Nam Joo Hyuk

Nam Joo Hyuk didn’t always want to pursue a career in the entertainment industry. He used to dream of becoming a professional basketball player.

He even played in a team for around three years. But after suffering an injury, this young man had to change his dream.

Later on, Joo Hyuk moved from Busan to Seoul. He participated in the contest Top Model sponsored by K-Plus. He managed to come out as the winner and joined the modeling agency.

This Pisces man began his career as a model in 2013. He made his debut working for SONGZIO Homme in the 2014 S/S collection.

He then appeared in Give Love and 200% music video by Akdong Musician in 2014.

Still in 2014, Joo Hyuk made his debut as an actor. He starred in a TV series titled The Idle Mermaid.

Just a year later, he got a role in the drama Who Are You: School 2015. His performance got him some attention from the public.

Later on, he would get several supporting roles such as in series Glamorous Temptation (2015), Cheese in the Trap (2016), and Moon Lovers: Scarlet Heart Rye (2016).

His popularity began to rise in late 2016. At the time, he got the lead role in Weightlifting Fairy Kim Bok-joo.

The series got quite a lot of fans and was also quite successful overseas, especially in the Philippines. For his performance, Joo Hyuk won the Best New Actor Award at MBC Drama Awards.

Over the years, the man from Busan continued to more roles in various TV series. Some of his most notable ones are The Great Battle (2018), The Light in Your Eyes (2019), and Start Up (2020).

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Profile

Real Name: Nam Joo Hyuk (남주혁)
Stage Name: Nam Joo Hyuk
Nickname: –
Birthday: February 22, 1994
Birthplace: Busan, South Korea
Zodiac Sign: Pisces
Nationality: Korean
Height: 188 cm (6’2″)
Weight: 70 kg (154 lbs)
Blood Type: A
Religion: –
Profession: Actor
Education: Gyeongnam Middle School,
Hobbies: Watching movies, Searching for good music.
Parents: –
Sibling: –
Girlfriend: Lee Sung Kyung (2017)
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Twitter: –
Instagram: @skawngur
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Facts

Joo Hyuk grows up as an only child.
He was from a poor family.
In his third grade of school, he had to eat cup noodles for the whole year.
While growing up, his family didn’t even have a bathroom in the house.
He was the ambassador of Penshoppe in 2017.
He has an IQ of 135.
This actor does push up for around 4 minutes before going to sleep.
He doesn’t like eating cold noodles.
He can cook Tteokbokki.
The man from Busan picks blue and black as favorite colors.
He loves watching movies and listening to music.
Fruits he likes are peach, strawberry, grapes, and apple.
Basketball is his favorite sport.
His most favorite gift he’s ever received is a hot pack given by a fan on winter.
He is a romantic person.
He is friends with Park Jang Hee, Joo Woo Jae, and Ji Soo.
Joo Hyuk admires Yoo Jae Suk.
He looks up to Park Ji Sung.
He has two dogs named Gob Soon and Ga Eul.
The former basketball player date actress Lee Sung Kyung in 2017 for four months.
He is in TC Candler’s The 100 Most Handsome Faces of 2018 at rank 37.
His ideal type is someone that is desirable form the first feeling.