Song Seung-heon
Song Seung-heon | |
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Born | |
Nationality | South Korean |
Education | Hankyong National University (B.A. Business) Kyonggi University (B.A. Multimedia Arts) |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1995–present |
Agent | Better ENT |
Korean name | |
Hangul | 송승헌 |
Hanja | |
Revised Romanization | Song Seung-heon |
McCune–Reischauer | Song Sŭnghŏn |
Song Seung-heon (Korean: 송승헌; born October 5, 1976) is a South Korean actor.
Career
Song Seung-heon began his career in 1995 as a model for the jeans brand STORM, and first became known to viewers in the popular sitcom Three Guys, 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.[1]
True stardom only came to Song in late 2000, however, with the broadcast of the hugely popular TV drama Autumn in My Heart. The series was exported all over Asia, making pan-Asian and Korean wave stars of both him and co-stars Song Hye-kyo and Won Bin. Since then he has been actively recruited for film roles and advertisements in Japan, Hong Kong and other Asian countries.[1]
In 2002, Song starred in the comic-action film Make It Big by director Jo 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 Summer Scent with Son Ye-jin, the third "season-themed" Yoon Seok-ho TV drama after Autumn in My Heart and Winter Sonata; Summer Scent did not become as popular as the ones that preceded it.[1]
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 by Guiyeoni, proved unable to compete with Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban and other films from the 2004 summer season.[1]
Meanwhile in late 2004, just as he was getting ready to start shooting another high profile TV drama Sad Love Story, it was revealed that the actor had illegally avoided his compulsory military service by submitting tainted urine samples that suggested he was suffering from certain illnesses and was thus unfit for the army.[2][3] Amidst the press coverage and scandal this aroused, Song agreed to immediately serve his two-year term in the military.[4][5][6][7] Song was discharged on November 15, 2006 with the rank of Corporal, to much fanfare and media attention.[8][9][10][11] For a time he kept a low profile, trying to gauge public opinion on his return to the entertainment world.[12]
For his comeback, Song took on a tough image, playing aggressive and masculine roles in the 2008 drama East of Eden,[13] the 2008 film Fate,[14] and the 2010 remake A Better Tomorrow.[15][16]
His popularity in Japan continued, and in 2010 he starred in Ghost remake Ghost: In Your Arms Again with Matsushima Nanako.[17][18][19]
In 2011 Song returned to television in My Princess opposite Kim Tae-hee, his first romantic comedy. He considers the series a turning point in his career, saying, "Previously, I took on characters living a life full of ups and downs. For me, Hae-young was the first character that was so rich, bright and cheerful. I felt much lighter while acting the character."[20][21][22][23]
His 30-minute short film Lucid Dreaming, helmed by director Chang of 2008 feature Death Bell, was shot particularly for his fans in China and Japan and released on DVD in early 2012.[24][25][26]
Based on the original comic by Motoka Murakami and previously dramatized in Japan, in 2012's Dr. Jin Song played the titular smart and cold-hearted surgeon who takes a journey back through time to the late 19th century Joseon Dynasty (1392-1910).[23][27][28][29][30] He then played a cold-hearted loan shark and gangster who morphs into a successful businessman for his love in 2013 melodrama When a Man Falls in Love.[31][32][33][34][35]
Song took lessons in martial arts and horseback riding for The Messenger, in which he was cast as a Goryeo-era man who must relay a message that will shape the course of history; the film was later shelved in pre-production.[36][37][38] In 2014, Song starred in Kim Dae-woo's erotic period film Obsessed. Set in 1969 at the end of the Vietnam War, he played a high-ranking officer suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder who falls into an obsessive love affair with his subordinate's wife.[39][40][41][42][43]
In 2015, he starred in the Chinese romantic melodrama The Third Way of Love, adapted from the online novel by Zi You Xing Zou, where he played a rich CEO who embarks on a romance with the high-powered lawyer (played by Crystal Liu) he hired to litigate a case for his company. Wonderful Nightmare followed, a romantic comedy in which a lawyer (played by Uhm Jung-hwa) dies and finds herself resurrected as an ordinary housewife with a husband and daughter.[44][45]
Song was next cast as a fighter pilot in his second Chinese project, the big-budget World War II film The Bombing with an international cast led by Bruce Willis.[46] He will also star opposite Lee Young-ae in period drama Saimdang, the Herstory, about the Joseon artist and calligrapher Shin Saimdang.[47][48]
Other activities
In 2009 he founded his own management agency, Storm S Company. It was later renamed Better ENT. It currently manages actors Kim Min-jung, Chae Jung-an and Goo Jae-yi.
