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Im Si-wan

任時完 / 不明

American singer

December 1, 1988 (age 37) ・ Busan, South Korea

  • singer
  • film actor
  • actor

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

7. About this entry

Tags

  • singer
  • film actor
  • actor
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.