Kim Jae-Wook

Actor · Born April 2, 1983 (43) · Seoul, South Korea

Kim Jae-wook (April 2, 1983) is a South Korean model and actor. He is best known for his roles in the hit series Coffee Prince, comedy film Antique, mystery drama Who Are You?, thriller dramas Voice and The Guest, and the romcom series Her Private Life. Due to living much of his childhood in Japan, he is fluent in Japanese.

What are Kim Jae-Wook's films like?

Across their 7 Motif titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Bonds.

Themes

share of theme weight

Self

51%

Bonds

23%

Power

22%

Morality

4%

Identity3 Purpose3 Romantic love3 Power2 Family bonds2 Memory2

Roles they play

3 analyzed roles

Usually the Shadow: 3 of 3 analyzed roles.

Shadow

3 of 3

Shadowas Takeyuki in The Last Princess (2016)
Shadowas Noh Gojin in Crazy Love (2022)
Shadowas Prince Han Pyeong in Dear Hongrang (2025)

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense

5

Romantic

4

Melancholic

4

Contemplative

2

Joyful

2

Other

6

How their films linger

Bittersweet4 Hopeful3 Feel-good2 Haunting2

How their films end · 1 with a twist

Happy1
Bittersweet5
Ambiguous1

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Kim Jae-Wook's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 8 of their 9 Motif titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (4).

Also on these channels

CJ ENM Selects3 titles, show their 3 titles on CJ ENM Selects
KOCOWA1 title, show their title on KOCOWA

Subscription and free streaming for Kim Jae-Wook's titles on Motif; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Motif score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

36 credits, 9 with a Motif page; 3 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

Filing for Love (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2026)
Show 12 episodes · as Jeon Jae-yeol
To My Beloved Thief (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2026)
Show 1 episode · Actor
Dear Hongrang(2025)
Show 11 episodes · as Grand Prince Hanpyeong
Motif score: 77th percentile of all shows
Melo Movie(2025)
Show 10 episodes · as Ko Joon
Motif score: 60th percentile of all shows
Death's Game (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2023)
Show 2 episodes · as Jung Gyu-chul
Jae Joong and Friends (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2023)
Show 1 episode · Actor
Crazy Love(2022)
Show 16 episodes · as Noh Go-jin
Motif score: 73rd percentile of all shows
Stars' Top Recipe at Fun-Staurant (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2019)
Show 1 episode · as [Special appearance]
Her Private Life(2019)
Show 16 episodes · as Ryan Gold / Heo Yoon-jae
Motif score: 81st percentile of all shows
Son: The Guest(2018)
Show 16 episodes · as Choi Yoon / Matthew
Motif score: 93rd percentile of all shows
Butterfly Sleep (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2018)
as Chan-hae
Temperature of Love (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2017)
Show 40 episodes · as Park Jung-Woo
Another Way (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2017)
as Su-wan
Voice(2017)
Show 30 episodes · as Mo Tae-gu
Motif score: 81st percentile of all shows
My Little Old Boy (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2016)
Show 1 episode · Actor
The Last Princess(2016)
as Takeyuki So
Motif score: 84th percentile of all films
Two Rooms, Two Nights (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2016)
as In-Sung
Sweet Temptation (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2015)
Show 2 episodes · as Seok Min
Planck Constant (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2015)
as Jae-wook
C'est Si Bon(2015)
as Kang Myung-chan
Motif score: 68th percentile of all films
Inspiring Generation (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2014)
Show 24 episodes · as Kim Soo-ok
Who Are You (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2013)
Show 16 episodes · as Lee Hyung-joon
Marry Me, Mary! (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2010)
Show 16 episodes · as Byun Jung-in
Bang (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2010)
as Alex
God's Quiz (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2010)
Show 1 episode · as Ju Won
Bad Boy (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2010)
Show 17 episodes · as Hong Tae-sung
Pygmalion's Love (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2010)
as Kim Gyeon
Save Me (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2009)
as He
Antique (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2008)
as Min Sun-woo
The Kingdom of the Winds(2008)
Show 36 episodes · as Chu Balso
Motif score: 73rd percentile of all shows
2 Days and 1 Night (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2007)
Show 1 episode · as [Special appearance]
Coffee Prince (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2007)
Show 17 episodes · as Noh Sun-gi
Dal-ja's Spring (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2007)
Show 22 episodes · as Choon-ha
Ruler of Your Own World (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2002)
Show 20 episodes · as Gi Hong
Gracefully Killing You (not in the Motif catalog yet)
Show 1 episode · Actor
사짜변호사 (not in the Motif catalog yet)
Show 1 episode · Actor

Career shape

Star power in the 96^th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 36 titles, 34 of them dated from 2002 to 2026; peak year 2008.

Biggest box office

The Last Princess (2016)

$4.1M worldwide

Highest rated

Son: The Guest (2018)

Motif 93^rd

Film career

MilestoneBreakout

20022026

Peak 2008 · fewer prominent film roles lately. Top draw in 3 Motif titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

2007Screen debut· Coffee Prince
2008First film· Antique
2008Breakout· Antique

By role

only this rolewith another role

Acting36 of 36 · 77^th

By decade

2000s7 · acting2010s20 · acting2020s7 · acting

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Motif score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on Motif, shown from 5 scored.

Who does Kim Jae-Wook work with?

People who share at least 2 of Kim Jae-Wook's Motif titles, grouped by what they did on them; Kim Hong-sun shares the most, 2.