Kim Rae-won

Kim Rae-won initially wanted to become a professional basketball player, but when an injured ankle tendon ended that childhood dream, he turned to acting and studied Theater and Film at Chung-Ang University. He made his acting debut in the 1997 teen drama Me, in the role of a newbie at the broadcasting club of his high school.{{cite web|url=https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=005&aid=0000055434|script-title=ko:[인터뷰-생애 첫 주연맡은 탤런트 김래원] "연습게임 끝... 물오른 연기 보세요"|date=15 May 2001|website=Kukmin Ilbo|language=ko|access-date=25 November 2018|archive-date=25 November 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181125115637/https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=005&aid=0000055434|url-status=live}} This was followed by another teen drama, School 2 (1999) and coming-of-age film Plum Blossom (2000).{{cite web|url=https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=112&aid=0002904553|title=[개봉D-1②]"청춘★→연기파" 20년차 김래원vs장혁 인생작 맞대결|date=22 March 2017|website=Herald Pop|language=ko|access-date=25 November 2018|archive-date=25 November 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181125162407/https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=112&aid=0002904553|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://news.naver.com/main/read.nhn?mode=LSD&mid=sec&sid1=103&oid=009&aid=0000055983|script-title=ko:[새영화] 청춘...성에 매혹된 시절|date=11 October 2000|website=MK News|language=ko|access-date=25 November 2018|archive-date=6 August 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240806144705/https://n.news.naver.com/mnews/article/009/0000055983?sid=103|url-status=live}}

In 2002, Kim rose to fame after starring in the romance comedy drama My Love Patzzi.{{cite web|url=https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=005&aid=0000119734|script-title=ko:[빛나는 조연] '내 사랑 팥쥐'서 시청자 사랑 한몸에 받은 김래원|date=24 September 2002|website=Kukmin Ilbo|language=ko|access-date=25 November 2018|archive-date=25 November 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181125162410/https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=005&aid=0000119734|url-status=live}} His popularity further increased in 2003, playing a law student slacker who cohabitates with a girl (Jeong Da-bin) in the popular romance series Cats on the Roof.{{cite web|url=http://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/news/article/article.aspx?aid=2002233|title=Prince Charming moves in, brings laundry|date=1 July 2003|website=Korea JoongAng Daily|access-date=25 November 2018|archive-date=17 December 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141217215729/http://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/news/article/Article.aspx?aid=2002233|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=http://www.hancinema.net/the-high-tide-of-the-korean-wave-30-hallyu-star-carries-torch-for-next-generation-13339.html|title=[THE HIGH TIDE OF THE KOREAN WAVE(30)] Hallyu star carries torch for next generation|website=HanCinema|publisher=The Korea Herald|date=8 April 2008|access-date=10 August 2014|archive-date=10 August 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140810213754/http://www.hancinema.net/the-high-tide-of-the-korean-wave-30-hallyu-star-carries-torch-for-next-generation-13339.html|url-status=live}} He then played a carefree photographer who enters the life of an introverted girl in melodrama ...ing and starred in the romantic comedy film My Little Bride,{{cite web|url=https://news.naver.com/main/read.nhn?mode=LSD&mid=sec&sid1=105&oid=029&aid=0000048995|title=[영화 프리뷰] 아이엔지|date=21 December 2003|website=DT|language=ko|access-date=25 November 2018|archive-date=12 October 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131012012441/https://news.naver.com/main/read.nhn?mode=LSD&mid=sec&sid1=105&oid=029&aid=0000048995|url-status=live}} in the role of a college graduate forced to marry a high school girl (Moon Geun-young).{{cite web|url=https://www.hancinema.net/marriage-is-child-s-play-in-bride--881.html|title=Marriage Is Child's Play in 'Bride'|date=1 April 2004|website=The Korea Times|access-date=25 November 2018|archive-date=6 January 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220106233903/https://www.hancinema.net/marriage-is-child-s-play-in-bride--881.html|url-status=live}} My Little Bride became a sleeper hit and was the second top-grossing Korean film of 2004.{{cite web|last=Lee|first=Ji-hye|title=Kim Rae-won's Movie Picks|url=http://www.asiae.co.kr/news/view.htm?idxno=2010051112543916513|website=Asiae|access-date=18 March 2014|date=11 May 2010|archive-date=18 March 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140318210330/http://www.asiae.co.kr/news/view.htm?idxno=2010051112543916513|url-status=live}}

