Im Si-wan Wiki, Age, Biography, Height, Girlfriend, Family, Images, And More
Yim Si-wan (Korean: ; Hanja: ; born December 1, 1988) is a South Korean singer and actor who goes by the moniker Siwan. He is a member of the South Korean boy band ZE:A, as well as its sub-group ZE:A Five. As an actor, he is best known for his roles in the films The Attorney (2013) and Misaeng: Incomplete Life (2014), both of which were box office and ratings successes.
Early years
Yim Si-wan was born in Busan, South Korea, on December 1, 1988. He went to Busan Gudeok High School, Busan National University, the University of East Broadcasting Arts, and is now enrolled at Woosong Information College. Before his debut, he legally changed his first name from Woong-jae to Si-wan.
Career sZE:A
ZE:A is the main article.
Star Empire hired him as a trainee while he was attending the Chin Chin Song Festival in Busan. He joined the "Children of Empire," a nine-member group where he trained for three years. The group began doing guerrilla performances across the country in 2009. On January 7, 2010, the group debuted as ZE:A with their EP Nativity. He is also a member of the ZE:A-Five sub-unit.
Acting
Yim appeared in the period drama Moon Embracing the Sun (2012) as the younger version of Heo Yeom. Moon surpassed 40% in ratings and was designated a "national drama," catapulting Yim to fame. Later that year, Yim was cast as a cold young man with a sad story behind his negative outlook on life in the revenge drama Man from the Equator. The sitcom Standby (2012) and the drama special Waiting for Love followed (2013).
In 2013, he starred in the courtroom drama film The Attorney, in which he played a young student activist who was detained and tortured by police on suspicion of communist sympathies. The film was a critical and commercial success, grossing over 11 million tickets and ranking as the eighth best-selling Korean film of all time. At the Max Movie Awards and the Marie Claire Film Festival, Yim was named Best New Actor.
Yim made a comeback to television in 2014, starring in two drama series. He portrayed the youngest of three brothers who were separated as children and grew up in a cold chaebol household in Triangle. He reprised his role as a former baduk player learning to adapt to Korean corporate culture in Incomplete Life: Prequel, which was based on the webtoon adaptation and cable hit drama Misaeng: Incomplete Life. Misaeng: Incomplete Life was a commercial success, with a peak viewership rating of 8.4%, and was dubbed a "cultural phenomenon." For his performance, Im received the Excellence Award in Acting at the 4th APAN Star Awards, as well as Best New Actor awards at the 9th Cable TV Broadcasting Awards and the 51st Baeksang Arts Awards.
Yim then made his big-screen debut as a leading man in the war drama film A Melody to Remember (2016), playing a good-hearted soldier who believes in a miracle even in a desperate situation. Along with Chae Soo-bin and Kim Myung-soo, he was cast in the Chinese-South Korean web drama My Catman.
Yim plays a cunning conman in the crime caper film One Line, a departure from his usual "nice guy" roles (2017). In The Merciless (2017), a crime action film in which he played an undercover cop who works for a drug-smuggling ring, he deviated even further from his clean-cut image. For the first time, Yim was invited to the Cannes Film Festival. Yim starred as an ambitious crown prince in the historical melodrama The King in Love the same year.
Yim was cast in Hell Is Other People, a thriller drama based on the webtoon of the same name, in 2019. This is his first project since joining the army. He was cast in the period sports film Boston 1947 the same year. He was also cast in the disaster film Emergency Declaration in 2020.
Yim appeared in the JTBC romance drama Run On in 2020, alongside Shin Se-kyung, Kang Tae-oh, and Choi Soo-young.
Yim appeared in the thriller drama Tracer, which aired on Wavve and MBC concurrently in 2022, and will appear in the ENA drama Summer Strike.
On February 11th, 2023, Yim held a fan concert called YIM Si wan 2023 'WHY I AM in SEOUL'.
Private life
Service in the military
He began his mandatory military service on July 11, 2017. Yim was chosen as an assistant instructor for new recruits because of his excellent performance. Yim was released from prison on March 27, 2019.
Philanthropy
Im donated $20 million to the Ukrainian Embassy in South Korea on March 4, 2022. To assist Ukrainian war victims, he also reserved a 4-bed dormitory in Kiiwu (Kyiv) for about a month, from March 7 to April 4, to assist Ukrainian war victims.
Im donated $20 million to the Hope Bridge Korea Disaster Relief Association on August 10, 2022, to assist those affected by the 2022 South Korean floods.
Im donated $10 million to help the 2023 Turkey-Syria earthquake through the Hope Bridge National Disaster Relief Association on February 8, 2023.
