My Take
Im Si-wan is one of those rare performers who made the idol-to-serious-actor leap look genuinely effortless. I first took notice of him in The Attorney alongside Song Kang-ho — he held his own in a politically charged courtroom drama that dominated Korean box offices in 2013, which is no small feat for a guy who debuted in a boy group. His work in Misaeng: Incomplete Life the following year sealed it for me: that portrait of an anxious entry-level office worker felt painfully real, the kind of quiet, internalized acting that gets under your skin. He served his mandatory military service, came back, and kept building a thoughtful résumé. What I respect most is that he never leaned on ZE:A nostalgia — he went out and earned a completely separate reputation as a dramatic actor, one project at a time.
Overview
Yim Si-wan (Korean: 임시완; born Yim Woong-jae, December 1, 1988) is a South Korean singer and actor. He debuted as a member of the South Korean boy group ZE:A and its sub-group ZE:A Five. As an actor, he is known for starring in the film The Attorney (2013) as well as the television series Misaeng: Incomplete Life (2014) and Run On (2020).
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Im Si-wan
- Name (Japanese)
- 任時完
- Reading
- 不明
- Born
- December 1, 1988 (age 37)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Sagittarius / Dragon
- Origin
- Busan, South Korea
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- singer / film actor / actor / television actor
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Gudeok High School
- University
- Pusan National University
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.