Park Sang-myun

Park Sang-myun
Born (1966-01-27) January 27, 1966 (age 58)
EducationSeoul Institute of the Arts – Theater
OccupationActor
Years active1988–present
AgentImagine Asia
Korean name
Hangul
박상면
Hanja
Revised RomanizationBak Sang-myeon
McCune–ReischauerPak Sang-myŏn

Park Sang-myun (Korean박상면; born January 27, 1966) is a South Korean actor. He is best known for his comic roles, notably in My Wife Is a Gangster (2001).

Career

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Park Sang-myun graduated in 1987 with a Theater degree from Seoul Institute of the Arts. He made his acting debut in 1993 in a Korean staging of the musical Guys and Dolls.[1] Park first broke into the film industry with minor roles such as "Ashtray" in the hit 1997 comedy No. 3, but his strong acting talent soon captured the attention of audiences and filmmakers. His first major success came in 2000 via the wrestling comedy The Foul King, followed by a memorable role in firefighting drama Libera Me. Park's TV sitcom Three Friends further cemented his popularity as a character actor, and he became a common sight on TV programs and advertisements as well as on film.[2][3]

In late 2001, Park scored his biggest hit with the comedy My Wife Is a Gangster, which attracted over 5 million viewers nationwide. As the "straight man," he played a mild-mannered government clerk who doesn't realize that his wife is a fearsome gang boss.[4][5] Hi! Dharma!, released a couple months later, also became a runaway hit with audiences for its comic showdown between gangsters and Buddhist monks.

The year 2002 was less kind, however, with comedies Can't Live Without Robbery and Baby Alone both bombing at the box-office, effectively ending Park's career as a leading actor.[3] Since then, he returned to supporting roles, in television dramas such as Seoul 1945 (2006) and King of Baking, Kim Takgu (2010).

Aside from his prolific film and TV career, Park also appears in small-scale stage plays and musicals, notably How Are You, Sister? about a soldier and a nun who meet during the Korean War (in Kim Sang-jin's debut as a theatre director),[6] and Really Really Like You, a 1970s-set nostalgic romance between an English teacher and a high school baseball coach (adapted from the same-titled 1977 film).[1][7]

Filmography

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Film

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Year Title Role
1996 Boss
1997 The Rocket Was Launched
No. 3 Jae-cheol ("Ashtray")
Downfall
1998 Two Cops 3 Underling 1
1999 Dr. K Park Ho-dong
A Growing Business Chef
Nowhere to Hide Jjang-gu (cameo)
2000 The Foul King Tae Baek-san
Just Do It! Shim Chung-eon
Libera Me Park Han-mu
2001 The Humanist[8] Amoeba
My Wife Is a Gangster Kang Su-il
Hi! Dharma! Bul-kom ("Brown Bear")
2002 A Perfect Match Kim Hyo-jin's client (cameo)
Can't Live Without Robbery Kang Sang-tae
Baby Alone Man-su
2003 Silver Knife Man next door (cameo)
2005 She's on Duty Homeroom teacher (cameo)
Never to Lose Police captain (cameo)
2007 A Good Day to Have an Affair Dew's husband (cameo)
Mission Possible: Kidnapping Granny K Ahn Jae-do
The Mafia, the Salesman Daegari ("Ox head")
2010 Attack the Gas Station 2 Mang-chi
2013 Miracle in Cell No. 7 Ppabaki ("Bar-eyed") (cameo)
2014 Mr. Perfect Lee Byung-joo's father

Television series

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Year Title Role
1999 The Boss Hippo
2000 Three Friends Park Sang-myun
Bad Friends Hong Joo-gon
2001 Her House Kim Dae-woong
Lovers Sang-myun
2002 Shoot for the Stars Han Ba-da
2003 All In Im Dae-chi
Detective
2004 More Beautiful Than a Flower Park Young-min
Into the Storm Ahn Dong-soo
2005 Green Rose Lee Choon-bok
2006 The King of Head-butts Kim Cheol-seok
Seoul 1945 Park Chang-joo
Look Back with a Smile Lee Sang-myun
2007 Moon Hee Kim Young-chul
Urban Legends Deja Vu 2 Storyteller
2008 Our Happy Ending Kang Joong-ki
My Lady Boss, My Hero Kim Sang-joong
Love Marriage Company president Ryu
2009 Three Men Park Sang-myun
2010 Give Me Your Memory ~ Pygmalion's Love Minerva
Bread, Love and Dreams Yang In-mok
Marry Me, Mary! Wi Dae-han
2011 Color of Women Park Woo-chul
2012 History of a Salaryman Jin Ho-hae
Feast of the Gods Im Do-shik
12 Signs of Love Dong-gun
Suspicious Family Chun Eok-man
Lovers of Haeundae[9] Boo Young-do
Ohlala Couple Trainer (cameo)
2013 KBS Drama Special – "Glass Bandage" Seo Kyeong-do
2014 Wife Scandal – The Wind Rises Husband
Into the Flames Park Jong-yeol
Triangle Sabuk gangster boss
Healer Chae Chi-soo
2016 Sweet Stranger and Me Bae Byung-woo
2020 Zombie Detective Lee Gwang-sik
2021 The Penthouse: War in Life Bang Chi-soon (cameo, season 3 episode 1)[10]
Dali & Cocky Prince Ahn Sang-tae (cameo) [11]

