Kim Young-dae (; born March 2, 1996) is a South Korean actor. He first gained recognition for the MBC high school drama Extraordinary You (2019). More recently, he appeared in the SBS television series The Penthouse: War In Life (2020–2021) and the KBS2 television series Cheat on Me If You Can (2020). Kim took on his first leading role in tvN television series Shooting Stars (2022), and later appeared in sageuk The Forbidden Marriage (2022–2023).
Career 2017–2018: Early career In 2017, Kim made his debut with the web drama Secret Crushes: Special Edition. He also appeared in other by web dramas including Office Watch 2, Just Too Bored, What to Do with You, It's Okay To Be Sensitive, Office Watch 3 with minor roles.
In 2018, Kim made his acting debut on television the Drama Special episode drama The Time Left Between Us broadcast on KBS2. Despite his first television role, he continued to play minor characters in different shows. Kim also starred in the drama Item as younger Ju Ji-hoon which aired on MBC and made a special appearance in the drama Welcome to Waikiki 2.
2018–present: Rise in popularity and leading role On June 12, 2018, it was announced that Kim would be part of the main cast for the MBC television series Extraordinary You. The show started airing on October. The drama gained worldwide recognition and Kim was praised for his acting. On October 2, Kim appeared on MBC's Idol Radio together with other cast members Kim Hye-yoon, Rowoon, and Lee Na-eun. On October 17, Kim modeled for Songzio Homme, (designer Song Zio's fashion show) at the 2019 Hera Seoul Fashion Week, held at Dongdaemun Design Plaza in Seoul.
In 2020, Kim appeared in the dramas When the Weather Is Fine which aired on JTBC, and Cheat on Me If You Can which aired on KBS2. The latter won him a Netizen Award, Actor at the KBS Drama Awards. The same year, Kim starred in the drama The Penthouse: War in Life which aired on SBS. The drama gained immense popularity both locally and worldwide, becoming a stepping stone for Kim in the industry. The drama also gained him a huge number of international fans. He later gained nomination for SBS Drama Awards Best New Actor category and 57th Baeksang Arts Awards category Best New Actor – Television due to his role in the drama.
In 2021, Kim made a special appearances in True Beauty and Undercover.
In 2022, Kim appeared as a muse at the 2022 F/W Paris Collection digital fashion show Songzio. Later in April, Kim starred in the tvN drama Shooting Stars alongside Lee Sung-kyung, which marked his first lead role.
Philanthropy In December 2022, Kim made a donation to support the children in the 2021 group shelter, and in 2022, he continued warmly by donating to Big Issue Korea for the underprivileged.
Filmography Television series Year Title Role Notes 2018 Drama Special – The Time Left Between Us Kim Min-shik One act-drama 2019 Item Kim Sung-kyu / Gang Gon (young) Cameo Welcome to Waikiki 2 Rookie pitcher Cameo (Episode 2) Extraordinary You Oh Nam-joo 2020 When the Weather Is Fine Oh Young-woo Cameo (Episode 5,6, 16) 2020–2021 Cheat on Me If You Can Cha Soo-ho The Penthouse: War in Life Joo Seok-hoon Season 1–3 2021 True Beauty Oh Nam-joo Cameo (Episode 15) Undercover Kim Tae-Yeol Cameo (Episode 2) 2022 Shooting Stars Gong Tae-sung 2022–2023 The Forbidden Marriage Lee Heon 2023 Moon in the Day Han Jun-oh / Do-ha 2024 No Gain No Love Kim Ji-wook Perfect Family Park Kyung-ho 2025 To The Moon Ham Ji-woo Dear X Yun Jun-seo 2026 Boyfriend on Demand An assassin Cameo
Web series Year Title Role Notes 2017 Secret Crushes: Special Edition Kim Young-dae 2018 Office Watch 2 Delivery man Just Too Bored Joo Seung-woo What to Do with You Lee Guen Crushes Reverse Customer Cameo (Episode 6) Room of Romance Waiter Cameo (Episode 5) It's Okay To Be Sensitive Kim Do-hwan 2019 About Youth Lee Jay Korean-Vietnam joint web drama It's Okay To Be Sensitive 2 Do-hwan Cameo (Episode 10) Office Watch 3 Yeon Ha-jun To my beautiful us Park Jun-seok Omniscient Unrequited Love – Special edition Kim Young-dae Ad web drama KB Kookmin Card 2025 I Am a Running Mate Deliveryman Cameo (Ep.8)
Television show Year Title Role 2021 2021 Peace Concert - Heart, Connect Narrator
Music videos appearances Year Song Title Artist Notes 2018 "The First Night" () Ben & Kim Won-joo (from 4Men) 2021 "Graduation Tears" () Yoon Jong-shin with Kim Sae-ron
Theater Year Title Role 2017–2018 A Story to Kill Euthanasia
Ambassadorship International Environment City Seo-gu (2021)
Accolades Awards and nominations + Name of the award ceremony, year presented, category, nominee of the award, and the result of the nomination Award ceremony Year Category Nominee / Work Result Asia Artist Awards 2023 Best Acting Performance Kim Young-dae 2022 Sh**ting Stars Asia Model Awards 2022 Popularity Award, Actor Kim Young-dae Baeksang Arts Awards 2021 Best New Actor – Television The Penthouse: War in Life Brand of the Year Awards 2021 Best New Actor Kim Young-dae MBC Drama Awards 2019 Extraordinary You 2022 Excellence Award, Actor in a Miniseries The Forbidden Marriage Best Couple Award Kim Young-dae The Forbidden Marriage 2025 Best Couple Award Kim Young-dae To the Moon KBS Drama Awards 2020 Best New Actor Cheat on Me If You Can Netizen Award, Actor SBS Drama Awards 2020 Best New Actor The Penthouse: War in Life 2021 The Penthouse: War in Life 2 and 3
Listicles + Name of publisher, year listed, name of listicle, and placement Publisher Year Listicle Placement Cine21 2020 10 Stars and Rising Stars Placed
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