Shim Hyung-tak (Korean: 심형탁, born January 12, 1978) is a South Korean actor. He starred in Korean dramas such as The Road Home (2009), Three Sisters (2010), Welcome Rain to My Life (2012), You Are the Boss! (2013), Let's Eat (2014), Miss Mamma Mia (2015), and Touch Your Heart (2019).[2][3][4][5][6][7][8] He is famous for Doraemon Mania.[9]

Personal life

Shim's family in 2026

On April 3, 2023, Shim confirmed he would marry his girlfriend, Saya Hirai, who is 18 years younger than him, in July after dating for four years.[10] They registered their marriage on June 5, 2023.[11] On July 8, 2023, the couple held a private wedding ceremony near Mount Fuji in Japan.[12]

On July 17, 2024, it was announced that Shim's wife was pregnant.[13] Their first child, a son, was born on January 15, 2025.[14]

Filmography

Key
† Denotes films that have not yet been released

Film

Year Title Role
2004 Doll Master Tae-seong
2005 Love in Magic (cameo)

Television series

Year Title Role
2002 Reservation for Love Shin Jae-won
To Be With You Park Joon-ho
Rustic Period Jung Woon-kyung
Lunch Lovers Jung-hoo
2003 Drama City:
"Terrible Love"		 Lee Kyu
Escape from Unemployment Namgoong Hyuk
2004 Snow White: Taste Sweet Love CEO Joo
Drama City:
"Storm"		 Do-il
2007 Drama City:
"Watch for the Angel!"		 Oh Ryu
Even So Love Yoon Seok-bin
2008 The Secret of Coocoo Island Shim Hyung-tak
Love Is Delicious Kim Jong-hyun
2009 The Road Home Yoo Min-soo
Hometown Legends – The Masked Ghost Ah-saeng
2010 Master of Study[15]Jang Young-sik
Three Sisters Park Woo-chan
2011 I Trusted Him Lee Sun-woo
A Thousand Kisses Park Tae-kyung
Brain[16] Jo Dae-sik
2012 Welcome Rain to My Life Lee Seung-joo
Seoyoung, My Daughter[17]Choi Kyung-hoa
2013 Ad Genius Lee Tae-baek Representative Ahn (cameo)
You Are the Boss! Lee Seon-nam
Let's Eat[18] Kim Hak-moon
2014 Can We Fall in Love, Again? Han Joon-mo
KBS Drama Special:
"Bomi's Room"[19][unreliable source?]		 Kim Heung-sik
High School King of Savvy[20] Jung Soo-young's friend
(cameo, episode 16)
Apgujeong Midnight Sun Baek Young-joon
2015 Persevere, Gu Hae-ra[21] Tae-poong/Go Oh-hwan
Miss Mamma Mia Na Woo-jin/Kevin Edwards
4 Legendary Witches young Ma Tae-san (cameo)
Divorce Lawyer in Love Bong Min-gyu
2016 Five Enough Lee Ho-tae
Bring It On, Ghost Professor (cameo)
2017 My Sassy Girl Choon-poong/Prince Eun-sung
Man in the Kitchen Go Jung-do
Children of the 20th Century Terius/Jung Chang-hoon (cameo)
2018 Nice Witch Chae Kang-min
2019 Touch Your Heart Choi Yoon-hyuk
Welcome to Waikiki 2 Gi-bong's senior (cameo, episodes 6-7)
Melting Me Softly Hwang Byeong-shim (old)
2021 Times Han Do-kyung
Undercover Lee Min-yool (episodes 3-4)
2026 Reverse †[22] Detective Woo

Television shows

Year Title Notes
2009 My Daughter's Man
2010 Star Golden Bell
Flower Bouquet
Let's Go! Dream Team
2012 Star Love Village[23] Cast member
2015 Some Guys, Some Girls[24] Cast member
Turn to the King
Law of the Jungle Cast Member
Mari and I Cast Member
Infinite Challenge Episode 449-451
2016 Battle Trip Contestant with Lee Jae-hoon, Episodes 2-3
2018 Omniscient Interfering View Episodes 23-25
My Money Partner : CEOs from Next Doors Episodes 1-15
2020 Wannabe Ryan Homeroom

