Shin Sung-rok

Shin Sung-rok (born November 23, 1982) is a South Korean actor. He frequently appears in films and television series, but is better known and active in musical theatre.

This is a Korean name; the family name is Shin.
Shin Sung-rok
Shin Sung-rok in 2019
Born (1982-11-23) November 23, 1982
South Korea
OccupationActor
Years active2003–present
AgentHB Entertainment[1]
Spouse(s)m. 2016
Children1
Korean name
Hangul
Hanja
Revised RomanizationSin Seong-rok
McCune–ReischauerSin Sŏng-rok

Career

Shin Sung-rok had wanted to become an actor since high school, so when an injury cut short his career as an amateur basketball player (his brother is Shin Je-rok, formerly of the Anyang KT&G Kites),[2] he decided to major in Theater and Film at Suwon University, though he later dropped out.[3][4] Shin made his acting debut in 2003, but found it difficult to find acting jobs since directors were reluctant to cast the 189 centimeter-tall aspiring actor in supporting or minor roles. Thinking he would have a better chance if he gained more acting experience and honed his craft on the stage, Shin switched gears and joined the theater company Hakchon.[5][6]

When Shin performed in his first musical Moskito, there were only 20-25 audience members in the 500-seat hall. Despite feeling depressed and frustrated, he said the experience made him strong and helped him become an actor with plenty of guts.[4]

While doing the musical Dracula, Shin was cast in his first substantial onscreen role, in the risqué cable drama Hyena (2006).[5] Supporting roles in dramas and films followed, notably in Thank You (2007) and My Life's Golden Years (also known as All About My Family, 2008). He also appeared on season 1 of the MBC dating reality show We Got Married as a "fake couple" with female comedian Kim Shin-young.

Mainstream breakthrough still eluded Shin, but in theater his star was rising. In 2007, Shin was picked from 400 auditionees for the lead role Solomon in Dancing Shadows, a musical adaptation of the realist play Forest Fire by celebrated Korean playwright Cha Beom-seok.[3] He later received a Best New Actor nomination from the Korea Musical Awards.[7]

As Shin starred in one hit musical after another, he continued to impress critics with his acting performances, his strong and powerful baritone vocals and his delicate and clear alto notes.[8] He is now considered a top musical star, even drawing fans from outside Korea to his shows.[9]

Definitely Neighbors (2010) further boosted his TV profile; for his role as a difficult chef who falls in love with an older divorcee, Shin won Best Supporting Actor in a Weekend/Daily Drama at the 2010 SBS Drama Awards.[5][10] His most popular drama yet was the romantic comedy My Love from the Star (2013), in which he appeared as a villainous businessman.[11][12] This was followed by supporting roles in the 2014 series Trot Lovers (as a talent agency CEO), Liar Game (as the host of a reality show), and The King's Face (as a face reader).[13][14][15]

Despite branching out to film and television, Shin has maintained that his heart will always belong to the stage, and has stated, "I feel more affection toward the stage [rather than TV]. I think it is the stage where actors learn life and understand the meaning of acting. It is where I learned how to act and where I gained confidence. I think the core of my life will remain on the stage" (The Korea Herald, 2007).[3] "The musical is like my old home and it made me what I am now, so I can't stop performing the musicals however busy I get" (The Korea Times, 2009)[4]

Personal life

Shin has a younger brother; Shin Jae-rok who is a chef by profession. Both of them appeared on July 30, 2015 KBS talk show Happy Together.

Shin began dating ballerina Kim Joo-won in 2011; Kim was a principal dancer with the Korea National Ballet for 15 years from 1988 to 2003, and currently teaches at Sungshin Women's University.[16] The pair broke up after four years of dating in August 2015.[17]

In June 2016 Shin married a non-celebrity office worker in Hawaii.[18][19][20] In November the same year, Shin became a father to a daughter.[21]

Filmography

Television series
Year Title Role Network Ref.
2002 Shoot for the Stars SBS
2003 A Problem at My Younger Brother's House SBS
2006 Hyena Lee Seok-jin tvN
2007 Thank You Choi Seok-hyun MBC
Drama City "I'm a Very Special Lover" Lee Jin-ho KBS2
2008 The Art of Seduction Hyun-soo OCN
One Mom and Three Dads Na Hwang Kyung-tae KBS2 [22]
My Life's Golden Age Go Kyung-woo MBC
2009 We Got Married Season 1 Himself with Kim Shin-young MBC
2010 Definitely Neighbors Jang Gun-hee SBS
2013 My Love from the Star Lee Jae-kyung SBS
2014 Trot Lovers Jo Geun-woo KBS2
Liar Game Kang Do-young tvN
The King's Face Kim Do-chi KBS2
2016 On the Way to the Airport Park Jin-suk KBS2 [23]
2017 Man Who Dies to Live Kang Ho-rim MBC [24]
2018 Return Oh Tae-seok SBS [25]
The Last Empress Lee Hyuk [26]
2019 Vagabond Gi Tae-woong [27]
Perfume Seo Yi-do KBS2 [28]

