Before I ever post about
10 most handsome korean actors, now I want to nominate Zo In Sung as one of most handsome korean actors. He is more famous after acting as Oh Soo at That Winter The Wind Blows drama.
Zo In-Sung / Jo In-Sung Profile
- Name: Zo In-Sungor or Jo In-Sung
- Hangul: 조인성
- Birthdate: July 28, 1981
- Birthplace: South Korea
- University: Dongguk University
- Height: 187cm
- Blood Type: B type
Notes
- His Family name "조" is more commonly spelled "Jo" in English, but Zo In-Sung spells his family name "Zo"
- Zo In-Sung started his mandatory two year military requirement on April 6th, 2009.
- Zo In-Sung was released from his military service at 10AM, May 4th, 2011
Biography
Zo In Sung was born and raised in Cheonho-dong, Gangdong-gu, Seoul,
South Korea. He debuted in 1998 as a fashion model
for Ziozia, and started his acting career by taking a role in daytime sitcom.
He majored in Performing Arts at
Chunnam Science College and then later at Dongguk University.
However, he was dismissed due to inadequate class attendance.
He was cast in his first TV drama, Piano,
co-starring Ko Soo as his stepbrother. He then gained acclaim
for his portrayal of an illiterate actor in Shoot for the Stars. After
which he starred in film The Classic, with Son Ye-jin.
In 2004, he returned to television
in What Happened in
Bali, with Ha Ji-won and So Ji-sub. Aside from its high ratings, the drama
netted Jo a Best Actor award at the Baeksang Arts Awards,
and several more trophies from the SBS Drama Awards, even minor ones like Best
Kiss and Best Tears.
In 2005, he starred opposite Go Hyun-jung in her
comeback drama Spring Days.
He collaborated with renowned
director Yoo Ha in his next two films: 2006's A Dirty Carnival, in which he plays a
charismatic small-time gangster who seeks a happier life; and 2008's A Frozen Flower, a period film where he's
caught in a love triangle between the king and the queen.
Jo appeared in two episodes of the
MBC TV comedy variety show Infinite Challenge
on March 15 and 22, 2008. These episodes were about wrestling training in order to encourage South
Korean national team before the 2008 Beijing Olympics.
On April 7, 2009, Zo enlisted for
his two-year mandatory military
service; he reportedly wanted to join the Air Force
following his father, who served as a non-commissioned
officer.
In February 2012, upon the expiry of
his contract with SidusHQ, Zo joined IOK Company in March. In October, Zo paired up with actress Song Hye-kyo to film his first television series
in seven years, titled That Winter, The
Wind Blows. It is a remake of 2002 Japanese drama Ai
Nante Irane Yo, Natsu ("I Don't Need Love, Summer"), which was
previously adapted into a 2006 film Love Me Not.
Filmography of Zo In-Sung
Film
- Public Toilet (2002)
- Madeleine (2003)
- The Classic (2003)
- Love of the South and North (2003)
- A Dirty Carnival (2006)
- A Frozen Flower (2008)
- Martial Arts
(2013)
Television
drama
- School 3
(KBS1, 2001)
- Drama City "Like An Innocent Comic" (KBS2, 2001)
- Nonstop 2 (MBC, 2001)
- Piano (SBS, 2001)
- Daemang
(SBS, 2002)
- Shoot for the Stars
(SBS, 2002)
- What Happened
in Bali
(SBS, 2004)
- Spring Days (SBS, 2005)
- That Winter,
The Wind Blows
(SBS, 2013)
Music
video
- "She's Leaving Me" (Shin Seung Hun, 2000)
- "Now" (Fin.K.L, 2000)
- "Sad Love" (g.o.d., 2002)
- "You Don't Know" (g.o.d., 2002)
- "Fool" (g.o.d., 2002)
- "Love" (Kim C, 2012)
Awards
- 2000 KBS Drama Awards:
Youth Actor Award (School 3)
- 2001 MBC Drama Awards: Excellence Award, Actor in a
Sitcom
- 2001 SBS Drama Awards: New Star Award (Piano)
- 2002 SBS Drama Awards: Popularity Award (Shoot for the
Stars)
- 2002 SBS Drama Awards: Top Ten Stars (Shoot for the
Stars)
- 2004 Baeksang Arts Awards:
Best Actor in TV (What Happened
in Bali)
- 2004 SBS Drama Awards: Top Ten Stars (What Happened
in Bali)
- 2004 SBS Drama Awards: Top Excellence Award, Actor (What Happened
in Bali)
- 2005 Baeksang Arts Awards:
Popularity Award, TV (Spring Days)
- 2005 SBS Drama Awards: Highest Popularity Award (Spring Days)
- 2005 SBS Drama Awards: Top Ten Stars (Spring Days)
- 2006 Korean Film Awards:
Best Actor (A Dirty Carnival)
- 2007 Max Movie Awards: Best Actor (A Dirty Carnival)
- 2007 Pyeongtaek Film
Festival: New Currents Best Actor (A Dirty Carnival)
- 2007 Motion Pictures Day: Most Promising Movie Actor (A
Dirty Carnival)
- 2007 Pusan International Film Festival: Star Summit
Asia - Curtain Call
- 2007 Mnet 20's Choice
Awards: Best Actor (A Dirty Carnival)
- 2007 Mnet 20's Choice
Awards: Most Photogenic Star
- 2007 Mnet 20's Choice
Awards: Best CF Star
- 2007 Korea CF Festival: Best Male Model chosen by
netizen
- 2011 MMA appreciation plaque & the Air Force Chief
of Staff award certificate
- 2011 KAA: Top Commercial Model Award chosen by
advertisers
- 2012 World Savings Day Event: Presidential Commendation
Source:wikipedia
