14 Rin's World/February 2015
Ah-In Yoo
Hall of Fame
I first saw Yoo Ah In in the drama "Chil Woo - The Mighty" as an assassin that wanted to be a good person. He was just so cute that I looked up his dramas and found "Sungkyunkwan Scandal" in the list. At the time I was really into Park Min Young and was like "yay", I found out about Song JoongKi in that drama as well, but I still wasn't into him. I wanted more Yoo Ah In dramas. I still wish he had more screen time in that drama. However, watching him since the Aln has been worth the wait with dramas like "Six Flying Dragons" and "Chicago Typewriter" under his belt now. And although I am his drama fan, I have yet to watch all of his movies.
Rin Sanada
Name: Eom Hong-sik
Hangul:
Birthdate: October 6, 1986
Birthplace: Daegu, South Korea
Height: cm
Blood Type: A
Education
B.A in Film
Eom Hong-sik was born in Daegu and dropped out of high school to pursue acting. Using the stage name Yoo Ah-in, he made his acting debut in the teen series Sharp 1 in 2003. Various roles on film and television followed. Yoo portrayed a lost teenager in low-budget indie film Boys of Tomorrow, a lonely warrior in historical drama Chil-woo the Mighty, the energetic patisserie aspirant in comedy film Antique. and a cheeky assistant in romantic comedy He Who Can't Marry.
Yoo rise to fame eventually came in 2010 when he acted in fusion period drama Sungkyunkwan Scandal. Due to the drama's popularity, Yoo shot to stardom along with the rest of the young cast.
This was followed by his first big-screen leading role in the coming-of-age film Punch, a critical and commercial hit in 2011. His costar, veteran actor Kim Yoon-seok predicted that "In the next 10 years, he will be one of the biggest names in Korean cinema."
However, Yoo's next project Fashion King was poorly received by audiences, particularly its controversial ending.
Cast as King Sukjong in the 2013 period drama Jang Ok-jung, Living by Love, a revisionist take on infamous royal concubine Jang Hui-bin, Yoo called the role one of the biggest challenges of his career and he garnered favorable press reviews for his mature, charismatic and versatile portrayal of the historical figure.[3]
He then played the titular character in the film Tough as Iron, about a Busan pier worker who takes care of his mother afflicted with dementia and kidney disease.[13] Yoo and Tough as Iron costar, Jung Yu-mi later collaborated again as voice actors in the animated film The Satellite Girl and Milk Cow.[14]