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Hanyang University
Hanyang University is one of universities in South Korea. The main campus is Hanyang University at Seoul, located in the Seoul, with its branch campus, the ERICA campus (Education Research Industry Cluster at Ansan), located in the city of Ansan. Love in Truth and Deed is the founding principle and educational philosophy of Hanyang University. Hanyang's School of Engineering is one of the oldest engineering schools in Korea.
Dong A College of Engineering, the forerunner of Hanyang University, was founded in 1939 during the Japanese occupation of Korea. The Institute's aim was to build a nucleus of engineers and technicians necessary for an independent Korea. In July 1948, after independence of Korea, the school was accredited as the first four-year engineering college in the nation. Later, in February 1959, its status was raised to that of a four-year university. In the 1960s and 1970s, Hanyang University graduates, particularly those from the College of Engineering, led the way in Korea's national drive for industrialization and modernization. In 1979, Hanyang University at Ansan was established and has recently been renamed as the ERICA campus, i.e., the Education Research Industry Cluster at Ansan.

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Seoul
Seoul (Korean pronunciation: [sʌ.ul] ( listen), English /soʊl/), officially the Seoul Special City, is the capital and largest metropolis of South Korea. A megacity with a population of over 10 million, it is the largest city proper in the OECD developed world. The Seoul National Capital Area is the world's second largest metropolitan area with over 25 million inhabitants, which includes the surrounding Incheon metropolis and Gyeonggi province. Almost a quarter of South Koreans live in Seoul, half of South Koreans live in the metropolitan area, along with over 275,000 international residents.
Located in the Han River, Seoul has been a major settlement for over 2,000 years, with its foundation dating back to 18 B.C. when Baekje, one of the Three Kingdoms of Korea, established its capital in what is now south-east Seoul. It continued as the capital of Korea during the Joseon Dynasty and the Korean Empire. The Seoul National Capital Area is home to four UNESCO World Heritage Sites: Changdeokgung, Hwaseong Fortress, Jongmyo Shrine and the Royal Tombs of the Joseon Dynasty.

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South Korea
South Korea ( listen), officially the Republic of Korea (Hangul: 대한민국; Hanja: 大韓民國; Daehan Minguk listen), is a sovereign state in the southern part of the Korean Peninsula. The name "Korea" is derived from Goryeo, a dynasty which ruled in the Middle Ages (an initial "G" in Korean is pronounced like an English "K").
Its neighbors are China to the west, Japan to the east, North Korea to the north, and the Korea Strait to the south. South Korea lies in the north temperate zone with a predominantly mountainous terrain. It covers a total area of 99,392 square kilometers and has a population of almost 50 million. The capital and largest city is Seoul, with a population of 9,794,304.
Archaeological findings show that the Korean Peninsula was occupied by the Lower Paleolithic period.Korean history begins with the founding of Gojoseon in 2333 BC by the legendary Dan-gun. Following the unification of the Three Kingdoms of Korea under Silla 668 AD, Korea went through the Goryeo Dynasty and Joseon Dynasty as one nation until the end of the Korean Empire in 1910, when it was annexed by Japan. After liberation and occupation by Soviet and U.S. forces at the end of World War II, the nation was divided into North and South Korea. The latter was established in 1948 as a democracy, though political turmoil and times of military rule and martial law characterized much of the period until the foundation of the Sixth Republic in 1987.

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Ahn Sung-ki
Ahn Sung-ki (Korean: 안성기, born 1 January 1952) is a South Korean actor. Ahn, along with Lee Byung-hun, are the first Korean actors to imprint their hand and foot prints on the forecourt of Grauman's Chinese Theatre in Hollywood, Los Angeles.
A Roman Catholic, he was born in Daegu, South Korea and grew up as a child actor - graduating Kyundong junior high school, from which Cho Yong-pil also graduated - appearing in director Kim Ki-young's celebrated film The Housemaid (1960). Starting from the 1980s, he appeared in nearly 100 movies. He was a graduate of the Vietnamese department of the Hankuk University of Foreign Studies. Because of his ability to speak several foreign languages, UNICEF appointed Ahn as a representative, and his image is often seen in advertisements on planes travelling to Korea. He acted twice as the President of Korea in the movies the Romantic President (2002) and Hanbando (2006).
He had military service after graduating from university as an artillery officer(first lieutenant, 1974 ~ 1976) which he volunteered for.

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Bruce Willis
Walter Bruce Willis (born March 19, 1955) is a German-born American actor, producer, and musician. His career began in television in the 1980s and has continued both in television and film since, including comedic, dramatic, and action roles. He is well known for the role of John McClane in the Die Hard series, which were mostly critical and uniformly financial successes. He has also appeared in over sixty films, including box office successes like Pulp Fiction (1994), 12 Monkeys (1995), The Fifth Element (1997), Armageddon (1998), The Sixth Sense (1999), Unbreakable (2000), Sin City (2005), Over the Hedge (2006) and Red (2010).
Motion pictures featuring Willis have grossed US$2.64 billion to 3.05 billion at North American box offices, making him the ninth highest-grossing actor in a leading role and twelfth highest including supporting roles. He is a two-time Emmy Award–winning, Golden Globe Award–winning and four-time Saturn Award–nominated actor. Willis was married to actress Demi Moore and they had three daughters before their divorce in 2000, following thirteen years of marriage. He is currently married to model Emma Heming, with whom he has one daughter.

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Choi Ji-woo
Choi Ji-woo (Hangul: 최지우; born Choi Mi-hyang on June 11, 1975 in Paju, Gyeonggi Province) is a South Korean actress most famous for starring in the television dramas Winter Sonata, Beautiful Days and Stairway to Heaven.
Choi was first discovered when she won a talent audition organized by MBC in 1994, and made her debut in 1995's War and Love, after which she adopted the stage name Choi Ji-woo.
In the next couple of years she would star in both dramas and films, including The Hole (a Korean remake of Hollywood thriller Hush) and the romantic comedies First Kiss with Ahn Jae-wook and The Romantic President with Ahn Sung-ki. But it was her portrayals on TV of tragic heroines with a pure and innocent image -- notably in Truth opposite Ryu Shi-won and Beautiful Days opposite Lee Byung-hun -- that boosted her rising popularity.
It was in 2002 when she reunited onscreen with Bae Yong-joon (she previously had a supporting role in his 1995 drama First Love) that she would star in her most famous, iconic role. Directed by Yoon Seok-ho as the second installment of his "season dramas",Winter Sonata became a phenomenal hit throughout Asia and has been credited as one of the initiators of the Korean wave. As a result Choi gained wide pan-Asian recognition, especially a huge following in Japan where she acquired the nickname Ji-woo Hime ("Princess Ji-woo"). In 2009 she and Bae reprised their roles as voice actors for Winter Sonata Anime. She continues to be a lucrative star and brand in Japan, fetching high licensing/broadcasting rights for her dramas and selling out concerts and merchandise (tvN E News compiled a list of the top Hallyu stars in Japan based on their approximate gross incomes for the first half of 2011, and Choi was #5 with approximately $2 million USD).

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Choi Min-sik
Choi Min-sik (born January 22, 1962) is a South Korean actor. He is best known for his critically acclaimed roles in Oldboy and I Saw the Devil.
Min-sik was born on January 22, 1962 in Seoul, South Korea.
Along with Song Kang-Ho, he is one of the premiere Korean actors both domestically and on the global scene. Choi started his career as a theatrical actor before adding film roles, first with parts in Park Jong-won's films Kuro Arirang and Our Twisted Hero and later in the 1990s by appearing as a police investigator in No. 3 and as a North Korean agent in Korea's most successful film ever at that point, Shiri.
In the 2000s, aided by the success of Shiri, Choi continued to get versatile lead roles first as a gangster in Failan and then as a 19th-century painter in Chihwaseon. In 2003, he took on the role that brought him international attention as revenge-seeking Oh Dae-su in Oldboy.
At various points during 2006, Choi (and several other Korean filmmakers, though separately from Choi) demonstrated in Seoul and at the Cannes Film Festival against the Korean decision to reduce the Film Quota from 146 to 73 days.

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Go Soo
Go Soo (born October 4, 1978) is a South Korean actor. He has appeared in SBS television series Piano, Green Rose and Will It Snow On Christmas?. He has also starred in the 2004 Some and 2009 White Night. He recently started Front Line with Shin Ha Kyun
Go Soo first appeared in a soft drink TV advertisement wherein he waits for his girlfriend in a curfew and, in 1998, appeared as an extra in a music video, the band Position’s "Last Promise". He made his first step onto television in 1999 through MBC sitcom Jump, where his handsome appearance and cute smile reminded the audience of Cho Hyeon Jae and Ji Sung. He also drew critical praise when he appeared in the drama series Piano in 2001. One review described him as an "actor with precision." Piano was his first drama series produced by SBS, where he was asked to sign a contract; after this, all of his dramas have been SBS-produced.
Go had his first movie hit in 2004 as a drug crime officer in Some, the first film in which he performed his own stunts. In 2005, he starred in action-packed TV series Green Rose, playing a simple man who fell in love with a rich woman and was accused of a crime he did not commit. Green Rose was shot in both China and South Korea, next to KBS television series Full House and Beijing My Love.

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Han Chae-young
Han Chae-young (born Kim Ji-young, 13 September 1980) is a South Korean actress.
She majored in performing arts at Dongguk University.
Critics have praised her work in the television drama, Delightful Girl Choon-Hyang, which is a present-day version of the historical story, Chunhyang. Critics doubted the series would succeed, but it has proven to be a favorite among young adults. Han plays a fun-loving, free-spirited young woman.
She is aptly known as the "Barbie Doll" of Korea. She is also known for her work in the popular Korean drama Boys Over Flowers as Min Seo Hyun, a model and first love of JiHoo.
Han Chae-young is married to Choi Dong-joon.
She acted in her first live-stage performance in "서툰 사람들".
Han Chae Young's weibo

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Han Hyo-joo
Han Hyo-joo (Korean: 한효주, born February 22, 1987 in Cheongju, North Chungcheong) is a South Korean actress and model.
Han was first discovered in a teenage beauty pageant in 2003. She began her acting career in the sitcom Nonstop 5 and the gangster comedy My Boss, My Teacher. Han raised her profile by being cast in Spring Waltz, the fourth and final installment of TV director Yoon Suk-ho's Season Dramas series, following Autumn in My Heart, Winter Sonata and Summer Scent. Though it received low ratings in Korea, Spring Waltz was exported to and aired in other Asian countries, including Indonesia, China, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Thailand, Singapore and the Philippines.
In 2006 director Lee Yoon-ki cast the newbie in the starring role in his low-budget indie Ad-lib Night, which follows a young woman who rediscovers herself through an eerie overnight encounter with strangers. Han followed that with two highly successful TV projects - KBS daily drama Like Land and Sky in 2007 and SBS masked-adventurer series Iljimae in 2008. She made another independent film, Ride Away, which debuted at the 2008 Jeonju International Film Festival.

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Helen Mirren
Dame Helen Mirren, DBE (born Helen Lydia Mironoff; 26 July 1945) is an English actor. She has won an Academy Award for Best Actress, four SAG Awards, four BAFTAs, three Golden Globes, four Emmy Awards, and two Cannes Film Festival Best Actress Awards.
Mirren was born Helen Lydia Mironoff in Queen Charlotte's Hospital, Chiswick, West London. Her father, Vasiliy Petrovich Mironov (1913–1980), was of Russian origin, and her mother, Kitty (née Kathleen Alexandrina Eva Matilda Rogers; 1909–1996), was English. Mirren's paternal grandfather, Colonel Pyotr Vasilievich Mironov, was in the Tsarist Army and fought in the 1904 Russo-Japanese War. He later became a diplomat, and was negotiating an arms deal in Britain, when he and his family were stranded during the Russian Revolution. The former diplomat became a London cab driver to support his family.
His son, Helen Mirren's father, changed the family name to the Scottish-sounding Mirren in the 1950s and became known as Basil Mirren. He played the viola with the London Philharmonic before World War II, and later drove a cab and was a driving-test examiner, before becoming a civil servant with the Ministry of Transport. Mirren's mother was from West Ham, East London, and was the 13th of 14 children born to a butcher whose father had been the butcher to Queen Victoria. Mirren considers her upbringing to have been "very anti-monarchist".

