Lim Ju-hwan
{{Short description|South Korean actor (born 1982)}}
{{Family name hatnote|Lim|lang=Korean}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=April 2024}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Lim Ju-hwan
| image = 190502 MBC '이몽' 제작발표회 임주환 (3).jpg
| caption = Lim Ju-hwan in May 2019
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1982|5|18}}
| birth_place = Seoul, South Korea{{cite web|script-title=ko:임주환|url=https://cinefox.com/actor/view?isb=Y&movieman_seq=36520|website=Cinefox (씨네폭스)|language=ko|access-date=March 19, 2024|archive-date=March 19, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240319151852/https://cinefox.com/actor/view?isb=Y&movieman_seq=36520|url-status=live}}
| othername = Im Joo-hwan
| education = Daejin University
(Theatre and Film)
| occupation = Actor
| years_active = 2003 – present
| agent = FL Ent
| module = {{Infobox Korean name|child=yes|headercolor=transparent
| hangul = 임주환
| hanja = 林周煥
| rr = Im Juhwan
| mr = Im Chuhwan
}}
}}
Lim Ju-hwan ({{korean|임주환}}; born May 18, 1982) is a South Korean actor. He is best known for his leading roles in the television dramas Tamra, the Island (2009), Ugly Alert (2013), Uncontrollably Fond (2016) and The Bride of Habaek (2017).
Early life and education
When he was a senior in high school, Lim joined the theater group called Kwangto, an acronym of Kwangdae Tokkaebi referring to traditional performers and hobgoblins in Korean, where he was first introduced to theatrical performance. Lim then played the role of the pastor in The Good Doctor by Neil Simon and won the prize of best performance in the Fourth Youth Theater Festival in 2000. He also directed the play, Pay Tuition Back, at the school festival. He continues to maintain a good friendship with fellow actor Shin Dong-wook, whom he met at the time.{{Cite web |date=2009-09-16 |script-title=ko:임주환 "'예쁘다'는 말, 득 될 것 없다"인터뷰) |url=https://www.starnewskorea.com/stview.php?no=2009091113495377376 |access-date=2024-07-24 |website=스타뉴스 |language=ko}}
After graduating from high school, Lim began his professional career in modeling at The Men, a modeling and acting agency.{{Cite web |date=2009-08-25 |script-title=ko:임주환│My name is… |url=https://m.entertain.naver.com/article/312/0000001971 |access-date=2024-07-24 |website=m.entertain.naver.com}}
He also enrolled at Daejin University for his undergraduate and graduate studies in theatre and film.{{Cite web |date=2018-12-12 |script-title=ko:[대진대학교] 변화하는 현장에 발맞춰 교육환경의 최적화 |url=https://n.news.naver.com/article/140/0000038429 |access-date=2024-07-24 |website=Naver News |language=ko}}
Career
=2004–2008: Beginnings=
Lim made his first professional television debut on Magic, aired on SBS in 2004, and made his film debut in A Millionaire's First Love in 2006, followed by a series of supporting roles, notably in The Snow Queen (2006) and Boys Over Flowers (2009). He received favorable reviews for his performance as a blind painter in episode 10 of Auction House, a 2007 TV series revolving around the art world which aired on MBC.
=2009–2010: Rising popularity and breakthrough=
Lim's breakthrough came in his first leading role in the 2009 MBC series Tamra, the Island. Set in Jeju Island, Haenam in South Jeolla Province, it was a hybrid form of TV drama that combined romantic comedy and historical fiction. It portrayed the relationship between Koreans and foreigners in 17th century Joseon.[http://www.imbc.com/broad/tv/drama/tamra/concept/index.html "Tamra the Island - Concept"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120406082514/http://www.imbc.com/broad/tv/drama/tamra/concept/index.html |date=April 6, 2012 }}. iMBC.com (in Korean). Retrieved March 16, 2011. Though it received low ratings, Tamra, the Island gained a cult following. Lim later won New Actor of the Year at the 2009 Korean Culture and Entertainment Awards for his performance.
