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=== 2010-current: Military service and return ===
=== 2010-current: Military service and return ===
After filming ''[[Haunters]]'',<ref>{{cite web|author=Lucia Hong|title=Gang Dong-won says "wants the power to teleport"|url=http://www.asiae.co.kr/news/view.htm?idxno=2010101815300242877|work=10Asia|accessdate=2012-12-14|date=18 October 2010}}</ref> Kang enlisted for his [[conscription in South Korea|mandatory military service]] on November 18, 2010 for four weeks of basic training at the Nonsan military camp in [[South Chungcheong Province]].<ref>{{cite web|author=Lee Eun-ji|title=Gang Dong-won to enter military today|url=http://www.asiae.co.kr/news/view.htm?idxno=2010111813003057073|work=10Asia|accessdate=2012-12-14|date=18 November 2010}}</ref> This was followed by non-active duty as a public service worker at Seoul City Research Institute of Public Health and Environment. He was discharged on November 12, 2012.<ref>{{cite web|author=Grace Danbi Hong|title=Kang Dong Won Excels in Dishwashing after Two Years of Public Service|url=http://enewsworld.mnet.com/enews/contents.asp?idx=22979|work=enewsWorld|publisher=CJ E&M|accessdate=2012-12-14|date=5 December 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|author=Lee Tae-ho|title=Actors Gang Dong-won, Ko Joo-won Discharged from Military Today|url=http://www.asiae.co.kr/news/view.htm?idxno=2012111214074189264|accessdate=2013-04-09|newspaper=10Asia|date=12 November 2012}}</ref> On the day of his release, his agency uploaded a three minute [[YouTube]] clip of him in various locations throughout the city, titled "Gang Dong-won in a Day."<ref>{{cite web|author=Carla Sunwoo|title=Military releases Kang Dong-won|url=http://koreajoongangdaily.joinsmsn.com/news/article/Article.aspx?aid=2962273|work=[[Korea JoongAng Daily]]|accessdate=2012-12-14|date=14 November 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|author=Grace Danbi Hong|title=Kang Dong Won Returns from Army with a Special Video for Fans|url=http://enewsworld.mnet.com/enews/contents.asp?idx=20652|work=enewsWorld|publisher=CJ E&M|accessdate=2012-12-14|date=12 November 2012}}</ref>
After filming psychic thriller ''[[Haunters]]'',<ref>{{cite web|author=Lucia Hong|title=Gang Dong-won says "wants the power to teleport"|url=http://www.asiae.co.kr/news/view.htm?idxno=2010101815300242877|work=10Asia|accessdate=2012-12-14|date=18 October 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Sung|first1=So-young|last2=Lee|first2=Jung-hee|title=Pretty-boy actor takes his turn as a villain|url=http://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/news/article/article.aspx?aid=2927651|work=[[Korea JoongAng Daily]]|accessdate=29 October 2010}}</ref> Kang enlisted for his [[conscription in South Korea|mandatory military service]] on November 18, 2010 for four weeks of basic training at the Nonsan military camp in [[South Chungcheong Province]].<ref>{{cite web|author=Lee Eun-ji|title=Gang Dong-won to enter military today|url=http://www.asiae.co.kr/news/view.htm?idxno=2010111813003057073|work=10Asia|accessdate=2012-12-14|date=18 November 2010}}</ref> This was followed by non-active duty as a public service worker at Seoul City Research Institute of Public Health and Environment. He was discharged on November 12, 2012.<ref>{{cite web|author=Grace Danbi Hong|title=Kang Dong Won Excels in Dishwashing after Two Years of Public Service|url=http://enewsworld.mnet.com/enews/contents.asp?idx=22979|work=enewsWorld|publisher=CJ E&M|accessdate=2012-12-14|date=5 December 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|author=Lee Tae-ho|title=Actors Gang Dong-won, Ko Joo-won Discharged from Military Today|url=http://www.asiae.co.kr/news/view.htm?idxno=2012111214074189264|accessdate=2013-04-09|newspaper=10Asia|date=12 November 2012}}</ref> On the day of his release, his agency uploaded a three minute [[YouTube]] clip of him in various locations throughout the city, titled "Gang Dong-won in a Day."<ref>{{cite web|author=Carla Sunwoo|title=Military releases Kang Dong-won|url=http://koreajoongangdaily.joinsmsn.com/news/article/Article.aspx?aid=2962273|work=[[Korea JoongAng Daily]]|accessdate=2012-12-14|date=14 November 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|author=Grace Danbi Hong|title=Kang Dong Won Returns from Army with a Special Video for Fans|url=http://enewsworld.mnet.com/enews/contents.asp?idx=20652|work=enewsWorld|publisher=CJ E&M|accessdate=2012-12-14|date=12 November 2012}}</ref>


