Jo Hyun-jae

In this Korean name, the family name is Jo.

Jo Hyun-jae (Korean: 조현재; born May 9, 1980) is a South Korean actor. Jo made his entertainment debut as a singer in the four-member boy band Guardian, which disbanded after releasing their self-titled album in 1998. In 2000, after he drew popularity when he appeared in a commercial for sports drink Pocari Sweat, Jo began acting. He is best known for his leading roles in Love Letter (2003), Only You (2005), Ballad of Seodong (2005), and 49 Days (2011).^[1][2][3]

Jo Hyun-jae
Jo in February 2018
Born	(1980-05-09) May 9, 1980 (age 45) Seoul, South Korea
Education	Myongji University Dankook University – Theater and Film
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1998–present
Agent	Ascendio
Spouse	Park Min-jung ​ (m. 2018)​
Korean name
Hangul	조현재
Hanja	趙顯宰
RR	Jo Hyeonjae
MR	Cho Hyŏnjae

Personal life

On March 18, 2018, Jo announced his plans of marriage to his non-celebrity girlfriend a retired professional golfer. The couple dated for three years and married on March 24, 2018.^[4][5] Their first child was born on November 20, 2018.^[6] On October 27, 2021, his wife gave birth to a second daughter.^[7]

Filmography

Television series

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2000	KAIST	Jang Dong-ha (episode 75)
	Golden Pond	Art instructor
2001	Father and Sons	Jong-du
	That's Perfect!	Hyun-jae
2002	The Great Ambition	Prince Sumyeong
2003	Love Letter	Lee Woo-jin / Andrew
	First Love	Han Young-woo
2004	Star's Echo	Yoo Sung-jae
	Sunlight Pours Down	Jung Eun-sup
	Forbidden Love	Kang Min-woo
2005	Only You	Han Yi-joon
	Ballad of Seodong	Seodong
2008	One Mom and Three Dads	Han Soo-hyun
2011	49 Days	Han Kang
2013	Rouge Hegemon	Xiao Wu Ke	Chinese drama[8]
	Ad Genius Lee Tae-baek	Addie Kang[9]
	The King's Daughter	Crown Prince Myeongnong
2014	Youth Storm	Ye Zi Xuan	Chinese drama
2015	Yong-pal	Han Do-joon
2017	Hospital Ship	Jang Sung-ho	Cameo appearance
2018	Let Me Introduce Her	Kang Ki-chan	[10]

Variety shows

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2019	Same Bed, Different Dreams 2: You Are My Destiny	Guest Couple	(episode 104–122) with his wife Park Min-jung
2021	The Time We Were Together	Narrator	audio book lectures[11]

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2003	Untold Scandal	Kwon In-ho
2004	Joy of Love	Travis1984	Internet short film
2008	The Guard Post	1st Lt. Yoo Jeong-u
2014	The Actress Is Too Much	Hong Jin-woo

Music video

Year	Song Title	Artist
2007	"Love's Greeting"	SeeYa
	"Ice Doll"

Discography

Album information	Track listing
가디안 (Guardian) Artist: Guardian Album Released: May 1, 1998	Track listing Intro 슬픈 인연 아르바이트 세상이 가르쳐준 이별 수호천사 빨라 빨라 애상 미스터 플라워 죄와 벌 일요일 아침같은 그대 혼돈 Outro
다른 공간, 같은 추억 (Different Space, Same Memory) Artist: Jo Hyun-jae Digital single Label: DMS Communications Released: March 30, 2009	Track listing 그대가 내게 해준 말 (Words You Said to Me) 바람처럼 그대 곁에 (Beside You Like the Wind) 내 꿈을 하늘에 뿌린다 (Scatter My Dreams Across the Sky) 그대가 내게 해준 말 (Words You Said to Me) (Inst.) 바람처럼 그대 곁에 (Beside You Like the Wind) (Inst.) 내 꿈을 하늘에 뿌린다 (Scatter My Dreams Across the Sky) (Inst.)
단 하루를 살아도 (Even If I Live Just One Day) Artist: Jo Hyun-jae Track from 49 Days OST Label: Star Entry Entertainment, Danal Released: April 25, 2011	Track listing 단 하루를 살아도 (Even If I Live Just One Day) 단 하루를 살아도 (Even If I Live Just One Day) (Inst.) 단 하루를 살아도 (Even If I Live Just One Day) (MR)

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Nominated work	Result
2003	SBS Drama Awards	New Star Award	First Love	Won
2005	SBS Drama Awards	Top 10 Stars	Only You, Ballad of Seodong	Won
2006	42nd Baeksang Arts Awards	Most Popular Actor (TV)	Ballad of Seodong	Won
2007	Andre Kim Best Star Awards	Star Award	—	Won
2011	19th Korean Culture and Entertainment Awards	Hallyu Star Award	49 Days	Won
	SBS Drama Awards	Excellence Award, Actor in a Drama Special		Nominated
2013	MBC Drama Awards	Excellence Award, Actor in a Serial Drama	The King's Daughter	Nominated
2018	6th APAN Star Awards[12]	Excellence Award, Actor in a Serial Drama	Let Me Introduce Her	Nominated
	26th Korea Culture and Entertainment Awards[13]	Best Actor		Won