Yeon Jung-hoon | |
---|---|
Born | |
Other names | Youn Jung-hoon |
Education | ArtCenter College of Design Myongji University |
Years active | 1999-present |
Agent | 935 Entertainment |
Spouse | |
Children | 2 |
Korean name | |
Hangul | 연정훈 |
Hanja | |
Revised Romanization | Yeon Jeong-hun |
McCune–Reischauer | Yŏn Jŏnghun |
Yeon Jung-hoon (born November 6, 1978) is a South Korean actor. He is best known for generational epic East of Eden (2008), [1] crime procedural Vampire Prosecutor (2011-2012) [2] [3] [4] [5] and the domestically popular weekend drama Pots of Gold (2013). Outside of acting, Yeon hosted the first three seasons of Top Gear Korea , the South Korean version of the BBC show, [6] [7] and is a cast member of the popular variety-reality show 2 Days & 1 Night .
Yeon is the only son and younger of two children of veteran actor Yeon Kyu-jin. [8] [9] He was sent to the United States as a teenager and lived with his aunt while attending junior high and high school. [10] [11] He spent his freshman year of college at the ArtCenter College of Design but returned to South Korea due to the 1997 Asian financial crisis and continued his education at Myongji University, majoring in product design. [11] [9] [12] Despite his father being an actor, he never showed any inclination towards the entertainment industry until he was in college. He made his acting debut whilst a college student and eventually decided to pursue it as a career after graduating. [10] [13] [9] His father had misgivings over his new career path out of concern; Yeon later stated that his father was finally convinced after he was named Best New Actor at the 2003 KBS Drama Awards. [12] [14]
In 1999 Yeon made his debut in the drama Wave. After appearing in several dramas in minor or supporting roles, he first came to prominence with domestic audiences in the highly-rated 2003 daily soap Yellow Handkerchief and portrayed lovers with his future wife. [15] [11] They both went on to win the Best New Actor and Best New Actress awards respectively at the year-end KBS Drama Awards. [16] He was cast in Sad Love Story as a last-minute replacement for Song Seung-heon, who was embroiled in a scandal involving his exemption from mandatory military service and forced to pull out. [17] Yeon himself nearly did not get the role as his character's background story required him to film on location in New York City for several weeks and he had to get a visa at short notice. [18] The drama received much attention as it was also broadcast overseas in Japan and other countries in the Middle East and Africa. Although domestic viewership was lower than expected, Yeon was praised for ably stepping into the role at the last minute and it led to a rise in popularity for him, especially in Japan. It was his last drama before enlisting for mandatory military service in November 2005. [19]
After his discharge, Yeon began diversifying into other genres and largely shied away from romantic melodramas to avoid being typecast. [20] [21] His comeback project was the critically-acclaimed 2008 generational drama East of Eden in which he and Song Seung-heon portrayed brothers who grew up in a mining town during the turbulent 1970s and later find themselves on opposing sides of the law. [14] [22] [23] He then starred in his first sageuk (historical period drama) Jejungwon . [24] From 2011 to 2012, Yeon, an avid car enthusiast and former Formula 4 driver, was a co-host of Top Gear Korea and hosted the first three seasons before leaving to concentrate on acting and other interests. He also starred in the OCN legal drama Vampire Prosecutor , portraying the titular character, a prosecutor who becomes a vampire and hides his newfound powers while secretly using it to solve crimes. To prepare for the action scenes required of his role, he lost weight and learned Jeet Kune Do for several months prior to filming. [25] [26] The drama became the most watched cable drama of the year 2011 and received rave reviews from both critics and viewers. [27] Its popularity prompted the producers to bring it back for a second season.
