「♡」강진후 — is the mysterious boy
searching for the MYSTERIOUS BOY
let's start with small steps
birthname : kang jinhoo (강진후)
nickname(s) :
「♥」 jinhoo, jin, kangjin the basic nicknames that are used because shortening names are fun??
「♥」 boyfriend material because of his charming looks and his great fashion sense that gets the ladies going wild, kang jinhoo is acknowledged by the female crowd that he is such a boyfriend.
「♥」 bolt think of it like wanna one's ha sungwoon's 'cloud' nickname, it is a fanmade nickname that trended because of his cute and energetic puppy-like behaviour during filming "while you were sleeping". bolt is the name of a pet dog that had his own disney movie.
date of birth : march 15, 1992
birthplace : canberra, australia
ethnicity : south korean
language(s) spoken :
「♥」 native korean, his mother tongue that he's still trying to improve because of the lack of formal education on the language but he's good enough (think of super junior's henry's korean)
「♥」 advanced english, as he spent his childhood and until middle school in canberra, jinhoo is pretty good in speaking and writing english. yes, he speaks english in an australian accent.
introduction :
「♥」 recently named "the actor to look forward to in 2018", who would've thought the actor kangjin to appear in such a program? due to the amount of fans that tell him to appear on tv more often, kangjin accepted the offer to the program without second guessing. the question is, will he come out of the program unscathed?
face claim : 이호석
back up : 권혁, 박경
appearance :
「♥」currently sporting a platinum blonde hue to his hair that makes his light brown eyes stand out, kang jinhoo stands at 179 cm and has great physique. he has a tattoo, reading "life is a choice between birth and death" on his left thigh.
fashion :
「♥」 taking interest in fashion and looking good, jinhoo dresses himself in clothes that makes him feel great in and comfy enough to move in. also, he is often seen wearing denim jackets of almost all shades as an outer and is seen wearing glasses when moving around for schedules because turns out, he has minus. his current taste is heavily influenced by retro or throwback styles and the boyfriend looks that are ever so in season.
one two three four five
life's a game, time to enjoy
personality :
INFP "THE MEDIATOR" / PISCES
understanding, witty, observant, ambitious
"i almost had you, didn't i?"
shy, individualist, worrisome, clumsy
GRYFFINDOR / BARRY ALLEN "THE FLASH"
「♥」"you want to ask me about kangjin oppa? that oppa is actually really fun to be around with. though he currently plays supporting roles, he never lets anything break him down. he always keeps himself modest and takes in any type of feedback the pd tells him. i think he's the type of actor pds would love to work with because he's always taking every feedback into consideration and takes his time to discuss with the pds. i can see him becoming a top actor and certainly, will look forward to that day." — bae suji, co-star
「♥」"my jinhoo is a kind boy, always understands others and is determined for a goal. my lovely boy grew up and now i'm proud of what he's become. he seems so happy to pursue what he wanted to do. sometimes, though, i wish he led a normal life and became the head of a family. but then, i know he was never born for it."— han moonseo, beloved mother
「♥」"that rascal, jinhoo looks all cheerful and beagle-like but he's actually more than that, he has this hidden depth that makes him human. he tries not to give me a hard time and tries to make life enjoyable. he treats me like a hyung and not a job associate and i treat him more like a dongsaeng. jinhoo's pretty cool."— go yoonho, trusty manager
「♥」"jinhoo was a great boyfriend and an amazing friend. though we've broken up, he's really made an effort in not creating an awkward atmosphere to our relationship after. when we were dating, jinhoo was the sweetest and most thoughtful boy i've ever met. the after-game kisses, the smirks he sent when we made eye contact during his game, the small events on my birthday or on valentines' day. these things and more make up the three incredible years i've been with him. i hope he meets the lucky lady he'd have his end game with soon. he's an absolute treasure."— jin yeonhwa, highschool sweetheart
trivia :
「♥」likes: beaches, sunny weather, coffee, smoothie bowls, games, dogs, sushi
「♥」dislikes: sweet food, greasy food, rock music, psychology films, restrictions
「♥」 hobbies: listening to music, cycling, running, going to the gym, sleeping
「♥」 important friends: actress bae suji, actor/model nam joohyuk, actor shin jaeha, winner's kang seungyoon, bts' jin, actor jisoo
「♥」 can speak english in an australian accent
「♥」 born to an australian-born korean father and a new zealand-born korean mother and has an older sister by two years and an older brother by four years
「♥」 to all the single ladies out there, his instagram is @kkangjinh00
「♥」 is not entitled to enlist in military service as he chose not to obtain korean citizenship (thus losing it) and now is currently legally living in korea as a foreigner
「♥」 is not afraid to be open about his uality and opinions
「♥」 if he were to choose between a younger girl or an older one, he'd go for the older one because he's got a thing for noonas
「♥」 likes to impersonate elvis, ellen degeneres, marvel characters (especially nic fury)
「♥」 actually has variety skills similiar to super junior's heechul
「♥」 would like to guest in running man and knowing brother
「♥」 has a major celebrity crush on red velvet's irene !!
