Sung Hoon
Sung Hoon | |
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Born | Bang In-gyu February 14, 1983 Nam District, Daegu, South Korea |
Alma mater | Kyungwoon Middle School, Daegu Dalseong High School, Daegu Yong In University, majoring in Sociology and Physical Education |
Occupation(s) | Actor, Model |
Years active | 2009–present |
Agent | Stallion Entertainment |
Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) |
Korean name | |
Hangul | 방성훈 |
Hanja | 方成勛 |
Revised Romanization | Bang Seonghun |
McCune–Reischauer | Sŏng Hun |
Birth name | |
Hangul | 방인규 |
Hanja | 方仁奎 |
Revised Romanization | Bang Ingyu |
McCune–Reischauer | Pang Ingyu |
Sung Hoon (born Bang In-gyu on February 14, 1983) is a South Korean actor and model.
Early life
Sung Hoon's birth name is Bang In-gyu but he legally changed his name to Bang Sung-hoon because since he was young, he was often sick and had many surgeries. He revealed the reason in a variety show I Live Alone in episode 312. He was a swimming champion at his University and specialized in butterfly stroke. He swam for 14 years but had to quit because of a spinal injury. He then enlisted in the military, but the same injury sent him home early.[1] Sung Hoon then went on and became a swimming trainer. He debuted as an actor in 2009 with White Brown's Because I Love You.[2][3]
Career
2011–2012: First acting roles and commercial success
Sung Hoon's breakthrough role was in the supernatural romance drama, New Tales of Gisaeng.[4] His performance in this drama earned him a New Star Award at 2011 SBS Drama Awards.
In 2012, he was cast in his first Chinese drama, The Bodyguard.[5] The same year, he featured in historical drama Faith, playing an antagonist role.[6][7] Later that year, he was cast in the daily drama, The Birth of a Family.[8]
2013–2015: Acting setback and return to television
In 2013, Sung Hoon starred as the lead role in the weekend drama, Passionate Love.[9] In 2014, Sung Hoon starred in the web drama 6 Persons Room, where he played a construction safety engineer who suffers an injury and finds himself in a hospital surrounded by strange patients.[10]
In 2015, Sung Hoon starred in the web drama Noble, My Love,[11] and featured in KBS's romantic comedy series Oh My Venus playing a professional MMA fighter.[12]
Sung Hoon is also a musical Disc jockey, and conducts DJ activities under the name Roiii. Sung Hoon has performed in various countries such as China, Hong Kong, Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore and Indonesia.[13]
2016–2017: Rising popularity
In 2016, Sung Hoon returned to the Korean small screen with KBS's weekend drama Five Enough, playing a model turned professional golfer, where his pairing with Shin Hye-sun gained popularity among the viewers.[14][15][16]
In 2017, Sung Hoon starred in the romantic comedy drama My Secret Romance, in which he played a second-generation chaebol.[17] He then played an entertainment company producer in The Idolmaster KR, which is based on The Idolmaster Japanese video game.[18] The same year, Sung Hoon was cast in the romance-fantasy film Are You in Love? opposite Kim So-eun.[19][20] The film premiered in 2020.[21]
2018–present: Resurgence and comeback to television
In 2018, Sung Hoon's debut action film Brothers in Heaven was released in January. He acted alongside Jo Han-sun as fraternal twins.[22][23] He was also cast in the sitcom, The Sound of Your Heart: Reboot,[24][25] as well as the romantic comedy web drama I Picked Up a Celebrity on the Street.[26]
In 2019, Sung Hoon returned to small screen with the romantic comedy drama Level Up playing a character of a company restructuring expert.[27][28]
By end of 2020, Sung Hoon returned to web drama with My Secret Star playing a character of a Hallyu star who is hiding a big secret and meets an entertainment journalist who risked her life to get on the scoop, played by Vietnamese actress Hoàng Yến Chibi.[29]
In 2021, Sung Hoon starred as a lawyer who have trouble in maintaining his marriage in season 1 & 2 drama Love (ft. Marriage and Divorce).[30] In 2022, he played the role of Raphael in the SBS romantic comedy drama Woori the Virgin based on American series Jane the Virgin, reuniting with New Tales of Gisaeng co-star Im Soo-hyang.[31]
Philanthropy
Sung Hoon became the first Korean actor to hold a fan meeting in Brazil and donate all of the proceeds to Brazilian flood victims. On May 10, 2024, Sung Hoon held a solo fan meeting titled 'MOMENTO SECRETO COM SUNG HOON' at Espaço Unimed in São Paulo, Brazil, and had a meaningful time with 2,400 local fans.[32]
Filmography
Film
Year | Title | Role |
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2018 | Brothers in Heaven | Tae-sung |
2020 | Are You in Love? | Seung Jae |
Television series
Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
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2011 | New Tales of Gisaeng | Ah Da-mo | ||
2012 | The Bodyguard | Guo Xu | ||
Faith | Chun Eum-ja | |||
The Birth of a Family | Han Ji-hoon | |||
2013 | Passionate Love | Kang Moo-yeol | ||
2015 | Oh My Venus | Jang Joon-sung | ||
2016 | Five Enough | Kim Sang-min | ||
