Kwak Si-yang

Kwak Si-yang (born Kwak Myeong-jin on January 15, 1987)[1] is a South Korean actor.

In this Korean name, the family name is Kwak.
Kwak Si-yang
Born
Kwak Myeong-jin

(1987-01-15) January 15, 1987
South Korea
EducationDankook University - Environmental and Civil
OccupationActor
Years active2014–present
AgentStarhaus Entertainment
Korean name
Hangul
Revised RomanizationGwak Si-yang
McCune–ReischauerKwak Siyang
Birth name
Hangul
Revised RomanizationGwak Myeong-jin
McCune–ReischauerKwak Myŏngchin

Career

Kwak debuted as an actor in the 2014 drama Glorious Day.[2] His first major role was the film 2014 Night Flight.[3] He then appeared in the music drama, Persevere, Goo Hae-ra.[4][5]

On October 1, 2015, Starhaus Entertainment launched the project group One O One, releasing their debut single "Love You". The group consists of Kwak along with fellow Starhaus actors Ahn Hyo-seop, Song Won-suk and Kwon Do-kyun.[6]

Kwak gained popularity after starring in the hit romantic comedy drama Oh My Ghost, portraying a chef who appears stand-offish but is kind and sweet.[7][8] He then starred in daily drama All is Well,[9] and joined the reality show We Got Married where he was paired with actress Kim So-yeon.[10][11][12]

In 2016, Kwak starred in his first historical drama Mirror of the Witch.[13][14] He received his first major role in SBS's 2016 drama Second To Last Love,[15] which won him the New Star Award at SBS Drama Awards.[16]

In 2017, he starred in tvN's fantasy-romance drama Chicago Typewriter as Yoo Ah-in's rival.[17][18][19][20] He also made a special appearance in KBS' romantic comedy drama Fight for My Way.[21][22]

In 2018, Kwak appeared in the thriller film The Witness,[23] and also in the romance thriller drama Four Men, a prequel to the 2017's Man to Man.[24][25]

In 2019, Kwak starred in the war film The Battle of Jangsari.[26]

Filmography

Film
Year Title Role Ref
2014 Night Flight Yong-joo [3][27]
2016 Sori: Voice From The Heart Hyun-soo [28]
Elephant in the Room Lee Jae-won [29][30]
Familyhood Kang Ji-hoon [31][32]
2018 The Witness Tae-ho [33]
2019 The Battle of Jangsari Park Chan Nyun [34]
TBA Pipeline [35]

Television series
Year Title Network Role Ref
2014 Glorious Day SBS Jung Hee-joo [2]
2015 Persevere, Goo Hae-ra Mnet Kang Se-jong [36]
Oh My Ghost tvN Seo-joon [37]
All is Well KBS2 Kang Gi-chan [9]
2016 One More Happy Ending MBC Divorced man (cameo, episode 1) [38][39]
Mirror of the Witch JTBC Poong-yeon [40]
Second To Last Love SBS Park Joon-woo [41]
2017 Three Color Fantasy - Queen of the Ring MBC Professional model (cameo, episode 5) [42]
Chicago Typewriter tvN Baek Tae-min / Heo Young-min [18][19][20][43]
Fight for My Way KBS2 Kim Nam-il (Episode 11-16) [21][22][44]
2019 Four Men TBA Choi Jin-soo [25][45]
Welcome 2 Life MBC Goo Dong-tae [46]
2020 Alice SBS Yoo Min-hyuk [47]
2021 Hong Chun Gi Lee Yoo / Suyangdaegun / Sejo [48][49]

Web series
Year Title Network Role Ref
2016 Strange Visitor IQiyi Himself
2017 2TV Snack KBS2

Variety show
Year Title Network Notes Ref
2015-2016 We Got Married - Season 4 MBC with Kim So-yeon (Ep 287-316) [10]
2016 SIster's Slamdunk KBS Guest
2017 Lost Time JTBC Host [50]
Law of the Jungle in Sumatra SBS Cast member (Episodes 256–261) [51]
2018 Korea Coast Guard MBC Host [52]

Discography

Soundtrack contributions
Year Song Title Album Ref
2015 "Do You Know?" (with Yoo Sung-eun) Persevere, Goo Hae-ra OST
"Bus Stop" (with Jinyoung of B1A4)
"Love You" 101 (One o One) OST
"Stunning"
2016 "You Are My Light"

Awards and nominations
Year Award Category Nominated work Result Ref.
2015 2nd Wildflower Film Awards Best New Actor Night Flight Nominated
15th MBC Entertainment Awards New Star Award We Got Married - Season 4 Won [53]
Best Couple Award with Kim So-yeon Nominated
KBS Drama Awards Excellence Award, Actor in a Daily Drama All is Well Won [54]
Netizen Award, Actor Nominated
2016 11th Asia Model Festival New Star Award (Actor) N/A Won
5th APAN Star Awards Best New Actor Second To Last Love Nominated
SBS Drama Awards New Star Award Won [16]
1st Asia Artist Awards New Actor Award N/A Won [55]
2018 3rd Asia Artist Awards Choice Award Won [56]
2019 MBC Drama Awards Excellence Award, Actor in a Monday-Tuesday Miniseries Welcome 2 Life Nominated
2020 28th SBS Drama Awards Excellence Award, Actor in a Miniseries Fantasy/Romance Drama Alice Nominated

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