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10 Things You Might Not Have Known About “Black Knight” Actor Kim Woo Bin

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Janelle Roa Cabrera-Paraiso

<p>Now taking on a new series on screen, top Korean talent <strong><em><a href="https://metro.style/fashion/metrostylewatch/models-turned-k-drama-actors/30368" target="_blank">Kim Woo Bin</a></em></strong> is making a massive comeback as he headlines <a href="https://metro.style/culture/film-and-tv/new-on-netflix-january-2023/34564" target="_blank"><strong><em>Netflix</em></strong></a>’s <strong><em><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Se26Op9sEC8" target="_blank">Black Knight</a></em></strong>. Creating a buzz across borders and among netizens and audiences, the show is set in a dystopian future devastated by a befouled and extreme environment. </p><div><br/></div><p>Woo Bin’s character “<strong>5-8</strong>,” a black knight, is bound to come to the rescue to survive what remains of humanity. Considered as heroes, the black knights are the brave frontliners who live on the fringes of society and serve as “delivery drivers.”</p><div><br/></div><p>Best known for his biggest hits <em><strong>The Heirs</strong></em>, <em><strong>Uncontrollably Fond</strong></em>, and another Netflix original, <em><strong><a href="https://metro.style/culture/film-and-tv/watch-trailer-our-blues-k-drama-on-netflix/32737" target="_blank">Our Blues</a></strong></em>, the 33-year-old actor (he was born on July 16, 1989) is hammering another critically acclaimed content on the wall. </p><div><br/></div><div><strong>Browse through the gallery below for things that you might have known about the lauded and well-loved Korean actor:</strong></div><div><br/></div><div class="article-content" itemProp="articleBody"><div class="media-content"><div class="slider-for"><div><img loading="lazy" src="https://assets-metrostyle.abs-cbn.com/prod/metrostyle/attachments/18677886-910e-4c8e-b6ba-134365e2879f_kim woo bin in black knight landscape.png" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii"/></div><div><img loading="lazy" src="https://assets-metrostyle.abs-cbn.com/prod/metrostyle/attachments/de6a4fa4-8cbe-4d02-b1e2-946e8eb037f6_kim woo bin 1.jpg" alt="10 Things That You Might Have Missed About “Black Knight” Actor Kim Woo Bin" class="fr-fic fr-dii"/></div><div><img loading="lazy" src="https://assets-metrostyle.abs-cbn.com/prod/metrostyle/attachments/a9307750-d48c-43e1-bdb6-739124b44177_kim woo bin 2.jpg" alt="10 Things That You Might Have Missed About “Black Knight” Actor Kim Woo Bin" class="fr-fic fr-dii"/></div><div><img loading="lazy" src="https://assets-metrostyle.abs-cbn.com/prod/metrostyle/attachments/2a5a4f32-dbe7-4439-a3bb-60800d4da057_kiss mv 1.png" alt="10 Things That You Might Have Missed About “Black Knight” Actor Kim Woo Bin" class="fr-fic fr-dii"/></div><div><img loading="lazy" src="https://assets-metrostyle.abs-cbn.com/prod/metrostyle/attachments/d7f43320-2cc2-4550-8515-3702b7e8abac_kiss mv 2.png" alt="10 Things That You Might Have Missed About “Black Knight” Actor Kim Woo Bin" class="fr-fic fr-dii"/></div><div><img loading="lazy" src="https://assets-metrostyle.abs-cbn.com/prod/metrostyle/attachments/b579bda4-535a-4bdf-ba24-418573bb2db9_calvin klein 1.jpg" alt="10 Things That You Might Have Missed About “Black Knight” Actor Kim Woo Bin" class="fr-fic fr-dii"/></div><div><img loading="lazy" src="https://assets-metrostyle.abs-cbn.com/prod/metrostyle/attachments/bfa6cc24-3dc1-45e2-9605-d9be4971bc96_calvin klein 2.jpg" alt="10 Things That You Might Have Missed About “Black Knight” Actor Kim Woo Bin" class="fr-fic fr-dii"/></div><div><img loading="lazy" src="https://assets-metrostyle.abs-cbn.com/prod/metrostyle/attachments/62941a03-0a0e-4bcd-90a2-d6fc637813b2_cancer 1.jpg" alt="10 Things That You Might Have Missed About “Black Knight” Actor Kim Woo Bin" class="fr-fic fr-dii"/></div><div><img loading="lazy" src="https://assets-metrostyle.abs-cbn.com/prod/metrostyle/attachments/10098c1f-d540-444a-b4b2-5489abba54a9_cancer 2.jpg" alt="10 Things That You Might Have Missed About “Black Knight” Actor Kim Woo Bin" class="fr-fic fr-dii"/></div><div><img loading="lazy" src="https://assets-metrostyle.abs-cbn.com/prod/metrostyle/attachments/02536c78-2479-45c3-8176-da518b0cc5d6_kwb as 5-8.jpg" alt="10 Things That You Might Have Missed About “Black Knight” Actor Kim Woo Bin" class="fr-fic fr-dii"/></div><div><img