Kim continued playing romantic heroes on television, in dramas such as Snowman (2003),{{cite web|url=https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=020&aid=0000174941|title=[스타인터뷰]김래원 "귀공자 분위기 위해 체중 15kg 줄였어요"|date=21 January 2003|website=The Dong-a Ilbo|language=ko|access-date=25 November 2018|archive-date=25 November 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181125115753/https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=020&aid=0000174941|url-status=live}} Love Story in Harvard (2004),{{cite web|url=http://woman.donga.com/3/all/12/132459/1|script-title=ko:부드러운 미소로 가슴 설레게 하는 '러브스토리 인 하버드' 주연 김래원|date=3 January 2005|website=The Dong-a Ilbo|language=ko|access-date=25 November 2018|archive-date=25 November 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181125115716/http://woman.donga.com/3/all/12/132459/1|url-status=live}} and Which Star Are You From (2006).{{cite web|url=https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=076&aid=0000029313|script-title=ko:김래원, '넌 어느별에서 왔니'서 무뚝뚝한 사랑연기|date=17 April 2006|website=Sports Chosun|language=ko|access-date=25 November 2018|archive-date=25 November 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181125115743/https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=076&aid=0000029313|url-status=live}}{{cite web|title=Actor Kim Rae-won Plans More Activities in Japan|url=http://english.kbs.co.kr/hallyu/entertainment_news_view.html?No=168|work=KBS Global|access-date=18 March 2014|date=13 January 2006|archive-date=18 March 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140318210621/http://english.kbs.co.kr/hallyu/entertainment_news_view.html?No=168|url-status=live}} But on the big screen, he focused on darker, more masculine fare. He played a lowlife-turned-cop in Mr. Socrates (2005),{{cite web|url=https://news.naver.com/main/read.nhn?mode=LSD&mid=sec&sid1=115&oid=001&aid=0001898753|script-title=ko:'왕자에서 패륜아로 변신'「미스터 소크라테스」의 김래원|date=31 October 2005|website=Yonhap News Agency|language=ko|access-date=25 November 2018|archive-date=6 August 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240806144749/https://n.news.naver.com/mnews/article/001/0001898753?sid=115|url-status=live}} a former gangster attempting to turn over a new leaf in Sunflower (2006),{{cite web|url=http://news.maxmovie.com/11782|script-title=ko:[인터뷰] <해바라기> 김래원 –내 영화 보고 울어보긴 처음이다|date=17 January 2006|website=Max Movie|language=ko|access-date=25 November 2018|archive-date=6 August 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240806144750/https://www.maxmovie.com/news/11782?/|url-status=live}} and an antihero art restorer in Insadong Scandal (2009).{{cite web|last=Yi|first=Chang-ho|title=KIM Rae-won stirs up Insa-dong|url=http://www.koreanfilm.or.kr/jsp/news/news.jsp?mode=VIEW&seq=1077|work=Korean Film Council|access-date=18 March 2014|date=19 September 2008|archive-date=22 March 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140322141802/http://www.koreanfilm.or.kr/jsp/news/news.jsp?mode=VIEW&seq=1077|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/nation/2009/04/398_43289.html|title=Insadong Can Go That Extra Mile|website=The Korea Times|date=16 April 2009|access-date=2 August 2017|archive-date=6 January 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220106233859/http://koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/nation/2009/04/398_43289.html|url-status=live}}

