Im Chang-jung
Appearance
Im Chang-jung | |
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Born | Icheon, Gyeonggi Province, South Korea | November 30, 1973
Education | ChungAng University - Theater and Film[1] |
Occupations | |
Years active | 1990–present |
Agent | NH EMG |
Spouse(s) | Kim Hyun-joo (m. 2006-2013) Seo Ha-yan (m. 2017) |
Children | 4 |
Korean name | |
Hangul | 임창정 |
Hanja | |
Revised Romanization | Im Chang-jeong |
McCune–Reischauer | Im Ch'ang-chŏng |
Im Chang-jung (Korean: 임창정; born November 30, 1973) is a South Korean actor and ballad singer.[2] He made his acting debut in 1990 and his singing debut in 1995. He has since released 14 full-length albums[3] and has become known for hit songs that are vocally challenging to sing.[4]
Personal life
Im married professional golfer Kim Hyun-joo in 2006.[5] The couple, who have three sons together, divorced in 2013.[6] Im married a woman named Seo Ha-yan in 2017. The couple has one child together.[7]
Filmography
Film
Year | Title | Role |
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1990 | North Korean Partisan in South Korea | Jeon Sae-young |
Rose Motel | ||
1992 | From Seom River to the Sky | Goo Dae-hoon |
Walking All the Way to Heaven | ||
1994 | The Rules of the Game | Client 1 |
1997 | Beat | Hwan-gyu |
1998 | Extra | Park Bong-soo |
If the Sun Rises in the West | Kim Beom-soo | |
2000 | The Happy Funeral Director | Jae-hyun |
Jakarta | Blue | |
2001 | My Boss, My Hero | Hyeok-sam (cameo) |
2002 | Bet on My Disco | Bong-pal |
Sex Is Zero | Jang Eun-shik | |
2003 | Reversal of Fortune | Police officer (cameo) |
The Greatest Expectation | Chang-shik | |
Romantic Assassin | Ghost in armor (cameo) | |
2004 | To Catch a Virgin Ghost | Yang-yi |
2005 | Cracked Eggs and Noodles | Dae-gyu |
All for Love | Kim Chang-hoo | |
2006 | Aachi & Ssipak | Ssipak (voice) |
2007 | Miracle on 1st Street | Pil-je |
Underground Rendezvous | Young-tae | |
Scout | Ho-chang | |
Sex Is Zero 2 | Eun-shik | |
2009 | Fortune Salon | Seung-won |
2010 | Twilight Gangsters | Bang Joon-seok |
Romantic Debtors[8] | Detective Bang Geuk-hyun | |
2011 | Shotgun Love[9] | Sang-yeol |
2012 | Rain and Rain | Soo-hyun |
The Traffickers[10] | Young-gyu | |
2013 | Tumbleweed | Chang-soo |
2014 | The Con Artists | Chef (cameo) |
2015 | Untouchable Lawmen[11] | Lee Jung-jin |
2017 | Roman Holiday | In-han |
2018 | Gate | Gyu-cheol |
Television series
Year | Title | Role | Network |
---|---|---|---|
1991 | Eyes of Dawn | Gil-soo | MBC |
1992 | Days of Sunshine | KBS2 | |
1994 | Ladybug | KBS2 | |
1996 | Three Guys and Three Girls | MBC | |
1997 | New York Story | SBS | |
2010 | The Woman Who Still Wants to Marry | Jerry Oh (cameo) | MBC |
2012 | Ji Woon-soo's Stroke of Luck[12][13] | Ji Woon-soo | TV Chosun |
2017 | Witch at Court | Investigated man (special appearance) | KBS2 |
Variety show
Year | Title | Role | Network |
---|---|---|---|
2009 | Invincible Baseball Team | Infielder, pitcher | KBS2 |
Superstar K | Season 1 host | Mnet | |
2014-15 | Law of the Jungle in Costa Rica | Cast member | SBS |
Musical theatre
Year | Title | Role |
---|---|---|
2009 | Bbalae (Laundry)[14][15] | Solongo |
2010-2011 | Radio Star[16] | Park Min-soo |
2012 | Le Passe-Muraille | Dusoleil |
Discography
Studio albums
Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Sales |
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KOR [17][18] | |||
Already To Me (이미 나에게로) |
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No data | No data |
Because I'm Not With You |
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Again |
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Become A Star (별이 되어) |
|
5 |
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Story Of... |
|
2 |
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White |
|
2 |
|
www.love.7th |
|
2 |
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Different Color |
|
2 |
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C.J.2002 |
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32[a] |