「♥」 has decent cooking skills #dearfuturewife
「♥」 was a part of his middle school and high school basketball team as a small forward
「♥」 wants to run a youtube channel one day to share content with his fans
「♥」 more to be added soon
love experience :
「♥」wise love guru to his friends, though he only dated one girl in his entire life up until now and that was in high school
「♥」his only relationship was with a girl named jin yeonhwa [in my head, looks like actress hwang seung eon], his highschool sweetheart he dated for three years, they broke up because yeonhwa went overseas for college and jinhoo immediately went onto making his debut but they still keep in touch and both jinhoo and yeonhwa learned the bitterness and sweetness of highschool love.
「♥」after highschool, he never really dated because he didn't have any time. he debuted shortly after and also was preoccupied with college studies
「♥」isn't the type to push and pull with others and prefers to be straightforward and precise about relationships (his friends say that this is the reason why he's always the only one left sober when they hang out together in a party)
「♥」since he is generally shy around new faces, you'd expect him to be so around the opposite but that's not always the case as it depends on what type of person he's attracted to
「♥」after his highschool sweetheart, he made it his personal belief that he shouldn't really rush back into dating and would like to take things slow because he takes relationships very seriously (mainly because he wants to marry before his early thirties)
sirius- : silvi : turn in
last words : hope you liked kang jinhoo! :-)
wishlist :
「♥」 ewan and jinhoo bonding throughout the show as they share heart-to-heart talks or joke around a lot and end the show, becoming friends :-)
「♥」 the girls can't help but look and stare at the beauty that is kang jinhoo
「♥」 jinhoo cooking food for others and entertain them with his idiot antics
「♥」 more to be added soon
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stage name : 강진 [he thought that shortening his name into only two words would help him stand out like how actors jisung and jingoo use two word stagenames]
occupation : actor
company : sm c&c
debut date : 2014
star history :
「♥」now a rising underdog in the acting industry, kang jinhoo (more known to the public as kangjin) shot to fame out of nowhere. known for his charming looks in playing the part of han wootak in "while you were sleeping", many are looking forward to what kang jinhoo has to further offer in his acting career, as he is set to act in "pretty sister who buys me food" alongside actress son yejin.
dramas :
「♥」2014 : bride of the century, as choi kangin [february 22 - april 12]
「♥」2014 : the idle mermaid, as park daebak [august 7 - october 9]
「♥」2015 : who are you: school 2015, as park minjoon [april 27 - june 16]
「♥」2015 : glamorous temptation, as jin hyungwoo (young) [october 5, 2015 to march 22, 2016]
「♥」2016 : night light, as tak [november 21, 2016 – january 24, 2017]
「♥」2017 : ruby ruby love, as won suk [january 18 - january 26, 2017]
「♥」2017 : seventeen, as ha jun [april 27 - june 6, 2017]
「♥」2017 : while you were sleeping, as han wootak [september 27 - november 16, 2017]
「♥」2017-2018 : prison playbook, as yoo jeongwoo (a.k.a captain yoo) [november 22, 2017 - january 18, 2018]
「♥」2018 : pretty sister who buys me food, as seo joonhee [set to air in march 2018]
scandals and news articles :
「♥」"who is the charming mode in sm's mvs?" [nov "16] — featured as the male role in luna's free somebody mv in may and taeyeon's 11:11 mv in november, his appearances had grabbed many of the videos' viewers' attention and everyone started to search for his profile or social media. those who know him had clarified that he wasn't a model, but a rookie actor under sm c&c.
「♥」 "sm's clever way of exposing their rookie actor" [february "17] — following his male lead role in webdrama "ruby ruby love" starring seohyun, lee yikyung, z.hera and himself, netizens had noticed sm's clevery way of giving jinhoo better exposure to the public. starring alongside girls' generation's seohyun and the reunion of seohyun and z.hera headlining news, it's expected that many would not notice him but after the episodes aired, many started to grow curious of his identity and many started searching for his social media and profile. netizens praised sm for their strategy and some vowed to support jinhoo.
