Bang Sung-joon (born July 10, 1990), credited mononymously as Sung Joon, is a South Korean actor and model. He became best known for his leading roles in the television series '' Flower Band'' (2012), ''

Can We Get Married? ''Can We Get Married?'' () is a 2012 South Korean television series starring Sung Joon, Jung So-min, Lee Mi-sook, Han Groo, and Kim Young-kwang. It aired on JTBC from October 29, 2012 to January 1, 2013 on Mondays and Tuesdays at 23:00 ( KST) ...

'' (2012), ''

I Need Romance 3 ''I Need Romance 3'' () is a 2014 South Korean television series starring Kim So-yeon, Sung Joon, Namkoong Min, Wang Ji-won, Park Hyo-joo, Yoon Seung-ah and Park Yu-hwan. It aired on cable channel tvN from January 13 to March 4, 2014, on ...

'' (2014), ''

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'' (2015) and '' Madame Antoine: The Love Therapist'' (2016). He also appeared in the films '' Dangerously Excited'' (2012), ''

Horror Stories 2 ''Horror Stories 2'' () is a 2013 horror omnibus film made up of four episodes by four South Korean directors. It screened at the Puchon International Fantastic Film Festival and Sitges Film Festival in 2013, and won the Silver Raven prize in th ...

'' (2013), ''

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'' (2013) and '' The Villainess'' (2017).

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. The same year he was cast in a supporting role in ''

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''. In 2012, he was cast in a leading role in the teen drama '' Flower Band'', where he played a free-spirited leader of a rock band. Sung Joon made his film debut with '' Dangerously Excited''.

Mainstream acting

In 2013, Sung Joon was cast in a lead role in the romantic comedy drama ''

'' opposite

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. The same year, he starred in his first historical drama, ''

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''. Sung also starred in the horror film ''

'' and in the high school thriller ''

''. In 2014, he was cast in the third installment of TvN's romantic comedy ''

'' in which he portrayed the character of a care-free songwriter. Later that year he took on the role of a plastic surgeon for the drama ''

Discovery of Love ''Discovery of Love'' () is a 2014 South Korean television series starring Jung Yu-mi, Eric Mun, and Sung Joon. It aired on KBS2 from August 18 to October 7, 2014, on Mondays and Tuesdays at 21:55 for 16 episodes. Plot Han Yeo-reum ( Jung Yu-mi) ...

''. In 2015, Sung Joon was cast as the lead in mystery melodrama ''

'', playing a man who succeeds in spite of his poor family background. That same year, he also had a supporting role in ''

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'', a romantic comedy where he played a hypnosis specialist. In 2016, Sung Joon played the male lead in the romantic comedy drama '' Madame Antoine: The Love Therapist'' alongside

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. In 2017, Sung Joon starred in the mystery comedy, ''

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'' alongside

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, playing a lawyer. In 2021, Sung Joon joined the film ''Ghost Mansion'', making a comeback to the big screen four years after his discharge from military service.

Personal life

Sung Joon maintains close friendships with fellow models-turned-actors

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and

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– all of whom he worked onscreen with in '' White Christmas''. They were given the nickname of "Model Avengers" by their fans. Sung Joon quietly enlisted for his

mandatory military service Conscription, also known as the draft in the United States and Israel, is the practice in which the compulsory enlistment in a national service, mainly a military service, is enforced by law. Conscription dates back to antiquity and it contin ...

on December 18, 2018. He completed five weeks of basic training at the Army's 2nd Infantry Division in Gangwon Province. Before his enlistment, he was in a relationship with his non-celebrity girlfriend, with whom he had a child. In August 2020, Sung's agency O& Entertainment announced he would hold a private wedding on September 12, 2020.

Filmography

Film

Television series

Web series

Television shows

Discography

Awards and nominations

References

External links

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