Jung Woo-sung
| Jung Woo-sung | |
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| Born | 20 March 1973 Seoul, South Korea |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1994 – present |
| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 정우성 |
| Hanja | 鄭雨盛 |
| Revised Romanization | Jeong U-seong |
| McCune–Reischauer | Chǒng U-sǒng |
Jung Woo-sung (Hangul: 정우성; born March 20, 1973) is a South Korean actor.
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Career [edit]
After first finding work as a model, Jung Woo-sung made his film debut in the 1994 movie The Fox with Nine Tails, together with Ko So-young. He and Ko would go on to act in two more films together.[1]
Jung found widespread fame in Kim Sung-soo's 1997 film Beat, in which he played a high school student who becomes caught up in gang life against his will. Since this film, he became known as one of Korea's top commercial stars. In the subsequent years he portrayed a young boxer in City of the Rising Sun, a naval lieutenant in Phantom: The Submarine, and a marathoner in Love.[1]
In 2001, Jung took on one of his most high-profile roles in Kim Sung-soo's epic blockbuster Musa. Playing a long-haired slave, he acted opposite Chinese superstar Zhang Ziyi and received wide exposure abroad as well as in Korea. After spending time in 2002 directing a series of music videos and appearing in a large number of commercials, Jung took on the eccentric lead role in Mutt Boy, the fifth film by director Kwak Kyung-taek.[1]
Jung's next roles would be in highly romantic roles that played off his established screen image. In the box office hit A Moment to Remember he plays an architect whose wife (played by Son Ye-jin) is diagnosed with early-onset Alzheimer's disease and in the Netherlands-set Daisy, he plays a hired assassin who falls in love with a street artist played by Jeon Ji-hyun.[1] He portrays a happily committed fireman in Sad Movie, and rekindles a romance with an old friend in A Good Rain Knows.[2][3][4] His big-budget martial arts films The Restless and Reign of Assassins would also have romantic elements.[5]
Kim Ji-woon's "kimchi western" The Good, the Bad, the Weird would give Jung one of his most iconic roles, using his physicality to great effect as the Clint Eastwood counterpart in The Good, the Bad and the Ugly. Shortly after he would work again with the director in a short film for W Korea.[6]
Given the hype regarding his return to the small screen after 15 years, Jung's spy genre drama Athena: Goddess of War (spin-off to 2009's IRIS)[7] was a disappointment, failing to duplicate its predecessor's ratings. He made his Japanese drama debut with a guest appearance in episodes 6 and 7 of Good Life ~Arigatou, Papa. Sayonara~.[8]
He followed that with another TV series Padam Padam... The Sound of His and Her Heartbeats which marked the establishment of new cable broadcasting station jTBC. Jung said he "decided on this drama because (he) was drawn to the way Noh Hee-kyung writes 'family drama.' Whether mother-son or father-son, the love and pain experienced by families is something (he)’d like to try portraying in a realistic way."[9] He played a man who has recently been released from jail after serving a 16-year sentence for a crime he didn’t commit.[10][11]
Jung was cast in the English-language 3D remake of John Woo's The Killer.[12] The film will be shot in Los Angeles, and reunites him with A Moment to Remember director John H. Lee and Reign of Assassins director John Woo who will be producing.[13]
In 2012 he directed and starred in the commercial for cable channel XTM.[14][15][16] Jung was among four celebrities in 2013 who directed a short film using smartphone Samsung Galaxy S4 with the theme "Meet a Life Companion." His short Love explored the feelings of first love.[17]
Jung played his first villain role in the 2013 thriller Cold Eyes.[18]
Personal life [edit]
Jung grew up in Sadang-dong, then one of the poorest towns in Seoul.[19]
He gave up studying to pursue his dream of becoming an actor, dropping out of high school after one year. It was controversial at the time that he did not conceal this fact but rather claimed that he did not regret his decision.[20]
Jung is best friends with fellow actor Lee Jung-jae, whom he met while filming City of the Rising Sun. They are co-owners and co-investors of several businesses.[15][16]
After they were photographed on a date in Paris,[21] Jung confirmed in March 2011 that he was dating Athena co-star Lee Ji-ah.[22][23] But after Lee's married and divorced past with top Korean singer-songwriter Seo Taiji became exposed to the public the following month, the Korean press reported in June that Jung and Lee had broken up.[24][25][26]
Filmography [edit]
Film [edit]