「♥」 "this actor who is pulling heart strings" [april "17] — in the webdrama 'seventeen', jinhoo played the role of ha jun, who is a beagle-like and playful character who liked an older girl. due to this role's bitter love story (but hopeful ending), jinhoo was dubbed "비극의연하남" (roughly translates as "the tragedy of a younger man" and earned the sympathy of many of the viewers.
「♥」 "kangjin acknowledged as a rising star in acting" [october "17] — after several episodes of "while you were sleeping", many have acknowledged him as a rising star in acting. playing han wootak in the drama starring suzy and lee jongsuk as the other male lead, jinhoo was praised for properly potraying his role and this led to all the hype and attention currently building up on him today.
「♥」 "kangjin to act alongside son yejin in new drama" [january "17] — being offered to act alongside a returning major actress like son yejin was a shocker for jinhoo because it never happened to him before and of course, it was an offer he couldn't refuse. set to air in march, "pretty sister who buys me food" will be his first time taking on a lead role,
if we're together, it's like
a harmony surrounds us
hello, please introduce yourself to the viewers :
「♥」 "hello viewers, i'm kangjin, i'm an actor" there was a silence as he made eye contact with his manager before he bursted into laughter and continued, "forgive me there. this is my first time appearing in a show but please look after me kindly"
HOW OR WHY DID YOU GET CHOSEN FROM YOUR AGENCY :
「♥」he took a few moments to take in the question before answering, "well, after my last drama, the agency got calls from a lot of different shows that wanted me to guest in them. i ended up discussing for several hours on which show to guest first and well," he burst into a smile that made all the female staff swoon, "i decided that this one wouldn't be the usual talk show or game show or late night shows so i talked with the agency and here i am, my very first tv show appearance"
WHAT WERE YOUR REACTIONS WHEN YOU LEARNT YOU'D JOIN THE SHOW :
「♥」the boy scratched his ear before fixing his hair and replying, "i was actually excited because this is my first time appearing on a show and also a bit worried because i have no experience being on a show but i'm determined to give it a go and make the best of the experience."
AS A CELEBRITY, WHAT ARE YOUR THOUGHTS ON DATING AND LOVE :
「♥」the question took him aback for a moment but then he replied in a serious tone, "love and dating are things humans can do, but most of the time, as a celebrity, you don't really have the ease to do most human things and it's really sad because our entertainment industry could be the only one who is suffering this sort of restriction," he sighed, "when i love someone, i give it my all. i want to give the other all of the love i can give them before it's too late and i will never turn my back on them," he paused for a second to loosen up his tone a bit and resumed with a much lighter tone, "as a celebrity, i don't want to be afraid of anything and if it's to do something a human can do, then i won't shy away from the public no matter what reactions i get. though, currently, i'm not dating anyone, i want to date in the near future and i wish that by the time i go public or love someone, the people who support me could continue on supporting me."
WHAT IS YOUR IDEAL TYPE OF PARTNER :
「♥」the question led him to burst into a smile, "i like someone with a warm personality and a great amount of energy who i can talk to because i think i could really connect with them" he thought about the celebrity he would name, "for the record, i'm not saying this because she's going to be acting alongside me in a new drama, but i would name son yejin sunbaenim," this led to the staff protesting and his manager gesturing him to name one more person, "but if you'd like another answer that is more neutral, i'd say that i have always been a fan of red velvet's irene since her debut and i really like actress song jihyo in the show running man."
WHAT DO YOU DISLIKE IN A PARTNER :
「♥」 he made eye contact with his manager and decided to phrase his words carefully, "someone who misunderstands something but doesn't want to listen to an explanation. many webdrama couples potray that problem a lot," he paused for a moment, "also, someone who i feel keeps on receiving and gives less than i have to them. one of the bad things someone can do."
HOW DO YOU ACT AROUND SOMEONE WHO CATCHED YOUR INTEREST :
「♥」 he really didn't know how to answer this one because he never really paid attention to his own behaviour when he likes someone, "i never really thought of it before so i can't really go into details but maybe i become more expressive to the other person and start to take care of them a lot," he bursted into laughter, "i could see myself doing that and i think i'd be the type to just really be there for them whenever they need me and always know how they feel"
IDEAL FIRST MEETING :
「3」 pedestrian crossing
「♥」 museum
「♥」 subway
「1」 coffee shop
「♥」 aquarium
「♥」 arcade room
「2」 library
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