Kwon Hyun-sang

In this Korean name, the family name is Im. In the stage name or pen-name, the surname is Kwon.

Im Dong-jae (Korean: 임동재; born July 2, 1981), better known professionally as Kwon Hyun-sang, is a South Korean actor.^[1]

Kwon Hyun-sang
Born	Im Dong-jae (1981-07-02) July 2, 1981 (age 43) Seoul, South Korea
Education	Dankook University (Theater and Film)
Occupation	Actor
Years active	2008–present
Agent	T Entertainment
Parent	Im Kwon-taek (father)
Korean name
Hangul	권현상
Revised Romanization	Gwon Hyeon-sang
McCune–Reischauer	Kwŏn Hyŏnsang
Birth name
Hangul	임동재
Revised Romanization	Im Dong-jae
McCune–Reischauer	Im Tongjae

Career

Kwon Hyun-Sang made his acting debut in the 2008 horror movie Death Bell, which was followed by supporting roles in several films and television series.^[2][3][4] Then in 2013, he played his first leading role in the indie comedy Let Me Out.^[5][6]

Kwon also appeared in a bit part in Hanji, which was directed by his father, acclaimed film director Im Kwon-Taek.^[7] His mother is retired actress Chae Ryung.

Filmography

Films

Year	Title	Role
2008	Death Bell	Cha Jae-wook
2010	Death Bell 2: Bloody Camp	JK
2011	A City in Blossom	Park Hyun-sang
	Hanji	Yong-ki
	The Suicide Forecast	Man in motel (cameo)
2012	Almost Che	Nam-jung
	Don't Cry Mommy	Park Joon
	The Tower	Kang Young-hoon
2013	Fists of Legend
	Let Me Out	Moo-young
2015	Bitch Heart Asshole	Jung-nam
	Tattooist	Oh Chun-ki

Television series

Year	Title	Role	Network
2008	Les Jolis Garcons		OnStyle
2009	Soul	Jo Jae-il	MBC
2010	Master of Study	Kwak Jong-min	KBS2
2011	The Princess' Man	Prince Do-won	KBS2
2012	The King 2 Hearts	Yum Dong-ha	MBC
	Vampire Prosecutor 2	L	OCN
2013	King of Ambition	Yang Taek-bae	SBS
	The Fugitive of Joseon	Im Kkuk-jung	KBS2
2015	Blood	Nam Chul-hoon	KBS2
	Cheo Yong 2	Ko Kyung-bin (ep.3)	OCN
2016	My Horrible Boss	Park Hyun-woo	JTBC
	Always Spring	Joo Yoon-ho	MBC
2019	My Absolute Boyfriend[8]

Music videos

Year	Song title	Artist
2009	"I Don't Care"	2NE1
2012	"Far Away… Young Love"	C-Clown

Theater

Year	Title	Role
2008	Love's Labour's Lost (South Korean adaptation)

References

1. "Kwon Hyun-sang". Korean Film Biz Zone. Archived from the original on 2015-06-07. Retrieved 2012-11-28.
2. Ho, Stewart (26 May 2012). "The King 2Hearts Lee Seung-Gi, Ha Ji-Won and Cast Say Goodbye in Special Video". enewsworld. Archived from the original on 29 January 2013. Retrieved 2012-11-27.
3. Ho, Stewart (6 December 2012). "Don't Cry Mommy Actor, Kwon Hyun-Sang, Cast as Kwon Sang-Woo's Best Friend for Yawang". enewsWorld. Archived from the original on 2012-12-20. Retrieved 2012-12-08.
4. Kim, Hyun-Min (31 December 2012). "Im Kwon-Taek's son Kwon Hyun-Sang receives Happy New Face Award". Korean Film Biz Zone. Archived from the original on 2014-09-11. Retrieved 2013-01-02.
5. Tae, Sang-Joon (28 August 2013). "Kwon Hyun-Sang, Actor of LET ME OUT: To Let It Out and Aim for a Scene Stealer". Korean Cinema Today. Archived from the original on 2013-09-28. Retrieved 2013-09-07.
6. Chung, Ah-Young (6 September 2013). "Korean indie film creating buzz in US". The Korea Times. Archived from the original on 2013-09-09. Retrieved 2013-09-07.
7. "Im Kwon-Taek's son follows dad into Showbiz". The Chosun Ilbo. 11 August 2010. Archived from the original on 2020-09-24. Retrieved 2012-11-27.
8. "[공식] 권현상, '절대 그이' 출연…여진구·홍종현·민아와 호흡". Seoul Economic Daily (in Korean). June 20, 2018. Archived from the original on July 30, 2023. Retrieved June 20, 2018.

External links

• Kwon Hyun-sang at HanCinema
• Kwon Hyun-sang at the Korean Movie Database
• Kwon Hyun-sang at IMDb