Im Tae-Kyung (; born July 4, 1973), sometimes credited as Lim Tae-kyung, Im Tae-kyeong, or Lim Tae-kyeong, is a South Korean musical and television actor, and

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tenor A tenor is a type of male singing voice whose vocal range lies between the countertenor and baritone voice types. It is the highest male chest voice type. Composers typically write music for this voice in the range from the second B below m ...

Life and career

Im's mother is an amateur

gugak Korea has produced music () for thousands of years, into the modern day. After the division of Korea in 1945, both North and South Korea have produced their own styles of music. Traditional music () produced by Korea includes court music, folk ...

singer, he grew up listening to various genres of music. Im studied music at Yewon School in

Seoul Seoul, officially Seoul Special Metropolitan City, is the capital city, capital and largest city of South Korea. The broader Seoul Metropolitan Area, encompassing Seoul, Gyeonggi Province and Incheon, emerged as the world's List of cities b ...

and at Institute Le Rosey in Switzerland. He graduated from

Worcester Polytechnic Institute The Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) is a Private university, private research university in Worcester, Massachusetts, United States. Founded in 1865, WPI was one of the United States' first engineering and technology universities and now h ...

in 1997, with a major in

manufacturing engineering Manufacturing engineering or production engineering is a branch of professional engineering that shares many common concepts and ideas with other fields of engineering such as mechanical, chemical, electrical, and industrial engineering. Manufac ...

and a minor in music. After graduating, Im decided to pursue a career in music. He trained under renowned

Metropolitan Opera The Metropolitan Opera is an American opera company based in New York City, currently resident at the Metropolitan Opera House (Lincoln Center), Metropolitan Opera House at Lincoln Center, situated on the Upper West Side of Manhattan. Referred ...

tenor

Richard Cassilly Richard Cassilly (December 14, 1927 – January 30, 1998) was an American operatic tenor who had a major international opera career between 1954–90. Cassilly "was a mainstay in the heldentenor repertory in opera houses around the world for 30 ...

for a year until Cassilly's sudden death. Discouraged, Im returned to school to pursue a PhD in engineering. However, after careful consideration, Im decided to return to music. During his undergraduate studies, he battled with

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. Im met actress Park So-yeon while they starred in the musical ''

Roméo et Juliette ''Roméo et Juliette'' (, ''Romeo and Juliet'') is an opera in five acts by Charles Gounod to a French libretto by Jules Barbier and Michel Carré, based on ''Romeo and Juliet'' by William Shakespeare. It was first performed at the Théâtre Ly ...

''. They began dating shortly thereafter and married in October 2009. The marriage lasted eight months, with the couple divorcing in mid-2010.

Discography

;Studio albums *April 8, 2008, Sings The Classics? *November 24, 2004, Sentimental Journey ;EP * 18 December 2015, 순수의 시대 (Sunsu-ui sidae) * 5 March 2014, All This Time *13 August 2012, 2012 Masterpiece Vol.1 ;Single * 20 August 2015, 그대의 계절 (Geudae-ui gyejeol)

OST

*March 14, 2010,

The King of Legend ''The King of Legend'' (; literally ''King Geunchogo'') is a 2010 South Korean historical drama based on King Geunchogo of Baekje. Besides historical information from Samguk Sagi and Samguk Yusa, it was also inspired by a novel written by Le ...

OST, ''My Way''; KBS1 *October 30, 2007, Lobbyists OST, ''Fate'', SBS *2006,

Jumong Dongmyeong of Goguryeo (), personal name Ko Chumong (), was the founding monarch of the kingdom of Goguryeo, and was worshipped as a god-king by the people of Goguryeo and Goryeo. King Dongmyeong was also an important figure for the kingdom of ...

OST, ''First Time'', MBC *2005, Lawyers OST, ''Destiny'' (옷깃) and ''Red Road'', MBC

Filmography

Television series

Musicals

*'' Rudolf'' (as Rudolf), November 10, 2012 – January 27, 2013 *''

Mozart! ''Mozart!'' is an Austrian musical, originally written in German. The original book and lyrics were written by Michael Kunze and the music and arrangements were composed by Sylvester Levay. The show is a new imagining of the struggles of the famo ...

'' (as Mozart) **2012 10 July – 4 August M ** May–July 2011 **January–February 2010 *''

Sopyonje ''Seopyeonje'' () is a 1993 South Korean musical drama film directed by Im Kwon-taek, based on the eponymous novel by Yi Chong-jun. It is the first South Korean film to draw over one million audiences and has had significant influence in reviving ...

'', August to November 2010 * ''Roméo et Juliette'' (as Romeo) ** November–December 2009 ** July–August 2009 *''

Hamlet ''The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark'', often shortened to ''Hamlet'' (), is a Shakespearean tragedy, tragedy written by William Shakespeare sometime between 1599 and 1601. It is Shakespeare's longest play. Set in Denmark, the play (the ...

''- World version (as Hamlet), August to October 2008 * ''Sweeney Todd'' (as Sweeney Todd), September–October 2007 *''

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'' (as Jesus Christ) **January–February 2007 **December 2006 *''Winter Sonata'' 겨울연가 (as Kang Jun-sang) ** 2006 (Sapporo, Osaka, Tokyo) *''Sword of Fire'' 불의 검 (as Asa), September–October 2005

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Im, Tae-kyung South Korean male singers 1973 births Tenors Living people South Korean male musical theatre actors South Korean tenors Alumni of Institut Le Rosey Worcester Polytechnic Institute alumni