Английская Википедия:Gang Dong-won

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Gang Dong-won (Шаблон:Korean; born January 18, 1981) is a South Korean actor. He debuted as a model and rose to stardom through the film Temptation of Wolves (2004). He is subsequently known for starring in the films Jeon Woo-chi: The Taoist Wizard (2009), Secret Reunion (2010), Kundo: Age of the Rampant (2014), The Priests (2015), A Violent Prosecutor (2016) and Peninsula (2020).

Early life

Gang Dong-won was born January 18, 1981, in Busan, and grew up in Changwon of South Gyeongsang Province. His father, Gang Cheol-woo, was an engineer and later vice president of SPP Heavy Industries. Gang's family suffered economic hardship at times and Gang had to work part-time in college to pay for his tuition. Academically gifted with an IQ of 137, Gang graduated from Hanyang University at Ansan with a degree in mechanical engineering.

Career

2000–2004: Beginnings

In 2000, when Gang was a first year university student, he was spotted on the street by a modeling agent. Thus began his modeling career, and he appeared on the catwalk for prêt-à-porter collections in Paris such as DKNY, Gucci and Hugo Boss, as well as for the local Seoul Fashion Artists Association (SFAA).

After being cast in the music video for Jo Sung-mo's "I Swear," Gang began taking acting classes, leading to a change in career. He made his acting debut on television in 2003, playing a doctor with a regional dialect in Country Princess (also known as Funny Wild Girl), and a chaebol's son in Something About 1%. In 2004 he shot his first movie, the romantic comedy Too Beautiful to Lie, which was moderately successful.

2005–2010: Career breakthrough and mainstream success

Gang's first real breakthrough was in Temptation of Wolves, the film adaptation of Guiyeoni's teen internet novel. Gang's popularity subsequently rose, extending to other Asian countries, especially Japan. He then briefly returned to television as an antihero in Magic, though it received low ratings.

Gang's next roles were an inmate on death row in Maundy Thursday, and the antagonist in Voice of a Murderer. His two collaborations with auteur Lee Myung-se in Duelist and M further cemented Gang's status as one of the top young actors in Korean cinema, earning him critical recognition for his stylish flair and diverse choice of roles.

Gang said that he decided to play the mischievous titular character in the action fantasy Jeon Woo-chi: The Taoist Wizard because "he wanted to work on a fun movie, as he was emotionally drained while formerly having worked on several serious films. The Choi Dong-hoon film turned into a holiday blockbuster, selling over 6 million tickets over the winter season despite opening in theaters only a week after the release of Avatar in Korea. In 2010, he was cast opposite veteran actor Song Kang-ho in Jang Hoon's spy film Secret Reunion. It became one of the biggest Korean box office hits of 2010, with over 5 million tickets sold. He then joined the Busan-centered omnibus Camellia, starring in Jang Joon-hwan's short film Love For Sale. Gang's last project before enlistment was the psychic thriller Haunters.

2010–2012: Military service

Gang enlisted for his mandatory military service on November 18, 2010, for four weeks of basic training at the Nonsan military camp in South Chungcheong Province. This was followed by non-active duty as a public service worker at Seoul City Research Institute of Public Health and Environment. He was discharged on November 12, 2012. On the day of his release, his agency uploaded a three minutes YouTube clip of him in various locations throughout the city, titled "Gang Dong-won in a Day."

2013–present: Return to acting

In 2013, Gang appeared in The X, a 30-minute spy thriller directed by Kim Jee-woon.

In 2014, Gang returned to the big screen in Yoon Jong-bin's period action film Kundo: Age of the Rampant, playing an illegitimate nobleman's son who attempts to destroy a group of Robin Hood-like outlaws in 19th century Joseon Dynasty. He next starred in My Brilliant Life, E J-yong's film adaptation of Kim Aeran's bestselling novel My Palpitating Life about a couple who must watch their son suffering from progeria grow prematurely old.

In 2015, Gang reunited with Jeon Woo-chi co-star Kim Yoon-seok in Jang Jae-hyun's mystery thriller The Priests.

In 2016, Gang played a young con artist in the crime film A Violent Prosecutor directed by Lee Il-hyung, which became the second highest grossing Korean film of 2016. He also starred in Um Tae-hwa's fantasy film Vanishing Time: A Boy Who Returned and Cho Ui-seok's financial thriller film Master together with Lee Byung-hun and Kim Woo-bin. After ending the contract with United Artist Agency, Gang signed with a new agency, YG Entertainment in January 2016.

In 2017, Gang made a special appearance as Lee Han-yeol in Jang Joon-hwan's historical film 1987: When the Day Comes.

In 2018, Gang played a delivery man framed for the assassination of a politician in Noh Dong-seok's thriller Golden Slumber, based on Isaka Kotaro's novel of the same name. His next project was Kim Jee-woon's science fiction action thriller Illang: The Wolf Brigade, which is a film adaption based on Jin-Roh: The Wolf Brigade, a Japanese animated thriller.

In 2020, Gang starred in the Yeon Sang-ho's horror-action-thriller Peninsula, a standalone sequel to 2016 hit Train to Busan. He then starred in the Hirokazu Kore-eda's film Broker where he played the role of Dong-soo–a man who was abandoned by parents, and now sells abandoned babies with his friend played by Song Kang-ho. The film competed for Palme d'Or at 2022 Cannes Film Festival.

In December 2022, Gang ended his contract with YG Entertainment after about 7 years. and afterward established his own one-man agency called AA Group.

