Jang Hyun-sung
Jang Hyun-sung | |
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![]() Jang in January 2020 | |
Born | |
Education | Seoul Institute of the Arts – Theater |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1997–present |
Agent | YG Entertainment |
Spouse(s) | Yang Hee-jung |
Children | 2 |
Korean name | |
Hangul | |
Hanja | |
Revised Romanization | Jang Hyeon-seong |
McCune–Reischauer | Chang Hyŏn-sŏng |
Jang Hyun-sung (born July 17, 1970) is a South Korean actor. He started his acting career as a member of the Hakjeon Theatre Company, before transitioning to film and television.[1] Jang is best known for starring in director Song Il-gon's arthouse films such as Spider Forest (2004) and The Magicians (2006), and most notably Feathers in the Wind (2005), for which one review praised him for giving "the performance of his career."[2][3][4][5] He also had major roles in Nabi (The Butterfly) (2001), Rewind (also known as A Man Watching Video, 2003), My Right to Ravage Myself (2005), Love Is a Crazy Thing (2005), and My Friend and His Wife (2008). Aside from acting, Jang was one of the screenwriters for the Moon Seung-wook film Romance (2006).
In 2013, Jang and his two sons began appearing in the reality/variety show The Return of Superman (also known as Superman is Back), in which celebrity fathers babysit their children by themselves for 48 hours after sending their wives on a 2-day vacation.[6][7][8]
Filmography[]
Film[]
Year | Title | Role |
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TBA | Single in Seoul | President of the publishing company |
2021 | My Son | [9] |
2020 | The Swordsman | |
2017 | Steel Rain | |
2016 | Curtain Call | |
2015 | The Advocate: A Missing Body | |
Love Never Fails | ||
C'est Si Bon | ||
2013 | Hwayi: A Monster Boy | |
2011 | Always | credited for original idea |
Painkiller (short film | voice | |
2009 | Dance of Time | documentary narrator |
2008 | My Friend and His Wife | |
2007 | Femme Fatale | |
The Perfect Couple | cameo | |
2006 | Maundy Thursday | |
Romance | also credited as screenwriter | |
The Magicians | ||
2005 | Love Is a Crazy Thing | |
Princess Aurora | ||
Never to Lose | cameo | |
My Right to Ravage Myself | ||
Feathers in the Wind | ||
2004 | Springtime | |
Ghost House | ||
Spider Forest | ||
2003 | The Legend of the Evil Lake | |
Rewind | ||
Spring Breeze | ||
2002 | Break Out | |
Survival Game | ||
2001 | Nabi | |
Kiss Me Much | ||
2000 | Real Fiction | |
1999 | Shiri | |
1997 | The Story of an Unemployed Man |
Television series[]
Year | Title | Role | Network |
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2021 | The One and Only | Pyo Kang-seon | JTBC |
Melancholia | Seong Min-joon [10] | tvN | |
Lovers of the Red Sky | Han Geon [11] | SBS | |
2020 | Alice | Professor Jang Dong-shik (cameo) (Ep. 1) | |
Sweet Munchies | Kang In-Sik | JTBC | |
Tell Me What You Saw | Choi Hyung-pil | OCN | |
2019 | VIP | Jang Jin-chul | SBS |
The Running Mates: Human Rights | Kim Hyun-seok | OCN | |
Angel's Last Mission: Love | Cho Seung-wan | KBS2 | |
Doctor Prisoner | Prosector Jung Wi-sik | ||
2018 | Just Dance | Kwon Dong-seok | |
The Hymn of Death | Lee Yong-moon | SBS | |
Where Stars Land | Kwon Hee-seung | ||
Twelve Nights | Lee Baek-man | Channel A[12] | |
Live | Eun Kyung-mo | tvN | |
2017 | Temperature of Love | guest appearance, ep 2 | SBS |
While You Were Sleeping | Jung Il-seung | ||
Queen for Seven Days | Shin Soo-geun | KBS2 | |
Man to Man | Jang Tae-ho | jTBC | |
2016 | Woman with a Suitcase | Lee Dong-soo | MBC |
Dear My Friends | Il-woo | tvN | |
The Doctors | Kim Tae-Ho | SBS | |
Signal | Kim Bum-joo | tvN | |
2015 | Assembly | Baek Do-hyun | KBS2 |
Heard It Through the Grapevine | SBS | ||
2014 | Punch | ||
Secret Door | |||
Secret Affair | guest appearance, ep 15-16 | jTBC | |
Three Days | SBS | ||
2013 | Who Are You? | guest appearance, ep 1-2 | tvN |
Goddess of Marriage | SBS | ||
