Yim Si-wan[2] (Korean:임시완;Hanja:任時完;[1] born on December 1, 1988), known mononymously as Siwan, is a South Korean singer and actor. He is a member of the South Korean boyband ZE:A and its sub-group ZE:A Five. As an actor, he is best known for starring in the film The Attorney (2013), and the cable series Misaeng: Incomplete Life (2014), which were both successful in the box office and ratings.
Yim Si-wan was born on December 1, 1988,[3] in Busan, South Korea. He attended Busan Gudeok High School, Busan National University, University of East Broadcasting Arts and is currently studying at Woosong Information College.[4][5] He legally changed his first name from Woong-jae to Si-wan before his debut.[6]
While attending Chin Chin Song Festival in Busan, Star Empire recruited him as a trainee.[7] He entered a nine-member group called "Children of Empire", where he trained for three years. In 2009, they group started doing guerrilla performances around the country.[8] On January 7, 2010, the group debuted with their EP, Nativity under the name ZE:A.[9] He is also a member of the sub-unit, ZE:A-Five.[10]
Acting
Yim joined the cast of the period drama Moon Embracing the Sun (2012), playing the young version of Heo Yeom.[11][12] Moon surpassed 40% ratings and gained "national drama" status, launching Yim to fame.[13] Later that year, Yim was cast in the revenge drama Man from the Equator, playing a cold young man that has a sad story behind his negative outlook on life.[14] This was followed by the sitcom Standby (2012),[15] and Drama Special Waiting for Love (2013).[16]
In September 2013
In 2013, he starred in the courtroom drama film The Attorney, playing a young student activist detained and tortured by the police on accusations of being a communist sympathizer.[17] The film was a critical and commercial success, selling more than 11 million tickets to become the 8th best-selling Korean film of all time.[18] Yim won Best New Actor at the Max Movie Awards and the Marie Claire Film Festival.[19][20]
Yim returned to television in 2014 and starred in two drama series. In Triangle, he played the youngest of three brothers separated at childhood, who grew up in a cold chaebol household.[21] While in the webtoon adaptation and cable hit drama Misaeng: Incomplete Life, he reprised his role in Incomplete Life: Prequel as a former baduk player who learns to adapt to Korean corporate culture.[22]Misaeng: Incomplete Life was a commercial hit and recorded high viewership ratings, with a peak of 8.4%; and was dubbed as a "cultural phenomenon".[23] Im won the Excellence Award in acting at the 4th APAN Star Awards for his performance,[24] as well as Best New Actor awards at the 9th Cable TV Broadcasting Awards and 51st Baeksang Arts Awards.[25][26]
Yim then took on his first big-screen leading role in war drama film A Melody to Remember (2016), playing a good-hearted soldier who is hoping for a miracle even in a desperate situation.[27][28]
He was also cast in the Chinese-South Korean web drama My Catman alongside Chae Soo-bin and Kim Myung-soo.[29]
In a departure from his usual "nice guy" roles, Yim plays a cunning con-man in the crime caper movie One Line (2017).[30] He deviated even farther from his clean-cut image in The Merciless (2017), a crime action film where he played an undercover cop who works for a drug-smuggling ring. Yim was invited to the Cannes Film Festival for the first time.[31][32] The same year, Yim starred in historical melodrama The King in Love, playing an ambitious crown prince.[33]
In 2019, Yim was cast in the thriller drama Hell Is Other People, based on the webtoon of the same name. This marks his first project after enlistment.[34][35] The same year, he was cast in the period sports film Boston 1947.[36] In 2020, he was also cast in the disaster film Emergency Declaration.[37]
In 2022, Yim starred in the thriller drama Tracer, which aired on Wavve and MBC simultaneously.
