Yu Oh-seong

Yu Oh-seong (born September 11, 1966) is a South Korean actor. He is best known for his roles in The Spy (1999), Attack the Gas Station (1999), and Friend (2001).

This is a Korean name; the family name is Yu.
Yu Oh-seong
Born (1966-09-11) September 11, 1966
Yeongwol County, Gangwon Province, South Korea
Other namesYoo Oh-sung
Yoo Oh-seong
EducationHanyang University - Theater and Film
OccupationActor
Years active1992-2000
FamilyYu Sang-beom
Korean name
Hangul
Hanja
Revised RomanizationYu Oh-seong
McCune–ReischauerYu Osŏng

Career

Yu Oh-seong made his stage debut in 1992, and throughout the mid-1990s, he complemented a career in television with minor roles in film. With his success playing a young gangster in the hit movie Beat (1997), Yu's face became familiar to a new generation of moviegoers. The year 1999 was somewhat of a breakthrough for Yu, as he took the lead role in Jang Jin's acclaimed cult comedy, The Spy and also starred in Kim Sang-jin's hugely successful Attack the Gas Station.[1]

His career reached its peak in 2001. Appearing as Jang Dong-gun's co-star in Kwak Kyung-taek's smash hit Friend, which sold an unprecedented 8 million tickets, Yu won effusive critical praise for his hard-edged performance as a ruthless gangster and enjoyed a tremendous degree of exposure.[1][2]

This fame would carry over somewhat when he took the lead in director Kwak's fourth feature Champion, a 1980s-set biopic of boxer Kim Deuk-gu, who dominated the Korean boxing scene until his death after the World Boxing Association lightweight championship in 1982. However, even though Yu was praised for his body makeover and acting skills, the film failed to deliver on the high expectations that preceded it.[1] Later that year, a series of highly public disagreements with Kwak, believed to stem from money problems, made headlines and served to cool some of the public's interest in the actor.[3]

Yu's next two films, the melodrama Star with actress Park Jin-hee and the patriotic/historical drama Thomas An Jung-geun about the titular independence activist, bombed badly at the box office.[1]

He returned to television in 2004, headlining his first historical drama series (sageuk) Jang Gil-san. Set in the Joseon dynasty during the reign of King Sukjong, Jang Gil-san was born of a female servant, raised by gypsies, then rises politically.[4]

For the contemporary drama Invisible Man in 2006, he played a man in his thirties battling early-onset Alzheimer's disease with the support of his loving family (his wife is played by Chae Shi-ra).[5] Yu said his character Choi Jang-soo was closest to his real-life personality.[6] This was followed by a leading role in adultery drama Dear Lover (2007) with Yoon Son-ha, a remake of 1995 Japanese drama Koibito Yo.[7]

In 2009, Yu and Song Seon-mi played a gangster and doctor who fall in love in the stage play Turn Around and Leave, which was previously dramatized onscreen in the 1998 film A Promise and the 2006 TV series Lovers.[8] Later that year, he played a supporting role in Potato Symphony, about a man who moves back to his hometown with his daughter, and faces unresolved conflicts with his old high school friends (the protagonist is played by Jeon Yong-taek, who also wrote, directed and produced the film). Jeon and Yu are close friends in real life, and the film is set in their hometown Yeongwol County. Despite winning the Grand Prix at the 4th Festival Franco-Coréen du Film, Potato Symphony was little seen domestically.[9]

After the underwhelming box office and TV ratings of past projects he'd headlined, Yu stuck to supporting roles. He starred opposite Kim Dong-wook in buddy comedy Happy Killers (2010), in which Kim played a slacker cop assigned to investigate a serial killer case, while Yu played an unemployed man with natural instincts as a detective who gets in the way by trying to catch the killer as well.[6] Yu also appeared in action series Swallow the Sun (2009) which was filmed in Las Vegas, South Africa and Jeju Island, two horse-based human comedy films -- Lump Sugar (2006) starring Im Soo-jung and Champ (2011) starring Cha Tae-hyun,[10] and the crime drama Don't Cry Mommy (2012).[11]

