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Bae Yong-joon

1972 - Today

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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. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 27 different languages on Wikipedia (down from 28 in 2024). Bae Yong-joon is the 4,126th most popular actor (down from 3,277th in 2024), the 244th most popular biography from South Korea (down from 184th in 2019) and the 55th most popular South Korean Actor.

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Among ACTORS

Among actors, Bae Yong-joon ranks 4,126 out of 13,578. Before him are Vladimir Mashkov, Alex Kingston, August Schellenberg, Anna Torv, Raoul Trujillo, and Yu Rongguang. After him are Ružica Sokić, Edward Woodward, Maria Canals-Barrera, Jeff Corey, José Sacristán, and Mary Ellen Trainor.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1972, Bae Yong-joon ranks 147. Before him are Marlon Wayans, Roberto Abbondanzieri, Paul Gray, Irom Chanu Sharmila, Satoshi Oishi, and Grégory Coupet. After him are Kate del Castillo, Alfonso Pérez, Sami Al-Jaber, Jason O'Mara, Hani Hanjour, and Jenny Berggren.

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In South Korea

Among people born in South Korea, Bae Yong-joon ranks 244 out of 1,128. Before him are Chang Taek-sang (1893), Chung Won-shik (1928), Jung Hae-in (1988), Hwang Woo-suk (1953), Yun Chi-young (1898), and Park Sung-soo (1970). After him are Han Suk-kyu (1964), Kim Min-hee (1982), Kim Sae-ron (2000), Han Hyo-joo (1987), Kim Jung-nam (1943), and Yunjin Kim (1973).

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Among ACTORS In South Korea

Among actors born in South Korea, Bae Yong-joon ranks 55. Before him are Bae Suzy (1994), Lee Min-jung (1982), Ku Hye-sun (1984), Park Shin-hye (1990), Park Chanyeol (1992), and Jung Hae-in (1988). After him are Han Suk-kyu (1964), Kim Min-hee (1982), Kim Sae-ron (2000), Han Hyo-joo (1987), Yunjin Kim (1973), and Ji Jin-hee (1971).

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