Kim Soo Hyun Hangul 김수현 born February 16 1988 is one of the highestpaid actors in South Korea His accolades include four Baeksang Arts Awards two Grand Bell Awards and one Blue Dragon Film Award From 2012 to 2016 and in 2021 he has appeared in Forbes Korea Power Celebrity 40 list He was selected as Gallup Koreas Television Actor of the Year in 2014 and was featured by Forbes in their 30 Under 30 Asia list of 2016 Kim took acting classes during his school years on his mothers recommendation to overcome his introvert personality Following a few theatrical works he made his television debut in 2007 with the family sitcom Kimchi Cheese Smile He went on to established himself with starring roles in the television dramas Dream High 2011 Moon Embracing the Sun 2012 as well as in the topgrossing films The Thieves 2012 and Secretly Greatly 2013 His performance as King Lee Hwon in Moon Embracing the Sun won him the Baeksang Arts Award for Best Actor in the category of Television He became a top Hallyu star as he gained further success with the fantasy romcom My Love from the Star 2013 and the varietydrama The Producers 2015 which earned him three Daesangs Grand Prize After his movie Real 2017 he enlisted to complete his mandatory military service On January 2020 Kim joined newly established entertainment agency Gold Medalist as one of the two senior actors under the organization alongisde Seo Yeaji He marked his successful return to acting with the romance drama Its Okay to Not Be Okay 2020 and is set to star in the thriller drama One Ordinary Day 2021
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