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Bye |
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16[b] |
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Return To My World |
|
3 | No data |
Ordinary Song, Ordinary Melody (흔한 노래... 흔한 멜로디...) |
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8 |
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I'm |
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2 |
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There Has Never Been a Day I Haven't Loved You (하루도 그대를 사랑하지 않은 적이 없었다) |
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TBA | TBA |
Extended plays
Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Sales |
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KOR [18] | |||
Best Man (친한사람) |
|
14 |
|
Love Again (또 다시 사랑) |
|
8 |
|
Do You Know That Person? (그 사람을 아나요) |
|
18 |
|
Awards and nominations
As an actor
Year | Award | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref |
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1997 | Grand Bell Awards | Best Supporting Actor | Beat | Won | [31] |
1998 | Baeksang Arts Awards | Best New Actor | Won | ||
2002 | Blue Dragon Film Awards | Best Supporting Actor | Bet on My Disco | Nominated | |
2003 | Grand Bell Awards | Best Supporting Actor | Nominated | [32] | |
Baeksang Arts Awards | Most Popular Actor (Film) | Sex Is Zero | Won | ||
2008 | Baeksang Arts Awards | Best Actor | Scout | Won | |
Grand Bell Awards | Best Actor | Nominated | [33] | ||
2012 | Korean Culture and Entertainment Awards | Top Excellence Award, Actor in a Film | The Traffickers | Won |
As a singer
Year | Award | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
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1997 | Golden Disc Awards | Bonsang (Main Award) | "Again" | Won | [34] |
Seoul Music Awards | Bonsang (Main Award) | Won | |||
KBS Music Festival | Daesang (Grand Prize) | "Again" | Won | ||
1999 | Seoul Music Awards | Bonsang (Main Award) | Won | ||
2000 | Seoul Music Awards | Bonsang (Main Award) | Won | ||
Mnet Music Video Festival | Best Ballad Performance | "My Love" | Nominated | ||
2001 | Golden Disc Awards | Bonsang (Main Award) | "Reason to Wait" | Won | [34] |
KBS Music Festival | Top 10 Singers | Won | |||
Seoul Music Awards | Bonsang (Main Award) | Won | |||
2002 | Mnet Music Video Festival | Best Ballad Performance | "Sad Monologue" | Nominated | |
2014 | Mnet Asian Music Awards | Best Male Artist | Nominated | ||
2015 | Mnet Asian Music Awards | Best Vocal Performance | "Love Again" | Nominated | |
Seoul Music Awards | Performance Award | Won | |||
2016 | Melon Music Awards | Best Ballad Award | "The Love I Committed" | Won | |
2017 | Golden Disc Awards | Digital Bonsang (Main Award) | Won | [34] |
Music show wins
Year | Date | Song |
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1998 | May 17 | "Be a Star" |
May 24 | ||
1999 | May 2 | "Love Affair" |
2000 | March 26 | "My Lover" |
April 2 | ||
2001 | January 21 | "You're Like Me" |
January 28 | ||
September 23 | "Reason to Wait" | |
September 30 | ||
2002 | June 23 | "Sad Monologue" |
June 30 | ||
July 7 | ||
2003 | July 20 | "A Glass of Soju" |
2015 | October 11 | "Love Again" |
2016 | September 18 | "The Love That I Committed" |
2018 | October 7 | "There Has Never Been A Day I Haven't Loved You" |
Year | Date | Song |
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1998 | July 9 | "Dance with the Wolf" |
July 16 | ||
2000 | March 16 | "My Love" |
March 23 | ||
March 30 | ||
April 6 | ||
2001 | January 11 | "You're Like Me" |
January 18 | ||
January 25 | ||
2015 | October 9 | "Love Again" |
2016 | September 16 | "The Love That I Committed" |
September 23 |
Year | Date | Song |
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2016 | September 28 | "The Love That I Committed" |
Year | Date | Song |
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2018 | October 6 | "There Has Never Been A Day I Haven't Loved You" |
Notes
- ^ The April 2002 and May 2002 charts are not available online. The peak chart position is from June 2002.