More recently, he played villains in the 2010 historical drama Kim Su-ro, The Iron King, and the 2012 fantasy Faith in which he played a fictionalized version of Empress Gi's older brother.[12]

In 2013, Yu reprised his most memorable role in the sequel Friend: The Great Legacy, in which he faces the grown-up son of the friend he'd given orders to be killed (Kim Woo-bin), interspersed with scenes of his own father's gangster past in Busan (Joo Jin-mo).[13]

Yu made a return to the sageuk genre with the 2014 drama series Gunman in Joseon, in which he plays the main antagonist. His performance as Choi Won-sin, a villainous and powerful merchant and the archenemy of Lee Joon-gi's character, was widely praised and earned him a nomination for Best Supporting Actor at the 2014 KBS Drama Awards.[14][15]

Filmography

Film
Year Title Role
1991Love, Love: Han Hee-jak's Love StoriesDal-shik
1993First Love
1994I Wish for What Is Forbidden to MeHwang Nam-gi
1995Dr. BongOn-dal
TerroristJeom-pyo
Man?Seong Chung-do
1996Kill the LoveBaek Joon
1997Poison
BeatTae-soo
1998Saturday, 2:00 pmDal-soo
Spring in My HometownSung-min's uncle
1999The SpyRhee Cheol-jin
Attack the Gas StationMu Dae-po ("Bulldozer")
2001FriendLee Joon-seok
2002ChampionKim Deuk-gu
2003StarYeong-woo
2004Thomas An Jung-geunAn Jung-geun
2006Lump SugarYun-jo
2009Potato SymphonyJin-han
2010Happy KillersKim Young-seok
2011ChampTrainer Yoon
2012Don't Cry MommyDetective
2013Friend: The Great LegacyLee Joon-seok
2015Shoot Me in the HeartChoi Ki-hoon
2018The Great BattleYeon Gaesomun

Television series
Year Title Role Network
1998Aim for TomorrowKang Dae-hoMBC
2000Some Like It HotKang Man-hoMBC
2004Jang Gil-sanJang Gil-sanSBS
2006Invisible ManChoi Jang-sooKBS2
2007Dear LoverGo Dong-wooSBS
2009Swallow the SunJackson LeeSBS
Invincible Lee Pyung KangPoliceman (cameo)KBS2
2010Kim Su-ro, The Iron KingShingwi Ghan / Tae-gangMBC
2012Drama Special "Missing Case of National
Assembly Member Jung Chi-sung"		Jung Chi-sungKBS2
FaithKi-ChulSBS
2013Drama Special "Mother's Island"Lee-TanKBS2
Drama Special "The Devil Rider"Moon-BokKBS2
2014Gunman in JoseonChoi Won-shinKBS2
2015SpyHwang Ki-chulKBS2
The Merchant: Gaekju 2015Gil So-gaeKBS2
2016Uncontrollably FondChoi Hyeon-joonKBS2
2018Are You Human?[16]Seo Jong-gilKBS2
2019My CountrySeo Geom (cameo)JTBC

Variety show
Year Title Network Notes
2009Billion Won Mystery with Yu Oh-seongSBSHost

Music video
Year Song title Artist
2011"Goodbye"Seo Yoon
2013"Baby I'm Sorry" (2013)[17][18]MY NAME

Theater
Year Title Role
1992Blood
2005Story of an Old Thief[19]
TapeVince
2006Oedipus
2009Turn Around and LeaveGong Sang-du

