Im Si-wan, also known as Yim Si-wan, is a South Korean singer and actor. He is a member of the 2010 South Korean boy group ‘ZE:A’ and its sub-group ‘ZE:A Five’. In 2023, he was announced to appear in the second season of the popular Netflix South Korean survival drama series ‘Squid Game’.
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Wiki/Biography
Im Si-wan was born as Yim Woong-jae on Thursday, December 1, 1988 (age 34 years; as of 2022) in Busan, South Korea. Their zodiac sign is Sagittarius. He went to Gudeok High School in Busan. He studied mechanical engineering at Busan National University; However, he left college in his second year of college after winning the ‘Chin Chin Song Festival’. Later, he studied at the University of East Broadcasting Arts in Seoul. He is studying at Woosong Information College in Daejeon.
Yim Si-wan’s childhood image
Physical Appearance
Height (Approx): 5′ 6″
Weight (Approx): 65 kg
Hair Color: Black
Eye colour: black
Body Measurements (Approx): Chest: 40″, Waist: 30″, Biceps: 12″
Family
parents and siblings
Yim Si-wan has an elder sister.
Yim Si-wan with his family
Wife
He is unmarried.
relationships/affairs
When asked during a fan meeting in 2021 how many times she has dated, she used a mathematical equation to explain it to the audience. After solving the equation he got -2 and 0 as answers. Eventually, he revealed that they had actually dated 0 times.
I am C-Wan while solving mathematical equations on the whiteboard
In an interview, he revealed that he did not have the opportunity to befriend girls because his parents did not allow him to date during his high school years. He also shared a story when he took action against his mother’s wishes in an unusual way. He said,
I have parents who were always like, ‘Oh, you can do whatever you want later in college.’ It was my parents’ anniversary so I decided to go shopping for gifts and I went with a friend who was a girl. I didn’t think much of it because I wasn’t thinking about dating so when I went to get gifts she went with me. I came home and gave the gift to my mother and told her how I had gone shopping with my friend to get the gift. Instead of being happy with the gift, she just focused on the fact that I went with a girl, and wasn’t happy about it. I thought to myself, ‘Okay then, I will never date.’ Now that I’ve grown up and am in the entertainment industry, she keeps saying, ‘There will be nice beautiful girls all around you, when are you going to date?'”
signature/autograph
livelihood
singer
Zee:A
Im Si-wan was discovered by Star Empire while attending the ‘Chin Chin Song Festival’ in Busan. He became an apprentice and joined a nine-member group called ‘Children of Empire’, where he trained for three years. In 2009, the group began performing surprise performances at various venues in South Korea. On January 7, 2010, the group officially debuted under the name ZE:A with their EP ‘Nativity’.
Cover of the 2010 album ‘Nativity’
Before his debut, he officially changed his name from Yim Woong-jae to Yim Si-wan. He was a vocalist among the nine members of the group. The album ‘Nativity’ topped both the ‘Album Chart’ and ‘Artist Chart’ on Kakao on the day of its release. In March 2011, the group released their first Korean studio album ‘Lovability’.
Cover of the 2011 album ‘Lovability’
Zee:A Five
In 2013, he debuted as a member of ZE:A’s sub-unit ‘ZE:A-Five’ with four other members including Kevin, Minwoo, Hyungsik, and Dongjun. On March 25, 2013, the group released their debut album titled ‘Voulez-Vous’.
Cover of the 2013 album ‘Voulez-Vous’
OST of TV show
In 2014, she lent her voice to the song ‘But Still.. So..’ for the South Korean TV series ‘Misaeng: Incomplete Life’. She has recorded many songs including ‘My Heart’ from the TV show ‘The King in Love’ (2017), ‘I and You’ from ‘Run On’ (2021) and ‘Fire’ from ‘Tracer’ (2022).
actor
musical Theatre
In 2013, he portrayed the character of Joseph in the musical titled ‘Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat’ held in Seoul.
Yim Si-wan during her performance in ‘Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat’
TV
TV series
In 2010, he made his acting debut in the South Korean TV series ‘Prosecutor Princess’, in which he played a cameo role as a club man.
Poster of the 2010 South Korean TV series ‘Prosecutor Princess’
In 2014, he made a special appearance as young Jeong Woo-sung in the TV series ‘A Bit of Love’. In the 2014 TV series ‘Triangle’, he played the youngest of three brothers who were separated in childhood and grew up in a cold and wealthy chaebol family. In the 2014 webtoon adaptation and cable drama ‘Misaeng: Incomplete Life’, he played Jang Gyu-rae, a former baduk player who struggles to adapt to the corporate culture in Korea. ‘Missing: Incomplete Life’ was a huge success, achieving high viewership ratings with a peak of 8.4%, and was considered a ‘cultural phenomenon’. He has worked in several TV series including ‘Hell is Other People’ (2019), ‘Tracer’ (2022), ‘Summer Strike’ (2022), and ‘Missing: The Other Side’ (2023).
reality TV shows
In 2012, he appeared as a cast member on KBS2’s South Korean reality-variety TV show ‘Birth of a Family’. The same year, he was featured in Season 2 of tvN’s variety show ‘House on Wheels’.
film
In 2013, he made his film debut in the South Korean short film ‘Incomplete Life: Prequel’. The same year, in the courtroom drama film ‘The Attorney’, Im Si-wan played the important role of Park Jin-woo, a young student activist who was arrested on suspicion of communist sympathies and subjected to police torture. For his outstanding performance in the film, Im Si-wan received several awards and accolades.
