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Ha Jung Woo

Top 8 in Top 10 Most Successful Actors in Korean Film.

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Ha Jung Woo's real name is Kim Sung Hoon, born on March 11, 1978 in a family with a tradition in acting. When he was very young, he had a dream to become an actor like his father. He first entered the film industry in 2003 in the film Madeleine, and for the next few years his career did not take off much. He changed his stage name to Ha Jung Woo in 2015, his subsequent roles in the films Time and Breath by director Kim Ki Duk brought his talents to more attention. His name really made a mark when he starred in the 2008 film The Chaser directed by Na Hong Jin, in which he played a grisly murderer and the film hit the box office that year and received highly appreciated by critics. Ha Jung Woo's second collaboration with director Na Hong Jin in The Yellow Sea continued to be a huge success and earned him the title of best actor at the Asian Film Awards and other awards. other major prizes. His subsequent films so far have been a great success in terms of art and box office, today he is known as the king of the Korean box office.

Notable works: Time (2006), Breath (2007), The Chaser (2008), Take Off (2009), The Yellow Sea (2010), Nameless Gangster: Rules of the Time (2012), Berlin File (2013) ), The Terror Live (2013), Kundo: Age of the Rampant (2014), Chronicle of a Blood Merchant (2015), Assassination (2015), The Handmaiden (2016), Tunnel (2016), Along With the Gods 1, 2 (2017, 2018), 1987: When the Day Comes (2017), …

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