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Biography

Yang enlisted for

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in May 2008 for 21 months of active duty. During which time he starred in military musical, ''Mine'' with

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. It is about the true life story of Lieutenant Lee Jong-myung, who lost his legs in a land mine explosion near the demilitarized zone, in June 2000, when he saved fellow soldier, Sul Dong-seob from the minefield. Yang and his wife Park Ga-ram have two sons and a daughter. Their daughter Joy has appeared on '' The Return of Superman'' along with the daughters of actors

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and

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Career

His comeback project after being discharged from the military was in film ''

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'' with

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. He was cast as male lead Lee Woo-suk after

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had to pull out when the Military Manpower Administration declined his application to postpone enlistment for military service. He joined as a member of KBS variety show The Return of Superman with his daughter Yang Joy in 2016.

Filmography

Television series

Web series

Film

Variety shows

Theatre

Ambassadorship

* Public relations ambassador of the global medical volunteer group Green Doctors. (2022)

Awards and nominations

References

External links

{{DEFAULTSORT:Yang, Dong-geun South Korean male rappers South Korean singer-songwriters South Korean record producers South Korean breakdancers South Korean male stage actors South Korean male film actors South Korean male television actors South Korean male child actors Yong In University alumni Male actors from Seoul Rappers from Seoul Brand New Music artists 1979 births Living people Kyungbock High School alumni South Korean male singer-songwriters Best New Actor Paeksang Arts Award (television) winners