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That last tidbit was Gold
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LOL, some of this filmography makes me laugh because by all accounts, his career should be full of lead roles by now, but better late than never.
I think one drama is missing though. Guest? The one where he plays a priest, no?

Also no one talk to me about Who Are You? If there was ever a show I wouldn't mind going completely off the rails it would be this one. Just to bring his character back to life and have him run off into the sunset with his lady. I would even strongly commend it.

But I've been a fan forever and feel so satisfied as a fan and for him that he's finding some solid ground in his crazy industry. Hope to see him more often now.

I read somewhere that Kim Jae-wook loves to clean and sometimes cleans for 4-5 hours at a time. I just needed to share that information.

Hotness quotient has gone up exponentially!

Either I’m seeing things or his amazing 2018 drama “The Guest” is missing from this list. Lots of spooky goodness and a very cute bromance between him and “Coffee Prince” costar Kim Dong Wook. Who knew Jae Wook in priest garb was something I needed to see. LOL.

I am so, so, so, so happy this man is finally getting the attention he deserved not only locally but internationally as well. Online interest for him has exploded and I’m pretty sure he’s everyone’s new favorite kdrama boyfriend at this point, a point I duly agree with. One thing is for sure though: this man is never going back to second lead status again, and thank God for that.

more silent than any Jang Ki-yong role

I choked 😂😂

But I completely agree with him on Who are you.. He just standing there, and I went crazy admiring his beauty

Kim Jae Wook Trinity :
1. THE GUEST
2. HER PRIVATE LIFE
3. VOICE

Now all I need is him played as a male lead in thriller/mystery/investigation drama a la signal, LOM, or FOS

I need to visit a doctor because Dal Ja’s Spring is one of my favs and I don’t remember Kim Jae-wook in it!!🤦🏻‍♀️🥺
Sorry babe, I must have been paying toooo much attention to Lee Min Ki’s eyebrows and Dal Ja’s ringtone and loving these made me forget you:( For your jawline’s sake I’ll watch it again one of these says🤙🏻

Thanks @missvictrix

I was one of those who braved the scary to watch Who Are You and I was more blown away by KJW than Taecyeon, I re-watched those very few scenes of flashback when he was more 'alive' and felt so sad for Female Lead because she had lost such a great BF.

Loved him in The Guest as well!

@missvictrix
Another Way [2017] a movie with Seo Ye-Jin about a cop and young woman caring for her paralyzed mother who decide to be suicide buddies
The Guest [2018] a drama "The Best one by the way" about ghosts and evil spirits with Kim Dae-Wook and Jang Eun-Chae
I thought those was

Couple of months back, i watched (most episodes of) Coffee Prince for the very first time, and Kim Jae-wook had my complete attention, and just couple of weeks later, Her Private Life, started airing, and i thought to myself, am i lucky or what?..ha ha:-) he is so good as the leading man...i hope he receives lots of options in the future to pick and play such roles; i will try to watch some of his past work...i did start Temperature of Love but that show is a slow progress for me.

I racked my brain trying to remember what did he look like in Dalja's spring, I didn't even remember which role he played in that drama (which now I know thanks to this article), I need to google it up. Heck, I didn't even remember Lee Min Ki much in that drama 😅 All I can remember are the female characters, I guess that's a sign that the female characters were better written than the male (?) 😁

Anyway, I'm really glad that his career is picking up, he's a talented actor and he deserves it. Hoping to see him soon in a new project (read: new drama) with another unique character 😁

Bad Guy... that's where he impressed me the first time... (and even overshadowed Kim Nam Gil).

Oh my Goddddd!!! Better late than never, beanies!
I’ve been crazy for him ever since Coffee Prince. Believe me or not, at first all i ever care about in that drama is KJW, not Gong Yoo, hahaha. But then after a couple of years i started to lose track of him either because his projects were too indie to available or too adult for my taste. I thought i was just going to look at his modeling photo forever, then bang! He came back! So suddenly that it’s bad for my heart!

He’s so brilliant in Voice and in the Guests that i discovered the fetishes i never knew i had. And Ryan Gold, do i have to say more? The first rom-com he led and he basically led everything, everyone in it! I’m a little queasy though that he may choose some hard-to-watch projects in the future because he’s got an artistic soul (Look at his rock band and the indie projects he joined). Anyway, it’s gonna be all better now that he’s in SOOP with Gong Yoo. Hope to be more all over him in the future!

I love long-haired Kim Jae-wook. That is all

Pretty much what we've been saying every time KJW comes onscreen during the Coffee Prince rabbit watch.

I have, hilariously, only seen Coffee Prince (which I didn't even know that was HIM till just a few months ago) and Her Private Lyfe.

