Hwang Jung Min (Hwang Jungmin)

Hwang Jung Min Profile

• Birth Name: 황정민 (Hwang Jung Min)
• Stage Name: Hwang Jung Min
• Nationality: South Korean
• Date of Birth: 1970.09.01
• Zodiac Sign: Virgo
• Chinese Zodiac: Dog
• Height: 180 cm (5’9″)
• Weight: 75 kg (165.3 lbs)
• Blood Type: O
• Agency: SEM Company
• Personal Social Media: N/A

Hwang Jung Min Facts & TMI

• Hwang Jung Min was born in Masan, Gyeongsangnam-do.
• He has a younger brother Hwang Sang Joon (born 1972).
• In 2004 he married Kim Mi Hye, who works in musical production.
• He has a son Hwang Sae Hyun who was born in 2006.
• Hwang Jung Min holds an associate degree from the Theater Department, Seoul Institute of the Arts (specialized in Stage Design).
• He is a devout Christian.
• Hwang Jung Min made his official debut in 1994 through musical stage ‘Subway Line 1’.
• While attending the Department of Theater at Seoul Institute of the Arts, he made his debut in a minor role in the movie ‘The General’s Son’.
• After graduating from college, he worked as a theater actor and occasionally performed on stage as an extra.
• He also made a brief appearance in the movie ‘Swiri’ upon a request from his friend.
• Hwang Jung Min gradually gained public recognition after starring in the film ‘Waikiki Brothers’, the movie also earned him a Best New Actor Award at Grand Bell Awards 2002.
• He swept numerous rookie actor awards including Busan Film Critics Awards 2002, Blue Dragon Film Awards 2002, Korean Association of Film Critics Awards 2002, and Director’s Cut Awards 2002 with his performance in queer film ‘Road Movie’
• He revealed in an interview that he doesn’t mind filming nude scenes, but after giving birth, he rejected movie offers that includes children abuse or bed scene.
• He is also active as a theater actor and director.
• Hwang Jung Min and his wife founded the entertainment agency SEM Company.
• With the movie ‘The Spy Gone North’ which was released in 2018, Hwang Jung Min has surpassed 100 million cumulative viewers throughout his acting career.
• Two of his movies ‘Ode to My Father’ and ‘Veteran’ recorded 14 million and 13 million viewers respectively, making him one of the most prominent actors in the South Korean movie industry.
• Despite being a successful movie actor, Hwang Jung Min couldn’t get the same result for his dramas.
• He is best friends with actors Ji Jin Hee and Cho Seung Woo.
• His vacation photo with Ji Jin Hee and Cho Seung Woo became a famous meme among South Korean netizens.
• Hwang Jung Min also maintains close friendships with co-stars Lee Jung Jae, Jung Woo Sung, Jeon Do Yeon, and Ju Ji Hoon.
• He was a college mate with MC Shin Dong Yeop and actor Jang Hyun Sung.
• When he was in middle school in Masan, he was in the same class as comedian Kang Ho Dong.
• Although he had received Best Actor at Grand Bell Awards and Blue Dragon Awards, he has yet to receive an award from Baeksang Arts Award.
• He is left-handed, but he writes with his right hand.
• His face will turn red (especially when he’s drunk), his friends would make fun of him because of this.
• Hwang Jung Min is a supporter of the baseball team Doosan Bears.
• He really adores his son. Despite being a famous actor, he took time to attend sports day in his son’s school.
• He has a mole near his left eyebrow.
• Hwang Jung Min is good at basketball and playing musical instruments.
• When being looked at closely, Hwang Jung Min has brown eye color.

