Ji Chang-wook - Wikipedia

South Korean actor and singer In this Korean name, the family name is Ji.

Ji Chang-wook
Ji in August 2024
Born	(1987-07-05) 5 July 1987 (age 37)Anyang, Gyeonggi Province, South Korea
Education	Dankook University (Department of Performing Arts)[1]
Occupations	Actor singer
Years active	2006–present
Agent	Spring Company
Korean name
Hangul	지창욱
Hanja	池昌旭
Revised Romanization	Ji Changuk
McCune–Reischauer	Chi Ch'anguk
Website	springcompany.co.kr
Signature

Ji Chang-wook (Korean: 지창욱; born 5 July 1987) is a South Korean actor and singer.[2] He rose to fame for playing the lead role of Dong-hae in daily drama series Smile Again (2010–2011), and has had notable lead roles in television series such as Warrior Baek Dong-soo (2011), Empress Ki (2013–2014), Healer (2014–2015), The K2 (2016), Suspicious Partner (2017), Melting Me Softly (2019), Backstreet Rookie (2020), Lovestruck in the City (2020–2021), The Sound of Magic (2022), If You Wish Upon Me (2022), The Worst of Evil (2023) and Welcome to Samdal-ri (2023–2024).

Career

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2006–2009: Beginnings

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Ji began his career in musical theatre. He made his onscreen debut in the 2006 film Days... and had a minor role in the 2008 television drama You Stole My Heart. He officially debuted in 2008 through the film, Sleeping Beauty.[3]

In 2009, he appeared in My Too Perfect Sons, playing the timid, youngest brother who ends up raising his best friend's daughter at just 20 years old.[4] The weekend family drama received over 40% ratings.[5] He then took on a supporting role in the action-comedy Hero.[6]

2010–2012: Rising popularity

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In 2010, Ji was cast in his first lead role in the 159-episode daily drama, Smile Again, playing the role of a Korean-American short track speed skater.[7] Smile Again topped the ratings chart for 15 consecutive weeks, and he was awarded "Best Actor in a Daily Drama" at the KBS Drama Awards.[8][9]

He then played the titular character in 2011 historical-action series, Warrior Baek Dong-soo (2011). Adapted from Lee Jae-heon's manhwa, Honorable Baek Dong-soo, it is an origin story about Joseon-era swordsman, Baek Dong-soo, showing his early years until political intrigue creates a rivalry with his childhood best friend-turned-enemy.[10][11] The series topped in its timeslot for 13 weeks, and Ji received a "New Star Award" at the SBS Drama Awards.[12][13] Later that year, he played the lead role in cable drama, Bachelor's Vegetable Store which is based on the true story of Lee Young-seok, a young man who turned a tiny 350-square-feet vegetable store in 1998 into a nationwide franchise with 33 stores.[14]

On his first antagonist role in the melodrama, Five Fingers (2012), Ji played a pianist who envies his older brother's natural gift for music.[15][16]

Ji returned to musical theater in 2013 with The Days, playing a presidential bodyguard who went missing 20 years ago along with a mysterious female companion. The Days was a jukebox musical using the folk rock songs of Kim Kwang-seok.[17]

2013–2022: Breakthrough and overseas ventures

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Ji's breakthrough came through his role as Toghon Temür (also known as Ta Hwan), the 16th emperor of the Yuan Dynasty, in the historical drama Empress Ki.[18] The drama drew solid viewership ratings nationwide throughout its run with an average rating of 35.12%. Ji's portrayal left a strong impression on both the critics and the audience, earning him critical acclaim and recognition.[19][20]

Ji then starred as the titular character in action-thriller television series, Healer (2014–2015).[21][22] After the airing of the drama, Ji became popular in China and other parts of Asia.[23][24] He then took on roles in Mandarin-language dramas such as The Whirlwind Girl 2 and Mr. Right.[25][26]

In 2016, Ji starred as the male lead in tvN's action-thriller The K2, a bodyguard who is betrayed by his fellow countrymen and falls in love with a girl with PTSD and apparent sociophobia.[27] The drama received favorable reviews, topping cable channel viewership ratings throughout its 8-week broadcast.[28] In November 2016, he co-starred in the promotional web-drama series, 7 First Kisses for Lotte Duty Free.[29]

