Jo Jung-suk
Jo Jung-suk | |
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| Born | December 26, 1980 |
| Other names | Cho Jung-seok |
| Education | Seoul Institute of the Arts - Theater |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 2004–present |
| Agent | Culture Depot |
| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 조정석 |
| Hanja | |
| Revised Romanization | Jo Jeong-seok |
| McCune–Reischauer | Cho Chŏngsŏk |
Template:Contains Korean text Jo Jung-suk (born December 26, 1980) is a South Korean actor.[1] He began his career in theater, starring in Spring Awakening, Hedwig and the Angry Inch, and the stage adaptation of The Harmonium in My Memory, among many other musicals and plays. After nearly a decade on the stage, Jo made his film debut as a comedic supporting actor in the 2012 box office hit Architecture 101, which became his breakout role. His versatility was further showcased by more serious turns in the television series The King 2 Hearts (2012) and You're the Best, Lee Soon-shin (2013), as well as films The Face Reader (2013) and My Love, My Bride (2014).
Career
Jo Jung-suk had always wanted to be on stage. He was admitted into the Theater department of Seoul Institute of the Arts on student loan, but after his father died in 2000, Jo's widowed mother became fully dependent on him. He was granted an exemption from military service due to family circumstances, and he quit school before graduating so he could start earning money by doing musicals. He made his professional acting debut in The Nutcracker in 2004.[2]
Jo then became active and well known in musical theatre, acting in a total of 25 musicals during the first nine years of his career,[3] including Organ in My Heart (musical adaptation of The Harmonium in My Memory),[4] Janggeum the Great (musical adaptation of Jewel in the Palace),[5][6] and Korean productions of Hedwig and the Angry Inch,[7] Grease, The Island,[8][9] and Spring Awakening.[10][11]
In 2011 he landed his first television role on cable series What’s Up as awkward but talented music student Kim Byung-gun. But 2012 would be his breakout year, starring in two high-profile projects. In his big screen debut, he played a supporting role in box office hit Architecture 101.[12] As the young hero's best friend Nab-ddeuk, Jo's performance brimmed with personality and comic timing, and he won Best New Actor at the Blue Dragon Film Awards,[13] as well as received nominations from the Grand Bell Awards and Buil Film Awards. He was once again a scene stealer in his third onscreen role as earnest soldier Eun Shi-kyung in the drama series The King 2 Hearts.[14] Jo's display of versatility and screen presence in those projects caused a surge in mainstream popularity for the actor, resulting in close to twenty offers for films and TV series, not to mention commercials.[15][16]
He next starred in big-screen comedy Almost Che, loosely based on a real-life incident from 1985, in which student activists forcibly occupied the US Cultural Center in Seoul and had a standoff with the police. After filming the period drama Song Kang-ho-starrer The Face Reader (for which he later won Best Supporting Actor at the Grand Bell Awards),[17] Jo returned to television in his first onscreen leading role in the 2013 family drama You're the Best, Lee Soon-shin.[18]
Jo appeared in two films in 2014: the period thriller The Fatal Encounter, where he played an assassin targeting King Jeongjo, and the romantic comedy My Love, My Bride, a remake of the same-titled 1990 hit in which he and Shin Min-ah played a newly married couple.[19][20][21][22]
In 2015, Jo played an arrogant star chef who falls for his kitchen assistant who's been possessed by a virgin ghost in Oh My Ghostess.[23] He also headlined The Exclusive: Beat the Devil's Tattoo, in which he played a TV news reporter who gets a scoop, followed by the time-hopping thriller Time Renegade.[24][25]
Personal life
Jo's agency confirmed in February 2015 that he has been dating singer Gummy since 2013.[26][27]
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Architecture 101 | Nabddeuki |
| Almost Che | Hwang Young-min / Kang Moon-mo | |
| 2013 | The Face Reader | Paeng-heon |
| 2014 | The Fatal Encounter | Sal-soo |
| My Love, My Bride | Young-min | |
| 2015 | The Exclusive: Beat the Devil's Tattoo | Heo Moo-hyuk |
| Time Renegade | Ji-hwan | |
| 2016 | Older Brother | Du-sik |
Television drama
| Year | Title | Role | Network |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | What's Up? | Kim Byung-gun | MBN |
| 2012 | The King 2 Hearts | Eun Shi-kyung | MBC |