Web series

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Year Title Role Ref.
2021 The Birth of a Nation Kwak Sung-wook [12]

Variety show

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Year Title Notes
2008 Star King Panelist, episodes 66, 68-69
2012 The Duet Contestant (with Lee Haeri)
Roller Coaster - Season 2
E-King MC
Law of the Jungle W - Season 3 Cast member[13]
2013 Treasure Island MC

Theater

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Year Title Role
2000 Guys and Dolls[14]
2003 속 불효자는 웁니다
2006 How Are You, Sister?
2008 Really Really Like You Coach Gu
2009 The Thing About Men
Really Really Like You Coach Gu
2013 Tomorrow Morning[15] Jack

Awards and nominations

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Year Award Category Nominated work Result
1999 20th Blue Dragon Film Awards Best Supporting Actor A Growing Business Nominated
2000 21st Blue Dragon Film Awards Best Supporting Actor The Foul King Nominated
MBC Drama Awards Favorite Character Actor of the Year,
Viewer's Choice
The Boss Won
2001 MBC Entertainment Awards Special Talent[16] Award Bad Friends Won
2006 KBS Drama Awards Best Supporting Actor Seoul 1945 Won
2008 SBS Entertainment Awards Best Entertainer Star King Won
2010 18th Korean Culture and Entertainment Awards[17] Acting Award for TV King of Baking, Kim Takgu Won
KBS Drama Awards Best Supporting Actor Mary Stayed Out All Night,
King of Baking, Kim Takgu
Nominated

References

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  1. ^ a b Chung, Ah-young (10 June 2008). "Musical to Show Retro Culture of 70-80s". The Korea Times. Retrieved 2014-10-14.
  2. ^ Baek, Eun-ha (4 April 2000). "단기간에 인기 시트콤으로 부상한 MBC 주간 시트콤 <세친구>". Cine21 (in Korean). Retrieved 2014-10-14.
  3. ^ a b "Actors and Actresses of Korean Cinema: Park Sang-myun". Koreanfilm.org. Archived from the original on 2018-04-27. Retrieved 2014-10-14.
  4. ^ Kim, Kyu Hyun. "My Wife Is a Gangster". Koreanfilm.org. Retrieved 2014-10-14.
  5. ^ Elley, Derek (30 November 2001). "Review: My Wife Is a Gangster". Variety. Retrieved 2014-10-14.
  6. ^ "Korean Weekly News - January 10". Twitch Film. 10 January 2006. Archived from the original on 20 October 2014. Retrieved 2014-10-14.
  7. ^ Chung, Ah-young (21 January 2009). "Retro Musical Boom Hits Stage". The Korea Times. Retrieved 2014-10-14.
  8. ^ Kwon, Chae-hyun (7 May 2001). "The Humanist, Its Cynicism on Devilish Society". The Dong-a Ilbo. Retrieved 2014-10-14.
  9. ^ "Haeundae Lovers Park Sang Myun and Park Geonil Fight Over Love". KpopStarz. 11 September 2012. Retrieved 2014-10-12.
  10. ^ Kim No-eul (May 27, 2021). "펜트하우스3' 측 "박상면 특별출연, 역할은 방송으로 확인 부탁"(공식)" ['Penthouse 3' side "Park Sang-myeon makes a special appearance, please confirm the role through the broadcast" (official)]. Newsen (in Korean). Naver. Archived from the original on May 29, 2021. Retrieved May 27, 2021.
  11. ^ Shin Ji-won (October 22, 2021). "김민재, "오늘 밤 우리집에서 잘래요?"...박규영에 수줍은 유혹->박상면 배후 알아채('달리와 감자탕')" [Kim Min-jae, "Would you like to sleep at my house tonight?"...Shy temptation to Park Gyu-young -> Knowing behind Park Sang-myeon ('Dali and Gamjatang')] (in Korean). Ten Asia. Retrieved October 24, 2021.
  12. ^ Kim Kyung-hee (October 25, 2021). "'국가의 탄생' 박상면X윤유선X김찬미(AOA)X주호(SF9)X박상훈, 시트콤 도전!" [Birth of a Nation' Park Sang-myeon X Yoon Yu-seon X Kim Chan-mi (AOA) X Joo-ho (SF9) X Park Sang-hoon, sitcom challenge!] (in Korean). iMBC. Retrieved October 25, 2021 – via Naver.
  13. ^ Ho, Stewart (17 October 2012). "Rainbow's Jae Kyung, Comedian Jo Hye Ryeon Joins Jung Juri and Others for Women's Version of The Laws of the Jungle". enewsWorld. Archived from the original on 2014-10-18. Retrieved 2014-10-14.
  14. ^ "Two Musicals Set to Open". The Chosun Ilbo. 2 August 2000. Retrieved 2014-10-14.
  15. ^ "The Musical speaking of modern marriage and divorce sharply and witty Tomorrow Morning". K-Popculture. 28 April 2013. Retrieved 2014-10-14.
  16. ^ In the Korean television industry, "talent" is another term for "TV actor."
  17. ^ "The 18th Korean Culture Entertainment Awards". KBS World. 15 December 2010. Retrieved 2014-10-14.
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