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John Woo
John Woo Yu-Sen SBS (born 1 May 1946) is a Hong Kong film director, writer, and producer. Recognized for his stylised films of highly choreographed action sequences, Mexican standoffs, and use of slow-motion. Woo has directed several notable Hong Kong action films, among them, A Better Tomorrow, The Killer, Hard Boiled and Red Cliff. His Hollywood films include Hard Target, Broken Arrow, Face/Off and Mission: Impossible 2. He also created the comic series Seven Brothers, published by Virgin Comics. Woo was described by Dave Kehr in The Observer in 2002 as "arguably the most influential director making movies today". Woo cites his three favorite films as David Lean's Lawrence of Arabia, Akira Kurosawa's Seven Samurai and Jean-Pierre Melville's Le Samouraï.
Woo was born amidst the chaos of the Chinese Civil War in 1946. The Christian Woo family, faced with persecution during Mao Zedong's early anti-bourgeois purges after the communist revolution in China, fled to Hong Kong when he was five. Impoverished, the Woo family lived in the slums at Shek Kip Mei. His father was a teacher, though rendered unable to work by tuberculosis, and his mother was a manual laborer on construction sites. The family was rendered homeless by the big Shek Kip Mei fire of 1953. Charitable donations from disaster relief efforts enabled the family to relocate; however, violent crime had by then become commonplace in Hong Kong housing projects.

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Josh Hartnett
Joshua Daniel "Josh" Hartnett (born July 21, 1978) is an American actor and producer. He first came to audiences' attention in 1997 as "Michael Fitzgerald" in the television series Cracker. He made his feature film debut in 1998, co-starring with Jamie Lee Curtis in Halloween H20: 20 Years Later for Miramax. That same year, he received an MTV Movie Award nomination for Best Breakthrough Male Performance. Hartnett gained fame for his role as Captain Danny Walker in Pearl Harbor, and has starred since then for a variety of well-known directors such as Ridley Scott, Brian De Palma, Robert Rodriguez, Tran Anh Hung, Roland Joffé and Michael Bay.
Hartnett was born in Saint Paul, Minnesota, and was raised by his father, Daniel Hartnett, a building manager, and his stepmother, Molly, an artist. He has three younger half-siblings. He is of mainly Irish ancestry and was raised Roman Catholic, attending Nativity of Our Lord Catholic Grade School, where he played Adam Apple in an eighth grade production of "Krazy Kamp". He later attended Cretin-Derham Hall High School before switching to South High School in Minneapolis, Minnesota, from which he graduated in June 1996.

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Jung Woo-sung
Jung Woo-sung (Korean: 정우성, March 20, 1973) is a South Korean actor.
Jung Woo-sung was born in Seoul on March 20(lunar calendar), 1973. After first finding work as a model, he made his film debut in the 1994 movie The Fox with Nine Tails, together with Ko So-young. He and Ko would go on to act in two more films together.
Jung found widespread fame in Kim Sung-soo's 1997 film Beat, in which he played a high school student who becomes caught up in gang life against his will. Since this film, he became known as one of Korea's top commercial stars. In the subsequent years he portrayed a young boxer in City of the Rising Sun, a naval lieutenant in Phantom: The Submarine, and a marathoner in Love.
In 2001, Jung took on one of his most high-profile roles in Kim Sung-soo's epic blockbuster Musa. Playing a long-haired slave, he acted opposite Chinese superstar Zhang Ziyi and received wide exposure abroad as well as in Korea. After spending time in 2002 directing a series of music videos and appearing in a large number of commercials, Jung took on the eccentric lead role in Mutt Boy, the fifth film by director Kwak Kyung-taek (Friend, Champion).

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Kim Ji-woon
Kim Ji-woon (born May 27, 1964) is a South Korean film director and screenwriter. Kim Ji-woon has a history of successfully tackling a wide range of film genres, garnering a cult following among Asian films fans all over the world.
Kim started out directing theater, but has worked with increasing levels of success in cinema, showing accomplished acting and a detailed stylization in his films. Kim also pays careful attention to the release of his films on DVD and goes to greater than usual lengths to package them with extensive documentary materials and revealing commentary tracks.
Kim is growing substantially both as a director and a visual stylist as demonstrated by two of his most recent films A Tale of Two Sisters and A Bittersweet Life both of which were received as critical and commercial successes.
In 2010 Kim directed the thriller I Saw the Devil, the cast of which includes Choi Min-sik and Lee Byung-hun.
Kim's next film is his US debut, featuring the return of Arnold Schwarzenegger to acting, Last Stand for Lionsgate films.

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Kim Tae-hee
Kim Tae-hee (Korean: 김태희, born March 29, 1980) is a South Korean actress and model. She is best known for her roles in Korean dramas such as Iris and Stairway to Heaven.
Kim Tae-hee was born on 29 March 1980 in Ulsan, South Korea. She is the second of three children. Kim has an older sister and a younger brother, Lee Wan, who is also an actor and appeared in her television series Stairway to Heaven. Kim moved to Ulsan as a child. She had an average of ‘100′ for all subjects throughout her three years in middle school. She enrolled at Ulsan Girls High School and moved to Seoul to attend university. In 2005, she graduated from Seoul National University with a degree in Fashion Design.
Kim began her career in entertainment as a model and in television commercials. She rose to stardom via her portrayal of the evil stepsister in the popular SBS TV series Stairway to Heaven. Her other TV projects include the supernatural KBS series Forbidden Love and the SBS campus romance Love Story in Harvard. Both series were successful. For her performance in Forbidden Love, she was honored with the Best Female Newcomer award.

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Lee Byung-hun
Lee Byung-hun (Korean: 이병헌; born July 12, 1970) is a South Korean actor known for starring in the critically acclaimed Joint Security Area (2000), A Bittersweet Life (2005), The Good, the Bad, the Weird (2008) and I Saw the Devil (2010). His more popular television dramas include Iris (2009), All In (2003) and Beautiful Days (2001).
Lee, along with Ahn Sung-ki, are the first Korean actors to imprint their hand and foot prints on the forecourt of Grauman's Chinese Theatre in Hollywood, Los Angeles.
Lee auditioned in the 1991 KBS Super Talent Audition and was accepted, making his debut in the television drama Asphalt My Hometown. His breakthrough role was in the 2000 film Joint Security Area directed by Park Chan-wook. He played a border-guard soldier who crossed to North Korea nightly and forged a friendship with a soldier on the opposing side. The film was a critical and commercial success and broke records as the highest grossing film in Korean history. His performance earned him Best Actor jointly with Song Kang-ho at the Pusan Film Critics Awards. He also starred in the film Bungee Jumping of Their Own, about a man whose girlfriend dies and is later reincarnated as a man.

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Park Chan-wook
Park Chan-wook (Hangul: 박찬욱; born August 23, 1963) is a South Korean film director, screenwriter, producer, and former film critic. One of the most acclaimed and popular filmmakers in his native country, Park is most known for his films Joint Security Area, Thirst and what has become known as The Vengeance Trilogy, consisting of 2002's Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance, Oldboy in 2003 and Sympathy for Lady Vengeance in 2005. His films are noted for their immaculate framing and often brutal subject matter.
In a May 2004 interview with The Hollywood Reporter, Park listed Sophocles, Shakespeare, Kafka, Dostoevsky, Balzac, Kurt Vonnegut and others as being influences on his career. In a later interview for Lady Vengeance, Park listed Alfred Hitchcock, Robert Aldrich, Ingmar Bergman, Sam Fuller, Roman Polanski and Kim Ki-young as cinematic influences.
Park was born and raised in Seoul, and studied philosophy at Sogang University, where he started a cinema-club called the "Sogang Film Community" and published a number of articles on contemporary cinema. Originally intending to be an art critic, upon seeing Vertigo he resolved to try to become a filmmaker. After graduation, he wrote articles on film for journals, and soon became an assistant director of films like Kkamdong, directed by Yu Yeong-jin, and Watercolor painting in a Rainy Day, directed by Kwak Jae-yong (My Sassy Girl).

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Song Hye Kyo
Song Hye-kyo (Korean: 송혜교, born February 26, 1982) is a South Korean model and actress. She gained popularity through television dramas such as Autumn in My Heart (2000), All In (2003), and Full House (2004).
Song debuted in the entertainment industry in 1996 when she won the Grand Prize in SunKyung Smart (a school uniform company) when she was finishing her third year in junior high school. It was not long until she starred in her first drama, Merry Morning. Since then, she would continue to star in a string of various dramas and sitcoms but it wasn't until the KBS drama Autumn in My Heart in 2000 with Song Seung-hun and Won Bin that she rose to fame throughout Asia.
In 2003, her popularity continued to climb when she played a leading role alongside Lee Byung-hun in the gambling drama All In. The following year, she co-starred with singer Rain in the hit romantic comedy series Full House.
After the pan-Asian success of Full House, she made her big-screen debut in My Girl and I (a Korean adaptation of Crying Out Love in the Center of the World), which was panned by audiences and critics alike. Vocal about her dissatisfaction with typecasting in the roles she was being offered, Song went on a 2-year hiatus.

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Song Hye-kyo
Song Hye-kyo (Korean: 송혜교, born February 26, 1982) is a South Korean model and actress. She gained popularity through television dramas such as Autumn in My Heart (2000), All In (2003), and Full House (2004).
Song debuted in the entertainment industry in 1996 when she won the Grand Prize in SunKyung Smart (a school uniform company) when she was finishing her third year in junior high school. It was not long until she starred in her first drama, Merry Morning. Since then, she would continue to star in a string of various dramas and sitcoms but it wasn't until the KBS drama Autumn in My Heart in 2000 with Song Seung-hun and Won Bin that she rose to fame throughout Asia.
In 2003, her popularity continued to climb when she played a leading role alongside Lee Byung-hun in the gambling drama All In. The following year, she co-starred with singer Rain in the hit romantic comedy series Full House.
After the pan-Asian success of Full House, she made her big-screen debut in My Girl and I (a Korean adaptation of Crying Out Love in the Center of the World), which was panned by audiences and critics alike. Vocal about her dissatisfaction with typecasting in the roles she was being offered, Song went on a 2-year hiatus.

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Song Kang-ho
Song Kang-ho (Korean: 송강호; born January 17, 1967, in Gimhae) is a leading South Korean film actor.
Song Kang-ho never professionally trained as an actor, beginning his career in social theater groups after graduating from Kimhae High School. After getting a degree from Busan Kyungsang College, he later joined Kee Kuk-seo's influential theatre company with its emphasis on instinctive acting and improvisation which proved Song's training ground. He made his stage premiere in 1991, in the play Dongseung. Although regularly approached to act in films, he always turned down the opportunity until taking a role as an extra in Hong Sang-soo's The Day a Pig Fell into the Well (1996).
In the following year, after portraying one of the homeless in Jang Sun-woo's docu-style Bad Movie, he gained cult notoriety for his show-stealing performance in Song Neung-han's No. 3 as a gangster training a group of young recruits, winning his first Best Actor award at the Blue Dragon Film Awards. Since that time he's been cast in several supporting roles before his high-profile appearance as Han Suk-kyu's secret agent partner in Kang Je-gyu's blockbuster thriller Shiri.

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Soo Ae
Park Soo-ae (Hangul: 박수애; born July 25, 1980), known simply as Soo Ae, is a South Korean actress.
Soo Ae nearly became a member of a pop idol group. Fresh out of high school, a record agent approached the young stunner on the street in the trendy Apgujeong area. She spent six months in grueling practice, but in the end had no album to put out. She reminisced in an interview, "I didn't sing well, but the six months I spent with the team was so fun. I was lucky to get into acting."
She made her small screen debut in 2002 in a one-act drama on MBC, going on to star in Love Letter, Merry Go Round and April Kiss. Her hit historical drama Emperor of the Sea was exported to other Asian countries, South America and the Middle East, introducing Soo Ae to a wider international audience.
With her classical beauty and pure, graceful image, Soo Ae gained the moniker "queen of tears". But she revamped that image in the 2007 romantic comedy Two Outs in the Ninth Inning opposite Lee Jung-jin, playing a 30-year-old foul-mouthed, disheveled and jaded single woman struggling with life and love. Soo Ae in reality famously has a husky, neutral voice, which helped her tomboyish performance feel so natural. But her voice hasn't always been a plus. "I've been told many times that my voice would be a detriment to my career," she said. "When I first got started, a lot of viewers posted comments online that they changed the channel because of the way I talk. [...] It was odd because I thought of my husky voice as my biggest asset. So I would tell people, 'Keep on listening, you'll get to like it.'"

