Bae Yong-joon

Bae Yong-joon
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Born (1972-08-29) August 29, 1972
Seoul, South Korea
Occupations
  • Businessman
  • actor
Years active1994–2017
Spouse
(m. 2015)
Children2
Awards Hwagwan Order of Cultural Merit (2008)
Korean name
Hangul
배용준
Hanja
裵勇浚
RRBae Yongjun
MRPae Yongjun
Websitehttps://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 (2002), 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.