Tang Jun-sang
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Born | Tang Jun-sang August 13, 2003 Seoul, South Korea |
Education | Chung-Ang University – Theater and Film |
Alma mater | Goyang Arts High School |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 2010–present |
Agent | CL& Company |
Korean name | |
Hangul | 탕준상 |
Hanja | 陳俊尚 |
Revised Romanization | Tāng Jun-sang |
McCune–Reischauer | Tāng Chun-sang |
Tang Jun-sang (Korean: 탕준상; born on August 13, 2003) is a South Korean actor. He gained recognition for his role in the television series Crash Landing on You (2019–20)[1] and leading role in both Move to Heaven (2021) and Racket Boys (2021).
Early life
Tang was born in Seoul to a Chinese Malaysian father and a South Korean mother, with Tang holding South Korean citizenship after his mother.[1]
Tang will study at the Department of Theater and Film Chung-Ang University.[2]
Career
Tang made his debut as a musical actor Billy Elliot in 2010 at the age of 7, after which he continued playing in musicals such as Eileigh Seabed, West Pyeonje, KinkyBoots and Assassin.[3]
In 2014, Tang made his drama debut in Pluto Secret Order as Lee Seo Jin and continued to play supporting roles in various movies and dramas.
He gained recognition for his role as Geum Eun Dong - a young North Korean soldier in Crash Landing on You (2019-2020) which became the highest rated tvN drama and the third highest-rated South Korean TV drama in cable television history.[4]
In 2021, Tang starred in Netflix original series Move to Heaven playing the leading role Han Geu-ru, a young man with Asperger syndrome, alongside Lee Je-hoon.[5] In the same year, he played a leading role in the television series Racket Boys[6] for which he received Best Young Actor Award at 2021 SBS Drama Awards.[7]
Filmography
Film
Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
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2016 | A Melody To Remember | Choon Shik | ||
2017 | Arrival | Boy | Short Film | |
2018 | Seven Years of Night | Seo-won (young) | ||
Young-ju | Young-In | [8] | ||
2019 | Birthday | Woo-Chan | ||
The King's Letters | Hak-Jo | |||
2020 | Bike thief | Ki-tae | Short Film | [9] |
2021 | Unframed – Blue happiness | Short Film Watcha | [10] | |
2022 | In Our Prime | Lee Tae-yeon | [11] | |
TBA | Hommage | [12] | ||
Dog Days | Jin-woo | [13] |
Television Series
Year | Title | Network | Role | Notes | Ref. |
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2014 | Pluto Secret Order | EBS | Lee Seo-jin | ||
2014–2015 | Single-minded Dandelion | KBS2 | Seo Joon-Ho (young) | ; Episode #1.1 | |
2015 | My grandmother | EBS | Children's Day Special Series | ||
2018 | A Poem a Day | tvN | Kyu-Min | ||
2019–2020 | Crash Landing on You | Geum Eun-Dong | [4] | ||
2021 | Racket Boys | SBS | Yoon Hae-kang | [6] |
Web series
Year | Title | Platform | Role | Ref. |
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2021 | Move to Heaven | Netflix | Han Geu-Ru | [5] |
Theater
Musical
Year | English title | Korean title | Role |
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2010 | Billy Elliot | 빌리 엘리어트 | Boy |
2011 | Mozart | 모차르트 | Amade Mozart |
The Last Empress | 명성황후 | Seiko | |
2012 | Elizabeth | 엘리자벳 | Rudolph (young) |
Mozart | 모차르트 | Amade Mozart | |
Assassins | 어쌔신 | Billy | |
2013 | Les Miserables | 레미제라블 | Gavroche |
2014 | West Pyeonje | 서편제 | Dong-ho (young) |
Kinky Boots | 킹키부츠 | Lola |
Theater
Year | English title | Korean title | Role |
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2016 | Hamlet-The Play | 햄릿 - 더 플레이 | Hamlet (young) |
Awards and nominations
Award ceremony | Year | Category | Nominee / Work | Result | Ref. |
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Asia Contents Awards | 2021 | Newcomer Actor | Move to Heaven | Nominated | [14][15] |
Cine 21 Awards | Best New Actor of the Year | Move to Heaven and Racket Boys | Won | [16] | |
SBS Drama Awards | 2021 | Best Young Actor | Racket Boys | Won | [7] |
References
- ^ a b Hwang Soo-yeon (February 24, 2020). "사랑의 불시착' 탕준상 "한국 국적, 탕웨이와 친척 아니에요" (인터뷰)" ['Crash Landing on You' Tang Jun-sang "Korean nationality, not related to Tang Wei" (interview)]. xportsnews (in Korean). Retrieved May 19, 2021.