In 2017, Ji starred in the action film, Fabricated City, playing the role of a jobless game addict who is framed for murder.[30] The same year, he was cast in SBS's romantic comedy thriller series, Suspicious Partner, as a prosecutor, which premiered in May.[31]

Following his discharge from military in 2019, Ji was cast in the romantic comedy series Melting Me Softly, where he played the role of a television producer who finds himself waking up 20 years into the future following an unsuccessful human-freezing project.[32]

In 2020, Ji was cast in the romantic comedy series, Backstreet Rookie, based on a webtoon of the same name. He played the role of a former public-relations director of convenience stores franchises, who ends up managing his own convenience store.[33] He also starred in romantic comedy web series Lovestruck in the City which premiered on Kakao TV in December 2020.

In 2021, he starred in the Kim Chang-ju's thriller film Hard Hit, playing a mysterious caller who blackmails the protagonist and his family with a bomb planted inside the car they are driving.[34]

In 2022, Ji appeared in the Netflix series The Sound of Magic, based on a webtoon of the same name, in the role of mysterious magician Lee Eul.[35] That same year, he starred in the KBS2 drama If You Wish Upon Me in the role of an ex-convict who volunteers at a hospice.[36]

2023–present: Establishing an agency

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In March 2023, Ji ended his contract with Glorious Entertainment.[37] On 14 March 2023, Ji is in the stage on preparing to establish a one-man agency with his manager who has been working with him for more than ten years.[38] In April 2023, Ji signed with Spring Company.[39]

Personal life

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Ji began his mandatory military service on 14 August 2017.[40] He underwent his basic military training at the Army's 3rd Infantry Division at Cheorwon, Gangwon Province.[41] Upon completion, he was awarded a prize for high performance.[42]

Ji was assigned to the Army's 5th Artillery Brigade at Cheorwon, Gangwon Province, to complete the remainder of his military service.[43] He was appointed as a Platoon Leader and promoted to Corporal.[44][unreliable source?] He was further promoted to Sergeant. Ji was discharged on 27 April 2019.[45]

Philanthropy

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In February 2023, Ji donated ₩100 million to help 2023 Turkey–Syria earthquake, by donating money through Hope Bridge National Disaster Relief Association.[46]

Filmography

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Film

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Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
2006	Days...
2008	Sleeping Beauty	Jin-seo
2009	The Weird Missing Case of Mr. J	Sun Gun-man	[47]
2010	Death Bell 2: Bloody Camp	Soo-il	[48]
2011	Confession	Short film	[49]
2013	How to Use Guys with Secret Tips	Hong-jun's brother	Cameo
2015	The Long Way Home	Military police		[50]
2017	Fabricated City	Kwon Yoo	[51]
	Your Name	Taki Tachibana (voice)	Korean dub	[52]
	The Bros	Young Choon-bae	Cameo	[53]
2021	Hard Hit	Jinwoo	[54]
2024	Revolver	Andy	[55]

Television series

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Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
2008	You Stole My Heart	Lee Phillip
2009	My Too Perfect Sons	Song Mi-poong	[4]
2009–2010	Hero	Park Jun-hyeong	[6]
2010–2011	Smile Again	Carl Laker / Dong-hae	[7]
2011	Warrior Baek Dong-soo	Baek Dong-soo	[56]
2011–2012	Bachelor's Vegetable Store	Han Tae-yang	[57]
2012	Five Fingers	Yoo In-ha	[15]
2013–2014	Empress Ki	Toghon Temür / Ta Hwan	[18]
2014–2015	Healer	Seo Jung-hoo / Park Bong-soo / Healer	[58]
2016	The Whirlwind Girl 2	Chang An	Chinese drama	[25]
	The K2	Kim Je-ha / K2	[59]
2017	Suspicious Partner	Noh Ji-wook	[60]
2019	Melting Me Softly	Ma Dong-chan	[61]
2020	Backstreet Rookie	Choi Dae-hyun	[33]
2022	If You Wish Upon Me	Yoon Gyeo-rye	[62]
2023–2024	Welcome to Samdal-ri	Cho Yong-pil	[63]

