20 Facts You Need To Know About The Golden Spoon's Hwang TaeYong

Actor Lee Jong Won has grabbed attention recently as The Golden Spoon’s Hwang Tae Yong. Would you like to get to know him better? Here are 20 facts about him!

1. He served in the military between 2015-2017, before making his debut as an actor and model. Moreover, his photos from that time are still on his Instagram.
  
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2. He made his debut in 2018 with the music video for Lee Seung Hwan’s For Your Ears Only. Thanks to this experience he thought acting would be fun and decided to continue acting.
3. He started acting with the web drama Pack to the Future in 2018 after a very short time making his debut.
4. He was nicknamed “The Star of The Web Drama World”. He starred in 13 web dramas between 2019-2020.
5. He says his role model is Yoo Ah In. He adds he would like to work together with the actor someday.
6. He wants to work with Timothée Chalamet. He says after watching A Rainy Day in New York he thought if there was an Asian role in it, it would be great to work next to him.
7. He wants to take on a criminal role in the forensic-crime-investigation genre.
8. He likes to take pictures with a film camera and develops and prints at home. He says he likes to take pictures of things that don’t change. His ever-first post on Instagram is also one of them.
  
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9. He says he has 6 film cameras and generally carries one when he goes out.
10. He chooses his clothes himself and likes casual clothes. He says he likes vintage fashion and does not like showy things. He adds he thinks the important thing is that the clothes fit the person. His casual fashion sense seems to be liked by fans.
11. When asked about his ideal type he says he cares most about the gazes of a person.
12. His favorite item is the ring that was given by his mother. He says he never takes it off, even while having a shower.
13. He counts three moments that he is happiest: when he gives news to his parents about his casting, when he watches a good movie, and when he prints and sees photos that he takes.
14. He and Kim Bo Ra know each other.
15. When told to choose 3 things as his charms, he counts his gazes, voice, and open-mindedness.
16. In 2021 he starred in the music video for IU’s Strawberry Moon. In his Instagram post, he says,
  
  “It was a very exciting day when I heard the news that I would be participating in IU’s music video.”
  
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17. His MBTI is ENFP. His casting fellows from The Golden Spoon say when they first met they thought he was shy and introverted but it turned out he was cheerful and made a lot of jokes.
18. He says Once Upon a Time in Hollywood and Call Me by Your Name are the movies of his life.
19. His special interests and hobbies are drumming, swimming, and motorcycles.
20. In a recent interview, when asked what he would do if he had the chance to take the golden spoon and change his life, he replied that he loves his current life, so he will not take the spoon.