Kwon Sang woo

Kwon Sang-woo (born August 5, 1976, Daejeon, South Korea) is a South Korean actor. Prior to acting, he worked as a model.

Kwon was made known to Asian countries through his popular movie, My Tutor Friend (2003), but it was his character as Cha Song Joo in Stairway to Heaven alongside Choi Ji Woo that boosted his popularity, especially in Asian countries, as Stairway to Heaven was amongst the most popular Korean dramas in the Asian region. Another popular role was in Once Upon a Time in High School, set in the 1970s, highlighting the authoritarian nature of Korean society at the time.

In 2004, Kwon starred in a film, Love, So Divine, as a Catholic priest. In an interview, Kwon confided that his mother was a Roman Catholic, and was encouraged by his friends to receive baptism.

With his handsome looks and physique, Kwon is considered an example of the mom-zzang or “great body” movement.

Kwon was the primary spokesperson for The Face Shop in Korea, appearing in a variety of advertising, but he was replaced by Bae Yong Joon soon after his wedding with Son Tae Young on 28th September 2008. On February 6, 2009, his wife gave birth to a healthy boy.

Kwon’s latest projects are the film More Than Blue and TV drama Cinderella Man.

Television

• 2001: Man and Women (SBS)
• 2001: Legend aka Sinwha (SBS)
• 2001: Delicious Proposal (MBC)
• 2003: Into the Sun (SBS)
• 2002: We are Dating Now (SBS)
• 2003/04: Stairway to Heaven (SBS) – Jung-suh and Song-joo grew up together. They were always there for each other. Tragedy begins when Song Joo begins his studies overseas without Jung-suh. Jung-suh’s father remarries Tae Mira. Mira takes in her two children from a previous marriage, Tae-hwa and Yuri. Yuri is envious of the life that Jung-suh leads and is determined to take everything away from her, including Song-joo. Tae-hwa begins to develop feelings for his stepsister, however Jung-suh still loves Song-joo. Five years later, tragedy occurs when Jung-suh gets into a car accident causing her to lose her memory.
• 2005: Sad Love Story (MBC)
• 2007/08: Bad Love (KBS)
• 2009: Cinderella Man (MBC) – A story of a rich man (Lee Joon Hee) who switches lives with a man who looks identical to him only the difference between them is the other man is poor (Oh Dae San). Seo Yeo Jin is a girl who studies at fashion design school in Paris but returns to Korea after her life is turned upside down when her father dies.

Film

• 2001: Volcano High
• 2002: Make It Big
• 2003: My Tutor Friend
• 2003: Project X
• 2004: Once Upon a Time in High School
• 2004: Love, So Divine
• 2006: Running Wild
• 2006: Almost Love
• 2008: Fate
• 2009: More Than Blue

Awards

• 2002 SBS Drama Awards: New Star Award
• 2003 SBS Drama Awards: Top 10 Star Award, Popularity Award
• 2003 39th Baeksang Art Award: Best New Actor with “My Tutor Friend”
• 2003 Grand Bell Awards: New Actor with “My Tutor Friend”
• 2004 40th Baeksang Art Award: Most Popular Actor in Movie Part
• 2004 Blue Dragon Award: Popularity Award Blue Dragon Award
• 2008 44th Baeksang Art Award: Most Popular Actor in Movie Part

Other Information

• Name: 권상우 / Kwon Sang Woo (Gwon Sang Wu)
• Profession: Actor and model
• Birthdate: 1976-Aug-05
• Birthplace: Daejeon, South Korea
• Height: 182cm
• Weight: 70kg
• Star sign: Leo
• Blood type: O
• Family: Wife/actress Son Tae Young, son (b. 2009-Feb-06), brother, sister-in-law and niece
• Talent agency: ISTAR

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