Jang Hyun-sung

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).

Not to be confused with Jang Hyun-seung.
In this Korean name, the family name is Jang.
Jang Hyun-sung
Jang Hyun-sung in January 2020.
Born (1970-07-17) July 17, 1970
Geoje, South Gyeongsang Province, South Korea
EducationSeoul Institute of the Arts – Theater
OccupationActor
Years active1997-present
AgentYG Entertainment
Spouse(s)Yang Hee-jung
ChildrenJang Joon-woo
Jang Joon-seo
Korean name
Hangul
Hanja
Revised RomanizationJang Hyeon-seong
McCune–ReischauerChang Hyŏn-sŏng

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
2021 Single in Seoul President of the publishing company
2020 The Swordsman
2017 Steel Rain
2016 Curtain Call
2015 The Advocate: A Missing Body
2015 Love Never Fails
2015 C'est Si Bon
2013 Hwayi: A Monster Boy
2011 Always credited for original idea
2011 Painkiller (short film voice
2009 Dance of Time documentary narrator
2008 My Friend and His Wife
2007 Femme Fatale
2007 The Perfect Couple cameo
2006 Maundy Thursday
2006 Romance also credited as screenwriter
2006 The Magicians
2005 Love Is a Crazy Thing
2005 Princess Aurora
2005 Never to Lose cameo
2005 My Right to Ravage Myself
2005 Feathers in the Wind
2004 Springtime
2004 Ghost House
2004 Spider Forest
2003 The Legend of the Evil Lake
2003 Rewind
2003 Spring Breeze
2002 Break Out
2002 Survival Game
2001 Nabi
2001 Kiss Me Much
2000 Real Fiction
1999 Shiri
1997 The Story of an Unemployed Man

Television series
Year Title Role Network
2020 Alice Professor Jang Dong-shik (cameo) (Ep. 1) SBS
Sweet Munchies Kang In-Sik JTBC
Tell Me What You Saw Choi Hyung-pil OCN
2019 VIP Jang Jin-chul SBS
The Running Mates: Human Rights Kim Hyun-seok OCN
Angel's Last Mission: Love Cho Seung-wan KBS2
Doctor Prisoner Prosector Jung Wi-sik KBS2
2018 Just Dance Kwon Dong-seok KBS2[9]
The Hymn of Death Lee Yong-moon SBS
Where Stars Land Kwon Hee-seung SBS[10]
Twelve Nights Lee Baek-man Channel A[11]
Live Eun Kyung-mo tvN
2017 Temperature of Love guest appearance, ep 2 SBS
While You Were Sleeping Jung Il-seung SBS
Queen for Seven Days Shin Soo-geun KBS2
Man to Man Jang Tae-ho jTBC
2016 Woman with a Suitcase Lee Dong-soo MBC
Dear My Friends Il-woo tvN
The Doctors Kim Tae-Ho SBS
Signal Kim Bum-joo tvN
2015 Assembly Baek Do-hyun KBS2
Heard It Through the Grapevine SBS
2014 Punch SBS
Secret Door SBS
Secret Love Affair guest appearance, ep 15-16 jTBC
Three Days SBS
2013 Who Are You? guest appearance, ep 1-2 tvN
Goddess of Marriage SBS
The End of the World jTBC
2012 Vampire Prosecutor 2 Jang Chul-oh (guest appearance, ep 10) OCN
The King of Dramas Watanabe Kenji SBS
Five Fingers Choi Seung-jae SBS
Big KBS2
Phantom SBS
How Long I've Kissed jTBC
History of a Salaryman Choi Hang-ryang SBS
2011 Drama Special "For My Son" KBS2
A Thousand Days' Promise Seo-yeon's doctor SBS
Vampire Prosecutor Jang Chul-oh OCN
Sign SBS
2010 Rock, Rock, Rock KBS2
Pure Pumpkin Flower SBS
Grudge: The Revolt of Gumiho KBS2
Jejungwon Min Young-ik SBS
2009 HDTV Literature "Son of Man" KBS1
The Tale of Janghwa and Hongryeon KBS2
2008 Glass Castle Kim Gyu-sung SBS
The Scale of Providence SBS
2007 New Heart Kim Tae-joon MBC
The Golden Era of Daughters-in-Law KBS2
Conspiracy in the Court KBS2
The Great Catsby tvN
Drama City "Aperture" KBS2
Behind the White Tower MBC
2006 My Love SBS
MBC Best Theater "The Origin of Tears" MBC
Great Inheritance KBS2
2005 Drama City "Who Murdered Kurt Cobain?" KBS2
Drama City "Leslie Cheung Is Dead?" KBS2
HDTV Literature "The Hard Goodbye" KBS1
2004 Precious Family KBS2
Terms of Endearment KBS2
Drama City "Flower Pinned on the Tip of a Knife" KBS2
2003 Rosemary KBS2

Variety shows
Year Title Notes Network
2013-2014 The Return of Superman with sons Jang Jun-woo and Jang Jun-seo KBS2

Awards

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. Archived from the original on 21 February 2014. 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.
  9. "'땐뽀걸즈' 김갑수X박세완X장동윤, 벌써 기대되는 '차차차'". Newsen (in Korean). October 26, 2018.
  10. 이제훈-채수빈-이동건-김지수, ‘여우각시별’ 출연…10월 첫 방송 [공식입장]. Sports Donga (in Korean). July 31, 2018.
  11. "Jang Hyun-sung Joins Travel Romance Drama "Twelve Nights"". Hancinema. Sports Chosun. June 13, 2018.
  12. "Winners Of 2019 KBS Drama Awards".
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