Yoo Ya-jin (born October 6, 1986 in Daegu, South Korea) is a South Korean actor. In 2007, he won the Busan Film Critics Award for Newcomer Actor for his film "We Have No Tomorrow". In 2010, he starred in the TV series "Sungkyunkwan Scandal". In 2011, he starred in the film "Fighting Boy, Shude", which grossed 5.31 million viewers and won the 3rd Korea Film Journalists Association Film Awards Discovery Award.
In August 2015, the starring movie "Old Hand" was released, and he cooperated with actor Song Kanghao to shoot the movie "Si Mourning". In 2015, he won the Best Actor of the 36th Korea Blue Dragon Awards for "Si Mourning" On June 3, 2016, he won the Best Actor of the 52nd Korea Baeksang Arts Awards for his performance in the TV series "Six Dragons Flying".
In 2004, Liu Yaren came to prominence as Yulin's boyfriend as a high school student in the youth drama "Yulin Growth Diary 1", and the role won the love of young audiences. In 2006, he completed his big-screen debut in "We Have No Tomorrow" directed by Lu Dongshi.
In 2008, he played the role of Montenegro in the KBS moonfire drama "The Strongest Seven Universes", and his usually calm and calm, but not lack of emotional changes left an impression on the audience; on November 13, the movie "Western Antique Yangguo Shop" was released, playing the character Ji Fan in the film, giving the public a different feeling.
In 2009, in the Kbs February fire drama "The Man Who Can't Get Married", he played Park Hyun-kyu, an employee of Cho Jae-hee Architects. In 2010, he starred in the TV series "Sungkyunkwan Scandal", and became well-known in the television circle. In 2012, he played a small character in the SBS TV series "Fashion King" Jiang Yingjie, who was mixed in the Dongdaemun Market.
In 2011, he starred in the movie "Fighting Teenager, Shu De", playing the problem teenager Shu De, whose family was poor and in a rebellious period, and Kim Yoon Seok played the strange class teacher Dong Su who made Shu De unpredictable in the film. In the end, the film grossed 5.31 million viewers, and liu Yaren also won the 3rd Korea Film Journalists Association Film Awards Discovery Award.
In 2012, he played a small character in the SBS TV series "Fashion King" Jiang Yingjie, who was mixed in the Dongdaemun Market. In 2013, he starred in the SBS TV series "Jang Yu-jeong, Born for Love", and played with Kim Tae-hee. In the same year, he starred in the movie "Qiang Zhe", which grossed 1.2 million viewers.
On January 6, 2014, UAA announced the news of signing a contract with Liu Yaren and song huiqiao, Jiang Dongyuan and other artists became the same door. The relevant person in charge of UAA said that Liu Yaren is the most outstanding acting strength among the young generation of actors in South Korea today, and in the future, UAA will use all resources to fully support Liu Yaren's career development.
In March 2014, he starred in the JTBC TV series "Secret Meeting",[3] playing a piano genius, Kim Ai as the head of the art consortium planning office, and in the same year, he starred in the movie "Old Hand" directed by Yoo Seung-wan, in which he played the chaebol III Zhao Taiwu. In addition, he partnered with Song Kang-ho, Moon Geun-young, Kim Hae-sook and other actors, starring in the film "Si Mourning" (also known as "Si Mourning: 8 Days of Memory") directed by Lee Joon-yee, in which he played Si Mourning Shizi, who loved and hated his father Yingzu.
In 2015, he starred in the comprehensive love movie "Happy Facebook"; in the same year, he starred in the SBS50 episode of the Taiwanese drama "Six Dragons Flying Sky", playing the male protagonist Lee Fangyuan (i.e. Taejong of Joseon, Zi Yide, the third generation monarch of Lee's Joseon). On June 3, 2016, he won the 52nd Baeksang Art Awards in Korea for "Six Dragons Flying".
On October 19, 2015, South Korea's cable TVN program "List Open 2015" aired the 84th episode of the program "20 Generations of Popular Male Actors Occupying the Republic of Korea" and listed Yoo Ya-jin as the most anticipated male actor in ten years. On February 21, 2017, he starred in the TV series "Chicago Printer" produced by tvN, in which he played the super best-selling author and known as the "literary idol" of Han Se-so.
Liu Yaren's personality is slightly obedient, and the path of idol actors is not feasible for him. He has the arrogance and persistence of the drama, even if he debuted for so many years before he met the first peak of his career, he never doubted the perfection he wanted to pursue. After many years, Liu Yaren should be able to become an artist more than an artist.
The public face, Dan Phoenix eyes, and seemingly memoryless looks were thought to be shortcomings for actors, but in Liu Yaren, they have become the cornerstone of his continuous broadening of his acting path. Not every star can be called "tens of millions of box office film actors", in 2015 Liu Yaren achieved a huge leap in his life, "Old Hand", "Si Mourning" two movies at the same time proud of the list, whether it is "the villain zhao Taihui who has no one in his eyes", or "the si mourning shizi who is powerless to resist the final tragedy", Liu Yaren conquered the audience with his changeable acting skills and became the "hottest actor in Chungmuro" in 2015.
South Korea's cable TVN show "List Open 2015" aired the 84th episode of the show "20 Generations of Popular Actors Occupying the Republic of Korea" and listed Yoo Ya-jin as the most anticipated actor in a decade. Liu Yaren's August 2015 film "Old Hand" attracted 13 million Korean viewers, and then collaborated with actor Song Kanghao on the film "Si Mourning", and he can be seen throughout the autumn.
Liu Yaren played the boyfriend of actor Gao Gaola in the TV series "Yulin's Growth Diary" and officially debuted, and his performance in the work is not inferior to that of adult actors. Later, Liu Yaren played a charming masculine boy in the TV series "Sungkyunkwan Scandal", and also had a very good performance in the movies "Fighting Teenager, Shude" and "Qiang Zhe".
Liu Yaren has won the following awards: Best Actor at the 52nd Baeksang Arts Awards in 2016, Best Actor at the 36th Korea Blue Dragon Awards in 2015, "Asian Star Award" at the 20th Busan International Film Festival in 2015, best actor in a man award at the 50th Baeksang Arts Awards in 2014.
2014 7th Korea DramaAwards Men's Best Awards, 2012 3rd Korea Film, Journalists Association Film Awards, Discovery Award, 2012 21st Korea Puri Film Awards, Best Actor, 2011 4th Style, Icon, Award, Ben Award - Won, 2011 5th MENT 20'S CHOICE 20's Voice Award - Winner, 2010 5th A-Awards, Style Awards.
2010 – KBS Acting Awards Best, Couple Award, 2008 11th Director's CUT Award Newcomer Acting Award, 2008 11th Director's CUT Awards - Newcomer Acting Awards of the Year, 2007 28th Korea Blue Dragon Film Awards, Newcomer Actor, 2007 3rd Pyeongtaek Pierson Film Festival, Newcomer Actor, 2007 8th Busan Film Critics Awards, Newcomer Actor, 2007 3rd Zepierson Film Festival - Newcomer Award.