Park_Sang-myun

Park Sang-myun

Park Sang-myun

South Korean actor


Park Sang-myun (Korean: 박상면; born January 27, 1968) is a South Korean actor. He is best known for his comic roles, notably in My Wife Is a Gangster (2001).

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Career

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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References

  1. 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. "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. In the Korean television industry, "talent" is another term for "TV actor."
  16. "The 18th Korean Culture Entertainment Awards". KBS World. 15 December 2010. Retrieved 2014-10-14.

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