Jang Hyun-sung
Jang Hyun-sung (Korean: 장현성; born July 17, 1970) is a South Korean actor. He started his acting career as a member of the Hakjeon Theatre Company, before transitioning to film and television.[1] Jang is best known for starring in director Song Il-gon's arthouse films such as Spider Forest (2004) and The Magicians (2006), and most notably Feathers in the Wind (2005), for which one review praised him for giving "the performance of his career."[2][3][4][5] He also had major roles in Nabi (The Butterfly) (2001), Rewind (also known as A Man Watching Video, 2003), My Right to Ravage Myself (2005), Love Is a Crazy Thing (2005), and My Friend and His Wife (2008). Aside from acting, Jang was one of the screenwriters for the Moon Seung-wook film Romance (2006).
Jang Hyun-sung | |
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![]() Jang in January 2020 | |
Born | |
Education | Seoul Institute of the Arts – Theater |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1997–present |
Agent | YG Entertainment |
Spouse | Yang Hee-jung |
Children | 2 |
Korean name | |
Hangul | 장현성 |
Hanja | |
Revised Romanization | Jang Hyeon-seong |
McCune–Reischauer | Chang Hyŏnsŏng |
In 2013, Jang and his two sons began appearing in the reality/variety show The Return of Superman (also known as Superman is Back), in which celebrity fathers babysit their children by themselves for 48 hours after sending their wives on a 2-day vacation.[6][7][8]
Filmography
Film
Year | Title | Role |
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2023 | Single in Seoul | President of the publishing company |
Rebound | Yongsan High School Coach[9] | |
Kill Boksoon | Gill Bok-soon's father[10] | |
2022 | My Son | Min-seok[11][12] |
2020 | The Swordsman | King Gwanghae |
2017 | Steel Rain | Jung Se-young |
2016 | Curtain Call | Min-ki |
2015 | The Advocate: A Missing Body | CEO Moon Ji-hoon |
Love Never Fails | Sang-hyun | |
C'est Si Bon | Lee Jang-hee | |
2013 | Hwayi: A Monster Boy | Jin-sung |
2011 | Always | credited for original idea |
Painkiller (short film | voice | |
2009 | Dance of Time | documentary narrator |
2008 | My Friend and His Wife | Ye-joon |
2007 | Femme Fatale | |
The Perfect Couple | cameo | |
2006 | Maundy Thursday | Yoo-chan |
Romance | also credited as screenwriter | |
The Magicians | ||
2005 | Love Is a Crazy Thing | Min-su |
Princess Aurora | Kim Woo-tae | |
Never to Lose | cameo | |
My Right to Ravage Myself | Sang Hyun | |
Feathers in the Wind | Jang Hyun-sung | |
2004 | Springtime | Kyung Su |
Ghost House | Park Gi-tae | |
Spider Forest | Choi Sung-hyun | |
2003 | The Legend of the Evil Lake | |
Rewind | ||
Spring Breeze | ||
2002 | Break Out | |
Survival Game | ||
2001 | Nabi | K |
Kiss Me Much | ||
2000 | Real Fiction | |
1999 | Shiri | |
1997 | The Story of an Unemployed Man |
Television series
Year | Title | Role | Ref(s). |
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2024 | Flex X Cop | Jin Myeong-chul | [13] |
2023 | Agency | Yoo Jung-seok | [14] |
2022 | Revenge of Others | Gi Wang-do | [15] |
Under the Queen's Umbrella | Yoon Soo-kwang | [16] | |
Poong, the Joseon Psychiatrist | Yoo Hu-myeong (Cameo, Ep. 1) | [17] | |
Money Heist: Korea – Joint Economic Area | Kim Sang-man | ||
2021 | The One and Only | Pyo Kang-seon | |
Melancholia | Sung Min-joon | [18] | |
Lovers of the Red Sky | Han Geon | [19] | |
2020 | Alice | Professor Jang Dong-shik (Cameo, Ep. 1) | |
Sweet Munchies | Kang In-shik | ||
Tell Me What You Saw | Choi Hyung-pil | ||
2019 | VIP | Jang Jin-chul | |
