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Biography
Sung Joon (born Bang Sung-joon on July 10, 1990) 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? (2012), I Need Romance 3 (2014), High Society (2015) and Madame Antoine: The Love Therapist (2016). He also appeared in the films Dangerously Excited (2012), Horror Stories 2 (2013), Pluto (2013) and The Villainess (2017).
Career
Beginnings
Sung Joon began his entertainment career as a model, but soon switched to acting and debuted from the drama White Christmas in 2011. The same year he was cast in a supporting role in Lie to Me. 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 made his film debut with Dangerously Excited.
Mainstream acting
In 2013, Sung was cast in a lead role in the romantic comedy drama Can We Get Married? opposite Jung So-min.The same year, he starred in his first historical drama, Gu Family Book.Sung also starred in the horror film Horror Stories 2. and in the high school thriller Pluto.
In 2014, he was cast in the third installment of TvN's romantic comedy I Need Romance 3 which he portraits a character of a care-free songwriter. Later that year he converts into a plastic surgeon for the drama Discovery of Love.
In 2015, Sung was cast as the lead in mystery melodrama High Society, playing a man who succeeds in spite of his poor family background. The same year, he had a supporting role in Hyde Jekyll, Me, a romantic comedy where he played a hypnosis specialist.
In 2016, Sung played the male lead in the romantic comedy drama Madame Antoine: The Love Therapist alongside Han Ye-seul.
In 2017, Sung starred in the mystery comedy, Ms. Perfect alongside Ko So-young, playing a lawyer.
Personal life
Sung Joon maintains close friendship with fellow models-turned-actors: Kim Young-kwang, Lee Soo-hyuk, Kim Woo-bin and Hong Jong-hyun – whom he has worked onscreen in White Christmas. They were given the nickname of Model Avengers by their fans.
Sung Joon quietly enlisted for his mandatory military service on December 18, 2018. He will first undergo five weeks of basic training at the Army's 2nd Infantry Division in Gangwon Province.
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dangerously Excited | Min-ki | ||
| Horror Stories 2 | Cho Dong-Wook | Segment "Cliff" | |
| Pluto | Yoo Jin | ||
| One Day | Young-woo | Cameo | |
| The Villainess | Jung Hyun-soo |
Television series
| Year | Title | Role | Network |
|---|---|---|---|
| White Christmas | Choi Chi-hoon | ||
| Lie to Me | Hyun Sang-hee | ||
| Flower Band | Kwon Ji-hyuk | ||
| Drama Special – Wetlands Ecology Report | Choi Goon | ||
| Can We Get Married? | Ha Jung-hoon | ||
| Gu Family Book | Gon | ||
| I Need Romance 3 | Joo Wan | ||
| Discovery of Love | Nam Ha-jin | ||
| Hyde Jekyll, Me | Yoon Tae-Joo / Lee Soo-Hyun | ||
| High Society | Choi Joon-gi | ||
| Madame Antoine: The Love Therapist | Choi Soo-hyun | ||
| Ms. Perfect | Kang Bong-goo | ||
| Mojito | Chi Ji-woo |
Variety show
| Year | Title | Network | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Show! K Music | |||
| Miracle Korea |
Discography
| Year | Song title | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | "Jaywalking" | |
| "Wake Up" | ||
| "Today" | ||
| "Words You Shouldn't Know" | ||
| 2014 | "Love Is Smiling" |
Awards and nominations
| Year | Award | Category | Nominated work | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26th KBS Drama Awards | Excellence Award, Actor in a One-Act/Special/Short Drama | Won | ||
| 7th Style Icon Awards | New Icon | Won | ||
| 16th Seoul International Youth Film Festival | Best Actor | I Need Romance 3 | Nominated | |
| 28th KBS Drama Awards | Excellence Award, Actor in a Miniseries | Nominated | ||
| 23rd SBS Drama Awards | Excellence Award, Actor in a Miniseries | Nominated | ||
| Excellence Award, Actor in a Drama Special | Nominated | |||
| Best Couple (with Uee) | Nominated | |||
| tvN10 Awards | Romantic-Comedy King | Nominated |