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Hwang Jung-min
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Hwang Jung-min
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1970-09-01,Masan, South Gyeongsang, South Korea
Gender
Male
Biography
Hwang Jung-min (황정민) is a South Korean actor. He was born on September 1, 1970 and began his career in musical theatre, making his acting debut in Line 1 in 1995. He then starred in various musicals and plays in Daehangno such as "Jesus Christ Superstar" and "Cats". Despite a career on stage, Hwang had difficulty transitioning to film. He went through a long struggle for recognition, with people saying he "didn’t have the right face for film." He even considered giving up his dream, but stuck to his conviction about walking the path of acting. Hwang said, "After becoming interested about the stage and how it feels to be that person on stage, I've never thought of anything else. That I never swayed -- that is one thing I can say with confidence." His big break came when he was cast in Waikiki Brothers, a 2001 film that was a sleeper hit in Korea. In his role as a hopeless drummer, Hwang left a strong impression and earned favorable reviews, with director Im Soon-rye calling him "an uncut gemstone." It was in 2005 that Hwang became a household name, portraying a naive farmer in love with an AIDS-stricken prostitute in the hit melodrama "You Are My Sunshine". Hwang explains that he was "moved by the tale of the genuine love between two people. I agreed with the director's idea of showing it as pure love, like an uncut gem, without sloppily adding to it or embellishing it." When he accepted the best actor award at the Blue Dragon Film Awards for his performance in You Are My Sunshine, many were moved by his now-famous speech: "All I did was add a spoon to a dinner table that had already been prepared by others."

Filmography

6.401

Shiri
1999-02-13

A Bittersweet Life

7.444

A Bittersweet Life
2005-04-01

6.21

Bloody Tie
2006-04-27

A Man Who Was Superman

7.352

A Man Who Was Superman
2008-01-31

6.612

The Unjust
2010-10-28

Heaven's Soldiers

6.1

Heaven's Soldiers
2005-06-14

6.897

Kill Boksoon
2023-02-18

7.585

12.12: The Day
2023-11-22

This Charming Girl

7

This Charming Girl
2005-03-10

7.035

Moby Dick
2011-06-09

6.2

Dancing Queen
2012-01-18

6.127

Black House
2007-06-21

6.176

Road Movie
2002-10-18

You Are My Sunshine

6.153

You Are My Sunshine
2005-09-23

Fists of Legend

7.093

Fists of Legend
2013-04-10

7.167

The Last Wolf
2004-04-01

Waikiki Brothers

6.8

Waikiki Brothers
2001-10-27

6.734

Hunt
2022-08-10

A Good Lawyer's Wife

5.72

A Good Lawyer's Wife
2003-08-14

7.179

Man in Love
2014-01-22

7.428

New World
2013-02-21

6.224

Private Eye
2009-02-16

I, the Executioner

6.976

I, the Executioner
2024-09-13

6.976

Mission: Cross
2024-08-08

7.382

The Wailing
2016-05-12

In My End Is My Beginning

4.281

In My End Is My Beginning
2013-04-04

Ode to My Father

7.399

Ode to My Father
2014-12-17

6.9

Happiness
2007-10-03

6.894

Veteran
2015-08-05

8.024

Hope
2026-07-15

6.588

The Himalayas
2015-12-16

A Violent Prosecutor

7

A Violent Prosecutor
2016-02-03

6.529

All for Love
2005-10-07

Asura: The City of Madness

6.808

Asura: The City of Madness
2016-09-28

Five Senses of Eros

5.04

Five Senses of Eros
2009-07-09

The Battleship Island

7.2

The Battleship Island
2017-07-26

YMCA Baseball Team

6.3

YMCA Baseball Team
2002-10-03

7

My 11th Mother
2007-11-29

The Spy Gone North

7.342

The Spy Gone North
2018-08-08

Digital Short Film Omnibus Project Twentidentity, Vol. 1

6

Digital Short Film Omnibus Project Twentidentity, Vol. 1
2003-01-01

Battlefield Heroes

5.6

Battlefield Heroes
2011-01-27

Deliver Us from Evil

6.868

Deliver Us from Evil
2020-08-05

6.71

Money
2019-03-20

Hostage: Missing Celebrity

6.829

Hostage: Missing Celebrity
2021-08-18

5.762

The Point Men
2023-01-18

5.789

General's Son
1990-06-09

Blades of Blood

6.4

Blades of Blood
2010-04-28

Under A Big Tree

0

Under A Big Tree
2003-12-19

Deliver Us from Evil: Final Cut

0

Deliver Us from Evil: Final Cut
2020-10-28

0

Veteran 3

Mission: Cross 2

0

Mission: Cross 2

Mr. Kim Goes to the Cinema

10

Mr. Kim Goes to the Cinema
2026-02-19

A Good House to Live In

0

A Good House to Live In

7.6

Family Outing
2008-06-15

8.237

Running Man
2010-07-11

You Quiz on the Block

8.3

You Quiz on the Block
2018-08-29

The Accidental Couple

7

The Accidental Couple
2009-04-29

Nattering with Nah

10

Nattering with Nah
2023-06-02

Korean Peninsula

6

Korean Peninsula
2012-02-06

Kim Je-dong's Talk to You

8

Kim Je-dong's Talk to You
2015-05-03

7.691

Narco-Saints
2022-09-09

9.7

Just an Excuse
2022-11-17

Amazing Saturday

7.6

Amazing Saturday
2018-04-07

Fresh off the Sea

7.3

Fresh off the Sea
2024-07-18

7.8

H.U.S.H.
2020-12-11

8

풍향GO
2024-11-24

8.2

Good Day
2025-02-16

7.884

Nine Puzzles
2025-05-21

4.5

Salon Drip
2023-03-23

0

Punghyanggo
2024-11-16

Nattering with Nah

10

Nattering with Nah
2023-06-02

Whenever Possible

8.3

Whenever Possible
2024-04-23