Name: Yeo Jin Goo (Yuh Jin Gu) /
Nickname: The nation's younger brother
Profession: actor, model
Agency: Janus Entertainment
Place of Birth: Seoul, South Korea
Height: 177 cm
Blood type: O
Family: mother, younger brother
Education: Chunan University (student of the Faculty of Theatre)
Religion: Buddhism
Hobbies: singing, dancing
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Jin Gu gained popularity thanks to the film “Ice Flower”, which was released in 2008.
The dramas "Warrior Baek Ton Su" and "The Sun in the Embrace of the Moon" were well received by the audience, and everyone who saw the play of the teenage actor noted that he had a great future.
In 2010-2011, Jin Gu starred a lot and each of his roles is a small pearl in the piggy bank of acting. These years come projects: historical romantic drama "Princess Ja Myung Guo" (2009), historical drama series "Noble Family" (2010), romantic dramatic action movie "Giant" (2010).
In 2013, he played his first major role on the big screen in the thriller Khwai: Little Monster, for which he received the Blue Dragon Film Awards for Best New Actor.
Sports comedy drama "Mr. Perfect" and action drama "Flower War 2" are released in 2014.
2015 was a very successful and fruitful year for the actor. At the beginning of the year, he starred in the film “Shoot me in the heart”, on which he worked in tandem with actor Lee Min Ki. Then he starred in the romantic vampire drama Orange Marmalade along with actors Kim Sol Hyun and Lee Jon Hyun, in which he played the main role. And at the end of 2015, the film “The Western Front” was released, in which the actor again performed one of the main roles.
In 2016, he joined the cast of the drama Jackpot.
Next year comes the fantastic drama "Circle", the historical series "Warriors of Dawn". In the same year, he played a major role in the fantastic romantic series "Reunion of Worlds" and the historical drama "1987" based on real events. The film collects box office in theaters in Korea almost 53 million dollars.
In 2018, Jin Gu starred in the romantic fantasy drama The Perfect Guy and the historical Kwang He: The Man Who Became King.
Interesting facts:
- Receives love calls from fellow nuns, including Park Bo Yong.
He enjoys dancing and singing.
- Kim Yoo-jong gave an interview on the show “Strong Heart” and admitted that while playing in the MBC drama “The Sun in the Embrace of the Moon” so entered the role that she fell in love with Yo Jin Gu.
What movie actor do you think you look like the most?
- I think I'm most like Kim Soo Hyun in "The Sun in the Embrace of the Moon." Not so much in appearance, but more in voice and personality.
- loves Big Bang Hens more than women's groups, a huge fan of GD - Sonbenima since childhood
- when he went to a boys' school, and one day he noticed that he was jealous of his classmates who had girlfriends.
In the future, he wants to be a world actor.
He was very popular among classmates of actress Kim So Hyun. When she mentions his name, they immediately become jealous.
I like the bands 2NE1, SNSD and Miss A.
As a child, Jin Gu was often teased as a "girl."
Dramas:
2020 - Startup
2019 - Hotel Del Luna
2019 - The Perfect Guy
2019 - Crowned Jester
2017 - Reunification of the Worlds
2017 - Circle
2016 - Jackpot
2015 - Orange marmalade
2013 - Potato star 2013QR3
2012 - I Miss You
2012 - The Sun in the arms of the Moon
2011 - A tree with deep roots
2011 - Warrior Baek Ton Soo
2010 - GIGANT
2010 - Noble Family
2009 - Absorbed by the Sun
2009 Princess Ja Myung Guo
2009 Don't be afraid of love
2008 - War of Flowers
2008 - Gurman
2008 - Il Ji Mae
2006 - Queen of the Game
2006 - Want to Love Again
Movies:
2017 - 1987: When That Day Comes
2017 - Dawn Warriors
2015 - Western Front
2015 - A shot to the heart
2014 War of Colors 2: The Hand of God
2014 - Perfect
2013 Khwai: The Little Monster
2008 - Ice Flower
2008 - Confectionery "Antic"
2008 - Santa Maria
2008 - Dragon Dance (Singapore)
2006 - No sympathy for the rude
2005 - Sad Movie
Music video:
2014 Baek Ji Young - Still in Love
2012 K.Will - I Need You
Awards:
2017 - tvN Movies Awards: Most Promising Actor (Hwai: Little Monster)
2016 - SAF SBS Drama Awards: Excellence Award, Actor in a Serial Drama
2015 - KBS Drama Awards: Newcomer Award - Actor (Orange Marmalade)
2014 - 6th Pierson Movie Festival: Trend Choice Award
2014 - 14th Director's Cut Awards: Best New Actor (Hwai: Little Monster)
2014 - 5th KOFRA Film Awards: Best New Actor (Hwai: Little Monster)
2013 - 34th Blue Dragon Film Awards: Best New Actor (Hwai: Little Monster)
2013 - 33rd Korean Association of Film Critics Awards: Best New Actor (Hwai: Little Monster)
2013 - 21st Korean Culture and Entertainment Awards: Best New Actor (Hwai: Little Monster)
2013 - 28th Korea Best Dresser Swan Awards Rising star
2013 - 6th Style Icon Awards: Child Actor to Man
2013 - 5th Pierson Movie Festival: Best Child Actor
2012 - 5th Herald Donga TV Lifestyle Awards: Style Icon Rookie
2012 MBC Drama Awards: Best Young Actor (Sun in the arms of the moon, I miss you)
2012 - 4th Pierson Movie Festival: Best Child Actor
2012 - 6th Mnet 20's Choice Awards: 20's Upcoming 20's
2008 - SBS Drama Awards: Best Young Actor (Il Ji Mae, Gourman, War of Flowers)
