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Song Seung Hun
File:SongSeungHun2008.jpg
Born
Song Seung-heon
Other namesTough guy
Bold Eyebrow
Occupation(s)Model, Actor
Years active1995 – present
Websitehttp://www.songseungheon.com

{{Infobox Korean name |hangul = 송승헌 |hanja = 宋承憲 |rr = Song Seung-heon |mr = Song Sŭnghŏn |} Song Seung Hun (Korean: 송승헌,October 5, 1976) is a South Korean model and actor. He started his career as a model in 1995, modeling for the jeans brand STORM,[1] and began acting in sit-coms and TV dramas in 1996. In 1999 he made his film debut in Calla and has since then gathered a prominent fan base throughout Asia. Song is noted for his roles in Korean dramas like Autumn Fairy Tale (2000) and Summer Scent.[2] [3][4]

Biography

After beginning his career as a model, Song Seung Hun first became known to viewers in the popular sitcom Three Guys and Three Girls in 1996. The following year he started his extremely successful career in TV dramas, which made him well-known throughout Korea. His feature film debut came in 1999 in the film Calla together with star Kim Hee Sun. True stardom only came to Song in late 2000, [5] however, with the broadcast of the hugely popular TV drama Autumn Fairy Tale (a.k.a. Endless Love). The series was exported all over Asia, making pan-Asian stars of both him and co-stars Song Hye-gyo and Won Bin. Since then he has been actively recruited for film roles and advertisements in Hong Kong and other Asian countries.

In 2002, Song starred in the comic-action film Make It Big by director Cho Ui Seok, and also in the Hong Kong film So Close with Hong Kong actresses: Karen Mok, Shu Qi and Zhao Wei. He also starred in Scent of Summer, the third "season-themed" TV drama after Autumn Fairy Tale and Winter Sonata, which was well-received, but not as popular as the ones that preceded it.

In 2004 Song appeared in two films, but neither was judged to be a success: Ice Rain, shot in the Canadian Rockies, failed to enthuse viewers with its mixture of mountaineering and melodrama, while He Was Cool, based on an internet novel, proved unable to compete with Harry Potter and other films from the 2004 summer season. Meanwhile in late 2004, just as he was getting ready to start shooting another high profile TV drama, it was revealed that the actor had illegally avoided his compulsory military service by taking a drug that made him fail the military"s health test. Amidst the press coverage and scandal this aroused, Song agreed to immediately serve his two-year term in the military.

Song, during his late teenage years, successfully evaded compulsory army service by claiming to have severe diabetes and high blood pressure. At 28, his claim was discovered by the South Korean government [6] to be false, and he was forced to serve the army for two years. Song, in an apparent show of guilt, publicly apologised and began his service. Despite pleas from his fans to the South Korean government, the government feared that giving clemency to Song would spark off riots and strikes (due to peoples' displeasure at his act). In the end, Song temporarily dropped acting to serve the army until 2006, although he was diagnosed with high blood pressure. Song was discharged on November 15 as a Corporal.

Song Seung Hun was cast in a 2010 film The Invincible. This movie is a Korean remake of the film A Better Tomorrow that casts Hong Kong stars Chow Yoon-fat, and Leslie Cheung. Although it is a remake, the story line will be different. Song will be the main character and the filming will start November 2009. [7]

Filmography

Dramas

Films

Music Videos

  • One Day
  • Sad Love Story (2008)

Awards

  • 2008 MBC Drama Awards: Daesang Award (East of Eden)
  • 2008 MBC Drama Awards: Popularity Award (East of Eden)
  • 2008 MBC Drama Awards: Best Couple Award (with Lee Yeon Hee in East of Eden)
  • 2001 SBS Acting Awards: Top Ten Popularity Award
  • 2000 KBS Acting Awards: Most Popular Actor Award
  • 2000 KBS Acting Awards: Photogenic Award
  • 1999 SBS Acting Awards: Popularity Award
  • 1998 Baek Sang Arts Award: Popularity Award

Trivia

  • Nickname: Tough guy
  • Height: 179cm
  • Weight: 70kg
  • Star sign: Libra
  • Blood type: B
  • Family: Brother and sister
  • Education: Kyunggi University (majored in Visual Media)
  • Hobbies: Watching & collecting videos and playing sports (basketball, swimming, and skiing)
  • Religion: Christianity

References

  1. ^ 송승헌 "눈썹 진할 뿐, 꽃미남이라 생각안해"
  2. ^ 송승헌 '매니지먼트 설립' 데뷔후 첫 홀로서기 MaxMovie, 2009-06-12. Retrieved June 06, 2009.
  3. ^ 송승헌 '벌써 데뷔 12주년' SportsSeoul, 2008-10-24. Retrieved October 24, 2008.
  4. ^ 송승헌 “데뷔 초 카메라가 무서웠다” Newsen, 2009-02-14. Retrieved February 14, 2009.
  5. ^ 눈썹 다듬는 남자
  6. ^ [SS포토 '송충이눈썹' 송승헌, 속눈썹도 길어~]
  7. ^ Song Seung-heon in "The Invincible"Nate News, 2009-11-12. Retrieved November 13, 2009.
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