Kim Sang-joong

In this Korean name, the family name is Kim .

Kim Sang-joong
Kim Sang-joong in 2017.
Born	(1965-08-06) August 6, 1965 (age 59) Busan, South Korea
Education	Dongguk University - Theater and Film Studies
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1990-present
Spouse	unnamed ​ ​ (m. 1991;div. 1999)​
Children	1
Korean name
Hangul	김상중
Hanja	金相中
RR	Gim Sangjung
MR	Kim Sangjung

Kim Sang-joong (born August 6, 1965) is a South Korean actor. He is best known for starring in the television dramas My Husband's Woman (2007), City Hunter (2011), and The Chaser (2012). ^[1] He won the Grand Prize at the MBC Drama Awards for his performance in the historical television series The Rebel (2017). ^[2]

Career

Before becoming an actor, Kim Sang-joong was enlisted in the Marine Corps. ^[3] But after graduating from Dongguk University with a degree in Theater and Film, he embarked on an acting career at age 25. Kim made his acting debut in the stage play I Love Bread in 1990, and was one of the co-founders of the theater troupe Extreme Legend. ^[4] He soon transitioned to film and television, and became known for his distinctive voice and confident and charismatic acting, often as morally ambiguous characters. Among his notable roles in television dramas include a middle-aged man having an affair with his wife's best friend in My Husband's Woman (2007), the titular besieged monarch in Eight Days, Assassination Attempts against King Jeongjo (2007), a former agent who trains his foster son as a weapon in his plans for revenge in City Hunter (2011), and a presidential candidate willing to go to any lengths to win, including murder and cover-up, in The Chaser (2012). ^{[5] [6] [7] [8] [9]}

On the big screen, Kim was praised for his comic acting in the gangster comedy My Boss, My Teacher (2006), and has also starred in arthouse films directed by Hong Sang-soo, such as The Day He Arrives (2011) and Our Sunhi (2013). ^{[10] [11] [12] [13] [14]}

Since 2008, Kim has hosted Unanswered Questions , a long-running program with a similar format to Unsolved Mysteries . ^[15]

Personal life

Kim is the third child among six siblings, and has two brothers and three sisters. He married in 1991, but he and his wife divorced in 1999. They have one son, born in 1993.^{[ citation needed ]}

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role
1991	Money, Money, Money	Jung-ah
1992	The Love War	Charlie Brown
1996	Grown-ups Grill the Herring	Bae Hyun-soo (cameo)
1997	Maria and the Inn	Ki-tae
2000	The Promenade	Lee Young-hoon
	Anarchists	Han Myung-gon
	Jakarta	Hae-ryong
2001	My Boss, My Hero	Doo-shik's boss (cameo)
2002	An Unlikely Farewell (short film)
2006	My Boss, My Teacher	Oh Sang-jung
	Hanbando	Emperor Gojong
	Holy Daddy	Jang Seok-jo/Angel
	Flushed Away	Le Frog (voice, Korean dubbed)
2008	Like Father, Like Son	Tae-soo
2009	City of Damnation	Yang Kwang-seob
2011	The Day He Arrives	Young-ho
2013	Our Sunhi	Choi Dong-hyun
2019	The Bad Guys: Reign of Chaos [16]	Oh Gu-tak

Television series

Year	Title	Role
1992	Sons and Daughters	Mi-yeon's uncle
	It's You	Yoon Bong-gil
	The Sun Shone Outside the Window	Choi Chang-soo
1993	3rd Republic	Park Sang-hee
	Adolescence	Teacher Kim
	Mountain Wind
1994	Stranger in Paradise	Myeong-gyu
	My Son's Woman	Jang Han-soo
1995	Kim Gu	Kim Gu
	Do You Remember Love?	Joo-hyeong
	4th Republic	Mun Se-gwang
	Men of the Bath House	Kang Ho-joon
1996	Widow	Lee Jong-sang
1997	The Mountain	Uncle Woo-tae
	Woman Next Door	Na Kang-woo
	When She Beckons	Kim In-wook
1998	As We Live Our Lives
	Lie	Lee Dong-jin
	Hong Gil-dong	Lee Eop
	Crush	Oh Chang-soo
	Paper Crane	Jo Moon-hyeong
1999	Tomato	Cha Gi-joon
	Ghost	Ji Seung-don
	Sweet Bride
2000	Legends of Love	Jeong-hwan
	SWAT Police	Baek Seong-cheol
2002	The Dawn of the Empire	King Gwangjong
2004	Human Market	Yoo Ki-ha
	Choice	Lee Hae-joon
2006	Princess Hours	Crown Prince Lee Soo
2007	My Husband's Woman	Hong Joon-pyo
	Eight Days, Assassination Attempts against King Jeongjo	King Jeongjo
2008	Mom's Dead Upset	Na Sam-seok
2010	Life Is Beautiful	Yang Byung-joon
2011	City Hunter	Lee Jin-pyo/Steve Lee
2012	The Chaser	Kang Dong-yoon
2013	Master's Sun	Mystery Z TV host (cameo, episode 2)
	Golden Rainbow	Kim Han-joo
2014	A New Leaf	Cha Young-woo
	Doctor Stranger	Park Cheol (Guest)
	Bad Guys	Oh Gu-tak
2015	The Jingbirok: A Memoir of Imjin War	Yu Seong-ryong
2017	The Rebel [17]	Hong Ah-mo-gae
2019	The Banker	Noh Dae-ho
2024	Knight Flower	Seok Ji-sung [18]

