Who is Kang Dong Won who started the trend of "handsome men more beautiful than flowers" and won 126,000 billion?

When it comes to Korean movies, one of the names that many people immediately think of is Kang Dong Won. In 2000, he started his modeling career. With a height of 1m86, his handsome and sharp face helps him shine on the catwalk.

He quickly became a top model in Korea. Just 3 years later, he entered the film industry. His debut work Too Beautiful to Lie (2004) helped him gain attention. In 2005, he exploded with Temptation of Wolves. The role of Han Kyung made millions of female viewers "lose sleep". Deep eyes, cold face - addictive visual. He was called a living saint, opening the trend of "handsome men more beautiful than flowers" in Korean showbiz.

Developing his career thanks to his beauty, Kang Dong Won is not limited to the image of a "male god". He continuously tries his hand at many difficult and profound roles. From a Joseon nobleman in The Duelist to a thief in Jeon Woo Chi. From an exorcist in The Priests to a post-apocalyptic warrior in Peninsula. Each role shows his constant transformation. He is not afraid to make himself ugly on screen to serve his role. In Vanishing Time: A Bo.y Who Returned, he plays a mentally ill man. In Broker, he plays Song Kang Ho in an emotional story. The film attended Cannes, and his acting was highly praised.

Kang Dong Won has a very "unusual" style of choosing films. He doesn't favor the masses, and he doesn't choose scripts that are easy to sell. He only acts in films that he finds interesting, even if the risk is high. It is this unpredictability that makes him always loved by critics. His name guarantees quality, even if the films are picky viewers.

In addition to movies, his incredibly youthful appearance is also a ho.t topic. At the ag.e of 43, Kang Dong Won looks like he is only 30. Smooth ski.n, toned body, and top-notch charisma are no different from idols. He was even voted by TC Candler as "The Most Beautiful Face in the World", and many international fans call him "the most beautiful Asian male god". During his 22 years of working, Kang Dong Won's beauty has never dropped in rank. He still maintains his form, still makes people "fascinated" at first sight, and is still the only one in many generations of male gods to be praised with the title "living saint".

At the end of 2010, Kang Dong Won performed his military service as a community service worker. After being discharged from the army, the actor confided in an interview with High Cu.t: "There is fierce competition in the entertainment industry." His military service made him reflect on his career and his life choices: "If I lose focus even for a moment, I could miss out on many opportunities. When I worked as a community service worker in the army, my life became strangely peaceful, and this environment both relieved me and made me feel anxious. I had to get used to a new job and a new role in the army, so I wanted to work really hard."

After his discharge from the military, Kang Dong Won's film career has been on the rise as he has appeared in many film projects. In 2016 alone, the actor completed four films, demonstrating his impressive hard work. Therefore, although he is not ranked among the young, famous new generation of male gods, Kang Dong Won has received respect from Korean audiences with his admirable professional attitude.

In addition, the actor frankly expressed that he is not suitable for the drama genre, mainly in the production stage. Because the script is written in parallel with the filming process, Kang Dong Won described that the actor has to grasp the script right on the set and start filming immediately, so this does not suit his working style.

In 2022, Kang Dong Won continued to appear on the big screen with the work Broker - The Broker. The work was directed by Hirokazu Koreeda and premiered at the 22nd Cannes Film Festival. Broker received the love of the audience thanks to its bright story, conveying a gentle message about family and humanity. Throughout the film is the journey of the unfortunate young mother So Young (IU) and two brokers Sang Hyun (Song Kang Ho) and Dong Soo (Kang Dong Won) to find a new home for their chil.d. Not heavy on action elements, Broker shows simplicity and closeness in the way the character's own plot is built, depicting the warm love between strangers. Watching Broker, the audience gets to see a new aspect of Kang Dong Won's acting in a role that is both thorny and gentle, humorous.

Kang Dong Won is not only an actor, but also a real CEO. He was born into a wealthy family, with his father, Kang Cheol Woo, being the vice president of SPP Heavy Industries. This is a large shipbuilding corporation in Korea. In 2010, his father's estimated assets were worth trillions of won. As an heir, Kang Dong Won owns a huge fortune. According to Korean media, his assets could be worth up to 126 trillion VND - a staggering number. However, Kang Dong Won has never shown off or shown off his wealth. He lives a very private, simple life and is not as extravagant as one might imagine. He even made mone.y by himself at the ag.e of 20 as a model.

Not only rich, Kang Dong Won is also famous for his above-average IQ of 137. He was good at math since he was young and entered Hanyang University with a major in engineering. In addition, he is also fluent in English and Japanese. He has a calm demeanor, civilized behavior, and has never been involved in a scanda.l. Korean newspapers call him "the most ideal male model in showbiz" because he is handsome, rich, good at studying, and has a golden personality - a rare combo. Many people believe that if he had not been an actor, he would have been a great CEO, a real CEO, more developed than his father.

Regarding his personal life, Kang Dong Won once attracted attention when he was suspected of dating Rosé (Blackpink) after a photo of the two having dinner together was shared on social media. In 2014, the media reported that Kang Dong Won was dating co-star Song Hye Kyo, but the couple denied it. However, some sources said that the 8x actor secretly liked his colleague, confessed his feelings but was not reciprocated.

The actor is famous for his clean private life and has never publicly dated. Originally a model, he has had a successful acting career. According to Naver, Kang Dong Won is one of the actors that Korean experts consider a "box office guarantee".

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