Na Tae-ju

In this Korean name, the family name is Na.

Na Tae-ju (Korean: 나태주, born December 21, 1990) is a South Korean actor, singer, and martial artist. He is best known for playing the role of Tae-yang in The Kick.^[1] He made his Hollywood debut in film Pan (2015).^[2] He is the winner of the KNSU Taekwondo competition in 2007.^[3] He currently splits his time between Seoul and London. He holds a 4th degree black belt.

Na Tae-ju
Born	(1990-12-21) December 21, 1990 (age 34) Seoul, South Korea
Education	Kyung Hee University
Occupation(s)	Actor, singer, taekwondo practitioner
Years active	2010–present
Korean name
Hangul	나태주
Hanja	羅太柱
RR	Na Taeju
MR	Na T'aeju

Filmography

Films

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
2010	Hero	Jung-woo
2011	The Kick	Tae-yang
2015	Pan	Kwahu

Television series

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
2020	Zombie Detective	Taekwondo Master	Cameo	[4]

Television shows

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
2013	Let's Go! Dream Team Season 2
2015	I Can See Your Voice	Participant	Episode 4
2020	Mr Trot	Contestant	Top 14
	King of Mask Singer	Contestant as "Athletics University Oppa"	Episodes 253–254	[5]
2020–2021	Trot National Festival [ko]	Coach
2021	Law of the Jungle – Stove League	Cast Member		[6]
	Chick High Kick	Cast Member	Episode 1–12	[7][8]
	My Neighborhood Class	Cast member		[9]
	Designers	Host	with Do Kyung-wan and Park Eun-young	[10]
	Immortal Song	Special host		[11]
2022	Chuu Can Do It Season 4	Guest and taekwondo examiner	Hosted by Chuu, who is being examined	[12]

Music video appearances

Year	Song Title	Artist	Ref.
2022	"Wanna Go Get Some Abalone" (전복 먹으러 갈래)	Young Tak	[13]

Awards and nominations

Name of the award ceremony, year presented, category, nominee of the award, and the result of the nomination

Award ceremony	Year	Category	Nominee / work	Result	Ref.
KBS Entertainment Awards	2020	Rookie Award in Show/Variety Category	Trot National Festival [ko]	Nominated	[14]

Listicles

Name of publisher, year listed, name of listicle, and placement

Publisher	Year	Listicle	Placement	Ref.
Forbes	2021	Korea Power Celebrity	19th	[15]