Personal life
Military service
On July 11, 2017, he officially began his mandatory military service.[39][40][41] Yim was chosen to be an assistant instructor for new recruits due to his good performance.[42] Yim was discharged on March 27, 2019.[43]
Philanthropy
On March 4, 2022, Im donated ₩20 million to the Ukrainian Embassy in South Korea. To help Ukrainian victims in Russian invasion, he also booked a 4-bed dormitory in Kiiwu (Kyiv) for about a month from March 7 to April 4 to help Ukrainian war victims.[44]
On August 10, 2022, Im donated ₩20 million to help those affected by the 2022 South Korean floods through the Hope Bridge Korea Disaster Relief Association.[45]
Screening at the 70th Cannes Film Festival on May 24, 2017.[55]
The film has been temporarily postponed due to the COVID-19 outbreak in South Korea and the number of infections is likely to increase. The film was originally scheduled to be released in January 2022, thus temporarily postponing the screening.[57]
Jung Yu-jin (March 4, 2022). "[단독] 임시완, 우크라이나 난민 위해 2000만원 기부·'착한 노쇼'까지"[[Exclusive] Im Si-wan donates 20 million won to Ukrainian refugees, even a 'kind no-show] (in Korean). News1. Retrieved March 4, 2022– via Naver.
Lee Chang-gyu (August 10, 2022). "폭우 피해에 연예계 '기부 행렬'…김혜수→김진우 '선한 영향력' [종합]"[Celebrity 'donation procession' for heavy rain damage... Kim Hye-soo → Kim Jin-woo 'Good Influence' [Comprehensive]] (in Korean). X-ports News. Retrieved August 10, 2022– via Naver.
Park Ji-yoon (January 28, 2022). "임시완이 부른 '트레이서' OST, 오늘(28일) 발매"[Im Si-wan's 'Tracer' OST released today (28th)] (in Korean). The Fact. Retrieved January 28, 2022– via Naver.
Jung Yu-jin (December 15, 2021). "'비상선언', 1월 개봉 포기 "상황 어려움 고려…잠정 연기" [공식]"['Declaration of Emergency', abandoned in January release "Considering difficulties in the situation…provisional postponement" [Official]] (in Korean). News1. Retrieved December 15, 2021– via Naver.
Jeon Hyung-hwa (November 18, 2021). "송강호x이병헌x전도연 '비상선언' 2022년 1월 개봉 확정"[Song Kang-ho x Lee Byung-hun x Jeon Do-yeon 'Emergency Declaration' confirmed for release in January 2022] (in Korean). Star News. Retrieved November 18, 2021– via Naver.
Jo Ji-young (June 7, 2022). "[공식] 송강호→임시완 '비상선언', 드디어 관객 만난다..8월 개봉 확정"[[Official] Song Kang-ho → Im Si-wan 'Emergency Declaration', finally meets the audience... Confirmed for release in August] (in Korean). Sports Chosun. Retrieved June 7, 2022– via Naver.
Ko Seung-ah (June 30, 2021). "임시완·천우희 현실 스릴러…'스마트폰을 떨어뜨렸을 뿐인데' 크랭크업"[Im Si-wan and Chun Woo-hee's reality thriller... 'I just dropped my smartphone' crank up] (in Korean). News1. Retrieved December 8, 2021– via Naver.
Kang Nae-ri (September 30, 2021). "[단독] 손현주X임시완 '트레이서', MBC에서도 본다…내년 1월 편성 유력"[[Exclusive] Son Hyun-joo X Im Si-wan's 'Tracer', also seen on MBC... Scheduled for January next year]. YTN (in Korean). Retrieved September 30, 2021– via Naver.
Lee Nam-kyung (October 20, 2021). "임시완 스틸, 이제껏 본 적 없던 강렬한 변신 예고(트레이서)"[Im Si-wan Steel, an intense transformation that has never been seen before (Tracer)] (in Korean). MBN. Retrieved October 20, 2021– via Naver.
Kang Hyo-jin (March 17, 2022). "[단독]임시완, JTBC '서른, 아홉' 특별출연"[[Exclusive] Siwan Im to make a special appearance on JTBC's 'Thirty, Nine] (in Korean). SPOTV News. Retrieved March 17, 2022– via Naver.
