Gong Yoo - Sublime career but mysterious private life, constantly being questioned about dating with co-stars

As the most famous and powerful male star in Korea, Gong Yoo rarely reveals his family and private life, so the information surrounding him always attracts the attention of the public.

Gong Yoo's real name is Gong Ji Cheol, he was born in 1979 in Busan, South Korea. The actor once shared that the stage name Gong Yoo was taken from his father's surname Gong and his mother's last name Yoo.

The actor has a burning passion for acting, which prompted him to pass and graduate with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Drama from Kyung Hee University, one of the leading universities in Korea.

When he was still a student, Gong Yoo earned that extra income with a part-time job as a VJ for Section TV, this time he shared in an interview with Soompi.

The journey to the peak of the career of "Hallyu Prince"

Gong Yoo started his acting career in 2001 in the drama School 4. In the drama, he played the role of a schoolboy who knocks down many girls with his cuteness and personality.

After a few years of practicing acting with some small roles in dramas, Gong Yoo made his big screen debut as the disruptive high school student Lee Jong Soo in the movie My Tutor Friend, although He was 23 years old then.

In 2004, the actor graduated from Kyung Hee University with a bachelor's degree in Theater and Cinema. After that, even though he was close to reaching the age of 30, Gong Yoo continued to participate in consecutive films as a high school b.oy and was even dubbed the "King of School Movies".

In 2006, Gong Yoo finally changed and got rid of the student role with the role of gangster in One Fine Day.

The role of Choi Han Kyul in Coffee Prince is said to be the turning point for the actor to become a famous Hallyu star. At this time, Gong Yoo's reputation spread throughout Korea because the film was very successful and received by the public.

At the peak of his career, Gong Yoo temporarily put aside work to join the military service in 2008 and 2009. Soon, he returned to appear in Mr.Destiny (2010), Silenced (2011) and Big (2012) ).

In 2013, Gong Yoo once again changed his appearance when playing the role of agent Ji Dong Chol in The Suspect. In the movie, the actor cuts off the crab's head and grows a beard to create the image of a hard-working policeman.

Surely true fans of Korean films will no longer be unfamiliar with Gong Yoo's most resounding role in Goblin (2016). In the movie, he transforms into a mighty and brave general in the Goryeo period, and is very charming with the image of a rich and elegant elf. Despite acting alongside Kim Go Eun in the role of 12th grade g.irl Ji Eun Tak, Gong Yoo did not show any awkwardness, but on the contrary, created an amazing chemistry with her co-star.

Goblin closed with a sweet ending, the highest rating of the drama was recorded at 14.6% and the work also ranked as one of the four dramas with the fourth highest viewership ratings in cable television history. . In addition, the drama also won the Special A.ward at the 1st Korea Brand Awards 2017.

2016 was a very successful year for Gong Yoo because his career not only went up with Goblin, he also had excellent acting in disaster-themed drama Train To Busan and The Age of Shadows.

Taking a break for a few years, Gong Yoo reappeared in 2019 with a supporting role in Kim Ji Young: Born 1982. Next, the sci-fi action movie Seobok marked Gong Yoo's return to the big screen as a former Korean spy. .

In the worldwide feverish movie Squid Game, Gong Yoo had a cameo that attracted great attention and discussion from the audience. In the movie, he plays a very mysterious but equally handsome player recruitment agent.

In 2021, the audience will witness the return of Gong Yoo in the sci-fi movie Seo Bok - The Replicant. Although it is a science fiction work, the film does not focus deeply on the issue of clones, but reflects the relationship between life and d.eath, which has long been a concern of director Yong Ju Lee.

Seo Bok - The Replicant received great attention from the public and achieved great success such as taking first place at the box office in the first days of its release with a total of nearly 83,000 viewers and having revenue up to 3.28 million USD.

The Silent Sea is Gong Yoo's latest project, released last Christmas. The film has a science fiction theme, set in a mysterious outer space, so the audience is waiting for it because of the curiosity about Gong Yoo's appearance and acting in the role of astronaut Han Yoo Jae. .

Unexpected relationship with "living saint" Kang Dong Won

Gong Yoo's private life is extremely private. He does not publicly date anyone, nor does he have much information about his family and parents.

In the program "TMI News" of Mnet, many people were surprised about the special relationship of Gong Yoo and Kang Dong Won. As it turns out, not only are they close friends, "elves" and "living saints" are also relatives. Accordingly, in the past, the grandfathers of the two actors were close friends since they were young and decided to marry each other's children. Gong Yoo and Kang Dong Won, respectively, are the grandchildren of two grandfathers, so they bonded through a family relationship, becoming distant relatives.

Even though they are not related by b.lood, Gong Yoo and Kang Dong Won's family relationship still makes people extremely excited, even standing at No.1 of Naver portal. Without an appointment, both entered the entertainment industry, became famous actors and were very close in real life.

Constantly entangled in the question of "fake love movie" with co-stars

Both handsome and famous, the actor keeps filming with anyone, and netizens have the opportunity to speculate that Gong Yoo is paired with everyone.

When participating in "Train To Busan", Gong Yoo was suspected of dating his co-star Ahn Sohee. After that, Ahn Sohee had to speak up about the two's dating rumors. On the show Please Take Care of My Refrigerator, MC Ahn Jung Hwan asked Sohee about the two of them walking on the beach all night together.

She denied dating rumors and shyly said that because the film crew were very close, they went for a walk on the beach. Sohee's answer made netizens wonder about "can you believe it".

At the beginning of 2018, the whole Korean media was in an uproar when a series of major newspapers such as Osen and Xportsnews simultaneously reported on Gong Yoo's marriage to actress Jung Yoo Mi. The source of the rumor arose from a post on social media, this person said that Gong Yoo was getting married, and the party was prepared at Shilla. The time and location are clear, transmitting information "sacrifice" to the point of posting without bothering to verify.

Soon after, the two's management company, Soop Entertainment, had to correct, that the wedding information spread online was completely untrue. At the same time, he will speak up for legal intervention if this rumor continues to spread.

Next, on February 8, 2017, the Seoul Econ newspaper dropped a real bomb on Goblin's fans when "hearing" the news that Kim Go Eun had broken up with her boyfriend 17 years older than her to come with her. Gong Yoo. By deleting all photos of her boyfriend on Instagram and keeping her "happy" photos and Gong Yoo in the movie, Kim Go Eun "created a scandal" for herself and caused trouble for Gong Yoo.

At the age of 43, with a gentle face, toned b.ody and remarkable achievements in his career, perhaps what fans are most interested in and looking forward to in Gong Yoo is that the actor soon confirmed the good news in his career. love story and peace of mind.

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