The Running Mates: Human Rights | Kim Hyun-suk | ||
Angel's Last Mission: Love | Cho Seung-wan | ||
Doctor Prisoner | Prosector Jung Wi-shik | ||
2018 | Just Dance | Kwon Dong-suk | |
The Hymn of Death | Lee Yong-moon | ||
Where Stars Land | Kwon Hee-seung | ||
Twelve Nights | Lee Baek-man | [20] | |
Live | Eun Kyung-mo | ||
2017 | Temperature of Love | guest appearance, ep 2 | |
While You Were Sleeping | Jung Il-seung | ||
Queen for Seven Days | Shin Soo-geun | ||
Man to Man | Jang Tae-ho | ||
2016 | Woman with a Suitcase | Lee Dong-soo | |
Dear My Friends | Il-woo | ||
The Doctors | Kim Tae-ho | ||
Signal | Kim Bum-joo | ||
2015 | Assembly | Baek Do-hyun | |
Heard It Through the Grapevine | Seo Hyeong-sik | ||
2014 | Punch | Jang Min-seok | |
Secret Door | Hong Gye-hee | ||
Secret Affair | Kim In-gyeom (cameo, ep 15-16) | ||
Three Days | Ham Bong-soo | ||
2013 | Who Are You? | Psychiatrist Park Hyung-jin (cameo, ep 1-2) | |
Goddess of Marriage | No Seung-soo | ||
The End of the World | Yoon Kyu-jin | ||
2012 | Vampire Prosecutor 2 | Jang Chul-oh (guest appearance, ep 10) | |
The King of Dramas | Kenji Watanabe | ||
Five Fingers | Choi Seung-jae | ||
Big | Kang Hyuk-soo | ||
Phantom | Jeon Jae-wook | ||
How Long I've Kissed | Han Sang-jin | ||
History of a Salaryman | Choi Hang-ryang | ||
2011 | Drama Special: For My Son | Tae-soo | |
A Thousand Days' Promise | Seo-yeon's doctor | ||
Vampire Prosecutor | Jang Chul-oh | ||
Sign | Jang Min-suk | ||
2010 | Rock, Rock, Rock | ||
Pure Pumpkin Flower | Hyun-mook | ||
Grudge: The Revolt of Gumiho | |||
Jejungwon | Min Young-ik | ||
2009 | Son of Man | ||
Love and Obsession | |||
2008 | Glass Castle | Kim Gyu-sung | |
The Scale of Providence | |||
2007 | New Heart | Kim Tae-joon | |
Daughters-in-Law | |||
Conspiracy in the Court | |||
The Great Catsby | |||
Aperture | |||
Behind the White Tower | |||
2006 | My Love | ||
The Origin of Tears | |||
Great Inheritance | |||
2005 | Who Murdered Kurt Cobain? | ||
Leslie Cheung Is Dead? | |||
The Hard Goodbye | |||
2004 | Precious Family | ||
Terms of Endearment | |||
Flower Pinned on the Tip of a Knife | |||
2003 | Rosemary |
Variety shows
Year | Title | Notes |
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2013–2014 | The Return of Superman | with sons Jang Jun-woo and Jang Jun-seo |
2021 | The Story of the Day Biting the Tail 3 | Host[21] |
2022 | Hot Singers | Cast Member[22] |
Radio shows
Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
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2022 | To the Beautiful You | Special DJ | February 21 | [23] |
Theater
Year | English title | Korean title | Role | Ref. |
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2022 | Love Letter | 러브레터 | Andy | [25] |
Ambassadorship
- Ambassador of the Seoul International Environmental Film Festival (2022)[26]
Awards
- 2019 KBS Drama Awards: Best Couple Award with Kim Jung-nan (Doctor Prisoner)[27]
- 2016 Korea Drama Awards: Top Excellence Award, Actor (Doctors)
- 2015 SBS Drama Awards: Special Award, Actor in a Drama (Heard It Through the Grapevine)
- 2013 SBS Drama Awards: Special Award, Actor in a Weekend Drama (Goddess of Marriage)
- 2007 KBS Drama Awards: Excellence Award, Actor in a Serial Drama (The Golden Era of Daughters-in-Law)
- 2005 KBS Drama Awards: Best Actor in a One-Act/Special Drama (Leslie Cheung Is Dead?)
References
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- Paquet, Darcy. "Git (a.k.a. Feathers in the Wind)". Koreanfilm.org. Retrieved February 10, 2014.