To capitalize on his growing fan base in Japan due to Tamra, the Island,{{cite web|title=Actor Lim Ju-hwan to open official Japanese website|url=http://www.asiae.co.kr/news/view.htm?idxno=2010022615262647109|work=10Asia|last=Hong|first=Lucia|date=February 26, 2010|access-date=November 3, 2012|archive-date=October 14, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141014082351/http://www.asiae.co.kr/news/view.htm?idxno=2010022615262647109|url-status=live}}{{cite web|title=Lim Ju-hwan holds first ever meet-and-greet in Japan|url=http://www.asiae.co.kr/news/view.htm?idxno=2010102514381903783|work=10Asia|last=Hong|first=Lucia|date=October 25, 2010|access-date=November 3, 2012|archive-date=October 14, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141014080301/http://www.asiae.co.kr/news/view.htm?idxno=2010102514381903783|url-status=live}} Lim starred in the 2-episode special drama Marriage War of Doenjang-kun and Natto-chan, about a Korean man and a Japanese woman who fall in love while working together on a Korea-Japan joint project.{{cite web|title=Mister Kimchi and Miss Teriyaki's Wedding War|url=http://content.mbc.co.kr/english/drama/10/1760562_56089.html|work=MBC Global Media|access-date=June 17, 2013|archive-date=August 20, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140820032204/http://content.mbc.co.kr/english/drama/10/1760562_56089.html|url-status=live}}
=2011–2012: Military enlistment=
What's Up, the long-delayed musical campus drama that Lim filmed in 2010, finally aired on cable channel MBN in 2011. It was written by renowned drama scribe Song Ji-na (Sandglass) and is the story of college students learning acting and performance arts in the university's musical theatre department. Lim played the leading role of Jang Je-hun, a cynical outsider who becomes completely immersed in the world of musicals.{{cite web|title=REVIEW: MBN TV series What's Up - 1st episode|url=http://www.asiae.co.kr/news/view.htm?idxno=2011120516220461779|work=10Asia|last=Kim|first=Jessica|date=December 5, 2011|access-date=November 3, 2012|archive-date=May 29, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140529114840/http://www.asiae.co.kr/news/view.htm?idxno=2011120516220461779|url-status=live}} He followed that with a supporting role as a warm-hearted homeless man with Tourette's syndrome in the film The Suicide Forecast in 2011.
In 2011, Lim enlisted for his mandatory military service.{{cite web|title=Actor Lim Ju-hwan to enter military this month|url=http://www.asiae.co.kr/news/view.htm?idxno=2011051215130561679|work=10Asia|last=Hong|first=Lucia|date=May 12, 2011|access-date=November 3, 2012|archive-date=December 30, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131230234331/http://www.asiae.co.kr/news/view.htm?idxno=2011051215130561679|url-status=live}}{{cite web|title=Lim Ju-hwan admitted to hospital during military training|url=http://www.asiae.co.kr/news/view.htm?idxno=2011062710425265663|work=10Asia|last=Ko|first=Kyoung-seok|date=June 27, 2011|access-date=November 3, 2012|archive-date=December 30, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131230233248/http://www.asiae.co.kr/news/view.htm?idxno=2011062710425265663|url-status=live}} During basic training, he fainted due to heart problems and was hospitalized for 3 months. He then completed his service despite being given the option for an early discharge.{{cite web|title=Im Joo-hwan in the military hospital for 'heart problems'|url=http://www.hancinema.net/im-joo-hwan-in-the-military-hospital-for-heart-problems--32741.html|work=HanCinema|date=August 31, 2011|access-date=December 30, 2013|archive-date=December 30, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131230234026/http://www.hancinema.net/im-joo-hwan-in-the-military-hospital-for-heart-problems--32741.html|url-status=live}} Prior to entering military service Lim left his agency Yedang Entertainment.[http://www.yedang.co.kr/limjuhwan/ "Lim Ju-hwan profile"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110210235538/http://www.yedang.co.kr/limjuhwan/ |date=February 10, 2011 }}. Yedang Entertainment. Retrieved June 22, 2013.