Film
Year Title Role Ref.
2005 All for Love Basketball player
2007 The Worst Guy Ever Kwon Jae-hoon
2008 Lovers of Six Years Lee Jin-sung
2010 Bloody Innocent Dong-shik
Finding Mr. Destiny Captain Choi (cameo)
2011 The Story of My Life Sung-rok
Pitch High Kang Dae-hyun (cameo)
2016 The Age of Shadows Jo Hwe-ryung [29]
2017 The Prison Chang-gil [30]

Variety show
Year Title Role Ref.
2020–present Master in the House Cast member [31]

Theater
Year Title Role Ref
2004 Moskito [32][33]
Singin' in the Rain Dong-hyun
2006 Dracula Dracula
Finding Kim Jong-wook Kim Jong-wook [34]
Passion of the Rain
2007 Dancing Shadows Solomon [3]
Hamlet Prince Hamlet [35]
Separated Man and Woman Kang Yeon-oh
Finding Kim Jong-wook Kim Jong-wook/First Love
2008 Separated Man and Woman Kang Yeon-oh
Fiddler on the Roof Perchik [36][37]
2009 My Scary Girl Hwang Dae-woo [4]
Roméo et Juliette Romeo [8]
2009-2010 Jack the Ripper Daniel
2010 Monte Cristo Edmond Dantès [38][39]
The Story of My Life Thomas Weaver [40][41]
Tick, Tick... Boom! Jon [42]
2010-2011 Hero An Jung-geun [43]
2011 Monte Cristo Edmond Dantès [44]
2013 Closer Dan
Carmen Don José
2014 Le Roi Soleil Louis XIV [45]
2015 Elisabeth Death
2016 Daddy Long Legs Jervis [46]

Awards and nominations
Year Award Category Nominated work Result Ref.
2007 13th Korea Musical Awards Best New Actor Dancing Shadows Nominated [7]
2008 MBC Drama Awards Best New Actor My Life's Golden Age Nominated
2010 SBS Drama Awards Best Supporting Actor in a Weekend/Daily Drama Definitely Neighbors Won [10]
2014 7th Korea Drama Awards Hot Star Award My Love from the Star Won [47]
3rd APAN Star Awards Best Supporting Actor Nominated
22nd Korea Culture and Entertainment Awards Excellence Award, Actor in a Drama Won
SBS Drama Awards Excellence Award, Actor in a Drama Special Won [48]
KBS Drama Awards Best Supporting Actor Trot Lovers and The King's Face Won
2017 MBC Drama Awards Excellence Award, Actor in a Miniseries Man Who Dies to Live Won
2018 SBS Drama Awards Top Excellence Award, Actor in a Wednesday-Thursday Drama The Last Empress Won [49]
Best Character Return Won
2019 12th Korea Drama Awards Excellence Award, Actor Perfume Nominated [50]
KBS Drama Awards Excellence Award, Actor in a Miniseries Nominated
Netizen Award, Actor Nominated
Best Couple Award with Ko Won-hee Nominated
SBS Drama Awards Excellence Award, Actor in a Miniseries Vagabond Nominated

