Ki Tae-young (Korean기태영; born Kim Yong-woo on December 9, 1978) is a South Korean actor. Ki made his acting debut in 1997, and went on to play leading roles in the television dramas Creating Destiny (2009), Living in Style (2011), and Make Your Wish (2014).[1][2][3] He is loved by viewers for starring on KBS 2 Superman Returns on January 24, 2016.[4] He also released an EP in 2012.[5] He married his Creating Destiny co-star Eugene on July 23, 2011.[6][7]

Ki Tae-young
Born
Kim Yong-woo

(1978-12-09) December 9, 1978 (age 45)
EducationDaejin University - Theater and Film
OccupationActor
Years active1997–present
AgentJ-Stars Entertainment
SpouseEugene (m. 2011)
Children2
Korean name
Hangul
기태영
Hanja
Revised RomanizationGi Tae-yeong
McCune–ReischauerKi T'aeyŏng
Birth name
Hangul
김용우
Hanja
Revised RomanizationGim Yong-u
McCune–ReischauerKim Yongu

Filmography

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Television series

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Year Title Role
1997 New Generation Report: Adults Just Don't Know
1998 Vectorman: Warriors of the Earth Vectorman Eagle
1999 School 2 Yoo Shin-hwa
2000 KAIST Ki Tae-hoon
2001 I Still Love You
2005 HDTV Literature "The Outdoor Lamp" Seo Young-woo
2006 MBC Best Theater "Tongjeong" Eunuch Ji-gyeom
2007 Behind the White Tower Yeom Dong-il
2008 Mom's Dead Upset Kim Jung-hyun
Terroir Joey Park
Star's Lover Son Ha-young
Dad's Dead Upset Kim Jung-hyun
2009 Creating Destiny Lee Se-yoon
2010 Jejungwon Jwauijeong's son
(cameo, episode 22)
MBC Best Theater "We Teach Love" Kwon Tae-joon
2011 Royal Family Kang Choong-ki
Living in Style Choi Shin-hyung
2012 To the Beautiful You Jang Min-woo
Drama Special "Mellow in May"[8] Park Dong-hoon
2013 Case Number 113 Jang Joon-seok
The Scandal Jang Eun-joong/
Geum Man-bok/
Gu Jae-in
Drama Special "Neighborhood Watch" Kang Hoe-chan
2014 Make Your Wish Kang Jin-hee
2015 The Virtual Bride Kang Joon-soo
2019 Mother of Mine[9] Kim Woo-jin
2022 Trolley[10][11] Choi Ki-young

Film

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Year Title Role Notes
2011 A Reason to Live Sang-woo
2012 In Between He segment: "A Time to Leave"
2015 Han River[12] Kang Myung-joon

Variety show

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Year Title Notes
2012 Super Couple Diary[13]
2016-2018 The Return of Superman Ep 114 - 210
2021–present Stars' Top Recipe at Fun-Staurant Ep 76-present [14]

Discography

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Album information Track listing
행복한 사람 (Happy Person)
Track listing
  1. 행복한 사람 (Happy Person)
  2. 행복한 사람 (Happy Person) (feat. J-Hwan)
Cherish
  • EP
  • Released: April 23, 2012
  • Label: SP&J Entertainment, Sony Music
Track listing
  1. 그대뿐이죠 (Only You)
  2. 행복한 사람 (Happy Person)
  3. 오 나의 요정 (Oh My Fairy)
  4. 행복한 사람 (Happy Person) (feat. J-Hwan)
  5. 그대뿐이죠 (Only You) (Inst.)
오 나의 요정 (Oh My Fairy)
Track listing
  1. 오 나의 요정 (Oh My Fairy) (feat. Tommy)

Awards and nominations

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Year Award Category Nominated work Result
2008 KBS Drama Awards Best New Actor Mom's Dead Upset Nominated
2014 MBC Drama Awards Excellence Award, Actor in a Serial Drama Make Your Wish Nominated
2016 15th KBS Entertainment Awards[15] Excellence Award, Variety The Return of Superman Won
2019 29th KBS Drama Awards Excellence Award, Actor in a Serial Drama Mother of Mine Won
2021 19th KBS Entertainment Awards[16] Excellence Award in Reality Category Stars' Top Recipe at Fun-Staurant Nominated

References

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  1. ^ Hong, Lucia (13 April 2011). "Actor Ki Tae-young hints at a fan meeting in Japan". 10Asia. Retrieved 2012-11-18.
  2. ^ Hong, Lucia (16 April 2012). "Ki Tae-young set for 2nd fan meeting in Japan in June". 10Asia. Retrieved 2012-11-18.
  3. ^ Lee, Min-ji (7 May 2014). "Ki Tae Young Cast as Lead Actor for Drama Make a Wish". enewsWorld. Retrieved 2014-07-05.
  4. ^ Ki, TaeYoung. "'슈돌' 기태영, 모아 생일맞아 직접 만든 머리띠 선물 '육아 고수의 위엄!'".
  5. ^ Sunwoo, Carla (17 April 2012). "Ki Tae-young releases a digital single". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved 2012-11-18.
  6. ^ Park, Min-young (11 May 2011). "S.E.S.'s Eugene to wed in July". The Korea Herald. Retrieved 2015-04-22.
  7. ^ "Yoo Jin and Ki Tae Young: 'We Will Live Happily Ever After'". KBS Global. 24 May 2011. Retrieved 2015-04-22.
  8. ^ "Drama Special: Ki Tae Young Cast in Oh Wol's Melodrama". KBS Global. 7 December 2012. Retrieved 2012-12-17.
  9. ^ "홍종현X기태영, '하나뿐인 내편' 후속 '제일 예쁜 내 딸' 합류 [공식]". My Daily (in Korean). 21 January 2019.
  10. ^ Park Ah-reum (May 16, 2022). "기태영 '트롤리'로 3년만 안방 컴백 "류현경과 부부 호흡"[공식]" [Taeyoung Ki's comeback with 'Trolley' for the first time in 3 years “Ryu Hyun-kyung and couple breathing” [Official]]. Newsen (in Korean). Retrieved May 16, 2022 – via Naver.
  11. ^ Kang Seon-ae (May 16, 2022). "기태영, 아내 유진과 배턴터치…'트롤리'로 3년만에 드라마 복귀" [Ki Tae-young, wife Eugene and baton touch… Returning to drama after 3 years with 'Trolley'] (in Korean). SBS Entertainment News. Retrieved May 16, 2022 – via Naver.
  12. ^ Lee, Na-rae (27 February 2014). "Ki Tae Young to Transform into Catholic Priest for Hangang Blues". enewsWorld. Retrieved 2015-04-22.
  13. ^ Choi, Eun-hwa (27 March 2012). "Eugene and Ki Tae Young to Appear as First Couple on Super Couple Diary". enewsWorld. Retrieved 2015-04-22.
  14. ^ Lee, Narin (30 April 2021). "Ki Tae Young Says, "I Haven't Seen Eugene for Almost 6 Months as She's Been So Busy Lately"". SBS Star. Retrieved 2021-05-03.
  15. ^ Kim, Mi-ri. "'9년 외길의 승리' 김종민, 2016 KBS 연예대상 대상 수상 (종합)". Naver (in Korean). My Daily. Retrieved 24 August 2017.
  16. ^ Lee Seung-rok (December 26, 2021). "오윤아·장민호, 우수상 리얼리티 부문 수상 영광 [KBS연예대상]" [Yoona Oh and Minho Jang, Received Excellence Award in Reality Category [KBS Entertainment Awards]] (in Korean). My Daily. Retrieved December 26, 2021 – via Naver.
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