Jang Dong-gun
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| Jang Dong-gun | |
|---|---|
| Hangul: | 장동건 |
| Hanja: | 張東健 |
| Revised Romanization: | Jang Dong-geon |
| McCune-Reischauer: | Chang Tong-gŏn |
Jang Dong-gun (born March 7, 1972) is a South Korean actor and musician. Spending his childhood in Yongsan-gu, Seoul, he later went on to the Hangook School of Arts, dropping out before obtaining a degree. He made his debut in the MBC drama Our Heaven.
1994's drama "The Final Jump" was his breakout role. His popularity then grew rapidly, and he starred in other dramas including "Medical Brothers", "Model", and "All About Eve". Jang also pursue a singing career, releasing four albums.
In 1997, Jang made his film debut in Repechage, winning the Blue Dragon Best New Actor award. In 1999 he won the Best Supporting Actor Award in the Blue Dragon Awards again for his role as the dedicated cop in Nowhere to Hide. In 2000, he starred in the film Friend, which at the time was the highest grossing Korean film of all time. Jang gained widespread critical acclaim for his portrayal of a troubled high school student who joins the mafia, paving the way for him to star in the 2004 Taegukgi: The Brotherhood of War, about the Korean War, which again shattered box office records. His portrayal of one of two brothers drafted into the war earned him a third Blue dragon award.
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[edit] Statistics
- Height: 181 cm (5'11')'
- Weight: 68 kg (150lbs)
- Blood Type: O
- Religion: Buddhism
[edit] Drama
- All About Eve (MBC) (2000)
- Springtime (MBC) (1999)
- Ghost (SBS) (1999)
- Ready! Go! (MBC) (1999)
- Love/Sarang (MBC) (1998)
- Model (MBC) (1997)
- Myth of a Hero (MBC) (1997)
- The Medical Brothers (MBC) (1997)
- Icing (MBC) (1996)
- The Last Game (MBC) (1994)
- Il-ji-mae (MBC) (1993)
- Our Heaven (MBC) (1993)
[edit] Movies
- Typhoon (2005)
- The Promise (2005)
- Taegukgi: The Brotherhood of War (2004)
- The Coast Guard (2002)
- 2009 Lost Memories (2002)
- Friend (2001)
- Anarchists (2000)
- Nowhere to Hide (1999)
- Love Wind Love Song (1999)
- First Kiss (1998)
- Holiday in Seoul (1997)
- Repechage (1997)
[edit] Awards
- 2004: Blue Dragon - Best Actor for Taegukgi
- 2001: Blue Dragon - Most Popular Actor Award
- 2001: Asia Pacific Film Festival - Best Supporting Actor for Friend
- 2000: Blue Dragon - Popular Award
- 1999: Blue Dragon - Best Supporting Actor for Nowhere to Hide
- 1997: Blue Dragon - Best New Actor for The Repechage
- 1997: MBC - Best Actor
- 1997: Baeksang Art Awards - Most popular performer
- 1994: Baeksang Art Awards - TV's best new actor
[edit] Discography
- 1998: Bon-seung & Dong-gun
- 1995: Fly
- 1994: Friendship : Dong-gun Jang, Chul Jun
- 1993: Jang Dong-kun
[edit] External links
- Adonis Official Fanclub of Jang Dong Gun
- Adonis Official JDG story
- Adonis International-Jang Dong Gun Official International Fan Club(Chinese & English site)
- Adonis Japan-Jang Dong Gun Official Japanese Fan Club
- Americalatina, Mexico-Peru
- Multilingual fan site
- JDG Everland (Thai & English site)
- Fan Page (Japanese and Korean site)
- Dong Gun Teahouse (Chinese site)
- Just Jang Dong Gun (English site)
- J.D. GUN Page
- All about Jang Dong Gun in Spanish Mexican fan Club
- Jang Dong Gun Profile and Photo Gallery
