Oh Ji-ho

Oh Ji-ho (born April 14, 1976) is a South Korean actor. He is best known for the television dramas Couple or Trouble (2006), The Slave Hunters (2010), Queen of the Office (2013) and My Fair Lady (2016).

In this Korean name, the family name is Oh.
Oh Ji-ho
In July 2015
Born (1976-04-14) April 14, 1976
Mokpo, South Jeolla Province, South Korea
OccupationActor
Years active1998–present
AgentHeavenly Star Contents[1]
Spouse(s)
Eun Bo-ah
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(m. 2014)​
Children2
Korean name
Hangul
Hanja
Revised RomanizationO Jiho
McCune–ReischauerO Chiho

Career

Oh was born and raised in Mokpo, South Jeolla Province.[2] He dropped out of his e-Business Management course at Anyang Industrial Technical School and at the age of 22, moved to Seoul on his own to pursue a career in acting.[3] He first found work as a commercial model, then made his acting debut in 1998 with a minor role in the film Kka (Naked Being).

Despite starring in a few movies (notably the erotic two-hander La Belle in 2000), Oh would become better known for his work in television. He soon earned heartthrob status among fans for his handsome face and well-defined muscles,[4] but critics initially dismissed him as just another model-turned-actor with attractive looks but little talent. In 2004, Oh established his acting credentials in A Second Proposal, about a divorcee getting another chance at love; he won Best Supporting Actor at the KBS Drama Awards. He next starred in Couple or Trouble (2006), a Hong sisters-penned romantic comedy series inspired by Overboard about a handyman who gets his petty revenge on an amnesiac heiress by lying to her that she's his live-in girlfriend so that she'll help take care of his three nephews. Couple or Trouble received high ratings and praise for its stars' acting, and Oh took home two popularity prizes at the MBC Drama Awards.

This was followed by more leading roles in Autumn Shower (2005) as a man who falls for the best friend of his comatose wife, Get Karl! Oh Soo-jung (2007) as a pro-golfer who wants to get back at the ex-girlfriend who dumped him when he was overweight and unsuccessful, and Single Dad in Love (2008) as a mixed martial arts fighter whose young son has been diagnosed with a brain tumor; but these series drew lackluster ratings.[5]

In 2009, he played a smart yet socially inept underperformer whose wife will do anything to help him climb the corporate ladder in Queen of Housewives; despite being outshined by his other costars, Oh proved his willingness to look foolish in the service of comedy (similar to his turn in the 2005 series Super Rookie).[6][7] Oh then reunited with Single Dad in Love television director Kwak Jung-hwan in his most high-profile, critically acclaimed series yet: historical drama The Slave Hunters (2010).[8] Using his physicality to great effect, Oh portrayed a Joseon military general who becomes a runaway slave and his performance garnered him an Excellence Award at the 2010 KBS Drama Awards.[9][10]

In 2011, Oh was cast in a supporting role in Sector 7, a 3D action film about a creature lurking on an oil rig, then appeared in the Korea-China-Japan co-production Strangers 6 and medical drama The Third Hospital (both in 2012).[11][12][13] He also played ousted guard Baek Dong-soo in The Grand Heist, a Joseon-set comedy heist film about the theft of ice blocks from the royal storage.[2][3]

Oh next starred in Queen of the Office (2013), a workplace dramedy adapted from Japanese television drama Haken no Hinkaku that addresses the plight of temps, followed by paranormal police procedural Cheo Yong (2014) as the titular ghost-seeing detective, and period drama More Than a Maid (2015) where he played a mysterious slave on an undercover assignment.[14][15][16] He then played an obstetrician/gynecologist with impotence problems in the adult romantic comedy film Love Clinic (2015).[17]

Personal life

On January 9, 2007, Oh's ex-girlfriend, a bar hostess identified only by her surname Lim and bar name "Anna," killed herself shortly after they broke up. Oh said although he loved her, Lim was the one who ended their two year relationship because she didn't want to get in the way of his career.[18] Lim's bereaved family and friends, however, insisted that Oh broke up with her on January 3, and the hurt drove her to suicide.[19] A TV program later interviewed Lim's relatives and with their permission, entered her bedroom, and some of Oh's personal items were shown on camera, such as his screenplay and photos. After the show was aired, the TV station was severely criticized by the public for compromising the privacy of the people involved.

Oh married Eun Bo-ah on April 12, 2014 at the Shilla Hotel. Eun works in the fashion industry.[4][20][21][22][23] They welcomed their first child, a daughter named Oh Seo-heun (nicknamed "Jibong"), on Dec 30, 2015. Both he and his daughter have been cast members of reality program The Return of Superman since 2016.[24] They welcomed their second child, a son, on August 18, 2018.[25]