Awards and nominations
Year Award Category Nominated work Result
199432nd Grand Bell AwardsBest New ActorI Wish for What Is Forbidden to MeNominated
199735th Grand Bell AwardsBest Supporting ActorBeatNominated
1998MBC Drama AwardsBest New ActorAim for TomorrowWon
1999Korean Most Popular Entertainment AwardsMost Popular ActorWon
200146th Asia Pacific Film FestivalBest ActorFriendWon
9th Chunsa Film Art AwardsBest ActorWon
38th Grand Bell AwardsBest ActorNominated
22nd Blue Dragon Film AwardsBest ActorNominated
200238th Baeksang Arts AwardsBest Actor (Film)Nominated
Most Popular Actor (Film)Won
1st Korean Film AwardsBest ActorChampionNominated
200340th Grand Bell AwardsBest ActorNominated
200744th Grand Bell AwardsBest Supporting ActorLump SugarNominated
2009SBS Drama AwardsBest Supporting Actor in a Drama SpecialSwallow the SunNominated
2012SBS Drama AwardsExcellence Award, Actor in a MiniseriesFaithNominated
KBS Drama AwardsBest Actor in a One-act DramaMissing Case of National Assembly
Member Jung Chi-sung		Nominated
2013KBS Drama AwardsBest Actor in a One-act DramaMother's Island, The Devil RiderWon
2014KBS Drama AwardsBest Supporting ActorGunman in JoseonNominated
2015KBS Drama AwardsExcellence Award, Actor in Mid-length DramaThe Merchant: Gaekju 2015Nominated
2018 KBS Drama Awards Best Supporting Actor Are You Human? Nominated

References
  1. "Actors and Actresses of Korean Cinema: Yoo Oh-sung". Koreanfilm.org. kfilm. Retrieved 2013-07-06.
  2. Hwang, Hee-yeon (22 March 2001). "Buddies tells story of lost youth, friendship". The Dong-a Ilbo. Retrieved 2013-07-06.
  3. Hong, Chan-shik (3 November 2002). "Friends". The Dong-a Ilbo. Retrieved 2013-07-06.
  4. Kim, Sun-woo (4 April 2004). "Yoo Oh-sung to Star in Drama Jang Gil-san". The Dong-a Ilbo. Retrieved 2013-07-06.
  5. Chung, Ah-young (31 July 2006). "Traditional Dramas Beat Trendy Ones". The Korea Times via Hancinema. Retrieved 2013-07-06.
  6. "All That Star: Genuine Actor, Yu Oh-seong is back with the comedic flick Happy Killers, looking more cheerful and easygoing than before". Arirang News. Retrieved 2013-07-06.
  7. "Fresh Japanese Wave Threatens Korean Pop Culture". The Chosun Ilbo. 26 March 2007. Retrieved 2013-06-04.
  8. "Events Calendar". The Korea Herald. 7 February 2009. Retrieved 2013-07-06.
  9. "New Films". Korean Film Council. 1 January 2010. Retrieved 2013-07-06.
  10. "Champ (2011)". The Chosun Ilbo. 16 September 2011. Retrieved 2013-07-06.
  11. Park, Eun-jee (2 November 2012). "Three films zero in on the limitations of legal system". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved 2013-07-06.
  12. "Lee Min-ho, Kim Hee-seon unveils teaser for new TV series". 10Asia. 10 July 2012. Retrieved 2013-07-06.
  13. Sunwoo, Carla (8 November 2013). "12 years later, an iconic Friend returns". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved 2014-02-03.
  14. "'조선 총잡이' 유오성, 소름 끼치는 두 얼굴?…역대급 악역 변신 '눈길'" (in Korean). imaeil.com. July 24, 2014.
  15. "'조선총잡이' 전혜빈, 유오성과 부녀 호흡 "선배님은 최고의 배우"". The Dong-a Ilbo (in Korean). May 23, 2014.
  16. "[단독] 유오성, '너도 인간이니' 출연…서강준과 대립각". JoongAng Ilbo (in Korean). June 5, 2017.
  17. Hong, Grace Danbi (5 July 2013). "MYNAME Unveils its Powerful Yet Violent MV for Baby I'm Sorry". enewsWorld. Retrieved 2013-07-06.
  18. "This Could Be a Movie: MYNAME Releases Blockbuster Baby I'm Sorry MV". Soompi. 4 July 2013. Retrieved 2013-07-06.
  19. "Events Calendar". The Korea Herald. 11 July 2009. Retrieved 2013-07-06.
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