- ^ Park Jung-min (November 17, 2021). "탕준상, 중앙대학교 연극영화과 수시 합격…22학번 예비 새내기[공식]" [Jun-sang Tang, admitted to the Department of Theater and Film at Chung-Ang University… 22nd Preparatory Freshman [Official]] (in Korean). Newsen. Retrieved November 17, 2021 – via Naver.
- ^ Park Ro-ra and Sim Joo-ho (July 1, 2016). "[SPECIAL] 아역 배우 탕준상 인터뷰 [No.153] - 더뮤지컬" [[SPECIAL] Interview with the child actor Junsang Tang [No.153] - The Musical]. themusical (in Korean). Retrieved May 19, 2021.
- ^ a b Im Ra-ra (February 26, 2020). "[인터뷰] '사랑의 불시착' 탕준상, 잘 성장한 아역배우의 좋은 예 (종합)" [[Interview] ‘Crash Landing on You’ Tang Jun-sang, a good example of a well-grown child actor (comprehensive)]. topstarnews (in Korean). Retrieved May 19, 2021.
- ^ a b Lee Mi-ji (May 18, 2021). "이제훈X탕준상 '무브 투 헤븐', 인생작 탄생..국내외 쏟아지는 호평" [Lee Je-hoon X Tang Jun-sang 'Move to Heaven', the birth of a work of life...]. heraldcorp (in Korean). Retrieved May 19, 2021.
- ^ a b Kang Seon-ae (May 18, 2021). "땅끝마을 '라켓소년단' 출격 준비 완료…탕준상·손상연·최현욱·김강훈, 4色 찬란 비주얼" [Ready to launch 'Racket Boys' in the Land's End Village... Jun-sang Tang, Yeon Sang-yeon, Hyun-wook Choi, Kang-hoon Kim, four-color splendid visuals]. ent.sbs (in Korean). Retrieved May 19, 2021.
- ^ a b Jeong Hee-yeon (December 31, 2021). "라켓소년단' 탕준상-이재인 청소년연기상 [SBS 연기대상]" ['Racket Boys' Tang Jun-sang - Lee Jae-in Youth Acting Award [SBS Acting Awards]] (in Korean). Retrieved January 2, 2022 – via Naver.
- ^ "영주" [Young-ju, 2018]. v.daum (in Korean).
- ^ "자전거 도둑" [bike thief]. v.daum (in Korean).
- ^ Kim Seong-hyeon (August 31, 2021). "이제훈 감독 연출작→ 정해인·이동휘·탕준상·표예진 출연… 화려한 라인업" [Directed by Lee Je-hoon → Starring Jung Hae-in, Lee Dong-hwi, Tang Jun-sang, Pyo Ye-jin… colorful lineup]. YTN (in Korean). Retrieved August 31, 2021 – via Naver.
- ^ Jo Ji-young (March 11, 2022). "강말금X탕준상, '이상한 나라의 수학자' 깊이 더한 명품 배우 활약" [Kang Mal-geum X Tang Jun-sang, 'Mathematician in Wonderland', a luxury actor with depth] (in Korean). Sports Chosun. Retrieved March 11, 2022 – via Naver.
- ^ "오마주" [Hommage, 2021]. v.daum (in Korean).
- ^ Kang Hyo-jin (October 26, 2021). "[단독]탕준상, 영화 '도그 데이즈' 합류…윤여정과 호흡" [[Exclusive] Junsang Tang joins the movie 'Dog Days'... Breathing with Yeojeong Yoon] (in Korean). Spotv news. Retrieved October 26, 2021 – via Naver.
- ^ Lee Mi-ji (September 24, 2021). "배두나·이시영·이제훈·송중기, 제3회 아시아콘텐츠어워즈 배우상 후보(공식)" [Bae Doo-na, Lee Si-young, Lee Je-hoon, Song Joong-ki, 3rd Asia Contents Awards Actor Award nominees (official)]. Herald POP (in Korean). Retrieved September 24, 2021 – via Naver.
- ^ "ACA 2021Nominations 2021". asiacontentsawards (in Korean). September 24, 2021. Retrieved September 24, 2021.
- ^ Im Soo-yeon, Kim So-mi and Bae Dong-mi (December 24, 2021). "<씨네21>이 선정한 올해의 시리즈를 빛낸 감독, 배우, 스탭은?" [Who are the directors, actors, and staff who shined in this year's series selected by <Cine21>?] (in Korean). Cine 21. Retrieved December 24, 2021 – via Naver.