Music video appearances

Year Song title Artist
2001"You're Welcome"As One
2005"여기까진가요"Flower
"Goodbye My Love"Lee Soo-young
2015"Team Never Stop"One Candle feat. Shim Hyung-tak
2020"Shut Up & Squat" (닥치고 스쿼트)Lee Seung-yoon

Musical theatre

Year Title Role
2010–2011Music in My HeartJang Jae-hyuk

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Nominated work Result
20159th Cable TV Broadcasting AwardsStar Award – Best ActorMiss Mamma MiaWon
2016KBS Drama AwardsBest Male Artist Award in the Full-length Drama PartFive Enough [25]Nominated
201927th Korean Culture and Entertainment Awards [ko]Excellence Award, Actor in a Drama[26]Touch Your HeartWon
202523rd KBS Entertainment AwardsRookie Award (Reality)[27]The Return of Superman (with Shim Haru)Won

References

  1. ↑ Kwon, Su-bin (May 10, 2023). "'7월 결혼' 심형탁, 새 소속사 계약...'조선의 사랑꾼' 시즌2도 출연". News Culture (in Korean). Retrieved May 11, 2023.
  2. ↑ Jeong, Jin-young; Kim, Chang-hyeon (March 18, 2014). '식샤' 심형탁 "드라마 성공? 윤두준 덕분이죠"(인터뷰). Newsen (in Korean). Archived from the original on 2015-04-02. Retrieved 2015-03-09.
  3. ↑ Jeong, Jin-young; Kim, Chang-hyeon (20 March 2014). '식샤' 심형탁 "스페셜 방송까지..'해품달'인가 싶었죠"(인터뷰). Newsen (in Korean). Archived from the original on 2016-01-25. Retrieved 2015-03-09.
  4. ↑ Jeong, Jin-young; Kim, Chang-hyeon (26 March 2014). 심형탁 "결혼? 아직 도라에몽이 더 좋아요"(인터뷰). Newsen (in Korean). Archived from the original on 2015-04-02. Retrieved 2015-03-09.
  5. ↑ 이슈팀 (25 March 2014). 심형탁 "김학문은 만화적 요소를 많이 따온 인물이죠"(인터뷰). Herald News (in Korean). Archived from the original on 2015-04-02. Retrieved 2015-03-09.
  6. ↑ 심형탁 "사람들이 내 이름 불러줄 때 행복해요"(인터뷰). Asia Economic Daily (in Korean). 28 March 2014. Archived from the original on 2015-04-02. Retrieved 2015-03-09.
  7. ↑ Jang, Yong-joon (2 April 2014). 심형탁 "제 안에 두 남자가 살았죠"(인터뷰). Sports Today (in Korean). Archived from the original on 2015-04-02. Retrieved 2015-03-09.
  8. ↑ Nawael, Khelil (28 January 2015). "What's The Relationship Between Shim Hyung Tak and Kang Byul?". BNTNews. Archived from the original on 2018-12-04. Retrieved 2015-03-09.
  9. ↑ "'도라에몽 덕후' 심형탁, '덕후 프로그램' 내레이션 맡는다" (in Korean). 2018-04-17. Retrieved 2018-04-17.
  10. ↑ Ahn Jin-yong (April 3, 2023). [단독]심형탁, 일본인 여성과 7월 결혼...4년 열애 결실 [[Exclusive] Shim Hyung-tak, married a Japanese woman in July... 4 years of dating] (in Korean). Munhwa Ilbo. Archived from the original on April 3, 2023. Retrieved April 3, 2023 – via Naver.
  11. ↑ Seo Yu-na (July 6, 2023). 심형탁, ♥사야 몰래 개조한 신혼집 공개 "日에 후지산 뷰 집 짓는 중"(신랑수업)[어제TV] [Shim Hyung-tak, ♥ Saya secretly renovated newlyweds house "Building a house with Mt. Fuji view in Japan" (Groom Class) [Yesterday TV]]. Newsen (in Korean). Archived from the original on July 10, 2023. Retrieved July 10, 2023.
  12. ↑ Kwak Sang-ah (July 8, 2023). "기뻐하는 얼굴 보는 게 좋아" 심형탁-사야의 일본 결혼식 장소는 흔치 않은 '후지산 바로 밑'이다 ["It's nice to see a happy face" Shim Hyung-tak - Saya's Japanese wedding venue is 'right under Mt. Fuji', which is not common]. 허프포스트코리아 (in Korean). huffingtonpost.kr. Archived from the original on July 10, 2023. Retrieved July 10, 2023.
