Jung II Woo Profile

Korean Actor

JUNG IL WOO'S PROFILE

Name : Jung Il Woo (정일우)

Profession : Actor and model

Birth Place : Seoul, South Korea

Birthday : 1987-Sep-09

Star sign : Virgo

Height : 183cm

Weight : 63kg

Foot Length : 25 cm

Blood Type : O

Education : Han Yang University majoring in Arts

Siblings : 1 older sister

Religion : Catholic 

Hobbies : Movie critiquing, online shopping,  watching movies, listening to music, clothing collection, surf the web

Expertise : Swimming

Agency : STAR-K Entertainment → N.O.A Entertainment (April, 2010 ~)  [N.O.A Entertainment changes their company name to “FantagiO”] → FantagiO  (2011.7) → SOOP Entertainment (2012.5 ~) [Actually, SOOP Entertainment is a subsidiary company of Fantagio (formerly known as N.O.A Entertainment) ]

Close Seleb Friend : Kim Bum and Lee Min Ho

Favorite Artist : Jung Ji Hyun and 2NE1

Official Fan Club : Il Woo Story (Korea), Flying Up (Jepang)

Jung Il Woo (정일우) is South Korean Actor and model. He was born in Seoul, South Korea on September 9. 1987. Now, II Woo studied in Han Yang University majoring in Arts. While in high school Jung Il Woo is good friends with korean actor Lee Min Ho. They include people who are very popular at school. Jung Il Woo's family consists of his mother, father, and 5 years older sister. His father was a kendo academy director and his mother was a head of Textiles Reasearch Lab at a university in Korea. Jung Il Woo's mother is an expert in various fields of Korean aesthetics and art history and has received numerous awards. Now Jung Il Woo's mother has become a professor at the Korean National University of Cultural Heritage. Meanwhile Jung Il Woo's grandfather is a former medical director and is currently head of director the famous hospital in Korea.

In 1999, Jung II Woo debuted as young actor on Feature Film ‘Whispering Corridors 2′. In 2006, Jung II Woo comeback with his television drama MBC Unstoppable High Kick / High Kick! as Lee Yoon Ho. He played a troubled teen motorcycle fanatic. Through this drama, Jung II Woo became close friends with Korean Actor Kim Bum and consider him as a brother. II Woo get  nickname 'beautiful II Woo' of his friend Lee Min Ho and Kim Bum because his face look more feminine among the three. In August 2006, Il Woo sustained injuries in a serious car accident while riding with childhood friend and fellow actor Lee Min Ho, who was badly injured in the accident.

In 2011 Jung II Woo name widely known after playing the character of Scheduler in television drama 49 Days and playing the character of Cha Chi Soo in television drama Flower Boy Ramen Shop. In 2012, Jung Il Woo became a household name in television drama The Moon Embracing the Sun where he co-starred alongside Korean actor Kim Soo Hyun and Korean Actress Han Ga In.