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Takuya Kimura
Takuya Kimura (木村拓哉, Kimura Takuya^?) (born November 13, 1972), nicknamed Kimutaku (キムタク^?), is a Japanese singer and actor. He is also a member of the Japanese idol group SMAP. Most of the TV dramas he starred in produced high ratings in Japan. He has become one of the most well-known and successful actors/singers/entertainers in Japan and other Asian countries.
Born in Tokyo, Kimura lived in Minoo, Osaka Prefecture until he was six years old. Then, he lived and attended elementary school and junior high school in Chiba. One of his relatives sent in the application to the Johnny & Associates talent agency, which specializes in young male teen idols, and he became a member of Johnny's Juniors, a group of trainees, in 1987. Then he became one of the 12 members in a unit called "Skate Boys". Skate Boys used to be backup dancers of Hikaru Genji, which at the time was a very popular group. In 1988, SMAP was created, and he joined. The group then consisted of six members: Masahiro Nakai, Takuya Kimura, Goro Inagaki, Katsuyuki Mori, Tsuyoshi Kusanagi, Shingo Katori; Katsuyuki Mori later left SMAP to pursue an autoracing career in the mid 90s. After SMAP was formed, each member pursued an individual career by starring in B-list television dramas. Their first single "Can't Stop!! -LOVING-" was released in 1991, but it received mixed reviews.

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Lee Byunghun singing Tears, live 10 years ago....

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Lee Byung Hun, 2010 Style Icon of the Year

Lee Byung Hun-ssi awarded the 'Style Icon of the Year' at the 2010 Style Icon Awards held ...

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[AUDIO] Stay - Lee Byung Hun

Dedicate to my forever lovers - Tabi & Hunnie ajuhssi :) Song: Stay - Lee Byung Hun Lyrics...

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Someday~Lee Byung Hun

Someday~Lee Byung Hun...

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Just the way you are...

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Lee- Byung- Hun ～ I write the songs

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Lee Byung Hun & Soo Ae "Once in a Summer" ed.2

2007 Korean movie. Starring Lee Byung Hun and Soo Ae....

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Beautiful Days ep. 6 part 1

Starring Lee Byung Hun & Choi Ji Woo Credits go to Soompi fans...

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Lee Byung Hun, Seoul Global Ambassador 2010

Lee Byung Hun appointed the new Seoul Honorary Global Ambassador at the Seoul Festival Cer...

published: 05 Nov 2010

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Beautifu Days ep. 6 part 4

Starring Lee Byung Hun & Choi Ji Woo Credits go to soompi fans...

published: 02 Jan 2007

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Happy Together korean drama Episode 1 해피 투게더

Suh Tae-poong, (Lee Byung Hun), is a baseball player, who lost his sisters and brother. Su...

published: 25 Jul 2012

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Happy Together korean drama Episode 2 피 투게더

Suh Tae-poong, (Lee Byung Hun), is a baseball player, who lost his sisters and brother. Su...

published: 25 Jul 2012

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The End of Jewish Power

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02 Dec 2012

Article by WN.com Guest Writer Gilad Atzmon. Israel suffered a humiliating defeat at The UN recently. The nations of the world stood up and said NO to the Jewish state - NO to Israeli occupation, NO to Israeli human rights abuse, NO to Jewish racism. In effect, they stood up and confessed to serious Zio-fatigue ... This is a very good news indeed. But interestingly, this united opposition to Israel is not in response to Israeli strength ... ....(size: 2.6Kb)

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'Taliban attackers' target US Afghanistan base

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02 Dec 2012

There have been "multiple explosions" near an airfield at a US base in eastern Afghanistan, Nato has said. Afghan intelligence officials told the BBC seven suicide attackers targeted the base in Jalalabad, and witnesses said that gunfire was heard ... Counter claims ... There were no Nato casualties in the attack, officials said ... ....(size: 1.7Kb)

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U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon speaks at the Human Rights Council at the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland

Israel settlement bid a 'fatal blow' to peace

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03 Dec 2012

UNITED NATIONS. UN leader Ban Ki-moon warned Sunday that if Israel implemented its latest plan for new settlements it would deal an “almost fatal blow” to any prospects for peace with the Palestinians.   Israel’s announcement about the 3,000 Jewish settler homes, whose planned location was not revealed, came in the wake of a historic vote by the United Nations General Assembly to upgrade Palestine’s diplomatic status ... ....(size: 4.2Kb)

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Army Pfc. Bradley Manning, center, steps out of a security vehicle as he is escorted into a courthouse in Fort Meade, Md., Wednesday, Nov. 28, 2012, for a pretrial hearing.

Pfc. Manning: From Bloody Eagle to Bloody Cage

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02 Dec 2012

Article by WN.com Correspondent Dallas Darling. Much like the United States, the Vikings were a paradoxical and duplicitous civilization. Not only were they highly skilled shipbuilders and tremendous explorers, not to mention their expertise in the fishing, farming and trading industries, but they helped establish and contribute to the nation-states of France, England, Ireland, Germany, Russia, and Iceland ... This came to mind when Pfc....(size: 5.5Kb)

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Congo rebels' withdrawal from Goma 'purely tactical', say analysts

The Guardian

03 Dec 2012

Despite retreat by the M23, there's no sign that any of the major players are willing to act to stop the violence flaring up again. A Congolese M23 rebels sleeps in the back of a truck as the rebels withdraw from Goma. Photograph. Phil Moore/AFP/Getty Images. After much initial confusion, reports indicate that rebels in the Democratic Republic of Congo have finally withdrawn from the eastern city of Goma ... This seems unlikely now ... ....(size: 7.1Kb)

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CJ's Masquerade clocks up 12m admissions

Screen Daily

24 Nov 2012

CJ Entertainment’s period drama Masquerade has clocked up more than 12 million admissions, according to the Korean Film Council (KOFIC), contributing to a record box office haul for local films in Korea this year. Directed by Choo Chang-min and starring Lee Byung-hun, Masquerade has now taken the number four spot of all-time in Korea. It recently screened in the London Korean Film Festival as well as at the Abu Dhabi fest ... Email Save ... ....(size: 5.3Kb)

'Masquerade' Steals No. 4 Spot in All-Time Box-Office Sales

Chosunilbo

14 Nov 2012

"Masquerade," starring Lee Byung-hun as both an ancient Korean king and the court jester who serves as his double to foil an assassination attempt, has leapfrogged the Korean ......(size: 0.9Kb)

Lee Byung-hun to Appear at London Korean Film Fest

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07 Nov 2012

Choo Chang-min's "Masquerade" starring Lee Byung-hun has been selected to close the annual Korean Film Festival in the U.K., which is ......(size: 0.7Kb)

How politics plays out in South Korean cinema

IMDb

07 Nov 2012

The clown's a dead spit for Gwanghae (they're both played by GI Joe dreamboat Lee Byung-hun), and his advisors are powerless to reproach his cheekier impulses in public, lest the secret ......(size: 1.0Kb)

Anupam Kher is one of the best in Asia

IMDb

07 Nov 2012

The 57-year-old actor shared this happiness with his Twitter-family ... âOther four actors are â Li BingBing (China), Lee Byung-Hun (South Korea), Iko Uwais (Thailand) and Aaron Kwok (Hong Kong).â ... ....(size: 0.9Kb)

The Thieves opens doors to Korean cinema in UK

BBC News

05 Nov 2012

Once the South Korean film industry was little known outside Asia. Yet this year it won the top prize at the Venice Film Festival. Now a festival in the UK aims to show that South Korea can impress both with art-house fare and in the mass market - and Korean film talent is beginning to turn up elsewhere too ... Wide influences ... Lee Byung-hun, for example, appears in the forthcoming Bruce Willis film Red 2 ... Missing north ... ....(size: 5.5Kb)

Anupam Kher named among five best actors in Asia

Deccan Chronicle

04 Nov 2012

The 57-year-old actor, who has appeared in many international film projects in his three-decade old career, shares the honour with actors like Li BingBing, Lee Byung-Hun, Iko Uwais and Aaron Kwok....(size: 1.2Kb)

Anupam among five most talented actors in Asia

Newstrack India

04 Nov 2012

Tweet ... "Happy to share. Hollywood Reporter in its latest issue has listed me among the five best actors in Asia ... "Other four actors are - Li BingBing (China), Lee Byung-Hun (South Korea), Iko Uwais (Thailand) and Aaron Kwok (Hong Kong)," he wrote ... Post comments.. ) .. ).. Comments. ... . . . . . .. . . .. ....(size: 2.1Kb)

This week's new film events

The Guardian

03 Nov 2012

Warp Films 10 . London Korean Film Festival . Sci-Fi London Post Apocolympic . French Film Festival. Thomas Turgoose in This is England. Warp Films 10, Sheffield ... It's all here. heist thrillers (Ocean's Eleven-like The Thieves), period dramas (Masquerade, starring local heartthrob Lee Byung-hun), comedies, dramas, sports movies, even a comedy-period-heist-thriller (The Grand Heist, about stealing ice in the 18th century) ... God Save Britannia....(size: 3.9Kb)

Today's Hot Trailer: G.I. Joe: Retaliation Returns to Action

IMDb

02 Nov 2012

... Joe Colton and Dwayne Johnson as Roadblock, with only Channing Tatum, Ray Park and Lee Byung-Hun returning from Rise of Cobra to play Duke, Snake Eyes and Storm Shadow, respectively....(size: 0.9Kb)

'Masquerade' sets record for Daejong Film Awards

The Examiner

01 Nov 2012

"Masquerade" tells the story of King Gwanghae (Lee Byung-Hun) who has been the King for the past 8 years ... Heo Gyun then comes across a clown named Ha-Sun (Lee Byung-Hun), who performs lewd shows in front of drunken noblemen ... Best Actor – Lee Byung-hun ... Popularity Award – Lee Byung-hun....(size: 8.4Kb)

'Masquerade' Sweeps Daejong Film Awards

Chosunilbo

01 Nov 2012

On top of that it bagged the Popularity Award ... Lee Byung-hun, who plays the dual role of the king and the clown, won Best Actor, and Ryu Seung-ryong, who played the chief secretary, Best Supporting Actor ... ....(size: 1.3Kb)

'Masquerade' Sells Over 10 Million Tickets at Box Office

Chosunilbo

22 Oct 2012

The film starring Lee Byung-hun is also the second flick to register this level of box-office receipts this year following "The Thieves ." ... ....(size: 0.8Kb)

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This is a Korean name; the family name is Lee.

Lee Byung-hun
Lee at the 2008 Toronto International Film Festival for The Good, the Bad, the Weird
Born	(1970-07-12) July 12, 1970 (age 41) Seoul, South Korea
Nationality	South Korea
Occupation	Actor, Singer
Years active	1991–present

Korean name
Hangul	이병헌
Hanja	李炳憲
Revised Romanization	I Byeong-heon
McCune–Reischauer	Yi Pyŏnghŏn
Website
www.leebyunghun.kr

Lee Byung-hun (Korean: 이병헌; born July 12, 1970) is a South Korean actor known for starring in the critically acclaimed Joint Security Area (2000), A Bittersweet Life (2005), The Good, the Bad, the Weird (2008) and I Saw the Devil (2010). His more popular television dramas include Iris (2009), All In (2003) and Beautiful Days (2001).

Lee, along with Ahn Sung-ki, are the first Korean actors to imprint their hand and foot prints on the forecourt of Grauman's Chinese Theatre in Hollywood, Los Angeles.

1 Career
- 1.1 Other work
2 Personal life
3 Filmography
- 3.1 Film
- 3.2 Television
4 Discography
5 Awards and nominations
- 5.1 Won
- 5.2 Nominations
6 References
7 External links

Career [link]

Lee auditioned in the 1991 KBS Super Talent Audition and was accepted, making his debut in the television drama Asphalt My Hometown.^[1] His breakthrough role was in the 2000 film Joint Security Area directed by Park Chan-wook. He played a border-guard soldier who crossed to North Korea nightly and forged a friendship with a soldier on the opposing side. The film was a critical and commercial success and broke records as the highest grossing film in Korean history.^[2] His performance earned him Best Actor jointly with Song Kang-ho at the Pusan Film Critics Awards.^[3] He also starred in the film Bungee Jumping of Their Own, about a man whose girlfriend dies and is later reincarnated as a man.^[4]

In 2001 he played Lee Min-chul in Beautiful Days, a drama about an arrogant businessman who falls for an innocent orphan, played by Choi Ji-woo. He also starred in the film Addicted as a man who falls into a coma and wakes up believing he is his dead brother. In 2003 he took the leading role in the poker drama All In opposite Song Hye-kyo. For his performance, he won the Grand Prize at the SBS Drama Awards and Best Actor at the Baeksang Arts Awards.^[5]^[6] In 2004, Lee appeared in the romantic comedy Everybody Has Secrets.^[7]

In 2005 he earned critical acclaim for his performance in A Bittersweet Life which was screened out of competition at the Cannes Film Festival.^[8] Lee was nominated for Best Actor at the Blue Dragon Film Awards and Grand Bell Awards, and won at the Chunsa Film Art Awards, Baeksang Arts Awards and the Critics Choice Awards. He also appeared in the romance film Once in a Summer opposite Soo Ae.

