Song Kang-ho is a South Korean actor who is considered one of the most prolific South Korean actors. He is internationally known for his performances in South Korean films such as Snowpiercer (2013) and Parasite (2019). He is often referred to as Song Kang-ho.
Wiki/Biography
Song Kang-ho was born on Tuesday, January 17, 1967 (53 years old in 2020) in Gimhae, South Gyeongsang Province, South Korea. His zodiac sign is Capricorn. Since middle school, he dreamed of becoming an actor. After graduating from Gimhae High School, he joined a local social theater group. At the time he joined the theater, there were only five theaters in South Korea. He majored in broadcasting and entertainment at Gyeongsang National University in Jinju, South Gyeongsang Province.
appearance
Height: 5′ 11″
Eye color: Black
Hair color: Black
Family, Race, and Wife
Song Kanghao is a Christian. His father is Song In-dae (died in 2018). He married Hwang Jang-sook in 1995. They have one daughter and one son. His son Song Jun-pyeong (born in 1996) is a player for the Suwon Samsung Bluewings football team.
Song Kanghao and his son
His daughter’s name is Song Ju-yeon.
Song Kanghao’s children’s childhood photos
Profession
Agency: Hodu & U Entertainment
In the Theater
In 1990, he joined a theater company in Busan called “Yeonwoo Dance University”. With the company, he starred in memorable plays such as “Dongseung”, “Park Gilji”, “The Time of Gukmun”, “Yojeong Pianran” and “Byungso”, the first of which was “Mr. Choi”. He has been in the theater industry for nearly ten years. He has also worked in the theater companies “Saebyeog” and “Chaimu”.
Movie
He was invited to act in many movies, but he always refused until 1996, when he played the role of “Dong Xi” in the movie “The Day the Pig Fell into the Well”. He was 30 years old when he made his movie debut.
Song Kang-ho in a scene from The Day a Pig Fell into the Well (1996)
Director Lee Chang-dong discovered Kang Ho in the TV series “Byung Soo” and cast him in the role of “Ban Soo” in his film “Green Fish” (1997).
Song Kang-ho in a scene from Green Fish (1997)
He later played key roles in films such as No. 3 (1997), Bad Movie (1997), A Quiet Family (1998), and Love in Death (1999). His first role as a leading actor was in the 2000 film King of Foul, where he played the role of “Da Hao”.
He is best known for his roles in Joint Security Area (2000), Vengeance (2002), Memories of Murder (2003), The President’s Barber (2004), The Host (2006), The Show Must Go On (2007), Sunshine of the Lost Soul (2007), The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (2008), Bat (2009), Secret Reunion (2010), Snowpiercer (2013), Throne (2015), Taxi Driver (2017), Narcos (2018), and Parasite (2019).
Awards and nominations
- In 2019, he was awarded the Okgwan Cultural Merit Medal (National Cultural Medal, fourth level) by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism of South Korea.
Song Kang-ho receives Okgwan Cultural Medal
- The 26th Screen Actors Guild Awards for Best Picture in 2019 went to the film “Parasite”
Paradise (2019) Cast and Guild Awards
- The 26th Screen Actors Guild Awards for Best Picture in 2019 went to the film “Parasite”
- The 2019 film “Parasite” won the Excellence Award at the 72nd Locarno International Film Festival
Song Kang-ho wins Excellence Award at the 72nd Locarno International Film Festival
- 2016 Shin Young-kyun Arts and Culture Foundation Highest Cultural Award
- 2015 Busan International Film Festival Asian Actor Selection Market Curtain Call Award
- Fantasy Film Festival – 2007 Winner for the film “The Show Must Go On”
- Golden Cinematography Award (awarded by the Korean Film Producers Association) – Best Acting Award for the film “The Host” in 2006
- In 2006, the movie “The Host” won the Asian Film Award
- 2004 Taxpayer Day Presidential Recognition
- Deauville Asian Film Festival – 2000 Winner for the film “Joint Security Area”
Grand Bell Award
- In 1997, he won the Best New Actor Award for the movie “No. 23”
- In 2000, he won the Best Actor Award for the movie “Joint Security Area”
- In 2003, he won the Best Actor Award for the movie Memories of Murder
- The 2003 movie “Memories of Murder” won the Internet Popularity Award
- In 2013, he won the Best Actor Award for the movie “The Face Reader”
Blue Dragon Film Awards
- In 1997, he won the Best Supporting Actor Award for the movie “No. 23”
Song Kang-ho wins Blue Dragon Film Award
- In 2007, he won the Best Actor Award for the movie “The Show Must Go On”
- In 2013, he won the Best Actor Award for the movie “The Attorney”
- In 2017, he won the Best Actor Award for the movie “Taxi Driver”
Korean Film Critics Association Awards
- In 1998, he won the Best Actor award for the movie “A Quiet Family”
- In 2003, he won the Best Actor Award for the movie Memories of Murder
- In 2007, he won the Best Actor Award for the movie “The Show Must Go On”
- In 2013, he won the Best Actor Award for the movie “The Face Reader”
Architecture Film Awards
- In 2013, he won the Best Actor Award for the movie “The Attorney”
- In 2017, he won the Best Actor Award for the movie “Taxi Driver”
sign
Song Kang-ho’s signature
net worth
His net worth is estimated to be Rs 53.7 billion (2020).
Facts/Trivia
- In his spare time, he likes to go hiking, watch movies or sports games near his home.
- Song Joong-ki won the Grand Prize at the Cannes Film Festival for his film “Parasite” and earned a new nickname, “Grand Prize Fairy.”
- Song Kanghao’s blood type is A.
- He has never received any professional acting training and has been working in the theater industry since he graduated from Jinhai High School. In an interview, he admitted that he briefly attended an acting school.
- In an interview, Kang Hao admitted that he had done manual labor on a construction site when he was young because the daily wage was high.
- He has won international acclaim for his outstanding performance in the film “Parasite” (2019). He played the role of “Kim Ki-taek” in the film. The film won the Palme d’Or at the Cannes Film Festival and the 2019 Academy Award for Best Picture.
Song Kang-ho and Bong Joon-ho win Palme d’Or at Cannes Film Festival
- The film “Parasite” (2019) directed by him also became the first Korean film to win a Golden Globe Award in 2020.
Song Kang-ho, Lee Jung-eun and Bong Joon-ho win Golden Globe trophies
- Director Bong Joon-ho and Kang Ho are very good friends. When Bong Joon-ho was considered an incompetent director, Kang Ho agreed to work with him on a film. When they first met, Kang Ho was still a struggling actor in the film and television industry. He was auditioning for a film and Bong Joon-ho was the assistant director. Kang Ho failed in the audition, but he received a message from Bong Joon-ho saying:
I hope to make a movie with you one day.
As a result, when Jun-ho invited him to act in a movie, Kang-ho accepted the invitation and they worked together for the first time in Memories of Murder. Since then, they have worked together on many projects.
Song Kang-ho and Bong Joon-ho
- In 2020, he entered the top 30 of film actor brand reputation by the Korea Business Research Institute.
- When asked if he had any good advice on acting, he said that there was a senior actor he had worked with on stage before.
Don’t be a technical actor. Don’t perform in a typical, predictable way.
- Jiang Hao’s son Junping reportedly taught him how to dribble in a scene in the movie Taxi Driver (2017).
- According to Mr. Song, his five favorite films are László Nemes’ Son of Saul (2015), Bong Joon-ho’s Parasite (2019), Lee Chang-dong’s Sunshine (2010), Park Chan-wook’s Oldboy (2003), and Franklin J. Schaffner’s Papillon (1973).
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