Ryu Soo-young
Ryu Su-young (born Eo Nam-seon on September 5, 1979) is a South Korean actor.[2] He made his first appearance on television as a college student on a cooking show in 1998, then starred in the controversial film Summertime (2001). This was followed by supporting roles in TV dramas such as Successful Story of a Bright Girl (2002), Save the Last Dance for Me (2004), and Lawyers of the Great Republic Korea (2008),[3] as well as leading roles in 18 vs. 29 (2005),[4][5] Seoul 1945 (2006), and Bad Couple (2007).
Ryu Su-young | |
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Ryu Soo-young in February 2019 | |
Born | Eo Nam-seon September 5, 1979 seoul, South Korea |
Alma mater | Myongji University - Business Administration |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1998–present |
Agent | Fly Up Entertainment |
Spouse(s) | [1] |
Korean name | |
Hangul | |
Revised Romanization | Ryu Su-yeong |
McCune–Reischauer | Ryu Suyŏng |
Birth name | |
Hangul | |
Hanja | |
Revised Romanization | Eo Nam-seon |
McCune–Reischauer | Ŏ Namsŏn |
For his mandatory military service, Ryu was a member of the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency from 2008 to 2010.[6][7] After his discharge, Ryu returned to television in 2011 in the romantic comedy My Princess,[8][9] and the popular family drama Ojakgyo Family.[10][11] In 2013, he joined the reality/variety show Real Men, in which male celebrities visit army bases and experience daily life there.[12][13] He also played a detective chasing a fugitive in Two Weeks (2013).[14]
Personal life
Ryu Soo-young married his fellow actress, Park Ha-sun, in a private ceremony at the Mayfield Hotel in Seoul on January 22, 2017. Their romantic relationship started in 2014. They also worked together in the television drama Two Weeks (2013).
They welcomed their first child, a daughter, on August , 2017.
Filmography
Television series
Year | Title | Role | Network | |
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2000 | Gibbs' Family | resident 2 | MBC | |
Love and Farewell | SBS | |||
2001 | Open Drama Man and Woman "황홀한 외출" | Jung-woo | SBS | |
Good Friends 2 | radio AD | KBS2 | ||
Navy | Jung Hyun-soo | MBC | ||
2002 | Open Drama Man and Woman "초록색 카드" | SBS | ||
Successful Story of a Bright Girl | Oh Joon-tae | SBS | ||
Affection | Jae-man | SBS | ||
Open Drama Man and Woman "우연" | SBS | |||
The Maengs' Golden Era | Yoo Jung-jae | MBC | ||
2003 | First Love | Hwang Hyung-joon | SBS | |
Merry Go Round | Jeon Soo-hyung | MBC | ||
New Gyun-woo and Jik-nyeo | Shin Tae-young | MBC | ||
2004 | Jang Gil-san | Lee Ji-yong | SBS | |
MBC Best Theater "Butterfly" | Yoo Hyun-soo | MBC | ||
Save the Last Dance for Me | Jung Tae-min | SBS | ||
2005 | 18 vs. 29 | Kang Sang-young | KBS2 | |
Rebirth - Next | Min Ki-beom | MBC | ||
2006 | Seoul 1945 | Choi Woon-hyuk | KBS1 | |
2007 | Bad Couple | Choi Gi-chan | SBS | |
2008 | Lawyers of the Great Republic of Korea | Byun Hyuk | MBC | |
2011 | My Princess | Nam Jung-woo | MBC | |
Ojakgyo Family | Hwang Tae-beom | KBS2 | ||
2012 | The Sons | Yoo Min-ki | MBC | |
2013 | Drama Special "The Memory in My Old Wallet" | Lee Young-jae | KBS2 | |
Two Weeks | Im Seung-woo | MBC | ||
2014 | Endless Love | Han Gwang-hoon | SBS | |
2015 | Blood | Park Hyun-seo | KBS2 | |
The Eccentric Daughter-in-Law | Cha Myeong-seok | KBS2 | ||
2016 | My Lawyer, Mr. Jo | Shin Ji-wook | KBS2 | |
2017 | My Father is Strange | Cha Jung-Hwan | KBS2 | |
2018 | Nice Witch[15] | Song Woo-jin | SBS | |
2019 | Love in Sadness[16] | Kang In-wook | MBC |
Film
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2001 | Summertime | Jin-woo/Sang-ho | |
2002 | Mirror | short film | |
2003 | Blue | Sergeant Lee Kyeong-il | |
2013 | The Attorney | Lee Chang-joon (cameo) | |
2019 | Chateau Monte | Jeong-hyun | |
2020 | Steel Rain 2: Summit | Captain Baek Doo-ho | Coming Soon |
Variety show
Year | Title | Network | Notes |
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2001 | Hey! At Midnight | KBS2 | MC |