The End of the World | jTBC | ||
2012 | Vampire Prosecutor 2 | Jang Chul-oh (guest appearance, ep 10) | OCN |
The King of Dramas | Watanabe Kenji | SBS | |
Five Fingers | Choi Seung-jae | ||
Big | KBS2 | ||
Phantom | SBS | ||
How Long I've Kissed | jTBC | ||
History of a Salaryman | Choi Hang-ryang | SBS | |
2011 | For My Son | KBS2 | |
A Thousand Days' Promise | Seo-yeon's doctor | SBS | |
Vampire Prosecutor | Jang Chul-oh | OCN | |
Sign | SBS | ||
2010 | Rock, Rock, Rock | KBS2 | |
Pure Pumpkin Flower | SBS | ||
Grudge: The Revolt of Gumiho | KBS2 | ||
Jejungwon | Min Young-ik | SBS | |
2009 | Son of Man | KBS1 | |
Love and Obsession | KBS2 | ||
2008 | Glass Castle | Kim Gyu-sung | SBS |
The Scale of Providence | |||
2007 | New Heart | Kim Tae-joon | MBC |
Daughters-in-Law | KBS2 | ||
Conspiracy in the Court | |||
The Great Catsby | tvN | ||
Aperture | KBS2 | ||
Behind the White Tower | MBC | ||
2006 | My Love | SBS | |
The Origin of Tears | MBC | ||
Great Inheritance | KBS2 | ||
2005 | Who Murdered Kurt Cobain? | ||
Leslie Cheung Is Dead? | |||
The Hard Goodbye | KBS1 | ||
2004 | Precious Family | KBS2 | |
Terms of Endearment | |||
Flower Pinned on the Tip of a Knife | |||
2003 | Rosemary |
Variety shows[]
Year | Title | Notes | Network |
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2013–2014 | The Return of Superman | with sons Jang Jun-woo and Jang Jun-seo | KBS2 |
2021 | The Story of the Day Biting the Tail 3 | Host | SBS [13] |
Awards[]
- 2019 KBS Drama Awards: Best Couple Award with Kim Jung-nan (Doctor Prisoner)[14]
- 2016 Korea Drama Awards: Top Excellence Award, Actor (Doctors)
- 2015 SBS Drama Awards: Special Award, Actor in a Drama (Heard It Through the Grapevine)
- 2013 SBS Drama Awards: Special Award, Actor in a Weekend Drama (Goddess of Marriage)
- 2007 KBS Drama Awards: Excellence Award, Actor in a Serial Drama (The Golden Era of Daughters-in-Law)
- 2005 KBS Drama Awards: Best Actor in a One-Act/Special Drama (Leslie Cheung Is Dead?)
References[]
- ^ "JANG Hyun-sung". Korean Film Council. Retrieved 2014-02-10.
- ^ Paquet, Darcy. "Git (a.k.a. Feathers in the Wind)". Koreanfilm.org. Retrieved 2014-02-10.
- ^ Kim, Su-gyeong (17 November 2004). 발견! 올해를 빛낸 남자 조연 6인 – 장현성. Cine21 (in Korean). Retrieved 2014-02-10.
- ^ Lee, Da-hye (17 April 2006). "연기를 하지 않는 법부터 배웠다", <마법사들>의 장현성. Cine21 (in Korean). Retrieved 2014-02-10.
- ^ Kim, Tae-jong (30 March 2006). "Magicians Plays Tricks on Audience". The Korea Times via Hancinema. Retrieved 2014-02-10.
- ^ Hong, Grace Danbi (16 October 2013). "Tablo to Babysit Haru on Superman is Back". enewsWorld. Retrieved 2014-02-10.
- ^ Kim, Tong-hyung (3 October 2013). "Are TV networks protecting child stars?". The Korea Times. Archived from the original on 21 February 2014. Retrieved 2014-02-10.
- ^ Jang, Seo-yoon (3 April 2014). 장현성, 냉철함과 위트 사이에 흐르는 따뜻함(인터뷰). TenAsia (in Korean). Retrieved 2014-04-18.
- ^ Kim Bo-ra (May 1, 2021). "장현성 '마이썬', 전주국제영화제 코리안시네마 선정…30일 GV 성료". Osen (in Korean). Retrieved May 2, 2021.
- ^ Lee Min-ji (July 15, 2021). "멜랑꼴리아' 진경-최대훈→장현성-변정수, 황금 라인업 완성(공식)" [‘Melancholia’ Jin-Kyung-Choi Dae-Hoon → Jang Hyun-Sung-Byeon Jeong-Soo completes the golden lineup]. Newsen (in Korean). Naver. Retrieved July 15, 2021.
- ^ Park Soo-in (July 9, 2021). "장현성 '홍천기' 합류, 4년 만 사극 복귀(공식)". Newsen (in Korean). Naver. Retrieved July 9, 2021.
- ^ "Jang Hyun-sung Joins Travel Romance Drama "Twelve Nights"". Hancinema. Sports Chosun. June 13, 2018.
- ^ Kim No-eul (September 24, 2021). "[단독]정규 편성 '꼬꼬무' 장항준 하차→장현성 새 MC 합류" [[Exclusive] Regular formation ‘Kkokomu’ Jang Hang-jun gets off → Jang Hyun-seong joins new MC]. Newsen (in Korean). Retrieved September 24, 2021 – via Naver.
- ^ "Winners Of 2019 KBS Drama Awards".
External links[]
- 1970 births
- Living people
- People from Geoje
- South Korean male film actors
- South Korean male television actors
- South Korean screenwriters
- YG Entertainment artists
- Seoul Institute of the Arts alumni