- ^ The June 2003 chart is not available online. The peak chart position is from the cumulative chart for the first half of 2003.
References
- ^ "Lim Chang-Jung (임창정)". Korea Tourism Organization. Retrieved 2012-11-19.
- ^ "임창정". Daum Encyclopedia (in Korean). Retrieved 2018-08-24.
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- ^ Hong, Dam-young (2017-10-24). "Veteran balladeer Im Chang-jung returns with heart-wrenching EP". The Korea Herald. Retrieved 2018-08-26.
- ^ Ryu, Jeong-hyun (2010-12-10). "Celebrities say age-gap makes no difference in planning marriage". The Korea Herald. Retrieved 2018-08-24.
- ^ "Singer Im Chang-jung Files for Divorce". The Chosun Ilbo. 2013-04-04. Retrieved 2018-08-24.
- ^ "베트남 푸꿕 찾은 임창정·장동건·고소영". JoongAng Ilbo (in Korean). 2017-12-28. Retrieved 2018-08-24.
- ^ "Actress Uhm Ji Won apologizes to Im Chang Jung for slapping him". Allkpop. 6 November 2010. Retrieved 2012-11-19.
- ^ Lee, Ji-hye (1 April 2011). "Actor Lim Chang-jung's Movie Picks". 10Asia. Retrieved 2012-11-19.
- ^ Cho, Jae-eun (24 August 2012). "Thriller with brains: Traffickers tackles human organ market". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved 2012-11-19.
- ^ Won, Ho-jung (27 August 2015). "Herald Interview: Im Chang-jung shows no signs of slowing down". The Korea Herald. Retrieved 2015-08-28.
- ^ "Im Chang-jung To Star In First Drama In 21 Years". KBS World. 8 November 2011. Retrieved 2012-11-19.
- ^ Kim, Jessica (8 November 2011). "Lim Chang-jung to play 1st-ever drama leading role". 10Asia. Retrieved 2012-11-19.
- ^ "All That Star: Lim Chang-jung, all-around entertainer met his 2nd heyday with a new album and the musical Laundry". Arirang News. Retrieved 2012-11-19.
- ^ "Events Calendar". The Korea Herald. 6 June 2009. Retrieved 2012-11-23.
- ^ "Im Chang Jung signs with Wellmade StarM". Allkpop. 1 February 2011. Retrieved 2012-11-19.
- ^ "K-pop Album Sales Volume" (in Korean). Recording Industry Association of Korea. Archived from the original on 2009-02-19. Retrieved 2018-08-24.
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- ^ a b "Gaon Album Chart" (in Korean). Gaon Music Chart. Retrieved 2018-08-24.
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Extended plays: - ^ "March to August 1998 Total Record Sales". Recording Industry Association of Korea. Archived from the original on 2001-09-23. Retrieved 2018-08-24.
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(help) - ^ "July 2002 K-pop Album Sales Volume". Recording Industry Association of Korea. Archived from the original on 2008-11-12. Retrieved 2018-08-24.
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