Goong Yoo of Coffee Prince

Screen Name: Gong Yoo
Birth Name: Gong Ji Cheol
Birth Date: July 10, 1979
Western & Eastern Sign: Cancerian Sheep
Status: Single
Birth Place: South Korea
Height: 184 cm or 6'2
Weight: 74 kg
Blood Type: A
Hobbies: Watching movies, playing basketball, and exercising
Expertise:English speaking, singing, basketball
Favorite Music: R&B and Hip-Hop
Family: One older sister; he's the youngest in the family
In teaching:Catholic
Talent agency: SidusHQ
Best Friend in showbiz industry: Jo In Sung

Military Service: Actor Gong Yoo is slated for conscription this October, joining the ranks of men, famous and unknown, who have served their country for 24 months or 2 years. According to the Office of Military Manpower Administration, Gong, 28, will serve at a station in Uijeongbu-dong, Gyeonggi, starting Oct. 9. He will undergo the six weeks of bootcamp required for new conscripts. He said previously that he would enter service after completing his current mini-series in which he costars with singer-turned-actress Yoon Eun-hye. However, his label, sidusHQ, said Gong hasn't formally received an enlistment warrant but it was likely he would serve later this year.

Apearances
TV Series:
The 1st Shop of Coffee Prince (MBC, 2007)
One Fine Day (MBC, 2006)
Hello My Teacher (SBS, 2005)
Kim Sung-Joon Meets Lee Yoo-Jung (2003) Internet Drama
Screen (SBS, 2003)
20 Years (SBS, 2003)
Hard Love (KBS, 2002)
When Ever (KBS, 2002)
School 4 (KBS, 2001)
Movies
Ryu ga Gotoku / Like a Dragon (2007)
She's On Duty (2005)
S Diary (2004)
Superstar Mr. Gam / Mr. Gam's Victory [1] (2004)
Spy Girl (2004)
My Tutor Friend (2003)

Awards:
2007 MBC Drama Awards: Favorite On-Screen Couple (with Yoon Eun-Hye)
2007 MBC Drama Awards: Most Popular Actor by Netizens
MBC Awards Excellence in Acting Actor:
Gong Yoo (The 1st Shop Of Coffee Prince) 2007
Best Actor (Miniseries Category), MBC Actor Award, 2006
SBS New Rising Star Award (2003)