| Year | Title | Role |
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| 1994 | The Fox with Nine Tails | Hyuk |
| 1996 | Born to Kill | Kil |
| Shanghai Grand | Ryu So-hwang | |
| 1997 | Beat | Min |
| Motel Cactus | Lee Mi-ku | |
| 1998 | City of the Rising Sun | Do-chul |
| 1999 | Phantom: The Submarine | Number 431 |
| Love | Myung-soo | |
| 2001 | Musa | Yeo-sol |
| 2003 | Mutt Boy | Cha Cheol-min |
| 2004 | A Moment to Remember | Cheol-su |
| 2005 | Sad Movie | Jin-woo |
| 2006 | Daisy | Park Yi |
| The Restless | Yi-gwak | |
| 2007 | Close to You (short film) | cameo |
| 2008 | The Good, the Bad, the Weird | Park Do-won, the Good |
| 2009 | Present (W Korea short film) | Min-woo |
| A Good Rain Knows | Park Dong-ha | |
| 2010 | Reign of Assassins | Jiang Ah-sheng (Before: Zhang Renfang) |
| 2011 | Friends & Love (Giordano short film) | |
| 2013 | Cold Eyes | James |
| TBA | The Killer |
Television [edit]
| Year | Title | Role | Network |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | Asphalt Man | Kang Dong-suk | SBS |
| 1996 | Oxtail Soup | SBS | |
| 1.5 | Lee Jang-wook | MBC | |
| 2010 | Athena: Goddess of War | Lee Jung-woo | SBS |
| 2011 | Good Life ~Arigatou, Papa. Sayonara~ | Dr. Lee (ep. 6-7) | Fuji TV |
| Padam Padam... The Sound of His and Her Heartbeats | Yang Kang-chil | jTBC |
Music videos [edit]
He directed (but did not star in) the following g.o.d. music videos:
- Since You Left Me (2000)
- You Just Don’t Know (2002)
- Sad Love (2002)
- A Fool (2002)
Awards [edit]
- 2011 Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism: Distinguished Korean Wave Entertainer Award for Film
- 2009 Style Icon Awards: Style Icon Actor
- 2009 Asian Film Awards: Best Supporting Actor (The Good, the Bad, the Weird)
- 2008 Korea Fashion & Design Awards: Best Dresser of the Year
- 2008 Blue Dragon Film Awards: Popularity Award
- 2008 Hawaii International Film Festival: Outstanding Achievement in Acting
- 2001 Blue Dragon Film Awards: Popularity Award
- 1999 Blue Dragon Film Awards: Popularity Award
- 1997 Korean Association of Film Critics Awards: Best New Actor (Beat)
- 1996 Baeksang Arts Awards: Best New Actor, TV category (Asphalt Man)
References [edit]
- ^ a b c d "Actors and Actresses of Korean Cinema: Jung Woo-sung". Koreanfilm.org. Retrieved 2012-08-13.
- ^ Wee, Geun-woo (October 23, 2009). "INTERVIEW: Actor Jung Woo-sung - 1". 10Asia.
- ^ Wee, Geun-woo (October 23, 2009). "INTERVIEW: Actor Jung Woo-sung - 2". 10Asia.
- ^ "All That Star: Jung Woo-sung". Arirang News. Retrieved 2012-08-13.
- ^ Lee, Ji-hye (October 25, 2010). "Actor Jung Woo-sung's Movie Picks". 10Asia.
- ^ Yi, Chang-ho (February 6, 2009). "JUNG Woo-sung and KIM A-jung join KIM Jee-woon". Korean Film Biz Zone.
- ^ Kang, Hye-ran (January 4, 2011). "Jung Woo-sung is one cool character, at work and in life". Korea JoongAng Daily.
- ^ Kim, Jessica (April 5, 2011). "Jung Woo-sung to appear in Japanese drama". 10Asia.
- ^ Hong, Lucia (August 9, 2011). "Jung Woo-sung to play male lead in new mini-series". 10Asia.
- ^ Oh, Jean (December 1, 2011). "Jung Woo-sung opens up about first Korean drama after scandal". The Korea Herald.
- ^ Kim, Hyo-eun (December 14, 2011). "Actor Jung trades dashing for dirty". Korea JoongAng Daily.
- ^ McNary, Dave (January 31, 2011). "John Woo to remake his own 'Killer'". Variety.
- ^ Yoon, Hee-seong (July 11, 2011). "Jung Woo-sung nails Hong Kong pic The Killer remake". 10Asia.
- ^ Lee, In-kyung (September 17, 2012). "Jung Woo Sung Directs New Commercial for Channel XTM". enewsWorld.
- ^ a b "Jung Woo Sung hope to star in a romantic comedy". Korea Star Daily via Yahoo!. October 8, 2012.
- ^ a b Lesia, Algie (November 4, 2012). "Jung Woo Sung Gets Personal For 1st Look". 24-7 Kpop.
- ^ Jang, Sung-ran (May 9, 2013). "4 Celebrities Make Smartphone Shorts". Korean Film Biz Zone.
- ^ Sunwoo, Carla (October 12, 2012). "Jung Woo-sung preps for bad guy role". Korea JoongAng Daily.
- ^ Kang, Hye-in (November 30, 2012). "Jeong Woo Sung talks about his poor family background". StarN News.
- ^ "내 선택엔 후회가 없다…당당한 학력 연예인들 주목". Chosun.com (in Korean). August 24, 2007.
- ^ Lee, Woo-young (March 11, 2011). "Co-stars in ATHENA spotted dating in Paris: report". The Korea Herald.
- ^ "Jung Woo-sung Admits Romance with Lee Ji-ah". The Chosun Ilbo. March 21, 2011.
- ^ Kim, Jessica (April 26, 2011). "Jung Woo-sung: E Ji-ah not a defensive person". 10Asia.
- ^ Ko, Kyoung-seok (June 9, 2011). "Jung Woo-sung, E Ji-ah believed to have broken up". 10Asia.
- ^ Kamarudin, Syahida (June 10, 2011). "Lee Ji-ah & Jung Woo-sung break up?". Yahoo! News.
- ^ Sunwoo, Carla (November 30, 2012). "Jung Woo-sung talks about E Jiah relationship". Korea JoongAng Daily.
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