Yeon's next two roles were as chaebol businessmen in romantic comedies. In the 2012 cable drama Can Love Become Money, he played the CEO of a hospitality company who hides his sensitive and caring side behind an unpleasant and emotionless exterior. [28] [29] He reunited with his East of Eden co-star Han Ji-hye the following year in Pots of Gold , in which he portrayed the eldest son of a chaebol family embroiled in a saga involving his father's mistresses. [30] A domestic ratings hit, the weekend drama consistently topped its time slot and he was named Best Actor in a Serial Drama at the 2013 MBC Drama Awards. [31] [32] [33]
Yeon's next project was the 2014 TVB microfilm A Time of Love where he played the boyfriend of Linda Chung. [34] After mostly portraying straight-laced protagonists, he played the main antagonist in the drama Mask , winning rave reviews for his portrayal of a remorseless, cold-hearted lawyer. [35] [36] He was nominated for the Excellence Award, Actor in a Mid-length Drama at the 2015 SBS Drama Awards, losing to his Mask co-star Ju Ji-hoon. He made a guest appearance in the 2016 JTBC drama My Horrible Boss before making his Hollywood debut in the Hong Kong-Chinese-American collaboration buddy cop film Skiptrace and played the right-hand man of a businessman-cum-mob boss (played by Winston Chao). [37] [38]
Yeon returned to cable drama in the action-comedy-thriller Man to Man and played the main antagonist, an unscrupulous businessman with a painful past. [39] [40] He then co-headlined the weekend melodramas Bravo My Life and My Healing Love , the latter of which earned him the Top Excellence Award in a Soap Opera at the 2018 MBC Drama Awards. [41] He returned to the supernatural genre in the cable comedy-thriller Possessed , which aired in early 2019. In November 2019, Yeon was announced as a fixed cast member of 2 Days & 1 Night for the upcoming new season. [42] [43] In 2020 he starred in the Channel A drama Lie After Lie with Lee Yoo-ri and it ended its run as one of the most watched cable dramas of the year. [44]
Yeon married actress Han Ga-in on April 26, 2005, after a two-year courtship. [15] [45] [46] [47] [48] [49] [50] They have two children, a daughter (born April 13, 2016) [51] and a son (born May 13, 2019). [52] [53]
In November 2005 Yeon enlisted for mandatory military service at the 306th Replacement Battalion in Uijeongbu, Gyeonggi Province. [54] [55] As he was married, he was allowed to commute to his duty station from home after completing the five weeks of basic training. [56] [55] He was assigned to the 52nd Infantry Division and discharged in October 2007. [57] [58] He was previously a United States permanent resident but gave up his green card when he entered the entertainment industry, thus making him eligible for conscription. [18] [59]
Year | Title | Korean Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
2001 | My Wife Is a Gangster | 조폭 마누라 | Hyo-min | ||
2005 | Daddy-Long-Legs | 키다리 아저씨 | Kim Jun-ho | ||
Love in Magic | 연애술사 | Woo Ji-hoon | |||
2013 | Good Friends | 좋은 친구들 | K | ||
2016 | Skiptrace | 絕地逃亡 | Willie | Chinese Film |
Year | Title | Korean Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1999 | Wave | 파도 | |||
2000 | KAIST | 카이스트 | Yang Byung-seok | ||
Nonstop | 논스톱 | Jung-hoon | |||
2002 | Drama City: "Beautiful Youth" | 아름다운 청춘 | Shin Young-jae | Drama Special | [60] |
Drama City: "Vienna, Like Coffee" | 비엔나 커피처럼 | Jun-oh | [61] [62] | ||
2003 | Drama City: "Captured Pawn" | 사로잡히다 | Prison guard | ||
Yellow Handkerchief | 노란 손수건 | Yoon Tae-young | |||
A Problem at My Younger Brother's House | 흥부네 박터졌네 | Jang Hyun-tae | |||
Rosemary | 로즈마리 | Jang Jun-oh | |||
2004 | Snow White: Taste Sweet Love | 백설공주 | Han Jin-woo | ||