Discography
Main article: ZE:A discography
Singles
| Title | Year | Peak chart
positions | Sales
(DL) | Album |
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KOR
Gaon
[49] |
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| Collaborations |
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"Tick Tock" (째깍째깍)
(with Jo Hyun-ah of Urban Zakapa) | 2017 | — | — | Non-album single |
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| Soundtrack appearances |
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| "But Still.. So.." (그래도..그래서..)[50] | 2014 | — | — | Misaeng: Incomplete Life OST Part 5 |
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| "My Heart" (내 마음은)[51] | 2017 | — | The King in Love OST Part 4 |
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| "I And You" (나 그리고 너) | 2021 | — | Run On OST Part 12 |
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| "Fire" (파이어) [52] | 2022 | — | Tracer OST Part 5 |
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| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region. |
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2013 | Incomplete Life: Prequel | Jang Geu-rae | Short film |
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| The Attorney | Park Jin-woo |
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| 2014 | Rio 2 | Blu | Korean dubbed – voice |
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| 2016 | A Melody to Remember | Han Sang-ryul |
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| 2017 | One Line | Lee Min-jae |
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| The Merciless | Jo Hyun-soo | [note 1] |
| 2022 | Emergency Declaration | Jin-seok | Screening at the 2021 Cannes Film Festival [note 2] |
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| 2023 | Unlocked | Joon-young | Netflix film |
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| Road to Boston | Suh Yun-bok |
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Television series
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2010 | Prosecutor Princess | Club man | Cameo (Episode 2) |
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| All About Marriage | Trainee | Cameo (Episode 18) |
| Gloria | Trainee | Cameo (Episode 11 & 14) |
| 2012 | Moon Embracing the Sun | young Heo-yeom |
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| Man from the Equator | young Lee Jang-il |
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| Standby | Yim Si-wan |
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| Reply 1997 | ROTC Seoul man | Cameo (Episode 4) |
| 2013 | A Bit of Love | young Jeong Woo-sung | Special appearance |
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| Waiting for Love | Jung Jin-kook | Drama Special |
| 2014 | Triangle | Jang Dong-woo / Yoon Yang-ha |
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| Misaeng: Incomplete Life | Jang Geu-rae |
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| 2017 | The King in Love | Wang Won |
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| 2019 | Hell Is Other People | Yoon Jong-woo |
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| 2020–2021 | Run On | Ki Seon-gyeom |
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| 2022 | Tracer | Hwang Dong-joo |
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| Thirty-Nine | Im Si-wan | Cameo (Episode 10) |
| Summer Strike | Ahn Dae-beom |
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| 2023 | Missing: The Other Side | Mysterious man | Season 2 (Cameo; Episode 14) |
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Web series
| Year | Title | Role |
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| 2016 | My Catman | Ji-baek |
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Television shows
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2012 | Birth of a Family | Cast member |
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| 2021 | House on Wheels | Season 2 |
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Musical theatre
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2013 | Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat | Joseph | February 19 - March 12 in Seoul |
Ambassadorship
- 2012 Honorary Ambassador of Korea Tourism Organization[86]
- 2012 Brand Ambassador of Tissot Swatch Group Korea[87]
- 2012 Brand Ambassador of Pret-a-Porter Busan (Busan Fashion Week)[88]
- 2012 Honorary Ambassador of Woosong University of Informatics[89]
- 2013 Brand Youth Ambassador of Gyeonggi Province[90]
- 2014 High Ambassador of Korea International Trade Association[91]
- 2014 Brand Ambassador of FinTech Financial Technology Group Inc[92]
- 2023 PR Ambassador for the 2024 World Team Table Tennis Championships in Busan[93]
Awards and nominations
Name of the award ceremony, year presented, category, nominee of the award, and the result of the nomination
| Award ceremony | Year | Category | Nominee / Work | Result |
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| APAN Star Awards | 2015 | Excellence Award, Actor in a Miniseries | Misaeng: Incomplete Life | Won |
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| 2022 | Top Excellence Award, Actror in an OTT Drama | Tracer | Nominated |
| Popularity Star Award, Actor | Nominated |
| Asia Contents Awards | 2022 | Best Actor | Nominated |
