Joo Jin-mo
Film & Theater Personalities

Joo Jin-mo Net Worth

Joo Jin-mo is a South Korean actor and performer born on August 11, 1974 in Seoul. He rose to fame with the 1999 hit movie 'Happy End' and has since starred in numerous TV shows and movies, such as 'Fashion 70's', 'Flowers in Fog', 'Woman with a Suitcase', 'Bad Guys : City of Evil', 'Musa: The Warrior', 'Puzzle', 'A Love', 'A Frozen Flower', 'A Better Tomorrow', 'Gabi', and 'Taxi Driver' and 'Gone with the Wind' in theatre. He has also lent his voice to the late singer Kim Hyun-sik's single, 'Like Rain, Like Music'. Joo has won various awards and accolades for his performances in certain movies.
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Age, Biography and Wiki

Who is it? Actor
Birth Day August 11, 1974
Birth Place Seoul, South Korea, South Korean
Age 49 YEARS OLD
Birth Sign Virgo
Education University of Incheon - Physical Education (dropped out) Chung-Ang University - Film
Occupation Actor
Years active 1999-present
Agent Huayi Brothers (2016-present)
Hangul 박진태
Hanja 朴鎮泰
Revised Romanization Bak Jin-tae
McCune–Reischauer Pak Chint'ae

💰 Net worth

Joo Jin-mo, a renowned actor in South Korea, is estimated to have a net worth ranging from $100K to $1M in 2024. With his exceptional talent and versatility in portraying various roles, Joo Jin-mo has established himself as one of the leading figures in the South Korean entertainment industry. Having appeared in numerous successful films and television dramas, his contributions to the Korean entertainment scene have undoubtedly contributed to his financial success. As his popularity continues to grow domestically and internationally, it is expected that Joo Jin-mo's net worth will continue to rise in the coming years.

Biography/Timeline

1999

After appearing in TV dramas and some minor roles in film, Joo was first cast as a lead in Dance Dance in 1999, for which he underwent extensive dance training. Although the film itself did not perform well, it gave Joo some publicity before he broke through with the box-office and critical hit Happy End. His role as a spurned lover in this psycho-drama attracted considerable notice in Korea, and the film itself also traveled to Hong Kong.

2001

On the big screen, Joo reunited with Director Kwak Kyung-taek for Friend: The Great Legacy, the sequel to the 2001 hit film. Joo plays a gangster in 1963, the Father of Yoo Oh-sung's character in the original movie.

2003

After some films he had been cast in were cancelled due to lack of financing, Joo did the 2003 boxing drama Punch with Shin Min-ah, then returned to the big screen in 2004, in the comedy Liar based on the play Run for Your Wife by Ray Cooney.

2004

From 2004 to early 2005, Joo filmed the epic wuxia historical drama Bichunmoo ("Dance in the Sky"), but due to copyright issues with Korean broadcasters, it aired first in China and Taiwan in 2006. It was finally shown on Korean television in 2008, though SBS edited down the original 33 episodes into 14.

2005

Meanwhile, Joo and Lee Yo-won's 2005 TV series Fashion 70's received good ratings of 30%. In 2006 he starred in Puzzle about a bank robbery gone wrong, and opposite Kim Ah-joong in the hugely popular romantic comedy 200 Pounds Beauty. The Kwak Kyung-taek gangster romance A Love co-starring Park Si-yeon followed in 2007.

2008

A Frozen Flower, Yoo Ha's controversial 2008 film which revolved around the love triangle between a homosexual Goryeo king (Joo), his queen (Song Ji-hyo), and the royal guard (Jo In-sung) they're both in love with, won Joo his first Best Actor trophy at the 45th Baeksang Arts Awards.

2009

He played a Sports agent to a K-1 fighter in the 2009 TV series Dream, but it received low ratings for sharing the same timeslot as Queen Seondeok. The year after, Joo and Hallyu star Song Seung-heon appeared in A Better Tomorrow, the 2010 Korean remake of John Woo's classic Hong Kong noir film. Joo was ranked fourth in CNNGo's "South Korea's Top 20 Hottest Male Celebs."

2011

Joo first sang "Like Rain, Like Music" by late singer Kim Hyun-sik during his first fan meeting in Japan at the Nakano Sun Plaza in Tokyo. He later released his cover of "Like Rain, Like Music" as a digital single in September 2011. Joo also starred in the accompanying music video with Go Joon-hee.

2012

In 2012's Gabi (the antiquated local term for "coffee"), he played a late 19th-century international con man who becomes embroiled in the espionage and political conspiracy surrounding King Gojong. In making the role his own, Joo said he enjoyed the depth of his participation in the creative process with Director Chang Yoon-hyun.

2013

Joo and Ruby Lin starred in the 42-episode Chinese TV drama Flowers in Fog based on the novel by Qiong Yao (the title 花非花雾非雾 literally translates to "Flower is Not Flower, Fog is Not Fog"). It was shot in France, and aired on Hunan TV in 2013. He then returned to the Goryeo era to play a fictional character based on King Chunghye in Empress Ki, a historical drama with Ha Ji-won in the title role.

2014

After taking the lead in Kim Ki-duk's mildly experimental Real Fiction (which was shot in 3.5 hours without any retakes), Joo took a major role in the much-hyped Musa, set in 14th-century China and starring Zhang Ziyi from Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon. He also acted in Wanee & Junah, a melodrama about a Screenwriter and an Animator opposite Kim Hee-sun.

2015

He made his theater debut in a 2015 staging of the musical Gone with the Wind, adapted from Margaret Mitchell's novel. Joo said, "Rhett Butler is a character every actor would dream to play." This was followed by melodrama series This is My Love with Kim Sa-rang (actress) on cable channel jTBC.

2016

On November 2016, Joo signed with new management agency Huayi Brothers.

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