Actor Yoo Ah-inwhich debuted in 2004 through the fiction “Sharp“, won the Grand Prize (Daesang) for Film Actor of the Year at the Asia Artist Awards 2021 held on January 2.
Recently, he has shown great charisma and received a lot of attention and love by playing the role of “Jeong Jin Soo“, a cult leader of the emerging New Truth Society, in the Netflix drama “Infernal“.
This is known Yoo Ah-inborn in Daegu in 1986, he was discovered by a casting agent on the streets in front of the school while majoring in fine arts at Gyeongbuk Arts High School.
Yoo Ah-inwho unwisely arrived in Seoul despite his parents’ opposition, received singing and dancing training to debut as a solo idol but quit because he seemed to have no talent. Subsequently he prepared for his debut as an actor and then took part in the audition for the theater show.”Sharp“(2004).
At the start, Yoo Ah-in took on the role of a one-shot character in “Sharp“, but made its regular appearance after having gained great popularity beyond expectations. However, after a break of more than a year, he returned to his hometown Daegu and took a break before returning with the independent film “Boys of tomorrow” (2007).
Despite quickly becoming famous and having a brilliant career, Yoo Ah-in has failed to maintain his reputation. On October 18, the Supreme Court in Seoul, South Korea, extended Yoo Ah-in’s prison term by two months. The actor was sentenced on September 3 to one year in prison, fined and required to participate in an 80-hour drug rehabilitation program due to violations of drug control laws. Yoo Ah-in appealed, and under current law, the maximum prison term for those without a final verdict is two months.
