Joo ji hoon kang ji hwan biography

South Korean actor (born 1977)

In this Korean name, the affinity name is Jo. In depiction stage name or pen-name, rectitude surname is Kang.

Kang Ji-hwan (born Jo Tae-gyu; March 20, 1977) is a South Korean previous actor. He began his activity in musical theatre, and has since starred in television dramas such as Be Strong, Geum-soon! (2005), Capital Scandal (2007), Hong Gil-dong (2008), Lie to Me (2011), Incarnation of Money (2013), Big Man (2014) and Children of a Lesser God (2018) as well as the motion pictures Rough Cut (2008) and My Girlfriend Is an Agent (2009).

Career

2002–2005: Beginnings and rising popularity

Jo Tae-gyu made his acting premiere in musical theatre in 2002, in the Korean stagings splash popular musicals The Rocky Phobia Show and Grease. From 2003 to 2004, using the usage name Kang Ji-hwan, he began appearing in small roles shift television, which included the sitcomNonstop 4 and the Korean dramasSummer Scent and Save the Carry on Dance for Me.

2005–2008: Final fame film roles and advert peak

Kang shot to fame hold your attention 2005 with Be Strong, Geum-soon!, in his first onscreen hero role as a fastidious dilute who falls for a widowed hairdresser (played by Han Hye-jin).^[1] The drama increased his pan-Asian popularity, particularly in Japan,^[2] Partner, and Taiwan.

He then flat his big screen debut complain the role of a Jehovah's Witness who befriends an disengaged professor in the independent filmHost and Guest, which traveled position international film festival circuit.^[3][4]

Kang long acting on television but sovereign 2006 dramas Fireworks, about link cosmetics firm employees who plan revenge against their exes (opposite Han Chae-young),^[5] and 90 Epoch, Time to Love, about expert terminally ill married man who's in love with his relative (opposite Kim Ha-neul), received tariff viewership ratings.

In 2007, inaccuracy and Han Ji-min starred comprise Capital Scandal, a period stage play adapted from Lee Sun-mi's newfangled set in Japanese-occupied Korea.^[6] Rulership portrayal of a carefree lech or letch who transforms into an liberty fighter garnered positive reviews.^[7]

2008 became a successful year for Kang.

He was cast as dignity titularJoseon folk hero in Hong Gil-dong, written by the Hong sisters. Kang said his translation design was inspired by Stephen Comestibles, and the fusion-period dramedy became a TV cult hit.^[8] Posterior that year, he also asterisked in Rough Cut, a low-budget film directed by Jang Hoon and written by Kim Ki-duk about a gangster who wants to become an actor near a hot-tempered star who gen like a thug.^[9] Kang give orders to costar So Ji-sub were renowned for their performances, and both won several Best New Player awards.

2009–2012: Commercial success plus comeback in film

Kang then reunited with previous leading lady Skate Ha-neul in My Girlfriend Psychoanalysis an Agent, a 2009 action-romantic comedy in which their script are former lovers and spies trying to conceal their professions from each other.^[10] It became the fourth highest grossing Asian film of that year, be equivalent more than 4 million tickets sold.^[11] Afterwards, he played skilful looks-oriented architect whose eye stumbling block magically causes him to gaze the homely heroine (played stop Lee Ji-ah) as beautiful personal The Relation of Face, Down tools and Love, a "telecinema" which received a brief theatrical respite and a TV run.^[7][12]

In 2010, Kang starred in romantic funniness series Coffee House, in which he played an eccentric man of letters who is caught in adroit love triangle with his proprietor (played by Park Si-yeon) courier his assistant (played by Thigh side Eun-jung).^[13][14][15] This was followed from end to end of his return to the echelon in the musical revival Cafe In, a love story amidst a male sommelier and clean female barista.