Song also owns the Sinsa-dong branch of Italian restaurant chain Blacksmith, launched by Caffe Bene.[49]
Personal life
Song's agency confirmed in August 2015 that he is currently dating Chinese actress Crystal Liu. They starred together in the Chinese film The Third Way of Love.[50][51][52][53][54][55]
Filmography
Television dramas
Year | Title | Role | Network |
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1996 | Three Guys and Three Girls | Seong-heon | MBC |
1997 | Beautiful Lady | SBS | |
You and I | Park Min-kyu | MBC | |
1998 | Winners | SBS | |
1999 | Happy Together | Seo Ji-suk | SBS |
Love Story: "Message" | SBS | ||
2000 | Popcorn | Lee Young-hoon | SBS |
Autumn in My Heart | Yoon Joon-seo | KBS2 | |
2001 | Law Firm | Jung Young-woong | SBS |
2003 | Summer Scent | Yoo Min-woo | KBS2 |
2008 | East of Eden | Lee Dong-chul | MBC |
2011 | My Princess | Park Hae-young | MBC |
2012 | Dr. Jin | Jin Hyuk | MBC |
2013 | When a Man Falls in Love | Han Tae-sang | MBC |
2016 | Saimdang, the Herstory | Lee Gyeom | SBS |
Films
Year | Title | Role |
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1999 | Calla | Kim Sun-woo |
2002 | Make It Big | Seong-hwan |
So Close | Yen | |
2003 | Ice Rain | Han Woo-sung |
2004 | He Was Cool | Ji Eun-sung |
2008 | Fate | Kim Woo-min |
2010 | A Better Tomorrow | Lee Young-choon |
Ghost: In Your Arms Again | Kim Jun-ho | |
2012 | Lucid Dreaming (short film) | |
2014 | Obsessed | Kim Jin-pyeong |
2015 | Wonderful Nightmare | Sung-hwan |
The Third Way of Love | Lin Qi Zheng | |
2016 | The Bombing |
Music videos
Year | Song Title | Artist | Co-stars |
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2001 | "Once Upon a Day" | Kim Bum-soo | Song Hye-kyo, Ji Jin-hee |
2005 | "Sad Love Story" | Yoon Gun | Kim Hee-sun, Kwon Sang-woo |
2008 | "I Miss You" | SG Wannabe | Park Yong-ha, Lee Yeon-hee, Ha Seok-jin |
Discography
Album information | Tracklisting |
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Song Seung-heon Vol. 1
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Tracklisting
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Even After Ten Years / For You...
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Tracklisting 1. 십년이 지나도 (Even After Ten Years) 4. 그대를... (For You...) |
Last Love[56][57][58]
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Tracklisting
5. 마지막 사랑 (Last Love) |
Awards and nominations
Year | Award | Category | Nominated work | Result |
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1997 | KMTV | Best New Actor | Won | |
1998 | 34th Baeksang Arts Awards | Most Popular Actor (TV) | You and I | Won |
SBS Drama Awards | Popularity Award | Winners | Won | |
1999 | 20th Blue Dragon Film Awards | Best New Actor | Calla | Nominated |
SBS Drama Awards | Netizen Popularity Award | Happy Together | Won | |
Top 10 Stars | Won | |||
2000 | KBS Drama Awards | Popularity Award | Autumn in My Heart | Won |
Photogenic Award | Won | |||
2001 | SBS Drama Awards | Excellence Award, Actor in a Drama Special | Law Firm | Nominated |
Top 10 Stars | Won | |||
2008 | MBC Drama Awards | Grand Prize (Daesang) | East of Eden | Won |
Top Excellence Award, Actor | Nominated | |||
Popularity Award, Actor | Won | |||
Best Couple Award with Lee Yeon-hee | Won | |||
2009 | 4th Andre Kim Best Star Awards | Male Star Award | — | Won |
17th Korean Culture and Entertainment Awards | Grand Prize (Daesang) in a TV Drama | East of Eden | Won | |
45th Baeksang Arts Awards | Best Actor (TV) | Nominated | ||
2010 | Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism Content Industry Awards |
Distinguished Hallyu Entertainer Award of Merit[59] (co-winner with Girls' Generation) |
— | Won |
44th Taxpayer's Day | Exemplary Taxpayer Citation | — | Won | |
2011 | 6th Seoul International Drama Awards | Outstanding Korean Actor | My Princess | Nominated |
MBC Drama Awards | Top Excellence Award, Actor in a Miniseries | Nominated | ||
2012 | 9th China Cosmopolitan Beauty Awards | Asia's Most Charming Artist[60] | — | Won |
MBC Drama Awards | Top Excellence Award, Actor in a Miniseries | Dr. Jin | Nominated | |
2013 | MBC Drama Awards | Top Excellence Award, Actor in a Miniseries | When a Man Falls in Love | Nominated |
2014 | 35th Blue Dragon Film Awards | Popular Star Award | Obsessed | Won |
2015 | 49th Taxpayers' Day | Presidential Commendation | — | Won |
References
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- ^ Han, Jae-hyun (2004-09-19). "More Actors Come Forward on Draft Dodging". The Chosun Ilbo.