Web series

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Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
2014	Kara: Secret Love	Angel No. 2013, Chun Sa Nam	Ep. 9–10	[64]
2016	7 First Kisses	Himself	Ep. 3–4	[29]
2020–2021	Lovestruck in the City	Park Jae-won	[65][66]
2022	The Sound of Magic	Lee Eul	[67]
2023	The Worst of Evil	Park Joon-mo	[68]
2024	Queen Woo	Go Nam-mu / Gogukcheon of Goguryeo	[69]
	Gangnam B-Side	Yoon Gil-ho	[70]

Web shows

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Year	Title	Role	Ref.
2022	Young Actors' Retreat	Cast member	[71]

Music video appearances

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Year	Song title	Artist	Ref.
2007	"Are You Ready"	Lena Park feat. Dynamic Duo
2009	"We Broke Up Today"	Younha	[72]
2010	"I Have to Let You Go"	Young Gun	[73]
2011	"Cry Cry"	T-ara
2012	"Lovey-Dovey"		[74]
	"I Need You"	K.Will	[75]
2013	"That's My Fault"	Speed	[76]
	"It's Over"		[77]
	"Runaway"	Kara

Stage

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Musical

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Year	Title		Role	Theater	Date	Ref.
	English	Korean
2007	Fire and Ice
2010	Thrill Me	쓰릴미	Richard Loeb	The STAGE	May 12 – November 14, 2010	[79][80]
		쓰릴미 - 부산		MBC Lotte Art Hall	December 24–26, 2010	[81]
2013	The Days	그날들	Mu-young	Daehakro Musical Center Main Theater	April 4–June 30	[17][82]
				Daejeon Arts Center Art Hall	July 5–7	[82]
				Daegu Gyeongnam Art Center	July 19–21
				Gyeonggi Arts Center Main Theater	August 2–4
	Jack the Ripper	살인마 잭	Daniel	D-Cube Link Art Centre	July 16 – September 29	[83][84]
	Brothers Were Brave	형제는 용감했다	Lee Joo-bong	Tokyo's Amuse Theater	July 30 to August 15	[85]
	The Days	그날들	Mu-young	Centum City Sohyang Theater Shinhan Card Hall	August 15–18	[82]
				Ansan Culture & Arts Center Haedoji Theater	August 23–25
2014–2015	The Days	그날들	Mu-Young	Daehangno Musical Center Grand Theater	Oct 21–Jan 18, 2015	[86]
2015				Seongnam Art Center Opera House	March 21–22	[87]
				Incheon Culture and Arts Center Grand Performance Hall	Feb 7–8
				Daegu Keimyung Art Center	April 4–5
				Jeju Art Center	May 30–31
2016	The Days	그날들	Mu-Young	Chungmu Art Center Grand Theater	Aug 25–Nov 3	[88]
				Daegu Keimyung Art Center	Nov 12–13	[89]
				Centum City Sohyang Theater Shinhan Card Hall Busan	Dec 2–4
				Gyeonggi Arts Center Grand Theater Suwon	Dec 10–11
				Guri Art Hall Cosmos Grand Theater	Dec 16–17
				GS Caltex Yeulmaru Grand Theater Yeosu	Dec 23–25
2017	The Days	그날들	Mu-Young	Seongnam Art Center Opera House	Jan 21–22	[90]
				Seoul Arts Center Opera Theater	Feb 7–March 5	[91]
2018	Sinheung Military Academy	신흥무관학교	Dong-gyu	Seongnam Arts Center Opera House	October 6–7, 2018	[92] [93]
				Andong Cultural Arts Center Ungbu Hall	October 12–14, 2018	[81]
				Mokpo Citizen Cultural Sports Center Grand Theater	October 26–28, 2018
				Jeonbuk University Samsung Cultural Center	November 9–11, 2018
				Ulsan Hyundai Arts Center Main Theater	November 16–18, 2018
				Daejeon Arts Center Art Hall	November 30 – December 2, 2018
				Busan Cultural Center Grand Theater	December 14–16, 2018
				Ansan Culture & Arts Center Haedoit Theater	December 21–23, 2018
				Gyeonggi Arts Center Grand Theater	December 29–30, 2018
2019	Sinheung Military Academy	신흥무관학교	Dong-gyu	Keimyung Arts Center, Daegu	January 4–6, 2019
2019	Sinheung Military Academy	신흥무관학교		Kwanglim Arts Center BBCH Hall	February 27 – April 21, 2019	[94]
				Gwangju Arts Center Grand Theater	May 4–5, 2019	[81]
				Suseong Art Pia Yongji Hall	May 10–12, 2019
				Kangwon National University Baekryeong Art Center (former Baekryeong Cultural Center)	May 31 – June 1, 2019
2023	Those Days	그날들	Mu-young	Seoul Arts Center	July 12 to September 3	[95][96]