Jang Woo-young (March 24, 2022). "서른, 아홉' 전미도, 임시완과 먹먹한 사제 케미"[Thirty, Nine' Jeon Mi-do, Im Si-wan and Priest's chemistry] (in Korean). OSEN. Retrieved March 24, 2022– via Naver.
Ahn Yoon-ji (October 13, 2022). "설현X임시완 '아무것도 하고 싶지 않아', 11월 공개 확정 [공식]"[Seolhyun X Im Si-wan 'I don't want to do anything', confirmed for release in November [Official]] (in Korean). MT Star News. Retrieved October 13, 2022– via Naver.
Jeong Hee-yeon (January 26, 2021). "여진구 하차→임시완 측 "'바퀴달린집' 시즌2 검토" [공식입장]"[Yeo Jin-goo getting off → Im Si-wan’s side “Review of ‘House on Wheels’ Season 2” [Official Position]]. sports.donga (in Korean). Retrieved February 4, 2021.
Lee Seul-bi (August 31, 2022). "김혜수→이준호 '2022 APAN STAR AWARDS' 수상 후보 공개"[Kim Hye-soo → Lee Jun-ho’s ‘2022 APAN STAR AWARDS’ nominees revealed] (in Korean). Sports Donga. Retrieved August 31, 2022– via Naver.
Hwang, Hyo-yi (September 6, 2022). "강태오-박은빈'·'손석구-김지원'·'이준호-이세영' 베스트커플상은?"[Best Couple Award for 'Kang Tae-oh - Park Eun-bin', 'Son Seok-gu-Kim Ji-won', 'Lee Jun-ho-Lee Se-young'?] (in Korean). Sports Kyunghyang. Retrieved September 6, 2022– via Naver.
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Ahn Byung-gil (April 11, 2022). "58회 백상예술대상 후보 공개…영광의 주인공은?"[58th Baeksang Arts Awards nominations revealed... Who is the hero of glory?] (in Korean). Sports Kyunghyang. Retrieved April 11, 2022– via Naver.
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Moon Ji-yeon (July 6, 2022). "제1회 청룡시리즈어워즈 후보 공개..'오징어 게임'·'SNL코리아' 최다노미"[The 1st Blue Dragon Series Awards nominees revealed.. Most Nominees for 'Squid Game' and 'SNL Korea'] (in Korean). Sports Chosun. Retrieved July 6, 2022– via Naver.
Kim, Na-ra (October 6, 2022). "헤어질 결심' 박해일X탕웨이, 男女주연상→'월드 ★' 이정재, 신인 감독상 수상 [2022 부일영화상](종합)"[Decision to break up' Park Hae-il X Tang Wei, Best Leading Actress → 'World ★' Lee Jung-jae, Rookie Director Award [2022 Buil Film Awards] (Comprehensive)]. My Daily (in Korean). Retrieved October 6, 2022– via Naver.
Park, Jae-hwan (October 12, 2022). "제 58회 대종상 영화제 내달 9일 개최... '헌트' 12개, '헤어질 결심' - '한산' 11개 부분 노미네이트"[The 58th Daejong Film Festival to be held on the 9th of next month... 12 nominations for 'Hunt', 'Decision to break up' - 11 parts for 'Hansan] (in Korean). KBS Media. Retrieved October 12, 2022– via Naver.
Kim, Na-ra (October 19, 2022). "이정재, 또 수상 쾌거…亞 영화 위상 드높인 공로 '영국서도 인정' [공식]"[Lee Jung-jae, another splendid feat...亞 'Recognized in the UK' [Official]]. My Daily (in Korean). Retrieved October 19, 2022– via Naver.
Lim, Chae-yeon; Kim, Young-gyeong (February 23, 2015). 2015 KOREA POWER CELEBRITY 40 - ‘미생’ 두 주인공 떴다[2015 KOREA POWER CELEBRITY 40 - Two main characters of 'Misaeng' appeared]. JoongAng Ilbo (in Korean). Archived from the original on April 12, 2015. Retrieved May 22, 2021– via Joins.
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