2017 | My Secret Romance | Cha Jin-wook | ||
The Idolmaster KR | Kang Shin-hyuk | |||
Jugglers | Lee Kyung-joon | Cameo (Ep. 1) | ||
2019 | Level Up | Ahn Dan-te | ||
2021 | Love (ft. Marriage and Divorce) | Pan Sa-hyun | Season 1–2 | [30] |
2022 | Woori the Virgin | Raphael | [33] | |
2023 | Perfect Marriage Revenge | Seo Do-guk | [34] |
Web series
Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
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2014 | 6 Persons Room | Min-soo | ||
2015 | Noble, My Love | Lee Kang-hoon | ||
2018 | The Sound of Your Heart: Reboot | Jo Seok | ||
I Picked Up a Celebrity on the Street | Kang Joon-hyuk | |||
2021 | So I Married the Anti-fan | Choi Jae-hee | Cameo (Ep. 5, 13, 14 & 15) | |
My Secret Star | Jin | Arirang TV YouTube channel | video | |
2023–2024 | Death's Game | Song Jae-seop | Cameo | [35] |
Television shows
Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
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2012 | Let's Go! Dream Team Season 2 | Swimming Team | Episode 124 (Coach Bang team, won gold medal with Jang Minho) | |
2015 | Our Neighborhood Arts and Physical Education | Episode 113–124 | ||
2017–2022 | I Live Alone | Cast Member | Episode 212–431 | |
2017 | Law of the Jungle | Wild New Zealand (Episode 265–268) | ||
2018 | Law of the Jungle | Sabah, Malaysia (Episode 325–329) | ||
Carefree Travellers | Season 2 (Episode 1–11) | |||
2020 | 기맥힌브로 (Gimmac Hinbro) | Episode 1–4 |
Hosting
Year | Event | Note | Ref. |
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2019 | 18th FINA World Championships Gwangju 2019 | MC for the 18th FINA World Championships Gwangju 2019 Eve Festival | |
2020 | 12th DMZ International Documentary Film Festival | MC for opening ceremony with announcer, Lin Hyun Joo | [36] |
Music video
Year | Title | Artist | Album | Ref. |
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2009 | Because I Love You (사랑하기 때문에) | White Brown | Single | video |
2010 | Promise Me (약속해줄래) | Oh Yun Hye (오윤혜) ft. Red Roc (레드락) | Promise Me | video |
2013 | Just the Two of Us (둘이서 한잔해) | Davichi | Mystic Ballad | video |
2015 | Sunlight | Crayon Pop's Geummi ft. Sung Hoon | 6 Persons Room | video |
2016 | CLIMAX (클라이막스) | Nop.K (Feat. Hoon.J) | CLIMAX | video |
Dream | Real Girls Project | video |
Musical theater
Year | Title | Role | Ref. |
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2014 | Summer Snow | Dr Yoonjae |
Theater
Year | Title | Role | Ref. |
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2024 | Art | Serge | [37] |
Discography
Singles
Title | Year | Album |
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"Sunlight" (with Geummi) |
2016 | 6 Persons Room OST |
"Has It Started?" (시작인가요) (with Kim Jae-kyung) |
Noble, My Love OST | |
"Has It Started?" (시작인가요) | ||
"Same" (똑 같아요) (with Song Ji-eun) |
2017 | My Secret Romance OST |
"You Are the World of Me" (너뿐인 세상) | ||
"Nothing Is Easy" (쉬운 게 없구나) | ||
"Pumping Jumping"[38] | Non-album single | |
"Think About You" (자꾸 널 생각해) | 2018 | I Picked Up a Celebrity on the Street OST |
"With You Forever" (모든 날 함께해) (with Lee Min-young) |
2021 | Love (ft. Marriage and Divorce) Season 1 OST |
"It Will Be Okay" (괜찮아) | Love (ft. Marriage and Divorce) Season 2 OST | |
"For You" | ||
"I'll Be With You" (있어줄게)[39] | 2022 | Woori the Virgin OST Part 6 |
"Truth" (사실은) | 2023 | Perfect Marriage Revenge OST Part 6 |
Ambassadorship
- 2019 - Honorary Ambassador for 18th FINA World Championships Gwangju 2019 [40]
- 2021 - Daegu's Public Relations Ambassador [41]
Awards and nominations
Award ceremony | Year | Category | Nominee / Work | Result | Ref. |
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APAN Star Awards | 2016 | Excellence Actor in a Serial Drama Award | Five Enough | Nominated | |
Asia Artist Awards | 2016 | Best Choice Award | Sung Hoon | Won | [42] |
2017 | Best Entertainer Award | Won | [43] | ||
2018 | Favorite Award | Won | [44] | ||
2021 | Best Acting Award | Won | [45] | ||
Asia Model Awards | 2018 | Korean Model Star | Won | [46] | |
KBS Drama Awards | 2016 | Best New Actor | Five Enough | Won | [47] |
Best Couple Award | Sung Hoon with Shin Hye-sun Five Enough |
Nominated | |||
MBC Entertainment Awards | 2018 | Best Entertainer in Variety Category (Male) | I Live Alone | Won | |
Rookie Award in Variety Category (Male) | Nominated | ||||
2019 | Excellence Award in Variety Category (Male) | Won | |||
Best Teamwork Award | Sung Hoon (with Henry Lau, Kian84, Lee Si-eon) I Live Alone |
Won | |||
2020 | Top Excellence Award in Variety Category (Male) | I Live Alone | Won | [48] | |
Best Couple Award | Sung Hoon (with Son Dam-bi) I Live Alone |
Nominated | |||
MTN Ad Festival Awards | 2020 | Commercial Star Award | Sung Hoon | Won | |
SBS Drama Awards | 2011 | New Star Award | New Tales of Gisaeng | Won | [49] |
2022 | Top Excellence Award, Actor in a Miniseries Romance/Comedy Drama | Woori the Virgin | Nominated | [50] | |
Best Couple Award | Sung Hoon (with Im Soo-hyang and Shin Dong-wook) Woori the Virgin |
Nominated | [51] | ||
StarHub Night of Stars Award | 2019 | StarHub Dazzling Star Award | Sung Hoon | Won | [52] |
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