Hwang Jung-min
Hwang Jung-min (황정민) is a South Korean actor. He was born on September 1, 1970 and began his career in musical theatre, making his acting debut in Line 1 in 1995. He then starred in various musicals and plays in Daehangno such as "Jesus Christ Superstar" and "Cats". Despite a career on stage, Hwang had difficulty transitioning to film. He went through a long struggle for recognition, with people saying he "didn’t have the right face for film." He even considered giving up his dream, but stuck to his conviction about walking the path of acting. Hwang said, "After becoming interested about the stage and how it feels to be that person on stage, I've never thought of anything else. That I never swayed -- that is one thing I can say with confidence." His big break came when he was cast in Waikiki Brothers, a 2001 film that was a sleeper hit in Korea. In his role as a hopeless drummer, Hwang left a strong impression and earned favorable reviews, with director Im Soon-rye calling him "an uncut gemstone." It was in 2005 that Hwang became a household name, portraying a naive farmer in love with an AIDS-stricken prostitute in the hit melodrama "You Are My Sunshine". Hwang explains that he was "moved by the tale of the genuine love between two people. I agreed with the director's idea of showing it as pure love, like an uncut gem, without sloppily adding to it or embellishing it." When he accepted the best actor award at the Blue Dragon Film Awards for his performance in You Are My Sunshine, many were moved by his now-famous speech: "All I did was add a spoon to a dinner table that had already been prepared by others."
The Wailing
as Il-gwangA stranger arrives in a little village and soon after a mysterious sickness starts spreading. A...
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Kill Boksoon
as Kim Gwang-il / Shinichiro OdaAt work, she's a renowned assassin. At home, she's a single mom to a teenage daughter. Killing?...
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12.12: The Day
as Chun Doo-gwangAfter the assassination of President Park, martial law has been declared. A coup d’état bursts...
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Hunt
as Lieutenant RiAfter a high-ranking North Korean official requests asylum, KCIA Foreign Unit chief Park...
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A Bittersweet Life
as Mr. BaekKim Sun-woo is an enforcer and manager for a hotel owned by a cold, calculative crime boss, Kang...
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The Spy Gone North
as Heuk Geum-seong / Park Seok-yeongSouth Korea, 1993. An agent of the National Intelligence Service is sent to Beijing to...
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Ode to My Father
as Yoon Deok-sooDuk-soo lost his father and younger sister while taking refuge during the Korean War. He leaves...
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Five Senses of Eros
as Min Jae-inIn this anthology film centered around the theme of "Eros," five seperate stories are presented...
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The Battleship Island
as Lee Kang-okDuring the Japanese colonial era, roughly 400 Korean people, who were forced onto Battleship...
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Veteran
as Seo Do-cheolWhen an old collaborator gets severely injured, a veteran policeman tries to figure out the way...
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The Himalayas
as Um Hong-gilBased on true events, renowned mountaineer Um Hong-gil sets out on a mission to Everest to...
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Shiri
as Special Investigation Team (cameo)North Korea's 8th Special Forces hijack a shipment of CTX, a potent new liquid explosive, and...
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New World
as Jung ChungAn undercover cop has his loyalties tested when the boss of the corporate gang he's spent years...
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The Point Men
as Jung Jae-hoA story about a diplomat and a national intelligence service agent who struggle and risk their...
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Deliver Us from Evil
as Kim In-namA retired contract killer goes on a bloody rampage when a young girl finds herself at the mercy...
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Asura: The City of Madness
as Park Sung-baeA shady cop finds himself in over his head when he gets caught between Internal Affairs and the...
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A Good Lawyer's Wife
as Joo Young-jakA woman, married and with a child but becoming increasingly distant from her husband who is...
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A Violent Prosecutor
as Byun Jae-wookAfter a prosecution lawyer is framed and convicted for murder, he tries to catch the real...
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The Unjust
as Choi Cheol-giAn honest cop has to compromise with his principles when he is told to find a scapegoat for a...
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A Man Who Was Superman
as Superman / Lee Hyun-sukA snobbish producer makes a documentary about the extraordinary behavior of her neighbor who...
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Dancing Queen
as Hwang Jung-minThe next mayor of Seoul candidate's wife becomes a dance singer in this movie as Hwang Jeong-min...
