Sung Joon
South Korean actor and model
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Bang Sung-joon (born July 10, 1990), credited mononymously as Sung Joon, is a South Korean actor and model.[3][4][5][6] He became best known for his leading roles in the television series Flower Band (2012), Can We Get Married? (2012) and I Need Romance 3 (2014). He also appeared in the films Dangerously Excited (2012), Horror Stories 2 (2013), Pluto (2013) and The Villainess (2017). His recent works include starring in web series Island (2022-2023) and Call lt Love (2023) as well as in the television series The Fiery Priest 2 (2024).
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.[7] The same year he was cast in a supporting role in Lie to Me.[8][9] In 2012, he was cast in a leading role in the teen drama Flower Band,[10] where he played a free-spirited leader of a rock band.[11][12][13]
Sung Joon made his film debut with Dangerously Excited.[14][15]
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.[16][17][18][19] The same year, he starred in his first historical drama, Gu Family Book.[20] Sung also starred in the horror film Horror Stories 2[21][22] and in the high school thriller Pluto.[23][24]
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.[25][26][27] Later that year he took on the role of a plastic surgeon for the drama Discovery of Love.[28][29]
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.[30] That same year, he also had a supporting role in Hyde Jekyll, Me, a romantic comedy where he played a hypnosis specialist.[31]
In 2016, Sung Joon played the male lead in the romantic comedy drama Madame Antoine: The Love Therapist alongside Han Ye-seul.[32]
In 2017, Sung Joon starred in the mystery comedy, Ms. Perfect alongside Ko So-young, playing a lawyer.[33]
In 2021, Sung Joon joined the film Ghost Mansion, making a comeback to the big screen four years after his discharge from military service.[34]
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.[35][36]
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.[37] Before his enlistment, he was in a relationship with his non-celebrity girlfriend, with whom he had a child.[38] In August 2020, Sung's agency O& Entertainment announced he would hold a private wedding on September 12, 2020.[39]
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Dangerously Excited | Min-ki | ||
| 2013 | Horror Stories 2 | Cho Dong-Wook | Segment Cliff | |
| Pluto | Yoo Jin | |||
| 2017 | One Day | Young-woo | Cameo | |
| The Villainess | Jung Hyun-soo | |||
| 2021 | Ghost Mansion | Ji-woo | [34][40] | |
| 2027 | K-Pop Superstar: The Movie | TBA |
Television series
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | White Christmas | Choi Chi-hoon | ||
| Lie to Me | Hyun Sang-hee | |||
| 2012 | Flower Band | Kwon Ji-hyuk | ||
| KBS 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 | ||
| Discovery of Love | Nam Ha-jin | |||
| 2015 | Hyde Jekyll, Me | Yoon Tae-Joo / Lee Soo-Hyun | ||
| High Society | Choi Joon-gi | |||
| 2016 | Madame Antoine: The Love Therapist | Choi Soo-hyun | ||
| 2017 | Ms. Perfect | Kang Bong-goo | ||
| 2021 | Casting a Spell to You | Choi Ji-woo | [41] | |
| 2022–2023 | Island | Gung-tan | [42] | |
| 2023 | Call lt Love | Yoon Jun | [43] | |
| 2024 | The Fiery Priest 2 | Kim Hong-sik | [44] | |
| 2025 | Butterfly | Sanghoon | ||
| The Scandal of Chunhwa | Park Chae-jun | Ep.1 | ||
| 2026 | Can This Love Be Translated? | Na Jin-seok | Special appearance | [45] |
Television shows
| Year | Title | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Show! K Music | MC |
| 2013 | Miracle Korea |
Discography
| Year | Song title | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | "Jaywalking"[46] | Tracks from Flower Band OST |
| "Wake Up" | ||
| "Today" | ||
| "Words You Shouldn't Know" | ||
| 2014 | "Love Is Smiling"[47] | 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[48] | Himself |
Won |
| 16th Seoul International Youth Film Festival | Best Actor | Nominated | ||
| 28th KBS Drama Awards | Excellence Award, Actor in a Miniseries | Nominated | ||
2015 |
23rd SBS Drama Awards | Excellence Award, Actor in a Miniseries | Nominated | |
| Excellence Award, Actor in a Drama Special | Nominated | |||
| Best Couple (with Uee) | Nominated | |||
2016 |
tvN10 Awards | Romantic-Comedy King | Nominated | |
2024 |
2024 SBS Drama Awards | Excellence Award, Actor in a Seasonal Drama | Won | |