Ji Sung - Korean "Rating King" once wanted to give up his whole career to chase love

Not only has a successful career, actor Ji Sung also makes many people admire and love thanks to his clean private life and perfect marriage with beautiful Lee Bo Young.

Referring to Ji Sung, the audience will immediately think of the actor's roles "calling rain to call the wind" on the small screen. With more than 20 years of acting experience, for Ji Sung, perhaps no role can make him difficult. After the achievements on the small screen, Ji Sung has been recognized for his ability as well as praised as the "acting saint" of Korean showbiz.

The successful career of "Rating King"

Ji Sung comes from a family with media education, so his parents always had hope that he would follow in his footsteps. Ji Sung used to be very passionate about baseball and had a dream of becoming a baseball player. However, his parents expect him to focus on his studies and become a teacher. After entering high school, Ji Sung stopped playing baseball.

Ji Sung began to rekindle his love of art after he watched Dustin Hoffman take on the autistic role in Rain Man. However, his parents continued to oppose his joining the entertainment industry. Going to university, even though he was studying philosophy, Ji Sung still did not give up his passion. He temporarily put aside his studies and submitted a casting application for the SBS drama KAIST. He passed the audition and officially embarked on the acting path.

In 1999, Ji Sung got his first role in the movie KAIST. It is known that after meeting with the film crew, the scriptwriter felt the novelty in Ji Sung and wrote him a new role. Originally, Ji Sung planned to take the stage name Choi Ji Sung, but then he and his manager decided to just take the name Ji Sung and use this stage name until now.

Starting from acting in supporting roles, Ji Sung was gradually trusted for the male lead role. Some dramas that Ji Sung starred in at a young age such as: Beautiful Days (2001), Delicious Proposal (2001), Sunshine Hunting (2002) and first appeared on the big screen with the movie Whistling Princess ( 2002).

Ji Sung's acting career seemed to turn a new page when he participated in the movie All In with Lee Byung Hun and Song Hye Kyo. Later, Ji Sung continued to appear in the films "Wrong Lifestyle" and "The Last Dance".

In particular, the Wrong Lifestyle has contributed to making the name of Ji Sung king out of Korea. The Last Dance brought him the Top 10 Popular Star award at the 2004 SBS Drama Awards. In 2005, Ji Sung returned to the silver screen with Blood Rain.

In May 2005, Ji Sung temporarily put his career on hold to perform mandatory military service. Returning after a long hiatus, Ji Sung re-appears to the small screen with the movie Korean doctor Compassionate Heart. With his impressive acting ability, Ji Sung received the Golden Acting Award of Actor in a Miniseries at the 2008 MBC Drama Awards.

During the period from 2008 to 2012, Ji Sung participated in many films with diverse genres, renewing his character image.

In 2013, Ji Sung's acting career took another step forward when he chose to act in a tragic drama film The Secret of Terror. Ji Sung's success was proven when he received the Best Actor award at the 2013 KBS Drama Awards.

After a series of roles that confirmed his talent, Ji Sung continued to make his mark on the small screen with the movie Kill Me, Heal Me in 2015. Kill Me, Heal Me became a cult fever and helped Ji Sung received the prestigious Daesang Award at the 2015 MBC Drama Awards.

In 2016, Ji Sung participated in a movie about the entertainment industry called Entertainment Industry. In 2017, Ji Sung regained his peak form with the crime drama "The Defendant". Ji Sung's acting never disappoints viewers no matter how difficult the role or how complicated the psychological development is. Defendant closed with a rating of 28.3% and Ji Sung continued to be named in the Daesang category at the 2017 SBS Drama Awards.

In 2018, Ji Sung appeared both on television and on the big screen with two projects, The Dear Wife and the Master of Feng Shui. In 2019, Ji Sung returned with the medical drama "Doctor Yohan" and this is another movie that stirred the small screen of the actor.

In 2020, Ji Sung did not participate in acting, but instead became a member of tvN's reality show RUN. Accompanying Ji Sung in the program are young actors Kang Ki Yong, Lee Tae Sun and Hwang Hee.

After a year of absence from the small screen, Ji Sung reappeared in July 2021 with the legal drama Evil Judge. In 2022, Ji Sung will return to the small screen with two roles in the movie "Adamas".

"Adamas" is a drama that revolves around the story of twin brothers who discover the truth from an incident 22 years ago. The two will solve the mystery of their biological father's death and find "Adamas", which is believed to be evidence of the murder.

In the drama, Ji Sung will take on the roles of twin brothers named Ha Woo Shin and Song Soo Hyun. Although the two brothers look alike, their personalities and problem-solving approaches are completely different.

Almost gave up acting because of his wife

In 2017, appearing on the show Star Ranking Show, Ji Sung revealed that he almost gave up his acting career because of his love for Lee Bo Young - his wife.

The 43-year-old actor met his life partner on the set of Save the Last Dance for Me (2004). From the first time they met on the set of The Last Dance For Him, Ji Sung fell in love with Lee Bo Young.

So starting from there, he planned to conquer the heart of the beauty. During an outing with Lee Bo Young's group of friends, Ji Sung boldly put in his lover's pocket a piece of paper with the content simply: "I like you".

Knowing Ji Sung's feelings, Lee Bo Young was extremely confused because at that time she determined that she would not date someone in the entertainment industry, so she flatly rejected him, even though the actor could swear that: If so, I will give up acting."

Not giving up, Ji Sung persisted, wholeheartedly towards Lee Bo Young. Touched by that sincerity, the actress finally nodded to be his girlfriend. Later again, Lee Bo Young still felt guilty when the first 3 months of love, she always acted cold and careless towards her husband. In 2007, the couple decided to announce their love story and received the support of the public.

After 6 years together, Ji Sung and Lee Bo Young felt it was time for them to return to the same home. After a photo shoot in Spain, the actor made a sweet proposal and sang Elton John's song Your Song - Lee Bo Young's favorite song, in front of everyone around. At that time, Lee Bo Young burst into tears before nodding to accept the invitation to be Ji Sung's wife.

In 2013, the couple held a simple wedding with only 200 guests. The talented couple received many blessings from fans. After getting married, both Ji Sung and Lee Bo Young voluntarily reduced their work schedules to take care of their small nest. Defendant star always gives his wife the same love and pampering as when he was in love, making the public admire.

Up to now, Ji Sung and Lee Bo Young have been together for 9 years and have 2 little angels. They are considered the most exemplary couple in the Korean entertainment industry.

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