Kim Young-dae

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).

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.

Finally, 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 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 which was 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 and became 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 Sh**ting Stars alongside Lee Sung-kyung, which marked his first lead role. In October, Kim announced that he will be holding his first fan meeting, Fall in Love Young-Dae ASIA TOUR, in Thailand, Indonesia, and Philippines.

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.

Ambassadorship

 * International Environment City Seo-gu (2021)