Sung Joon

Sung Joon
Sung Joon
	Sung Joon in 2012
Born	Bang Sung-Joon; July 10, 1990; Seoul, South Korea
Occupation(s)	Actor, model
Years active	2011–present
Agent	The Way Company
Children	1
Korean name
Hangul	성준
Hanja	盛駿
Revised Romanization	Seong Jun
McCune–Reischauer	Sŏng Jun
Birth name
Hangul	방성준
Hanja	方成駿[1]
Revised Romanization	Bang Seong-jun
McCune–Reischauer	Pang Sŏng-jun

Bang Sung-joon (born July 10, 1990), credited mononymously as Sung Joon, is a South Korean actor and model.[2][3][4] 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).[5]

Career

Beginnings

Sung Joon began his entertainment career as a model, but soon switched to acting and debuted in the drama White Christmas in 2011.[6] The same year he was cast in a supporting role in Lie to Me.[7][8] In 2012, he was cast in a leading role in the teen drama Flower Band,[9] where he played a free-spirited leader of a rock band.[10][11][12]

Sung Joon made his film debut with Dangerously Excited.[13][14]

Mainstream acting

In 2013, Sung Joon was cast in a lead role in the romantic comedy drama Can We Get Married? opposite Jung So-min.[15][16][17][18] The same year, he starred in his first historical drama, Gu Family Book.[19] Sung also starred in the horror film Horror Stories 2[20][21] and in the high school thriller Pluto.[22][23]

In 2014, he was cast in the third installment of TvN's romantic comedy I Need Romance 3 in which he portrayed the character of a care-free songwriter.[24][25][26] Later that year he took on the role of a plastic surgeon for the drama Discovery of Love.[27][28]

In 2015, Sung Joon was cast as the lead in mystery melodrama High Society, playing a man who succeeds in spite of his poor family background.[29] That same year, he also had a supporting role in Hyde Jekyll, Me, a romantic comedy where he played a hypnosis specialist.[30]

In 2016, Sung Joon played the male lead in the romantic comedy drama Madame Antoine: The Love Therapist alongside Han Ye-seul.[31]

In 2017, Sung Joon starred in the mystery comedy, Ms. Perfect alongside Ko So-young, playing a lawyer.[32]

In 2021, Sung Joon joined the film Ghost Mansion, making a comeback to the big screen four years after his discharge from military service.[33]

Personal life

Sung Joon maintains close friendships with fellow models-turned-actors Kim Young-kwang, Lee Soo-hyuk, Kim Woo-bin and Hong Jong-hyun – all of whom he worked onscreen with in White Christmas. They were given the nickname of Model Avengers by their fans.[34][35]

Sung Joon quietly enlisted for his mandatory military service on December 18, 2018. He completed five weeks of basic training at the Army's 2nd Infantry Division in Gangwon Province.[36] Before his enlistment, he was in a relationship with his non-celebrity girlfriend, with whom he had a child.[37] In August 2020, Sung's agency O& Entertainment announced he would hold a private wedding on September 12, 2020.[38]

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
2012	Dangerously Excited	Min-ki
2013	Horror Stories 2	Cho Dong-Wook	Segment Cliff
2013	Pluto	Yoo Jin
2017	One Day	Young-woo	Cameo
2017	The Villainess	Jung Hyun-soo
2021	Ghost Mansion	Ji-woo		[33][39]

Television series

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

Web series

Year	Title	Role	Ref.
2021	Mojito: The Magic	Cha Ji-woo	[40]
2022–2023	Island	Gung-tan	[41]
2023	Call lt Love	Yoon-jun	[42]

Television show

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

Discography

Year	Song title	Notes
2012	"Jaywalking"[43]	Tracks from Flower Band – OST
	"Wake Up"
	"Today"
	"Words You Shouldn't Know"
2014	"Love Is Smiling"[44]	Track from I Need Romance 3 – OST