=2013–present: New agency and comeback=
After his military discharge he moved to Blossom Entertainment. In 2013, he made his acting comeback in the lead role as a devoted brother in 2013 SBS daily drama Ugly Alert,{{cite web|title=Production press conference of new daily series with young stars|url=http://www.bntnews.co.uk/app/news.php?nid=3156|work=BNT News|date=May 15, 2013|access-date=January 26, 2018|archive-date=October 17, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131017105459/http://www.bntnews.co.uk/app/news.php?nid=3156|url-status=dead}} followed by a villain role in the 2014 film The Con Artists{{cite web|title=Im Joo Hwan, Comes Back To Screen With New Movie The Technician|url=http://www.bntnews.co.uk/app/news.php?nid=9314|work=BNTNews|last=Park|first=Sunghee|date=January 28, 2014|access-date=February 23, 2014|archive-date=February 28, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140228001437/http://www.bntnews.co.uk/app/news.php?nid=9314|url-status=dead}} as well as supporting roles in historical drama Shine or Go Crazy and romantic comedy series Oh My Ghost in 2015,{{cite web|title=Lim Ju-hwan to star in "Shine or Go Crazy"|url=https://www.hancinema.net/lim-ju-hwan-to-star-in-shine-or-go-crazy-75636.html|work=HanCinema|publisher=Nate|date=November 20, 2014|access-date=January 26, 2018|archive-date=January 27, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180127084045/https://www.hancinema.net/lim-ju-hwan-to-star-in-shine-or-go-crazy-75636.html|url-status=live}}{{cite web|title=Park Bo Young, Jo Jeong Seok, Im Joo Hwan, Kim Seul Gi, and Park Jung Ah Confirm for 'Oh My Ghostess'|url=https://www.mwave.me/en/news/news/view/92569/Park-Bo-Young%2C-Jo-Jeong-Seok%2C-Im-Joo-Hwan%2C-Kim-Seul-Gi%2C-and-Park-Jung-Ah-Confirm-for-%E2%80%B2Oh-My-Ghostess%E2%80%B2|work=enewsWorld|date=May 14, 2015}} romance melodrama Uncontrollably Fond in 2016,{{cite news|title=Stars confirmed for Kim Woo-bin and Suzy's new rom-com|url=http://kpopherald.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=201511111458262402555_2&ACE_SEARCH=1|work=Kpop Herald|date=November 11, 2015|access-date=January 26, 2018|archive-date=January 27, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180127084105/http://kpopherald.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=201511111458262402555_2&ACE_SEARCH=1|url-status=live}} and fantasy romance series The Bride of Habaek in 2017.{{cite web|title=Lim Ju-hwan to star in 'Bride of the Water God'|url=http://kpopherald.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=201703161724582975210_2&ACE_SEARCH=1|work=Kpop Herald|date=March 16, 2017|access-date=January 26, 2018|archive-date=January 27, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180127084130/http://kpopherald.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=201703161724582975210_2&ACE_SEARCH=1|url-status=live}} He acted as a Japanese prosecutor Fukuda in 2019 MBC's period spy drama, Different Dreams.{{cite web|script-title=ko:[공식] 임주환, '이몽' 캐스팅 확정...유지태X이요원과 호흡|url=http://news.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2018/09/28/2018092800511.html|work=The Chosun Ilbo|language=ko|date=September 28, 2018|access-date=June 10, 2019|archive-date=September 28, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180928120058/http://news.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2018/09/28/2018092800511.html|url-status=live}}
In June 2024, Lim signed with new agency FL Ent.{{Cite web|script-title=ko:임주환, 차태현 곁 떠나 진기주 식구로..에프엘이엔티 전속계약 [공식]|trans-title=Lim Joo-hwan leaves Cha Tae-hyun and joins Jin Ki-joo's family.. Exclusive contract with FLENT [Official]|url=https://www.osen.co.kr/article/G1112359401|via=Naver|publisher={{ill|Osen (newspaper)|ko|OSEN|lt=OSEN}}|language=ko|last=Park|first=So-young|date=June 18, 2024|access-date=June 18, 2024}}
Filmography
=Film=
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable" |
| scope="col" | Year
! scope="col" | Title ! scope="col" | Role ! scope="col" class="unsortable" | {{Abbr|Ref.|Reference(s)}} |
|---|
| scope="row" rowspan="2" | 2006
