Jang Hyun-sung

Jang Hyun-sung
Born	July 17, 1970 Geoje, South Gyeongsang Province, South Korea
Education	Seoul Institute of the Arts - Theater
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1997-present
Agent	YG Entertainment
Spouse(s)	Yang Hee-jung
Children	Jang Joon-woo Jang Joon-seo
Korean name
Hangul	장현성
Hanja	張鉉誠
Revised Romanization	Jang Hyeon-seong
McCune–Reischauer	Chang Hyŏn-sŏng

Jang Hyun-sung (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).

In 2013, Jang and his two sons began appearing in the reality/variety show The Return of Superman (also known as The Return of Superman), 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

• The Advocate: A Missing Body (2015)
• Love Never Fails (2015)
• C'est Si Bon (2015)
• Hwayi: A Monster Boy (2013)
• Always (2011) (credited for original idea)
• Painkiller (short film, 2011) (voice)
• Dance of Time (2009) (documentary narrator)
• My Friend and His Wife (2008)
• Femme Fatale (2007)
• The Perfect Couple (2007) (cameo)
• Maundy Thursday (2006)
• Romance (2006) (also credited as screenwriter)
• The Magicians (2006)
• Love Is a Crazy Thing (2005)
• Princess Aurora (2005)
• Never to Lose (2005) (cameo)
• My Right to Ravage Myself (2005)
• Feathers in the Wind (2005)
• Springtime (2004)
• Ghost House (2004)
• Spider Forest (2004)
• The Legend of the Evil Lake (2003)
• Rewind (2003)
• Spring Breeze (2003)
• Break Out (2002)
• Survival Game (2002)
• Nabi (2001)
• Kiss Me Much (2001)
• Real Fiction (2000)
• Shiri (1999)
• The Story of an Unemployed Man (1997)

Television series

• Doctors (SBS, 2016)
• Signal (tvN, 2016)
• Assembly (KBS2, 2015)
• Heard It Through the Grapevine (SBS, 2015)
• Punch (SBS, 2014)
• Secret Door (SBS, 2014)
• Secret Love Affair (jTBC, 2014) (guest appearance, ep 15-16)
• Three Days (SBS, 2014)
• Who Are You? (tvN, 2013) (guest appearance, ep 1-2)
• Goddess of Marriage (SBS, 2013)
• The End of the World (jTBC, 2013)
• Vampire Prosecutor 2 (OCN, 2012) (guest appearance, ep 10)
• The King of Dramas (SBS, 2012)
• Five Fingers (SBS, 2012)
• Big (KBS2, 2012)
• Phantom (SBS, 2012)
• A Wife's Credentials (jTBC, 2012)
• History of a Salaryman (SBS, 2012)
• Drama Special "For My Son" (KBS2, 2011)
• A Thousand Days' Promise (SBS, 2011)
• Vampire Prosecutor (OCN, 2011)
• Sign (SBS, 2011)
• Rock, Rock, Rock (KBS2, 2010)
• Pure Pumpkin Flower (SBS, 2010)
• Grudge: The Revolt of Gumiho (KBS2, 2010)
• Jejungwon (SBS, 2010)
• HDTV Literature "Son of Man" (KBS1, 2009)
• The Tale of Janghwa and Hongryeon (KBS2, 2009)
• Glass Castle (SBS, 2008)
• The Scale of Providence (SBS, 2008)
• New Heart (MBC, 2007)
• The Golden Era of Daughters-in-Law (KBS2, 2007)
• Conspiracy in the Court (KBS2, 2007)
• The Great Catsby (tvN, 2007)
• Drama City "Aperture" (KBS2, 2007)
• Behind the White Tower (MBC, 2007)
• My Love (SBS, 2006)
• MBC Best Theater "The Origin of Tears" (MBC, 2006)
• Great Inheritance (KBS2, 2006)
• Drama City "Who Murdered Kurt Cobain?" (KBS2, 2005)
• Drama City "Leslie Cheung Is Dead?" (KBS2, 2005)
• HDTV Literature "The Hard Goodbye" (KBS1, 2005)
• Precious Family (KBS2, 2004)
• Terms of Endearment (KBS2, 2004)
• Drama City "Flower Pinned on the Tip of a Knife" (KBS2, 2004)
• Rosemary (KBS2, 2003)

Variety show

• The Return of Superman (KBS2, 2013-2014)

Awards

• 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

1. "JANG Hyun-sung". Korean Film Council. Retrieved 2014-02-10.
2. Paquet, Darcy. "Git (a.k.a. Feathers in the Wind)". Koreanfilm.org. Retrieved 2014-02-10.
3. Kim, Su-gyeong (17 November 2004). 발견! 올해를 빛낸 남자 조연 6인 - 장현성. Cine21 (in Korean). Retrieved 2014-02-10.
4. Lee, Da-hye (17 April 2006). "연기를 하지 않는 법부터 배웠다", <마법사들>의 장현성. Cine21 (in Korean). Retrieved 2014-02-10.
5. Kim, Tae-jong (30 March 2006). "Magicians Plays Tricks on Audience". The Korea Times via Hancinema. Retrieved 2014-02-10.
6. Hong, Grace Danbi (16 October 2013). "Tablo to Babysit Haru on Superman is Back". enewsWorld. Retrieved 2014-02-10.
7. Kim, Tong-hyung (3 October 2013). "Are TV networks protecting child stars?". The Korea Times. Retrieved 2014-02-10.
8. Jang, Seo-yoon (3 April 2014). 장현성, 냉철함과 위트 사이에 흐르는 따뜻함(인터뷰). TenAsia (in Korean). Retrieved 2014-04-18.

External links

• Jang Hyun-sung at YG Entertainment (Korean)
• Jang Hyun-sung at HanCinema
• Jang Hyun-sung at the Korean Movie Database
• Jang Hyun-sung at the Internet Movie Database