Love is All Around | 사랑을 할꺼야 | Yeon Ha-neul | |||
2005 | Sad Love Story | 슬픈연가 | Lee Gun-woo | ||
2008 | East of Eden | 에덴의 동쪽 | Lee Dong-wook | ||
2009 | Dream | 드림 | Kang Ki-jang | Cameo (Episode 1) | |
2010 | Jejungwon | 제중원 | Baek Do-yang | ||
2011 | Vampire Prosecutor | 뱀파이어 검사 | Min Tae-yeon | ||
2012 | Can Love Become Money | 사랑도 돈이 되나요 | Ma In-tak | ||
Vampire Prosecutor 2 | 뱀파이어 검사 2 | Min Tae-yeon | |||
2013 | Pots of Gold | 금 나와라, 뚝딱! | Park Hyun-soo | ||
2014 | A Time of Love | 爱情来的时候 | King / Kim Dong-seong | Hong Kong TV Series | |
2015 | Mask | 가면 | Min Seok-hoon | ||
Cheo Yong 2 | 귀신보는 형사, 처용 | Police officer | Cameo (Episode 5) | [63] | |
2016 | My Horrible Boss | 욱씨남정기 | Lee Ji-sang | ||
2017 | Man to Man | 맨투맨 | Mo Seung-jae | ||
Bravo My Life | 브라보 마이 라이프 | Shin Dong-woo | |||
2018 | My Healing Love | 내사랑 치유기 | Choi Jin-yoo | ||
2019 | Possessed | 빙의 | Oh Soo-hyeok | [64] | |
2020 | Lie After Lie | 거짓말의 거짓말 | Kang Ji-Min | [65] |
Year | Title | Korean Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
2011 | Top Gear Korea Season 1 | 탑 기어 코리아 시즌1 | Host | [66] | |
2012 | Top Gear Korea Season 2 | 탑 기어 코리아 시즌2 | [67] | ||
Top Gear Korea Season 3 | 탑 기어 코리아 시즌3 | [68] | |||
2019–2024 | 2 Days & 1 Night Season 4 | 1박2일 | Cast member | [69] | |
2022 | 2022 Hana Bank Seoul E-Prix | 2022 하나은행 서울 E- 프리 (E-Prix) | Narrator | with Oh Eon-jong and Kim Eui-su | [70] |
Album information | Track listing |
---|---|
몇번을 헤어져도
| Track listing 03. 몇번을 헤어져도 "No matter how many times we part" 11. 몇번을 헤어져도 (Piano Nocturn) |
Yeon Jung-hoon Vol. 1 | Track listing
|
Year | Product |
---|---|
2003 | Lotte Weezzle |
2004 | Union Bay |
2005 | KTF |
Haitai Vegetable-Fruit 100 Drink | |
2010 | Samsung Hauzen Bubble Washing Machine |
Award ceremony | Year | Category | Nominee / Work | Result | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
APAN Star Awards | 2013 | Best Dressed | Pots of Gold | Won | |
Baeksang Arts Awards | 2004 | Best New Actor – Television | Yellow Handkerchief | Nominated | |
Ferrari Challenge Race | 2014 | 4th round win in Asia Pacific region | Yeon Jung-hoon | Won | |
Grimae Awards | 2015 | Best Actor | Mask | Won | |
KBS Drama Awards | 2003 | Best New Actor | Yellow Handkerchief | Won | |
KBS Entertainment Awards | 2020 | Best Entertainer Award in Show/Variety Category | 2 Days & 1 Night (season 4) | Won | [74] |
2021 | Excellence Award, Show/Variety Category | Won | [75] | ||
2022 | Nominated | [76] | |||
Best Entertainer Award | Won | [77] | |||
MBC Drama Awards | 2008 | PD Award | East of Eden | Won | |
2013 | Excellence Award, Actor in a Serial Drama | Pots of Gold | Won | ||
Popularity Award, Actor | Nominated | ||||
Best Couple Award with Han Ji-hye | Nominated | ||||
2018 | Top Excellence Award, Actor in a Serial Drama | My Healing Love | Won | [78] | |
SBS Drama Awards | 2010 | Excellence Award, Actor in a Special Planning Drama | Jejungwon | Nominated | |
2015 | Excellence Award, Actor in a Mid-length Drama | Mask | Nominated | ||
Seoul International Drama Awards | 2021 | Outstanding Korean Actor | Lie After Lie | Nominated | [79] [80] |
Wang Ji-hyun, known professionally as Jun Ji-hyun (전지현), is a South Korean actress and model. She rose to fame with her role in the romantic comedy film My Sassy Girl (2001), which became a tremendous sensation across Asia and sparked an international breakthrough for Korean cinema. Other notable films include Il Mare (2000), Windstruck (2004), The Thieves (2012), The Berlin File (2013) and Assassination (2015). She also starred in the popular television series My Love from the Star (2013–2014) and The Legend of the Blue Sea (2016–2017), as well as the Netflix series Kingdom (2021).
