Bae Yong-joon | |
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| Born | August 29, 1972 Mapo District, Seoul, South Korea |
| Occupation(s) | Actor, businessman |
| Years active | 1994–2017 |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 2 |
| Awards | _ribbon.PNG){kind=small} Hwagwan Order of Cultural Merit (2008) |
| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 배용준 |
| Hanja | 裵勇浚 |
| Revised Romanization | Bae Yongjun |
| McCune–Reischauer | Pae Yongjun |
| Website | https://web.archive.org/web/20040701104520/http://www.byj.co.kr/ |
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Bae Yong-joon (Korean: 배용준; Hanja: 裵勇浚; born August 29, 1972) is a South Korean businessman and former actor. He has starred in numerous television dramas, including, notably, Winter Sonata which became a major part of the Korean Wave. Bae retired from acting after 2007, but remains active as the chairman of management agency KeyEast.