{"id":69704,"date":"2026-07-18T13:51:13","date_gmt":"2026-07-18T05:51:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=69704"},"modified":"2026-07-18T13:51:13","modified_gmt":"2026-07-18T05:51:13","slug":"profile-who-is-nam-joo-hyuk-the-twenty-five-twenty-one-star-back-in-netflixs-the-east-palace","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=69704","title":{"rendered":"Profile | Who is Nam Joo-hyuk, the Twenty-Five Twenty-One star back in Netflix\u2019s The East Palace?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">One of Korea\u2019s brightest young stars makes a long-awaited comeback to the screen after stepping away to complete his mandatory military service.<\/p>\n<div datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1xdhyk6 ec74h0k0\">Model-turned-actor Nam Joo-hyuk, now well over a decade into his screen career, headlines the Netflix show <span data-qa=\"Component-Text\" class=\"css-0 ef9u0v00\"><em data-qa=\"ContentSchemaRender-defaultRenderMapFunctions-Component\" class=\"css-1mniedq ex3nmsa15\">The East Palace<\/em><\/span>, which begins streaming this week. He features alongside Roh Yoon-seo in this glossy, supernaturally tinged period drama, his first screen credit since leading the punchy 2023 action thriller <span data-qa=\"Component-Text\" class=\"css-0 ef9u0v00\"><em data-qa=\"ContentSchemaRender-defaultRenderMapFunctions-Component\" class=\"css-1mniedq ex3nmsa15\">Vigilante<\/em><\/span> on Disney+.<\/div>\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">A native of the port city of Busan on South Korea\u2019s southern coast, Nam was born in 1994 to a family of modest means.<\/p>\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">After his family moved to Seoul when he was a teenager, he entered the Top Model Contest organised by talent management company KPlus. Upon winning, he signed with the company and started to walk fashion runways and appear in music videos.<\/p>\n<div class=\"image-inline-container e1a5rv550 css-1llrc1m e1yqhwb40\" data-qa=\"Component-renderMap-StyledDiv\">\n<div class=\"image-inline caption e1fvabeq0 css-19sk4h4 ea9pn0s0\" data-qa=\"Component-Container\">\n<figure class=\"image-inline caption ea9pn0s1 css-1qeofuq e1gf69pb0\" data-qa=\"ArticleImage-ArticleImageContainer\">\n<div data-qa=\"ArticleImage-handleRenderImage-ImageContainer\" class=\"css-bjn8wh e1gf69pb3\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Nam Joo-hyuk in a still from The East Palace. Photo: Garage Lab\/Netflix\" data-qa=\"BaseImage-handleRenderImage-StyledImage\" class=\"e1gf69pb2 css-6ikqhs e445x7d0\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/img.i-scmp.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/fit=contain,width=1024,format=auto\/sites\/default\/files\/d8\/images\/canvas\/2026\/07\/15\/0b8f83d4-f3ad-41fa-94f2-21d64518ad87_595de0ff.jpg\" title=\"Nam Joo-hyuk in a still from The East Palace. Photo: Garage Lab\/Netflix\"\/><\/div><figcaption data-qa=\"ArticleImage-DescriptionContainer\" class=\"css-1bj5zno e1gf69pb1\">Nam Joo-hyuk in a still from The East Palace. Photo: Garage Lab\/Netflix<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"image-inline-container e1a5rv550 css-1llrc1m e1yqhwb40\" data-qa=\"Component-renderMap-StyledDiv\">\n<div class=\"image-inline caption e1fvabeq0 css-19sk4h4 ea9pn0s0\" data-qa=\"Component-Container\">\n<figure class=\"image-inline caption ea9pn0s1 css-1qeofuq e1gf69pb0\" data-qa=\"ArticleImage-ArticleImageContainer\">\n<div data-qa=\"ArticleImage-handleRenderImage-ImageContainer\" class=\"css-bjn8wh e1gf69pb3\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Nam Joo-hyuk in a still from Vigilante (2023). Photo: Disney+\" data-qa=\"BaseImage-handleRenderImage-StyledImage\" class=\"e1gf69pb2 css-6ikqhs e445x7d0\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/img.i-scmp.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/fit=contain,width=1024,format=auto\/sites\/default\/files\/d8\/images\/canvas\/2026\/07\/15\/767db163-54db-4695-9e87-ac6c465d6eb8_595de0ff.jpg\" title=\"Nam Joo-hyuk in a still from Vigilante (2023). Photo: Disney+\"\/><\/div><figcaption data-qa=\"ArticleImage-DescriptionContainer\" class=\"css-1bj5zno e1gf69pb1\">Nam Joo-hyuk in a still from Vigilante (2023). Photo: Disney+<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1xdhyk6 ec74h0k0\">He quickly transitioned to acting, booking his first supporting role in the K-drama <em data-qa=\"ContentSchemaRender-defaultRenderMapFunctions-Component\" class=\"css-1mniedq ex3nmsa15\">The Idle Mermaid<\/em> (2014) at age 20. His first big part came the following year in <span data-qa=\"Component-Text\" class=\"css-0 ef9u0v00\"><em data-qa=\"ContentSchemaRender-defaultRenderMapFunctions-Component\" class=\"css-1mniedq ex3nmsa15\">Who Are You: School 2015<\/em><\/span>, part of the long-running <em data-qa=\"ContentSchemaRender-defaultRenderMapFunctions-Component\" class=\"css-1mniedq ex3nmsa15\">School<\/em> anthology series, which has been responsible for giving many future stars their start on screen.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<center><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scmp.com\/lifestyle\/k-drama\/k-drama\/article\/3360676\/who-nam-joo-hyuk-twenty-five-twenty-one-star-back-netflixs-east-palace?utm_source=rss_feed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article At Source <\/a><br \/>\n<center\/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>One of Korea\u2019s brightest young stars makes a long-awaited comeback to the screen after stepping away to complete his mandatory military service. 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