While we all love IT ISThe (first) success of K-Drama Lawyer Extraordinary Woothere is a character that we also love to hate…
ENA’s first K-Drama, Lawyer Extraordinary Woo, rocked the industry as the drama’s first episode had a 0.9% rating and went up 10x in just three weeks (the drama releases two episodes a week). It’s already in talks for an American remake, although you can see it Lawyer Extraordinary Woo on Netflix internationally. Viewers, including top K-Pop idols, fell in love with the brilliant autism spectrum advocate, the show’s heartwarming stories, and its charming cast, including park eun bin, kan tae ohYes kan ki young.
About a 27-year-old autistic lawyer. Due to her high IQ of 164, impressive memory, and creative thought process, the brilliant Woo Young Woo graduated at the top of her class from a prestigious law school.
— IMDb plot description for Lawyer Extraordinary Woo
Kang Tae Oh stole our hearts as Lee Jun Ho, but Joo Jong Hyuk he’s a true antagonist like his co-worker and housemate, “tactician” Kwon Min Woo.
Kwon Min Woo deserves it. #LawyerExtraordinaryWooEp8#LawyerExtraordinaryWooEp7#LawyerExtraordinaryWoo #이상한변호사우영우#ParkEunBin #박은빈#JooJongHyuk #주종혁 pic.twitter.com/iBLMEVgH47
—Luckyonepearl (@luckyonepearl) July 20, 2022
However, looking at his previous work shows that Joo Jong Hyuk really is a great actor because he isn’t always so obnoxious. In fact, it can be quite adorable!
🐳 since there is no tambourine, you can use this (remote control) instead
🐳 don’t you think something is missing?
☀️ this is why i make sounds using my bodyhanbadas: *says strange sounds together*#parkeunbin #KangKiyoung #HaYoonkyung #JooJonghyuk pic.twitter.com/uF7OFjzRBP
— 제로 (@imzeroclock) July 26, 2022
So, let’s take a look at his career and get to know him better…
Joo Jong Hyuk’s birthday is July 27, 1991, so happy birthday! Currently it is bh entertainmentwhich is also the home of Kim Goun, Byung Hun Lee, park young boYes GOT7’s Jin Young (Just to name a few).
Before becoming an actor, he graduated from high school in Korea before traveling overseas to major in hotel marketing and management in Auckland University of Technology in New Zealand, which is among the top 1% of universities in the world. So he himself is a genius in real life.
But what prompted him to become an actor? While working as a barista, Joo Jong Hyuk was offered a role in a commercial movie by a client. Obviously, her natural look caught her attention, and we understand why!
This sparked his interest in acting. So, in 2015, she began acting in independent films.
He finally started in the Korean entertainment industry in 2018 with JTBCadaptation of webtoon My ID is Gangnam Beauty.
Kang Mi Rae regains her self-esteem after being bullied when meeting Do Kyung Suk after undergoing plastic surgery. She is then nicknamed the “Gangnam Plastic Surgery Monster”.
— IMDb description for My ID is Gangnam Beauty
His next K-Drama was also a JTBC adaptation of a Webtoon as it appeared on Clean with passion for now in 2019. Unfortunately, both roles are so minor that you will miss him.
Gil Oh Sol, an employee of a cleaning company, meets Jang Sun Gyeol, the head of the company. The two are diametrically opposed when it comes to cleaning. With help from Oh Sol, Sun Gyeol faces his mysophobia and finds love.
— IMDb description for Clean with passion for now
Also, in 2019, he appeared in two films, Warning: do not play Yes spring again as Jung Min and a member of the judo team, respectively.
Mi-Jung (Seo Ye-Ji) is a rookie director and has been preparing a horror movie for 8 years. One day, Mi-Jung discovers a banned movie. Mi-Jung wants to know more about the movie. She starts looking for the movie. His search leads him to meet Jae-Hyun (Jin Seon-Kyu), who is the film’s director. Jae-Hyun warns Mi-Jung to forget about her movie, but she ignores his warning. Mi-Jung’s obsession with film leads her to some weird and horrifying cases.
— AsianWiki description for Warning: do not play
Eun-Jo’s (Lee Chung-Ah) daughter dies by accident and falls into despair. One day, Eun-Jo wakes up to find herself yesterday. The next day, when Eun-Jo wakes up, she finds the day before yesterday. His timeline goes backwards. Eun-Jo then meets Ho-Min (Hong Jong-Hyun). He holds the key to the mystery behind his time travel.
— AsianWiki description for spring again
In 2020, Joo Jong Hyuk won the “Kakao M Actors” contest and has been making a name for himself ever since. He appeared in all the most popular K-Dramas!
First, she played Lee Hyo Sang in netflixK-Drama 2021 DP was scolded by son seok gu!
A young soldier’s mission to capture army deserters reveals the painful reality that every enlisted person endures during their mandatory service.
— IMDb description for DP
He played Yoon Chang Kyu in UKit is The veil the same year.
An investigative spy show with the story of a top National Intelligence Service (NIS) agent. In his efforts to uncover the inner traitor that led to his downfall, he finds himself facing a much bigger enemy behind the organization.
— IMDb description for The veil
And before the end of 2021, we saw it in Kim Seung Beom in NTVthe zombie thriller Congratulations.
An apocalyptic thriller set in a time when infectious diseases have become the new normal.
— IMDb description for Congratulations
However, one of his most notable roles might be Louis in Yumi’s cellsboth seasons 1 and 2. This character serves as Goo Woong (Ahn Bohyun) nerdy colleague and friend. This means that Joo Jong Hyuk also appears in the series with two of his company members!
The story of an ordinary office worker named Yumi, from the perspective of the many brain cells in her head that control her every thought, feeling, and action.
— IMDb description for Yumi’s cells
Just like Goo Woong, he shines in the second season. However, he is so cute!
So for those who watched Yumi’s cells Yes Lawyer Extraordinary Woo simultaneously, we get two very different versions of Joo Jong Hyuk!
If you’re like us and want to see more of this versatile actor, star in the new sci-fi flick Spy type model.
A brother-in-law looking for a job finds a man’s wallet. But the guy is weird. His sickly face is covered in blood and his wallet contains yen. The next day, when Hyeong Woo discovers him again, two gangsters chase the man to a secluded place. After a while, he approached him, and the gangsters were bloody and collapsed, and the mysterious man disappeared without a trace. Eventually, Hyeong Woo will find man and step by step into an unexpected world.
— HanCinema’s description for spy type model
What is your favorite role of Joo Jong Hyuk so far?