| Seung-joon | style="text-align:center" | |
| Arang
| young Hyun-ki | style="text-align:center" | |
| scope="row" | 2007
| M | Umbrella man | style="text-align:center" | {{Cite web |date=2009-01-09 |script-title=ko:'쌍화점' 임주환, "영화 'M'의 엄브렐라맨이 바로 접니다" |url=https://m.entertain.naver.com/article/109/0002000757 |access-date=2024-07-24 |website=m.entertain.naver.com}} |
| scope="row" rowspan="2" | 2008
| Han-baek | style="text-align:center" | |
| Do Re Mi Fa So La Ti Do
| Yoon Jae-kwang | style="text-align:center" | |
| scope="row" | 2011
| Kim Young-tak | style="text-align:center" | |
| scope="row" | 2014
| Lee Jo-hwon | style="text-align:center" | |
| scope="row" | 2017
| Chan-young | style="text-align:center" | |
| scope="row" | 2021
| Park Young-hwan | style="text-align:center" | |
| scope="row" | 2022
| CEO | style="text-align:center" | |
=Television series=
= Television shows =
=Music video appearances=
Theater
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders"
! rowspan="2" |Year ! colspan="2" |Title ! rowspan="2" |Role ! rowspan="2" |Theater ! rowspan="2" |Date ! rowspan="2" |{{Abbr|Ref.|Reference(s)}} |
| English
!Korean |
|---|
| scope="row" | 2000
| 굿 닥터 | Pastor | rowspan="2" |Theater Group Kwangto | rowspan="2" |NA |
| scope="row" | 2002
| Our Town |우리 읍내 |— | style="text-align:center" | |
| scope="row" | 2021
|욕망이라는 이름의 전차 | Stanley Kowalski |Hongdae Arts Center Grand Theater |October 8 to November 21 | style="text-align:center" | {{cite web|script-title=ko:임주환, 연극 무대 오른다...'욕망이라는 이름의 전차' 출연(공식)|trans-title=Im Joo-hwan, going on stage in a play... Appeared in 'A Streetcar Named Desire' (official)|url=https://entertain.naver.com/now/read?oid=609&aid=0000485934|via=Naver|work=Newsen|language=ko|author=Lee Min-ji|date=September 3, 2021|access-date=September 3, 2021|archive-date=September 3, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210903065542/https://entertain.naver.com/now/read?oid=609&aid=0000485934|url-status=live}} |
| scope="row" | 2024
|The Best Play Festival 10: Kilology |연극열전10: 킬롤로지 |Paul |Daehak-ro TOM 2 |September 27 to Desember 1 |
Awards and nominations
| class="wikitable"
! scope="col" | Year ! Award ! scope="col" | Category ! Nominated work ! scope="col" | Result ! scope="col" class="unsortable" | {{Abbr|Ref.|Reference(s)}} |
| rowspan="2" | 2009
| 17th Korean Culture and Entertainment Awards | rowspan="2" | Best New Actor | rowspan="2" | Tamra, the Island | {{won}} |
| MBC Drama Awards
| {{nom}} | |
| rowspan="2" | 2013
| rowspan="2" | SBS Drama Awards | New Star Award | rowspan="2" | Ugly Alert | {{won}} |
| Best Couple Award {{small|with Kang So-ra}}
| {{nom}} | |
| rowspan="2" | 2019
| 14th Asia Model Awards | Korean Model Star | {{NA}} | {{won}} | |
| MBC Drama Awards
| Excellence Award, Actor in a Monday-Tuesday Miniseries | {{nom}} | |
| rowspan="2" | 2020
| rowspan="2" | 39th MBC Drama Awards | rowspan="2" | Excellence Award, Actor in a Wednesday-Thursday Miniseries | {{won}} |
| The Spies Who Loved Me
| {{won}} |
| rowspan="2" | 2022
| rowspan="2" | KBS Drama Awards | Excellence Award, Actor in a Serial Drama | rowspan="2" | Three Bold Siblings | {{won}} | {{Cite web|script-title=ko:윤시윤·임주환·박지영·이하나, 장편드라마 우수상 [KBS연기대상]|trans-title=Yoon Si-yoon, Lim Ju-hwan, Park Ji-young, and Lee Ha-na, Feature Award for Excellence in Drama [KBS Drama Awards]|url=https://www.news1.kr/articles/4911625|via=Naver|publisher=News1|language=ko|author=Ahn Tae-hyun|date=January 1, 2023|access-date=January 1, 2023|archive-date=January 1, 2023|archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20230101090128/https://www.news1.kr/articles/4911625|url-status=live}} |
| Popularity Award, Actor
| {{nom}} | |
References
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External links
- {{HanCinema person | name=Lim Ju-hwan}}
- {{kmdb person|00039460|Lim Ju-hwan}}
- {{IMDb name|3942063|Lim Ju-hwan}}
{{SBS Drama Awards for Best New Actor}}
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Category:Male actors from Seoul
Category:Daejin University alumni
Category:South Korean male film actors