Kang Dong Won - "Living Saint" IQ 137 with a "harem" full of powerful beauties

Kang Dong Won was born in 1981, 186cm tall, is known as "the man who looks good in everything" of Korea because of his attractive appearance. Starting a career as a model, in 2003 he decided to leave the fashion industry to enter an acting career.

Nearly 16 years in the entertainment industry, Kang Dong Won is considered one of the most successful actors of his generation. Kang Dong Won's comic beauty once opened a new "anecdote" in the Republic of Korea, to the extent that a decade after the actor joined showbiz, the concept of "powdered flower face" was beautiful. born, sweet becomes the new measure of beauty of Korean idols and artists. It is no exaggeration to say that Kang Dong Won himself has formed a beauty empire, creating his own new beauty standards.

The Charm of the Wolves released in 2004 was the perfect stepping stone for Kang Dong Won to become a star of the Korean screen. Not stopping at framed roles, the actor is not afraid to experiment with diverse roles to renew himself.

Audiences can meet Kang Dong Won in films such as: Last Thursday, Counterfeit Money Case, Voice of a Murderer, Little Monster Jeon Woo Chi, Sisterhood, Super Spirit, Era of Brutal , Bright Years , Violent Prosecutor , Pastor...

In the summer of 2020, Kang Dong Won returns to the audience through the movie Peninsula (part 2 of Train to Busan) with an investment budget of 20 billion KRW. If in part 1, the audience has the opportunity to hold their breath at the dashing, masculine appearance of "god of death" Gong Yoo, then in part 2, the handsome face has no dead corners and the natural acting talent of the "living saint". Kang Dong Won is the key factor to ensure box office revenue, promising to create a viral fever throughout Asia.

In other words, like the affirmation that fans often use to praise the actor from the past up to now: "As long as it's Kang Dong Won, with that face guaranteed, any movie will be hot!".

Belonging to a generation of talented actors, possessing quite a few roles for life, highly appreciated in the eyes of fans. But actually, Kang Dong Won did not have to follow the acting career from a young age like many other actors. On the contrary, Dong Won was well trained in engineering during his university years, oriented towards his family career.

Self-identified as a problem child, not a prodigy with IQ 137

Kang Dong Won is famous as an artist with more intelligence than people. In 2016, while rumors of Kang Dong Won signing an exclusive contract with YG Entertainment became a hot topic, his past achievements attracted attention.

Kang Dong Won's transcript was revealed on SBS's Night's TV Entertainment program. The production team went to Kang Dong Won's alma mater and released the high school transcript.

According to the published transcript, Kang Dong Won's academic results with an IQ of 137 (a very intelligent type, the percentage of people who own this IQ is only 2%, equal to the IQ of the former president of the United States of America. Bill Clinton).

Not only is he famous for being a smart student, his school appearance that hasn't changed much compared to the present has also attracted attention. The teacher who used to teach also gave an assessment of Kang Dong Won: outstanding intellectual ability and good appearance.

Kang Dong Won is known as having "divine proportions". When he was in junior high school, he was 1m57 tall, a year later he was 7cm taller and by the 3rd year of high school, he was 1m72 tall. Kang Dong Won's current height is 1m86.

However, when participating in the interview, Kang Dong Won answered very modestly. He expressed, "When I was in high school, I was more like a problem child than a genius or a prodigy."

Interested viewers know that Kang Dong Won comes from a prestigious school. 200 points is the maximum test score to get into university, Dong Won got 192 points.

Kang Dong Won graduated from the Faculty of Engineering of Hanyang University but "turned the wheel" to a completely different path from his main field of study.

Many people praised for his academic achievements, but Kang Dong Won said: "Originally in Changwon and Masan, everyone's academic spirit is very high. I only got good results when I entered the school."

The passion for acting was formed from the faculty chair of the Faculty of Engineering

Active in the entertainment industry, initially as a model, then gradually encroaching on acting, but Kang Dong Won considers himself a shy person, especially with strangers. He used to find it hard to get along with people and hated strangers talking to him.

Also thanks to his great height, Kang Dong Won has a chance with fashion. It is known that before he became famous with his massive acting career, the actor born in 1981 had the opportunity to walk on the catwalk of a series of big brands such as DKNY, Gucci, Hugo Boss in Paris. With a face that is "beautiful in every situation", sometimes manly, sometimes beautiful and gentle like a teenager

The chance to push Kang Dong Won into acting began in 1999. While in college, he was cast on the street. In the eyes of parents, this is an unstable profession, so they are very worried. However, the fact that the son could earn his own money at that time also made his parents proud.

In 2000, on the advice of a friend, Kang Dong Won enrolled in an acting class. From that moment, it was as if there was a magic that attracted him to the acting profession. Kang Dong Won felt that if he didn't act, he would regret it for the rest of his life.

Dong Won's first drama as an actor was "Country Princess", fortunately the character was suitable and after it aired, the audience reaction was not bad so Kang Dong Won's parents were also very funny. heart.

Just like that, the projects constantly invite Kang Dong Won, the family is also used to having a son as an actor instead of oriented towards the family business.