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| Asian Film Awards | 2014 | Best Newcomer | The Attorney | Nominated |
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| 2022 | Best Supporting Actor | Emergency Declaration | Nominated |
| Asia Model Awards | 2015 | Asia Special Award, Actor | Misaeng: Incomplete Life | Won |
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| Baeksang Arts Awards | 2014 | Best New Actor – Film | The Attorney | Nominated |
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| Best Fashionista Award | Won |
| 2015 | Best New Actor – Television | Misaeng: Incomplete Life | Won |
| 2022 | Best Actor – Television | Tracer | Nominated |
| Blue Dragon Film Awards | 2014 | Best New Actor | The Attorney | Nominated |
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| Popularity Award | Won |
| 2022 | Best Supporting Actor | Emergency Declaration | Nominated |
| Blue Dragon Series Awards | 2022 | Best Leading Actor | Tracer | Nominated |
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| Buil Film Awards | 2014 | Best New Actor | The Attorney | Nominated |
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| 2022 | Best Supporting Actor | Emergency Declaration | Won |
| Cable TV Broadcasting Awards | 2015 | Best Actor | Misaeng: Incomplete Life | Won |
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| Grand Bell Awards | 2014 | Best New Actor | The Attorney | Nominated |
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| Popularity Award | Won |
| 2022 | Best Supporting Actor | Emergency Declaration | Nominated |
| InStyle Star Icon | 2016 | Best Idol Actor | Misaeng: Incomplete Life, A Melody to Remember | Won |
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| Korea Drama Awards | 2012 | Best New Actor | Moon Embracing the Sun | Nominated |
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| 2015 | Top Excellence Award, Actor | Misaeng: Incomplete Life | Nominated |
| Actor Special Jury Prize | Won |
| 2022 | Top Excellence Award, Actor | Tracer | Nominated |
| Korean Film Actor's Association Awards | 2014 | Popularity Award | The Attorney | Won |
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| Korean Film Producers Association Awards | 2022 | Best Supporting Actor | Emergency Declaration | Won |
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| Korea Financial Services Commission | 2015 | Special Achievement Award | Im Si-wan | Won |
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| London Asian Film Festival | 2022 | Buldak Rising Star Award | Emergency Declaration | Won |
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| Max Movie Awards | 2014 | Best New Actor | The Attorney | Won |
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| Best Supporting Actor | Nominated |
| 2016 | Rising Star Award | Im Si-wan | Won |
| Marie Claire Film Awards | 2014 | Best New Actor | The Attorney | Won |
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| MBC Drama Awards | 2012 | Moon Embracing the Sun | Nominated |
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| Popularity Award | Nominated |
| 2014 | Best New Actor | Triangle | Won |
| 2017 | Top Excellence Award, Actor in a Monday-Tuesday Drama | The King in Love | Nominated |
| 2022 | Top Excellence Award, Actor in a Miniseries | Tracer | Nominated |
| MBC Entertainment Awards | 2012 | Best Newcomer in a Sitcom | Standby | Won |
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| Mnet 20's Choice Awards | 20's Booming Star | Moon Embracing the Sun | Nominated |
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| Seoul WebFest Awards | 2017 | Best Actor | My Catman | Nominated |
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| The Musical Awards | 2013 | Best New Actor | Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat | Nominated |
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| The Seoul Awards | 2017 | Popularity Award, Actor | The Merciless | Won |
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| tvN10 Awards | 2016 | Made in tvN, Actor in Drama | Misaeng: Incomplete Life | Nominated |
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Listicles
Name of publisher, year listed, name of listicle, and placement
| Publisher | Year | Listicle | Placement |
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| Forbes | 2015 | Korea Power Celebrity | 35th |
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Im Si-wan Biography
| Name | Im Si-wan |
| Nickname | None |
| Gender | Male |
| Date of Birth | 1-Dec-1988 |
| Age in 2023 | 35 |
| Birth Place | Busan |
| Country | South Korea |
| Nationality | South Korean |
| Height | 1.75 (m) |
| Weight | Unknown (KGs) |
| Profession | Singer |
| Height | In Centimeters: 175 cm.
In Meters: 1.75 m.
In Feet Inches: 5'9" |
| Weight | In KG: Not known
In Pound: Not known |
| Eye Color | - |
| Hair Color | - |
| Marital Status | Yet to update |
Some FAQs (Frequently Asked Questions) about Im Si-wan.
- What is the Net Worth of Im Si-wan?
The Net Worth of Im Si-wan is $1.5 Million.
- What is the Height of Im Si-wan?
The height of Im Si-wan is 1.75.
- Where is the birthplace of Im Si-wan?
The birthplace of Im Si-wan is Busan
- What is the Date of Birth of Im Si-wan?
The birthday of Im Si-wan is on 1-Dec-1988.
- Is Im Si-wan Married?
The marital status of Im Si-wan is: Yet to update.