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[45]	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

"성준│My name is..." Korea Economic Daily. February 28, 2011. Retrieved June 19, 2021.
Hwang, Hyo-Jin (March 28, 2012). "INTERVIEW: Actor Sung-jun – Pt. 1". 10Asia. Retrieved November 18, 2012.
Hwang, Hyo-Jin (March 28, 2012). "INTERVIEW: Actor Sung-jun – Pt. 2". 10Asia. Retrieved November 18, 2012.
Lee, Ga-On (March 8, 2011). "My Name Is: Sung Jun". 10Asia. Retrieved November 18, 2012.
Park, Ah-reum (October 22, 2014). "[Interview] Sung Jun Feels Pressure Over Being a Model-Turned-Actor". Mwave. Retrieved January 14, 2018.
Kwon, Mee-yoo (January 25, 2011). "Eight chilling days of White Christmas". The Korea Times.
Kwon, Mee-yoo (May 8, 2011). "True Romance: new spin on rom-coms?". The Korea Times.
Kim, Young-joo (April 23, 2011). 성준, <내게 거짓말을 해봐> 통해 거물급 신예로 급부상. JKN News (in Korean).
Cho, Jung-nam (January 25, 2012). '꽃미남밴드' 정의철, 남모를 고충 전해 "현재 다이어트 中". Herald Corp (in Korean).
Yi, Woo-in (January 4, 2012). '닥치고꽃미남밴드' 성준, 기무라타쿠야 빙의컷 공개. Tv Report (in Korean).
Kim, Chang-hyun (January 25, 2012). [포토엔]성준 '꽃미남 맞지 않나요?'. Newsen (in Korean).
"Sung Joon Shines Through 'Shut Up: Flower Boy Band'". Mwave. February 6, 2012. Archived from the original on March 5, 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
Lee, Jeong-min (June 12, 2012). "<나는 공무원이다> 그렇게 야해?"...사소한 오해의 전말. Oh My News Star (in Korean).
Yoo, Hee-sung (June 12, 2012). [포토] 성준, 팬미팅 현장? 영화 '나는 공무원이다' 제작보고회. New Daily (in Korean).
'우결수' 성준-정소민, 과감한 키스신 '리얼이야?'. Sports Chosun (in Korean). November 13, 2012.
'우리가 결혼할 수 있을까' 성준 "차갑기만 한 줄 알았다고요?" [Sung Joon: A brighter role next time?]. Movieweek (in Korean). January 15, 2013. Retrieved January 25, 2013.
Hong, Grace Danbi (February 17, 2013). "Sung Jun and Kim Young Kwang Talk Marriage, Acting, and Mothers". Mwave. Retrieved February 23, 2013.
"Actor Sung Joon Holds Fan Meeting in Tokyo". KBS Global. October 1, 2013. Retrieved January 28, 2014.
"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.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
"'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.
Choi Na-young (March 7, 2013). 고경표-김지원-백진희, '무서운 이야기2' 캐스팅. OSEN (in Korean).
"Sung Joon in Shin Su-won's new movie "Pluto"". Hancinema. June 4, 2012.
Deborah Young (August 10, 2012). "Pluto (Myungwangsung): Busan Review". Hollywood Reporter.
Hong, Grace Danbi (November 20, 2013). "Sung Joon Cast in I Need a Romance 3 with Kim So Yeon". Mwave. Retrieved January 9, 2014.
Hong, Grace Danbi (January 8, 2014). "Sung Jun Admits He Was Scared of Kim So Yeon at First". Mwave. Retrieved January 9, 2014.
