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}} Kwon Sang-woo (born August 5, 1976) is a South Korean actor. He rose to stardom in 2003 with the romantic comedy film ''My Tutor Friend'' and the melodrama series ''Stairway to Heaven''. ==Career== Kwon Sang-woo, the most visible example of the so-called "mom-zzang" (slang for "great body") movement, started his career as a fashion model in the late 1990s. His first acting experience was in the TV drama ''Delicious Proposal'', and for the first few years of his entertainment career he received only minor roles on television, before making his big-screen debut in the martial arts film ''Volcano High'' (2001). The following year he played his first lead role in the comedy ''Make It Big'' (2002) together with real-life best friend Song Seung-heon.〔("Actors and Actresses of Korean Cinema: Kwon Sang-woo" ). Koreanfilm.org. Retrieved 2012-11-22.〕 Kwon's breakthrough came in 2003 with the phenomenally successful romantic comedy ''My Tutor Friend'', as a troublesome high school boy who is tutored by a college student of the same age (played by actress Kim Ha-neul). This was followed by appearances in ''My Good Partner'', the world's first movie made for mobile phones, and the music video collection ''Project X''.〔 His next film released in early 2004 was also a hit. ''Once Upon a Time in High School'' portrayed the authoritarian society of the 1970s through a notoriously violent high school. Simultaneously, Kwon's TV tearjerker ''Stairway to Heaven'' was winning high ratings of over 40 percent. The drama eventually screened throughout Asia and helped to turn him into a regional star.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://koreajoongangdaily.joinsmsn.com/news/article/article.aspx?aid=2504964 )〕〔("Fueled by Japan, star shines his light on Asia" ). Korea JoongAng Daily. September 4, 2006.〕 However Kwon's follow-up film ''Love, So Divine'', about a priest in training who falls in love,〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.hancinema.net/kwon-sang-woo-looks-for-divine-love-in-upcoming-movie-949.html )〕 earned poor reviews and did not get much attention from audiences.〔 For 2006, Kwon starred in the big-budget action noir ''Running Wild'',〔("야수 (Running Wild) Press Screening Report" ). Twitch Film. January 4, 2006.〕 about a detective, a prosecutor, and a criminal who are all equally vicious.〔 ''Running Wild'' received satisfactory reviews but disappointing returns, and Kwon's next film ''Almost Love'', a romantic comedy reteaming him with Kim Ha-neul,〔("청춘만화 (Almost Love) Press Screening Report" ). Twitch Film. March 14, 2006.〕 likewise failed to replicate the success of their previous film. Thus began Kwon's career slump, as the films ''Fate'' and ''More Than Blue'' flopped in the box office, and his small screen projects ''Sad Love Story'', ''Bad Love'' and ''Cinderella Man'' received low ratings.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/art/2009/04/141_37776.html )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/art/2009/04/201_42737.html )〕〔("Interview: Kwon Sang-woo "thirsty" for ''Fire'' success" ). 10Asia. June 23, 2010.〕 Things took a turn for the better in 2010 with the box office success of Korean War film ''71: Into the Fire'' which Kwon reportedly didn't hesitate to take on even though he again portrayed a high school student.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/art/2012/10/201_65690.html )〕〔("TOP says lived as 17-year-old for 6 months for ''Fire'' (1)" ). 10Asia. May 11, 2010.〕〔("TOP says lived as 17-year-old for 6 months for ''Fire'' (2)" ). 10Asia. May 11, 2010.〕〔("Kwon Sang Woo: 'I Filmed Movie with Debut Mindset'" ). KBS Global. May 11, 2010.〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://english.kbs.co.kr/news/entertainment_news_view.html?No=7397 )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://koreajoongangdaily.joinsmsn.com/news/article/article.aspx?aid=2921035 )〕 His drama ''Daemul'' about Korea's first female president (played by Go Hyun-jung) was also very popular during its run, staying atop TV charts for 11 weeks straight and ending with viewership ratings of around 26 percent.〔("Will female president appeal to TV drama fans?" ). The Korea Times. October 5, 2010.〕〔("Kwon Sang-woo says pondered over ''President'' after car accident" ). 10Asia. September 30, 2010.〕〔("SBS ''The President'' ends run on top for 11th consecutive week" ). 10Asia December 24, 2010.〕〔("Kwon Sang-woo's ''The President'' to air in Japan" ). 10Asia. July 8, 2011.〕 In the 2011 melodrama ''Pained'', Kwon played a man with analgesia, the inability to sense physical pain, who then falls in love with a woman suffering from hemophilia. Based on an original story by webcomic artist Kang Full, ''Pained'' was directed by Kwak Kyung-taek in a departure from his previous macho movies. Kwak said, "The production company told me Kwon Sang-woo was contemplating the part, and I said I would do it only if Kwon does. There was nobody else."