Ryu Si-won (; born 6 October 1972) is a South Korean actor and singer. After he made his debut in the KBS drama ''Feeling'' in 1994, Ryu pursued a singing career.

Early life

Ryu was born in

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, North Gyeongsang Province, South Korea. He is from the Pungsan Ryu

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and is the 13th-generation descendant of

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prime minister Ryu Sŏngnyong.

Career

Ryu's acting career began in 1994 with a supporting role in the TV series ', as a friend of one of the main characters.

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, the show's music director, recommended Ryu to the show's producer, Yoon Seok-ho, and Yoon cast Ryu right after seeing Ryu's audition. While ''Feelings'' was airing, he was cast as a leading role in the series ', which aired in 1995. He gained further popularity with his roles in the daily drama ' and the miniseries ', ', and '. During this period, he also debuted as a musician, and hosted programs such as SBS's ''TV Gayo 20'' (the predecessor to

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) and KBS's '' Music Bank''. Subsequent to the 2004 broadcast of his drama '' Beautiful Days'' in Japan, he started activities there both as an actor and a singer. He was the first Korean artist to hold two live concerts at the

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, in December 2008. Then in November 2011, he held his 100th solo concert in Japan as part of his 16 concert tour in eight cities, including Yokohama, Nigata, Osaka, Sendai, Nagoya, and Fukuoka; with the final concert on 21 December at

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. On 21 December 2011, Ryu was signed on by Japanese travel agency

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, for one-year to promotion Korean tourism in Japan. Where he was featured in two 15-second commercials in the themes of "Let's go to Korea" and "You are the character of your drama" for Japanese television in January 2012. In May 2012, Ryu starred in Channel A's drama '' Goodbye Dear Wife'' along with Hong Soo-hyun, Park Ji-yoon,

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and Julien Kang. He played the role of judo teacher Cha Seung-hyuk who dreams of reuniting with his first love.

Personal life

On 6 October 2010, Ryu announced his marriage to a non-celebrity on his fan club's website. He officially married on October 26, with celebrities such as Eugene, Kang Ho-dong, and Kim Won-jun attending. Their first child was born on 28 January 2011, 3 months after their marriage. Ryu's wife filed for divorce on 22 March 2012. Ryu's wife filed another suit on blackmail charges in February 2013, as well as accusing Ryu of threatening her. In May 2013, Ryu was indicted for secretly tracking his wife with a GPS device and using violence on her when she found out. The court ordered him to pay 7 million won for the charges in September, but he appealed the decision. The appeal was rejected, and in 2014, the Supreme Court maintained its original ruling, in accord with a lesser court's decision. Ryu counter-sued his wife for perjury, and she was fined in 2015. The divorce lawsuit officially ended in January 2015. Ryu remarried on 15 February 2020 to a non-celebrity. Their daughter was born on 11 December 2024.

Television series

Discography

Studio albums

Compilation albums

Singles

Awards

* 1996

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: Best New Actor * 1997

: Popularity Award * 1998

: Excellence Award, actor * 1999 16th Korea Best Dressed Awards: Recipient * 1999 35th

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: Most Popular Actor in TV (''Paper Crane'') * 2000 MBC Drama Awards: Excellence Award, Actor (''Truth'') * 2001 SBS Drama Awards: Top 10 Stars ('' Beautiful Days'') * 2002 MBC Drama Awards: Excellence Award, Actor * 2005 47th Japan Record Awards: Most Popular Artist * 2005 19th Japan Gold Disc Awards: Best New Artist Award * 2007 SBS Entertainment Awards: Special Award * 2007 Korea Model Awards: Hallyu Star Award * 2008 Presidential Citation

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Ryu, Si-won 1972 births K-pop singers Living people Dongguk University alumni South Korean male television actors South Korean television presenters 21st-century South Korean male singers Pungsan Ryu clan