He appeared as Lee Min-jae, a clever swindler, in the 2017 crime caper film ‘One Line’. The same year, he starred in the film ‘The Merciless’, a crime action film in which he played the role of an undercover cop associated with a drug-trafficking gang. Her performance led to her receiving an invitation to the 2017 Cannes Film Festival for the first time in her career. In 2021, he appeared in a South Korean disaster action thriller film titled ‘Emergency Declaration’, which was screened at the 2021 Cannes Film Festival.
web series
In 2016, he played the role of Ji-baek in his first web series ‘My Catman’, a Chinese-South Korean drama series. In 2023, he was cast in Netflix’s South Korean survival drama series ‘Squid Game 2’.
Awards, Honors, Achievements
award
- 2012: Best Newcomer in a Sitcom for the South Korean sitcom ‘Standby’ at the MBC Entertainment Awards
- 2014: Best Fashionista Award for the South Korean film ‘The Attorney’ at the Baeksang Arts Awards
- 2014: Popularity Award for the film ‘The Attorney’ at the Blue Dragon Film Awards
Yim Si-wan at the Blue Dragon Film Awards 2014
- 2014: Popularity Award for the film ‘The Attorney’ at the Grand Bell Awards
- 2014: Popularity Award for the film ‘The Attorney’ at the Korean Film Actor Association Awards
- 2014: Best New Actor Award for ‘The Attorney’ at Max Movie Awards
- 2014: Best New Actor Award for ‘The Attorney’ at Marie Claire Film Awards
- 2014: Best New Actor Award for South Korean TV series ‘Triangle’ at the MBC Drama Awards
- 2015: Excellence Award and Actor in a Miniseries for the South Korean TV series ‘Misaeng: Incomplete Life’ at the APAN Star Awards.
- 2015: Asia Special Award for TV series ‘Missing: Incomplete Life’ at Asia Model Festival, Actor
I am Si-wan at Asia Model Festival in 2015
- 2015: Best New Actor for TV Series ‘Misaeng: Incomplete Life’ at Baeksang Arts Awards – Television Awards
- 2015: Best Actor Award for TV Series ‘Missing: Incomplete Life’ at the Cable TV Broadcasting Awards
- 2015: Actor Special Jury Award for TV series ‘Misseng: Incomplete Life’ at the Korea Drama Awards
- 2015: Special Achievement Award by the Korea Financial Services Commission
- 2016: Best Idol Actor Award for TV Series ‘Missing: Incomplete Life’ at InStyle Star Icon
- 2016: Rising Star Award at Max Movie Awards
- 2017: Popularity Award – Actor for the South Korean film ‘The Merciless’ at The Seoul Awards
- 2022: Best Supporting Actor for South Korean film ‘Emergency Declaration’ at Bild Film Awards
Yim Si-wan at the Bildfilm Awards in 2022
- 2022: Best Supporting Actor for the film ‘Emergency Declaration’ at the Korean Film Producers Association Awards
- 2022: Buldak Rising Star Award at London Asian Film Festival for the film ‘Emergency Declaration’
Respect
- 2012: Honorary Ambassador of Korea Tourism Organization
- 2012: Brand Ambassador of Tissot Swatch Group Korea
- 2012: Brand Ambassador of Pret-a-Porter Busan (Busan Fashion Week)
- 2012: Honorary Ambassador of Woosong University of Informatics
- 2013: Brand Youth Ambassador of Gyeonggi Province
- 2014: High Ambassador of Korea International Trade Association
Im Si-wan appointed ambassador of Korea International Trade Association
- 2014: Brand Ambassador of Fintech Financial Technology Group Inc.
- 2023: PR Ambassador for the 2024 World Team Table Tennis Championships in Busan
Im Si-wan appointed PR ambassador for the 2024 World Team Table Tennis Championships
achievements
- 2015: Ranked 35th in Korean Power Celebrity list by Forbes
Facts/General Knowledge
- Yim Si-wan frequently participates in marathons and has also won several medals in various marathon events.
I am C-Wan after winning the 10 kilometer marathon
- In his free time he likes to cook.
- On July 11, 2017, Im Si-wan began his mandatory military service. Due to his excellent performance he was appointed as an assistant instructor for the recruits. After completing his military duty, he was discharged on 27 March 2019.
- In 2019, he donated all his earnings from military service and some of his personal money to Hyochon Elementary School in Yangju, Gyeonggi Province.
- In 2020, he appeared on the cover of Cosmopolitan magazine.
Yim Si-wan on the cover of Cosmopolitan
- On March 4, 2022, he donated ₩20 million to the Ukrainian Embassy in South Korea to aid victims of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. He also booked a 4-bed hostel in Kyiv from 7 March 2022 to 4 April 2022 to provide aid and assistance to Ukrainian war victims.
- On August 10, 2022, he donated ₩20 million to aid those affected by the 2022 South Korean floods through the Hope Bridge Korea Disaster Relief Association.
- On February 8, 2023, he contributed ₩10 million to aid victims of the 2023 Turkey–Syria earthquake. He donated to the Hope Bridge National Disaster Relief Association to help people affected by natural disasters.
- According to the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI), his personality type is ENFJ (Extroverted, Intuitive, Feeling and Deciding).
- Yim Si-wan follows a non-vegetarian diet.
Yim Si-wan is eating non-vegetarian food
- He is often seen drinking alcohol in public places. Along with drinking alcohol, he also likes to eat beef.
Yim Si-wan is drinking and eating non-vegetarian food
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