Gong Myung

Gong Myung (Korean: 공명; born Kim Dong-hyun on May 26, 1994) is a South Korean actor. He is a member of 5urprise.[1] He is known for his roles in the television series The Bride of Habaek (2017), Revolutionary Love (2017), Be Melodramatic (2019), and Lovers of the Red Sky (2021) and box office hit movie Extreme Job (2019).

In this Korean name, the family name is Kim. In the stage name or pen-name, the surname is Gong.
Gong Myung
Gong in July 2019
Born
Kim Dong-hyun

(1994-05-26) May 26, 1994
Guri, Gyeonggi, South Korea
Occupations
  • Actor
  • singer
Years active2013–present
AgentSaram Entertainment
RelativesDoyoung (brother)
Korean name
Hangul
Hanja
Revised RomanizationGong Myeong
McCune–ReischauerKong Myŏng
Birth name
Hangul
Hanja
Revised RomanizationGim Dong-hyeon
McCune–ReischauerKim Tonghyŏn

Career

In 2013, Gong made his acting debut in the web series After School: Lucky or Not together with the members of 5urprise – actor group formed by talent agency Fantagio. He then played supporting roles in MBC historical drama Splendid Politics (2015), SBS romance–comedy drama Entertainer (2017) and tvN romance–comedy series Drinking Solo (2016). Later in 2016, he joined the MBC reality show We Got Married where he was paired with actress Jung Hye-sung.

In 2017, Gong played the leading role in the two-episode drama The Happy Loner which aired on KBS2. The same year he played Bi-ryeom: God of the Land of the Sky in the fantasy–romance drama The Bride of Habaek[2] and played Kwon Jae-hoon in tvN drama Revolutionary Love.

In 2019, he starred in the action comedy film Extreme Job as Jae-hoon – youngest member of a team of detectives.[3] The film became a major box office success in South Korea, surpassing 10 million ticket sales in just 15 days.[4] It is currently the second most viewed film in South Korean film history.[5] For his role, he received six nominations for Best New Actor at multiple awards ceremonies – winning 2 of them. Later that year, he appeared in historical film Homme Fatale[6] and JTBC TV series Be Melodramatic.

In April 2020, Gong signed with new management agency Saram Entertainment, after his contract with previous management company expired.[7]

In 2021, Gong starred in the historical-fantasy drama Lovers of the Red Sky which aired on SBS.[8] He played the role of Grand Prince Yangmyeong – a leisurely prince who is an expert at painting, calligraphy and poetry.[9] Later the same year, he became a cast member of the third season of tvN travel variety show House on Wheels.[10]

In 2022, Gong appeared as commander Yi Eokgi in the Kim Han-min's war action film Hansan: Rising Dragon.[11]

Personal life

He has a younger brother, Doyoung (real name Kim Dong-young), who is a member of the boy group NCT.[12][13]

Military service

On November 5, 2021, it was reported that Gong had received a summons for mandatory military service.[14][15]

He enlisted in the military on December 14, 2021, without revealing his location to prevent the spread of COVID-19.[16][17] He discharged on June 13, 2023.[18][19]

Filmography

Film
Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2013 If You Were Me 6 Seon-jae
Ice River Seon-jae Short film
2014 Futureless Things Ki-cheol
A Girl at My Door Police Officer Kwon Son-oh
2016 Su Saek Sang-woo [20]
2019 Extreme Job Detective Jae-hoon [3]
Homme Fatale Yoo Sang [6]
Recipe for Happiness Nam Goong Jin Soo
2022 Hansan: Rising Dragon Yi Eokgi [21]
20th Century Girl Jung Woon-ho cameo, Netflix Film [22]
2023 Killing Romance Kim Bum-woo [23]
Citizen Deok Hee Jae-min [24][25]

Television series
Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2014 Bomi's Room Gong Myung Cameo
2015 Splendid Politics Ja Gyung [26]
2015–2016 Beautiful You Cha Tae-woo [27]
2016 Mystery Freshman Lee Min-sung Drama Special [28]
Entertainer Kyle / Lee Bang-geul [29]
Drinking Solo Jin Gong-myung [30]
2017 The Happy Loner Byeok-soo two-part drama [31]
The Bride of Habaek Bi-ryum [32]
Revolutionary Love Kwon Je-hoon [33]
2018 Feel Good to Die Kang Jun-ho [34]
2019 Be Melodramatic Chu Jae-hoon [35]
2020 Recipe for Happiness Namgoong Jin-soo [36]
2021 Lovers of the Red Sky Prince Yangmyeong (Yi Yul) [8]

Web series
Year Title Role Ref.
2013 After School: Lucky or Not Gong Myung [37]
Infinite Power Han Soo-dong [38]
2018 Brain, Your Choice Of Romance L [39]
TBA Mercy For None Jun-mo [40]

Television show
Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2016–2017 We Got Married Season 4 Cast Memberpaired with Jung Hye-sung [41]
2017 Law of the Jungle: Kota Manado [42]
Song Ji-hyo's Beauty View Hostwith Song Ji-hyo [43]
2021 House on Wheels 3 Cast Memberwith Sung Dong-il and Kim Hee-won [10]

Hosting
Year Title Notes Ref.
2022 2022 Gyeryong World Military Culture Expo Part: K-Military Contest; October 15 [44]

Music video appearances
Year Song Title Artist Ref.
2020 "Winter Breath" 10CM [45]
2021 "Moving On" Kyuhyun [46]
"Coffee" [47]
"Together" [48]
2022 "Love Story" [49]

Awards and nominations
Name of the award ceremony, year presented, category, nominee of the award, and the result of the nomination
Award ceremony Year Category Nominee / Work Result Ref.
Asia Artist Awards 2016 Rookie of the Year Award Drinking Solo Nominated
Asia Culture and Economy Grand Awards 2017 Special Acting Award Gong Myung Won [50][51]
Baeksang Arts Awards 2017 Best New Actor – Television Drinking Solo Nominated
2019 Best New Actor – Film Extreme Job Nominated [52]
Blue Dragon Film Awards 2019 Best New Actor Nominated [53]
Buil Film Awards 2019 Best New Actor Nominated
Male Popularity Award Nominated
Busan International Film Festival
with Marie Claire Asia Star Awards		 2023 Face of Asia Award Killing Romance Won [54]
Chunsa Film Art Awards 2019 Best New Actor Extreme Job Won [55]
Grand Bell Awards 2020 Nominated
KBS Drama Awards 2017 Best Actor in a One-Act/Special/Short Drama The Happy Loner Nominated
Korea Best Star Award
(Korean Film Actors Association)		 2019 Best New Actor Extreme Job Won
Korea First Brand Award 2022 Rising Star Actor Gong Myung Won [56]
Male Multi-Entertainer Won
Korea Youth Film Festival 2019 Best New Actor Extreme Job , Homme Fatale Won
Most Popular Film Award Won
SBS Drama Awards 2021 Excellence Award for an Actor in a Mini-Series Genre/Fantasy Drama Lovers of the Red Sky Nominated [57]

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