Bae Yong-jun

Biography

Subject: Bae Yong-jun (Acting).
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Name: Bae Yong-jun (also Bae Yong-joon, YongJun Bae, 裴).
Born: August 29, 1972, in Seoul, South Korea.
Profession: South Korean actor, businessman, and business executive.
Acting Career: Starred in numerous television dramas, notably Winter Sonata, which was a major part of the Korean Wave. He became a star thanks to Winter Sonata after roles in Korean TV movies. He also debuted in cinema. He is a former actor.
Retirement: Retired from acting after 2007.
Business: Chairman of management agency KeyEast. KeyEast was founded by him in the latter part of the 1990s.

Bae Yong-jun, born August 29, 1972, in Seoul, South Korea, is a South Korean actor and businessman. He achieved fame as a romantic lead in several globally syndicated televised drama series. Notably, he starred in the television drama Winter Sonata, which became a major part of the Korean Wave. Following roles in Korean TV movies, Bae became a star through Winter Sonata and subsequently debuted in cinema. Although he has retired from acting after 2007, he remains active as a business executive. He is the chairman of the management agency KeyEast, an entertainment firm he founded in the latter part of the 1990s.
"Bae Yong-jun, born August 29, 1972, in Seoul, South Korea, is a South Korean actor and businessman. He achieved fame as a romantic