Sung Joon

Sung Joon

Bang Sung-joon (born July 10, 1990), credited mononymously as Sung Joon, is a South Korean actor and model. He became best known for his leading roles in the television series Flower Band (2012), Can We Get Married? (2012) and I Need Romance 3 (2014). He also appeared in the films Dangerously Excited (2012), Horror Stories 2 (2013), Pluto (2013) and The Villainess (2017). His recent works include starring in web series Island (2022-2023) and Call lt Love (2023) as well as in the television series The Fiery Priest 2 (2024).

Career

Beginnings

Sung Joon began his entertainment career as a model, but soon switched to acting and debuted in the drama White Christmas in 2011. The same year he was cast in a supporting role in Lie to Me. In 2012, he was cast in a leading role in the teen drama Flower Band, where he played a free-spirited leader of a rock band.

Sung Joon made his film debut with Dangerously Excited.

Mainstream acting

In 2013, Sung Joon was cast in a lead role in the romantic comedy drama Can We Get Married? opposite Jung So-min. The same year, he starred in his first historical drama, Gu Family Book. Sung also starred in the horror film Horror Stories 2 and in the high school thriller Pluto.

In 2014, he was cast in the third installment of TvN's romantic comedy I Need Romance 3 in which he portrayed the character of a care-free songwriter. Later that year he took on the role of a plastic surgeon for the drama Discovery of Love.

In 2015, Sung Joon was cast as the lead in mystery melodrama High Society, playing a man who succeeds in spite of his poor family background. That same year, he also had a supporting role in Hyde Jekyll, Me, a romantic comedy where he played a hypnosis specialist.

In 2016, Sung Joon played the male lead in the romantic comedy drama Madame Antoine: The Love Therapist alongside Han Ye-seul.

In 2017, Sung Joon starred in the mystery comedy, Ms. Perfect alongside Ko So-young, playing a lawyer.

In 2021, Sung Joon joined the film Ghost Mansion, making a comeback to the big screen four years after his discharge from military service.

Personal life

Sung Joon

Sung Joon maintains close friendships with fellow models-turned-actors Kim Young-kwang, Lee Soo-hyuk, Kim Woo-bin and Hong Jong-hyun – all of whom he worked onscreen with in White Christmas. They were given the nickname of "Model Avengers" by their fans.

Sung Joon quietly enlisted for his mandatory military service on December 18, 2018. He completed five weeks of basic training at the Army's 2nd Infantry Division in Gangwon Province. Before his enlistment, he was in a relationship with his non-celebrity girlfriend, with whom he had a child. In August 2020, Sung's agency O& Entertainment announced he would hold a private wedding on September 12, 2020.

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
2012	Dangerously Excited	Min-ki
2013	Horror Stories 2	Cho Dong-Wook	Segment Cliff
Pluto	Yoo Jin
2017	One Day	Young-woo	Cameo
The Villainess	Jung Hyun-soo
2021	Ghost Mansion	Ji-woo

Television series

<table><thead><tr><th>Year</th><th>Title</th><th>Role</th><th>Notes</th><th>Ref.</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>2011</td><td>White Christmas</td><td>Choi Chi-hoon</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Lie to Me</td><td>Hyun Sang-hee</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2012</td><td>Flower Band</td><td>Kwon Ji-hyuk</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>KBS Drama Special: "Wetlands Ecology Report"</td><td>Choi Goon</td><td>one-act drama</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Can We Get Married?</td><td>Ha Jung-hoon</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2013</td><td>Gu Family Book</td><td>Gon</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2014</td><td>I Need Romance 3</td><td>Joo Wan</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Discovery of Love</td><td>Nam Ha-jin</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2015</td><td>Hyde Jekyll, Me</td><td>Yoon Tae-Joo / Lee Soo-Hyun</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>High Society</td><td>Choi Joon-gi</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2016</td><td>Madame Antoine: The Love Therapist</td><td>Choi Soo-hyun</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2017</td><td>Ms. Perfect</td><td>Kang Bong-goo</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2021</td><td>Casting a Spell to You</td><td>Choi Ji-woo</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2022–2023</td><td>Island</td><td>Gung-tan</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2023</td><td>Call lt Love</td><td>Yoon Jun</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2024</td><td>The Fiery Priest 2</td><td>Kim Hong-sik</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2025</td><td>Butterfly</td><td>Sanghoon</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>The Scandal of Chunhwa</td><td>Park Chae-jun</td><td>Ep.1</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2026</td><td>Can This Love Be Translated?</td><td>Na Jin-seok</td><td>Special appearance</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>

Television shows

Year	Title	Notes
2011	Show! K Music	MC
2013	Miracle Korea

Discography

Sung Joon

<table><thead><tr><th>Year</th><th>Song title</th><th>Notes</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>2012</td><td>"Jaywalking"</td><td>Tracks from Flower Band OST</td></tr><tr><td>"Wake Up"</td></tr><tr><td>"Today"</td></tr><tr><td>"Words You Shouldn't Know"</td></tr><tr><td>2014</td><td>"Love Is Smiling"</td><td>Track from I Need Romance 3 OST</td></tr></tbody></table>

Awards and nominations

Sung Joon

Year	Award	Category	Nominated work	Result
2012	26th KBS Drama Awards	Excellence Award, Actor in a One-Act/Special/Short Drama	Wetlands Ecology Report	Won
2014	7th Style Icon Awards	New Icon	Himself	Won
16th Seoul International Youth Film Festival	Best Actor	Gu Family Book I Need Romance 3	Nominated
28th KBS Drama Awards	Excellence Award, Actor in a Miniseries	Discovery of Love	Nominated
2015	23rd SBS Drama Awards	Excellence Award, Actor in a Miniseries	High Society	Nominated
Excellence Award, Actor in a Drama Special	Hyde Jekyll, Me	Nominated
Best Couple (with Uee)	High Society	Nominated
2016	tvN10 Awards	Romantic-Comedy King	I Need Romance 3	Nominated
2024	2024 SBS Drama Awards	Excellence Award, Actor in a Seasonal Drama	The Fiery Priest 2	Won