Jo Seung Woo - Kbiz's A-list actor and the top re-appearance in "Sisyphus: The Myth"

It is not uncommon for a singer to cross the field as an actor or vice versa. However, how many people are truly recognized by the public for their talents in both these fields? In Korea, when it comes to the most successful artists when taking on a role at the same time, it is impossible not to mention two cases. On the female side, it's Blue Dragon Queen Photo Lee Jung Hyun, and on the south side, it's none other than Jo Seung Woo, an A-list star in both Chungmuro and on the musical stage.

19 years old, striding the red carpet of Cannes

Jo Seung Woo was born in Seoul, South Korea, into an artistic family. His father, Jo Kyung Soo, was a famous singer in the 70s of the last century, while his older sister Jo Soo Yeon was also a musical actress.

However, few people know that Jo Seung Woo grew up without the love of his father. Mr. Jo Kyung Soo divorced his wife and left his family, moving to the US to live when he was young. Therefore, for Jo Seung Woo, directors and teachers like Im Kwon Taek, Yoon Ho Jin, Kim Min Ki and Nam Kyung Eup are the fathers that he is always grateful for and loves.

After finishing high school, Jo Seung Woo became a student at Dankook University's Department of Theater and Film. It was also around this time that he met his second father, director Im Kwon Taek, a veteran of Korean cinema, although before that, his dream was to become a musician. dramatic.

At that time, the 19-year-old student had no thought in his mind, because he was persuaded by everyone, he followed his friends to the casting for the movie Chunhyang (She Xuan Huong). While the photo cards of the rest of the candidates were carefully taken care of, Jo Seung Woo's resume was only one page and a quick photo of the card left the judge - director Im - "speechless." ". But it is also thanks to this uniqueness that director Im Kwon Taek noticed him.

Jo Seung Woo has surpassed 1000 candidates to become the male lead of Chunhyang. This is the first Korean film to appear at the Cannes International Film Festival. On the red carpet of the country, the actor entered the profession smiling and standing next to his second father, Im Kwon Taek. He and his co-star Lee Hyo Jung wore traditional hanbok like their roles in the movie.

A journey full of ups and downs

Being able to set foot in Cannes right in the debut, I thought it would be a beautiful experience for Jo Seung Woo. However, Chunhyang did not receive a positive response from the public. The role of Mongryong was considered the worst choice for his debut. It caused an introverted guy's shyness to recur.

"Playing Chunhyang was really hard. On the days when there was a bed scene, I had to drink alcohol or I wouldn't be able to sleep. I lost 8 pounds. At that time, I just wanted to die, I just wanted to run away. I said in a dream that "I just wanted to be an ordinary student." After that, I decided not to act in movies anymore... Well, of course, the movie gave me a lot of experience (laughs).

Jo Seung Woo's path to conquering acting is also very arduous. Opening with a film that was not very positive, but he persistently pursued cinema and gradually asserted his name through each role.

Jo Seung Woo's landmark role is the autistic boy Cho Won in Marathon, a movie hit in 2005 with 5 million viewers. The film helped him become an A-list star, winning the title of Emperor Photo at the Golden Bell the same year. Besides the works that are well remembered by fans such as The Classic, Marathon, Tazza, The Sword with No Name, ... the actor also suffered many failures at the box office with Low Life or Love Phobia.

Although not commercially successful, Love Phobia is still a work of special significance to Jo Seung Woo. In the spring of 2006, fans were happy and "heartbroken" when they saw Jo Seung Woo and Kang Hye Jung walking side by side at the Love Phobia promotional event. The 26-year-old man looked full of joy, pride, hand in hand with his lover who is the female pearl of the screen. Unfortunately, the fake movie couple went their separate ways less than a year later. Kang Hye Jung is currently happy with her husband Tablo and daughter Haru, and Jo Seung Woo is still a happy single marshal.

After 15 years of acting, Jo Seung Woo's salary has certainly increased hundreds of times compared to when he was just starting out. At the end of 2014, Hankyung newspaper revealed that the actor was paid 600 million won (about 12 billion VND) for his role in Inside Men. Playing big for sweets, Lee Byung Hun and Jo Seung Woo's Inside Men drew 7 million moviegoers to theaters in 2015. Along with over 2 million views of the Uncut Inside Men: The Original, the film has officially become official. officially becoming the highest-grossing R-rated movie of all time at the Korean box office. This is also the most successful work since Jo Seung Woo's debut.

The undefeated king on the musical stage

Witnessing his sister performing Don Quixote on stage, Jo Seung Woo realized what his dream was. He said to himself, "I have to become a musical actor". The blood of music is probably still flowing in his body. Only thing, it took him longer to realize that passion, the passion is even bigger than acting in movies.

Jo Seung Woo's film career may face many obstacles, but in the musical stage, he almost never fails. The consecutive success of Jekyll & Hyde and Hedwig and the Angry Inch and the movie Marathon made 2005 a phenomenal year for this multi-talented actor.

In 2010, after completing his military service, Jo Seung Woo once became a controversial topic when his salary was said to be the highest in the history of Korean musicals. However, the above news clearly cannot affect the audience's decision to hunt for tickets. That year, the online ticketing system crashed after only 15 minutes of opening, all tickets for Jo Seung Woo's concerts were sold out.

Received the Daesang Award for the first TV role

For Jo Seung Woo, it took 13 years since his debut to have his first TV role in Horse Doctor, a historical project of MBC.

There are three reasons why Jo Seung Woo decided to choose Horse Doctor. Firstly, he is a big fan of God of Medicine Heo Jun, the previous work of director Lee Byung Hoon, the director behind the success of a series of hit historical films such as Lady Dae Jang Geum, Yi San, and Dong Yi. The second reason is that the ladies at the pig intestine restaurant in Sindang-dong and the sujebi shop in Hyehwadong that he often visits, urgently asked him to "go on TV" a bit more, not just act in movies.

At the 2012 MBC Drama Awards, Jo Seung Woo was awarded the Daesang, the awards ceremony's highest award, for his first television role. Controversy broke out at that time when many people said that he did not deserve this award.

With Park Shin Hye in "Sisyphus: The Myth"

Sisyphus: The Myth starring Park Shin Hye and Jo Seung Woo is attracting the attention of many viewers. The film's content is also entering the climax with countless new details being revealed. This is the first drama project using sci-fi theme and was chosen by jTBC as the station's 10th anniversary movie.

Sisyphus: The Myth is a sci-fi drama of cable station JTBC, about the time travel of genius engineer Han Tae Sool (Jo Seung Woo) and future savior Kang Seo Hae (Park Shin Hye). . At that time, in the world, mysterious creatures appeared in the human race, threatening the safety of mankind.

Han Tae Sool is a talented engineer and co-founder of the famous Quantum and Time company in Korea. Suddenly one day, he discovers the unbelievable truth about his brother's death 10 years ago. This mystery prompted him to embark on an unpredictable and dangerous journey.

Kang Seo Hae is a talented female warrior, mastering all skills from sniping, placing bombs to hand-to-hand combat to survive, against the dominant forces. Since meeting Tae Sool, she was determined to protect him, always together and fight to the end.

Let's watch Jo Seung Woo's "sad" performance in "Sisyphus: The Myth"!

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