In 2008, Kim played an elementary school teacher who falls for a Korean-Japanese jewelry designer (Mirai Yamamoto) in the Japanese film {{Nihongo|Flower Shadow|花影|Hanakage}}.{{cite web|last=Kwon |first=Mee-yoo |title=Actor Kim Stars in Japanese Movie |url=https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/special/2008/02/139_19003.html |work=The Korea Times |access-date=18 March 2014 |date=15 February 2008 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140318194455/http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/special/2008/02/139_19003.html |archive-date=18 March 2014 }} Later that year, he starred as a genius aspiring chef in Gourmet, a hit series based on Huh Young-man's manhwa Sikgaek.{{cite web|last=Han |first=Sang-hee |title=Sikgaek Brings Korean Cuisine Back to TV Screen |url=https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/art/2008/06/201_25631.html |work=The Korea Times |access-date=18 March 2014 |date=10 June 2008 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131227091059/http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/art/2008/06/201_25631.html |archive-date=27 December 2013 }}{{cite web|last=Oh|first=Jean|title=Hallyu star carries torch for next generation|url=http://www.hancinema.net/the-high-tide-of-the-korean-wave-30-hallyu-star-carries-torch-for-next-generation-13339.html|website=The Korea Herald via Hancinema|access-date=9 August 2014|date=8 April 2008|archive-date=10 August 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140810213754/http://www.hancinema.net/the-high-tide-of-the-korean-wave-30-hallyu-star-carries-torch-for-next-generation-13339.html|url-status=live}}

Kim then explored the melodrama genre in A Thousand Days' Promise (2011), by renowned TV screenwriter Kim Soo-hyun.{{cite web|last=Oh|first=Jean|title=Kim Rae-won returns in melodramatic sob fest|url=http://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20111011000756|work=The Korea Herald|access-date=18 March 2014|date=11 October 2011|archive-date=9 December 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131209143043/http://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20111011000756|url-status=live}}{{cite web|last=Hong|first=Lucia|title=Kim Rae-won says melodramas are a new genre for him|url=http://www.asiae.co.kr/news/view.htm?idxno=2011101117061266571|access-date=18 November 2012|work=TenAsia|date=12 October 2011|archive-date=15 April 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140415174811/http://www.asiae.co.kr/news/view.htm?idxno=2011101117061266571|url-status=live}} Kim impressed the audience with his portrayal of a character torn between the longtime girlfriend whom his parents approve of, and the woman he truly loves (Soo Ae) who suffers from early-onset Alzheimer's disease.{{cite web|last=Kim|first=Ji-yeon|title=Interview: Kim Rae Won Opens Up About Being Criticized for His Acting|url=http://mwave.interest.me/enewsworld/en/article/1721/interview-kim-rae-won-opens-up-about-being-criticized-for-his-acting|work=enewsWorld|access-date=18 March 2014|date=23 November 2011|archive-date=18 March 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140318210629/http://mwave.interest.me/enewsworld/en/article/1721/interview-kim-rae-won-opens-up-about-being-criticized-for-his-acting|url-status=live}}

In the 2012 film My Little Hero (released internationally as A Wonderful Moment), Kim played a cynical music director who "discovers" a young boy in an audition contest.{{cite web|last=Lee |first=Hye-ji |title=Kim Rae-won's New Movie Cranks Up in New York |url=http://www.tenasia.com/kim-rae-wons-new-movie-cranks-up-in-new-york/ |work=TenAsia |access-date=18 March 2014 |date=25 September 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140415195648/http://www.tenasia.com/kim-rae-wons-new-movie-cranks-up-in-new-york/ |archive-date=15 April 2014 }}{{cite web|last=An|first=So-hyoun|title=Interview: Kim Rae Won Changed His Mind about Acting After My Little Hero|url=http://mwave.interest.me/enewsworld/en/article/26450/kim-rae-won-talks-about-his-future-in-acting|work=enewsWorld|access-date=18 March 2014|date=20 January 2013|archive-date=18 March 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140318210740/http://mwave.interest.me/enewsworld/en/article/26450/kim-rae-won-talks-about-his-future-in-acting|url-status=live}} He next starred in 2014 legal thriller Punch, where he wowed critics with his portrayal of a prosecutor who is diagnosed with a terminal illness and decides to use his remaining six months to bring down the corrupt officials within the legal system.{{cite web|title=Kim Rae-won Likes to Push Himself to the Limit|url=http://english.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2015/01/26/2015012600667.html|website=The Chosun Ilbo|access-date=26 January 2015|date=26 January 2015|archive-date=28 January 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150128223945/http://english.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2015/01/26/2015012600667.html|url-status=live}}{{cite web|last=Kim|first=Jin-seok|title=Weight loss for roles took a toll on actor|url=http://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/news/article/Article.aspx?aid=3001548|website=Korea JoongAng Daily|access-date=18 March 2015|date=5 March 2015|archive-date=11 March 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150311001136/http://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/news/article/Article.aspx?aid=3001548|url-status=live}}