Park, Jin-Hee (January 9, 2014). "Cable dramas having iheyday: tvN's I Need Romance 3 appeals on straight-talk, colorful love game". The Korea Times. Retrieved January 24, 2014.
Hwang Mi-hyeon (June 10, 2014). 성준 측 "'연애의 발견' 출연 최종 조율 중..에릭과 라이벌" [Sung Joon in final talks to appear in "Discovery of love" as Eric's Rival]. OSEN (in Korean).
Kim Hee-eun (June 11, 2014). "Sung Joon joins 'True Love'". Korea JoongAng Daily.
"Sung Joon To Play In 'True Romance'". BNT News. May 4, 2015.
"Sung Jun Confirmed for New Rom-Com 'Hyde, Jekyll, I'". Mwave. December 1, 2014.
"Han Ye-seul and Sung Joon to headline new rom-com". Kpop Herald. October 26, 2015.
""The Perfect Wife" Ko So-young's men, Yoon Sang-hyun and Sung Joon: '4th dimensional VS young". Hancinema. January 5, 2017.
Kim Hyun-rok (May 31, 2021). "성준, 전역 후 공포영화 '괴기맨숀'으로 4년 만에 컴백" [Sung-jun, comeback after 4 years with the horror movie 'Strange Mansion] (in Korean). Sport TV News. Retrieved May 31, 2021 – via Naver.
Hong, Grace Danbi (December 15, 2013). "[Star of the Week] Kim Woo Bin's Past, Present and Future Best Friends". Mwave.
'밤선비' 이수혁 "김우빈-홍종현 등, 뱀파이어라고 놀려". The Star (in Korean). July 7, 2015.
[공식입장] 성준, 오늘(18일) 현역 입대 "본인 의지 따라 조용히 입소". Xport News (in Korean). December 18, 2018.
Kim, Joo-hee (February 3, 2020). 성준, 비연예인 아내+아이 고백 "초보 가장으로 잘해내고 싶었다". Busan Ilbo (in Korean). Retrieved February 3, 2020.
Ho, Yeon (August 12, 2020). '가장 고백→7월 전역' 성준 측 "9월 12일 비공개 결혼식" [공식]. Hankook Ilbo (in Korean). Retrieved October 5, 2022.
Kim Yu-jin (June 25, 2021). "괴기맨숀' 성준→박소진, 특수분장 이사배까지…현실 밀착형 공포 완성 [종합]" [‘Strange Mansion’ Sung-Jun → Park So-Jin, special makeup Lee Sa-Bae… Completion of reality-based horror [Comprehensive]]. Staenews (in Korean). Retrieved June 25, 2021 – via Naver.
Oh Dong-hyun (December 9, 2021). "OTT 시즌, 12월 독점공개 콘텐츠…'미드나잇 스릴러' 등" [OTT season, exclusive content released in December… 'Midnight Thriller', etc.] (in Korean). Newsis. Retrieved December 9, 2021 – via Naver.
Shim Eom-kyung (September 28, 2021). "김남길·이다희·차은우·성준, '아일랜드' 출연 확정…2022년 방송[공식]" [Kim Nam-gil, Da-hee, Cha Eun-woo, and Seong-jun confirmed to appear in 'Island'... Broadcast in 2022 [Official]]. Spotify News (in Korean). Retrieved September 28, 2021 – via Naver.
Ha Ji-won (July 1, 2022). "성준, '사랑이라 말해요' 주연 캐스팅 …"현재 촬영 중" [공식입장]" [Sung-Jun, cast as the lead in 'Tell Me It's Love'... "Currently filming" [Official position]] (in Korean). X-ports News. Retrieved July 1, 2022 – via Naver.
Ho, Stewart (February 14, 2012). "Flower Boy Band Releases Sung Joon's MV for Jaywalking". Mwave. Retrieved May 30, 2013.
Hong, Grace Danbi (March 4, 2014). "Sung Jun to Sing the Final OST for I Need Romance 3". Mwave. Retrieved March 5, 2014.
"[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.