2013-2014 | Real Men | MBC | Cast Member |
2018 | Big Picture Family | SBS | Cast Member |
Let's Go, Let's Go | MBN | Cast Member | |
2020 | Perfect Life | TV Chosun | MC |
Music Video
Year | Song Title | Artist |
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2001 | "Sorrow" | NRG |
Awards and nominations
Year | Award | Category | Nominated work | Result |
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2002 | SBS Drama Awards | New Star Award | Successful Story of a Bright Girl | Won |
2004 | SBS Drama Awards | Best Supporting Actor | Save the Last Dance for Me | Won |
2005 | MBC Drama Awards | Excellence Award, Actor | Rebirth - Next | Nominated |
2006 | KBS Drama Awards | Top Excellence Award, Actor | Seoul 1945 | Won |
2007 | 43rd Baeksang Arts Awards | Best Actor (TV) | Nominated | |
SBS Drama Awards | Excellence Award, Actor in a Miniseries | Bad Couple | Nominated | |
2011 | KBS Drama Awards[17] | Best Couple Award with Choi Jung-yoon | Ojakgyo Family | Won |
Excellence Award, Actor in a Serial Drama | Nominated | |||
2012 | MBC Drama Awards | Excellence Award, Actor in a Serial Drama | The Sons | Nominated |
2013 | MBC Entertainment Awards | Star of the Year | Real Men | Won |
KBS Drama Awards | Excellence Award, Actor in a One-Act/Special/Short Drama | The Memory in My Old Wallet | Nominated | |
2014 | SBS Drama Awards | Top Excellence Award, Actor in a Serial Drama | Endless Love | Nominated |
2017 | KBS Drama Awards | Best Couple Award with Lee Yoo-ri | Father is Strange | Won |
2018 | 11th Korea Drama Awards | Excellence Award, Actor[18] | Nice Witch | Nominated |
SBS Drama Awards | Top Excellence Award, Actor in a Daily and Weekend Drama | Nominated | ||
2019 | MBC Drama Awards | Excellence Award, Actor in a Weekend/Daily Drama | Love in Sadness | Won |
References
- "Ryu Soo-young, Park Ha-sun Get Married". The Chosun Ilbo. January 23, 2017. Retrieved January 25, 2017.
- "Korean Actor Brings Child from Madagascar for Surgery". The Chosun Ilbo. 5 April 2012. Retrieved 2013-05-28.
- Oh, Jean (9 July 2008). "Lawyers vie for top spot in drama line-up". The Korea Herald via Hancinema. Retrieved 2013-05-28.
- "Ryoo Su-young Captures Hearts of Female Viewers". KBS Global. 25 March 2005. Retrieved 2013-05-28.
- "Ryoo Su-young joins ranks of hallyu stars in Taiwan". KBS Global. 17 January 2006. Retrieved 2013-05-28.
- Kim, Woo-jung (27 July 2010). "Concerts at Seoul Plaza in August". The Korea Times. Retrieved 2013-05-28.
- Ko, Jae-wan (6 September 2010). "Ryu Su-young discharged from military today". 10Asia. Retrieved 2013-05-28.
- Lee, Ga-on (4 January 2011). "PREVIEW: MBC TV series My Princess". 10Asia. Retrieved 2013-05-28.
- Kim, Heidi (11 March 2011). "Actor Ryu Su-young to hold fan meeting in Japan". 10Asia. Retrieved 2013-05-28.
- Hong, Lucia (28 June 2011). "Ryu Su-young to become reporter for new KBS drama". 10Asia. Retrieved 2013-05-28.
- Hong, Lucia (29 December 2011). "KBS Ojakgyo Brothers confirmed for 8 more episodes". 10Asia. Retrieved 2013-05-28.
- Lee, Sun-min (16 April 2013). "Real Men gets off to good start". Korea JoongAng Daily. Archived from the original on 29 June 2013. Retrieved 2013-05-28.
- Ko, Hong-ju (20 June 2013). "Ryu Soo Young Welcomes Jang Hyuk and ZE:A's Park Hyung Sik to Real Man". enewsWorld. CJ E&M. Retrieved 2013-06-20.
- Jeon, Su-mi (11 June 2013). "Ryu Soo Young Cast for MBC Drama Two Weeks". enewsWorld. CJ E&M. Retrieved 2013-06-11.
- Yoon (윤), Hyo-jung (효정) (December 13, 2017). "[N이슈]"4년만에 복귀" 이다해x류수영 '착한마녀전' 오늘 첫만남". News 1 (in Korean). Retrieved January 30, 2018.
- 지현우×박한별×류수영×왕빛나, 격정 멜로 ‘슬플 때 사랑한다’ 주인공 확정. iMBC (in Korean). 13 December 2018.
- Hong, Lucia (2 January 2012). "Shin Ha-kyun scores top prize at 2011 KBS Drama Awards". 10Asia. Retrieved 2013-05-28.
- 2018코리아드라마어워즈 후보 공개. KDFO.org (in Korean). 22 September 2018.
External links
- Ryu Soo-young at Will Entertainment (in Korean)
- Ryu Soo-young at the Korean Movie Database
- Ryu Soo-young on IMDb
- Ryu Soo-young at HanCinema