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Hwang Jung-min

Hwang Jung-min

Hwang Jung-min (황정민) is a South Korean actor. He was born on September 1, 1970 and began his career in musical theatre, making his acting debut in Line 1 in 1995. He then starred in various musicals and plays in Daehangno such as "Jesus Christ Superstar" and "Cats". Despite a career on stage, Hwang had difficulty transitioning to film. He went through a long struggle for recognition, with people saying he "didn’t have the right face for film." He even considered giving up his dream, but stuck to his conviction about walking the path of acting. Hwang said, "After becoming interested about the stage and how it feels to be that person on stage, I've never thought of anything else. That I never swayed -- that is one thing I can say with confidence." His big break came when he was cast in Waikiki Brothers, a 2001 film that was a sleeper hit in Korea. In his role as a hopeless drummer, Hwang left a strong impression and earned favorable reviews, with director Im Soon-rye calling him "an uncut gemstone." It was in 2005 that Hwang became a household name, portraying a naive farmer in love with an AIDS-stricken prostitute in the hit melodrama "You Are My Sunshine". Hwang explains that he was "moved by the tale of the genuine love between two people. I agreed with the director's idea of showing it as pure love, like an uncut gem, without sloppily adding to it or embellishing it." When he accepted the best actor award at the Blue Dragon Film Awards for his performance in You Are My Sunshine, many were moved by his now-famous speech: "All I did was add a spoon to a dinner table that had already been prepared by others."

Personal information

Birthday

1970-09-01

Birth Place

Masan, South Gyeongsang, South Korea

Movies and TV shows :

12.12: The Day

12.12: The Day

2023

7.5

Movie
A Bittersweet Life

A Bittersweet Life

2005

7.5

Movie
A Good Lawyer's Wife

A Good Lawyer's Wife

2003

5.9

Movie
A Man Who Was Superman

A Man Who Was Superman

2008

7.4

Movie
A Violent Prosecutor

A Violent Prosecutor

2016

6.9

Movie
All for Love

All for Love

2005

6.5

Movie
poster

Amazing Saturday

2018

8.0

TV
Asura: The City of Madness

Asura: The City of Madness

2016

6.8

Movie
Battlefield Heroes

Battlefield Heroes

2011

5.6

Movie
Black House

Black House

2007

6.1

Movie
Blades of Blood

Blades of Blood

2010

6.4

Movie
Bloody Tie

Bloody Tie

2006

6.2

Movie
Dancing Queen

Dancing Queen

2012

6.4

Movie
Deliver Us from Evil

Deliver Us from Evil

2020

6.8

Movie
Digital Short Film Omnibus Project Twentidentity, Vol. 1

Digital Short Film Omnibus Project Twentidentity, Vol. 1

2003

6.0

Movie
poster

Family Outing

2008

7.1

TV
Fists of Legend

Fists of Legend

2013

7.1

Movie
Five Senses of Eros

Five Senses of Eros

2009

4.9

Movie
poster

Fresh off the Sea

2024

7.0

TV
General's Son

General's Son

1990

5.9

Movie
poster

H.U.S.H.

2020

7.8

TV
Happiness

Happiness

2007

7.0

Movie
Heaven's Soldiers

Heaven's Soldiers

2005

6.1

Movie
Hope

Hope

0.0

Movie
Hostage: Missing Celebrity

Hostage: Missing Celebrity

2021

6.9

Movie
Hunt

Hunt

2022

6.7

Movie
I, the Executioner

I, the Executioner

2024

6.7

Movie
In My End Is My Beginning

In My End Is My Beginning

2013

4.8

Movie
poster

Just an Excuse

2022

9.3

TV
Kill Boksoon

Kill Boksoon

2023

6.8

Movie
poster

Kim Je-dong's Talk to You

2015

8.0

TV
poster

Korean Peninsula

2012

6.0

TV
Man in Love

Man in Love

2014

7.5

Movie
Mission: Cross

Mission: Cross

2024

7.0

Movie
Moby Dick

Moby Dick

2011

7.0

Movie
Money

Money

2019

6.9

Movie
My 11th Mother

My 11th Mother

2007

7.0

Movie
poster

Narco-Saints

2022

7.8

TV
poster

Nattering with Nah

2023

10.0

TV
New World

New World

2013

7.4

Movie
Ode to My Father

Ode to My Father

2014

7.5

Movie
Private Eye

Private Eye

2009

6.3

Movie
Road Movie

Road Movie

2002

6.2

Movie
poster

Running Man

2010

8.4

TV
Shiri

Shiri

1999

6.4

Movie
poster

The Accidental Couple

2009

7.0

TV
The Battleship Island

The Battleship Island

2017

7.1

Movie
The Himalayas

The Himalayas

2015

6.7

Movie
The Last Wolf

The Last Wolf

2004

7.0

Movie
The Point Men

The Point Men

2023

5.8

Movie
The Spy Gone North

The Spy Gone North

2018

7.4

Movie
The Unjust

The Unjust

2010

6.5

Movie
The Wailing

The Wailing

2016

7.4

Movie
This Charming Girl

This Charming Girl

2005

7.0

Movie
Under A Big Tree

Under A Big Tree

2003

0.0

Movie
Veteran

Veteran

2015

6.9

Movie
Waikiki Brothers

Waikiki Brothers

2001

6.4

Movie
YMCA Baseball Team

YMCA Baseball Team

2002

6.2

Movie
You Are My Sunshine

You Are My Sunshine

2005

6.6

Movie
poster

You Quiz On The Block

2018

7.7

TV
poster

풍향GO

2024

0.0

TV