Discography

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Extended plays

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Year	Title	Notes	Ref.
2016	Be With You	Mandarin	[97]

Singles

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Year	Title	Album	Ref.
2011	"Meet-Again Meet Again" (다시 만나면)	Warrior Baek Dong-soo OST	[98]
	"Oh-Sing-Sing-Men Oh Sing Sing Men" (오싱싱맨) (with Lee Kwang-soo, Kim Young-kwang, Shin Won-ho, Sung-je, and Ji-hyuk)	Bachelor's Vegetable Store OST Japanese release	[99]
	"Your Warmth" (너의온기)
2012	"Fill Up" (채운다)	Five Fingers OST	[100]
2014	"To the Butterfly" (나비에게)	Empress Ki OST	[101]
2015	"I Will Protect You" (지켜줄게)	Healer OST	[102]
2016	"Kissing You"	7 First Kisses OST	[103]
2017	"101 Reasons Why I Like You" (네가 좋은 백 한가지 이유)	Suspicious Partner OST	[104]
2019	"When Love Passes By" (사랑이 지나가면)	Melting Me Softly OST
2022	"Magic In You"(with Sondia, Ye.Z and Lee Yeseul)	The Sound of Magic OST	[105][106]
	"Do You Believe In Magic?" (당신 마술을 믿습니까?)
	"Don't Make Me Dream" (나를 꿈꾸게 하지 마세요)(with Choi Sung-eun)
	"Merry-Go-Round" (회전목마)(with Choi Sung-eun)
	"A Curse of Asphalt" (아스팔트의 저주)
	"Annarasumanara" (아저씨. 마술을 믿으세요?)(with Choi Sung-eun)

Awards and nominations

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Award ceremony	Year	Category	Nominee / Work	Result	Ref.
APAN Star Awards	2014	Excellence Award, Actor in a Serial Drama	Empress Ki	Nominated
	2015	Excellence Award, Actor in a Miniseries	Healer	Nominated
	2021		Backstreet Rookie	Nominated	[107]
		Popular Star Award, Actor		Nominated	[108]
	2022	Global Star Award	The Sound of Magic	Won	[109]
Asia Artist Awards	2019	Asia Celebrity (Actor)	Ji Chang-wook	Won	[110][unreliable source?]
		Best Actor		Won
Asian Film Awards	2023	AFA Next Generation Award	Ji Chang-wook	Honoured	[111]
Baeksang Arts Awards	2017	Best New Actor – Film	Fabricated City	Nominated
China TV Drama Awards	2015	Most Popular Actor (Overseas)	Healer	Won	[112]
KBS Drama Awards	2010	Best New Actor	Smile Again	Nominated
	2011	Excellence Award, Actor in a Daily Drama		Won	[9]
	2014	Excellence Award, Actor in a Mid-length Drama	Healer	Nominated
		Popularity Award, actor		Won	[113]
		Best Couple Award	Ji Chang-wook with Park Min-young Healer	Won	[114]
Korea's Best Dresser Swan Awards	2016	Best Dressed Actor	The K2	Won	[115]
Korea Drama Awards	2011	Best New Actor	Smile Again	Nominated
	2014	Top Excellence Award, actor	Empress Ki	Nominated
MBC Drama Awards	2013	Excellence Award, Actor in a Special Project Drama		Won	[116]
SBS Drama Awards	2011	New Star Award	Warrior Baek Dong-soo	Won	[12]
	2012	Excellence Award, Actor in a Weekend/Daily Drama	Five Fingers	Nominated
	2017	Top Excellence Award, Actor in a Wednesday-Thursday Drama	Suspicious Partner	Nominated	[117]
		Best Couple Award	Ji Chang-wook with Nam Ji-hyunSuspicious Partner	Nominated	[118]
	2020	Top Excellence Award, Actor in a Miniseries Fantasy/Romance Drama	Backstreet Rookie	Nominated	[119]
		Best Couple Award	Ji Chang-wook with Kim Yoo-jung Backstreet Rookie	Nominated	[120]
Seoul International Drama Awards	2014	Outstanding Korean Actor	Empress Ki	Nominated
The Musical Awards	2013	Best New Actor	The Days	Won	[121]

