Kwon Sang-woo (also spelled Kwon Sang-woo) is a Korean film and television actor whose Korean name is 권상우 (born August 5, 1976– August 5, 1976). In 2003, he became popular with the TV series "Stairway to Heaven". In June 2006, he was voted as one of the top 50 handsome guys by the AsianHunk.Net website.
Kwon Sang-woo was born on August 5, 1976 in Daejeon, South Korea, and his father, an elementary school teacher, died of cancer when he was a six-month-old infant. Since childhood, Kwon has been moving with his mother and brother to live in a cheap rental house, and in 1998, Kwon Sang-woo came to Seoul after retiring from the army to start his modeling career.
In 2003, Kwon Sang-wook and Kim Ho-na collaborated on the film "My Savage Female Teacher", which broke through 1 million viewers within 5 days of its release, and set a total of more than 5 million viewers watching the box office. In December, Kwon Sang-woo, Choi Ji-woo, Kim Tae-hee, Shin Hyun-joon and other actors filmed the SBS TV series "Stairway to Heaven".
In the drama "Stairway to Heaven", Kwon Sang-woo plays the affectionate and melancholy young man Cha Chengjun, giving people a new impression. The drama reached a highest rating of 42.4% (AGB ratings in the Republic of Korea) and was the 2003 Korean TV drama rating champion. And took this as an opportunity to open up the Chinese market, more and more Chinese film fans began to pay attention to this young man.
In 2005, Kwon Sang-woo co-starred with Kim Hee-sun and Yeon Jeong-hoon in the TV series "Sad Love Song". The distribution company not only sold the screening rights, soundtrack and DVD production rights, distribution rights, and agency rights of "Sad Love Song" to China for 2 billion won, but also sold it to Japan for up to 4.8 billion won.
In June 2005, Kwon Sang-woo was awarded the Publicity Ambassador of the National Taxation Agency along with Han Caiying, Kim Hee-sun and Lee Hyo-ri. Advertising films have increased, and Kwon Sang-woo was led by South Korea's Samsung Electronics with a sky-high income of 800 million won as an image spokesperson for its Anycall mobile phone.
In 2006, Kwon Sang-woo co-starred with Kim Ho-na in the movie "Youth Comics", in which he played the role of a hot-blooded young man "Zhi Huan", which set a record of 130,000 viewers on the first day, mobilized 820,000 viewers to watch in less than a week, and once again proved the strongest partnership model between the two. The Japanese distribution company bought the rights for $5.2 million through the American Film Sales Company.
In 2008, Kwon Sang-woo starred in the TV series "Bad Love" and sang the TV series episode "Forget". This is the first time that Kwon Sang-woo has sung an interlude for a TV series starring, which has brought surprises to the audience.
In 2012, Kwon Sang-woo entered the Chinese mainland market and took over two Chinese-language films, "Shadow Lover" and "Zodiac". In "Shadow Lover", Kwon Sang-woo partnered with Cecilia Cheung for the first time and challenged the "love triangle", the film was viewed by Xunlei to monopolize the copyright, and the click quickly broke through millions.
In "Zodiac", Kwon Sang-woo plays the role of the hot-blooded thug "SIMON". The film accumulated 520 million yuan in 12 days, breaking the New Year record with a box office of 2.6 million at zero points and a record of 44.2 million on the first day. The cumulative box office exceeded 700 million, surpassing "Painted Skin 2" and becoming the runner-up in the history of Chinese films.
In January 2013, Kwon Sang-woo and Soo-ae starred in the TV series "Wild King", playing the role of pure love male "River", which reached a maximum rating of 25.8% (national TNS ratings in the Republic of Korea). In October, Kwon Sang-woo, Chu Ji-hoon and Jung Li-won co-produced the TV series "Medical Team", playing the role of the extremely talented surgeon "Park Tae-shin".
In 2014, after a gap of 11 years, Kwon Sang-woo and Choi Ji-woo once again co-produced the TV series "Temptation", playing the role of "Cha Seok-hoon". In October, Quan Sangyou filmed the movie "Love Enemy Honeymoon" with Zhang Yuqi and Huo Jianhua.