Kang next stars opposite [[Ha Jung-woo]] in [[Yoon Jong-bin]]'s period action film ''[[Kundo: Age of the Rampant]]'', about a group of ''[[Robin Hood]]''-like outlaws in 19th century [[Joseon Dynasty]].<ref>{{cite web|author=Lee Hye-ji|title=Ha Jung-woo, Gang Dong-won Cast in Period Action Pic|url=http://www.tenasia.com/archives/40511|work=10Asia|accessdate=2012-12-14|date=14 December 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|author=Stewart Ho|title=Ha Jung Woo, Kang Dong Won Cast in 19th Century Joseon Period Movie, ''Islands''|url=http://enewsworld.mnet.com/enews/contents.asp?idx=23965|work=enewsWorld|publisher=CJ E&M|accessdate=2012-12-14|date=14 December 2012}}</ref>
Kang next stars opposite [[Ha Jung-woo]] in [[Yoon Jong-bin]]'s period action film ''[[Kundo: Age of the Rampant]]'', about a group of ''[[Robin Hood]]''-like outlaws in 19th century [[Joseon Dynasty]].<ref>{{cite web|author=Lee Hye-ji|title=Ha Jung-woo, Gang Dong-won Cast in Period Action Pic|url=http://www.tenasia.com/archives/40511|work=10Asia|accessdate=2012-12-14|date=14 December 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|author=Stewart Ho|title=Ha Jung Woo, Kang Dong Won Cast in 19th Century Joseon Period Movie, ''Islands''|url=http://enewsworld.mnet.com/enews/contents.asp?idx=23965|work=enewsWorld|publisher=CJ E&M|accessdate=2012-12-14|date=14 December 2012}}</ref>

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Kang Dong-won
Born (1981-01-18) 18 January 1981 (age 43)
Busan, South Korea
EducationHanyang University
(Mechanical Engineering)
Sangmyung University Graduate School
(Theatre and Film)
OccupationActor
Years active2003-present
Korean name
Hangul
Hanja
Revised RomanizationGang Dong-won
McCune–ReischauerKang Tong-wǒn

Kang Dong-won (born January 18, 1981) is a South Korean actor.

Early life

Kang Dong-won was born in Busan to a privileged background. His father Kang Cheol-woo is the vice president of SPP Heavy Industries, ranked among the top ten shipping companies worldwide.[1][2][3] Kang's family moved to Changwon when he was seven years old. Academically gifted since a young age with an IQ of 137, Kang was accepted at Hanyang University, one of the top universities in the country. He graduated with honors with a degree in Mechanical engineering.[4]

Career

2003-2009: Debut and career breakthrough

In 2000 when Kang was a first year university student, he was spotted on the street by a modeling agent. Thus began his modeling career, and he appeared on the catwalk for prêt-à-porter collections in Paris such as DKNY, Gucci and Hugo Boss, as well as for the local Seoul Fashion Artists Association (SFAA).[5]

After being cast in the music video for Jo Sungmo's "I Swear," the experience intrigued Kang that he decided to take some acting classes. Realizing that acting was what he had been looking for his entire life, the revelation meant a change of career.[6] He quit modeling and made his acting debut on television in 2003, playing a doctor with a regional dialect in Country Princess (also known as Funny Wild Girl), and a chaebol's son in 1% of Anything.[5][7]

