Song Joong-ki

Song Joong-ki (2016)
Korean spelling
Hangeul	송중기
Hanja	宋仲基
Revised Romanization	Song Jung-gi
McCune- Reischauer	Song Chunggi
See also : Korean name

Song Joong-ki (born September 19, 1985 in Daejeon ) is a South Korean actor and presenter . He achieved fame with the Korean television dramas Sungkyunkwan Scandal and Deep Rooted Tree , as a presenter of the music show Music Bank and as a participant in the variety show Running Man .

Life

Song Joong-ki attended Daejeon St. Mary Elementary School, Hanbat Middle School, and Antarctic Former High School . He graduated from Sungkyunkwan University with a degree in business administration .

His debut took place in 2008 with a role in the film Frozen Flower , after which he was from August 7, 2009 to November 19, 2010 presenter of the music show Music Bank on the television station KBS . In 2010 he played the role of Goo Yong-ha in the historical drama Sungkyunkwan Scandal , which deals with his alma mater . He also took on the role of King Sejong in Deep Rooted Tree 2011. From 2010 to 2011 he was also a regular participant in the Show Running Man .

In March 2012, Song was appointed a volunteer officer in the Yongsan District Tax Office ( Seoul ) for one day on the occasion of the 46th Korean Taxpayers Day. In June it was announced that Song will co-star with Running Man co-star Lee Kwang-soo as Kang Ma-roo on Nice Guy, which airs in August 2012. Song also landed the lead role in A Werewolf Boy , which was shown at the 37th Toronto International Film Festival 2012.

On August 27, 2013, Song began to do his military service in Chuncheon , which lasted until May 26, 2015.

Song made his TV series comeback in 2016 in Descendants of the Sun alongside Song Hye-kyo . On July 5, 2017, he and Song Hye-kyo, his film partner from Descendants of the Sun, announced their engagement through their agencies after much speculation about a relationship. They got married in October 2017. However, they got divorced in July 2019.

Song's next project is the science fiction film Space Sweepers , directed by Jo Sung-hee , in which Song will star alongside Kim Tae-ri . The publication is planned for 2020.

Filmography

Movies

• 2008: A Frozen Flower
• 2009: Five Senses of Eros
• 2010: Hearty Paws 2
• 2011: Penny Pincher
• 2012: The Grand Heist
• 2012: A Werewolf Boy

TV Shows

• 2008: My Precious Man (KBS2)
• 2008: Love Racing (YTN)
• 2009: Triple (MBC)
• 2009: Will It Snow For Christmas? (SBS)
• 2009: Quadruplets (MBC)
• 2010: Sungkyunkwan Scandal (KBS2)
• 2010: OB / GYN Doctors (SBS)
• 2011: Deep Rooted Tree (SBS)
• 2012: Nice Guy (KBS2)
• 2016: Descendants of the Sun (KBS2)

Variety shows

• Pretty Boys: A Wrong Situation (Mnet, 2008)
• Let's Go Dream Team! Season 2 (KBS, 2009)
• Music Bank (KBS, 2009-2010)
• Running Man (SBS, 2010-2011)
• I'm Real: Song Joong-ki (QTV, 2011)

Books

• Beautiful Skin Project (2010)

Awards and nominations

year	Award	category	Nominee title	result	Ref
2010	Asia Model Festival Awards	Fashionista Award	Song Joong-ki	Won
	KBS Drama Awards	Popularity Award	Sungkyunkwan Scandal	Won
		Best Couple Award with Yoo Ah-in		Won
	SBS Entertainment Awards	Variety New Star Award	Running man	Won
	Style Icon Awards	New Style Icon (Actor)	Song Joong-ki	Won
2011	SBS Drama Awards	Producer's Award (actor)	Deep rooted tree	Won
2012	Mnet 20's Choice Awards	20′s drama star (male)	Deep rooted tree	Nominated

Web links

Commons : Song Joong-ki  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

• Official website
• Song Joong-ki in the Internet Movie Database (English)
• Song Joong-ki in the Korean Movie Database
• Song Joong-ki at HanCinema

Individual evidence

1. ^ "Song Joong-ki Plays Role of Taxman for a Day" Chosun Ilbo . 7 March 2012. Retrieved April 1, 2012
2. ↑ EunHwa Choi: Lee Kwang Soo to Act Alongside Song Joong Ki in Nice Guy. In: enewsWorld , June 14, 2012. Retrieved June 18, 2012. 
3. ^ Song Joong Ki to return to theaters with 'A Werewolf Boy' . In: allkpop , August 17, 2012. Retrieved August 25, 2012. 
4. ^ Song Joong Ki is discharged from the army + reveals who his greatest strength was during enlistment . In: allkpop . May 25, 2015. Accessed February 24, 2016.
5. ↑ 태양 의 후예 . In: KBS 2TV . February 24, 2016. Retrieved February 24, 2016.
6. ↑ JK July 4, 2017: Breaking: Song Joong Ki And Song Hye Kyo To Get Married In October. In: Soompi. July 4, 2017. Retrieved July 5, 2017 . 
7. ↑ Park Si-soo: Divorce of Song Joong-ki, Song Hye-kyo approved: court. In: The Korea Times . July 22, 2019, accessed on July 22, 2019 . 
8. ↑ Pierce Conran: SONG Joong-ki and KIM Tae-ri Confirmed for THE VICTORY. China's Huayi Tencent Boards big-budget space drama. In: Korean Film Biz Zone. May 31, 2019, accessed June 7, 2019 . 
9. ↑ Nancy Lee: 20's Choice Awards Nominees Announced, Voting Open . In: enewsWorld , June 8, 2012. Retrieved June 11, 2012. 
10. ↑ Nancy Lee: 20′s Choice Awards: Who Won at the 20's Choice Awards? . In: enewsWorld , June 28, 2012. Retrieved June 29, 2012. 

Note: This article places the family name before the person's first name. This is the usual order in Korean. Song is the family name here, Joong-ki is the first name.