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}} Gong Ji-chul (; born July 10, 1979), better known by his stage name Gong Yoo (), is a South Korean actor. ==Career== Gong graduated with B.A. Theater degree at Kyung Hee University. He started his showbusiness career with small parts in dramas and films. He landed his first lead role in ''Biscuit Teacher and Star Candy'' in 2005. His acting talent caught the attention of casting directors and audiences and he has become an actor to watch. His role as Choi Han-Kyul in the MBC romantic comedy ''The 1st Shop of Coffee Prince'' solidified his status as a leading man. The popularity of the drama made it one of Korea's most watched dramas of 2007, and made Gong Yoo a hallyu star. The actor finished his mandatory service in the Korean Armed Forces, which started on January 14, 2008 and ended on December 8, 2009.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Welcome back, Gong Yoo )〕 Gong Yoo initiated and pursued production of a theatrical adaptation of〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=백지연의 피플 인사이드'공유편'-A sincere talk with Gong Yoo (English subtitled) )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=INTERVIEW Actor Gong Yoo - Part 1 )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=INTERVIEW Actor Gong Yoo - Part 2 )〕 Gong Ji-young's novel ''The Crucible'', a gift from his senior as congratulation for his promotion during enlistment. This movie was internationally released under the title ''Silenced''. The film sparked public outrage upon its release on September 22, 2011. This led to a reopening of the investigations into the incidents on which the novel and film are based. Public demand for legislative reform reached the National Assembly, where a revised bill to target sex crimes against minors and the disabled, dubbed the Dogani Bill after the Korean title of the film, was successfully passed in late October 2011. In 2013, he returned to the big screen after a two-year gap in the movie ''The Suspect (2013 film)''. He played an elite North Korean spy who defects after being betrayed by his country.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Gong Yoo a 'Suspect' in his first action role )〕 On November 2013, Gong Yoo was appointed as a special representative of the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) in Korea, in conjunction with a celebration of the 24th year since the Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC) was adopted. Following his appointment, he will visit countries around the world to raise awareness of the situation of children in underdeveloped countries.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Gong Yoo named UNICEF special representative )〕 On July 7, 2014, Gong was named as an ambassador for the National Tax Service, alongside actress Ha Ji-won. For the next two years, they will model for promotional posters and take part in street campaigns that encourage honest tax payment in support of the NTS.〔http://english.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2014/07/08/2014070801250.html〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Gong Yoo」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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