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v t e SBS Drama Awards for Best New Actor
1990s	Oh Dae-gyu (1993) Lee Jin-woo (1994) Lee Jung-jae and Jung Woo-sung (1995) Jung Heung-chae (1996) Kim Suk-hoon and Ryu Jin (1998) Jung Woong-in and Cha Tae-hyun (1999)
2000s	Jang Hyuk and So Ji-sub (2000) Go Soo, Ji Sung, Zo In-sung, Park Jung-chul and Ryoo Seung-bum (2001) Kim Jaewon, Kwon Sang-woo and Ryu Soo-young (2002) Gong Yoo, Kim Nam-jin, Lee Dong-wook and Jo Hyun-jae (2003) Kim Sung-soo and Lee Wan (2004) Lee Kyu-han, Lee Jae-hwang, Lee Tae-gon, Cho Yeon-woo and Chun Jung-myung (2005) Lee Jin-wook, Yoon Sang-hyun and Kang Ji-sub (2006) Ryu Tae-joon, Park Si-hoo, Song Jong-ho and Shin Dong-wook (2007) Ji Hyun-woo, Ha Seok-jin, Bae Soo-bin, Lee Sang-woo, Lee Jun-hyuk (2008) Kim Bum, Lee Yong-woo, Lee Hong-gi, Jung Yong-hwa, Jung Gyu-woon and Jin Tae-hyun (2009)
2010s	Kim Soo-hyun, No Min-woo, Joo Sang-wook and Choi Si-won (2010) Kim Jae-joong, Sung Hoon, Ji Chang-wook and Lee Jae-yoon (2011) Choi Min-ho, Lee Jong-hyun, Lee Hyun-woo and Jung Eun-woo (2012) Kang Min-hyuk, Seo In-guk, Lim Ju-hwan and Choi Jin-hyuk (2013) Ahn Jae-hyun, Seo Ha-joon, Kang Ha-neul, Kim Young-kwang and Park Seo-joon (2014) Yoon Kyun-sang, Byun Yo-han, Park Hyung-sik, Yook Sung-jae and Son Ho-jun (2015) Kwak Si-yang, Jung Hae-in, Go Kyung-pyo, Kim Min-jae, Kim Min-seok and Baekhyun (2016) Yang Se-jong (2017) Ahn Hyo-seop (2018) Eum Moon-suk (2019)
2020s	Jo Byeong-kyu (2020) Kim Young-dae, Choi Hyun-wook and Son Sang-yeon (2021) Kim Hyun-jin, Bae In-hyuk and Ryeoun (2022) Kim Do-hoon, Kang Yoo-seok, Lee Shin-young,Lee Hong-nae (2023)
From 2001 to 2016, it was the New Star Award.

v t e KBS Drama Awards for Popularity Award, Actor
1986–1999	Kil Yong-woo (1986) Kim Kyu-chul (1995) Ahn Jae-mo (1998)
2000–2019	Kim Sang-kyung, Song Seung-heon (2000) Lee Chang-hoon, Ryu Jin (2001) Choi Soo-jong, Bae Yong-joon (2002) Cha Seung-won, Kim Seung-woo (2003) Rain, So Ji-sub (2004) Namkoong Min, Song Il-kook (2005) Hyun Bin, Oh Man-seok (2006) Jeong Bo-seok (2007) Jang Keun-suk (2008) Yoon Sang-hyun (2009) Song Joong-ki (2010) Kim Soo-hyun, Park Si-hoo (2011) Joo Won (2012) Ji Sung (2013) Ji Chang-wook, Joo Won (2014) Nam Joo-hyuk, Park Bo-gum (2015)
2020–present	Jung Jin-young, Rowoon (2021) Do Kyung-soo, Kang Ha-neul (2022) Ahn Jae-hyun, Ji Seung-hyun, Lee Sang-hyeob, Rowoon (2023)
Related article	Korean Broadcasting System KBS Drama Awards

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