Actor Yoo Hai Jin is taking a new leap by signing an exclusive contract with VAST Entertainment.
VAST Entertainment CEO Kang Geon-taek said in an official statement on the 6th, "I am happy and honored to join actor Yoo Hai Jin, who has been loved by audiences for a long time, in his new beginning," and added, "As a solid partner, we will be with actor Yoo Hai Jin, who has a unique charm, in the various challenges he will create."
Debuting in 1997 with the film "Black Jack," Yoo Hai Jin communicated with audiences through numerous works starting with the films "Gas Station Raid," "A Moonlit Night in Silla," and "Public Enemy," and through films such as "Tazza," "Jeon Woo-chi," "Unfair Trade," "Confidential Assignment," "Lucky," "1987," "Intimate Strangers," "Malmoi," "Owl," and "YADANG: The Snitch," he has cemented an unrivaled position with a broad acting spectrum.
In addition, following the films "The King and the Clown," "Veteran," "A Taxi Driver," and "Exhuma," he led box office hits that drew more than 10 million viewers up to the 2026 first-half smash "The King's Warden," writing the great record of surpassing a total accumulated audience of 100 million for his films and demonstrating his stature as a pillar supporting Korean cinema.
His activities off screen are also dazzling. Yoo Hai Jin's unique charm shone in variety shows as well. The down-to-earth and sincere image he showed on tvN's "Three Meals a Day" series and "Spanish Hostel," and "Outside the Tent Is Europe," and his polished yet comfortable way of communicating have established him as a "national actor" beloved by all generations.
Recently rising to first place in actor brand reputation and enjoying the peak of his career in 2026, Yoo Hai Jin's next destination is the film "The Assassin(s)." "The Assassin(s)" tracks the suspicions and backers behind the Aug. 15 sniper incident that shocked Korea, and Yoo Hai Jin will play a police superintendent in the central precinct who witnessed the incident on site, raising expectations that he will once again show his power as a "box office cheat code."
Meanwhile, VAST Entertainment represents actors Hyunbin, Jang Geun-seok, Park So-i, Hwang Wooseul-hye, Ryu Hyeyoung, and Shin Do-hyun. Interest is focused on what kind of synergy the new meeting between Yoo Hai Jin and VAST Entertainment will create and how it will open a new chapter.
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