Filmography

Television series
Year Title Role Network
2001CoolKBS2
2002ConfessionKim Myung-wooMBC
MBC Best Theater
"Beguiling Romance"
MBC Best Theater
"Fly Daughters"
Open Drama Man and Woman
"To Mr. Martial Arts"		SBS
2003Detective
2004Drama City
"Waving a Handkerchief"		Chan-kiKBS2
A Second ProposalNam Kyung-soo
2005MBC Best Theater
"My Beautiful Barbershop"		MBC
Super RookieLee Bong-sam
Autumn ShowerChoi Yoon-jae
2006Thanks LifeYoon Jin-sooKBS2
Couple or TroubleJang Chul-sooMBC
2007Get Karl! Oh Soo-jungGo Man-soo/Karl GoSBS
2008Single Dad in LoveKang Poong-hoKBS2
2009Queen of HousewivesOhn Dal-sooMBC
2010The Slave HuntersSong Tae-haKBS2
The Fugitive: Plan BKevin Jung (cameo)
2012Strangers 6Park Tae-hyunWOWOW/
Channel A
The Third HospitalKim Seung-hyuntvN
2013The Queen of OfficeJang Gyu-jikKBS2
BasketballGambling basketball star (cameo)tvN
2014Cheo YongYoon Cheo-yongOCN
2015More Than a MaidMumyeong ("Nameless")/Lee BijTBC
Late Night RestaurantSung-kyun (guest, episode 7)SBS
Cheo Yong - Season 2Yoon Cheo-yongOCN
2016My Little BabyCha Jung-hanMBC
My Fair LadyMo Hwi-chulKBS2
2018Should We Kiss FirstEun Kyung-sooSBS
2019Liver or Die[26]Lee Jin-sangKBS2
Hotel Del LunaChan-seong's father (Cameo, ep. 1)[27]tvN
Never TwiceGam Poong-giMBC

Film
Year Title Role Notes
1998Kka (Naked Being)Trainee 2
2000La BelleMan
2001I Love YouJi-hoo
2003Silver KnifeJoo-hak
2004Love TrilogySong Zi MingHong Kong-Chinese film
2006My Wife Is a Gangster 3Kkongchi[28]
2011Sector 7Kim Dong-soo
2012The Grand HeistBaek Dong-soo
2013Helpshort film
2014Man on High HeelsLee Seok (cameo)
2015IslandK
Love ClinicWang Seong-ki
2016Duel: Final RoundHan Jae-hee
2017Coffee MateHee-soo

Variety show
Year Title Network Notes
2002Beautiful Sunday: 통일 바닷길 종단
2009-2010Invincible Baseball TeamKBS2Cast member
2011-2012Storytelling Magic ShowChannel A
2012 Saturday Night Live KoreatvNHost, episode 9[29]
I'm Real: Oh Ji-ho in CanadaQTV
2016The Return of SupermanKBS2Cast, with daughter Oh Seo-heun
2018Real Man 300MBCCast member

Music video
Year Song Title Artist
1999"Sad Love"Park Eun-shin
"Go Away"Park Ji-yoon
2000"Lieblich"Boohwal
"8318"J
"Love You for All Time"Jessica feat. Kim Min-jong
2001"Walk"Park Ki-young
2002"Memories"Jo Kwan-woo
2005"Time Limited Life"V.O.S
"I Now"Choi Hyun-joon feat. Lee Jin-sung (Monday Kiz)
"Confession"Lee Seung-chul
2010"Words That I Can Say"T-Max
2011"Ordinary"[30]Baek Ji-young

Discography
Year Song Title Notes
2008"It Will Be Fine (Act ver.)"track from Single Dad in Love OST
2011"The First Poem"single
2012"I Am a Man"[31]track from Strangers 6 OST

Awards and nominations
Year Award Category Nominated work Result
2000 21st Blue Dragon Film Awards Best New Actor La Belle Nominated
2004 KBS Drama Awards Best Supporting Actor A Second Proposal Won
2005 MBC Drama Awards Excellence Award, Actor Super Rookie Nominated
2006 MBC Drama Awards Excellence Award, Actor Couple or Trouble Nominated
Popularity Award Won
Best Couple Award with Han Ye-seul Won
2007 SBS Drama Awards Excellence Award, Actor in a Miniseries Get Karl! Oh Soo-jung Nominated
Top 10 Stars Won
2009 4th Asia Model Festival Awards Model Star Award N/A Won
2010 KBS Drama Awards Excellence Award, Actor in a Mid-length Drama The Slave Hunters Won
2013 7th Mnet 20's Choice Awards 20's Drama Star - Male Queen of the Office Nominated
21st Korean Culture and Entertainment Awards Excellence Award, Actor (TV) Won
KBS Drama Awards Top Excellence Award, Actor Nominated
Excellence Award, Actor in a Miniseries Won
Best Couple Award with Kim Hye-soo Won
2016 KBS Drama Awards Excellence Award, Actor in a Miniseries My Fair Lady Nominated
Best Couple Award with Heo Jung-eun Won
2018 SBS Drama Awards Excellence Award, Actor in a Monday-Tuesday Drama Should We Kiss First Nominated
2019 MBC Drama Awards Top Excellence Award, Actor in a Weekend/Daily Drama Never Twice Nominated
2020 14th SBS Entertainment Awards Best Teamwork Award[32] Same Bed, Different Dreams 2: You Are My Destiny Won

References
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  25. Actor Oh Ji Ho Welcomes His Second Child
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  28. A nickname which is also the Korean word for the fish pacific saury or mackerel pike.
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