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Jang Dong Gun

Profile

Name: 장동건 / Jang Dong Gun (Jang Dong Geon)
Profession: Actor, musician, singer, and model
Birthdate: 1972-Mar-07
Birthplace: Yongsan-gu, Seoul, South Korea
Height: 181cm
Weight: 68kg
Star sign: Pisces
Blood type: O
Family: Wife/actress Ko So Young and two children (a boy and a girl)
Talent agency: SM C&C

About Jang Dong Gun

Jang Dong Gun is a popular and well-renowned South Korean actor, who has been active in the entertainment business for over more than 20 years in both television and film. For a time, he was the highest paid actor in South Korea. Jang Dong Gun has had a wide range of acting performances in both TV and movies that has earned him a large fan-base both in Korea and throughout Asia.

He is probably best known for his roles in the films Friend (2001), Taegukgi (2004), and No Tears for the Dead (2014) and a few of MBC's most popular television series in the 1990s, including Our Heaven (1993), The Last Game (1994), and Love (1999).

More about Jang Dong Gun

TV Shows

Aseudal Chronicles (tvN, 2019)
Suits (KBS2, 2018)
A Gentleman's Dignity (SBS, 2012)
All About Eve (MBC, 2000)
Springtime (MBC, 1999)
Ghost (SBS, 1999)
Love (MBC, 1998)
Ready Go! (MBC, 1997)
Model (SBS, 1997)
Myth of a Hero (MBC, 1997)
Medical Brothers (MBC, 1997)
Icing (MBC, 1996)
The Last Game (MBC, 1994)
Il-Ji-Mae (MBC, 1994)
Our Heaven (MBC, 1993)

TV Show Theme Songs

More Than - A Gentleman's Dignity OST (2012)

Movies

Rampant (2018)
Seven Years of Night (2018)
V.I.P. (2017)
No Tears for the Dead (2014)
The Great Legacy (2013) cameo
Dangerous Liaisons (2012)
My Way (2011)
The Warrior's Way (2010)
Good Morning, President (2009)
The Promise (2005)
Typhoon (2005)
Taegukgi (2004)
The Coast Guard (2002)
2009 Lost Memories (2002)
Friend (2001)
Anarchists (2000)
Nowhere to Hide (1999)
Love Wing Love Song (1999)
First Kiss (1998) cameo
Holiday in Seoul (1997)
Repechage (1997)

TV Show Theme Songs

More Than - A Gentleman's Dignity OST (2012)

Recognitions

2017 5th Marie Claire Asia Star Awards: Actor of the Year (V.I.P.)
2012 SBS Drama Awards: Top Excellence Award, Actor - Weekend/Serial Drama (A Gentleman's Dignity)
2012 SBS Drama Awards: Top 10 Stars Award (A Gentleman's Dignity)
2012 5th Style Icon Awards: Style Icon of the Year
2012 5th Style Icon Awards: Top 10 Style Icons
2007 15th Chunsa Film Festival: Hallyu Culture Award
2005 2nd Max Movie Awards: Best Actor (Typhoon)
2004 Blue Dragon Film Festival: Best Actor Award (Taegukgi)
2003 1st Andre Kim Best Star Awards: Best Star Award
2001 Blue Dragon Film Festival: Most Popular Actor Award
2001 46th Asia-Pacific International Film Festival: Best Supporting Actor (Friend)
2000 Blue Dragon Film Festival: Popularity Award
1999 Chung-Ryong Movie Festival: Best Supporting Actor Award (Nowhere to Hide)
1997 Chung-Ryong Movie Festival: New Actor Award (Repechage)
1997 MBC Drama Awards: Best Actor Award (Medical Brothers)
1997 Paeksang Arts Awards: TV Drama Popular Actor Award (Medical Brothers)
1994 Paeksang Arts Awards: TV Drama New Actor Award (The Last Game)

Endorsements

Lexus New Generation ES (2012)
Cuchen (2012)
Imperial (2012)
LG Electronics 3D Merging Campaign (2011)
LG Electronics 'Tromm Washer' (2011)
LG Electronics 'Tromm Styler' (2011)
Nintendo DS (2007)
Hite Beer 'Max' (2006)
Giordano (2006)
Samsung Camera (2005)
KTF Worldphone (2005)
Maxim (2005)
OCN (2003)
Orion 'Choco Pie'
FaPai Group
Jinro Chamisul
Parkland
Misha
LG Telecom
POSCO E&C 'The #'
Doosan 'SAN soju'
Parkland
Maeil Dairy Cafe Latte
LG Investment and Securities

Trivia

Since his early childhood, Jang Dong Gun has been a devout practitioner of Buddhism after reading about it.
As a hobby, he enjoys playing baseball; he is a member of team of fellow popular and well-known male Korean stars called the "Playboys."