Controversy

In March 2017, a user of movie website Max Movie uploaded a list of currently active movie actors who are descendants of pro-Japanese collaborators, and listed Gang. His maternal great-grandfather Lee Jong-man (1885–1977) is listed in the pro-Japanese biographical dictionary, having been involved in mining business during the Japanese colonial rule and donating to the Japanese army. Because of the revelation, Gang issued a public apology, and cancelled his scheduled recording for Vanishing Time: A Boy Who Returned commentary.

Endorsements

In May 2022, Gang was selected as House ambassador for French luxury brand Louis Vuitton.

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2004	Too Beautiful to Lie	Choi Hee-cheol
	Temptation of Wolves	Jeong Tae-seong
2005	Duelist	Sad Eyes
2006	Maundy Thursday	Jeong Yun-soo
2007	Voice of a Murderer	Kidnapper	Voice
	M	Han Min-woo
2009	Jeon Woo-chi: The Taoist Wizard	Jeon Woo-chi
2010	Secret Reunion	Song Jee-won
	Haunters	Cho-in
2011	Camellia	Jay	Segment: "Love for Sale"
2013	The X	X	Short film
2014	Kundo: Age of the Rampant	Jo Yoon
	My Brilliant Life	Dae-su
2015	The Priests	Deacon Choi
2016	A Violent Prosecutor	Han Chi-won
	Vanishing Time: A Boy Who Returned	adult Sung-min
	Master	Kim Jae-myung
2017	1987: When the Day Comes	Lee Han-yeol	Special appearance
2018	Golden Slumber	Kim Gun-woo
	Illang: The Wolf Brigade	Im Joong-kyung
2020	Peninsula	Jeong-seok
2022	Broker	Dong-soo
2023	Dr. Cheon and Lost Talisman	Dr. Cheon
2024	Uprising	Cheon Yeong
rowspan="3" Шаблон:TBA	The Accident	Brain

Television series

Year	Title	Role
2003	Country Princess	Min Ji-hoon
	Something About 1%	Lee Jae-in
2004	Magic	Cha Gang-jae

Music video appearances

Year	Song title	Artist
2000	"I Swear" (Шаблон:Korean)	Jo Sung-mo
2001	"Light" (Шаблон:Korean)	J
2004	"It Rains" (Шаблон:Korean)	Jung Chul
2010	"Let's Break Up" (Шаблон:Korean)	Joo Hyung-jin
2016	"Telling A Secret" (Шаблон:Korean)
2022	"I'll Hear" (Шаблон:Korean)

Discography

Year	Song title	Notes
2005	"Shadow" and "Love Song"	Featured in closing credits of Duelist (Шаблон:Small)
2015	"Victimae paschali laudes" Шаблон:Small	The Priests (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
2017	"A Hidden Path (Шаблон:Korean)"	1987: When the Day Comes (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) Шаблон:Small
2018	"Cheer Up (Шаблон:Korean)" Шаблон:Small	Golden Slumber (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) Шаблон:Small

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Nominated work	Result	Шаблон:Abbr
2003	22nd MBC Drama Awards	Best New Actor	Something About 1%	Шаблон:Won
2004	40th Baeksang Arts Awards	Best New Actor	Too Beautiful to Lie	Шаблон:Nom
		Most Popular Actor		Шаблон:Won
	41st Grand Bell Awards	Best New Actor		Шаблон:Nom
	7th Director's Cut Awards			Шаблон:Won
	3rd Korean Film Awards			Шаблон:Won
			Temptation of Wolves	Шаблон:Won
	25th Blue Dragon Film Awards			Шаблон:Nom
		Popular Star Award		Шаблон:Won
	24th Korean Association of Film Critics Awards	Best New Actor		Шаблон:Won
2005	3rd CGV Audience Choice of the Year Awards			Шаблон:Won
	28th Golden Cinematography Awards			Шаблон:Won
	41st Baeksang Arts Awards	Most Popular Actor		Шаблон:Won
	26th Blue Dragon Film Awards	Popular Star Award	Duelist	Шаблон:Won
2007	43rd Baeksang Arts Awards	Best Actor	Maundy Thursday	Шаблон:Nom
2010	46th Baeksang Arts Awards		Secret Reunion	Шаблон:Nom
	31st Blue Dragon Film Awards	Best Actor		Шаблон:Nom
	19th Buil Film Awards	Best Actor		Шаблон:Nom
	30th Korean Association of Film Critics Awards			Шаблон:Won
	47th Grand Bell Awards			Шаблон:Nom
2014	51st Grand Bell Awards		Kundo: Age of the Rampant	Шаблон:Nom
2016	InStyle Star Icon		The Priests	Шаблон:Won
2017	16th New York Asian Film Festival	Star Asia Award	Vanishing Time: A Boy Who Returned	Шаблон:Won
2018	27th Buil Film Awards	Popular Star Award	Illang: The Wolf Brigade	Шаблон:Nom
2020	29th Buil Film Awards		Peninsula	Шаблон:Won

Listicles

Name of publisher, year listed, name of listicle, and placement

Publisher	Year	Listicle	Placement	Шаблон:Abbr
Forbes	2011	Korea Power Celebrity 40	Шаблон:Shortlist
The Screen	2019	2009-2019 Top Box Office Powerhouse Actors in Korean Movies	Шаблон:Shortlist

External links

• Шаблон:Kmdb person
• Шаблон:IMDb name
• Шаблон:HanCinema person
• Gang Dong-won Japan Official Fanclub
• Gang Dong-won at Naver Movie
• Gang Dong-won at Daum Movie