Ki Tae-young

Ki Tae-young, born in Seoul in 1978 and trained at Daejin University, represents the kind of steady, dependable South Korean actor I tend to root for. Debuting in 1997 under his birth name Kim Yong-woo, he gradually built up leading roles in dramas like Creating Destiny, Living in Style and Make Your Wish, and won wider affection through the variety show Superman Returns in 2016. He even released an EP in 2012. Rather than chasing flashy stardom, he seems to sink quietly into each role, projecting a warm, family-man reliability. That grounded consistency is exactly why I expect audiences to keep loving him.

Name (English)

Ki Tae-young

Name (Japanese)

キ・テヨン

Reading

き・てよん

Born

December 9, 1978 (age 47)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Sagittarius / Horse

Origin

Seoul, South Korea

Occupation

film actor / actor / television actor / stage actor

University

Daejin University

• Official sitehttps://www.inncompany.co.kr/KITAEYOUNG
• Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/kitaeyoung/
• Xhttps://x.com/init1
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ki%20Tae-young
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q483953

Tags

• film actor
• actor
• television actor

Last updated

2026-06-23

Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.