Please note that this post 1 is under major construction. Last updated on April 21st, 2013. I will be back with more details/info about J.
^Thanks to KyoRean for the poster.
PROFILE
Korean name: 조인성
English name: Jo In Sung
AKA: Zo In Sung, Cho In Sung, Jo In Seong
Profession: Actor & Model
Birthdate: July 28, 1981
Height: 187 cm / 6 ft 2 inches
Weight: 78 kg / 172 lbs
Star sign: Leo
Blood type: B
Religion: Christian
Family: Parents and one younger brother
Education: Dongguk University (acting major)
Skills: Taekwondo Black belt grade 4 , basketball , Baseball
Hobby: Collecting hats
Debut: December 1998 Zio-zio model
Shoes No: 280 mm
Talent Agency: SidusHQ (past) / IOK Company (current)
BIOGRAPHY
Zo In-sung was born on July 28, 1981. He is a South Korean actor. He is best
known for his leading roles in TV series What Happened in Bali (2004), and in
the films A Dirty Carnival (2006) and A Frozen Flower (2008).
Zo was born and raised in Cheonho-dong, Gangdong-gu, Seoul, South Korea. He
debuted in 1998 as a fashion model for Ziozia and started his acting career by
taking a role in daytime sitcom Nonstop 2. He majored in Performing Arts at
Chunnam Science College and then later at Dongguk University. However, he was
dismissed due to inadequate class attendance.
He was cast in his first TV drama, Piano, co-starring Ko Soo as his
stepbrother. He then gained acclaim for his portrayal of an illiterate actor in
Shoot For the Stars. After which he starred in film The Classic, with Son
Ye-jin.
In 2004, he returned to television in What Happened in Bali, with Ha Ji-won and
So Ji-sub. Aside from its high ratings, the drama netted Zo a Best Actor Award
at the Baeksang Arts Awards and several more trophies from the SBS Drama
Awards, even minor ones like Best Kiss and Best Tears. In 2005, he starred
opposite Go Hyun-jung in her comeback drama Spring Days.
He collaborated with renowned director Yoo Ha in his next two films: A
Dirty Carnival (2006), in which he plays a charismatic small-time gangster who seeks a
happier life; and A Frozen Flower (2008), a period film where he's caught in a
love triangle between the king and the queen.
Zo appeared in two episodes of the MBC TV comedy variety show Infinite
Challenge on March 15 and 22, 2008. These episodes were about wrestling
training in order to encourage South Korean national team before the 2008
Beijing Olympics.
On April 7, 2009, Zo enlisted for his two-year mandatory military service. He
reportedly wanting to join the Air Force to follow his father, who served as a
non-commissioned officer. He served 25 months in the Air Force and Air Force
Military Band and at Osan Air Force Headquarters in Pyeongtaek, Gyeonggi. He
was discharged on May 4, 2011.
In February 2012, upon the expiry of his contract with SidusHQ, Zo joined IOK
Company in March. IOK is a company managed by Zo's friend, actress Go
Hyun-jung. In October, Zo paired up with actress Song Hye Kyo to film his first
TV series in seven years, titled That Winter, The Wind Blows.
^Thanks to KyoRean for the poster.
CAREER
FILM
Public Toilet (2002)
Madeleine (2003)
The Classic (2003)
Love of the South and North (2003)
A Dirty Carnival (2006)
A Frozen Flower (2008)
Kwon Bob (has not started yet)
TV DRAMAS
School 3 (KBS1, 2001)
Drama City "Like An Innocent Comic" (KBS2, 2001)
Nonstop 2 (MBC, 2001)
Piano (SBS, 2001)
Daemang (SBS, 2002) cameo
Shoot for the Stars (SBS, 2002)
What Happened in Bali (SBS, 2004)
Spring Days (SBS, 2005)
That Winter, The Wind Blows (SBS, 2013)
MUSIC VIDEOS
"She's Leaving Me" by Shin Seung Hun (2000)
"Now" by Fin.K.L (2000)
"Sad Love" by g.o.d. (2002)
"You Don't Know" by g.o.d. (2002)
"Fool" by g.o.d. (2002)
"Love" by Kim C (2012
VARIETY SHOWS
Infinity Challenge (2008 & 2011) with English subs
COMMERCIALS
Bio credits to Wiki; profile from various sources
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