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- ^ Jang, Il-hyun (2004-10-20). "Celebrity Draft Dodgers Face Conscription in November". The Chosun Ilbo.
- ^ "It's 'To the Barracks' for Draft-Dodging Entertainer". The Chosun Ilbo. 2004-11-04.
- ^ "Actor Song Seung-Heon to Join Army as Scheduled". KBS Global. 2004-11-04.
- ^ "Song Seung-heon Appointed as Artilleryman, Jang Hyuk as Rifleman". KBS Global. 2004-12-17.
- ^ "Heartthrob's Fan-Meet Spells Airline Emergency". The Chosun Ilbo. 2006-09-08.
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- ^ "Asian Press Gears up for Star's Release from Army". The Chosun Ilbo. 2006-11-14.
- ^ "Yellow Ribbons Time for Song Seung-hun". The Chosun Ilbo. 2006-11-16.
- ^ Lee, Brian (2007-06-04). "Korean draft dodgers sing the G.I. blues". Korea JoongAng Daily.
- ^ "No Longer Just a Pretty Face: Song Seung-hun". The Chosun Ilbo. 2008-09-05.
- ^ "A Whole New Destiny for Song Seung-hun". The Chosun Ilbo. 2008-03-24.
- ^ Lee, Ji-hye (2010-09-09). "Song Seung-heon Invincible will be "lucky to break even"". 10Asia.
- ^ Kang, Geyong-rok (2010-09-02). "Song Seung-heon says wants to dine with Girls' Generation and Kara". 10Asia.
- ^ "Song Seung-hun to Star in Remake of Ghost". The Chosun Ilbo. 2010-05-15.
- ^ Hong, Lucia (2010-11-24). "Song Seung-hun says goal is not to outdo original Ghost". 10Asia.
- ^ "Song Seung-hun Draws Japanese Moviegoers with Ghost Remake". The Chosun Ilbo. 2010-11-19.
- ^ Hong, Lucia (2011-01-04). "Song Seung-heon says My Princess character is most cheerful since 90s sitcom". 10Asia.
- ^ Hong, Lucia (2010-11-30). "Song Seung-heon, Kim Tae-hee speak of shooting new drama". 10Asia.
- ^ Lee, Ji-hye (2010-12-16). "Actor Song Seung-heon Movie Picks". 10Asia.
- ^ a b Kwon, Mee-yoo (2012-05-15). "Pioneering 'hallyu' actor Song returns". The Korea Times.
- ^ Ko, Kyoung-seok (2011-10-05). "Song Seung-heon to shoot short film for Asia fans". 10Asia.
- ^ Hong, Lucia (2012-05-03). "Song Seung-heon to introduce short film at fan meeting in Japan". 10Asia.
- ^ Sunwoo, Carla (2012-05-04). "Song Seung-hun to present fans with a short film at the fan meet". Korea JoongAng Daily.
- ^ Oh, Jean (2012-05-28). "Song says new role is very Alice in Wonderland". The Korea Herald.
- ^ Lee, In-kyung (2012-05-16). "Interview Part I: Why Song Seung Hun Started Communicating through Social Networks". enewsWorld.
- ^ Lee, In-kyung (2012-05-17). "Interview Part II: Song Seung Hun Isn't Jealous of Married Couples". enewsWorld.
