Gang Dong-won

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In this Korean name, the family name is Gang.
Gang Dong-won
File:Kang Dong-won in Feb 2016.jpg
Gang Dong-won in February 2016
Born (1981-01-18) January 18, 1981 (age 43)
Busan, South Korea
Other names Kang Dong-won
Alma mater Hanyang University (mechanical engineering)
Occupation Actor
Years active 2000–present
Agent YG Entertainment (South Korea)
Creative Artists Agency (USA)[1]
Korean name
Hangul 강동원
Hanja 姜棟元
Revised Romanization Gang Dong-won
McCune–Reischauer Kang Tong-wǒn

Gang Dong-won (born January 18, 1981) is a South Korean actor.

Early life

Gang Dong-won was born January 18, 1981, in Busan, and grew up in Changwon of Gyeongsangnam-do. His father, Gang Cheol-woo, was an engineer and later vice president of SPP Heavy Industries.[2] Gang's family suffered economic hardship at times and Gang had to work part-time in college to pay for his tuition.[3][4] Academically gifted with an IQ of 137, Gang graduated from Hanyang University at Ansan with a degree in mechanical engineering.[5]

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).[6]

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.[7] 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%.[6][8] 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.[9] 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.[6][8]

Gang's next roles were an inmate on death row in Maundy Thursday,[10] and the antagonist in Voice of a Murderer.[11] 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,[7][12][13] earning him critical recognition for his stylish flair and diverse choice of roles.[6]

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.[14] 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.[15][16] In 2010, he was cast opposite veteran actor Song Kang-ho in Jang Hoon's spy film Secret Reunion.[17] 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.[18] Gang's last project before enlistment was the psychic thriller Haunters.[19][20]

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.[21] 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.[22] 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."[23]

2013–present: Return to acting

In 2013, Gang appeared in The X, a 30-minute spy thriller directed by Kim Jee-woon.[24]

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.[25][26] 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.[27][28][29]

In 2015, Gang reunited with Jeon Woo-chi co-star Kim Yoon-seok in Jang Jae-hyun's mystery thriller The Priests.[30]

In 2016, Gang played a young con artist in the crime film A Violent Prosecutor directed by Lee Il-hyung,[31] which became the second highest grossing Korean film of 2016.[32] He also starred in Um Tae-hwa's fantasy film Vanishing Time: A Boy Who Returned[33] and Cho Ui-seok's financial thriller film Master together with Lee Byung-hun and Kim Woo-bin.[34] After ending the contract with United Artist Agency,[35] Gang signed with a new agency, YG Entertainment in January 2016.[36]

In 2017, Gang made a special appearance as Yi Han-yeol in Jang Joon-hwan's historical film 1987: When the Day Comes.[37]

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.[38][39] 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.[40][41][42]

In 2020, Gang starred in the Yeon Sang-ho's horror-action-thriller Peninsula, a standalone sequel to 2016 hit Train to Busan.[43] 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.[44] The film competed for Palme d'Or at 2022 Cannes Film Festival.

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.[45] Because of the revelation, Gang issued a public apology, and cancelled his scheduled recording for Vanishing Time: A Boy Who Returned commentary.[46][47]

Endorsements

In May 2022, Gang was selected as House ambassador for French luxury brand Louis Vuitton.[48][49][50]

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 [51]
TBA The Incident Brain [52]
Possessed [53]

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" (Hangul: 다짐; RR: Dajim) Jo Sung-mo
2001 "Light" (Hangul: 빛; RR: Bit) J
2004 "It Rains" (Hangul: 비가와; RR: Bigawa) Jung Chul
2010 "Let's Break Up" (Hangul: 헤어지자고) Joo Hyung-jin
2016 "Telling A Secret" (Hangul: 비밀을 말하다)
2022 "I'll Hear" (Hangul: 들을게) [54]

Discography

Year Song title Notes
2005 "Shadow" and "Love Song" Featured in closing credits of Duelist (duet with Ha Ji-won)
2015 "Victimae paschali laudes" (Deacon Choi version) The Priests (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
2017 "A Hidden Path (Hangul: 가리워진 길)" 1987: When the Day Comes (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) (duet with Kim Tae-ri)
2018 "Cheer Up (Hangul: 힘을 내)" (Friends with Shin Hae Chul version) Golden Slumber (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) (with Kim Sung-kyun, Kim Dae-myung, and Shin Hae Chul)

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Nominated work Result Ref.
2003 22nd MBC Drama Awards Best New Actor Something About 1% Won
2004 40th Baeksang Arts Awards Best New Actor Too Beautiful to Lie Nominated
Most Popular Actor Won
41st Grand Bell Awards Best New Actor Nominated
7th Director's Cut Awards Won
3rd Korean Film Awards Won
Temptation of Wolves Won
25th Blue Dragon Film Awards Nominated
Popular Star Award Won
24th Korean Association of Film Critics Awards Best New Actor Won
2005 3rd CGV Audience Choice of the Year Awards Won
28th Golden Cinematography Awards Won
41st Baeksang Arts Awards Most Popular Actor Won
26th Blue Dragon Film Awards Popular Star Award Duelist Won [55]
2007 43rd Baeksang Arts Awards Best Actor Maundy Thursday Nominated
2010 46th Baeksang Arts Awards Secret Reunion Nominated
31st Blue Dragon Film Awards Best Actor Nominated
19th Buil Film Awards Best Actor Nominated
30th Korean Association of Film Critics Awards Won [56]
47th Grand Bell Awards Nominated
2014 51st Grand Bell Awards Kundo: Age of the Rampant Nominated
2016 InStyle Star Icon The Priests Won
2017 16th New York Asian Film Festival Star Asia Award Vanishing Time: A Boy Who Returned Won [57]
2018 27th Buil Film Awards Popular Star Award Illang: The Wolf Brigade Nominated
2020 29th Buil Film Awards Peninsula Won [58]

Listicles

Name of publisher, year listed, name of listicle, and placement
Publisher Year Listicle Placement Ref.
Forbes 2011 Korea Power Celebrity 21st [59]

References

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