Kim Seok-woo est un acteur sud-coréen (김석우). Il est né le 7 août 1996. Il est plus connu sous son nom de scène Rowoon.
Acteur, chanteur et mannequin, il a fait partie du boys band sud-coréen SF9 . Acteur actif, il est surtout connu pour ses rôles principaux dans des séries télévisées, ou dramas comme on les appelle en Corée. Parmi ces séries, on compte « Extraordinary You » (2019), « The King's Affection » (2021), « She would never know » (2021), « Tomorrow » (2022), « Destined with You » (2023) et « The Matchmakers » (2023). Il a remporté plusieurs prix pour son interprétation dans ces séries.
Depuis Extraordinary you, il est devenu un acteur accompli et polyvalent, de la romance au drame, et dernièrement, absolument hilarant dans The Matchmakers. Il fait preuve d'une maturité d'acteur inégalée pour son jeune âge et est désormais suivi par des milliers de personnes dans le monde entier. Son talent, sa beauté, sa personnalité attachante, son intelligence et sa perspicacité dans le choix de chacun de ses rôles, le mèneront sans aucun doute vers un avenir radieux.
Parallèlement à sa carrière d'acteur, il est également mannequin pour plusieurs marques : Ilso, Oligio et Estée Lauder (cosmétiques) et pour la mode : Andz, The North Face, Rimowa et Calvin Klein. En 2024, il a été sélectionné par les marques de mode européennes Dolce & Gabbana et Dior pour leurs shootings. En avril 2024, il a signé un contrat avec la marque italienne Bottega Veneta et est également mannequin pour la collection de bijoux Titan de Pharrell Williams, pour Tiffany&Co. Il est aussi mannequin pour la marque m Andz, réputée pour ses vêtements classiques et élégants en Corée. En 2025, il a réalisé un shooting sensationnel pour Calvin Klein et a créé un énorme buzz sur les réseaux sociaux. Le 21 Juillet 2025, il s'engage dans l'armée pour 18 mois. Pendant son absence, son nouveau "drama", The Murky Stream, sortira sur la plateforme internationale Disney+. Date prévue : 24/09/2025. Cathieh pour Rowoon Europe.
Filmographie de Rowoon
École 2017 Kang Hyun-il 2017
Camée Modulove 2018 (Épisode 8)
Il était temps Choi Wee-jin
Là où atterrissent les étoiles Ko Eun-sub
2019 Extraordinary You Rowoon dans le rôle de Ha-ru, son premier rôle principal.
2020 : Retrouvez-moi dans votre mémoire, Joo Yeo-min Cameo (épisode 1)
Était-ce l'amour ? Apparition dans SF9 (épisode 6)
2021 Elle ne le saurait jamais dans le rôle de Chae Hyun-seung
2021 L'Affection du roi dans le rôle de Jung Ji-woon
2022 Tomorrow dans le rôle de Joon-woong
2023 Le livre de notre destin dans le rôle de Jang Shin-yu
The Matchmakers dans le rôle de ShimJ ung-woo
A time called you (caméo) (épisode 8) Tae-ha
Rowoon travaille actuellement sur un nouveau drama historique intitulé « The Murky Stream ». Le tournage a débuté début en mai 2024, une lecture du scénario avec les acteurs, dont Rowoon, Shin Ye-eun, Park Seo Ham et Park Ji Hwan et s'est terminé en 2025.
Ce drama est une fiction historique à propos d'un homme qui a débuté comme simple employé au bac de Mapo sur le fleuve Han, centre logistique et économique de Joseon, et est devenu une légende de Joseon. Nous avons hâte de le voir!
La série sortira le 24 septembre 2025 sur Disney Plus.
2025 Rowoon prépare également son premier album Solo.
Career
2013–2014
He was introduced as a trainee in FNC Entertainment's reality show Cheongdam-dong 111.