- ^ Lee, Jin-ho (2012-08-11). "Interview: Song Seung Hun is Sad about the Negative Views on Korean Wave". enewsWorld.
- ^ Hong, Grace Danbi (2013-03-27). "Song Seung Hun's Fantasy about Marriage is Dying". enewsWorld.
- ^ Oh, Jean (2013-03-28). "Song Seung-heon sheds 'pretty boy' image". The Korea Herald.
- ^ Han, Je-hee (2013-05-16). "Song is a remade man". Korea JoongAng Daily.
- ^ "'I put myself down for acting': Song Seung-heon". The Korea Herald. 2013-06-12.
- ^ Choi, Eun-hwa (2013-06-16). "Song Seung Hun Says He′s Still Waiting for His One and Only". enewsWorld.
- ^ Sunwoo, Carla (2012-10-13). "Song Seung-hun cast in action film". Korea JoongAng Daily.
- ^ Ho, Stewart (2012-10-13). "Song Seung Hun Taking Martial Arts Lessons for Movie, Messenger". enewsWorld.
- ^ Lee, Tae-ho (2012-10-12). "Song Seung-heon Confirms Role in New Historical Film". 10Asia.
- ^ Tae, Sang-joon (2013-09-24). "KIM Dae-woo Prep Story of Forbidden Love during Vietnam War". Korean Film Council.
- ^ Hong, Grace Danbi (2014-05-01). "Song Seung Hun Talks About His First Bed Scene in His Close to 20-Year Career". enewsWorld.
- ^ Park, Jin-hai (2014-05-11). "Hallyu stars return to big screen". The Korea Times.
- ^ Jo, Yeon-kyung (2014-05-11). "Interview: Song Seung Hun Wanted to Break Free From His Soft Image through Obsessed". enewsWorld.
- ^ "Song Seung-hun Reflects on Edgier Role in Latest Flick". The Chosun Ilbo. 2014-05-23.
- ^ Kim, June (2014-11-27). "UHM Jeong-hwa and SONG Seung-heon to Play Husband and Wife". Korean Film Council.
- ^ Kim, Yeon-ji (2015-07-31). "An actor tries to spread his wings". Korea JoongAng Daily.
- ^ Yoon, Sarah (2015-06-03). "Song Seung-heon, Bruce Willis cast in Chinese war film". The Korea Herald.
- ^ "Song Seung-hun to Pair with Lee Young-ae in Upcoming Drama". The Chosun Ilbo. 2015-08-05.
- ^ Lim, Jeong-yeo (2015-08-10). "Lee Young-ae, Song Seung-heon to be lovers in new TV drama". The Korea Herald.
- ^ "Stars Show Business Savvy with Successful Food, Coffee Franchises". The Chosun Ilbo. 2012-01-03.
- ^ "Actor Song Seung-heon dating actress Liu Yifei". Yonhap. 2015-08-05.
- ^ Lee, Hye-won (2015-08-05). "Song Seung-heon dating Liu Yifei". K-pop Herald.
- ^ Yoon, Ga-yi (2015-08-05). "Song Seung Heon's Side Confirms He's Dating Chinese Actress Liu Yifei". enewsWorld.
- ^ "New Korean-Chinese celebrity couple born". The Korea Times. 2015-08-05.
- ^ "Song Seung-hun Dating Chinese Film Star". The Chosun Ilbo. 2015-08-06.
- ^ Jin, Min-ji (2015-08-06). "Song Seung-heon dating an actress". Korea JoongAng Daily.
- ^ "Song Seung Heon to Sing for Dr. Jin OST". Soompi. 2012-07-04.
- ^ Ho, Stewart (2012-07-04). "Song Seung Hun Will Release Track for Time Slip Dr. Jin OST". enewsWorld.
- ^ Park, Elli (2012-07-05). "Song Seung-hun sings for Time Slip Dr. Jin OST". Korea JoongAng Daily.
- ^ Lee, Sarah (2010-01-14). "Girl's Generation and Song Seung Hun wins award". Korea.com.
- ^ Son, Jin-ah (2012-11-02). "Song Seung Heon visits China". StarN News.
External links
- Song Seung-heon at Better Ent Template:Ko icon
- Song Seung-heon at HanCinema
- Song Seung-heon at the Korean Movie Database
- Song Seung-heon at IMDb