References
  1. Shin Sung Rok Renews Contract With His Agency Of 8 Years
  2. "An Interview with Love from Star Cast Shin Sung Rok and His Chef Brother". BNTNews. April 22, 2014.
  3. "Herald Interview: 'It is heart that embraces character'". The Korea Herald. June 21, 2007.
  4. "Shin Flies High in My Scary Girl". The Korea Times. March 3, 2009.
  5. "Shin Sung Rok: 'Middle Aged Women Fans Have Increased'" Archived 2014-02-02 at the Wayback Machine. KBS Global. July 28, 2010.
  6. "What's Hakchon". Hakchon.co.kr. Retrieved 2012-11-11.
  7. Dancing Shadows Sweeps Musical Awards. The Korea Times. October 24, 2007.
  8. Romeo et Juliette Back in Korean. The Korea Times. May 18, 2009.
  9. "Next Hallyu in Musicals?". The Korea Times. March 27, 2009.
  10. "Ko Hyun-jung wins grand prize at SBS Drama Awards". 10Asia. January 3, 2011.
  11. "Watch out! They 'steal' scenes, your heart". The Korea Times. April 1, 2014.
  12. "My Love sparks hallyu sensation". The Korea Times. March 2, 2014.
  13. "Shin Sung-rok to join Lover of Trot". Korea JoongAng Daily. May 14, 2014.
  14. "Kim So Eun, Lee Sang Yoon and Shin Sung Rok Confirmed for Drama Liar Game". enewsWorld. September 12, 2014.
  15. ""The King's Face", Shin Sung-rok's first historical drama". Hancinema. October 29, 2014.
  16. "Shin and Kim are a couple". Korea JoongAng Daily. May 7, 2014.
  17. "Shin Sung Rok & Kim Joo Won broke up". Star News. September 19, 2015.
  18. "'My Love From the Star' villain to get married next month". Yonhap News Agency. May 25, 2016.
  19. Kim Kyung-Ra (May 25, 2016). '신성록, 일반인 여친과 6월 하와이 극비 결혼 (in Korean). TV Report.
  20. 신성록, 다음달 결혼…일반인 여친과 하와이서 (in Korean). No Cut News. May 25, 2016.
  21. Dianne Sencil (December 1, 2016). "Hallyu star Shin Sung Rok is now a father to a baby girl". ASZ News.
  22. "Eugene (Eugene) and Jo Hyun-jae cast in KBS "Three Dads, One Mom"". Hancinema. February 27, 2018.
  23. "Shin will appear in 'Airport'". Korea JoongAng Daily. July 13, 2016.
  24. "Choi Min-soo, Kang Ye-won and Shin Sung-rok in "Man Who Dies to Live"". Hancinema. May 14, 2017.
  25. "Shin Sung-rok to star in "Return" as the bad guy". Hancinema. October 15, 2017.
  26. [단독] 신성록, 김순옥 신작 '황후의 품격' 주인공 출연 확정. My Daily (in Korean).
  27. [단독]신성록, 250억원 대작 '배가본드' 주연. JTBC (in Korean). March 29, 2018.
  28. [단독]신성록, '퍼퓸' 주인공 확정 "4연속 흥행 도전". Ilgan Sports (in Korean). April 1, 2019.
  29. "Shin Sung-rok may join Song Kang-ho, Gong Yoo and Han Ji-min in 'The Age of Shadows'". Hancinema. September 7, 2015.
  30. "HAN Suk-kyu and KIM Rae-won Go to THE PRISON". Korean Film Biz Zone. February 5, 2016.
  31. "신성록, '집사부일체' 새 멤버… 1월 중 첫 등장". NoCutNews. Retrieved 2019-12-29.
  32. "모스키토". Hakchon.co.kr. Retrieved 2012-11-11.
  33. "Moskito - Info". Hakchon.co.kr. Retrieved 2012-11-11.
  34. "From playwright to director: Bold move" Archived 2013-05-02 at WebCite. Korea JoongAng Daily. January 31, 2011.
  35. "Fall winds blow Shakespeare to Korea". Korea JoongAng Daily. October 4, 2007.
  36. Fiddler Touches Hearts of Audience. The Korea Times. November 24, 2008.
  37. "Director Portrays Fiddler in Korean Sentiment". The Korea Times. October 22, 2008.
  38. "Star-Studded Cast Shine in Monte Cristo". The Korea Times. February 10, 2010.
  39. Special effects sizzle in Monte Cristo. Korea JoongAng Daily. April 28, 2010.
  40. "Two-man Broadway musical to hit stage". The Korea Times. June 8, 2010.
  41. "Shin Chun-soo says Story goes against current musicals". 10Asia. June 3, 2010.
  42. "Cover Story: 당신의 서른 즈음에 대하여" Archived 2012-03-26 at the Wayback Machine. Chungmu Art Hall. August 24, 2010.
  43. "Chung portrays patriot Ahn's humanity on stage". The Korea Times. December 24, 2010.
  44. Monte Cristo returns with stronger revenge. The Korea Times. May 14, 2011.
  45. "Ahn, Shin to star in musical Sun King". The Korea Times. January 29, 2014.
  46. "'Daddy-Long-Legs' reborn with music". The Korea Times. August 10, 2016.
  47. "Kim Soo-hyun wins at drama festival". Korea JoongAng Daily. October 3, 2014.
  48. "Jun Ji-hyun beats Kim Soo-hyun in SAF". The Korea Herald. January 1, 2015.
  49. Jeong, Hee-yeon (January 1, 2019). [제56회 대종상]'기생충' 작품상 포함 5관왕 달성…이병헌·정유미 주연상(종합) [[Comprehensive]'SBS Drama Awards' Gam Woo-sung-Kim Sun-ah, Best Couple Award followed by'Joint Grand Prix']. Sports Donga (in Korean). Archived from the original on June 11, 2020. Retrieved June 11, 2020 – via Naver.
  50. "'2019코리아드라마어워즈(KDA)' 연기대상 후보..김해숙·최수종·염정아·조정석 등". Sedaily (in Korean). September 27, 2019.
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