This was followed by Gangnam Blues, a 2015 noir action film by director Yoo Ha about the seedy underbelly behind the rapid real estate development of Gangnam in the 1970s.{{cite web|last=Lee|first=Kyung-nam|title=Kim Rae Won to Make Screen Comeback through Gangnam Blues|url=http://mwave.interest.me/enewsworld/en/article/61290/kimraewon-to-act-in-gangnam-blues|work=enewsWorld|access-date=18 March 2014|date=18 March 2014|archive-date=3 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303214218/http://mwave.interest.me/enewsworld/en/article/61290/kimraewon-to-act-in-gangnam-blues|url-status=live}}{{cite web|last=Kim|first=Hee-eun|title=Kim Rae-won cast in Gangnam Blues|url=http://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/news/article/Article.aspx?aid=2986674|work=Korea JoongAng Daily|access-date=21 March 2014|date=21 March 2014|archive-date=28 May 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160528230948/http://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/news/article/Article.aspx?aid=2986674|url-status=live}} Kim shed 15 kilograms to make his role as a fist-fighting gangster more realistic.{{cite web|title=Kim Rae-won sheds 15kg for Gangnam 1970|url=http://www.kpopherald.com/view.php?ud=201412031456224299343_2|website=K-Pop Herald|access-date=16 December 2014|date=3 December 2014|archive-date=3 August 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170803005233/http://www.kpopherald.com/view.php?ud=201412031456224299343_2|url-status=live}} He then made his small-screen comeback in the SBS's medical drama Doctors opposite Park Shin-hye.{{cite web|last=Bahk|first=Eun-ji|title=Park Shin-hye, Kim Rae-won star in new drama "Doctors"|url=https://koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/culture/2016/04/135_201669.html|website=The Korea Times|access-date=7 April 2016|date=1 April 2016|archive-date=12 July 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180712124855/http://koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/culture/2016/04/135_201669.html|url-status=live}} The drama topped viewership ratings and popularity charts during its 10-week broadcast.{{cite web |url=http://english.yonhapnews.co.kr/search1/2603000000.html?cid=AEN20160823004900315 |work=Yonhap News Agency |title='Doctors' tops weekly TV popularity chart again |date=9 May 2013 |access-date=6 January 2017 |archive-date=26 September 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200926234745/https://en.yna.co.kr// |url-status=live }} Following Doctors, Kim experienced a rise in popularity and commercial offers.{{cite web|url=http://english.yonhapnews.co.kr/search1/2603000000.html?cid=AEN20161013002300315|title=Actor Kim Rae-won meets fans in Malaysia|website=Yonhap News Agency|date=13 April 2016|access-date=2 August 2017|archive-date=3 August 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170803013627/http://english.yonhapnews.co.kr/search1/2603000000.html?cid=AEN20161013002300315|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=http://english.yonhapnews.co.kr/search1/2603000000.html?cid=AEN20160826009000315|title=Actor Kim Rae-won talks about chemistry with actress Park Shin-hye in 'Doctors'|website=Yonhap News Agency|date=26 April 2016|access-date=2 August 2017|archive-date=3 August 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170803013602/http://english.yonhapnews.co.kr/search1/2603000000.html?cid=AEN20160826009000315|url-status=live}}