External Links

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 ==Profile==
 *'''Name:''' 장동건 / Jang Dong Gun (Jang Dong Geon)
-*'''Profession:''' Actor, musician, singer and model
+*'''Profession:''' Actor, musician, singer, and model
 *'''Birthdate:''' 1972-Mar-07
 *'''Birthplace:''' Yongsan-gu, Seoul, South Korea
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 ==About Jang Dong Gun==
-Jang Dong Gun is a very popular and well renowned South Korean actor who has been active in the entertainment business for over more than 20 years on the big and small screen. He was for a time the highest paid actor in South Korea. His career in the small screen picked up with appearances in a few of MBC's most popular television series over the span of a few years in the 90s, such as: 1993 [[Our Paradise 2|Our Heaven]], 1994 [[The Last Game]] and 1999 [[Love]].
+Jang Dong Gun is a popular and well-renowned South Korean actor, who has been active in the entertainment business for over more than 20 years in both television and film. For a time, he was the highest paid actor in South Korea.  Jang Dong Gun has had a wide range of acting performances in both TV and movies that has earned him a large fan-base both in Korea and throughout Asia.
-On the big screen, he is more well known for his performance as the lead in 2001 biggest box office success [[Wikipedia:Friend (2001 film)|Friend]], 2004 [http://chinesemov.com/2004/Taegukgi.html Taegukgi] and 2014 [http://chinesemov.com/2014/No-Tears-for-the-Dead.html No Tears for the Dead]. Jang Dong Gun has more than a wide range of acting performances on both the small and big screen in the span of his two-decade career that has earned him a respectable and in sometimes rabid fan base not only nationwide but across the Asian continent as well.
+He is probably best known for his roles in the films [[Wikipedia:Friend (2001 film)|Friend]] (2001), [http://chinesemov.com/2004/Taegukgi.html Taegukgi] (2004), and [http://chinesemov.com/2014/No-Tears-for-the-Dead.html No Tears for the Dead] (2014) and a few of MBC's most popular television series in the 1990s, including [[Our Paradise 2|Our Heaven]] (1993), [[The Last Game]] (1994), and [[Love]] (1999).
 ;''[[Jang Dong Gun/About|More about Jang Dong Gun]]''
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 *[[Wikipedia:V.I.P. (2017 film)|V.I.P.]] (2017)
 *[http://chinesemov.com/2014/No-Tears-for-the-Dead.html No Tears for the Dead] (2014)
-*[[Wikipedia:Friend: The Great Legacy|The Great Legacy]] (2013, cameo)
+*[[Wikipedia:Friend: The Great Legacy|The Great Legacy]] (2013) ''cameo''
 *[http://chinesemov.com/2012/Dangerous-Liaisons.html Dangerous Liaisons] (2012)
 *[http://chinesemov.com/2011/My-Way.html My Way] (2011)
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 *[[Wikipedia:Nowhere to Hide (1999 film)|Nowhere to Hide]] (1999)
 *[[Wikipedia:Love Wind Love Song|Love Wing Love Song]] (1999)
-*[[Wikipedia:First Kiss (1998 film)|First Kiss]] (1998, cameo)
+*[[Wikipedia:First Kiss (1998 film)|First Kiss]] (1998) ''cameo''
 *[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holiday_In_Seoul Holiday in Seoul] (1997)
 *[https://www.hancinema.net/korean_movie_Repechage.php Repechage] (1997)
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 ==Recognitions==
-*'''2017 5th Marie Claire Asia Star Awards: Actor of the Year ([[Wikipedia:V.I.P. (2017 film)|V.I.P.]])
+*'''2017 5th Marie Claire Asia Star Awards:''' Actor of the Year ([[Wikipedia:V.I.P. (2017 film)|V.I.P.]])
 *'''2012 SBS Drama Awards:''' Top Excellence Award, Actor - Weekend/Serial Drama ([[A Gentleman's Dignity]])
 *'''2012 SBS Drama Awards:''' Top 10 Stars Award ([[A Gentleman's Dignity]])
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 ==Trivia==
-*He has been since his early childhood a devout practitioner of Buddhism after reading about it.
+*Since his early childhood, Jang Dong Gun has been a devout practitioner of Buddhism after reading about it.
-*One of his favorite hobbies is for him to play baseball, he is a member of a group of baseball players comprise of other popular and well know male Korean stars called "Playboys."
+*As a hobby, he enjoys playing baseball; he is a member of team of fellow popular and well-known male Korean stars called the "Playboys."
 ==External Links==
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 *[[Wikipedia:ko:장동건|Korean Wikipedia]]
 *[[Wikipedia:Jang Dong-gun|English Wikipedia]]
-*[http://people.nate.com/people/info/ja/ng/jangdonggun/ Profile (nate)]
 [[Category:KActor]] [[Category:KSinger]]