2015–2016: Debut as a singer with SF9
In 2015, he was a part of pre-debut team, "Neoz School", under FNC Entertainment as a member of the group called NEOZ. In May 2016, he participated as a member of "NEOZ Dance" in FNC Entertainment's survival show d.o.b (Dance or Band), competing against NEOZ Band (later known as Honeyst). "NEOZ Dance" won the competition with 51% of the votes and received the opportunity to debut.
He debuted with group SF9 in October 2016 with the single "Fanfare".
2017–2018
His acting career in television series began with KBS2's School 2017 with a minor supporting role. After his appearance, he steadily began receiving bigger roles. In March 2018, he was confirmed to star in tvN's About Time as the female lead's brother. In July 2018, he was confirmed to star in SBS's Where Stars Land in which he was nominated for the New Actor award.
Rising Star
On May 9, 2019, Rowoon was confirmed to be the male lead in MBC's school fantasy drama, Extraordinary You based on the hit Daum webtoon July Found by Chance.[
In the role of Haru, Rowoon's popularity skyrocketed, launching him into stardom in Korea. He was nominated at the MBC Drama Awards with fellow costars, Kim Hyeyoon and Lee Jaewook, for Best Couple, and was awarded with Best New Actor. On May 10, 2019, Rowoon was featured in NC.A's music video, "밤바람" (Awesome Breeze). In April 2020, it was revealed that he would be the voice of Branch in the Korean dub of the animated movie Trolls World Tour.
In May 2020, FNC Entertainment confirmed that Rowoon would star as the male lead. in upcoming JTBC drama She Would Never Know, based on the webtoon of the same name. The drama began airing in January 2021.
Turning point The King's Affection
In 2021, Rowoon also starred as the male lead in the historical drama,
The King's Affection, which premiered in October 2021. At the KBS Awards he won Best Actor, Best couple with Park Eun Bin and Popularity Award. The King's affection went viral on Netflix and contributed to his rising fame worldwide.
In late 2021, Rowoon became an MC for KBS Song Festival along with Astro's Cha Eun-woo and Kim Seol-hyun.
In 2022, Rowoon starred in the MBC fantasy drama Tomorrow. He won the excellence actor award in a mini serie.
2023 A STAR IS BORN.
On September 18, 2023, FNC announced that Rowoon will be halting group activities with SF9 to focus on his acting career while remaining in the agency.
Late 2022 and on to 2023, he was the male lead as Shin Yu in the JTBC drama Destined with you with Cho bo Ha. director Nam Ki Hoon.
The series was released in 2023 and was yet a new step up for Rowoon. In that fantasy story, he proved he could be such a creative actor, demonstrating a wide range of emotions as Shin Yu. The series also went viral on Netflix worldwide.
He was offered the role of Jung Woo, in a new historical drama called The Matchmakers (KBS) . Film makers : Hwang Seung and Kim Soo Jin, with actress Cho Yi Hyun. Rowoon multifaceted talentsd, was noticed again in this role as the hilarious, comic, Jung Woo.
2024
Rowoon spent 10 months filming in a new drama , The Murky Stream, the first K historical drama to be shown on Disney Plus in 2025.
The Murky Stream, will be released on Disney Plus Globally in September 2025.
Since he left SF9, Ropwoon has also demonstrated his talents as a solo ballad singer, doing many concerts/ fan meets in the last two years. His sensitive, interpretation of some of the most beautiful Korean and Japanese songs have added to his ever growing fandom all over the planet.
We are waiting for the release his first solo album in 2025.
IOn the 21st of July, he is due to enlist in the Korean army, for 18 months.
He will be sorely missed and we will support him all the way until he is back.
He will resume his activities on the 20th of January 2027. When he is away, his new series will be released together with many things he has filmed, so we will wait patiently until he is back.
He said, during his last fan meet in Seoul, on rthe 31st of May, that he will go on learning other languages when he is away, so we are guessing he is going to act in new foreign films after 2027! Probably America, as he has been going there often lately, but also we hope EUROPE, as we have many quality unusual filmmakers in France, Italy, Germany, Spain and elsewhere.