In 2017, Kim starred in the crime action film The Prison alongside Han Suk-kyu, playing a former detective behind bars.{{cite web|url=http://www.koreanfilm.or.kr/jsp/news/news.jsp?mode=VIEW&seq=3761|title=HAN Suk-kyu and KIM Rae-won Go to THE PRISON|website=Korean Film Biz Zone|date=5 February 2016|access-date=2 August 2017|archive-date=28 September 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110928122245/http://www.koreanfilm.or.kr/jsp/news/news.jsp?mode=VIEW&seq=3761|url-status=live}} The film became a surprise hit at the box office and received critical acclaim; and Kim was praised for his realistic execution of action scenes.{{cite web|url=http://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/news/article/article.aspx?aid=3031711|title=Kim Rae-won is working to find his 'true colors' : 'Prison' actor shaped his role and enjoyed fishing breaks with co-stars|website=Korea JoongAng Daily|date=3 April 2017|access-date=2 August 2017|archive-date=3 August 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170803050120/http://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/news/article/article.aspx?aid=3031711|url-status=live}} Kim next starred in mystery thriller film RV: Resurrected Victims by Kwak Kyung-taek.{{cite web|url=http://www.koreanfilm.or.kr/jsp/news/news.jsp?pageIndex=1&blbdComCd=601006&seq=3665&mode=VIEW&returnUrl=&searchKeyword=|title=KWAK Kyung-taek's Thriller RESURRECTION Has Begun Production|website=Korean Film Biz Zone|date=20 October 2015|access-date=2 August 2017|archive-date=29 October 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171029121658/http://www.koreanfilm.or.kr/jsp/news/news.jsp?pageIndex=1&blbdComCd=601006&seq=3665&mode=VIEW&returnUrl=&searchKeyword=|url-status=live}} The same year, Kim made his television comeback in fantasy romance drama Black Knight: The Man Who Guards Me.{{cite web|url=http://kpopherald.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=201710161412174173250_2|title=Shin Se-kyung, Kim Rae-won confirm roles in 'Black Knight'|date=16 October 2017|work=Kpop Herald|access-date=16 October 2017|archive-date=5 January 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220105012547/http://kpopherald.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=201710161412174173250_2|url-status=live}}

In September 2018, Kim was cast in the action film Long Live The King alongside Won Jin-ah, based on a webtoon of the same name. Kim will take the role of a mob boss who campaigns and becomes a politician.{{cite web|url=http://koreanfilm.or.kr/eng/news/news.jsp?pageIndex=1&blbdComCd=601006&seq=4977&mode=VIEW&returnUrl=&searchKeyword=|title=KIM Rae-won Anointed for LONG LIVE THE KING|date=1 October 2018|website=Korean Film Biz Zone|access-date=2 October 2018|archive-date=10 January 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230110021735/http://koreanfilm.or.kr/eng/news/news.jsp?pageIndex=1&blbdComCd=601006&seq=4977&mode=VIEW&returnUrl=&searchKeyword=|url-status=live}} In 2019, Kim was also cast in the romantic comedy film Crazy Romance alongside Snowman co-star Gong Hyo-jin.{{cite web|url=http://english.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2019/01/12/2019011200628.html|title=Kong Hyo-jin to Reunite with Kim Rae-won for on-Screen Romance|date=12 January 2019|website=The Chosun Ilbo|access-date=12 January 2019|archive-date=20 August 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220820031354/https://english.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2019/01/12/2019011200628.html|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=http://koreanfilm.or.kr/eng/news/news.jsp?pageIndex=1&blbdComCd=601006&seq=5077&mode=VIEW&returnUrl=&searchKeyword=|title=KIM Rae-won and KONG Hyo-jin Start Filming THE MOST ORDINARY ROMANCE|date=15 January 2019|website=Korean Film Biz Zone|access-date=17 January 2019|archive-date=18 October 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221018105753/http://koreanfilm.or.kr/eng/news/news.jsp?pageIndex=1&blbdComCd=601006&seq=5077&mode=VIEW&returnUrl=&searchKeyword=|url-status=live}}

In July 2021, HB Entertainment's contract ended and Kim decided not to renew it.{{Cite news|author=Oh Yoon-joo|url=https://entertain.naver.com/now/read?oid=117&aid=0003519160|title=김래원, HB엔터와 전속계약 종료 [공식입장 전문]|trans-title=Kim Rae-won, contract with HB Entertainment ends [Full text of official position]|work=My Daily|via=Naver|date=July 23, 2021|access-date=July 23, 2021|language=ko|archive-date=23 July 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210723024932/https://entertain.naver.com/now/read?oid=117&aid=0003519160|url-status=live}}

