Sung Joon

Sung Joon (born Bang Sung-joon on July 10, 1990) is a South Korean actor and model.[1][2][3] He became best known for his leading roles in the television series Flower Band (2012), Can We Get Married? (2012), I Need Romance 3 (2014), High Society (2015) and Madame Antoine: The Love Therapist (2016). He also appeared in the films Dangerously Excited (2012), Horror Stories 2 (2013), Pluto (2013) and The Villainess (2017).[4]

Sung Joon
Sung Joon in 2012
Born
Bang Sung-Joon

(1990-07-10) July 10, 1990
Seoul, South Korea
OccupationActor, model
Years active2011–present
AgentO& Entertainment
Spouse(s)TBA (m. 2020)
Children1
Korean name
Hangul
Hanja
Revised RomanizationSeong Jun
McCune–ReischauerSŏng Jun
Birth name
Hangul
Hanja
Revised RomanizationBang Seong-jun
McCune–ReischauerPang Sŏng-jun

Career

Beginnings

Sung Joon began his entertainment career as a model, but soon switched to acting and debuted from the drama White Christmas in 2011.[5] The same year he was cast in a supporting role in Lie to Me.[6][7] In 2012, he was cast in a leading role in the teen drama Flower Band,[8] where he played a free-spirited leader of a rock band.[9][10][11]

Sung made his film debut with Dangerously Excited.[12][13]

Mainstream acting

In 2013, Sung was cast in a lead role in the romantic comedy drama Can We Get Married? opposite Jung So-min.[14][15][16][17] The same year, he starred in his first historical drama, Gu Family Book.[18] Sung also starred in the horror film Horror Stories 2.[19][20] and in the high school thriller Pluto.[21][22]

In 2014, he was cast in the third installment of TvN's romantic comedy I Need Romance 3 which he portraits a character of a care-free songwriter.[23][24][25] Later that year he converts into a plastic surgeon for the drama Discovery of Love.[26][27]

In 2015, Sung was cast as the lead in mystery melodrama High Society, playing a man who succeeds in spite of his poor family background.[28] The same year, he had a supporting role in Hyde Jekyll, Me, a romantic comedy where he played a hypnosis specialist.[29]

In 2016, Sung played the male lead in the romantic comedy drama Madame Antoine: The Love Therapist alongside Han Ye-seul.[30]

In 2017, Sung starred in the mystery comedy, Ms. Perfect alongside Ko So-young, playing a lawyer.[31]

Personal life

Sung Joon maintains close friendship with fellow models-turned-actors: Kim Young-kwang, Lee Soo-hyuk, Kim Woo-bin and Hong Jong-hyun – whom he has worked onscreen in White Christmas. They were given the nickname of Model Avengers by their fans.[32][33]

Sung Joon quietly enlisted for his mandatory military service on December 18, 2018. He first underwent five weeks of basic training at the Army's 2nd Infantry Division in Gangwon Province.[34] Before his enlistment, Sung was in a relationship with his non-celebrity girlfriend, whom he married; they have one child together.[35]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
2012
Dangerously Excited Min-ki
2013
Horror Stories 2 Cho Dong-Wook Segment "Cliff"
Pluto Yoo Jin
2017
One Day Young-woo Cameo
The Villainess Jung Hyun-soo

Television series

Year Title Role Network
2011
White Christmas Choi Chi-hoon
KBS2
Lie to Me Hyun Sang-hee
SBS
2012
Flower Band Kwon Ji-hyuk
tvN
Drama Special – Wetlands Ecology Report Choi Goon
KBS2
Can We Get Married? Ha Jung-hoon
JTBC
2013
Gu Family Book Gon
MBC
2014
I Need Romance 3 Joo Wan
tvN
Discovery of Love Nam Ha-jin
KBS2
2015
Hyde Jekyll, Me Yoon Tae-Joo / Lee Soo-Hyun
SBS
High Society Choi Joon-gi
SBS
2016
Madame Antoine: The Love Therapist Choi Soo-hyun
JTBC
2017
Ms. Perfect Kang Bong-goo
KBS2
2018
Mojito Chi Ji-woo
KBS2

