Kang Ji-hwan

Infobox actor


name = Kang Ji Hwan
birthname = Jo Tae Gyu
birthdate = birth date and age|1977|03|20
location = Seoul, South Korea
deathdate =
deathplace =
othername =
yearsactive = 2001 — Present
spouse =
homepage = Infobox Korean name
hangul=강지환
hanja=姜至奂
rr=Gang Ji Hwan
mr=Kang Chi Hwan
hangulborn=조태규
hanjaborn=赵太奎
rrborn= Jo Tae Gyu
mrborn=Cho T'ae Kyu

Kang Ji Hwan (born March 20 1977 as Jo Tae-gyu) is a South Korean actor. He started his acting career in Korean version of musical stage performance "The Rocky Horror Show" in 2001.Then, he played small roles in popular Korean TV Dramas such as Summer Scent(KBS2, 2003), Nonstop 4(MBC,2003), Youth! Fly To The Sky (KBS2, 2004 [http://english.kbs.co.kr/spotlight/1322962_3178.html] , More Beautiful Than A Flower (KBS2, 2004 [http://www.koreanwiz.org/at/drama-morebeautiful.html] and Save the Last Dance for Me(SBS,2004)

He started to play lead role and shot to fame in MBC's 2005 TV Drama Be Strong, Geum-soon! [http://content.mbc.co.kr/e_mbc/drama.asp?idx=105] , in which he co-starred with Han Hye-jin.His role in this drama also made him become famous outside Korea, especially in Japan, China, and Taiwan [http://english.kbs.co.kr/entertainment/news/1463936_11858.html] .

Meanwhile, his first movie debut was in an independent movie in 2005 titled Host and Guest from the Korean director named Shin Dong-il [http://www.seattlefilm.org/news/detail.aspx?NID=81&year=2006] [http://english.kbs.co.kr/society/news/1397358_11773.html] .This movie was acclaimed both in Korean and International Film Festival [http://twitchfilm.net/archives/008257.html] , including shown in Berlin Film Festival [http://www.filmintelligence.org/festivals-berlin.htm] and The 32nd Seattle Film Festival in 2006. [http://www.seattlefilm.org/festival/film/detail.aspx?id=17829&fid=13]

Career

Musical Stage Performances

* Grease (Korean Version,2004)
* Rocky Horror (Korean Version, 2001)

Movie

* Host and Guest (방문자, 2005) [http://www.hancinema.net/korean_movie_Host_and_Guest.php]
* Movie is a Movie (영화는 영화다, 2008) [http://popseoul.com/category/kang-ji-hwan/]

TV Series

* Hong Gil-Dong, The Hero a.k.a Hong Gil Dong (쾌도 홍길동, KBS2 2008) >> [http://wiki.d-addicts.com/Hong_Gil_Dong] [http://www.kbs.co.kr/drama/honggildong2008/]
* Scandal in Old Seoul a.k.a Capital Scandal (경성스캔들, KBS2 2007) [http://contents.kbs.co.kr/program/program_dview.php?contentsUid=98]
* 90 Days, Time to Love (90일 사랑할 시간, MBC 2006) [http://content.mbc.co.kr/e_mbc/drama.asp?idx=288]
* Fireworks a.k.a Exhibition of Fireworks (불꽃놀이, MBC 2006) [http://content.mbc.co.kr/e_mbc/drama.asp?idx=227]
* Be Strong, Geum-soon! [http://content.mbc.co.kr/e_mbc/drama.asp?idx=105] (굳세어라 금순아, MBC 2005)
* Save the Last Dance for Me (마지막 춤은 나와 함께, SBS 2004)
* More Beautiful Than a Flower (꽃보다 아름다워, KBS2 2004)
* Youth! Fly To The Sky (KBS2 2004) [http://english.kbs.co.kr/spotlight/1322962_3178.html]
* Nonstop 4 (MBC 2003)
* Summer Scent(KBS2 2003)

Awards

* 2008 44^th Baek Sang Arts Awards, Popularity Award "for the drama Hong Gildong, the Hero"
* 2007 KBS Drama Awards, Excellent Acting Award (2007KBS연기대상남자우수상) "for the drama Capital Scandal" [http://www.kbs.co.kr/drama/2007award/redcarpet/2007index.html]
* 2007 KBS Drama Awards, Best Couple Award (2007KBS연기대상배스트커플상) "for the drama Capital Scandal, with Han Ji Min" [http://www.kbs.co.kr/drama/2007award/redcarpet/2007index.html]
* 2005 MBC Drama Awards, New Actor Award (2005MBC연기대상남자신인상) "for the drama Be Strong Geum Soon" [http://www.mydaily.co.kr/news/read_photo.html?newsid=200512302351421110&photo_section=Y]
* 2005 MBC Drama Awards, Excellent Acting Award (2005MBC연기대상남자우수상) "for the drama Be Strong Geum Soon" [http://www.mydaily.co.kr/news/read_photo.html?newsid=200512302351421110&photo_section=Y]

External links

* [http://epg.epg.co.kr/star/profile/index.asp?actor_id=9537 EPG Profile] (Korean)
* [http://people.empas.com/people/info/ka/ng/kangjihwan/ Empas Profile] (Korean)

References

* [http://www.hancinema.net/korean_Kang_Ji-hwan.php HanCinema The Korean Movie and Drama Database]
* [http://www.kbs.co.kr/drama/2007award/redcarpet/2007index.html "KBS Award 2007 Official Site"]
*KBS Global Entertainment News [http://english.kbs.co.kr/entertainment/news/1463936_11858.html "Kang Ji-Hwan Gains Popularity In Japan"] ,June 29, 2007
* [http://www.filmintelligence.org/festivals-berlin.htm "2006 Berlin Film Festival"]
*KBS Global Culture News [http://english.kbs.co.kr/society/news/1397358_11773.html "Director Shin Dong-il’s “A Visitor” Invited to Seattle International Film Festival"] , May 19, 2006
* [http://www.seattlefilm.org/festival/film/detail.aspx?id=17829&fid=13 "The 32nd Seattle Film Festival (2006)"]
*Twitch Film [http://twitchfilm.net/archives/008257.html "Korean Film News : Host & Guest/방문자 (2005)"] , November 18,2006
* [http://content.mbc.co.kr/e_mbc/drama.asp?idx=105 MBC Global Media Drama "Be Strong Geum Soon"]
* [http://content.mbc.co.kr/e_mbc/drama.asp?idx=227 MBC Global Media Drama "Fireworks"]
* [http://content.mbc.co.kr/e_mbc/drama.asp?idx=288 MBC Global Media Drama "90 Days, Time To Love"]
* [http://contents.kbs.co.kr/program/program_dview.php?contentsUid=98 KBS Global Marketing Program "Scandal In Old Seoul (a.k.a Capital Scandal)]
*My Daily News [http://www.mydaily.co.kr/news/read_photo.html?newsid=200512302351421110&photo_section=Y "2005 MBC Daesang Award Winner "(Korean)] ,December 31, 2005