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Yeon Woo-jin

Yeon Woo-jin

Actor · Born July 5, 1984 (42) · Gangneung, Gangwon, South Korea

Yeon Woo-jin (born Kim Bong-hoe on July 5, 1984) is a South Korean actor. He started in the entertainment industry as a model and gained recognition as an actor with his role in Arang and the Magistrate (2012) which earned him nomination for Best New Actor. He expands his acting repertoire on leading roles in Marriage, Not Dating (2014), Divorce Lawyer in Love (2015), Introverted Boss (2017), Queen for Seven Days (2017) and Judge vs. Judge (2017).

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
July 5, 1984 (42)
From
Gangneung, Gangwon, South Korea
Works as
Actor
Titles
16 on MovieCove · 38 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 156 days to Oct 27Up 65% in 30 days

What are Yeon Woo-jin's films like?

Across their 13 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
43%
Self
17%
Morality
14%
Survival
13%
Power
8%
Society
5%
Romantic love6 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship3 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth3 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice2 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival2 titles, browse their movies with this themeFreedom2 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 3 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 2 · Serious 0 · Dark 1

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 0 · Stylized 3 · Heightened 0

Intense: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their intense movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 0 · Charged 1 · Intense 2

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 1 · Shifting 2 · Whiplash 0

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 1 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 0

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 1 · Even-paced 1 · Relentless 1

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 1 · Engaged 2 · Full focus 0

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 2 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 1

Roles they play

8 analyzed roles

Usually the Hero: 4 of 8 analyzed roles.

Hero
4 of 8
Trickster
1 of 8
Ally
1 of 8
Mentor
1 of 8
Threshold guardian
1 of 8
Show the 8 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
6
Melancholic
8
Warm
6
Romantic
4
Joyful
4
Other
10

How their films linger

Feel-good5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 2 with a twist

  • Happy4
  • Bittersweet5
  • Ambiguous4

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 Yeon Woo-jin's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 14 of their 16 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Yeon Woo-jin's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits 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

38 credits, 16 with a MovieCove page; 2 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Honour (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Show 12 episodes · as Baek Tae-Ju

  • Frosted Window (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Actor

  • The Old Woman with the Knife(2025)

    as Dr. Kang

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • The Killers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    as Woon-cheol (segment "Metamorphosis")

  • A Virtuous Business(2024)

    Show 12 episodes · as Kim Do-hyeon

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all shows

  • Let's Get Grabbed by the Collar(2024)

    Show 16 episodes · as Kim Tae-hun

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all shows

  • Daily Dose of Sunshine(2023)

    Show 12 episodes · as Dong Go-yun

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all shows

  • Serve the People(2022)

    as Mu-kwang

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • Thirty Nine(2022)

    Show 12 episodes · as Kim Sun-woo

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all shows

  • Special Delivery(2022)

    as Doo-sik

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • Undercover (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Show 16 episodes · as Han Jung Hyun [Young]

  • Shades of the Heart (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    as Chang-seok

  • Search (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Show 10 episodes · as Jo Min-guk

  • I Wanna Hear Your Song(2019)

    Show 32 episodes · as Jang Yoon

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all shows

  • Priest(2018)

    Show 16 episodes · as Oh Soo-Min

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all shows

  • Unfinished (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    as Choi Moo-hyeok

  • The Princess and the Matchmaker(2018)

    as Yoon Shi-kyung

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • Anu and Huyga (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    as Huyga

  • Nothing to Lose(2017)

    Show 32 episodes · as Sa Ui-Hyun

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all shows

  • The Table (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    as Woon-chul

  • Queen For Seven Days (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Show 20 episodes · as Lee Yeok / King Jungjong

  • Naesungjukin Boseu(2017)

    Show 16 episodes · as Eun Hwan-Ki

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all shows

  • Seondal: The Man Who Sells the River (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    as King Hyojong

  • Divorce Lawyer in Love(2015)

    Show 18 episodes · as So Jung-woo

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all shows

  • Revivre(2014)

    as Kim Min-soo

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • The Tunnel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    as Dong-jun

  • Marriage, Not Dating(2014)

    Show 16 episodes · as Gong Ki-tae

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all shows

  • Secret Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Show 2 episodes · as Jang Hyun Jin

  • My Love from Another Star(2013)

    Show 1 episode · as Lee Han-Kyung

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all shows

  • When a Man Falls in Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Show 20 episodes · as Lee Jae-hee

  • Tale of Arang (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Show 20 episodes · as Joo-wal

  • Ordinary Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Show 4 episodes · as Han Jae Kwang

  • Boys On Film: Bad Romance (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    as Min-soo (segment "Just Friends?")

  • Ojakgyo Family (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Show 58 episodes · as Hwang Tae-pil

  • We Fly High (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    as Seungki

  • All My Love For You (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Show 210 episodes · as Bang U-jin

  • Cinderella's Sister (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Show 20 episodes · as Dong-soo

  • Just Friends? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    as Min-soo

Career shape

Star power in the 96th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 38 titles from 2009 to 2026; peak year 2021.

Biggest box office

The Princess and the Matchmaker (2018)

$9.9M worldwide

Highest rated

Daily Dose of Sunshine (2023)

Midcredits 89th

Film career

20092026

Peak 2021 · at the high point of their film career. Top draw in 4 MovieCove 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.

  • 2009Screen debut· Just Friends?
  • 2022First top-billed film· Serve the People

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting38 of 38: 38 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score59th

By decade

2000s1 · acting2010s24 · acting2020s13 · acting

Billing

usually 3rd · top billed in 17% of 6 roles

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 Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30.

How do Yeon Woo-jin's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 61st percentile, the median of all 5; across a limited sample of 3 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 64th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

64thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Approval · how many liked their films

63rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Reach · how many have seen their films

77thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Midcredits score across 16 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up3
  • 50th to 74th9
  • 25th to 49th3
  • Below 25th1

Shape of the crowd

9 of their 16 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Crowd Pleaser9
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed5

Most divisive · actor

A Virtuous Business (2024)

67th percentile spread · 18% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Daily Dose of Sunshine (2023)

Midcredits 89th · 84% liked

Reviewers score the acting 67/100 in their films, across 3 reviewed titles; fans 75, detractors 40. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Who does Yeon Woo-jin work with?

People who share at least 2 of Yeon Woo-jin's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Hyun Wook Song shares the most, 2.

Directors

Writers

Actors