Variety show

Year Title Network Notes
2011
Show! K Music
MBN
MC
2013
Miracle Korea
JTBC
MC

Discography

Year Song title Notes
2012 "Jaywalking"[36]
Tracks from Flower BandOST
"Wake Up"
"Today"
"Words You Shouldn't Know"
2014 "Love Is Smiling"[37]
Track from I Need Romance 3OST

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Nominated work Result
2012
26th KBS Drama Awards Excellence Award, Actor in a One-Act/Special/Short Drama
Wetlands Ecology Report
Won
2014
7th Style Icon Awards New Icon[38]
Himself
Won
16th Seoul International Youth Film Festival Best Actor
Gu Family Book
I Need Romance 3
Nominated
28th KBS Drama Awards Excellence Award, Actor in a Miniseries
Discovery of Love
Nominated
2015
23rd SBS Drama Awards Excellence Award, Actor in a Miniseries
High Society
Nominated
Excellence Award, Actor in a Drama Special
Hyde, Jekyll, Me
Nominated
Best Couple (with Uee)
High Society
Nominated
2016
tvN10 Awards Romantic-Comedy King
I Need Romance 3
Nominated

References

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  2. Hwang, Hyo-Jin (March 28, 2012). "INTERVIEW: Actor Sung-jun – Pt. 2". 10Asia. Retrieved November 18, 2012.
  3. Lee, Ga-On (March 8, 2011). "My Name Is: Sung Jun". 10Asia. Retrieved November 18, 2012.
  4. Park, Ah-reum (October 22, 2014). "[Interview] Sung Jun Feels Pressure Over Being a Model-Turned-Actor". Mwave. Retrieved January 14, 2018.
  5. Kwon, Mee-yoo (January 25, 2011). "Eight chilling days of White Christmas". The Korea Times.
  6. Kwon, Mee-yoo (May 8, 2011). "True Romance: new spin on rom-coms?". The Korea Times.
  7. Kim, Young-joo (April 23, 2011). 성준, <내게 거짓말을 해봐> 통해 거물급 신예로 급부상. JKN News (in Korean).
  8. Cho, Jung-nam (January 25, 2012). '꽃미남밴드' 정의철, 남모를 고충 전해 "현재 다이어트 中". Herald Corp (in Korean).
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  14. '우결수' 성준-정소민, 과감한 키스신 '리얼이야?'. Sports Chosun (in Korean). November 13, 2012.
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  17. "Actor Sung Joon Holds Fan Meeting in Tokyo". KBS Global. October 1, 2013. Retrieved January 28, 2014.
  18. "Sung Jun Joins ′The Writings of Nine Houses′ as miss A Suzy′s Bodyguard". Mwave. March 13, 2013. Archived from the original on April 23, 2017.CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  19. "'Horror princes' Sung Joon and Lee Soo-Hyuk cast for 'Scary Story 2'". Asia Today. April 18, 2013. Archived from the original on June 24, 2013.
  20. Choi Na-young (March 7, 2013). 고경표-김지원-백진희, '무서운 이야기2' 캐스팅. OSEN (in Korean).
  21. "Sung Joon in Shin Su-won's new movie "Pluto"". Hancinema. June 4, 2012.
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  23. Hong, Grace Danbi (November 20, 2013). "Sung Joon Cast in I Need a Romance 3 with Kim So Yeon". Mwave. Retrieved January 9, 2014.
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  27. Kim Hee-eun (June 11, 2014). "Sung Joon joins 'True Love'". Korea JoongAng Daily.
  28. "Sung Joon To Play In 'True Romance'". BNT News. May 4, 2015.
  29. "Sung Jun Confirmed for New Rom-Com 'Hyde, Jekyll, I'". Mwave. December 1, 2014.
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  34. [공식입장] 성준, 오늘(18일) 현역 입대 "본인 의지 따라 조용히 입소". Xport News (in Korean). December 18, 2018.
  35. Kim, Joo-hee (February 3, 2020). 성준, 비연예인 아내+아이 고백 "초보 가장으로 잘해내고 싶었다". Busan Ilbo (in Korean). Retrieved February 3, 2020.
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  38. "[2014 SIA] Winner, Sung Jun, and Han Groo Chosen as New Icons While Park Hae Jin, g.o.d, Yoo Yeon Seok, and Go Ara Revealed as Nominees for Style Icon of the Year Award". Mwave. October 28, 2014.
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