External links

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.

[1] "성준│My name is..." Korea Economic Daily. February 28, 2011. Retrieved June 19, 2021.

[2] Hwang, Hyo-Jin (March 28, 2012). "INTERVIEW: Actor Sung-jun – Pt. 1". 10Asia. Retrieved November 18, 2012.

[3] Hwang, Hyo-Jin (March 28, 2012). "INTERVIEW: Actor Sung-jun – Pt. 2". 10Asia. Retrieved November 18, 2012.

[4] Lee, Ga-On (March 8, 2011). "My Name Is: Sung Jun". 10Asia. Retrieved November 18, 2012.

[5] Park, Ah-reum (October 22, 2014). "[Interview] Sung Jun Feels Pressure Over Being a Model-Turned-Actor". Mwave. Retrieved January 14, 2018.

[6] Kwon, Mee-yoo (January 25, 2011). "Eight chilling days of White Christmas". The Korea Times.

[7] Kwon, Mee-yoo (May 8, 2011). "True Romance: new spin on rom-coms?". The Korea Times.

[8] Kim, Young-joo (April 23, 2011). 성준, <내게 거짓말을 해봐> 통해 거물급 신예로 급부상. JKN News (in Korean).

[9] Cho, Jung-nam (January 25, 2012). '꽃미남밴드' 정의철, 남모를 고충 전해 "현재 다이어트 中". Herald Corp (in Korean).

[10] Yi, Woo-in (January 4, 2012). '닥치고꽃미남밴드' 성준, 기무라타쿠야 빙의컷 공개. Tv Report (in Korean).

[11] Kim, Chang-hyun (January 25, 2012). [포토엔]성준 '꽃미남 맞지 않나요?'. Newsen (in Korean).

[12] "Sung Joon Shines Through 'Shut Up: Flower Boy Band'". Mwave. February 6, 2012. Archived from the original on March 5, 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)

[13] Lee, Jeong-min (June 12, 2012). "<나는 공무원이다> 그렇게 야해?"...사소한 오해의 전말. Oh My News Star (in Korean).

[14] Yoo, Hee-sung (June 12, 2012). [포토] 성준, 팬미팅 현장? 영화 '나는 공무원이다' 제작보고회. New Daily (in Korean).

[15] '우결수' 성준-정소민, 과감한 키스신 '리얼이야?'. Sports Chosun (in Korean). November 13, 2012.

[16] '우리가 결혼할 수 있을까' 성준 "차갑기만 한 줄 알았다고요?" [Sung Joon: A brighter role next time?]. Movieweek (in Korean). January 15, 2013. Retrieved January 25, 2013.

[17] Hong, Grace Danbi (February 17, 2013). "Sung Jun and Kim Young Kwang Talk Marriage, Acting, and Mothers". Mwave. Retrieved February 23, 2013.

[18] "Actor Sung Joon Holds Fan Meeting in Tokyo". KBS Global. October 1, 2013. Retrieved January 28, 2014.

[19] "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.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)

[20] "'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.

[21] Choi Na-young (March 7, 2013). 고경표-김지원-백진희, '무서운 이야기2' 캐스팅. OSEN (in Korean).

[22] "Sung Joon in Shin Su-won's new movie "Pluto"". Hancinema. June 4, 2012.

[23] Deborah Young (August 10, 2012). "Pluto (Myungwangsung): Busan Review". Hollywood Reporter.

[24] Hong, Grace Danbi (November 20, 2013). "Sung Joon Cast in I Need a Romance 3 with Kim So Yeon". Mwave. Retrieved January 9, 2014.

[25] Hong, Grace Danbi (January 8, 2014). "Sung Jun Admits He Was Scared of Kim So Yeon at First". Mwave. Retrieved January 9, 2014.

[26] Park, Jin-Hee (January 9, 2014). "Cable dramas having iheyday: tvN's I Need Romance 3 appeals on straight-talk, colorful love game". The Korea Times. Retrieved January 24, 2014.

