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Sung Hoon
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Bang In-gyu
February 14, 1983 Nam District, Daegu, South Korea
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Alma mater | Kyungwoon Middle School, Daegu Dalseong High School, Daegu Yong In University, majoring in Sociology and Physical Education |
Occupation | 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 Seong-hun |
McCune–Reischauer | Sŏng Hun |
Birth name | |
Hangul | 방인규 |
Hanja | 方仁奎 |
Revised Romanization | Bang In-gyu |
McCune–Reischauer | Pang Ingyu |
Sung Hoon (born Bang In-gyu on February 14, 1983) is a South Korean actor and model.
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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. 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.
Career
2011–2012: First acting roles and commercial success
Sung Hoon's breakthrough role was in the supernatural romance drama, New Tales of Gisaeng. 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. The same year, he featured in historical drama Faith, playing an antagonist role. Later that year, he was cast in the daily drama, The Birth of a Family.
2013–2015: Acting setback and return to television
In 2013, Sung Hoon starred as the lead role in the weekend drama, Passionate Love. 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.
In 2015, Sung Hoon starred in the web drama Noble, My Love, and featured in KBS's romantic comedy series Oh My Venus playing a professional MMA fighter.
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.
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.
In 2017, Sung Hoon starred in the romantic comedy drama My Secret Romance, in which he played a second-generation chaebol. He then played an entertainment company producer in The Idolmaster KR, which is based on The Idolmaster Japanese video game. The same year, Sung Hoon was cast in the romance-fantasy film Are You in Love? opposite Kim So-eun. The film premiered in 2020.
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. He was also cast in the sitcom, The Sound of Your Heart: Reboot, as well as the romantic comedy web drama I Picked Up a Celebrity on the Street.
In 2019, Sung Hoon returned to small screen with the romantic comedy drama Level Up playing a character of a company restructuring expert.
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.
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). 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.
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 | |
2022 | Woori the Virgin | Raphael | ||
2023 | Perfect Marriage Revenge | Seo Do-guk |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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" | 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) | 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
- 2021 - Daegu City's Public Relations Ambassador
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 | |
2017 | Best Entertainer Award | Won | |||
2018 | Favorite Award | Won | |||
2021 | Best Acting Award | Won | |||
Asia Model Awards | 2018 | Korean Model Star | Won | ||
KBS Drama Awards | 2016 | Best New Actor | Five Enough | Won | |
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 | ||
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 | |
2022 | Top Excellence Award, Actor in a Miniseries Romance/Comedy Drama | Woori the Virgin | Nominated | ||
Best Couple Award | Sung Hoon (with Im Soo-hyang and Shin Dong-wook) Woori the Virgin |
Nominated | |||
StarHub Night of Stars Award | 2019 | StarHub Dazzling Star Award | Sung Hoon | Won |
See also
In Spanish: Sung Hoon para niños