In 2004 he shot his first movie, the romantic comedy Too Beautiful to Lie. However, his first real breakthrough was in Temptation of Wolves, the film adaptation of Guiyeoni's teen internet novel.[8] With his beautiful, androgynous looks, Kang's popularity rose, extending to other Asian countries, especially Japan. He then briefly returned to television as an antihero in Magic, though it was not successful ratings-wise.[5][7]

Instead of starring in more mainstream fare, Kang surprised audiences with his next roles as an inmate on death row in Maundy Thursday,[9] and the antagonist in Voice of a Murderer.[10] His two collaborations with auteur Lee Myung-se in Duelist and M further cemented Kang's status as one of the top young actors in Korean cinema,[11][12][13][14][6] earning him critical recognition for his stylish flair and diverse choice of roles.[5]

Kang said that he decided to play the mischievous titular character in the action fantasy Jeon Woo Chi because "he wanted to be an actor loved by all generations."[15] With its strong, star-filled ensemble cast and a high effects budget, the Choi Dong-hoon film turned into a blockbuster holiday event, selling over 6 million tickets over the winter season despite opening in theaters only a week after the release of Avatar in Korea.[16][17][18][19][20][21]

In 2010 he scored an acting coup by being cast opposite acclaimed veteran actor Song Kang-ho in Jang Hoon's spy film Secret Reunion.[22][23][24] It became one of the biggest Korean box office hits of 2010, with over 5 million tickets sold. He then joined the Busan-centered omnibus Camellia, starring in Jang Jun-hwan's short film Love For Sale.[25]

2010-current: Military service and return

After filming psychic thriller Haunters,[26][27] Kang enlisted for his mandatory military service on November 18, 2010 for four weeks of basic training at the Nonsan military camp in South Chungcheong Province.[28] This was followed by non-active duty as a public service worker at Seoul City Research Institute of Public Health and Environment. He was discharged on November 12, 2012.[29][30] On the day of his release, his agency uploaded a three minute YouTube clip of him in various locations throughout the city, titled "Gang Dong-won in a Day."[31][32]

Kang next stars opposite Ha Jung-woo in Yoon Jong-bin's period action film Kundo: Age of the Rampant, about a group of Robin Hood-like outlaws in 19th century Joseon Dynasty.[33][34]

Filmography

Television series

  • Magic (SBS, 2004)
  • 1% of Anything (MBC, 2003)
  • Country Princess (MBC, 2003)

Music videos

  • J - "Light" (Korean: 빛; RR: Beet)
  • Jo Sungmo - "I Swear" (Korean: 다짐; RR: Dajim)
  • Jung Chul - "It Rains" (Korean: 비가와; RR: Bigawa)
  • Joo Hyung-jin - "Let's Break Up"