  13. ↑ Kang, Joo-hee (July 18, 2024). 심형탁, 18세 연하 ♥사야 임신 소식에 눈물 '펑펑' [Shim Hyung-tak, 18 years younger than him, bursts into tears at the news of Saya's pregnancy] (in Korean). Newsis. Archived from the original on August 10, 2024. Retrieved August 10, 2024.
  14. ↑ Heo, Ji-hyung (January 15, 2025). 심형탁♥사야, 결혼 2년만 득남 "와줘서 고마워"..문세윤·심진화 축하 [종합] [Shim Hyung-tak♥Saya, 2 years after marriage, have a son "Thank you for coming".. Moon Se-yoon and Shim Jin-hwa congratulations [Comprehensive]] (in Korean). StarNews. Retrieved January 15, 2025.
  15. ↑ Lee, In-kyung (22 November 2011). "What Do Brain and Master of Study Have in Common?". enewsWorld. Archived from the original on 2015-04-02. Retrieved 2015-03-09.
  16. ↑ Lee, In-kyung (14 January 2012). "The Last Filming Site of Brain is as Cheerful as Ever". enewsWorld. Archived from the original on 2015-04-02. Retrieved 2015-03-09.
  17. ↑ Jeon, Ji-young (10 October 2012). "Fast Forward Three Years, the Story Continues with Choi Kyung-ho's Appearance". KBS Global. Archived from the original on 2014-01-06. Retrieved 2015-03-09.
  18. ↑ Jung, Yeawon (25 November 2013). "Yoon Du Jun, Lee Soo Kyung and More Greet Press for Let's Eat". enewsWorld. Archived from the original on 2014-10-08. Retrieved 2015-03-09.
  19. ↑ "Shim Hyung Tak And Lee Young Ah Cast In Bomi's Room". KDramaStars. 25 April 2014. Archived from the original on 2015-04-02. Retrieved 2015-03-06.
  20. ↑ Jeon, Ah-ram (5 August 2014). "Shim Hyung Tak to Make Special Appearance in ′High Schooler King of Life′". enewsWorld. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2015-03-09.
  21. ↑ Jeon, Ah-ram (12 February 2015). "Shim Hyung Tak Says He Has Been Forming Love Line with Min Hyo Rin in Real Life". enewsWorld. Archived from the original on 2015-02-12. Retrieved 2015-03-09.
  22. ↑ Baek, Seung-hoon (February 18, 2026). 아빠 된 심형탁, 본업 복귀...드라마 '리버스' 합류 [Shim Hyung-tak, now a father, returns to his main profession...joins drama Reverse]. iMBC (in Korean). Retrieved April 7, 2026.
  23. ↑ Park, Hyun-min (9 January 2012). "Lee Hyun to Join Lunar New Year Special Star Love Village". enewsWorld. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2015-03-09.
  24. ↑ Ahn, Sung-mi (13 February 2015). "Weekender: Lunar New Year entertainment guide". The Korea Herald. Archived from the original on 2015-03-10. Retrieved 2015-03-09.
  25. ↑ "Aiga Dasut". IMDb. Archived from the original on 2021-10-30. Retrieved 2021-11-21.
  26. ↑ "191129 심형탁/김혜윤 - 문화연예대상 드라마부문 남여우수연기상". Korean Pop Culture YouTube Channel (in Korean). 3 December 2019. Archived from the original on 5 February 2021. Retrieved December 4, 2019.
  27. ↑ Grover, Ashima (December 21, 2025). "2025 KBS Entertainment Awards winners: Park Bo Gum crowned Entertainer of the Year; Daesang goes to…". The Financial Express. Retrieved December 21, 2025.
source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shim_Hyung-tak