Movie

‘The General’s Son’ (1990/ as extra)
‘Shiri’ (1999/ as extra)
‘The She’ (2001/ as extra)
‘Waikiki Brothers’ as Kang Soo (2001)
‘Road Movie’ as Dae Shik (2002)
‘YMCA Baseball Team’ as Ryu Kwang Tae (2002)
‘A Good Lawyer’s Wife’ as Ju Yeong Jak (2003)
‘The End of a Wicked Woman’ (2003/ short film)
‘The Wolf Returns’ (2004)
‘Twentidentity: Under a Big Tree’ (2004/ short film)
‘This Charming Girl’ as Writer (2005)
‘A Bittersweet Life’ as Baek Dae Sik (2005)
‘Heaven’s Soldiers’ as Park Jung Woo (2005)
‘You Are My Sunshine’ as Seok Joong (2005)
‘All for Love’ as Na Do Chul (2005)
‘Over the Hedge’ (2006/ Voice dubbed)
‘Bloody Tie’ as Do Jin Kwang (2006)
‘Black House’ as Jeon Joon Oh (2007)
‘Happiness’ as Young Su (2007)
‘Eleventh Mom’ as Baek Jung (2007)
‘A Man Who Was Superman’ as Lee Hyuk Suk (2008)
‘Private Eye’ as Hong Jin Ho (2009)
‘Five Senses of Eros: In My End Is My Beginning’ as Min Jae In (2009)
‘The Most Beautiful’ (2010/ short film)
‘Blades of Blood’ as Hwang Jeong Hak (2010)
‘The Unjust’ as Choi Cheol Gi (2010)
‘Battlefield Heroes’ as Kim Beob Min (2011)
‘Moby Dick’ as Lee Bang Woo (2011)
‘Dancing Queen’ as Himself (2012)
‘New World’ as Jung Chung (2013)
‘In My End Is My Beginning’ as Min Jae In (2013)
‘Fists of Legend’ as Im Deok Kyu (2013)
‘Man in Love’ as Han Tae Il (2014)
‘Ode to My Father’ as Yoon Deok Soo (2014)
‘Veteran’ as Seo Do Cheol (2015)
‘The Himalayas’ as Um Hong Gil (2015)
‘A Violent Prosecutor’ as Byun Jae Wook (2016)
‘The Wailing’ as Il Gwang (2016)
‘Asura: The City of Madness’ as Park Sung Bae (2016)
‘The Battleship Island’ as Lee Kang Ok (2017)
‘The Spy Gone North’ as Park Seok Young (2018)
‘Return’ (2019)
‘Deliver Us From Evil’ as Kim In Nam (2020)
‘Hostage: Missing Celebrity‘ as Jeong Min (2021)
‘The Point Men’ as Diplomat (TBA)

TV Series

‘The Accidental Couple’ as Gu Dong Baek (KBS2/ 2009)
‘Korean Peninsula’ as Seo Myung Joon (TV Chosun/ 2012)
‘Hush’ as Han Joon Hyuk (JTBC/ 2020)
‘Suriname’ as Jeon Yo Hwan (Netflix/ 2022)

Theater & Play

‘Richard the Third’ (2021–2022)
‘Okepi’ (Orchestra Pit) (2015-2016)
‘Assassins’ (2012-2013)
‘Man of La Mancha’ (2012)
‘The Wedding Singer’ (2009-2010)
‘University of Laughs’ (2008-2009)
‘Nine’ (2008)
’42nd Street’ (2004)
‘Tommy’ (2001)
‘Cats’ (1999)
‘Moskito’ (1999)
‘Jesus Christ Superstar’ (1997)
‘Gaeddongi’ (1997-1998)
‘Blood Brothers’ (1997)
‘Subway Line 1’ (1995-1996, 2000, 2006)

MV

‘One’s Way Back‘ by Naul (2005)
‘What A Wonderful Cane‘ by Lee Dong Woo (2016)
‘Thank U‘ by U-Know Yunho (2021)
‘Noting Special with The Day‘ by Im Chang Jung (2021)

Discography

‘No Regret‘ by Hwang Jung Min, Yoo Joon Sang, Yoon Do Hyun (2013/ Fists of Legend OST)
‘창문너머 어렴풋이 옛 생각이 나겠지‘ by YB & Hwang Jung Min (2015/ Himalaya OST)