Sung Hoon

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In this Korean name, the family name is Bang.
Sung Hoon
Sung Hoon in 2016.jpg
Born
Bang In-kyu

(1983-02-14) February 14, 1983 (age 38)
Nam District, Daegu, South Korea
Alma materKyungwoon Middle School, Daegu

Dalseong High School, Daegu

Yong In University, majoring in Sociology and Physical Education
OccupationActor, Model
Years active2009–present
Height1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Korean name
Hangul
방성훈
Hanja
方成勛
Revised RomanizationSeong-hun
McCune–ReischauerSŏng Hun
Birth name
Hangul
방인규
Hanja
方仁奎
Revised RomanizationBang In-gyu
McCune–ReischauerPang Ingyu

Sung Hoon (born Bang In-kyu on February 14, 1983) is a South Korean actor and a model.

Early life[]

Sung Hoon's birth name is Bang In-kyu but he legally changed his name to Bang Sung-hoon because since little, he was often sick and had so many surgeries. He revealed the reason thru variety show I Live Alone in episode 312. He was a swimming champion in his University and specialised in butterfly stroke. He swam for 14 years but had to quit because of a spinal injury. He then enlisted into 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 webdrama 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]

Filmography[]

Film[]

Year Title Role
2018 Brothers in Heaven Tae-sung
2020 Are You in Love? Seung Jae

Television series[]

Year Title Role Network Notes Ref.
2011 New Tales of Gisaeng Ah Da-mo SBS
2012 The Bodyguard Guo Xu CCTV
Faith Chun Eum-ja SBS
The Birth of a Family Han Ji-hoon
2013 Passionate Love Kang Moo-yeol
2014 6 Persons Room Min-soo Naver TV Cast
2015 Noble, My Love Lee Kang-hoon Naver TV Cast
Oh My Venus Jang Joon-sung KBS2
2016 Five Enough Kim Sang-min
2017 My Secret Romance Cha Jin-wook OCN
The Idolmaster KR Kang Shin-hyuk SBS funE
Jugglers Lee Kyung-joon KBS2 Cameo (Ep. 1)
2018 The Sound of Your Heart: Reboot Jo Seok Netflix
I Picked Up a Celebrity on the Street Kang Joon-hyuk Oksusu
2019 Level Up Ahn Dan-te MBN, Dramax
2020 My Secret Star Jin Arirang TV
2021 Love (ft. Marriage and Divorce) Pan Sa-hyun TV Chosun Season 1–2 [30]
So I Married the Anti-fan Choi Jae Hee (JJ's older brother) Naver TV Cameo (Ep. 5, 13, 14 & 15)
2022 From Today We Raphael TBA [31]

Variety shows[]

Year Title Role Network Note
2012 Let's Go! Dream Team Season 2 Swimming Team KBS2 Episode 124 (Coach Bang team, won gold medal with Jang Minho)
2015 Our Neighborhood Arts and Physical Education Swimming Team KBS Episode 113–124
2017–present I Live Alone Cast Member MBC Episode 212–present
2017 Law of the Jungle Member SBS Wild New Zealand (Episode 265-268)
2018 Law of the Jungle Member SBS Sabah, Malaysia (Episode 325-329)
Carefree Travellers Cast Member JTBC Season 2 (Episode 1–11)
2020 기맥힌브로 (Gimmac Hinbro) Cast Member tvN Episode 1-4

Musical theater[]

Year Title Role Notes
2014 Summer Snow Dr Yoonjae musical debut

Music video[]

Year Title Artist Album Ref.
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

Discography[]

Year Song title Album Notes
2016 Sunlight 6 Persons Room OST Duet with Geummi
Has It Started? (시작인가요) Noble, My Love OST Duet with Kim Jae-kyung
Has It Started? (시작인가요) Solo version
2017 Same (똑 같아요) My Secret Romance OST Duet with Song Ji-eun
You Are the World of Me (너뿐인 세상) Solo
Nothing Is Easy (쉬운 게 없구나) Solo version
Pumping Jumping N/A [32]
2018 Think About You (자꾸 널 생각해) I Picked Up a Celebrity on the Street OST Solo
2021 With You Forever (모든 날 함께해) Love (ft. Marriage and Divorce) Season 1 OST Duet with Lee Min-young
It Will Be Okay (괜찮아) Love (ft. Marriage and Divorce) Season 2 OST Solo
For You Solo

Hosting[]

Year Event Network Note Ref.
2019 18th FINA World Championships Gwangju 2019 MBC MC for the 18th FINA World Championships Gwangju 2019 Eve Festival
2020 12th DMZ International Documentary Film Festival N/A MC for opening ceremony with announcer, Lin Hyun Joo [33]

Ambassadorship[]

  • 2019 - Honorary Ambassador for 18th FINA World Championships Gwangju 2019 [34]
  • 2021 - Daegu City's Public Relations Ambassador [35]

Awards and nominations[]

Year Award Category Nominated work Result Ref.
2011 SBS Drama Awards New Star Award New Tales of Gisaeng Won [36]
2016 5th APAN Star Awards Best Actor in a Serial Drama (Excellence Award) Five Enough Nominated
30th KBS Drama Awards Best New Actor Won [37]
Best Couple Award with Shin Hye-sun Nominated
1st Asia Artist Awards Best Choice Award N/A Won [38]
2017 2nd Asia Artist Awards Best Entertainer Award Won [39]
2018 13th Asia Model Awards Korean Model Star Won [40]
3rd Asia Artist Awards Favorite Award Won [41]
18th MBC Entertainment Awards Best Entertainer in Variety Category (Male) I Live Alone Won
Rookie Award in Variety Category (Male) Nominated
2019 StarHub Night of Stars Award StarHub Dazzling Star Award N/A Won [42]
19th MBC Entertainment Awards Best Teamwork Award (with Henry Lau, Kian84, Lee Si-eon) I Live Alone Won
Excellence Award in Variety Category (Male) Won
2020 MTN Ad Festival Awards Commercial Star Award N/A Won
20th MBC Entertainment Awards Top Excellence Award in Variety Category (Male) I Live Alone Won [43]
Best Couple Award with Son Dam-bi Nominated
2021 6th Asia Artist Awards Best Acting Award N/A Won [44]

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