Sung Hoon (actor)

Bang Sung-hoon (; born February 14, 1983), born Bang In-gyu and known professionally as Sung Hoon, is a South Korean actor and model.

Early life

Sung Hoon's birth name is Bang In-gyu but he legally changed his name to Bang Sung-hoon because since he was young, he was often sick and had many surgeries. He revealed the reason in a variety show I Live Alone in episode 312. He was a swimming champion at his University and specialized in butterfly stroke. He swam for 14 years but had to quit because of a spinal injury. He then enlisted in the military, but the same injury sent him home early.
Sung Hoon then went on and became a swimming trainer. He debuted as an actor in 2009 with ''White Brown's Because I Love You''.

Career

2011–2012: First acting roles and commercial success

Sung Hoon's breakthrough role was in the supernatural romance drama, ''New Tales of Gisaeng''. His performance in this drama earned him a New Star Award at 2011 SBS Drama Awards.

In 2012, he was cast in his first Chinese drama, ''The Bodyguard''. The same year, he featured in historical drama ''Faith'', playing an antagonist role. Later that year, he was cast in the daily drama, ''The Birth of a Family''.

2013–2015: Acting setback and return to television

In 2013, Sung Hoon starred as the lead role in the weekend drama, ''Passionate Love''. In 2014, Sung Hoon starred in the web drama ''6 Persons Room'', where he played a construction safety engineer who suffers an injury and finds himself in a hospital surrounded by strange patients.

In 2015, Sung Hoon starred in the web drama ''Noble, My Love'', and featured in KBS's romantic comedy series ''Oh My Venus'' playing a professional MMA fighter.

Sung Hoon is also a musical Disc jockey, and conducts DJ activities under the name Roiii. Sung Hoon has performed in various countries such as China, Hong Kong, Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore and Indonesia.

2016–2017: Rising popularity

In 2016, Sung Hoon returned to the Korean small screen with KBS's weekend drama ''Five Enough'', playing a model turned professional golfer, where his pairing with Shin Hye-sun gained popularity among the viewers.

In 2017, Sung Hoon starred in the romantic comedy drama ''My Secret Romance'', in which he played a second-generation chaebol. He then played an entertainment company producer in ''The Idolmaster KR'', which is based on The Idolmaster Japanese video game. The same year, Sung Hoon was cast in the romance-fantasy film ''Are You in Love?'' opposite Kim So-eun. The film premiered in 2020.

2018–present: Resurgence and comeback to television

In 2018, Sung Hoon's debut action film ''Brothers in Heaven'' was released in January. He acted alongside Jo Han-sun as fraternal twins. He was also cast in the sitcom, ''The Sound of Your Heart: Reboot'', as well as the romantic comedy web drama ''I Picked Up a Celebrity on the Street''.

In 2019, Sung Hoon returned to small screen with the romantic comedy drama '' Level Up'' playing a character of a company restructuring expert.

By end of 2020, Sung Hoon returned to web drama with ''My Secret Star'' playing a character of a Hallyu star who is hiding a big secret and meets an entertainment journalist who risked her life to get on the scoop, played by Vietnamese actress Hoàng Yến Chibi.

In 2021, Sung Hoon starred as a lawyer who have trouble in maintaining his marriage in season 1 & 2 drama ''Love (ft. Marriage and Divorce)''. In 2022, he played the role of Raphael in the SBS romantic comedy drama ''Woori the Virgin'' based on American series ''Jane the Virgin'', reuniting with ''New Tales of Gisaeng'' co-star Im Soo-hyang.

Philanthropy

Sung Hoon became the first Korean actor to hold a fan meeting in Brazil and donate all of the proceeds to Brazilian flood victims. On May 10, 2024, Sung Hoon held a solo fan meeting titled 'MOMENTO SECRETO COM SUNG HOON' at Espaço Unimed in São Paulo, Brazil, and had a meaningful time with 2,400 local fans.

Filmography

Film

Television series

Web series

Television shows

Hosting

Music video

Musical theater

Theater

Discography

Singles

Ambassadorship

* 2019 - Honorary Ambassador for 18th FINA World Championships Gwangju 2019
* 2021 - Daegu's Public Relations Ambassador

Awards and nominations

References

External links

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Sung Hoon
South Korean male models
1983 births
Living people
Male actors from Daegu
People from Nam District, Daegu
21st-century South Korean male actors
South Korean male television actors
South Korean male film actors
South Korean male voice actors
South Korean male web series actors
Yong In University alumni
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