Kim Woo Bin/Kim Hyun-joong

Kim Woo Bin is a popular South Korean actor and model. Born on July 16, 1989, he always aspired to become a model and debuted as a runway model in 2009 at the age of 20. He has since appeared in many fashion shows, including Seoul Fashion Week. Although his real name is Kim Hyun Joong, he took the stage name of Kim Woo Bin to make his acting debut in the 2011 television dramas “White Christmas” and “Vampire Idol.” He has made a name for himself playing the role of a rebellious student in the 2012 dramas as “A Gentleman’s Dignity,” “To the Beautiful You” and “School 2013.” Kim Woo Bin saw his popularity skyrocket after playing yet another rebellious student in “Heirs” alongside Lee Min Ho and Park Shin Hye in 2013, helping him to branch out into films and attain global fame, and then graduated to an adult leading role in and“Uncontrollably Fond” (2016). He also was named the first East Asian model for Calvin Klein.

In 2013, Kim was named honorary ambassador for his alma mater, Jeonju University. The same year, he was appointed the public relations ambassador of the 2013 Suwon Information Science Festival; and ambassador of the "Good Downloader Campaign" organized by the Korean Film Council and Film Federation Against Piracy.

In 2015, Kim was chosen as the promotional ambassador of CJ CGV’s arthouse exhibition chain CGV ARTHOUSE.

In April 2017, Kim was appointed as an honorary ambassador for the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea. Kim is the second actor to take on this role and was set to take part in various activities to promote the event. In October, however, he was pulled from the role due to his ongoing cancer treatments.
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Kim is best friends with fellow model-actor and School 2013 co-star Lee Jong-suk, whom he has known since their modeling days.

Since May 2015, Kim has been in a relationship with model-actress Shin Min-a.

On May 24, 2017, Kim was diagnosed with nasopharyngeal cancer. Kim's agency, Sidus HQ, said Kim had begun drug and radiation treatment and would halt all activities. On December 29, Kim announced, in a letter, that he had completed his treatment plan for the cancer. However, he was still exempted from military service.