Seo Kang-joon
Seo Kang-joon | |
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Born | Lee Seung-hwan October 12, 1993 Gunpo, Gyeonggi Province, South Korea |
Education | Dong Seoul College (Performing Arts) |
Occupations |
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Years active | 2012–present |
Agent | Fantagio |
Musical career | |
Instrument |
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Korean name | |
Hangul | |
Revised Romanization | Seo Kang-joon |
McCune–Reischauer | Sŏ Kang-chun |
Birth name | |
Hangul | |
Hanja | |
Revised Romanization | Lee Seung-hwan |
McCune–Reischauer | Lee Sŭng-hwan |
Seo Kang-joon (born Lee Seung-hwan on October 12, 1993) is a South Korean actor and singer who is a member of the group 5urprise.[1] He gained recognition with his role in the television series Cheese in the Trap (2016) and has since starred in Entourage (2016) and Are You Human? (2018).
Career
2012–2015: Beginnings
Seo took on bit parts in various television series, before making his acting debut as a supporting character in SBS' The Suspicious Housekeeper.[2] His first major role was in the 2014 romantic comedy series Cunning Single Lady,[3] for which he won the Best New Actor award at the 7th Korea Drama Awards.[4] He has then appeared in television dramas What Happens to My Family? (2014-2015),[5][6] Splendid Politics (2015),[7] and To Be Continued (2015),[8] as well as films My Love, My Bride (2014) and Summer Snow (2015).[9][10]
In 2014, Seo joined the SBS variety show Roommate as a cast member.[11][12] He also appeared on Law of the Jungle as a guest.[13]
2016–present: Rising popularity and leading roles
Seo's breakout role came in 2016 as a talented pianist in Cheese in the Trap.[14][15][16] The same year, he starred in his first leading role in tvN's Entourage, the Korean remake of the American television series of the same name.[17][18]
In 2017, he was cast in KBS2's science fiction drama Are You Human? where he played double roles as a wealthy heir and robot.[19][20] In 2018, he was cast in the college romance series Something About Us[21] and romance comedy drama The Third Charm.[22]
Filmography
Film
Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
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2014 | My Love, My Bride | Joon-soo | [9] | |
2015 | The Beauty Inside | Woo-jin | Cameo | [23] |
Summer Snow | Han Sang-gyu | [10] |
Television series
Year | Title | Role | Network | Notes | Ref. |
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2012 | To the Beautiful You | Student (ep.3,7) | SBS | ||
2013 | After School: Lucky or Not | Seo Kang-joon | Nate BTV |
[24] | |
Good Doctor | Disorderly student (ep.12) | KBS2 | |||
The Suspicious Housekeeper | Choi Soo-hyuk | SBS | [2] | ||
Haneuljae's Murder | Yoon-ha | MBC | Drama special | [25] | |
2014 | Cunning Single Lady | Gook Seung-hyun | [3] | ||
What Happens to My Family? | Yoon Eun-ho | KBS2 | [5] | ||
The Best Future | Choi Go | Naver TV Cast | [26] | ||
2015 | Splendid Politics | Hong Joo-won | MBC | [7] | |
To Be Continued | Ah-rin's older brother | MBC every 1 Naver TV Cast |
[8] | ||
2016 | Cheese in the Trap | Baek In-ho | tvN | [14] | |
Entertainer | Lee Sang-won | SBS | Cameo (ep.7-8) | [27] | |
Entourage | Cha Young-bin | tvN | [17] | ||
2017 | Idol Fever | Naver TV Cast | Cameo | [28] | |
2018 | Are You Human? | Nam Shin / Nam Shin III | KBS2 | [20] | |
The Third Charm | Oh Joon-young | JTBC | [22] | ||
TBA | Something About Us | Han Woo-jin | [21] |
Variety show
Year | Title | Network | Role | Ref. |
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2014-2015 | Roommate - Season 1 & 2 | SBS | Cast member | [11] |
2016 | Law of the Jungle in Tonga | [13] |
Discography
Year | Song Title | Album | Notes | Ref. |
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2018 | "You Are My Love" | Are You Human? OST | [29] |
Awards and nominations
Year | Award | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
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2014 | 7th Korea Drama Awards | Best New Actor | Cunning Single Lady | Won | [4] |
16th Seoul International Youth Film Festival | Nominated | ||||
MBC Drama Awards | Nominated | ||||
KBS Drama Awards | What Happens to My Family? | Nominated | |||
SBS Entertainment Awards | Best Male Newcomer | Roommate | Nominated | ||
2015 | 8th Korea Drama Awards | Excellence Award, Actor | Splendid Politics | Nominated | |
Hot Star Award | Won | [30] | |||
2016 | tvN10 Awards | Made in tvN, Actor in Drama | Cheese in the Trap | Nominated | |
1st Asia Artist Awards | Best Entertainer Award, Actor | Won | [31] | ||
2017 | 2nd Asia Artist Awards | Best Icon Award, Actor | — | Won | [32] |
2018 | 11th Korea Drama Awards | Excellence Award, Actor | Are You Human? | Nominated | [33] |
References
- ^ "My Name is, 서프라이즈 (1)". 10Asia (in Korean). October 23, 2013.
