college romance series Cheese in the Trap[7] and historical
drama Moon Lovers: Scarlet Heart Ryeo.[8] The same year, Nam became a cast member in the
variety show Three Meals a Day.[9] He then starred in his first lead role in the youth sports drama
Weightlifting Fairy Kim Bok-joo.[10][11]

In 2017, he starred in tvN's fantasy romance series The Bride of Habaek.[12][13]

In 2018, Nam starred in the historical film The Great Battle, which marks his big screen debut.[14]
Nam received acclaim for his performance,[15] winning Best New Actor accolades at the prestige
Blue Dragon Awards.[16]

In 2019, Nam starred in the fantasy romance drama Dazzling,[17] receiving positive reviews for
his performance.[18] The same year, he was cast in the romance film Josee, a remake of the 2003
Japanese film Josee, the Tiger and the Fish.[19] Nam is set to star in Netflix's upcoming
supernatural crime drama The School Nurse Files[20] In October, Nam was cast in the film
Remember.[21]

Nam is currently starring in the tvN series Start-Up.[22] He has been also cast to play in Noh Hee-
kyung's upcoming series Here.[23]
Other Activities
Endorsements

In November 2017, Penshoppe signed Nam as the new model of the clothing brand and he
became one of its brand ambassadors.[24]

On April 17, 2019, it was officially announced that Nam was chosen as the brand ambassador of
Dior Men in Asia.[25]

Philanthropy

On April 6, 2019 it was reported Nam donated about 30 Million Won to the Hope Bridge
Association of the National Disaster Relief for the victims of the Gangwon Province wildfire in
South Korea.[26]

Filmography
Film

Year Title Role Ref.

2018 The Great Battle Sa-mool [14]
Josee Tsuneo [19]
2020 [21]
Remember

Television series

Year Title Role Network Ref.

[4]
2014 The Idle Mermaid Park Dae-bak tvN
[5]
Who Are You: School 2015 Han Yi-an KBS2
2015 [27]
Glamorous Temptation Jin Hyung-woo (young) MBC
[7]
Cheese in the Trap Kwon Eun-taek tvN
[28]
2016 Moon Lovers: Scarlet Heart Ryeo Baek-ah SBS
[10]
Weightlifting Fairy Kim Bok-joo Jung Joon-hyung MBC
[13]
2017 The Bride of Habaek Habaek tvN
[17]
2019 Dazzling Lee Joon-ha JTBC
The School Nurse Files Hong In-pyo Netflix [20]
2020 [22]
Start-Up Nam Do-san tvN
[23]
2021 Here TBA

Variety show

Year Title Network Role Ref.

2014 Nam TV YouTube
[29]
2014–15 Off to School JTBC
[30]
Celebrity Bromance MBC
Cast member [9]
2016 Three Meals a Day: Gochang Village
[31]
My Ear's Candy tvN
2019 Coffee Friends
Music video appearances

Year Song Title Artist Ref.

"200%" [2]
2014 Akdong Musician
"Give Love"
2015 "Chocolate" Kangnam feat. San E [32]
2018 "When It Snows" 1415 (Musical Duo) [33]

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Nominated work Results Ref.
Fashion Model of the Year
2014 3rd CFDK Awards Awards, Male Model N/A Won
Category
8th Korea Drama Awards Nominated [34]
4th APAN Star Awards Best New Actor Won [35]
Nominated [36]
2015 29th KBS Drama Awards Popularity Award, Actor Won [37]
Who Are You: Nominated
Best Couple Award (With School 2015
KoreanUpdates Awards Kim So-hyun) Nominated
2015
Breakout Actor Won
[38]
11th Soompi Awards Best Bromance (with Yook Nominated
Sung-jae)
8th InStyle Star Icon Style icon N/A Won
2016 Excellence Award, Actor
Nominated [39]
in a Miniseries
36th MBC Drama Awards Best New Actor Won
Weightlifting Fairy
Best Couple Award (with Kim Bok-joo Nominated
Lee Sung-kyung)
10th Korea Drama
Male Rookie Award Nominated
2017 Awards
5th Drama Fever Awards Rising Star Award Cheese in the Trap Won
Best Kiss Award (with Shin Nominated
Se-kyung) The Bride of
13th Soompi Awards
Best Couple Award (with Habaek Nominated
Shin Se-kyung)
6th Marie Claire Asia Star The Great Battle [40]
Rising Star Award Won
2018 Awards
[41]
2nd The Seoul Awards Best New Actor Won
38th Korean Association [42]
Won
of Film Critics Awards
39th Blue Dragon Film [16]
Won
Awards
2019 10th KOFRA Film [43]
Won
Awards
55th Baeksang Arts
Nominated [44]
Awards
24th Chunsa Film Art
Nominated [45]
Awards
28th Buil Film Awards Nominated
 Men's Popular Star Award Nominated

References
1.