A guy who loves to clean, former athlete (I heard he was a runner), super duper sexy voice, and has both suave look and looking so cute being awkward. I started noticing him on The Voice (he was super scary and crazy), then on Temperature of Love (which I dropped due to lack of interest to point of focus, and lastly on Her Private Life. I hope to see more of his work in the future.

But really, his voice is really really something.

A man who loves to clean!!
Now I just have to find a childhood fated connection with Jae-wook!!

I'm surprised to see I've watched the majority of his works. Even the T-ara anthology with Eunjung. Antique was my introduction to all the cast and what a promising one!

I highly recommend Butterfly Sleep for the chill vibes and the pleasure to hear him speak Japanese (am I the only one who loves it?). It has KJW and books!

If anyone knows where I can watch Another Way with subs, I am interested. Since its release I can't find it. In an interview Seo Ye Jin said she shot her first bed scene with him (rawr).

RE: “Although those dramas (especially the latter) should have been enough to guarantee his success, it hasn’t been till recently that he’s starting to get the recognition he deserves.” - Do you think he purposely flied under the radar (with second lead and smaller film role) to focus on music and work on what he likes why didn’t he get the mainstream recognition that he deserved? This man is GOLDEN!!

This just made my day @missvictrix

"...more silent than any Jang Ki-yong role"

😂😂😂

But YES YES about everything!
KJW is one of those actors who when I watch, I wanna screenshot everything, bc he just nails all the micro-expressions, and has such a wide range!
HPL made me discover that he can actually also be really funny!
Truly versatile (And. Hot. And. Sexy).

His performance as Ryan-Not Lion Gold has now left a KJW comet-sized hole in my heart. Hope his next project is great and soon!

One of the early previews of HPL described KJW as innately sexy. I totally agree. I love the way he NAILS those micro expressions and gives the warmest (and ...ahem....heated) gazes. His voice and just watching him move kills me. Those kiss scenes make me incoherent. Move over PMY..... I'm his fangirl now. LOL!

He is stupidly hot.

I don't know what it is about this guy, but I sat through Bad Guy, just to see his beautiful face. And wasn't 2010 still around the time of mysoju?
Those were the days when you had to open up each part to let them buffer. 😂

The way he emote with his eyes, my GOD, such a talented actor, let's grab all those main lead projects KJW, ok???

What was the behind the scenes drama with Marry Me, Mary? Does anyone know? I was rooting for Kim Jae Wook's character for most of that drama. Bad boy rock stars (Jang Geun Seok) are so overrated as love interests.

Thanks for your Kim Jae-wook profile, @missvictrix. Because of it, I just watched BUTTERFLY SLEEP, and boy, was it good. I normally am very leery of shows with Alzheimer's in the plot (my Mom had it for 12 years, and became aphasic before she died), but I can honestly say that this was a beautiful, evocative film. KJW turnS in a lovely performance. Lead actress Nakayama Miho played the female lead in the 1995 movie LOVE LETTER, which is one of my favorites. "Ogenki desu ka?"

I recently rewatched KINGDOM OF THE WINDS after taking the plunge and watching JUMONG at long last (daebak!), and got a kick out of KJW's performance as Song Il-kook's frenemy-turned-loyal lieutenant. I would love to see him in another Three Kingdoms-era sageuk.

KOTW was his next drama after COFFEE PRINCE, and aired the same year (2008) he made his film debut in ANTIQUE. His Gay of Demonic Charm was as extroverted as the Wafflemeister had been introverted. Please note that the movie is not all fun and games; there's a dark, disturbing subplot in which Kim Chang-wan (Coffee Prince's manager) plays a truly creepy figure. It also has a surreal Busby Berkeley number in the kitchen, in addition to KJW blathering in French with his old flame from Paris, à la Kim Ji-suk and Ye Ji-won in OH HAE-YOUNG AGAIN. An added bonus: cameo by the Kim Triplets (aka Infinity of Sound, for fans of HYANGDAN and MOON RIVER / RETURN OF ILJIMAE).

I. Love. Him.

I'm definitely not the first to mention here that The Guest is missing from his filmography.
And that screencap from Who Are You. The best soulful eyes. Those eyes that speakth a thousand words! Gold standard.

Reading the comment section, I'm glad people enjoy 'Butterfly Sleep' as well. I actually did the fan-translated subtitles for it and that took me forever as my Japanese isn't completely fluent yet, lol. But I was determined to finish translating it because it was a truly beautiful movie. I totally recommend it.

Other random fact (although this is more well-known) is that because he was raised in Japan until he was 7 years old, he learned how to speak Japanese before he learned how to speak Korean.

I’ve read somewhere that KJW has rejected lead roles before because it didn’t interest him. What is for sure - his next role will be interesting.

The Guest!
After Voice, this was THE drama.