| 2013 | You're the Best, Lee Soon-shin | Shin Joon-ho | KBS2 |
| 2015 | Oh My Ghostess | Kang Sun-woo | tvN |
Theater
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | The Nutcracker | |
| 2005 | Nunsense A-Men | Sister Mary Leo |
| 2005-2006 | Grease | Roger |
| 2006 | Kingdom of the Wind | Ho-dong |
| Le Passe-Muraille | Newsvendor | |
| You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown | Charlie Brown | |
| 2006-2007 | Hedwig and the Angry Inch | Hedwig |
| 2007 | All Shook Up | Chad |
| First Love | Hae-soo | |
| Pump Boys and Dinettes | Jim | |
| 2007-2008 | Le Passe-Muraille | Newsvendor |
| 2008 | Evil Dead | Ash |
| Organ in My Heart | Kang Dong-soo | |
| Janggeum the Great | Jo Gwang-jo | |
| Hedwig and the Angry Inch | Hedwig | |
| 2009 | The Island | John |
| 2009-2010 | Spring Awakening | Moritz |
| 2010-2011 | True West | Austin |
| 2011 | Hedwig and the Angry Inch | Hedwig |
| The Vagina Monologues | ||
| 2012 | Cult Holrangjeok Show | |
| 2014 | Blood Brothers | Mickey |
Discography
| Year | Song Title | From the Album |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | "Sugar Daddy" "Angry Inch" |
Hedwig and the Angry Inch cast recording |
| 2007 | "첫사랑" "멋진키스" "아버지가 좋아요" "너의 바다는" "하지만 나는 안가" "해수의 바다" "아직 늦지 않았어" "사랑해 언제까지나" |
First Love cast recording |
| 2008 | "내 마음의 풍금" "나의 사랑 수정(Love Thema)" "웃는이유" "나비의 꿈" "아가씨" "봄이다 그치" "커피향" "응급처치" "소풍" "때려쳐" "왜" "홍연이 안 왔어요" "Springtime" |
Organ in My Heart cast recording |
| 2011 | "Tear Me Down" "Wig in a Box" |
Hedwig and the Angry Inch cast recording |
| 2012 | "푸른옷소매" | Almost Che OST |
| "Might Gonna" "이루어진다" "With You" |
What's Up? Japanese edition OST | |
| 2013 | "완전 사랑해요 (I Completely Love You)" |
You're the Best, Lee Soon-shin OST |
| 2015 | "Gimme A Chocolate" | Gimme A Chocolate Single |
Awards and nominations
| Year | Award | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 14th Korea Musical Awards | Best New Actor | Organ in My Heart | Won | [28] |
| 2009 | 15th Korea Musical Awards | Best Supporting Actor | Spring Awakening | Won | [29] |
| 3rd The Musical Awards | Best Actor | Janggeum the Great | Nominated | ||
| 2010 | 4th The Musical Awards | Best Supporting Actor | Spring Awakening | Won | |
| 2012 | 6th Mnet 20's Choice Awards | 20's Booming Actor | Architecture 101, The King 2 Hearts |
Won | [30] |
| 21st Buil Film Awards | Best Supporting Actor | Architecture 101 | Nominated | ||
| Best New Actor | Nominated | ||||
| 49th Grand Bell Awards | Best Supporting Actor | Nominated | |||
| Best New Actor | Nominated | ||||
| 5th Korea Drama Awards | Best New Actor | The King 2 Hearts | Nominated | ||
| 5th Style Icon Awards | New Icon | — | Won | [31] | |
| 33rd Blue Dragon Film Awards | Best New Actor | Architecture 101 | Won | [32] | |
| 20th Korean Culture and Entertainment Awards | Best New Actor | Won | [33] | ||
| MBC Drama Awards | Best New Actor | The King 2 Hearts | Nominated | ||
| Best Couple Award with Lee Yoon-ji | Nominated | ||||
| 2013 | 4th KOFRA Film Awards | Best New Actor | Architecture 101 | Won | [34] |
| 49th Baeksang Arts Awards | Best New Actor (TV) | The King 2 Hearts | Nominated | [35] | |
| 50th Grand Bell Awards | Best Supporting Actor | The Face Reader | Won | ||
| 33rd Korean Association of Film Critics Awards | Best Supporting Actor | Won | |||
| 34th Blue Dragon Film Awards | Best Supporting Actor | Nominated | |||
| KBS Drama Awards | Excellence Award, Actor in a Serial Drama | You're the Best, Lee Soon-shin | Won | [36] | |
| Best Couple Award with IU | Won | ||||
| 2014 | 9th Max Movie Awards | Best Supporting Actor | The Face Reader | Nominated | |
| 14th Korea Youth Film Festival | Popularity Award | Won | |||
| 2015 | 8th Korea Drama Awards | Excellence Award, Actor | Oh My Ghostess | Nominated | |
| 52nd Grand Bell Awards | Popularity Award | — | Pending |
References
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- ^ "Jo Jung Suk, "I Had Family Issues, I'm Not Dodging Military Service"". Korea Portal. 22 June 2012. Retrieved 2012-11-19.
- ^ Lee, Jin-ho (3 June 2012). "Star Encyclopedia 2.0: Jo Jeong Seok, Prince of Musicals". enewsWorld. Retrieved 2012-11-19.
- ^ Chung, Ah-young (8 July 2008). "'90s Film Reborn as Musical Rendition". Korea Times. Retrieved 2012-11-19.
- ^ Chung, Ah-young (21 August 2008). "Royal Palaces Open Wide". The Korea Times. Retrieved 2012-11-19.
- ^ Choi, Min-woo (20 December 2008). "High notes and discord in the musical world". Korea Joongang Daily. Retrieved 2012-11-19.
- ^ Kwon, Mee-yoo (30 March 2011). "Kim Dong-wan to perform in Hedwig". The Korea Times. Retrieved 2012-11-19.
