Actor Gong Myung Complete Profile, Drama, Facts, Photos and TMI

Gong Myung Profile

Birth Name: 김동현 (Kim Dong Hyun)
Stage Name: Gong Myung
Nationality: South Korean
Date of Birth: 1994.05.26
Zodiac Sign: Gemini
Chinese Zodiac: Dog
Height: 183 cm (6’00”)
Weight: 73 kg (160.9 lbs)
Blood Type: A
Agency: Saram Entertainment
Debut: 2013
Personal Social Media: Instagram

Gong Myung Facts & TMI

Gong Myung was born in the city of Ansan as Kim Dong Hyun. His family then moved to Gura where he spent his childhood.
His family is consists of mother, father, and a younger brother Doyoung (singer and a member of NCT).
He debuted in 2013 through a web drama ‘After School Bokbulbok Season 1’.
He uses the stage name Gong Myung when he debuted as a member of idol-actor group 5urprise.
He is a Christian.
In contrast with his cute appearance, Gong Myung is quite tall and has broad shoulders.
He seems to be a soft-hearted and emotional person, it can be seen when Gong Myung became a guest in the talk show ‘Hello Counselor’. He cried really hard when ‘Hello Counselor’ guest tells her story.
He confessed that he indeed cries easily.
His first major role was a second lead male in the drama ‘Drinking Solo’.
His career skyrocketed after ‘Extreme Job’—a movie he starred in 2019— successfully attracted 16 million moviegoers and become 2nd all-time most-watched movie in South Korea box office.
He was nominated for Best New Actor at Baeksang Arts Awards 2019.
In 2020, he left Fantagio (home to 5urprise) and moved to Saram Entertainment.
He passed his first audition at Fantagio and became an idol trainee for a year before making his official debut.
His parents sent him to an acting academy when he was young because they expected it to be helpful for his personality.
According to friend and fellow 5urprise member Lee Tae Hwan, Gong Myung really loves eating.
Although he prefers beer, Gong Myung is a heavy drinker. He can drink up to 5 bottles of soju.
He has a lot of interests in photography.
He revealed that he is currently living with his parents. His mother would feel lonely because her two sons are living far from home, so Gong Myung decided to move back to his parent’s residence.
He shared through SNS that he loves scuba diving, he even attained a certificate for scuba diving in 2019.
His shoe size is 265-270mm.
His nicknames are Gong Maeng, Maeng-i, Myung-i, etc.

Movie

‘If You Were Me’ as Seon Jae (2013)
‘Ice River’ as Seon Jae (2013/ Short film)
‘Futureless Things’ as Ki Cheol (2014)
‘A Girl at My Door’ as Police Officer Kwon Son Oh (2014)
‘Su Saek’ as Sang Woo (2016)
‘Extreme Job’ as Detective Jae Hoon (2019)
‘Homme Fatale’ as Yoo Sang (2019)
‘Recipe for Happiness’ as Namgoong Jin Soo (2019)
Hansan’ as Yi Eokgi (TBA)
‘Citizen Deok Hee’ as Jae Min (TBA)

TV Series

‘Drama Special – Bomi’s Room’ (KBS2/ 2014/ Gong Myung/ Cameo)
‘Splendid Politics’ (MBC/ 2015/ Ja Gyung)
‘Beautiful You’ as Cha Tae Woo (MBC/ 2015)
‘Drama Special: Mystery Freshman’ as Lee Min Sung (SBS/ 2016)
‘Entertainer’ as Kyle/ Lee Bang Geul (SBS/ 2016)
‘Drinking Solo’ Jin Gong Myung (tvN/ 2016)
‘The Happy Loner’ as Byeok Soo (KBS2 / 2017/ two-part drama)
‘The Bride of Habaek’ as Bi Ryum (tvN/ 2017)
‘Revolutionary Love’ as Kwon Je Hoon (tvN/ 2017)
‘Feel Good to Die’ as (KBS2/ 2018/ Kang Jun Ho
‘Be Melodramatic’ Chu Jae Hoon (JTBC/ 2019)
‘Drama Festa: Recipe for Happiness’ (JTBC/ 2020/ Namgoong Jin Soo)
‘Lovers of the Red Sky’ (SBS/ 2021/ Prince Yang Myeong)

Web Series

‘After School: Lucky or Not’ as Gong Myung (B tv & NATE/ 2013)
‘Infinite Power’ as Han Soo Dong (Samsung/ 2013)
‘Brain, Your Choice Of Romance’ as L (Oksusu/ 2018)

Variety Show

‘We Got Married Season 4’ (MBC/ 2016–2017/ Cast member, paired with Jung Hye Sung)
‘Law of the Jungle: Kota Manado’ (SBS/ 2017/ Cast member)
‘Song Ji Hyo’s Beauty View’ (JTBC/ 2017/ Co-host with Song Ji Hyo)