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  "'잉여공주' 남주혁, 김슬기에 박력 넘치는 기습 키스". TenAsia (in Korean). October
2, 2014.
  Kim, Min-ji (March 31, 2015). "Nam Joo Hyuk Confirmed as Male Lead of School
2015". enewsWorld. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016.
  "Nam Joo-hyuk to meet fans in China". The Korea Times. October 9, 2015.
  "Nam Joo-hyuk to appear in 'Cheese in the Trap'". Kpop Herald. 3 August 2015.
  "'Moon Lovers - Scarlet Heart: Ryeo' reveals posters". Kpop Herald. July 4, 2016.
  "Nam Joo-hyuk new cohost of 'Three Meals a Day'". Kpop Herald. June 8, 2016.
  "Newcomer actors mature through 'Kim Bok-joo'". The Korea Times. January 16, 2017.
  "[인터뷰①] Nam Joo Hyuk Talks Weight, Ratings, and Acting Skills For "Weightlifting
Fairy Kim Bok Joo"". Naver (in Korean). Sports Chosun. January 12, 2017.
  "Nam Joo-hyuk, Shin Se-kyung join 'Bride of the Water God' script reading". Kpop
Herald. May 24, 2017.
  "'Bride of the Water God' drops new teaser featuring Nam Joo-hyuk". Kpop Herald. June
6, 2017.
  "War Blockbuster Starring ZO In-sung, ANSI FORTRESS Finished Filming". Korean
Film Biz Zone. February 13, 2018.
  "[Herald Review] 'The Great Battle' has its flaws, but is an action-packed spectacle".
The Korea Herald. September 13, 2018.
  "'1987' wins best picture at Blue Dragon Awards". Yonhap News Agency. November 23,
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  "[공식] 김혜자 X 한지민 X 남주혁 X 손호준 '눈이부시게' 확정..내년 상반기 방송".
Sports Chosun (in Korean). November 7, 2018.
  "Nam Joo-hyuk dazzles viewers: Model-turned-actor was able connect with family in his
latest role". Korea JoongAng Daily. March 29, 2019.
  "NAM Joo-hyuk to Star in KIM Jong-kwan's JOSEE". Korean Film Biz Zone. April 12,
2019.
  "[SBS Star] Nam Joo Hyuk Confirms to Lead a New Fantasy Drama Series". SBS News.
March 8, 2019.
  "LEE Sung-min and NAM Joo-hyuk Set to REMEMBER". Korean Film Biz Zone.
October 14, 2019.
  "Bae Suzy and Nam Joo Hyuk confirm to star in tvN's new drama". JTBC Plus.
November 11, 2019.
  "Lee Byung Hun, Han Ji Min, Shin Min Ah, Nam Joo Hyuk to be in 1 drama". Osen (in
Korean). October 18, 2019.
  "NAM JOO HYUK IS THE NEWEST FACE OF PENSHOPPE". Lifestyle Inquirer (in
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  "남주혁, 韓 최초 디올맨 프렌즈 선정…글로벌 아이콘 부상[화보]". Star News (in
Korean). April 17, 2019. Retrieved April 17, 2019.
  "[N 이슈] 아이유·김희철→송중기·남주혁…강원 산불 기부 릴레이(종합)". News1
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  "남주혁 측 "'달의연인' 최종 조율 중"". TV Report (in Korean). November 23, 2015.
  Lee, Sung-eun (September 15, 2014). "Off to School is on a roll". Korea JoongAng Daily.
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  "[V Report] Nam Joo-hyuk, Jisoo's Busan date". Kpop Herald. July 13, 2016.
  "'내귀에캔디' PD "지수·남주혁 등 4 인, 풋풋한 20 대 청춘"". Osen (in Korean).
September 8, 2017.
  "강남 CHOCOLATE 뮤비, 주인공은 모델 남주혁 AOA 민아…"다정한 연인처럼~"".
JoongAng Ilbo (in Korean). September 8, 2015.
  "1415, 두 번째 EP 앨범 '흰 눈이 오면' 뮤직비디오 1 차 티저 공개". 서울경제 (in
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Chosun Ilbo (in Korean). September 9, 2015.
  "[V Report Plus] Kim Soo-hyun wins grand prize at APAN Star Awards". Kpop Herald.
November 29, 2015.
  "박보검·남주혁, KBS 연기대상 男인기상 수상". Star News. December 31, 2015.
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