[27] Hwang Mi-hyeon (June 10, 2014). 성준 측 "'연애의 발견' 출연 최종 조율 중..에릭과 라이벌" [Sung Joon in final talks to appear in "Discovery of love" as Eric's Rival]. OSEN (in Korean).

[28] Kim Hee-eun (June 11, 2014). "Sung Joon joins 'True Love'". Korea JoongAng Daily.

[29] "Sung Joon To Play In 'True Romance'". BNT News. May 4, 2015.

[30] "Sung Jun Confirmed for New Rom-Com 'Hyde, Jekyll, I'". Mwave. December 1, 2014.

[31] "Han Ye-seul and Sung Joon to headline new rom-com". Kpop Herald. October 26, 2015.

[32] ""The Perfect Wife" Ko So-young's men, Yoon Sang-hyun and Sung Joon: '4th dimensional VS young". Hancinema. January 5, 2017.

[Casts2-33] Kim Hyun-rok (May 31, 2021). "성준, 전역 후 공포영화 '괴기맨숀'으로 4년 만에 컴백" [Sung-jun, comeback after 4 years with the horror movie 'Strange Mansion] (in Korean). Sport TV News. Retrieved May 31, 2021 – via Naver.

[34] Hong, Grace Danbi (December 15, 2013). "[Star of the Week] Kim Woo Bin's Past, Present and Future Best Friends". Mwave.

[35] '밤선비' 이수혁 "김우빈-홍종현 등, 뱀파이어라고 놀려". The Star (in Korean). July 7, 2015.

[36] [공식입장] 성준, 오늘(18일) 현역 입대 "본인 의지 따라 조용히 입소". Xport News (in Korean). December 18, 2018.

[37] Kim, Joo-hee (February 3, 2020). 성준, 비연예인 아내+아이 고백 "초보 가장으로 잘해내고 싶었다". Busan Ilbo (in Korean). Retrieved February 3, 2020.

[38] Ho, Yeon (August 12, 2020). '가장 고백→7월 전역' 성준 측 "9월 12일 비공개 결혼식" [공식]. Hankook Ilbo (in Korean). Retrieved October 5, 2022.

[39] Kim Yu-jin (June 25, 2021). "괴기맨숀' 성준→박소진, 특수분장 이사배까지…현실 밀착형 공포 완성 [종합]" [‘Strange Mansion’ Sung-Jun → Park So-Jin, special makeup Lee Sa-Bae… Completion of reality-based horror [Comprehensive]]. Staenews (in Korean). Retrieved June 25, 2021 – via Naver.

[40] Oh Dong-hyun (December 9, 2021). "OTT 시즌, 12월 독점공개 콘텐츠…'미드나잇 스릴러' 등" [OTT season, exclusive content released in December… 'Midnight Thriller', etc.] (in Korean). Newsis. Retrieved December 9, 2021 – via Naver.

[41] Shim Eom-kyung (September 28, 2021). "김남길·이다희·차은우·성준, '아일랜드' 출연 확정…2022년 방송[공식]" [Kim Nam-gil, Da-hee, Cha Eun-woo, and Seong-jun confirmed to appear in 'Island'... Broadcast in 2022 [Official]]. Spotify News (in Korean). Retrieved September 28, 2021 – via Naver.

[42] Ha Ji-won (July 1, 2022). "성준, '사랑이라 말해요' 주연 캐스팅 …"현재 촬영 중" [공식입장]" [Sung-Jun, cast as the lead in 'Tell Me It's Love'... "Currently filming" [Official position]] (in Korean). X-ports News. Retrieved July 1, 2022 – via Naver.

[43] Ho, Stewart (February 14, 2012). "Flower Boy Band Releases Sung Joon's MV for Jaywalking". Mwave. Retrieved May 30, 2013.

[44] Hong, Grace Danbi (March 4, 2014). "Sung Jun to Sing the Final OST for I Need Romance 3". Mwave. Retrieved March 5, 2014.

[45] "[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.