- ^ Chung, Ah-young (20 January 2009). "Play Island Goes on Stage After 30 Years". The Korea Times. Retrieved 2012-11-19.
- ^ Chung, Ah-young (18 February 2009). "Adapted Island Blasts Control of Freedom". The Korea Times. Retrieved 2012-11-19.
- ^ Chung, Ah-young (24 March 2009). "Spring Awakening Here in July". The Korea Times. Retrieved 2012-11-19.
- ^ Chung, Ah-young (20 July 2009). "Spring Awakening Is Daring, Electrifying". The Korea Times. Retrieved 2012-11-19.
- ^ Cho, Kyung-yi (22 March 2012). <건축학개론>의 '키스의 달인' 조정석...충무로 블루칩 부상. OhmyNews (in Korean). Retrieved 2012-11-19.
- ^ Ji, Yong-jin (4 December 2012). "PIETA Wins Best Picture at Blue Dragon Awards". Korean Film Council. Retrieved 2012-12-04.
- ^ Kim, Ji-yeon (31 May 2012). "Interview: ′The King 2Hearts′ Jo Jeong Seok is Screaming in Delight". enewsWorld. Retrieved 2012-11-19.
- ^ Oh, Mi-jung (3 May 2012). "Jo Jeong Seok Has a Full Schedule Until October". enewsWorld. Retrieved 2012-11-19.
- ^ Ho, Stewart (21 May 2012). "The King 2Hearts Jo Jeong Seok Received Over 20 Love Calls So Far". enewsWorld. Retrieved 2012-11-19.
- ^ Ho, Stewart (27 March 2012). "Song Kang Ho Cast in His First Historic Movie Physiognomy". enewsWorld. Retrieved 2012-11-19.
- ^ Ho, Stewart (25 January 2013). "IU, Jo Jeong Seok Confirmed as Leads of KBS Drama, You're The Best Lee Soon Shin". enewsWorld. Retrieved 2013-01-27.
- ^ Conran, Pierce (19 February 2014). "SHIN Min-a, JO Jung-seok Board MY LOVE MY BRIDE Remake". Korean Film Council. Retrieved 2014-02-19.
- ^ "Shin Min-a stars in remake of 1990 hit film". The Korea Times. 26 September 2014. Retrieved 2014-11-21.
- ^ "Shin Min-a, Cho Jung-seok Make Lovely Couple in Remake of 1990 Rom-Com". The Chosun Ilbo. 18 October 2014. Retrieved 2014-10-21.
- ^ Choi, Song-hee (21 October 2014). "My Love, My Bride Jo Jung Suk, the Dream Guy". BNTNews. Retrieved 2015-01-04.
- ^ Ghim, Sora (6 May 2015). "Park Bo Young And Jo Jung Suk To Act Together". BNTNews. Retrieved 2015-06-09.
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- ^ Jang, Sung-ran (20 October 2015). "On the verge of making it big time". [Korea JoongAng Daily]]. Retrieved 2015-10-22.
- ^ Jones, Julie (3 February 2015). "K-Drama Couple: Jo Jung Suk And Gummy". KDramaStars. Retrieved 2015-02-05.
- ^ Sung, So-young (3 February 2015). "Cho Jung-suk, Gummy in relationship". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved 2015-02-05.
- ^ "The Harmonium in My Memory Wins 6 Korea Musical Awards". The Chosun Ilbo. 21 October 2008. Retrieved 2012-11-19.
- ^ Chung, Ah-young (27 October 2009). "Dreamgirls Sweeps Korea Musical Awards". Korea Times. Retrieved 2012-11-19.
- ^ Hong, Lucia (29 June 2012). "Winners announced at 6th Mnet 20's Choice Awards". 10Asia. Retrieved 2012-11-19.
- ^ Lee, Nancy (25 October 2012). "LIVE BLOG/LIVE STREAM: Style Icon Awards 2012 Part II". enewsWorld. Retrieved 2012-11-19.
- ^ 남우신인상 조정석 "송강호가 신인상 관상이라고...". Blue Dragon Film Awards (in Korean). 29 November 2012. Retrieved 2012-12-04.
- ^ "Winners - Film category". 20th KCEA Awards. Retrieved 2013-04-02.
- ^ Ji, Yong-jin (1 February 2013). "PIETA Regarded as the Best Film in 2012 by Reporters". Korean Film Council. Retrieved 2013-02-04.
- ^ Hicap, Jonathan M. (5 April 2013). "49th Baeksang Arts Awards nominees revealed". Manila Bulletin. Retrieved 2013-04-11.
- ^ Lee, Cory (2 January 2014). "Kim Hye-soo Reclaims Glory, Good Doctor, Secret Love Win Big at the 2013 KBS Drama Awards". TenAsia. Retrieved 2014-01-05.
External links
- Cho Jung-seok on Twitter Template:Ko icon
- Cho Jung-seok at Culture Depot Template:Ko icon
- Jo Jung-suk at HanCinema
- Jo Jung-suk at the Korean Movie Database
- Jo Jung-suk at IMDb