In 2009, Kwon Sang-woo made a strong push into commercial investment. Established the clothing brand "CelebShop" with Jung Ji-hoon and Kim Sung-so. Natual Tears, a cosmetics brand in the business, also opened its first store in Myeongdong, and Kwon Sang-woo personally served as an advertising model for the brand's cosmetics. In the same year, to commemorate the 100th birthday of his son, he opened a coffee shop "Tea'us" in Myeongdong, Seoul.
On September 28, 2008, the wedding ceremony between Kwon Sang-woo and actor Sun Tae-young was held at the Silla Hotel in Seoul's Changchun-dong; on February 6, 2009, Kwon Sang-woo and his wife Sun Tae-young gave birth to their love crystal, named Kwone Ruk-hui; on September 28, 2009, Kwon Sang-woo and Sun Tae-young commemorated their first wedding anniversary by filming a bold photo for a magazine and revealing the appearance of their 7-month-old son for the first time.
On June 7, 2004, the Athens Olympics arrived in Seoul, South Korea. South Korean showbiz stars Lee Hyo-ri, Kwon Sang-woo, NRG's Lee Sung-jin, Moon Sung-hyun and other 700g,68-centimeter-long flames ran through the central city of Seoul. Kwon Sang-woo is the 118th torchbearer, jogging 400M in front of the Bank of Korea.
On October 14, 2006, Kwon Sang-woo appeared in Busan, South Korea, to deliver the flame for the 15th Asian Games held in Doha, Qatar, at the end of the year. Jogging with the Flame in his hand, Kwon Sang-woo runs with the torch-carrying people through many of Busan's famous attractions, including the Asian Games Main Arena, Chungjeeksa Temple and Olympic Park.
On November 20, 2008, the second wave of the International Stars Children's Charity Program, seoul, the International Stars Friendship Charity Night, kicked off at the Grand Hyatt Hotel in Seoul, the capital of South Korea. Korean artists such as Kwon Sang-woo, Lee Young-ae, Ji Jin-hee, Han Ji-ji, and Jung Li-won actively participate in the charity program, and give full support to this charity plan with the influence and appeal of their own public figures, and donate their precious items.
Busy with the filming of "Into the Gunfire" and managing the cosmetics company, Kwon Sang-woo lost 3kg in a short period of time. His makeup brand was named "Tears", and he also received the nickname "Mr. Tears", which is very much in line with most of the sad images he has played before.
In Jackie Chan's "Zodiac", he broke through the drama path of the bitter drama uncle and appeared in front of the Eyes of Chinese audiences with a neat and capable and energetic new image. The good figure that was not used in the bitter love drama came in handy, which was enough to make him glow the second spring of his career and attract many new fans.
Kwon Sang-woo has won the 2005 Network E-net, The Most Popular Male Artist, 2005 Fuji Television in Japan, the Most Popular Korean Actor Award, the 2006 Korea MBC Television, one of the Top Ten Outstanding Male Actors, one of the Top 10 Young Actors in Asia in 2008, and the "Best Body Star" (first place) selected by Korean entertainment journalists in 2008.
Kwon Sang-woo won the 2009 Korean Perfect Body Artist (First Place), 2009 with Seo In-young, elected "Korea's Most Attractive Abs", 2011 Best, Hallyu Star Award, 2011 6th, Asian Model Award, 2003 40th Grand Bell Award, Best New Actor Award, 2003 39th Baeksang Art Awards, Best New Actor Award.
Kwon Sang-woo won the Most Popular Actor Award at the 41st Blue Dragon Film Awards in 2004, the Most Popular Actor Award in the Film Department at the 40th Baeksang Art Awards in 2004, the Special Award of the Korean Film Association in 2005, and the Male Popularity Award in the Film Department at the 44th Baeksang Art Awards in 2008.
Kwon Sang-woo has won the 2002 SBS Acting Awards, the Rising Star Award, the 2003 SBS Acting Awards Best Popularity Award, the 2010 SBS Acting Awards Top Ten Star Awards, the 2010 SBS Acting Awards Best Acting Award in the TV Drama Department, the 2013 49th Baeksang Arts Awards, the Best Popular Actor.