Kang-ho Song

About Kang-ho Song

Who is it?: Actor
Birth Day: January 17, 1967
Birth Place:  Gim-hae, South Gyeongsang Povince, South Korea, South Korea
Occupation: Actor
Years active: 1990–present
Spouse(s): Hwang Jang-sook (m. 1995)
Children: 2
Hangul: 송강호
Hanja: 宋康昊
Revised Romanization: Song Gang-ho
McCune–Reischauer: Song Kangho

Kang-ho Song

Kang-ho Song was born on January 17, 1967 in  Gim-hae, South Gyeongsang Povince, South Korea, South Korea, is Actor. Song Kang-ho never professionally trained as an actor, beginning his career in social theater groups after graduating from Kimhae High School. Later, he joined Kee Kuk-seo's influential theater company with its emphasis on instinctive acting and improvisation, which proved to be Song's training ground. Although regularly approached to act in films, he always turned down the opportunity until taking a role as an extra in Hong Sang-soo's Daijiga umule pajinnal (1996). In the following year, after portraying one of the homeless in Sun-Woo Jang's docu-drama Nappun yeonghwa (1997), he gained cult notoriety for his scene-stealing performance in Neung-han Song No. 3 (1997) as a gangster training a group of young recruits, winning his first Best Actor award.Since that time he was cast in several supporting roles before his high-profile role as Suk-kyu Han's secret-agent partner in Je-kyu Kang's blockbuster thriller Swiri (1999). In early 2000, Song became a star with his first leading role in the box office smash Banchikwang (2000), for which he reputedly did most of his own stunts. But it was with his award-winning role as a North Korean sergeant in Gongdong gyeongbi guyeok JSA (2000) that Song has come to the forefront as one of Korea's leading actors. Song also starred in Chan-wook Park's Boksuneun naui geot (2002), which centers around a father's pursuit of his daughter's kidnappers.In 2002 Song starred in another major production by Myung Film titled YMCA Yagudan (2002), about Korea's first baseball team, which formed in the early 20th century. He came to international attention with the film Quái Vât Sông Hàn (2006), which reunited him with director Joon-ho Bong. With Snowpiercer (2013), his third collaboration with Bong, he made his debut in an English-language film with international theatrical distribution.In 2015, Song Kang-ho works on 'The Throne', a period drama of palace intrigues par excellence and whose film is nominated that year for best non-English-language film and costumes at Satellite awards. Already in 2016 he makes his fourth collaboration with Korean director Kim Jee-woon and is none other than the critically acclaimed film "The Empire of Shadows." A period drama with a background of espionage intrigue with a very good technical bill.
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Popular As Kang-ho Song
Occupation Actor
Age 57 years old
Zodiac Sign Aquarius
Born January 17, 1967 ( Gim-hae, South Gyeongsang Povince, South Korea, South Korea)
Birthday January 17
Town/City  Gim-hae, South Gyeongsang Povince, South Korea, South Korea
Nationality South Korea

🌙 Zodiac

Kang-ho Song’s zodiac sign is Aquarius. According to astrologers, the presence of Aries always marks the beginning of something energetic and turbulent. They are continuously looking for dynamic, speed and competition, always being the first in everything - from work to social gatherings. Thanks to its ruling planet Mars and the fact it belongs to the element of Fire (just like Leo and Sagittarius), Aries is one of the most active zodiac signs. It is in their nature to take action, sometimes before they think about it well.

🌙 Chinese Zodiac Signs

Kang-ho Song was born in the Year of the Goat. Those born under the Chinese Zodiac sign of the Goat enjoy being alone in their thoughts. They’re creative, thinkers, wanderers, unorganized, high-strung and insecure, and can be anxiety-ridden. They need lots of love, support and reassurance. Appearance is important too. Compatible with Pig or Rabbit.

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Biography/Timeline

1980

In recent years, Song has continued to star in a number of critically acclaimed films; including period film The Throne, a new spin on the relationship between King Yeongjo and Prince Sado; period action film The Age of Shadows, and A Taxi Driver, a film which depicts the 1980 Gwangju Democratization Movement.

1991

Song Kang-ho never professionally trained as an actor, beginning his career in social theater groups after graduating from Gimhae High School. After getting a Broadcasting degree from Busan Kyungsang College, he later joined Kee Kuk-seo's influential theatre company with its emphasis on instinctive acting and improvisation which proved Song's training ground. He made his stage premiere in 1991, in the play Dongseung. Although regularly approached to act in films, he always turned down the opportunity until taking a role as an extra in Hong Sang-soo's The Day a Pig Fell into the Well (1996).

2000

In early 2000, Song's popularity increased with his first leading role in the box office smash The Foul King, for which he reputedly did most of his own Stunts. However, it was with his award-winning role as a North Korean sergeant in Joint Security Area that he came to be regarded as one of South Korea's leading actors. Song also starred in Park Chan-wook's acclaimed followup, Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance, which centers around a father's pursuit of his daughter's kidnappers.

2002

In 2002, Song starred in another major production by Myung Films, YMCA Baseball Team, about Korea's first baseball team which formed in the early 20th century. The following year he played a leading role as an incompetent rural detective in yet another critically acclaimed smash hit, Memories of Murder from young Director Bong Joon-ho.

2004

In 2004, Song starred in a film by debut Director Im Charn-sang that imagines the life of South Korean President Park Chung-hee's personal barber. The following year he also took the lead in Antarctic Journal, a big-budget project by debut Director Yim Pil-sung, about an expedition in Antarctica that performed weakly at the box-office.

2006

In 2006, Song was thrust back in the spotlight, however, with a leading role in Bong Joon-ho's record-breaking creature movie The Host. The film helped to broaden international awareness of Song's talent, and indeed he beat out several of Asia's best known stars to be named Best Actor at the inaugural Asian Film Awards held in Hong Kong in March 2007.

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