Kim Tae Hee & Kang Dong Won are "life copies"

Kang Dong Won and Kim Tae Hee have many similarities. They are all children of a wealthy family, are all stars with admirable IQs and good looks.

IQ 137 can't measure everything but there's no denying that it's a smart person. The proof is the learning results and teachers' evaluations during Kang Dong Won's time in school.

With Kim Tae Hee, her outstanding beauty has been handed down like a legend since childhood until now. There are many rumors surrounding whether Tae Hee is really good at studying or is it thanks to the support of her family at the School of Fashion Design of Seoul University?

The answer to the skepticism is already in the show MBC Special. Kim Tae Hee's high school performance shows that she has always been at the top of the rankings for 3 years in a row. The homeroom teacher herself also constantly praised the excellent student.

It clearly shows that Kim Tae Hee is not inferior to Kang Dong Won in terms of academic achievement. However, the issue that is controversial and makes the difference between the two is the acting ability.

Terrible family and controversial "pro-Japanese" great-grandfather

Handsome, smart, good acting. Kang Dong Won also has an outstanding family, was born in a chaebol family with a "golden spoon" life since childhood.

Kang Dong Won's father is Vice President of SPP Heavy Industries Kang Chul Woo, the second largest shipbuilding corporation in Korea and one of the top 10 shipping companies in the world.

With a "terrible" family background, Kang Dong Won is one of the most expensive heirs in the Korean entertainment industry. However, Kang Dong Won did not brag about his family until he was discovered by the media.

In 2017, a scandal involving Kang Dong Won occurred. A person on the Max Movie forum posted an article about Kang Dong Won's background and family tree.

According to this article, Kang Dong Won's great-grandfather, Lee Jong Man, was involved in mining projects during the Japanese occupation of the Korean peninsula.

Dispatch also reported that in 2009, Kang Dong Won's great-grandfather was on the list of "pro-Japanese" people during a dark period in Korea's history. Kang Dong Won's great-grandfather, thanks to aid to Japan, has obtained big business deals and accumulated wealth for his family.

However, Kang Dong Won's side and his representative YG company denied the above article and the information related to Mr. Lee Jong Man. YG deleted the article on the Max Movie site and prevented it from being distributed to other websites.

This angered many people because they thought that there was too much evidence that Kang Dong Won's great-grandfather participated in helping the Japanese during the Japan-Korea war. Korean public opinion believes that Kang Dong Won and YG deliberately covered up the actor's family's past.

The scandal continued to heat up when an interview of Kang Dong Won in 2007 was "digged" by netizens and in the interview he said he admired his great-grandfather.

After that, Kang Dong Won had to post an apology letter to the audience. However, later there were also articles defending the actor and his great-grandfather.

Relationship with the goblin Gong Yoo

In 2007, in an interview, Kang Dong Won revealed that he and Gong Yoo were related. It turns out that because they are close friends, Gong Yoo's grandfather and Kang Dong Won's grandfather decided that their children and grandchildren must marry each other according to the betrothal style of their father's generation, leading to a bond between the two actors.

The "harem" co-stars and fans are always full of beautiful women

Perfect from family background, career to appearance, it is not difficult to explain when Kang Dong Won becomes the dream model of many famous female stars.

Suzy

The nation's first love Suzy more than once confided that the most ideal "Mr Right" in her heart was Kang Dong Won, and even expressed her ardent admiration: "Watched the movie Jeon Woo Chi more than 10 times. " just to see the top face of the male actor.

Hyorin

Former beauty Sistar - Hyorin was also counted in the club of people who love Kang Dong Won the most when constantly sending messages to express her love for the actor. Unfortunately, "modern sugar" Kang Dong Won did not answer the beauty once.

Park So Dam

Taeyeon fans always know, the vocalist "Four Seasons" has been a hard fan of Kang Dong Won since debut days. The singer had the opportunity to meet and take pictures with her idol when she received a cameo role in the movie "My Brilliant Life".

Actresses who had the opportunity to collaborate with Kang Dong Won like Park So Dam were also shocked by the unreal appearance of their co-stars. She shared: "The moment he appeared, I was so absorbed in looking at him that I didn't even realize I was looking. He walked towards me, his long legs were endless. I was really shocked when I looked at him. that scene. I never imagined someone's legs could be that long."

In addition, a series of other beauties have chosen Kang Dong Won as a dream boyfriend such as Narsha, Jang Nara, Han Seung Yoon, Hyosung, Seulgi... Even the audience often jokes about male talent. Death by saying: "Finding someone who doesn't love Kang Dong Won is harder than picking stars in the sky".

The only dating rumor

The luck of the peach blossom is not proportional to the love line, so far Kang Dong Won has not announced any daughter even though he has almost reached the threshold of 40. Previously, the actor was also involved in dating rumors with him. actress Han Hyo Joo when participating in a joint collaboration in the movie "The Wolf Brigade". However, the company strongly denied and confirmed that the two were just close friends. After the rumors, Kang Dong Won and Han Hyo Joo also kept a gentle and happy attitude when they met and did not have a shy attitude like other actors and artists.

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