Kang produced representation show's Korean and Japanese runs, and he also starred be thankful for the latter, becoming the greatest Korean actor to perform fake the Tokyo Globe Theatre.^[16][17][18]

Kang cranium Yoon Eun-hye then starred alternative route 2011's Lie to Me, conduct a hotelier and a debonair servant who fake being ringed to each other after she tells a white lie focus quickly spreads through the supposing channels.^[19][20]

The 2012 comedy film Runway Cop reunited him with one-time costar Sung Yu-ri (from Hong Gil-dong) and director Shin Tae-ra (from My Girlfriend Is iron out Agent).^[21][22] During filming, Kang gained 12 kilograms and shed 15 kilograms two weeks later be selected for his role as an fleshiness and messy detective who goes undercover as a fashion rapid model to solve a case.^{[23][24][25][26][27]} Following that, he and Gladness Ki-woo appeared in a 25-minute "music video drama" to advertise Kim Hyung-jun's EPEscape.^[28]

2013–2015: Success roles

In 2013, Kang starred in Incarnation of Money, in the function of a prosecutor with checks to a loan shark.^[29][30] Fuel in 2014's Big Man, closure played a "good-for-nothing" orphan who is tricked into thinking dump he is the long-lost first son of a wealthy tycoon's family, when they only pine for to harvest his heart supply a transplant.^{[31][32][33][34][35][36]}

Kang and Yoon Jin-seo shot the gangster love anecdote Heartbreak Hotel in Los Angeles and Las Vegas, and integrity indie was released in 2015.^[37] He was next cast deck the Korean-Chinese romantic comedy A-lister Fall from the Sky, development a scandal-ridden Hallyu star who goes to China and encounters his biggest fan (played by virtue of Jiang Yuan).^[38][39]

2016–2017: Other films dowel later popularity

Kang reunited with Hong Gil-dong and Runaway Cop co-star Sung Yu-ri in revenge exaggeration Monster, which aired in 2016.^[40][41] In 2018, Kang starred snare his first cable drama Children of a Lesser God, display a genius detective.^[42][43] The identical year, he starred in goodness workplace comedy Feel Good collision Die.^[44][45]

2018–2020: Focus on roles ahead other works

In 2019, Kang asterisked in the series Joseon Activity Period, but due to genital assault allegations against him, yes was replaced by Seo Ji-seok from episode 11 onward.^[46][47][48]

Contract disputes

In 2010, Kang was sued sect breach of contract by fulfil former talent agency Jambo Pastime.

Kang had signed with S-Plus Entertainment after asking to skin released from his contract learn Jambo, which the latter conjectural was still valid for octet months.^[49] S-Plus stated that staff the six years that Kang was with Jambo, he was without a contract for pair years, and after receiving rebuff response from their overtures as regards Jambo's "unfair terms," they took steps to legally terminate Kang's contract.^[50][51] Upon mediation, the Corea Entertainment Management Association (CEMA) taught Kang to suspend his amusement activities for eight months, on the other hand when he starred in Coffee House anyway, CEMA members near extinction to boycott him unless loosen up dropped out of playing grandeur leading role in Faith.^[52][53]

In 2012, S-Plus Entertainment moved to compete Kang's contract with them desire an additional eight months, routine his lack of projects send for that same length of put on ice due to CEMA's edict.

During the time that Kang refused and began sending his business affairs to crown lawyer, S-Plus sued him care for breach of contract.^[53][54][55] In 2013, the Seoul Central District Have a shot dismissed the lawsuit and upheld the validity of the another contract; the court also orderly S-Plus to pay Kang ₩5 million in damages after greatness agency defamed him in depiction press.^[56]

Sexual assault allegations

Arrest and intimate content disputes

On July 9, 2019, Kang was arrested over allegations that he sexually molested skull assaulted two of his agency's female employees at his residence.

Kang stated that he honoured drinking with them but frank not remember what happened afterwards.^[57][58] Kang’s agency, Huayi Brothers, charge an apology and sought on actor to replace Kang simple his ongoing TV series.^[59][48] Parliament July 15, 2019, Kang confessed to all charges against him and apologized to the victims.^[60][61] Following this, Huayi Brothers discontinued their contract with Kang cry July 16, 2019 and explicit decided to retire from righteousness entertainment industry.^[62] On July 26, 2019, Kang was indicted fantasize the criminal charges of quasi-rape and quasi-indecent acts by force.^[63] During the first trial, subtract September 2019, it was expanded that Kang had offered magnanimity victims a settlement before rectitude trial, but they rejected it.^[64]

On December 5, 2019, Kang was found guilty and sentenced rap over the knuckles two years and six months imprisonment, suspended for three existence of probation, by the Suwon District Court.

Kang was as well ordered to conduct 120 high noon of social service, take share in 40 hours of reproductive offender treatment and be controlled from employment for three years.^[65]

Filmography

Television series

Film

Music video

Variety show

Musical theatre

Discography

Awards and nominations

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