- Kim, Su-gyeong (November 17, 2004). 발견! 올해를 빛낸 남자 조연 6인 – 장현성. Cine21 (in Korean). Retrieved February 10, 2014.
- Lee, Da-hye (April 17, 2006). "연기를 하지 않는 법부터 배웠다", <마법사들>의 장현성. Cine21 (in Korean). Retrieved February 10, 2014.
- Kim, Tae-jong (March 30, 2006). "Magicians Plays Tricks on Audience". The Korea Times via Hancinema. Retrieved February 10, 2014.
- Hong, Grace Danbi (October 16, 2013). "Tablo to Babysit Haru on Superman is Back". enewsWorld. Retrieved February 10, 2014.
- Kim, Tong-hyung (October 3, 2013). "Are TV networks protecting child stars?". The Korea Times. Archived from the original on February 21, 2014. Retrieved February 10, 2014.
- Jang, Seo-yoon (April 3, 2014). 장현성, 냉철함과 위트 사이에 흐르는 따뜻함(인터뷰). TenAsia (in Korean). Retrieved April 18, 2014.
- Jung Soo-jin (March 31, 2023). "[시네마 데이트] 장항준의 '리바운드', 이기 바로 팀워크 아이가!" [[Cinema Date] Jang Hang-joon's 'Rebound' is a teamwork kid!]. ize (in Korean). Retrieved April 2, 2023 – via Naver.
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- Park Pan-seok (December 12, 2022). "대행사 이보영X조성하X손나은, 첫 대본 연습부터 싱크로율 100%" [Agency Lee Bo-young X Jo Seong-ha X Son Na-eun, 100% synchro rate from the first script practice] (in Korean). OSEN. Retrieved December 12, 2022 – via Naver.
- Yoo, Jeong-min (December 1, 2022). "3인칭 복수' 서혜린, 변화무쌍 열연…장현성 향한 '센스 갑' 내조" ['Third Person Revenge' Seo Hye-rin, ever-changing hot acting... 'Sense Gap' for Jang Hyun-sung]. iMBC (in Korean). Retrieved December 1, 2022 – via Naver.
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- Lee Min-ji (July 15, 2021). "멜랑꼴리아' 진경-최대훈→장현성-변정수, 황금 라인업 완성(공식)" [‘Melancholia’ Jin-Kyung-Choi Dae-Hoon → Jang Hyun-Sung-Byeon Jeong-Soo completes the golden lineup]. Newsen (in Korean). Retrieved July 15, 2021 – via Naver.
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- "Jang Hyun-sung Joins Travel Romance Drama "Twelve Nights"". Sports Chosun. June 13, 2018 – via Hancinema.
- Kim No-eul (September 24, 2021). "[단독]정규 편성 '꼬꼬무' 장항준 하차→장현성 새 MC 합류" [[Exclusive] Regular formation ‘Kkokomu’ Jang Hang-jun gets off → Jang Hyun-seong joins new MC]. Newsen (in Korean). Retrieved September 24, 2021 – via Naver.
- Park Soo-in (February 8, 2022). "김영옥→나문희, 시니어 합창단 도전기 '뜨거운 씽어즈' 출격" [Kim Young-ok → Na Moon-hee, senior choir challenger ‘Hot Singers’ scramble] (in Korean). Newsen. Retrieved February 8, 2022 – via Naver.
- Lee Jin-wook (February 17, 2022). "믿보배' 장현성, CBS음악FM '아름다운 당신에게' 스페셜 DJ" ['Reliable Baby' Jang Hyun-seong, CBS Music FM 'To the Beautiful You' special DJ] (in Korean). No Cut News. Retrieved February 17, 2022 – via Naver.
- Ryu Ji-yoon (April 23, 2022). "장현성·유인나, 제23회 JIFF 개막식 사회자로 나선다" [Hyunseong Jang and Inna Yoo to host the 23rd JIFF Opening Ceremony] (in Korean). Dailyan. Retrieved April 23, 2022 – via Naver.
- Kang Jin-ah (August 9, 2022). "50년간 이어진 '러브레터'…박정자·오영수·배종옥·장현성 출연" [50 years of 'Love Letter'... Starring Park Jung-ja, Oh Young-soo, Bae Jong-ok, Jang Hyeon-seong] (in Korean). Newsis. Retrieved August 9, 2022 – via Naver.
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