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Nam Joo-hyuk Profile and Facts

Nam Joo-hyuk Profile: Nam Joo-hyuk Facts and Ideal Type

Name: Nam Joo-hyuk (남주혁)
Birthday: February 22, 1994
Zodiac Sign: Pisces
Height: 188 cm
Weight: 70kg
Blood Type: A
Instagram: @skawngur

Nam Joo-hyuk Facts:
– He was born in Busan, South Korea.
– He grew up in Yeongdo-gu, Busan.
– He is an only child.
– He grew up in a poor family. “In 3rd grade, I ate cup noodles for a year. We didn’t even have a bathroom in our home.” (MBC’s “Radio Star” Sept 19, 2018)
– His IQ is 135.
– He began modeling in 2013, during the Song Ji Oh Homme collection.
– Before sleeping, he’s doing push up for 4 minutes.
– His favorite food is chicken.
– A food he doesn’t like is cold noodles.
– The dish he can best cook is Ddeokbokki.
– His favorite colors are black and blue.
– His favorite fruits are strawberries, peaches, apples, grapes.
– His favorite gift: “A hot pack a fan gave me during cold winter.”
– His hobbies are: watching movies and searching for good music.
– His happiest moment was when he first stood on stage for the Seoul collection.
– Best friends: Model Joo Woo Jae hyung, Park Jang Hee, and Ji Soo.
– People he admires: Yoo Jae Suk
– His role model: Park Ji Sung
– He appeared in Akdong Musician (AKMU)’s 200% MV and AKMU’s “Give Love” MV.
– Nam Joo-Hyuk publically dated fellow actress and model Lee Sung Kyung for 4 months. (confirmed by their agency, YG Ent.)
– On August 18, it was announced that he broke up with Lee Sung Kyung. YG Entertainment: “It’s true that Lee Sung Kyung and Nam Joo Hyuk have decided to break up.”
– Nam Joo-Hyuk is ranked 37th on TC Candler’s “The 100 Most Handsome Faces of 2018”.
Nam Joo-hyuk’s ideal type: “I like the first feeling. Desirable and attracting people.”

Nam Joo-hyuk Movies:
Josee (조제) | 2020 – Young-Seok
The Great Battle (안시성) | 2018 – Sa-Mool

Nam Joo-hyuk Drama Series:
Twenty-Five Twenty-One (스물다섯 스물하나) | (tvN / 2021) – Baek Yi-Jin
Start-Up (스타트업) | (
tvN, Netflix / 2020) – Nam Do-San
The School Nurse Files (보건교사 안은영)
| (Netflix / 2020) – Hong In-Pyo
The Light in Your Eyes (눈이 부시게) | (JTBC / 2019) – Lee Joon-Ha
The Bride of Habaek (하백의 신부) | tvN / 2017 – Ha Baek
Weightlifting Fairy Kim Bok-Joo (역도요정 김복주) | MBC / 2016-2017 – Jung Joon-Hyung
Moon Lovers: Scarlet Heart Ryeo ( 달의 연인 – 보보경심 려)SBS / 2016 – Wang Wook / Baek-ah
Cheese in the Trap (치즈인더트랩) | tvN / 2016 – Kwon Eun-Taek
Glamorous Temptation (화려한 유혹) | MBC / 2015-2016 – young Jin Hyung-woo
Who Are You: School 2015 (후아유: 학교 201 5) | KBS2 / 2015 – Han Yi-an
Surplus Princess (잉여공주) | tvN / 2014 – Big

Nam Joo-hyuk Awards:
2018 (39th) Blue Dragon Film Awards | Best New Actor (“The Great Battle”)
2016 MBC Drama Awards | Best New Actor (“Weightlifting Fairy Kim Bok-Joo”)
2015 KBS Drama Awards | Popularity Actor Award (“Who Are You: School 2015”)
2015 APAN Star Awards | Best New Actor (“Who Are You: School 2015”)

(Special thanks to kookie, rekklose, Beth, Lynn)

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