K-drama actor Joo Won’s comeback in sci-fi romance series Alice – but did you know he was almost passed over for his debut role in Bread, Love and Dreams?

Sep 30 , 2020

K-drama star Joo Won is back on screens in new sci-fi drama series Alice. Photo: @zu.won_moon.jun.won/Instagram

Here are 5 things you might not know about K-drama actor Joo Won: Alice is his major drama comeback after completing military service, he was almost passed over for his debut role in Bread, Love and Dreams, he’s a Konkuk University graduate student, he’s a singer, and he really loves KFC

Joo Won, who turns 33 on September 30 – in Korean ages anyway – has shown his immense versatility in various ways throughout his K-drama career, from being a singer to a musical theatre actor. Here are five things you may not know about the talented entertainer.

His debuted as a singer

Although currently known for his acting prowess, Won actually made his debut as a singer, not an actor.

He was a member of coed television performance group Frees for a year before debuting as a musical theatre actor in 2007.

He’s doing a master’s

One of Won’s lifetime goals is to become a professor.

After finishing up filming for the K-drama Good Doctor, which was one of the busiest periods of his career, Won started a master’s degree at Konkuk University’s Graduate School of Mass Communication and Public Relations.

He almost missed out

His very first TV audition was for Bread, Love and Dreams, one of South Korea’s most popular K-dramas.