He took his first villain role in The Good, the Bad, the Weird, a Korean western directed by Kim Ji-woon and also starring Song Kang-ho and Jung Woo-sung.^[9] The film revolves around three men in a race to acquire a treasure map and was also a major success, screening out of competition at the Cannes Film Festival.^[8] In 2009 he co-starred with Josh Hartnett and Takuya Kimura in the film I Come with the Rain. He then made his American debut as Storm Shadow in G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra.^[10]

In late 2009, Lee returned to TV in the espionage action thriller Iris playing a secret agent with Kim Tae-hee. It was one of the most expensive shows ever produced with filming locations in Hungary, Japan as well as South Korea. ^[11] It became one of the highest rated dramas of 2009 and his performance earned him the Grand Prize at the KBS Drama Acting Awards and Best Actor at the Baeksang Arts Awards.^[12]^[13]

In 2010 Lee costarred with Choi Min-sik in I Saw the Devil, his third collaboration with director Kim Ji-woon. He played Soo-hyun, an intelligence agent who tracks a serial killer who murdered his fiance.^[14] It premiered at the Sundance Film Festival and won him the Grand Prize at the Paeksang Arts Awards.^[15]^[16] In 2012, he will reprise his role as Storm Shadow in G.I. Joe: Retaliation.^[17]^[18]

On 23 June 2012, Lee, along with Ahn Sung-ki, became the second Asians after director John Woo, and first Korean actors to leave their hand and foot prints on the forecourt of Grauman's Chinese Theatre in Hollywood, Los Angeles. He was recognised as an emerging star in Hollywood for his role of Storm Shadow in G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra and its sequel G.I. Joe: Retaliation.^[19]

Lee will next appear in the American film RED 2, the sequel to the 2010 action-comedy hit RED, alongside Bruce Willis, Catherine Zeta Jones, Helen Mirren and John Malkovich.^[20]^[21] The film is scheduled to be released in 2013.

Other work [link]

Lee has formed his own management company BH Entertainment which manages many actors including Han Hyo-joo, Go Soo, and Han Chae-young. He owns a shop BHNC which sells hats, scarfs and wallets.^[22]

Personal life [link]

He has a younger sister, Lee Eun-hee, who was Miss Korea in 1996. He graduated from Hanyang University with a major in French Literature and the Graduate School of Chung-Ang University with a major in Theater and Cinematography.

Lee dated his All In co-star Song Hye-kyo. They broke up in 2004.^[23]^[24] In Lee Byung-hun spare time he practices taekwondo.^[25] ^[26]

Filmography [link]

Film [link]

Year	Title	Korean title	Role
1995	Who Drives Me Mad?	누가 나를 미치게 하는가	Lee Jong-du
1995	Runaway	런 어웨이	Lee Dong-ho
1996	Kill the Love	그들만의 세상	Love
1997	Elegy of the Earth	지상만가	Park Jong-man
1999	The Harmonium in My Memory	내 마음의 풍금	Kang Soo-ha
2000	Joint Security Area	공동경비구역JSA	Sgt. Lee Soo-hyeok
2001	Bungee Jumping of Their Own	번지점프를 하다	Seo In-woo
2002	My Beautiful Girl, Mari	마리 이야기	Namoo (voice)
2002	Addicted	중독	Dae-jun
2004	Everybody Has Secrets	누구나 비밀은 있다	Choi Su-hyeon
2004	Three Extremes - segment "Cut"		Ryu Ji-ho
2005	A Bittersweet Life	달콤한 인생	Kim Sun-woo
2006	Once in a Summer	그해여름	Yun Suk-young
2007	HERO	N/A	Kang (cameo)
2008	The Good, the Bad, the Weird	좋은 놈, 나쁜 놈, 이상한 놈	Park Chang-yi, the Bad
2009	I Come with the Rain	N/A	Su Dongpo
2009	G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra	N/A	Storm Shadow
2010	Iris: The Movie	아이리스	Kim Hyun-jun
	The Influence	인플루언스	W
	I Saw the Devil	악마를 보았다	Kim Soo-hyeon
2012	G.I. Joe: Retaliation	N/A	Storm Shadow
2012	I am the King of Joseon	나는 조선의 왕이다	King Gwanghae^[27]
2013	Red 2	N/A

Television [link]

Year	Title	Role
1991	Asphalt My Hometown
	Family
	Flower That Never Wilt
1992	Wild Sunflower
	Days of Sunshine	Choi Hyung-man
	Dawn
	Tomorrow Love	Shin Bum Soo
1993	The Sorrow of the Survivor	Ja-myung
1993	Police	Oh Hae-sung
1994	The Fragrance of Love	Kim Jun-ho
1995	Asphalt Man	Kang Dong-joon
1995	Son of Wind	Chang Hong-pyo
1997	Beautiful My Lady	Hwang Jun-ho
	I Do
	White Sand
1998	White Night 3.98	Min Gyeong-bin
1999	Happy Together	Suh Tae-poong
	Love Story - Story 1: Sunflower	Tae-sung
	Sally is Back
2001	Road	Woo-sik
2001	Beautiful Days	Lee Min-chul
2003	All In	Kim In-ha
2009	Iris	Kim Hyun-jun
2011	Diplomat Kosaku Kuroda	John (cameo)

Discography [link]

Albums [link]

Album #	Album Information	Tracklisting
1	Lee Byung Hun - To Me^[28] Released: August 1, 1999 Label: Doremi Media Co., Ltd Language: Korean	Tracklisting 사랑하는 사람이 생겼습니다 Tears 이렇게 우리 곁에 없는 채로 이연 Tears(Sound Ver.) 허락되지 않은 사랑 때로는 우리가 Tears II Instrumental

Single [link]

Single #	Single Information	Tracklisting
1	いつか Itsuka (Someday)^[29] Released: October 15, 2008 Label: Universal Japan Language: Japanese	Tracklisting いつか（Rock Ver.）いつか（Ballad Ver.）接吻（くちづけ）の指輪いつか（Rock Ver.）-Instrumental- いつか（Ballad Ver.）-Instrumental- 接吻（くちづけ）の指輪 -Instrumental-

Soundtrack [link]

Year	Track	Album
2010	"Stay"	Iris OST
2010	"Endless Road"	Iris OST

Awards and nominations [link]

Won [link]

2011 Korean Popular Culture and Arts Award - President's Award
2011 47th Baeksang Arts Awards - Grand Prize award for Film for I Saw the Devil^[30]
2010 Style Icon Awards: Style Icon of the Year
2010 Tokyo Drama Awards - Best Actor in Asia for Iris
2010 5th Seoul International Drama Awards - Hallyu Star Male Actor for Iris^[31]
2010 5th Asian-Pacific Producers Networks Awards - APN Award^[32]
2010 14th China Music Awards and Asian Influential Awards - Best Asian Influential International Actor
2010 46th Baeksang Arts Awards: Best Actor in a TV Drama for Iris
2010 Green Planet Movie Awards - 10 Best International Actors of the Decade (Asia)^[33]
2010 1st Seoul Arts & Culture Award - Best TV Actor for Iris^[34]
2010 5th Asia Model Festival Awards: Asia Star Award
2009 KBS Drama Acting Awards: Grand Prize (Daesang) for Iris^[35]
2009 KBS Drama Acting Awards: Netizen Popularity Award for Iris
2009 KBS Drama Acting Awards: Best Couple with Kim Tae-hee for Iris
2009 30th Blue Dragon Film Awards: Popularity Award
2006 42nd Baeksang Arts Awards: Best Actor in a Film for A Bittersweet Life^[36]
2005 13th Chunsa Film Art Awards: Best Actor for A Bittersweet Life
2005 25th Critics Choice Awards: Best Actor for A Bittersweet Life
2003 39th Baeksang Arts Awards: Best Actor in a Drama for All In
2003 SBS Drama Awards: Grand Prize (Daesang) for All In
2003 SBS Drama Awards: Top 10 Stars Award for All In
2001 SBS Drama Awards: i-Star Award for Beautiful Days
2001 SBS Drama Awards: Top 10 Stars Award for Beautiful Days
2001 22nd Blue Dragon Film Awards: Popularity Award
2000 1st Pusan Film Critics Awards: Best Actor for Joint Security Area
1996 32nd Baeksang Arts Awards: Male Excellence Award (TV category) for Son of Wind
1996 34th Grand Bell Awards: Best New Actor for Runaway
1995 6th Chunsa Film Art Awards: Best New Actor for Who Drives Me Mad?
1995 KBS Drama Acting Awards: Male Excellence Award for Son Of Wind
1993 KBS Drama Acting Awards: Male Excellence Award for Tomorrow Love
1992 KBS Drama Acting Awards: Best New Actor for Day of Sunrise

Nominations [link]

2010 31st Blue Dragon Film Awards - nominated Best Actor for I Saw the Devil
2010 47th Grand Bell Awards - nominated Best Actor for I Saw the Devil
2009 Asian Film Awards - nominated Best Supporting Actor for The Good, the Bad, the Weird^[37]
2008 29th Blue Dragon Film Awards - nominated Best Actor for The Good, the Bad, the Weird
2007 15th Chunsa Film Art Awards - nominated Best Actor for Once in a Summer
2005 26th Blue Dragon Film Awards - nominated Best Actor for A Bittersweet Life
2005 42nd Grand Bell Awards - nominated Best Actor for A Bittersweet Life^[38]
2002 23rd Blue Dragon Film Awards - nominated Best Actor for Addicted
2001 22nd Blue Dragon Film Awards - nominated Best Actor for Bungee Jumping of Their Own
2001 38th Grand Bell Awards - nominated Best Actor for Bungee Jumping of Their Own
2000 21st Blue Dragon Film Awards - nominated Best Actor for Joint Security Area
2000 37th Grand Bell Awards - nominated Best Actor for The Harmonium in My Memory

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^ Schwartz, Terri (2012-05-11). "'Red 2' Adds Catherine Zeta-Jones, Byung-Hun Lee". MTV News. Viacom. http://splashpage.mtv.com/2012/05/11/red-2-catherine-zeta-jones-byung-hun-lee/. Retrieved 2012-05-11.
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External links [link]

Lee Byung-hun official homepage (Korean)
Lee Byung-hun official Japanese fan club (Japanese)
Lee Byung-hun at the Internet Movie Database
Lee Byung-hun at the Korean Movie Database
Lee Byung-hun at AllRovi
Lee Byung-hun at HanCinema

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Name	Lee, Byung-Hun
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Date of birth	July 12, 1970
Place of birth	Seoul, South Korea
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This is a Korean name; the family name is Choi.

Choi Ji-woo
Born	(1975-06-11) June 11, 1975 (age 37) Paju, Gyeonggi Province South Korea
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1995 – present

Korean name
Hangul	최지우
Hanja	崔志宇
Revised Romanization	Choe Ji-u
McCune–Reischauer	Ch'oe Chi-u
Website
www.cjwcompany.co.kr

Choi Ji-woo (Hangul: 최지우; born Choi Mi-hyang on June 11, 1975 in Paju, Gyeonggi Province) is a South Korean actress most famous for starring in the television dramas Winter Sonata, Beautiful Days and Stairway to Heaven.

1 Career
2 Personal life
3 Filmography
4 Awards
5 References
6 External links

Career [link]

Choi was first discovered when she won a talent audition organized by MBC in 1994, and made her debut in 1995's War and Love, after which she adopted the stage name Choi Ji-woo.

In the next couple of years she would star in both dramas and films, including The Hole (a Korean remake of Hollywood thriller Hush) and the romantic comedies First Kiss with Ahn Jae-wook and The Romantic President with Ahn Sung-ki. But it was her portrayals on TV of tragic heroines with a pure and innocent image -- notably in Truth opposite Ryu Shi-won and Beautiful Days opposite Lee Byung-hun -- that boosted her rising popularity.

It was in 2002 when she reunited onscreen with Bae Yong-joon (she previously had a supporting role in his 1995 drama First Love) that she would star in her most famous, iconic role. Directed by Yoon Seok-ho as the second installment of his "season dramas",^[1] Winter Sonata became a phenomenal hit throughout Asia and has been credited as one of the initiators of the Korean wave.^[2] As a result Choi gained wide pan-Asian recognition, especially a huge following in Japan where she acquired the nickname Ji-woo Hime ("Princess Ji-woo"). In 2009 she and Bae reprised their roles as voice actors for Winter Sonata Anime. She continues to be a lucrative star and brand in Japan, fetching high licensing/broadcasting rights for her dramas and selling out concerts and merchandise (tvN E News compiled a list of the top Hallyu stars in Japan based on their approximate gross incomes for the first half of 2011, and Choi was #5 with approximately $2 million USD^[3]).