In 2022, Kim returns to the small screen with the SBS drama The First Responders, his first terrestrial television in six years since 2016.{{cite web|url=https://entertain.naver.com/now/read?oid=052&aid=0001693355|author=Kang Nae-ri|title=김래원X손호준X공승연, '소방서 옆 경찰서' 출연 확정...상반기 방송 예정|trans-title=Kim Rae-won X Son Ho-jun X Gong Seung-yeon confirmed to appear in 'The Police Station Next to the Fire Station'... Scheduled to air in the first half of the year|publisher=YTN|via=Naver|date=January 24, 2022|access-date=January 24, 2022|language=ko|archive-date=19 March 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220319055234/https://entertain.naver.com/now/read?oid=052&aid=0001693355|url-status=live}} The second season is set to premiere in 2023.,{{cite web|url=https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=477&aid=0000336417|author=Jang Jin-ri|title=[단독]김래원·공승연·손호준 '소방서 옆 경찰서', 시즌제 간다|trans-title=[Exclusive] Kim Rae-Won, Gong Seung-Yeon, Son Ho-Jun 'Police Station Next to Fire Station' goes to the season festival|publisher=SPOTV News|via=Naver|date=January 5, 2022|access-date=February 21, 2022|language=ko|archive-date=February 21, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220221165702/https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=477&aid=0000336417|url-status=live}} In April 2022, it was reported that Kim had formed the Whale Company, an entity Kim founded as a sole agency.{{cite web|url=https://entertain.naver.com/now/read?oid=109&aid=0004597176|author=Kim Bo-ra|title=[단독] 김래원, 신생 1인 기획사 설립...본격 홀로서기 행보|trans-title=[Exclusive] Rae-won Kim establishes a new one-man agency... Full-fledged solo walk|publisher=OSEN|via=Naver|date=April 21, 2022|access-date=April 21, 2022|language=ko|archive-date=21 April 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220421044817/https://entertain.naver.com/now/read?oid=109&aid=0004597176|url-status=live}}

On 28 September 2011, Kim was reportedly involved in a physical altercation with a waitress at a bar in Gangnam, Seoul where he and employees of his then-agency Bless Entertainment were drinking.{{cite web|url=http://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/news/article/article.aspx?aid=2949130|title=Kim Rae-won's representative denies rumors of drunken, disorderly conduct|website=Korea JoongAng Daily|date=29 February 2012|access-date=2 August 2017|archive-date=3 August 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170803045624/http://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/news/article/article.aspx?aid=2949130|url-status=live}} He issued a denial, claiming he had only interceded in a verbal argument between the woman and an agency rep, and later made a public apology regarding the incident.{{cite web|last=Choi|first=Eun-hwa|title=Kim Rae Won, 'I apologize for the unsavory incident.'|url=http://mwave.interest.me/enewsworld/en/article/872/kim-rae-won-i-apologize-for-the-unsavory-incident|work=enewsWorld|access-date=18 March 2014|date=11 October 2011|archive-date=18 March 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140318210409/http://mwave.interest.me/enewsworld/en/article/872/kim-rae-won-i-apologize-for-the-unsavory-incident|url-status=live}}

Kim has long been rumored to come from a very affluent family, which he denied in a 14 January 2013 guest appearance on talk show Healing Camp, though he confirmed that he did inherit an apartment unit during middle school as well as a large sum of money from his grandmother.{{cite web|last=Sunwoo|first=Carla|title=Kim Rae-won says he's not so rich despite rumors|url=http://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/news/article/article.aspx?aid=2965445|work=Korea JoongAng Daily|access-date=18 March 2014|date=15 January 2013|archive-date=18 March 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140318194514/http://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/news/article/article.aspx?aid=2965445|url-status=live}}

Kim is a practicing Roman Catholic.{{Cite web|url=https://www.cnn.com/2014/08/14/world/asia/south-korea-pope-k-pop/index.html|title=K-Pop stars ready for Pope Francis' visit with tributes|last=Lee|first=Hyo-won|website=CNN|date=August 14, 2014|access-date=June 9, 2021|archive-date=14 February 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200214203312/http://www.cnn.com/2014/08/14/world/asia/south-korea-pope-k-pop/index.html|url-status=live}}

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