- ^ a b "'수상한 가정부' 서강준 누구야? 심상찮은 신예 등장". The Chosun Ilbo (in Korean). September 25, 2013.
- ^ a b "Seo Kang-joon to star in "Sly and Single Again"". Hancinema. Star Money. January 20, 2014.
- ^ a b "KDA is not a rom-com festival". Kpop Herald. October 2, 2014.
- ^ a b "Seo Kang-joon grateful to drama staff". Kpop Herald. February 13, 2015.
- ^ "'This is Family' actor Seo Kang-joon's intense masculine image in pictorial". Hancinema. TVJ. February 27, 2015.
- ^ a b "Seo Kang-joon to star in "Splendid Politics"". Hancinema. Newsen. December 28, 2014.
- ^ a b "Seo Kang-joon, Kim Sae-ron to co-star". Korea JoongAng Daily. August 14, 2015.
- ^ a b "Seo Kang Jun Cast in 'My Love My Bride' with Shin Mina". enewsWorld. April 16, 2014. Archived from the original on August 8, 2017.
- ^ a b "Ji Jin-hee, Kim Sung-kyun and Sung Yu-ri to star in "Summer Snow"". Hancinema. SBS Fune. August 11, 2014.
- ^ a b Jin, Eun-soo (March 28, 2014). "Cast confirmed for Roommate". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved 2014-04-19.
- ^ Lee, Jawon (1 April 2014). "SBS Roommate Reveals The Preview". 10Asia. Archived from the original on 19 April 2014. Retrieved 2014-04-19.
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- ^ a b "Park Hae-jin, Seo Kang-joon also to star in 'Cheese'". The Korea Times. August 10, 2015.
- ^ "Seo Kang-joon's star soars in Singapore". The Korea Times. February 12, 2016.
- ^ "Seo Kang-joon rising hallyu star". The Korea Herald. April 14, 2016.
- ^ a b "'Entourage Korea' names its cast". The Korea Times. February 2, 2016.
- ^ "Seo Kang Jun Talks About ′Entourage′ Experience with ′GQ Korea′". Mwave. October 30, 2017.
- ^ "Kang-joon, Seung-yeon open era of 'AI love story'". Kpop Herald. November 29, 2017.
- ^ a b "Seo Kang-joon to play warmhearted robot". Kpop Herald. May 31, 2018.
- ^ a b "Seo Kang-jun to star in hit webtoon-based drama". Kpop Herald. February 21, 2018.
- ^ a b "Seo Kang-joon to show off 'Third Charm'". Kpop Herald. July 5, 2018.
- ^ "20 Actors Cast for One Single Lead Character for BEAUTY INSIDE". Korean Film Biz Zone. November 5, 2014.
- ^ "New drama genres branch out from SNS, podcasts". The Korea Times. October 13, 2013.
- ^ "Seo Kang-joon in "The Murder"". Hancinema. Nate. November 21, 2013.
- ^ "Minah and Seo Kang Joon Send A Heart". BNT News. October 28, 2014.
- ^ "Seo Kang-joon to make a special appearance in drama 'Entertainer'". Kpop Herald. May 12, 2017.
- ^ "서강준 측 "'아이돌권한대행' 특별출연, 서프라이즈U 지원사격"". Naver (in Korean). My Daily. July 3, 2017.
- ^ "Seo Kang-joon to release OST track". Kpop Herald. August 7, 2018.
- ^ "[2015 KDA]김수현 눈물의 대상 '2년 연속 수상'". edaily (in Korean). October 9, 2015.
- ^ "'AAA' 조진웅∙엑소 대상…방탄소년단∙박보검∙윤아 2관왕 [종합]". TV Daily (in Korean). November 16, 2016.
- ^ "Kim Hee Sun & EXO win Grand Prize Awards at the 2017 Asia Artist Awards". KBS World. November 16, 2017.
- ^ "2018 코리아드라마어워즈(KDA) 수상후보 및 작품 공개…10월 2일 경남 진주 경남문화예술회관 개최". TopStarNews (in Korean). September 28, 2018.