Jang Dong-gun is a South Korean actor. He is best known for his leading roles in the films Friend (2001) and Taegukgi: The Brotherhood of War (2004). Jang is one of the highest-paid actors and celebrity endorsers in Korea, consistently topping surveys by industry insiders of most bankable stars.
Kim Hyun-joo (Korean: 김현주), better known by the stage name Han Ga-in (한가인), is a South Korean actress and model. She starred in television series Yellow Handkerchief and Terms of Endearment early in her career, and became a sought-after model in commercials. Her projects in 2012 were hugely successful, with her period drama Moon Embracing the Sun topping the TV ratings chart, and her film Architecture 101 becoming a box office hit.
Hwang Jung-min is a South Korean actor. He established himself as a leading man in the romantic drama You Are My Sunshine (2005). One of the highest-grossing actors in South Korea, Hwang has starred in several box office hits such as The Unjust (2010), Dancing Queen (2012), New World (2013), Ode to My Father (2014), Veteran (2015), The Himalayas (2015), A Violent Prosecutor (2016), The Wailing (2016), The Spy Gone North (2018), Deliver Us from Evil (2020), 12.12: The Day (2023). His performance in the latter earned him Best Actor at the 60th Baeksang Arts Awards.
Im Soo-jung is a South Korean actress and former model. After modeling for teen magazines, Im made her acting breakthrough in Kim Jee-woon's horror film A Tale of Two Sisters (2003), followed by the popular television series I'm Sorry, I Love You (2004). She has since appeared in numerous films, notably Lump Sugar (2006), I'm a Cyborg, But That's OK (2006), Happiness (2007), Jeon Woo-chi: The Taoist Wizard (2009), Finding Mr. Destiny (2010) and All About My Wife (2012), for which she won Best Actress at the 33rd Blue Dragon Film Awards.
Sung Si-kyung is a South Korean singer, entertainer and television host. He debuted in 2001 and has released eight studio albums in Korean and two studio albums in Japanese. He has also hosted and appeared on numerous South Korean variety television shows including 2 Days & 1 Night, Witch Hunt,Non-Summit, Duet Song Festival,Vocal War: God's Voice,Battle Trip,The Voice Of Korea 2020,On & Off.
Ju Ji-hoon is a South Korean actor and model. His first leading role was in the Princess Hours (2006). His other notable works include Lucifer (2007), Antique (2008), Mask (2015), Along with the Gods: The Two Worlds (2017), Along with the Gods: The Last 49 Days (2018), The Spy Gone North (2018), Dark Figure of Crime (2018), Kingdom (2019–2020) and Jirisan (2021).
Chun Hee-chul is a South Korean basketball coach and retired player. Chun is a swingman who can play in both the center and forward positions. In his prime he boasted athleticism, the ability to dunk and a mid-range jump shot which was rare for players of his height in domestic basketball at that time, earning him the nicknames "Airborne" and "Air Hee-chul".