After the success of her 2003 drama Stairway to Heaven with Kwon Sang-woo, Choi again attempted to break into film. She played a familiar role in the melodrama Now and Forever^[4] and a more risque character in sex comedy Everybody Has Secrets (a Korean remake of Irish film About Adam).^[5]^[6] Both films were poorly received by critics and audiences.

Choi then spent the next few years overseas, shooting the Japanese drama RONDO opposite Yutaka Takenouchi and the Chinese drama 101st Proposal. She returned to Korean television in 2007 in Air City alongside Lee Jung-jae; her role was the Chief Operating Officer of Incheon Airport.^[7]

In 2009 she starred opposite Yoo Ji-tae in the drama Star's Lover, playing a top actress who falls in love with an ordinary man. Choi received W48 million per episode of Star's Lover, the highest salary for a Korean actress at the time (her record has since been broken by Go Hyun-jung's W55 million for the 2010 drama Daemul). That same year, she set up her own management company called C,JW Company.^[8] She also joined the ensemble cast of semi-improvisational Actresses, arguably her most significant film yet.^[9]^[10]

During the press conference for 2011 series Can't Lose co-starring Yoon Sang-hyun, which features a lawyer couple facing their own divorce suit, she was asked if she worried about shedding her pure and innocent image. Choi said, "I’ve had the same image for 15 years. Isn’t it time for me to break out? I was a melodrama queen and now I want the title of romantic comedy queen." She added that she had gained more fans after showing her cheerful, easygoing side as a guest on the reality show 2 Days & 1 Night.^[11]^[12]

Personal life [link]

Choi majored in aerobic dance at Pusan Women's College. She enrolled in Hanyang University's Department of Theater/Film and completed her first year; however she had to withdraw from college studies due to her hectic work schedule.

In 2009 Choi confirmed that she was dating her Air City co-star Lee Jin-wook.^[13]^[14] The couple broke up in 2011.^[15]^[16]

Filmography [link]

Television Drama
Year	Title	Role	Network
1995	War and Love		MBC
1996	First Love	Jang Seok-hee	KBS
1997	Happiness is in Our Hearts		SBS
1998	Love	Yoo Ji-young	MBC
1999	Love In Three Colors		KBS
1999	Love Story - "Message"		SBS
2000	Truth	Lee Ja-young	MBC
2000	Mr. Duke	Jang Soo-jin	MBC
2001	Beautiful Days	Kim Yeon-soo	SBS
2002	We Are Dating Now	Ep. 15 cameo	KBS
2002	Winter Sonata	Jung Yoo-jin	KBS
2003	Stairway to Heaven	Han Jung-suh	SBS
2004	Full House	Herself (Ep. 3 cameo)	KBS
2004	101st Proposal	Li Shao Rong
2006	RONDO	Choi Yoon-ah	TBS
2007	Air City	Han Do-kyung	MBC
2008	Star's Lover	Lee Ma-ri	SBS
2009	Winter Sonata Anime	Jung Yoo-jin (voice)	SKY PerfecTV!
2011	Fuyu no Sakura	Ep. 2 cameo	TBS
2011	Can't Lose	Lee Eun-jae	MBC

Film
Year	Title	Role
1996	The Adventures of Mrs Park
1997	The Hole	Su-jin
1998	First Kiss	Song Yeon-hwa
1999	Nowhere to Hide	Juyon
2002	The Romantic President	Choi Eun-ju
2004	Everybody Has Secrets	Han Seon-yeong
2005	Shadowless Sword	(cameo)
2006	Now and Forever	Han Hye-won
2009	Actresses	Choi Ji-woo

Awards [link]

1995: Korean Isabelle Adjani Award
1998: 34th Baeksang Arts Awards - Best New Actress (The Hole)
1998: 21st Grand Bell Awards - Best New Actress (The Hole)
1999: Video Music Awards - Golden Video Best Actress (For Your Soul)
2000: MBC Drama Awards - Best Actress (Mr Duke)
2001: SBS Drama Awards - Best Actress for Special Production Drama (Beautiful Days)
2001: SBS Drama Awards - Top 10 Stars (Beautiful Days)
2002: KBS Drama Awards - Best Actress (Winter Sonata)
2002: KBS Drama Awards - Popularity Award (Winter Sonata)
2002: Best Dresser Awards - TV Talent category
2002: 38th Baeksang Arts Awards - Popularity Award, TV category (Winter Sonata)
2003: Golden Film Awards - Popularity Award
2003: SBS Drama Awards - Best Actress for Special Production Drama (Stairway to Heaven)
2003: SBS Drama Awards - Top 10 Stars (Stairway to Heaven)
2004: 40th Baeksang Arts Awards - Popularity Award, TV category (Stairway to Heaven)
2005: Korean Movies Association - Special Award
2005: 41st Baeksang Arts Awards - Special Hallyu Award
2006: Timeless Beauty Acting Award (Seoul)
2009: Busan tourism ambassador for the years 2010-2012
2009: South Korean Presidential commendation for promoting Korea's tourism
2009: Inducted into Star Hall of Fame at the Seoul Drama Awards^[17]
2012: Asia Model Festival Awards - Asia Star Award^[18]^[19]

References [link]

^ Producer Yun Seok-ho, the creator of Yonsama and the “hallyu” frenzy KBS Global. 17 January 2005.
^ Pure Love: Tear-Jerking Love Stories Enthrall Japanese Women Web Japan. 14 October 2004.
^ tvN E News ranks top Hallyu stars in Japan based on income Allkpop. 26 July 2011.
^ 'Yeonriji' ("Now and Forever") Depends Heavily on 'Ji-woo Hime' Korea Times. 13 April 2006.
^ Sexy 'Secret' Has Little to Tell Korea Times. 29 July 2004.
^ Sex and Laughter in a “Game of Love” Dong-A Ilbo. 29 July 2004.
^ This is Who I am W Korea. June 2007.
^ http://www.hancinema.net/korean_company_56_C_v_JW_Company.html
^ "Actresses" is a miracle achieved, says Koh (Part 1) 10Asia. 23 November 2009.
^ "Actresses" is a miracle achieved, says Koh (Part 2) 10Asia. 23 November 2009.
^ Choi Ji-woo 'Can't Lose' in romantic comedy Korea Times. 23 August 2011.
^ Choi Ji-woo Thrilled About Shaking Off Old Image Chosun Ilbo. 25 August 2011.
^ Choi Ji Woo’s 007 Romance Allkpop. 18 February 2009.
^ Choi Ji-woo and Lee Jin-wook's public date Dramabeans. 17 September 2009.
^ Choi Ji Woo & Lee Jin Wook end their 3 year relationship Allkpop. 28 April 2011.
^ Hallyu actress Choi Ji-woo publicly seeks for a date WorknPlay. 26 December 2011.
^ Star Hall of Fame Celebrates Choi Ji-woo Chosun Ilbo. 20 August 2009.
^ Asia Model Awards KBS World. 18 January 2012.
^ Choi Ji-woo, Kara win ‘Asia Star’ at 2012 Asia Model Awards Korea Herald. 19 January 2012.

External links [link]

http://www.cjwcompany.co.kr/
Choi Ji-woo at HanCinema
Choi Ji-woo at the Internet Movie Database

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Name	Choi, Ji-woo
Alternative names	Choi, Mi-hyang
Short description	South Korean actress
Date of birth	June 11, 1975
Place of birth	Busan, South Korea
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This is a Korean name; the family name is Won.

Won Bin
Won Bin at LG’S New Cinema 3D TV Rewrites the Rules for 3D, in February 2011
Born	Kim Do-jin (1977-11-10) November 10, 1977 (age 34) Jeongseon, Gangwon-do, South Korea
Nationality	South Korea
Ethnicity	Koreans
Education	BFTV
Alma mater	Yong-In University, Baekje Arts College
Occupation	Actor, model
Years active	1997–2005 2009–present
Agent	Eden Nine Entertainment
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight	63 kg (140 lb)

Korean name
Hangul	원빈
Hanja	元斌
Revised Romanization	Won Bin
McCune–Reischauer	Wŏn Pin
Birth name
Hangul	김도진
Hanja	金道振
Revised Romanization	Gim Do-jin
McCune–Reischauer	Kim To-jin
Website
wonbinus.co.kr
Notes ^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]^[5]^[6]

Won Bin (Hangul: 원빈; born Kim Do-jin; Hangul: 김도진 on November 10, 1977) is a top South Korean actor and model.

1 Early life and beginnings
2 Career
3 Filmography
- 3.1 Films
- 3.2 Television drama
4 Books
5 Modeling
- 5.1 TV commercials/Advert
- 5.2 Fashion brand spokesmodels
6 Awards and nominations
- 6.1 Other awards/honors
- 6.2 Magazine/Media recognition
7 Charity works
8 References
9 External links

Early life and beginnings [link]

Won was born and raised in a hamlet in the north of Jeongseon in Gangwon-do, South Korea. He is the fifth and youngest child, with one brother and three sisters. His father was formerly employed in a mine and his mother worked on a farm; both of his parents are now retired. As was common for other children living in mountaineous regions, Won spent most of his time playing around with friends in the mountains and rivers, and later explained: "I came back home most nights at sunset with a black and dusty face." He was frequently shy, introspective, and quiet, character traits that would continue to follow him throughout adulthood.^[7] While not talkative or outgoing, he excelled at athletics. Won started taekwondo lessons and now holds a black belt.^[8] As a young boy, he initially planned to become a car mechanic due to his interest in car racing and motorcycling. Won graduated from a mechanical high school, where he studied car repair and mechanics.

In November 1995, a cable television station was looking to recruit and hire new actors; Won applied and was accepted in his last semester of high school. He started to take acting classes at the station's headquarters and appeared in several dramas. The following month, Won signed an acting contract with a talent agency.

Career [link]

Won made his screen debut with a supporting role in the 1997 drama Propose. His role in Ready Go! (1998) helped hone his acting chops. After Ready Go!, he took a break and entered a college called Paekche Institute of the Arts in 1998 to take acting classes. In 1999, Won came back to the screen with a lead role in drama Kwangki from which he was recognized as a promising young actor and a teen heartthrob.

He made his big breakthrough in 2000 with drama Kkokji and Autumn Fairy Tale. His role as a rebellious youngest son in Kkokji proved his acting potential and his role in the widely successful drama Autumn Fairy Tale landed him on the A-list for Korean performers. Autumn Fairy Tale gained wide popularity in Asia and he became one of the most popular Korean actors in Korea and Asia as well. In 2002, Won became the first Korean actor to get wide popularity in Japan through the first Japan and Korea joint production drama Friends.

Won also had roles in several popular movies, including Guns & Talks and My Brother, but it is his portrayal of the sensitive younger brother in the blockbuster war movie Taegukgi (aka Taegukgi: The Brotherhood of War) (2004) that has truly cemented his fame in the international realm. With the success of the critically acclaimed Taegukgi, recognition of his acting skills has reached an ever-wider international audience. Taegukgi is the best selling movie in South Korea in 2004 with 11.75 million admissions.^[9]

His career was interrupted by his mandatory service to the South Korean Army. After graduating from the Graduate School of Arts in Yong-In University in 2005, Won started his military duty in November 2005 and stationed at the Korean Demilitarized Zone, a position for which he volunteered.^[10]^[11]^[12] On June 2, 2006, the military officially confirmed than Won Bin would be no longer active.^[13] The decision was made by the military when Won Bin sustained injury to his ACL. He had undergone surgery and was officially discharged on June 7, 2006.^[14] After the surgery, he had gone through rehabilitation program for more than one year to recover from the injury.

Won was appointed as UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador of the Korean Committee on September 6, 2007. He has participated in various programs and charity events in Korea for UNICEF from that time on, and has appeared in several promotional videos.

In April 2008, Won finally confirmed that his re-debut film would be Mother directed by Bong Joon-ho. Filming started in September 2008 and finished in February 2009. The film was selected to compete in the Un Certain Regard section of the 2009 Cannes Film Festival. He walked the red carpet at the film's world premiere on May 16, 2009 in the 2009 Cannes Film Festival.^[15] Won's new movie The Man from Nowhere was released in August 2010.