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Waikiki Brothers
as Kang-sooWaikiki Brothers is a band going nowhere. After another depressing gig, the saxophonist quits,...
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Fists of Legend
as Lim Deok-gyuThree men who share a past participate in a mixed martial arts reality show where they have to...
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Bloody Tie
as Lieutenant Do Jin-gwangA crystal meth dealer with a tragic past is forced to team up with a renegade cop to take down a...
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YMCA Baseball Team
as Ryu Kwang-taeHochang accidentally sees missionaries and Jeongrim play baseball at the YMCA hall. He falls in...
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Man in Love
as Han Tae-ilTae-Il lives a fast life as low level thug. He then learns that he has a terminal illness and...
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Private Eye
as Hong Jin-hoThe story takes place in occupied Korea at the start of the 20th century, where a young student...
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Black House
as Jun-ohJun-oh, an insurance claims agent, faces off with a client who he suspects of committing murders...
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Hostage: Missing Celebrity
as SelfA box office star has to prove his action credentials in the real world when he's kidnapped and...
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Heaven's Soldiers
as Park Jung-wooModern day soldiers travel back in time and meet Admiral Lee, the greatest soldier of all time,...
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You Are My Sunshine
as Seok-joongAn old bachelor Seok-joong, who has no experience in dating, falls in love at first sight with a...
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Money
as Investor (voice)Get caught up in the tale of a new stock broker who dreams of becoming rich. Those dreams make...
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In My End Is My Beginning
as Min Jae-inWhen Jung-ha loses her husband in an accident, Naru, her husband's secret lover, comes to her....
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A mysterious explosion occurs at the Balam Bridge in Seoul on November 20th, 1994. In front of...
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Veteran 2
as Seo Do-cheolThe veteran detective Seo Do-cheol and his team at Major Crimes, relentless in their pursuit of...
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Blades of Blood
as Hwang Jung-hakLee Mong-hak and a skilled blind swordsman Hwang Jeong-hak, both long to wipe away corruption...
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Road Movie
as Dae-shikSuk-won, a trader who loses all of his money and his wife in a market downturn is left homeless...
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My 11th Mother
as Baek-joongA cynical young boy gets to know the latest girlfriend of his ne'er-do-well father and begins to...
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Happiness
as Young-suYoung, a careless person, suffers from terminal illness and gets admitted in a hospital for...
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This Charming Girl
as WriterJeong-hye, a woman in her 30s, works at the post office and lives a quite monotonous life alone...
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Battlefield Heroes
as Silla KingThis story unfolds 8 years after 'Battle of Hwangsanbeol', which destroyed Baekjae, when...
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All for Love
as Na Do-ChulA romantic comedy which portrays the most beautiful period in the lives of different couples who...
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General's Son
as Umigwan managerIn Japanese-occupied South Korea, a young man, newly-released from prison, is accepted into a...
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The Last Wolf
as uncreditedA detective tired of bloody and cruel crimes in Seoul negotiates a transfer to a crime-free town...
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Hope
as Beom-sukThe largely Korean-language film will follow the residents of Hopo Port, where a mysterious...
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Mission Cross
as Gang-muA hard-working househusband and a former special forces officer Gang-mu is hiding his past from...
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Running Man
as SelfA reality and competition show where members are joined by celebs to complete a weekly mission...
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Amazing Saturday
as SelfA group of hungry celebrities listen to poppin’ tunes, from recent hits to all-time-favorites,...
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You Quiz On The Block
as SelfYoo Jae-suk and Jo Se-ho who enter ordinary people's everyday lives, chat with them, and give...
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Family Outing
as himselfFamily Outing Season 1 was a South Korean variety show; a part of SBS's Good Sunday lineup,...
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Narco-Saints
as Jeon Yo-hwanAn ordinary entrepreneur joins a secret government mission to capture a Korean drug lord...
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H.U.S.H.
as Han Joon-hyukLee Ji Su is a bold intern reporter who isn’t afraid to say what needs to be said, even during a...
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The Accidental Couple
as uncreditedThe Accidental Couple is a 2009 South Korean television series starring Hwang Jung-min and Kim...
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Korean Peninsula
as Seo Myung-joonIn a time somewhere in the future, North and South Korea have joined to form a unified Korean...
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