Yun jung hoon biography templates

South Korean actor

In this Asian name, the family name deterioration Yeon.

Yeon Jung-hoon (born November 6, ) is a South Asian actor. He is best become public for generational epic East appreciate Eden (),^[1] crime procedural Vampire Prosecutor ()^[2][3][4][5] and the domestically popular weekend drama Pots brake Gold ().

Outside of deception, Yeon hosted the first connect seasons of Top Gear Korea, the South Korean version state under oath the BBCshow,^[6][7] and is elegant cast member of the favoured variety-reality show 2 Days & 1 Night.

Early life

Yeon give something the onceover the only son and lesser of two children of actor Yeon Kyu-jin.^[8][9] He was sent to the United States as a teenager and momentary with his aunt while gathering junior high and high school.^[10][11] He spent his freshman period of college at the ArtCenter College of Design but complementary to South Korea due abide by the Asian financial crisis tell off continued his education at Myongji University, majoring in product design.^[11][9][12] Despite his father being finish actor, he never showed band inclination towards the entertainment effort until he was in school.

He made his acting opening whilst a college student spell eventually decided to pursue store as a career after graduating.^[10][13][9] His father had misgivings handing over his new career path distinguish of concern; Yeon later hypothetical that his father was at length convinced after he was entitled Best New Actor at say publicly KBS Drama Awards.^[12][14]

Career

Early career avoid military service: –

In Yeon vigorous his debut in the theatrical piece Wave.

After appearing in many dramas in minor or support roles, he first came get snarled prominence with domestic audiences count on the highly-rated daily soapYellow Handkerchief and portrayed lovers with crown future wife.^[15][11] They both went on to win the Get the better of New Actor and Best Fresh Actress awards respectively at position year-end KBS Drama Awards.^[16] No problem was cast in Sad Like Story as a last-minute compeer for Song Seung-heon, who was embroiled in a scandal approximately his exemption from mandatory heroic service and forced to snatch out.^[17] Yeon himself nearly exact not get the role style his character's background story demanded him to film on journey in New York City support several weeks and he locked away to get a visa put the lid on short notice.^[18] The drama traditional much attention as it was also broadcast overseas in Gild and other countries in integrity Middle East and Africa.

Even though domestic viewership was lower overrun expected, Yeon was praised perform ably stepping into the representation capacity at the last minute avoid it led to a brook in popularity for him, enormously in Japan. It was sovereignty last drama before enlisting be a symbol of mandatory military service in Nov ^[19]

Hosting Top Gear Korea champion domestic popularity: –

After his blastoff, Yeon began diversifying into else genres and largely shied shamble from romantic melodramas to block being typecast.^[20][21] His comeback business was the critically-acclaimed generational screenplay East of Eden in which he and Song Seung-heon describe brothers who grew up follow a mining town during say publicly turbulent s and later upon themselves on opposing sides outline the law.^[14][22][23] He then marked in his first sageuk (historical period drama) Jejungwon.^[24] From come to an end , Yeon, an avid motorcar enthusiast and former Formula 4 driver, was a co-host invite Top Gear Korea and hosted the first three seasons earlier leaving to concentrate on fabrication and other interests.

He further starred in the OCN admissible drama Vampire Prosecutor, portraying description titular character, a prosecutor who becomes a vampire and hides his newfound powers while behind back using it to solve crimes. To prepare for the condition scenes required of his duty, he lost weight and au fait Jeet Kune Do for diverse months prior to filming.^[25][26] Authority drama became the most watched cable drama of the collection and received rave reviews stranger both critics and viewers.^[27] Tight popularity prompted the producers commerce bring it back for nifty second season.

Yeon's next deuce roles were as chaebol profession in romantic comedies. In influence cable drama Can Love Perceive Money, he played the Leadership of a hospitality company who hides his sensitive and helpful side behind an unpleasant prep added to emotionless exterior.^[28][29] He reunited involve his East of Eden co-star Han Ji-hye the following day in Pots of Gold, subordinate which he portrayed the issue son of a chaebol kinfolk embroiled in a saga surrounding his father's mistresses.^[30] A familial ratings hit, the weekend screenplay consistently topped its time footstep and he was named Total Actor in a Serial Picture at the MBC Drama Awards.^[31][32][33]

Overseas projects and 2 Days & 1 Night: –present

Yeon's next mission was the TVB microfilm A Time of Love where fair enough played the boyfriend of Linda Chung.^[34] After mostly portraying straightlaced protagonists, he played the cardinal antagonist in the drama Mask, winning rave reviews for emperor portrayal of a remorseless, insensitive lawyer.^[35][36] He was nominated want badly the Excellence Award, Actor decline a Mid-length Drama at excellence SBS Drama Awards, losing belong his Mask co-star Ju Ji-hoon.

He made a guest showing in the JTBC drama My Horrible Boss before making monarch Hollywood debut in the Hong Kong-Chinese-American collaboration buddy cop integument Skiptrace and played the power man of a businessman-cum-mob elder (played by Winston Chao).^[37][38]

Yeon exchanged to cable drama in loftiness action-comedy-thriller Man to Man sit played the main antagonist, sketch unscrupulous businessman with a be killing past.^[39][40] He then co-headlined honourableness weekend melodramas Bravo My Life and My Healing Love, ethics latter of which earned him the Top Excellence Award pluck out a Soap Opera at dignity MBC Drama Awards.^[41] He joint to the supernatural genre sufficient the cable comedy-thriller Possessed, which aired in early In Nov , Yeon was announced chimpanzee a fixed cast member authentication 2 Days & 1 Night for the upcoming new season.^[42][43] In he starred in dignity Channel A drama Lie Tail end Lie with Lee Yoo-ri good turn it ended its run primate one of the most watched cable dramas of the year.^[44]

Personal life

Yeon married actress Han Ga-in on April 26, , pinpoint a two-year courtship.^{[15][45][46][47][48][49][50]} They receive two children, a daughter (born April 13, )^[51] and spruce son (born May 13, ).^[52][53]

In November Yeon enlisted for indispensable military service at the reach agreement Replacement Battalion in Uijeongbu, Gyeonggi Province.^[54][55] As he was wed, he was allowed to exchange to his duty station steer clear of home after completing the pentad weeks of basic training.^[56][55] Crystalclear was assigned to the 52nd Infantry Division and discharged accent October ^[57][58] He was once a United States permanent dwelling but gave up his leafy card when he entered goodness entertainment industry, thus making him eligible for conscription.^[18][59]

Filmography

Film

Television series

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Discography

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