Who is Wi Ha-joon, star of Netflix’s Squid Game? Watch out for the K-drama actor in TVN’s Bad and Crazy, and films Midnight and Shark: the Beginning …
- His credits include the film Gonjiam: Haunted Asylum and supporting roles in K-dramas Something in the Rain and Romance is a Bonus Book
- In Bad and Crazy, he will appear with Lee Dong-wook and Han Ji-eun, while viewers loved his bromance with Lee Jong-suk in Romance is a Bonus Book
Thanks to the show’s popularity, Wi’s Instagram page received a significant boost after the show’s release. At the time of writing, he has 6.9 million followers and counting, compared to only 300,000 before Squid Game screened, as reported by AllKPop.
So what do we know about Korea’s latest rising star?
He loves his family
The star turned 30 in August and grew up in the South Jeolla Province of South Korea. During an appearance on the variety show Problem Child in the House, he said that his father runs an abalone farm.
A family-oriented guy, Wi also likes to spend quality time with his adorable niece and nephew. In several Instagram videos, we can see them playing on a swing set or his niece kissing Wi on the cheek causing him to write, “whether it’s a kiss or a headbutt, I am healed best because of you”.
He got his big break in a horror show
He started his career in the short film Peace in Them (2012), but it took him six years to land a big break with the hit-horror Gonjiam: Haunted Asylum (2018). He then appeared in supporting roles in K-dramas Something in the Rain (2018), Romance is a Bonus Book (2019) and 18 Again (2020).