Filmography [link]

Films [link]

Year	Title	Korean Title	Role
2001	Guns & Talks	킬러들의 수다	Ha-yun
2004	Taegukgi	태극기 휘날리며	Lee Jin-seok
2004	My Brother	우리형	Jong-hyun
2009	Mother	마더	Do-joon
2010	The Man from Nowhere	아저씨	Cha Tae-sik

Television drama [link]

Year	Title	Role	Network
1997	Propose		KBS
1998	Ready, Go!	Han Seung-joo	MBC
1999	Kwangki	Kang Min	KBS
2000	Small Station		KBS
	Tough Guy's Love (aka: Kkokji)	Song Myung-tae	KBS
	Autumn in My Heart	Han Tae-suk	KBS
2002	Friends	Kim Ji-hoon	TBS & MBC

Books [link]

2000: "dream in HEAVEN" photobook (released in Dec 2000 in Korea, and Mar 2002 in Japan) - 100 pages photo essays with photos taken in Bali, Indonesia and Korea.
2002: "WWW-Wonbin Wide pinup Web" photobook (released in September in Japan) - 40 pages photo essays.
2005: "28 Day 'n Year Won Bin" Premium Box Set - DVD & photobook (released in February in Japan) - 60-minute DVD and 144 pages of photos with sincere essays written by Won Bin revolving around his private life and his photo session trip to the Czech Republic, Japan and Korea, as well as collector's gifts.
2006: "BINUS" DVD (released in March in Japan) - To show his gratitude to his fans for their years of support, Won Bin has recorded this candid, personal DVD (60 minutes) to be shared just between him and us, the fans - hence the title BINUS (BINUS is the name of his official fanclub), before fulfilling his mandatory military service. It includes revealing footage and private life, with Won Bin re-visiting many places in his hometown to share with his fans his background and childhood memories.
2006: "Dear Wonbin" photobook (released in May in Japan) - Designed like a diary book, with drawings by Won Bin.
2010: "I Love You" Private DVD & Photobook (released in December in Japan) - 105-minute DVD and photobook, filmed in Ireland

Modeling [link]

TV commercials/Advert [link]

Won Bin as LG Infinia smart TV model, in January 2011

1999: 018 Telecom ^[16]
2000: French Cafe, Dong Yang Life Insurance ^[16]
2001: KTF 'Magic N' Cell Phone, Dong Yang Life Insurance, Hite Beer, Namyang French Cafe, Dean Clau Eau de Toilette, Nadri Cosmetic, Haitai Potato Chips, Lotte 'Atlas' Chocolate ^[16]
2002: Woori Bank, Baskin-Robbins 31 Ice-cream, Namyang French Cafe, Dean Clau Eau de Toilette & men's skin-care products ^[16]
2003: Woori Bank, Baskin-Robbins 31 Ice-cream, Namyang French Cafe ^[16]
2004: Woori Bank, LG Cyon Cell Phone, Missha make-up product ^[17]
2005: LG Cyon Cell Phone, Missha make-up product, FORVAL I.T./Telecom (Japan) ^[17]
2008: Nintendo Wii Video Game, Maxim T.O.P Espresso ^[18]
2009: Maxim T.O.P Espresso ^[18]
2010: HITE MAX Beer, Maxim T.O.P Espresso, Cuckoo HomeSys, Tous Les Jours Bakery, Olympus Camera, The Face Shop, LG Beyond^[19]
2011: LG INFINIA Smart TV & Cinema3D TV, Cuckoo HomeSys, SK Telecom, HITE Beer, The Face Shop, LG Beyond, Maxim T.O.P Espresso, Olympus Camera, Tous Les Jours Bakery^[19]

Fashion brand spokesmodels [link]

1999: Clride, Yell
2000: Clride, Jambangee
2001: Jambangee, Ziozia ^[16]
2002: Ziozia, GIA, Visaruno of Marui 0101 Dept Store (Japan) ^[16]
2003: GIA, C.O.A.X., Visaruno of Marui 0101 Dept Store (Japan) ^[16]
2004: Omphalos, Ziozia ^[17]
2005: Ziozia
2008: Ziozia ^[18]
2010: Hang Ten
2011: CHRIS.CHRISTY, basichouse, K2 ^[19]

Awards and nominations [link]

Year	Event	Category	Nominated work	Result	Ref
1999	KBS Drama Acting Awards	Best Newcomer	Kwangki	Won
2000	KBS Drama Acting Awards	Excellence in Acting	Kkokji and Autumn in My Heart	Won
2001	37th PaekSang Arts Awards	Best Newcomer	Kkokji and Autumn in My Heart	Won
2004	12th Chunsa Film Art Awards	Best New Actor	Taegukgi	Won
	27th Golden Cinematography Awards	Best New Actor	Taegukgi	Won
	3rd Korea Film Awards	Best Actor	My Brother	Nominated
2010
	46th PaekSang Arts Awards	Best Actor	Mother	Nominated
	4th Asian Film Awards	Best Supporting Actor	Mother	Nominated
	47th Grand Bell Awards	Best Actor	The Man from Nowhere	Won	^[20]^[21]^[22]
	47th Grand Bell Awards	Popularity Award		Won	^[21]
	8th Korea Film Awards	Best Actor		Won	^[23]^[24]^[25]
	31st Blue Dragon Awards	Popularity Award		Won	^[26]
	31st Blue Dragon Awards	Best Actor		Nominated
	6th University Film Festival of Korea	Best Actor		Won
2011	47th PaekSang Arts Awards	Best Actor		Nominated
	2nd Film Journalists Association Annual Film Awards (Korea)	Best Actor		Won
	8th MaxMovie Awards (Korea)	Best Actor		Won

Other awards/honors [link]

2002: BVLGARI Brilliant Dreams Award (Japan) ^[27]
2007: Appointed as UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador ^[28]
2011: Best Jewellery Wearer Award (Japan) ^[29]

Magazine/Media recognition [link]

2000: Best Dresser of the year
2002: Voted as the "April 2002 Most Beautiful Man" by MostBeautifulMan.com. The first Asian celebrity to win in this monthly poll.^[30]
2004: Chosen as one of the eight "Coolest Guy Celebrity" in the readers' survey of 9 international ELLEgirl magazines.^[31]
2005: Voted #1 "Favorite Asian Star" (2005) in the readers' survey by Japanese magazine "CanCam".
2005: Voted #1 "Favorite Asian Star" (2005) in the readers' survey by Japanese magazine "an.an".^[32]
2006: Voted #1 "Favorite Asian Star" (2006) in the readers' survey by Japanese magazine "an.an".
2007: Voted #1 "Favorite Asian Star" (2007) in the readers' survey by Japanese magazine "an.an".

Charity works [link]

As UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador, Won Bin has participated in various programs and charity events.

2007.09.06 - Appointed as UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador.^[28]
2007.10.03 - Attended the International Peace Marathon Festival in Seoul to raise fund for UNICEF.
2007.11.26 - Attended a charity fashion show to raise fund for UNICEF.^[33]
2008.02.28 - Attended the "Clean meals, Happy sharing" campaign sponsored by UNICEF and Hanwha Resort.^[34]
2008.06.24 - Promoting the Awoo Doll campaign.^[35]
2008.08.20 - Raised fund through photo project with Louis Vuitton and GQ Korea.^[36]
2008.11.27 - Promoting UNICEF Jumper to raise fund.
2008.12.22 - Visited an orphanage in Seoul and presented the children there with Christmas gifts.^[37]
2009.04.04-13 - Visited Gambia for UNICEF, visited relief center, hospital and schools.^[38]^[39]
2010.09.12-17 - Visited East Timor for UNICEF. watched over the vaccinations and educational work being done on site by UNICEF.^[40]^[41]^[42]^[43]

References [link]

^ (Korean) Won Bin's official website - Profile page
^ (Korean) Naver - Person Profile "Won Bin"
^ (Korean) Nate - Person Profile "Won Bin"
^ (Korean) The Hankyoreh - Person Profile "Won Bin"
^ (Korean) Cine21 - Person Profile "Won Bin"
^ (Korean) Maxmovie - Person Profile "Won Bin"
^ "Won Bin - A story behind the success". Sports Seoul, Sep, 2000. http://wonbin.yuku.com/topic/848. Retrieved 2009-08-06.
^ "YouTube: Won Bin shows his taekwondo skill". Korea TV show, 2000. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yY24VNUDZSo. Retrieved 2009-09-10.
^ "Taegukgi draws 10 million audience". HanCinema, Mar 16, 2004. http://www.hancinema.net/korean-movie-news_857.php. Retrieved 2009-08-06.
^ "Won Bin heads for frontline army post". Xinhua News Agency, Jan 10, 2006. http://news3.xinhuanet.com/english/2006-01/10/content_4031451.htm. Retrieved 2009-08-06.
^ "Actor Won Bin Performs Military Duties at DMZ". HanCinema, Feb 10, 2006. http://www.hancinema.net/actor-won-bin-performs-military-duties-at-dmz-5231.html. Retrieved 2009-08-06.
^ "Actor Won Bin Reports for DMZ Duty". Dong-a Ilbo, Feb 11, 2006. http://english.donga.com/srv/service.php3?bicode=050000&biid=2006021173328. Retrieved 2009-08-06.
^ "Star Discharged After Brief Stint With Frontline Unit". The Chosun Ilbo, Jun 2, 2006. http://english.chosun.com/w21data/html/news/200606/200606020023.html. Retrieved 2009-08-06. ^{[dead link]}
^ "Injured Star Discharged from Military Service". The Chosun Ilbo, Jun 7, 2006. http://english.chosun.com/w21data/html/news/200606/200606070011.html. Retrieved 2009-08-06. ^{[dead link]}
^ "YouTube: Movie "Mother" at Cannes Film Festival". CJ Entertainment/Barunson Ent., June 2009. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FtLohcXMT0U. Retrieved 2009-09-10.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h "YouTube: Won Bin Commercials 1999–2003". YouTube playlist. http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=31EAE225C8AE8E19. Retrieved 2009-08-09.
^ ^a ^b ^c "YouTube: Won Bin Commercials 2004–2005". YouTube playlist. http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=D4FCA4A79D189913. Retrieved 2009-08-09.
^ ^a ^b ^c "YouTube: Won Bin Commercials 2008–2009". YouTube playlist. http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=E72D6C4854604234. Retrieved 2009-08-09.
^ ^a ^b ^c "YouTube: Won Bin Commercials 2010–2011". YouTube playlist. http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=CE5BBBB5E658BFD1. Retrieved 2010-05-20.
^ "YouTube: Won Bin winning Best Actor at Grand Bell Awards 2010". SBS broadcast, Oct 29, 2010. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y11Q7CONCvw. Retrieved 2010-11-22.
^ ^a ^b "Won Bin won his first Daejong Best Actor Award". HanCinema, Oct 30, 2010. http://www.hancinema.net/won-bin-won-his-first-daejong-best-actor-award--he-said-acting-skill-is-still-my-concern-25739.html. Retrieved 2010-11-22.
^ Soo-Mee, Park (2010-10-31). "'Poetry' Rings Korea's Grand Bell with Multiple Wins". Hollywood Reporter, Oct 31, 2010. http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/poetry-rings-koreas-grand-bell-33916. Retrieved 2010-11-22.
^ "YouTube: Won Bin winning Best Actor at Korea Film Awards 2010". MBC broadcast, Nov 18, 2010. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jjoW1axNVvs. Retrieved 2010-11-22.
^ "Won Bin won Best Actor Award in Korea Film Awards". HanCinema, Nov 18, 2010. http://www.hancinema.net/won-bin-won-best-actor-award-in-korea-film-awards---the-man-from-nowhere-won-7-awards-26130.html. Retrieved 2010-11-22.
^ "The Man From Nowhere sweeps Korea Film Awards". 10Asia, Nov 19, 2010. http://www.asiae.co.kr/news/view.htm?sec=ent5&idxno=2010111911130258918. Retrieved 2010-11-22.
^ "YouTube: Won Bin accepts the Popularity Award at Blue Dragon Awards 2010". KBS broadcast, Nov 26, 2010. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U23bvGJ39us. Retrieved 2010-11-30.
^ "YouTube: Won Bin receiving the BVLGARI Brilliant Dreams Award". MBC report, May 2002. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-8TuP4cXBsE. Retrieved 2009-08-01.
^ ^a ^b "YouTube: Won Bin appointed as UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador". Yonhap report, Sep 6, 2007. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UgpJdwl6G8Q. Retrieved 2009-08-09.
^ "YouTube: Won Bin receiving Best Jewellery Dresser Award in Japan". Japan TV report, Jan 26, 2011. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uGd93YC-Vz4. Retrieved 2011-02-26.
^ "April 2002 Most Beautiful Man - Won Bin". MostBeautifulMan.com, April 2002. http://www.mostbeautifulman.com/actors/wonbin/bio.shtml. Retrieved 2009-08-01.
^ "Korean Actor Won Bin Added to Elle Girl's Coolest List". The Chosun Ilbo, Oct 5, 2004. http://english.chosun.com/w21data/html/news/200410/200410060007.html. Retrieved 2009-08-01. ^{[dead link]}
^ "Won Bin voted favorite Asian star". Xinhua News Agency, Apr 18, 2005. http://news3.xinhuanet.com/english/2005-04/18/content_2844730.htm. Retrieved 2009-08-01.
^ "YouTube: Won Bin attended charity fashion show". YTN Star News, Nov 26, 2007. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZL9ddPrx3jc. Retrieved 2009-09-06.
^ "Won Bin participated in UNICEF campaign (Chinese news)". Tom.com report, Feb 29, 2008. http://ent.tom.com/2008-02-29/0PGL/12141874.html. Retrieved 2009-09-06.
^ "YouTube: Won Bin promoting the Awoo Doll campaign". UNICEF Korea, Jun 24, 2008. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kw422EHK4Ss. Retrieved 2009-09-06.
^ "Won Bin Joins Vuitton, GQ in Charity Project". The Chosun Ilbo, Aug 20, 2008. http://english.chosun.com/w21data/html/news/200808/200808200024.html. Retrieved 2009-09-06. ^{[dead link]}
^ "Won Bin Warms Children With Gifts This Festive Season". Hanfever.com, Dec 23, 2008. http://www.hanfever.com/2008/12/23/won-bin-warms-children-with-gifts-this-festive-season/. Retrieved 2009-09-06.
^ "Won Bin visits Gambia for UNICEF". Dramabeans.com, Apr 15, 2009. http://www.dramabeans.com/2009/04/won-bin-visits-gambia-for-unicef/. Retrieved 2009-09-06.
^ "Won Bin, the Philanthropist". AllKpop.com, Apr 26, 2009. http://www.allkpop.com/index.php/full_story/won_bin_the_philanthropist/. Retrieved 2009-09-06.
^ "YouTube: Won Bin's East Timor visit for UNICEF - public service Ad (1)". UNICEF Korea, Dec, 2010. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t8kI7DYlAA8. Retrieved 2011-02-26.
^ "YouTube: Won Bin's East Timor visit for UNICEF - public service Ad (2)". UNICEF Korea, Feb 17, 2011. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZL9ddPrx3jc. Retrieved 2011-02-26.
^ "Won Bin does charity work in East Timor". AllKpop.com, Oct 12, 2010. http://www.allkpop.com/2010/10/won-bin-does-charity-work-in-east-timor. Retrieved 2011-02-26.
^ "YouTube: Won Bin's East Timor visit photo essay". BINUS, Dec, 2010. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gQuViqw09kQ. Retrieved 2011-02-26.