loading="lazy" src="https://assets-metrostyle.abs-cbn.com/prod/metrostyle/attachments/8fd507f8-fc3a-4b38-80e1-21655a394e07_kwb in blue.jpg" alt="10 Things That You Might Have Missed About “Black Knight” Actor Kim Woo Bin" class="fr-fic fr-dii"/></div><div><img loading="lazy" src="https://assets-metrostyle.abs-cbn.com/prod/metrostyle/attachments/2705223b-f7ff-4628-800d-f05e02e5cbf6_kim woo bin &amp; lee jong suk.jpg" alt="10 Things That You Might Have Missed About “Black Knight” Actor Kim Woo Bin" class="fr-fic fr-dii"/></div><div><img loading="lazy" src="https://assets-metrostyle.abs-cbn.com/prod/metrostyle/attachments/fd0893ac-38a8-4f5c-8b41-67164d9e615f_kwb and ljs.jpg" alt="10 Things That You Might Have Missed About “Black Knight” Actor Kim Woo Bin" class="fr-fic fr-dii"/></div><div><img loading="lazy" src="https://assets-metrostyle.abs-cbn.com/prod/metrostyle/attachments/cbcd1841-791a-495f-a5ee-40d7c1ee13ee_giordano 1.png" alt="10 Things That You Might Have Missed About “Black Knight” Actor Kim Woo Bin" class="fr-fic fr-dii"/></div><div><img loading="lazy" src="https://assets-metrostyle.abs-cbn.com/prod/metrostyle/attachments/3828e226-fda1-4a78-883d-bda73f671890_shin min ah &amp; kim woo bin.png" alt="10 Things That You Might Have Missed About “Black Knight” Actor Kim Woo Bin" class="fr-fic fr-dii"/></div><div><img loading="lazy" src="https://assets-metrostyle.abs-cbn.com/prod/metrostyle/attachments/1d297824-1337-4dbe-a4da-27c5e32a4aec_woo bin 1.jpg" alt="10 Things That You Might Have Missed About “Black Knight” Actor Kim Woo Bin" class="fr-fic fr-dii"/></div><div><img loading="lazy" src="https://assets-metrostyle.abs-cbn.com/prod/metrostyle/attachments/a5f1fb09-29fb-458c-bb0a-78394793a014_woo bin 2.jpg" alt="10 Things That You Might Have Missed About “Black Knight” Actor Kim Woo Bin" class="fr-fic fr-dii"/></div><div><img loading="lazy" src="https://assets-metrostyle.abs-cbn.com/prod/metrostyle/attachments/10070998-18fe-4187-bafd-65699129912f_black knight 1.jpg" alt="10 Things That You Might Have Missed About “Black Knight” Actor Kim Woo Bin" class="fr-fic fr-dii"/></div><div><img loading="lazy" src="https://assets-metrostyle.abs-cbn.com/prod/metrostyle/attachments/d1ed5944-befe-4ece-9dad-f7b2aac74db6_black knight 2.jpg" alt="10 Things That You Might Have Missed About “Black Knight” Actor Kim Woo Bin" class="fr-fic fr-dii"/></div><div><img loading="lazy" src="https://assets-metrostyle.abs-cbn.com/prod/metrostyle/attachments/c7c7d75d-8f5a-4429-87ec-a150ce2be77e_kwb on ig.jpg" alt="10 Things That You Might Have Missed About “Black Knight” Actor Kim Woo Bin" class="fr-fic fr-dii"/></div><div><img loading="lazy" src="https://assets-metrostyle.abs-cbn.com/prod/metrostyle/attachments/4a844e10-dcb3-4e93-b2d0-de555ab6f1b5_kwb on ig 2.jpg" alt="10 Things That You Might Have Missed About “Black Knight” Actor Kim Woo Bin" class="fr-fic fr-dii"/></div></div><div class="media-content slider-desc"><div class="item-desc"><div></div></div><div class="item-desc"><p>1. Kim Woo Bin is not his real name. - Our black knight has always been known as Kim Woo Bin, but the actor’s birth name is actually Kim Hyun Joong. His new moniker is meant to avoid confusion with another artist in the entertainment and acting industry. Apart from this, Woo Bin also insisted on being called by this name as he already feels “awkward” being called by his real name. <cite>Netflix via @____kimwoobin</cite></p></div><div class="item-desc"><div><cite>Netflix via @____kimwoobin</cite></div></div><div class="item-desc"><p>2. Kim Woo Bin, Lee Min Ho, and Sandara Park a.k.a. DARA have already acted alongside each other. - Apart from his modeling affairs, Kim Woo Bin’s early beginnings way back in 2009 also included an MV for Sandara Park’s “Kiss.” His fellow “Boys Over Flowers” actor Lee Min Ho was in the music video, too. Next to this stint, Woo Bin had taken on two more MVs for tracks like 2Eyes’s “Don’t Mess With Me” and Twenty’s “Sweet Sorrow.” In the latter, we got to listen to his sweet and soulful voice. <cite>2NE1 on YouTube</cite></p></div><div class="item-desc"><div><cite>2NE1 on YouTube</cite></div></div><div class="item-desc"><p>3. He is the first East Asian entertainment figure to model for Calvin Klein.  - Kim Woo Bin’s modeling career is cut out for the global grid as the actor-model is actually the first Asia-Pacific figure to model for Calvin Klein Watches and Jewellery. In 2015, he made it to an advertising campaign as an ambassador and has collaborated with prolific fashion photographer Karim Sadli and Polish model Anna Jagodzińska. Prior to acting, also, Woo Bin first made it to the industry as a fashion model. <cite>Calvin Klein</cite></p></div><div class="item-desc"><div><cite>Calvin Klein</cite></div></div><div class="item-desc"><p>4. Kim Woo Bin battled cancer.  - Unbeknownst to many, Kim Woo Bin was on a hiatus for six years because of his health issue. In 2017, he was diagnosed with nasopharyngeal cancer. It was never too late, though, and there was still time to undergo medical treatment and chemotherapy. What a survivor he is! <cite>@____kimwoobin</cite></p></div><div class="item-desc"><div><cite>____kimwoobin</cite></div></div><div class="item-desc"><p>5. Due to his condition, the government had valid grounds to spare Kim Woo Bin from South Korea’s mandatory military service. - According to a 2018 article by Kpop Herald, also, the actor garnered a grade of 6 in the physical assessment portion, which means taking on military commitments is not compulsory at all. Those who acquired 6, due to physical disability or sensitive health status, are exempt from enlistment.<cite>Netflix via @____kimwoobin</cite></p></div><div class="item-desc"><div><cite>@____kimwoobin</cite></div></div><div class="item-desc"><p>6. Kim Woo Bin has a close relationship with his “School 2013” co-actor Lee Jong Suk. - The two A-listers are BFFs for life! In case you missed, Kim Woo Bin and Lee Jong Suk had a close relationship since their runway modeling days, and the much-coveted actors have already collaborated on several projects since. In fact, they even starred together in KBS’s small screen series “School 2013,” where they played the personas of two estranged friends. <cite>@jongsuk0206</cite></p></div><div class="item-desc"><div><cite>@jongsuk0206</cite></div></div><div class="item-desc"><p>7. Kim Woo Bin and Shin Min Ah have been together for a long time. - Kim Woo Bin and Shin Min Ah’s high-profile relationship is a real match made in heaven. The pair and “Our Blue” stars have started dating in 2015 and have since developed a strong bond. Shin Min Ah’s support for his boyfriend is also tried-and-tested as the actress stayed by Woo Bin’s side and has actively looked after him throughout his cancer treatment. Isn’t she the best?<cite>Giordano</cite></p></div><div class="item-desc"><div><cite>Giordano</cite></div></div><div class="item-desc"><p>8. He is a philanthropist.  - Since his career started, it was reported by Soompi that Kim Woo Bin has been really generous in donating and giving to charities and causes that he supports. In January, in fact, it was shared by his agency AM Entertainment that Seoul’s Asan Hospital benefited from the actor as he donated an approximate amount of USD 78,700 to the organization. He also shows his unwavering support to children with cancer. <cite>Offroad via @____kimwoobin</cite></p></div><div class="item-desc"><div><cite>Offroad via @____kimwoobin</cite></div></div><div class="item-desc"><p>9. Kim Woo Bin’s smoking scenes in “Black Knight” are all computer animation. - Originally, Kim Woo Bin’s role as 5-8 in “Black Knight” required him to occasionally smoke in some scenes, but because of his condition, Director Cho Eui Seok canceled the idea. Woo Bin, though, thinks that incorporating the smoking habit suits his character, so he suggested that CGI be used. Based on AllKPop’s recent article, it was also revealed that the actor did the action scenes without a stunt double. Hands down!<cite>@____kimwoobin</cite></p></div><div class="item-desc"><div><cite>@____kimwoobin</cite></div></div><div class="item-desc"><p>10. Kim Woo Bin is on Instagram! - Good news! This gem is active on socials and actually has an Instagram handle. Kim Woo Bin’s handsome face is everywhere on his feed, and he regularly shares random snaps on his account, @____kimwoobin. Apart from the actor’s “Black Knight” posts and BTS pictures, he also seems fond of sharing his day-to-day activities and sometimes, even selfies!<cite>@____kimwoobin</cite></p></div><div class="item-desc"><div><cite>@____kimwoobin</cite></div></div></div></div></div><div><br/></div><p>Lead photos courtesy of <strong>Netflix</strong> via <strong>@____kimwoobin</strong></p><div><strong>Related Story: </strong><a href="/people/celebrities/fast-facts-about-korean-actress-jeon-do-yeon/35301" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Fast Facts About “Kill Boksoon” Actress Jeon Do Yeon</a></div>