Ahn Sung-ki is a South Korean actor. One of the country's most respected actors, he has appeared in more than 130 films during his career of over 60 years. He received Bog-wan Order of Cultural Merit in 2005 Culture Day.
Jeon Do-yeon is a South Korean actress. She won Best Actress at the 60th Cannes Film Festival, making her the first Korean actress to win an acting award at Cannes, and Best Performance by an Actress at the 1st Asia Pacific Screen Awards for her performance in Lee Chang-dong's 2007 film Secret Sunshine. Many young actresses have cited Jeon as a role model.
Joo Sang-wook is a South Korean actor. He is best known for his roles in generational saga Giant, medical drama Good Doctor, romantic comedy Cunning Single Lady, Birth of a Beauty, and crime procedural Special Affairs Team TEN.
Kim Sung-hoon, better known as Ha Jung-woo (Korean: 하정우), is a South Korean actor, film director, screenwriter and film producer. One of the highest grossing actors in South Korea, Ha's starring films have accumulated more than 100 million tickets. Only 3 other actors have reached this milestone, with Ha being nearly a decade younger than the rest when achieving this.
Park Si-hoo is a South Korean actor. He began his entertainment career as an underwear model and stage actor, then made his official television debut in 2005. After several years in supporting roles, Park rose to fame in 2010 with the popular romantic comedy series Queen of Reversals and Prosecutor Princess. This was followed by leading roles in period drama The Princess' Man (2011) and thriller film Confession of Murder (2012).
Yoon Shi-yoon, also known professionally as Yun Si Yun, is a South Korean actor and television personality. He is best known for his leading roles in King of Baking, Kim Takgu (2010), My Cute Guys (2013), Hit the Top (2017), Grand Prince (2018) and Your Honor (2018), Nokdu Flower (2019), Psychopath Diary (2019–2020), and Train (2020). From 2016 to 2019, he was a member of the third season of variety show 2 Days & 1 Night.
Ryu Su-young is a South Korean actor. He made his first appearance on television as a college student on a cooking show in 1998, then starred in the controversial film Summertime (2001). This was followed by supporting roles in TV dramas such as Successful Story of a Bright Girl (2002), Save the Last Dance for Me (2004), and Lawyers of the Great Republic Korea (2008), as well as leading roles in 18 vs. 29 (2005), Seoul 1945 (2006), and Bad Couple (2007).
Dream of the Emperor is a South Korean television series that aired on KBS1 from September 8, 2012 to June 9, 2013 on Saturdays and Sundays at 21:40 for 70 episodes.
Kim Hyun-joong, better known by the stage name Kim Woo-bin (김우빈), is a South Korean actor and model. He began his career as a runway model and made his acting debut in the television drama White Christmas. He subsequently gained attention in A Gentleman's Dignity (2012), and made his breakthrough with School 2013 (2012-2013) and The Heirs (2013). Kim starred in the box office hits Twenty (2015) and Master (2016). In 2016, he took on his first leading role on television in Uncontrollably Fond.
Shin Dong-yup is a South Korean comedian and television comedy show host. He graduated from the Seoul Institute of the Arts. He became popular after appearing in SBS's variety program Happy Saturday and MBC's sitcom Guys n Girls.
When the Camellia Blooms is a 2019 South Korean television series starring Gong Hyo-jin, Kang Ha-neul, and Kim Ji-seok. It aired on KBS2's Wednesdays and Thursdays at 22:00 (KST) from September 18 to November 21, 2019. Each episode was released on Netflix in South Korea and most Asia-Pacific and English speaking countries after their television broadcast.
Lee Seok-hoon is a South Korean singer and a member of the trio SG Wannabe. He is also active as a solo artist and musical actor. Alongside his solo activities, he has appeared on various music variety shows such as Immortal Songs: Singing the Legend, King of Mask Singer, Fantastic Duo, Duet Song Festival, Vocal Play and Miss Back as either a performer or a guest judge.
{{cite web}}
: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link){{cite web}}
: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)