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Date of birth	1977-11-10
Place of birth	Jeongseon, Gangwon-do, South Korea
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This is a Korean name; the family name is Jang.

Jang Dong-gun

Born	(1972-03-07) March 7, 1972 (age 40) Yongsan-gu, Seoul, South Korea
Height	1.82 m (5 ft 11 ¹⁄₂ in)
Spouse	Ko So-young (2010–present)

Korean name
Hangul	장동건
Hanja	張東健
Revised Romanization	Jang Dong-geon
McCune–Reischauer	Chang Tonggŏn
Website
jangdonggun.co.kr

Jang Dong-gun (born March 7, 1972) is a top South Korean actor.

1 Early life
2 Career
3 Personal life
4 Movies
5 Television dramas
6 Discography
7 Awards
8 References
9 External links

Early life [link]

Spending his childhood in Yongsan-gu, Seoul, he later went on to the Korea National University of Arts, dropping out before obtaining a degree.

Career [link]

Jang Dong-gun first entered the entertainment world in a talent contest in 1992. He began by acting in TV dramas such as The Last Match, co-starring Shim Eun-ha, and he eventually made his film debut in Repechage (1997) together with Kim Hee-sun.^[1]

By the late 1990s he had become quite popular in Korea, but he also became one of the very first Korean stars to garner a fan following in other parts of Asia, after several of his TV dramas were screened there in the late nineties. In 1999, after acting in the critically acclaimed Nowhere to Hide as Park Joong-hoon's younger partner, Jang moved on to star in a feature that was filmed on location in Shanghai. Titled Anarchists, this tale of five young terrorists from 1930s China helped to elevate his status even further.^[1]

Jang's real breakout came in early 2001 in Friend, which smashed the box office record set by Shiri to become (at the time) the biggest Korean film of all time. After playing the nice guy in almost all his previous roles, this portrayal of a tough-talking gangster from Pusan led him to local stardom. The following year he also starred in the popular action blockbuster 2009 Lost Memories set in a futuristic Great Japan.^[1]

After appearing in the low-budget film The Coast Guard by controversial director Kim Ki-duk, Jang then took the lead role in Kang Je-gyu's Taegukgi, an epic film about two brothers set during the Korean War. Sure enough, this film would beat Friend's record with an astounding 11 million tickets sold. By this time, Jang's name had become known widely throughout Asia.^[1]

Jang followed this up with The Promise, a $30 million pan-Asian production by Chinese director Chen Kaige in which he played opposite Hong Kong star Cecilia Cheung. Meanwhile, he was cast in Typhoon as a modern-day pirate who has been betrayed by both North and South Korea. Directed by Friend's Kwak Kyung-taek, Typhoon set a new record in 2005 for the highest production budget in Korean film history at $15 million.^[1]

For the next four years, Jang kept a low profile in the Korean entertainment sphere as he worked on his Hollywood debut The Warrior's Way, also starring Kate Bosworth and Geoffrey Rush. The film encountered problems with post-production and distribution, and was only released in 2010.^[2]^[3]^[4]

He returned to the silver screen in 2009 as the nation's youngest (and most eligible) head of state in Jang Jin's comedy Good Morning, President.^[5]^[6]

He reunited with director Kang Je-gyu in My Way, a film set during World War II based on the true story of a Korean soldier who is drafted by the Japanese army to fight in the Battle of Normandy.^[7]^[8]^[9] A large-scale, ambitious pan-Asian collaboration co-starring Japanese actor Joe Odagiri and Chinese actress Fan Bingbing, My Way is the most expensive Korean movie to date (with an estimated budget of $28 million).^[10] My Way was simultaneously released in Korea and Japan in December 2011.^[11]

His next film Dangerous Liaisons is a Chinese adaptation of the French literature classic set in 1930s Shanghai, directed by Hur Jin-ho and co-starring Zhang Ziyi and Cecilia Cheung.^[12]^[13]^[14] It premieres during Directors' Fortnight at the 2012 Cannes Film Festival.^[15]

Jang will make his highly-anticipated return to television dramas in A Gentleman's Dignity, described as a 40-something male version of Sex and the City.^[16]^[17]

Jang is one of the highest paid actors and celebrity endorsers in Korea,^[18] consistently topping surveys by industry insiders of most bankable stars.^[19] He remains one of Korea's most beloved stars, not only for his projects but because of his gentle, kind image.^[20]

Personal life [link]

The famously private actor surprised the country in November 2009 when he went public with his two-year romance with Ko So-young.^[21]^[22] Since co-starring together in the 1999 film Love Wind Love Song, rumors about Jang and Ko had spread several times in the past, but both had consistently denied them. The announcement immediately sparked speculation of an impending marriage although it wasn't until March 2010 that Jang officially told his fans at a fan meeting that he would be marrying Ko in May.^[23] After months of media frenzy leading up to their nuptials,^[24]^[25]^[26]^[27] the two tied the knot on May 2, 2010 in an extravagant wedding ceremony at Seoul's Shilla Hotel which was attended by their A-list celebrity friends, swarms of reporters and fans from around the world.^[28]^[29]^[30]

Their son was born on October 4, 2010.^[31]^[32]^[33]^[34]

Jang is a practicing Buddhist, having first explored Buddhist writings while hospitalized in high school, after undergoing chest surgery.^[35]

Movies [link]

All movies below are from South Korea except as indicated.

Cover of KoreAm, December 2010

Dangerous Liaisons (2012 )
My Way (2011)
The Warrior's Way (2010 )
Good Morning, President (2009)
The Promise (2005 )
Typhoon (2005)
Taegukgi: The Brotherhood of War (2004)
The Coast Guard (2002)
2009 Lost Memories (2002)
Friend (2001)
Anarchists (2000)
Nowhere to Hide (1999)
Love Wind Love Song (1999)
First Kiss (cameo, 1998)
Holiday In Seoul (1997)
Repechage (1997)

Discography [link]

Dong-gun & Bon-seung (1998)
Flying (1995)
Friendship by Jang Dong-gun & Jun Chul (1994)
Jang Dong-kun (Our Heaven OST) (1993)

Awards [link]

2009: Andre Kim Star Awards - Best Star Award
2007: Korea Broadcast Advertising Festival - Best Couple Award with Soo Ae for Maxim CF
2007: Chunsa Film Art Awards - Korean Wave Cultural Award
2005: Max Movie Awards - Best Actor for Typhoon
2004: Blue Dragon Film Awards - Best Actor for Taegukgi
2001: Blue Dragon Film Awards - Popularity Award
2001: Asia Pacific Film Festival - Best Supporting Actor for Friend
2000: Blue Dragon Film Awards - Popularity Award
1999: Blue Dragon Film Awards - Best Supporting Actor for Nowhere to Hide
1999: Baeksang Arts Awards - Popularity Award
1997: Blue Dragon Film Awards - Best New Actor for Repechage
1997: MBC Drama Awards - Best Actor for Medical Brothers
1994: Baeksang Arts Awards - Best New Actor, TV category for The Last Match

References [link]

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Actors and Actresses of Korean Cinema: Jang Dong-gun Koreanfilm.org
^ Jang's Hollywood debut to bridge East and West Korea Times. October 10, 2010.
^ Jang Dong-gun brings Asian vibe to Hollywood Korea Times. November 23, 2010.
^ Interview: Actor Jang Dong-gun 10Asia. November 25, 2010.
^ Jang Back to Silver Screen in 4 Years Korea Times. July 20, 2009.
^ Korean stars take turns playing president JoongAng Daily. September 25, 2009.
^ Jang Dong Gun: 'I Want to Film Movies That My Son Can Watch Later' KBS Global. May 17, 2011.
^ Jang Dong-gun starrer "My Way" cranks up 10Asia. July 1, 2011.
^ Actor JANG Dong-gun Korea Cinema Today. January 6, 2012.
^ Korean Mega War Movie Targets Pan-Asian Audience Chosun Ilbo. December 15, 2011.
^ Jang-Odagiri film set for release in Japan Korea Times. January 20, 2011.
^ Jang Dong-gun set for Hur Jin-ho pic joined by Zhang Ziyi and Cecilia Cheung 10Asia. September 22, 2011.
^ Jang Dong-gun to co-star with Zhang Ziyi, Cecilia Cheung Korea Times. September 23, 2011.
^ Jang Dong Gun: 'I Am Glad to Work with Zhang Ziyi and Cecilia Cheung' KBS Global. September 28, 2011.
^ ‘Dangerous Liaisons’ heads to Cannes JoongAng Daily. April 26, 2012.
^ Jang Dong-gun, Kim Ha-neul cast as leads in new SBS TV series 10Asia. February 8, 2012.
^ Jang Dong-gun, Kim Ha-neul TV series to begin on May 26 10Asia. April 9, 2012.
^ Interview with Jang Dong-gun CNN Talk Asia. October 24, 2007.
^ Jang Dong-gun Voted Korea's Most Bankable Star Chosun Ilbo. October 20, 2005.
^ Jang Dong-gun back on TV Dramabeans. December 14, 2008.
^ Guess What! They've Been Dating for 2 Years Korea Times. November 5, 2009.
^ Korea’s most eligible bachelor finds love JoongAng Daily. November 12, 2009.
^ Jang to Disclose Wedding Plans in March Korea Times. February 1, 2010.
^ Star Couple to Marry Vast Assets Chosun Ilbo. November 9, 2009.
^ Jang-Ko Wedding Sets Off PR War Korea Times. February 4, 2010.
^ Jang Dong-gun, Ko So-young Expecting Baby Korea Times. April 22, 2010.
^ Jang Dong-gun, Ko So-young 'Ecstatic' Over Pregnancy Chosun Ilbo. April 23, 2010.
^ Jang Dong-gun marries Go So-young Dramabeans. May 2, 2010.
^ Jang, Ko tie knot Korea Times. May 2, 2010.
^ Jang-Ko fever doesn’t end with the wedding JoongAng Daily. May 4, 2010.
^ Jang Dong-gun wife gives birth 10Asia. October 4, 2010.
^ Jang Dong-gun, Ko So-young Celebrate Birth of Son Chosun Ilbo. October 5, 2010.
^ Actors Jang, Ko become parents October 5, 2010.
^ Jang plays proud papa JoongAng Daily. October 14, 2010.
^ "组图：娱乐圈明星信佛知多少" (in Chinese). QQ News. 27 February 2007. http://news.qq.com/a/20070227/001431_21.htm. Retrieved 21 May 2012.