Awards

See also

References

  1. ^ "김문수 지사 세종시 특혜에 '발끈'". Korea Economic Magazine (in Korean). 14 January 2010. Retrieved 2012-12-14.
  2. ^ "Kang Dong-won, a huge corporation vice president's son". Hancinema. 29 July 2008. Retrieved 2012-12-14.
  3. ^ "Who has the looks to background?". Hancinema. 27 July 2012. Retrieved 2012-12-14.
  4. ^ "김연아 최고의신부 김태희 제치고 1위, 최고의 사윗감은 강동원". Newsen (in Korean). 28 September 2012. Retrieved 2012-12-14. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
  5. ^ a b c d Kang Myoung-seok (9 April 2010). "10LINE: Actor Gang Dong-won". 10Asia. Retrieved 2012-12-14.
  6. ^ a b Yang Sung-hee (7 November 2007). "More than just a pretty face". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved 2012-11-24.
  7. ^ a b "All That Star: The Handsome and Talented Actor with Superior Genes, Kang Dong-won, who gradually rose to stardom!". Arirang News. Retrieved 2012-12-14.
  8. ^ "Kang Dong-won Selected As Top Dream Date". KBS Global. 24 March 2005. Retrieved 2012-12-14.
  9. ^ "Happy Hours and Two Complex Stars". The Chosun Ilbo. 6 September 2009. Retrieved 2012-12-14.
  10. ^ Lee Min-a (8 January 2007). "Time for boy's killer to repent". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved 2012-12-14.
  11. ^ Min Dong-yong (2 June 2005). ""I Have Chi Coming Out of My Fingertips Now"". The Dong-a Ilbo. Retrieved 2012-12-14.
  12. ^ "K-FILM REVIEWS: 형사 Duelist (Part 1)". Twitch Film. 17 February 2006. Retrieved 2012-12-14.
  13. ^ "K-FILM REVIEWS: 형사 Duelist (Part 2)". Twitch Film. 17 February 2006. Retrieved 2012-12-14.
  14. ^ Lee Hyo-won (7 October 2007). "M Sets Busan Film Festival on Fire". The Korea Times. Retrieved 2012-12-14.
  15. ^ Seto Kit Yan (24 March 2010). "Unlikely hero". The Star Online. Retrieved 2012-12-14.
  16. ^ Lee Ji-hye (18 November 2009). "Woochi set to work its magic - Part 1". 10Asia. Retrieved 2012-12-14.
  17. ^ Lee Ji-hye (18 November 2009). "Woochi set to work its magic - Part 2". 10Asia. Retrieved 2012-12-14.
  18. ^ Kang Myoung-seok (17 December 2009). "Gang Dong-won says he may write Woochi sequel". 10Asia. Retrieved 2012-12-14.
  19. ^ Wee Geun-woo; Yoon Hee-seong (28 December 2009). "INTERVIEW: Gang Dong-won - Part 1". 10Asia. Retrieved 2012-12-14.
  20. ^ Wee Geun-woo; Yoon Hee-seong (28 December 2009). "INTERVIEW: Gang Dong-won - Part 2". 10Asia. Retrieved 2012-12-14.
  21. ^ Wee Geun-woo; Yoon Hee-seong (28 December 2009). "INTERVIEW: Gang Dong-won - Part 3". 10Asia. Retrieved 2012-12-14.
  22. ^ Lee Ji-hye (6 January 2010). "Gang Dong-won says envies Song Kang-ho's animal instincts". 10Asia. Retrieved 2012-12-14.
  23. ^ Lee Ji-hye (21 January 2010). "Gang and Song say bonded like brothers in Secret Reunion". 10Asia. Retrieved 2012-12-14.
  24. ^ Park Sun-young (21 January 2010). "Bonds of brotherhood, on and off screen". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved 2012-12-14.
  25. ^ Lynn Kim (20 January 2010). "Gang Dong-won, Song Hye-kyo start filming Love". 10Asia. Retrieved 2012-12-14.
  26. ^ Lucia Hong (18 October 2010). "Gang Dong-won says "wants the power to teleport"". 10Asia. Retrieved 2012-12-14.
  27. ^ Sung, So-young; Lee, Jung-hee. "Pretty-boy actor takes his turn as a villain". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved 29 October 2010.
  28. ^ Lee Eun-ji (18 November 2010). "Gang Dong-won to enter military today". 10Asia. Retrieved 2012-12-14.
  29. ^ Grace Danbi Hong (5 December 2012). "Kang Dong Won Excels in Dishwashing after Two Years of Public Service". enewsWorld. CJ E&M. Retrieved 2012-12-14.
  30. ^ Lee Tae-ho (12 November 2012). "Actors Gang Dong-won, Ko Joo-won Discharged from Military Today". 10Asia. Retrieved 2013-04-09.
  31. ^ Carla Sunwoo (14 November 2012). "Military releases Kang Dong-won". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved 2012-12-14.
  32. ^ Grace Danbi Hong (12 November 2012). "Kang Dong Won Returns from Army with a Special Video for Fans". enewsWorld. CJ E&M. Retrieved 2012-12-14.
  33. ^ Lee Hye-ji (14 December 2012). "Ha Jung-woo, Gang Dong-won Cast in Period Action Pic". 10Asia. Retrieved 2012-12-14.
  34. ^ Stewart Ho (14 December 2012). "Ha Jung Woo, Kang Dong Won Cast in 19th Century Joseon Period Movie, Islands". enewsWorld. CJ E&M. Retrieved 2012-12-14.

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