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Portrait of Kim Young-jae

Acting

Kim Young-jae

Career

Active from 2002 to 2026, busiest in 2023 with 3 main titles.

Leading roles
13
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score67/100
Highest rated
Poster for Secret Sunshine
Secret Sunshine
GoodWatch score83/100

Characters

10

The characters Kim Young-jae played, best-known titles first.

Kim Young-jae as Go Moo-won
Kim Young-jae as Jin Yoon-ki
Kim Young-jae as Dam Seok-gyeong
Kim Young-jae as Oh Jae-geol
Kim Young-jae as Kang-hyun
Kim Young-jae as Kim Pil
Kim Young-jae as Lee Jung-woo
Kim Young-jae as Kyung Hoon
Kim Young-jae as Pyo Do-ki
Kim Young-jae as Choi Min Young

Character images: TheTVDB

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 27 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.4 versus catalog average 4.5EnergyHeart: 4.4 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.0 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.0 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.8 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.3 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Kim Young-jae Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Historical
    0.6, average 2.5
  • Physical Comedy
    1.2, average 2.4
  • Nostalgia
    2.8, average 3.8
  • Wonder
    2.4, average 3.4

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Psychological Drama 4
  • Character-Driven 4
  • Social Commentary 3
  • Character Study 3
  • Melancholy 3
  • Thought-Provoking 2
  • Character-Driven Narrative 2
  • Underdog Story 2
  • Korean Cinema 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

54
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2020s

14 titles · average score 73
App the Horror
App the Horror (2026)
GoodWatch score 49

as Dong-ju

Hurdle
Hurdle (2025)

as Mun-seok

Would You Marry Me?
Would You Marry Me? (2025)
GoodWatch score 77

TV show · as David Lee

Romance in the House
Romance in the House (2024)
GoodWatch score 72

TV show · as Oh Jae-geol

Maestra: Strings of Truth
Maestra: Strings of Truth (2023)
GoodWatch score 75

TV show · as Kim Phil

Numbers
Numbers (2023)
GoodWatch score 73

TV show · as Kang Han

Our Season
Our Season (2023)
GoodWatch score 77

as Min-wook

Becoming Witch
Becoming Witch (2022)

TV show · as Nam Mu-yeong

Reborn Rich
Reborn Rich (2022)
GoodWatch score 80

TV show · as Jin Yoon-gi

Artificial City
Artificial City (2021)

TV show · as Jung Joon-il

Mouse
Mouse (2021)
GoodWatch score 84

TV show · as Go Moo-won

Remain
Remain (2020)

as Se-hyuk

2010s

25 titles · average score 66
By Quantum Physics: A Nightlife Venture
By Quantum Physics: A Nightlife Venture (2019)
GoodWatch score 59

as Choi Ji-hoon

Society Obsessed with Love
Society Obsessed with Love (2018)

TV show · as 최승혁

Mother
Mother (2018)
GoodWatch score 87

TV show · as Eun-cheol

Children of Nobody
Children of Nobody (2018)
GoodWatch score 76

TV show · as Kim Min Seok

Stranger
Stranger (2017)
GoodWatch score 83

TV show · as Kim Sa-hyun

The Preparation
The Preparation (2017)

as Mr. Yoon

Godsend
Godsend (2014)

as Painter

Bel Ami
Bel Ami (2013)
GoodWatch score 56

TV show · as Park Moon-soo

Suddenly Last Summer
Suddenly Last Summer (2012)

as Kyung-hoon

Punch
Punch (2011)
GoodWatch score 72

as Nam Min-gu

Link
Link (2011)

as Goo Sung-Woo

Vegetarian
Vegetarian (2010)
GoodWatch score 52

as Kil-soo

2000s

14 titles · average score 67
Modern Boy
Modern Boy (2008)
GoodWatch score 64

as Ogai

Sleeping Beauty
Sleeping Beauty (2008)

as Undertaker

Secret Sunshine
Secret Sunshine (2007)
GoodWatch score 83

as Lee Min-ki

The Devil
The Devil (2007)

TV show · as Na Seok-jin

Blossom Again
Blossom Again (2005)
GoodWatch score 69

as Jung-woo

A Love to Kill
A Love to Kill (2005)
GoodWatch score 66

TV show · as Kang Min-Gu

Spider Forest
Spider Forest (2004)
GoodWatch score 64

as Doctor 1 (uncredited)

Singles
Singles (2003)
GoodWatch score 64

as Sun-ho

Scent of Love
Scent of Love (2003)
GoodWatch score 64

as Roots of Writing Member

Digital Short Film Omnibus Project Twentidentity, Vol. 1
Digital Short Film Omnibus Project Twentidentity, Vol. 1 (2003)

as segment: "Alone Together"

My Beautiful Days
My Beautiful Days (2002)
GoodWatch score 67

as Waiter

The Coast Guard
The Coast Guard (2002)
GoodWatch score 60

as Medic

1970s

1 title
Korean Ghost Stories
Korean Ghost Stories (1977)

TV show · as King In-jong