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Josh Hartnett
Hartnett in November 2008
Born	Joshua Daniel Hartnett (1978-07-21) July 21, 1978 (age 33) Saint Paul, Minnesota, U.S.^[1]
Alma mater	SUNY Purchase College
Occupation	Actor/Producer
Years active	1997–present

Joshua Daniel "Josh" Hartnett (born July 21, 1978) is an American actor and producer. He first came to audiences' attention in 1997 as "Michael Fitzgerald" in the television series Cracker. He made his feature film debut in 1998, co-starring with Jamie Lee Curtis in Halloween H20: 20 Years Later for Miramax. That same year, he received an MTV Movie Award nomination for Best Breakthrough Male Performance. Hartnett gained fame for his role as Captain Danny Walker in Pearl Harbor, and has starred since then for a variety of well-known directors such as Ridley Scott, Brian De Palma, Robert Rodriguez, Tran Anh Hung, Roland Joffé and Michael Bay.

1 Early life
2 Career
3 Activism
4 Filmography
- 4.1 Actor
- 4.2 Producer
5 Other awards & nominations
6 Further reading
7 References
8 External links

Early life [link]

Hartnett was born in Saint Paul, Minnesota, and was raised by his father, Daniel Hartnett, a building manager, and his stepmother, Molly, an artist.^[2] He has three younger half-siblings. He is of mainly Irish ancestry^[3] and was raised Roman Catholic,^[4] attending Nativity of Our Lord Catholic Grade School, where he played Adam Apple in an eighth grade production of "Krazy Kamp". He later attended Cretin-Derham Hall High School before switching to South High School in Minneapolis, Minnesota, from which he graduated in June 1996.

Hartnett was active in sports as a child, especially football, and did not entertain the thought of becoming a performer, until an injury left him unable to participate on the athletic playing field. A relative encouraged him to audition for a stage production of Tom Sawyer at Youth Performance Company and to his surprise, he won the part of Huckleberry Finn. Now in love with the stage, he went on to star in a slew of high school plays.

Hartnett got his first job at a local video store. He became a vegetarian at the age of 12 but ate meat during the shooting of The Black Dahlia for his role as a boxer.^[5]

After finishing high school, a move to New York to attend the Conservatory of Theatre Arts & Film at SUNY Purchase did not go as well as he had hoped for, and a year later at age 19, Hartnett found himself in California. Shortly after arriving in Los Angeles, he caught an improbable break, landing a part in the short-lived but acclaimed drama Cracker, on ABC. Although the series was cancelled after sixteen episodes, Hartnett had made a name for himself. He then began to focus on feature film work.

Career [link]

Hartnett in October 2007

In April 1997, Hartnett made his screen debut playing the role of Michael Fitzgerald on the short-lived television series, Cracker. He performed in small plays and on national television commercials before being cast in his first feature film, playing the son of Jamie Lee Curtis' character in Halloween H20: 20 Years Later. Released on August 5, 1998, it performed well at the box office.

Hartnett has since developed a steady film career, having appeared in many Hollywood films, including The Faculty, Black Hawk Down, Lucky Number Slevin and Pearl Harbor. He was originally set to play the role of Tino in Deuces Wild, but dropped out to star in Pearl Harbor. In 2002, he starred in O, an adaptation of William Shakespeare's Othello set in an American high school, as Hugo, the film's version of Iago. In the early 2000s, Hartnett was approached several times to play the role of Clark Kent/Superman in the upcoming film (at the time helmed by Brett Ratner), but always turned it down, not wanting to commit to a predicted ten-year role.^[6]^[7]

Hartnett was chosen as one of Teen People magazine's "21 Hottest Stars Under 21" in 1999, Teen People's "25 Hottest Stars under 25", and one of People magazine's "50 Most Beautiful People", both in 2002. He was also voted Bliss magazine's "3rd Sexiest Male", and in 2003 PETA named him the Sexiest Vegetarian Alive, as chosen by voters.^[8]

Hartnett at the 2010 Toronto International Film Festival

One of Hartnett's next films was the drama-mystery The Black Dahlia, in which he played a detective investigating the notorious real-life murder of actress Elizabeth Short. Hartnett had been cast in the role five years before the film was produced, remaining committed to appearing in the film because he liked the subject matter.^[9]

Among his 2007 roles were Resurrecting the Champ, a drama also starring Samuel L. Jackson, and the graphic novel-based 30 Days of Night, in which he played a small-town sheriff. Hartnett described the second film as "supernatural, but kind of a western". He was going to play trumpet player, Chet Baker, in the film The Prince of Cool, but did not agree with the producer's ideas and left the project. He took time out from filming to support the 2007 green lifestyle campaign of Global Cool.^[10]

In 2008, Hartnett played Charlie Babbit alongside Adam Godley in the theatre adaptation of Barry Morrow's Academy Award-winning Rain Man at the Apollo Theatre in London's West End.^[11] He starred in the new campaign of the Emporio Armani fragrance, "Diamonds for Men", being featured in both print and TV ads for the fragrance, thus becoming the first male celebrity to represent Giorgio Armani Beauty.^[12]

He has been featured on many magazine covers, such as Cosmogirl, Details, Entertainment Weekly, Girlfriend, Seventeen, Vanity Fair, GQ and Vman, in addition to being in other magazines like Vogue, ELLE, People, Glamour, Intouch and InStyle.^[13]^[14]

In 2009, Hartnett produced the video clip for the rapper Kid Cudi's song Pursuit of Happiness.^[15]

In 2011 Hartnett has listed into no. 1 in Top 100 Most Beautiful Men in the World.^[16]

Activism [link]

In 2011, Josh became one of a handful of celebrity faces attached to USAID and Ad Council’s FWD campaign, an awareness push to combat the famine, war, and drought in the Horn of Africa. Josh joined Uma Thurman, Geena Davis, and Chanel Iman to star in YouTube videos that ask America to “FWD the facts” about the crisis affecting more than 13 million people.^[17]

In 2012 Josh also joined Barack Obama in his campaign in Minnesota. Appearing at such events as the Minnesota Greater Together Youth Summit before formally endorsing the President on the official campaign YouTube channel.

Filmography [link]

Actor [link]

Film
Year	Title	Role	Notes
1998	Debutante	Bill	Short film
1998	Halloween H20: 20 Years Later	John Tate	Nominated — Blockbuster Entertainment Award for Favorite Male Newcomer Nominated — MTV Movie Award for Best Breakthrough Male Performance
1998	Faculty, TheThe Faculty	Zeke Tyler	Nominated — Saturn Award for Best Performance by a Younger Actor
1999	Virgin Suicides, TheThe Virgin Suicides	Trip Fontaine
2000	Here on Earth	Jasper Arnold	Nominated — Teen Choice Award for Choice Breakout Performance
2001	Same, TheThe Same	The Neighbor	Short film
2001	Member	Gianni	Short film
2001	Short6	Gianni	A compilation of six cinematic shorts
2001	Blow Dry	Brian Allen
2001	Town & Country	Tom Stoddard
2001	Pearl Harbor	Cpt Danny Walker	Nominated — MTV Movie Award for Best Male Performance Nominated — Teen Choice Award for Choice Actor Nominated — Razzie Award for Worst Screen Couple (with Ben Affleck)
2001	O	Hugo Goulding
2001	Black Hawk Down	Staff Sergeant Matt Eversmann	Nominated — Phoenix Film Critics Society Award for Best Acting Ensemble (shared with the cast) Nominated — Teen Choice Award for Choice Actor, Drama/Action Adventure
2002	40 Days and 40 Nights	Matt Sullivan	Nominated — Teen Choice Award for Choice Chemistry (shared with Shannyn Sossamon)
2003	Zéro Un	The Neighbor	A compilation of ten cinematic shorts produced by Luc Besson
2003	Hollywood Homicide	K.C. Calden
2004	Wicker Park	Matthew Simon
2005	Stories of Lost Souls	The Neighbor
2005	Sin City	The Salesman
2005	Mozart and the Whale	Donald Morton
2006	Lucky Number Slevin	Slevin Kelevra	Won - Best Acting Performance Male (tied with Peter Falk) - 2006 Milan International Film Festival^[18]
2006	Black Dahlia, TheThe Black Dahlia	Dwight "Bucky" Bleichert
2007	Stories USA	Gianni
2007	Resurrecting the Champ	Erik Kernan
2007	30 Days of Night	Sheriff Eben Oleson	Nominated — Teen Choice Award for Choice Actor, Horror/Thriller
2008	T Takes	Josh	Web series
2008	August	Tom Sterling
2009	I Come with the Rain	Kline
2010	Bunraku	The Drifter
2011	Girl Walks Into a Bar	Sam Salazar
2011	Stuck Between Stations	Paddy
2012	Singularity	James Stewart/Jay Fennel	post-production

Stage
Year	Title	Role	Notes
2008	24 Hour Plays	main man	Annual fundraiser at the Old Vic theatre involving actors, writers and directors joining forces to create and present a series of six plays all within a day^[19]
2008	Rain Man	Charlie Babbitt	Won - The Dewynters London Newcomer of the Year // WhatsOnStage Awards The Theatregoers' Choice^[20]

Television
Year	Title	Role	Notes
1997–1999	Cracker	Michael "Fitz" Fitzgerald	16 episodes, main character

Music videos
Year	Title	Artist	Notes
1999	"Playground Love"	Air	The Virgin Suicides soundtrack
2001	"There You'll Be"	Faith Hill	Pearl Harbor soundtrack
2007	"Travelin' Soldier"	Dixie Chicks	Pearl Harbor soundtrack

Producer [link]

Year	Title	Notes
2008	August	Spectrum - 2008 Sundance Film Festival^[21] Contemporary World Cinema - 2008 Seattle International Film Festival^[22] Narrative Feature Films - 2008 Brooklyn International Film Festival^[23] Horizons - 2008 Karlovy Vary International Film Festival^[24] International Section - 2008 Oldenburg International Film Festival World Cinema - 2008 Flanders International Film Festival Ghent Spirit Of Freedom: Dramatic - 2008 Bahamas International Film Festival^[25]
2009	Nobody	Executive producer

Other awards & nominations [link]

2010

Won - Ischia International Arts Academy Acting Award // Ischia Global Film & Music Fest, Italy^[26]

2009

Won - Outstanding Environmentalist // 21st Century Leaders Awards, Qatar^[27]

2007

Won - GQ Männer des Jahres (GQ Men of the Year) // GQ magazine, Germany^[28]

2002

Won - ShoWest Award Male Star of Tomorrow // ShoWest Convention, USA

References [link]

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^ "Man of Style". September 1, 2004. http://www.luckynumberjosh.com/scripts/magazine_instyle2004.htm. Retrieved 2012-02-05.
^ Silverman, Stephen M. (2002-03-04). "No Joshin': Hartnett Can't Do It". People. http://www.people.com/people/article/0,26334,623538,00.html. Retrieved 2012-02-05.
^ "Doctor Orders Vegetarian Josh Hartnett To Eat Meat". exposay.com. 2008-10-08. http://www.exposay.com/doctor-orders-vegetarian-josh-hartnett-to-eat-meat/v/24526/. Retrieved 2012-02-05.
^ Murray, Rebecca (2010-06-17). "Interview with Josh Hartnett, From "Wicker Park"". movies.about.com. http://movies.about.com/od/wickerpark/a/wickerjh083004_2.htm. Retrieved 2012-02-05.
^ The MovieWeb Team (2003-04-22). "Josh Hartnett up for SUPERMAN...again?". movieweb.com. http://www.movieweb.com/news/NEazAgcd32cIch. Retrieved 2012-02-05.
^ "PETA's sexiest vegetarian celebrities of 2011". peta.org. http://www.peta.org/features/past-celebrity-sexiest-vegetarian-alive-winners.aspx. Retrieved 2012-02-05.
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^ "Global Cool is hot on carbon emissions". The Times (London). May 12, 2007. http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/industry_sectors/natural_resources/article1779692.ece. Retrieved Feb 1, 2011.
^ "Rain Man Promo Trailer featuring Josh Hartnett and Adam Godley". WestEndTheatre. October 2008. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bYw3R_uSB2s. Retrieved 2010-02-25.
^ "Armani signs Josh Hartnett for new fragrance campaign". brandrepublic.com. 2008-07-08. http://www.brandrepublic.com/News/833073/Armani-signs-Josh-Hartnett-new-fragrance-campaign/. Retrieved 2012-02-05.
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^ U.S. Agency for International Development (2011-10-26). "Dr. Jill Biden Joins USAID and Ad Council to Debut FWD Campaign for the Crisis in the Horn of Africa" (Press release). PR Newswire. http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/dr-jill-biden-joins-usaid-and-ad-council-to-debut-fwd-campaign-for-the-crisis-in-the-horn-of-africa-132605078.html. Retrieved 2012-02-05.
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