Hosting

Year	Title
1998	Depth! Accident of Human
2008–present	Unanswered Questions
2014	Super Bike
2021	The Soldiers [19]
2022	Somehow Adult 2 [20]

Theater

Year	English title	Korean title	Role	Ref.
2022–2023	Misery	미저리	Paul Sheldon	[21]

Awards and nominations

Year presented, name of the award ceremony, award category, nominated work and the result of the nomination

Year	Award	Category	Nominated work	Result
1997	18th Blue Dragon Film Awards	Best Supporting Actor	Maria and the Inn	Nominated
2000	37th Grand Bell Awards	Best New Actor	The Promenade	Nominated
	SBS Drama Awards	Excellence Award, Actor	Legends of Love, SWAT Police	Won
		Big Star Award		Won
2002	KBS Drama Awards	Top Excellence Award, Actor	The Dawn of the Empire	Won
2003	39th Baeksang Arts Awards	Best Actor (TV)		Nominated
2006	29th Golden Cinematography Awards	Special Jury Prize	My Boss, My Teacher	Won
2007	1st Korea Drama Awards	Top Excellence Award, Actor	My Husband's Woman	Won
	SBS Drama Awards	Excellence Award, Actor in Miniseries		Won
2011	SBS Drama Awards	Special Award, Actor in a Drama Special	City Hunter	Nominated
2012	5th Korea Drama Awards	Top Excellence Award, Actor	The Chaser	Won
	1st K-Drama Star Awards	Top Excellence Award, Actor		Nominated
	SBS Entertainment Awards	Achievement Award	Unanswered Questions	Won [22]
	SBS Drama Awards	Excellence Award, Actor in a Miniseries	The Chaser	Won
2013	MBC Drama Awards	Golden Acting Award, Actor	Golden Rainbow	Won
2014	41st Korea Broadcasting Awards	Best Performer, TV Host category	Unanswered Questions	Won
	MBC Drama Awards	Excellence Award, Actor in a Miniseries	A New Leaf	Won
2015	4th APAN Star Awards	Top Excellence Award, Actor in a Serial Drama	The Jingbirok: A Memoir of Imjin War	Won
	KBS Drama Awards	Top Excellence Award, Actor in a Serial Drama		Nominated
		Excellence Award, Actor in a Serial Drama		Nominated
2017	10th Korea Drama Awards	Grand Prize (Daesang)	The Rebel	Won
	8th Korean Popular Culture Awards	Presidential Recommendation	—	Won
	MBC Drama Awards	Grand Prize (Daesang)	The Rebel	Won
		Top Excellence Award, Actor in a Monday-Tuesday Drama		Nominated
		Best Character Award, Fighting Spirit Acting		Nominated
2018	54th Baeksang Arts Awards [23]	Best Actor (TV)		Nominated
2019	MBC Drama Awards	Top Excellence Award, Actor in a Wednesday-Thursday Miniseries	The Banker	Nominated

References

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10. "투사부일체 (My Boss, My Student) Press Screening Report". Twitch Film . 18 January 2006. Retrieved 2014-09-27.^{[ permanent dead link ]}
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14. Conran, Pierce (21 August 2013). "TIFF Taps HONG Sangsoo and KIM Ki-duk". Korean Cinema Today. Retrieved 2014-09-27.
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16. "KIM Sang-joong, Don LEE and KANG Ye-won Return for BAD GUYS: THE MOVIE". Korean Film Biz Zone. August 7, 2018.
17. "Actor takes best memories from 'Rebel'". The Korea Times . July 26, 2018. Archived from the original on February 5, 2018.
18. Yeon Hwi-seon (March 29, 2023). "김상중, '밤에 피는 꽃' 출연...4년 만에 안방 복귀 [공식]" [Kim Sang-joong, appearing in 'Flower That Blooms at Night'... Return to the small screen after 4 years [Official]] (in Korean). OSEN. Retrieved March 29, 2023– via Naver.
19. Lee Da-gyeom (October 1, 2021). "[단독] '해병대 570기' 김상중, 밀리터리 예능 '더 솔져스' MC" [[Exclusive] Sangjoong Kim of ‘570 Marines’, MC of the military variety show ‘The Soldiers]. Maeil Business Newspaper (in Korean). Retrieved October 1, 2021– via Naver.
20. Hong Se-young (April 27, 2022). "김상중 '어쩌다 어른' 또 해? 6월 시즌2 첫방 확정 [공식]" [Kim Sang-joong's 'Somehow, I'm an Adult' again? June Season 2 premiere confirmed [Official]] (in Korean). Sports Donga. Retrieved April 28, 2022– via Naver.
21. Kim Hyun-jung (December 27, 2022). "영화 못지 않아"…'미저리' 김상중·길해연·이일화·서지석의 자신감 [종합]" ["It's not like a movie"... Confidence of Kim Sang-joong, Gil Hae-yeon, Lee Il-hwa, and Seo Ji-seok in 'Misery' [Comprehensive]] (in Korean). X-port News. Retrieved December 27, 2022– via Naver.
22. Jeon Seon-ha (December 31, 2012). 유재석, 2012 SBS '연예대상' 대상 수상...8년 연속 최고영예(종합) [Yoo Jae-seok, 2012 SBS 'Entertainment Awards' grand prize... The highest honor for 8 consecutive years (overall)]. Naver (in Korean). Retrieved December 25, 2022.
23. "제54회 백상예술대상, TV·영화 각 부문별 수상 후보자 공개". JTBC (in Korean). April 6, 2018.

External links

• Kim Sang-joong at HanCinema
• Kim Sang-joong at the Korean Movie Database
• Kim Sang-joong at IMDb