Ji Chang Wook is winning hearts with his portrayal of the immature Yuan Emperor Huizong in the hit historical drama "Empress Ki." Ha Ji Won's character tried to save him, then wants to kill him and, if history is an indication, will wind up marrying him.

If you never noticed the actor who plays this flower boy emperor before, here are a few facts about him.

1. The actor, who is known for his roles in "Smile Again," "Hero," Warrior Baek Dong Soo" and "Five Fingers," did not always want to act.

"During high school I wanted to work in architecture or engineering," said Ji. "When I was even younger, my dreams continually changed. I wanted to be in the police force, a teacher, a judge, lawyer, doctor and other jobs. Of course, my direction changed as I started to face reality."

He was not a great student in high school but he didn't like the fact that the students who did well got to stand up and get applause, so he studied harder and finally achieved a rank that would win him applause. Apparently the desire for applause did not go away.

2. People think he looks like British actor Jonathan Rhys Meyers.

"My school friends performed the stage play of the movie "Match Point" and for some time my nickname was Jonathan," he said.

3. He can knit and cross-stitch. He learned both crafts for his role in "My Two Perfect Sons," although he admits that he's not very good at them.

4. Late last year on an episode of the SBS show "Good Morning," he admitted that he had been in six different relationships since high school.

"My first relationship was when I was back in senior of high school," he said.

Rumors have linked the actor romantically with T-ara's Eunjung and Sistar's BoRa.

"It was around the beginning of the shooting of Five Fingers," he said, although he would not name any of the women he was involved with.

5. He's pretty flexible about what might be considered his ideal type of woman.

"I don't have an ideal type based on physical appearance," he said. I like someone I can comfortably talk with, someone I can connect to and who is fun. We have to have interesting conversations but I'm not going to say that I don't look at physical appearance."

He once confessed that actress Song Hye Kyo was the girl of his dreams.