Yim Si-wan
| Siwan | |
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Siwan at Blue Dragon Film Awards, 17 December 2014
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| Native name | 임웅재 |
| Born |
Yim Si-wan December 1, 1988 Busan, South Korea |
| Other names | Im Si-wan |
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| Musical career | |
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| Years active | 2010–present |
| Labels | |
| Associated acts | ZE:A |
| Website | www |
| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 임시완 |
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| Hanja | |
| Revised Romanization | Im Si-wan |
| McCune–Reischauer | Im Si-wan |
| Birth name | |
| Hangul | 임웅재 |
| Revised Romanization | Im Ung-jae |
| McCune–Reischauer | Im Ung-jae |
| Stage name | |
| Hangul | 시완 |
| Hanja | |
| Revised Romanization | Si-wan |
| McCune–Reischauer | Si-wan |
Im Si-wan (Hangul: 임시완; Hanja: 任時完; born on December 1, 1988), simply known by his stage name Siwan, is a South Korean singer, actor and television host. He is a member of the South Korean boyband ZE:A and its sub-group ZE:A Five. As an actor, he is best known for starring in the film The Attorney (2013), and the cable series Misaeng (2014), which were both successful in the box office and ratings.
Siwan was born on December 1, 1988, in Busan, South Korea. He attended Busan Gudeok High School, Busan National University (dropout), University of East Broadcasting Arts (expulsion) and is currently studying at Woosong Information College. He legally changed his first name from Woong-jae to Si-wan before his debut. He plays the violin and guitar.
While attending Chin Chin Song Festival in Busan, Star Empire recruited him as a trainee. He entered a nine-membered group called "Children of Empire", where he trained for three years. In 2009, they group started doing guerilla performances around the country. Later they faced controversy following the similarities of the group's name to Brown Eyed Girls' Jea, and later changed the pronunciation of the name to avoid implications. On January 7, 2010, the group debuted with their EP, Nativity under the name ZE:A.
In January 2012, Siwan joined the cast of the period drama Moon Embracing the Sun, playing the young version of Heo Yeom. Moon surpassed 40% ratings and gained "national drama" status. Later that year, Siwan was cast in the revenge drama Man from the Equator, playing a cold young man that has a sad story behind his negative outlook on life. This was followed by the sitcom Standby, in which he appeared from the 87th episode onwards as a high school student.
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