〔("Kwak, Kwon team up for melodrama" ). The Korea Times. July 21, 2011.〕〔("Kwon Sang-woo says enjoyed ''Pain''" ). 10Asia. July 21, 2011.〕 Looking to expand his acting career to a wider audience in Asia,〔("Kwon Sang-woo eyeing acting roles in China" ). 10Asia. June 23, 2010.〕 in 2012 Kwon starred in movies with Chinese superstars Cecilia Cheung (romantic comedy ''Shadows of Love'', previously known as ''Repeat, I Love You'')〔("Kwon Sang-woo, Cecilia Cheung's pic ''Shadows of Love'' to open in China this week" ). 10Asia. May 10, 2012.〕〔("China to see a lot of Kwon Sang-woo" ). Korea JoongAng Daily. May 11, 2012.〕 and Jackie Chan (action film ''CZ12''〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://enewsworld.mnet.com/enews/contents.asp?idx=22374 )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.tenasia.com/kwones-chinese-zodiac-breaks-record-in-china/ )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.koreanfilm.or.kr/jsp/news/news.jsp?mode=VIEW&seq=2103 )〕).〔("South Korea's Kwon Sang-woo Eyes Chinese Film Career" ). The Hollywood Reporter. May 28, 2011.〕 He also made his singing debut in a DVD released in Japan in 2010.〔("Actor Kwon Sang-woo to make singing debut in Japan" ). 10Asia. February 16, 2010.〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://koreajoongangdaily.joinsmsn.com/news/article/article.aspx?aid=2916722 )〕 Cast as the male lead in a Chinese TV series titled ''Feng Hua Xue Yue'' ("Wind Flower Snow Moon"), Kwon's role was an Asian-American Broadway producer who comes back to China to stage a musical production in Yunnan Province and falls in love with the leading lady of his stage musical.〔("Kwon Sang-woo to play lead role in Chinese TV series" ). 10Asia. March 5, 2012.〕〔("Kwon Sang-woo to star in Chinese drama" ). Korea JoongAng Daily. March 6, 2012.〕 He next starred opposite Soo Ae in ''Yawang'' (also known as ''Queen of Ambition''), which was adapted from the third installment of manhwa artist Park In-kwon's 21-part saga ''Daemul'' (the 2010 SBS TV series of the same name that also starred Kwon was adapted from the comic's second book).〔("Kwone Sang-woo, Soo-ae to play in SBS drama presold to Asian countries" ). 10Asia. June 12, 2012.〕〔("''King of the Beast'' will air in January. ) Korea JoongAng Daily. September 6, 2012.〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://english.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2013/01/29/2013012900350.html )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://koreajoongangdaily.joinsmsn.com/news/article/Article.aspx?aid=2968629 )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://bntnews.co.uk/app/news.php?nid=2569 )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://enewsworld.interest.me/enews/contents.asp?idx=34285 )〕 Kwon was cast in his first medical drama in 2013, ''Medical Top Team'' from the director of ''Moon Embracing the Sun'' and the writer of ''Brain''. He played a straightforward yet warm-hearted genius surgeon.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Kwone Sang-woo Cast in New Medical Drama )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/news/article/article.aspx?aid=2974153 )〕 In 2014, he reunited with ''Stairway to Heaven'' costar Choi Ji-woo in ''Temptation'', about a married, debt-ridden businessman who agrees to a deal with a female CEO in exchange for her "ownership" of his body.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/culture/2014/07/201_160867.html )〕 He next played the owner of an internet startup company in ''Honey Enemy'', a 2015 Chinese romance film opposite Zhang Yuqi that filmed in Jeju Island and Shanghai.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.kdramastars.com/articles/44629/20141014/kwon-sang-woo-to-film-chinese-film-honeymoon-with-the-enemy.htm )〕 Kwon then starred in comedy film ''The Accidental Detective'' which revolves around a misfit comic book rental shop owner who becomes involved in a murder case.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.koreanfilm.or.kr/jsp/news/news.jsp?mode=VIEW&seq=3492 )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/culture/2015/09/386_185464.html )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://english.yonhapnews.co.kr/culturesports/2015/09/10/0701000000AEN20150910007200315.html )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/news/article/Article.aspx?aid=3009330 )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://english.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2015/09/23/2015092300647.html )〕 Kwon has said in an interview, "I hope I'm remembered as an actor whose work the audience looks forward to rather than an actor who acts well."〔("Interview: Kwon Sang-woo - Part 1" ). 10Asia. June 25, 2010.〕〔("Interview: Kwon Sang-woo - Part 2" ). 10Asia. June 25, 2010.〕 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「Kwon Sang-woo」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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