Sung Dong-il

Sung Dong-il (; born April 27, 1967) is a South Korean actor. Sung made his acting debut in theater in 1987, then was recruited at the 1991 SBS open talent auditions. He rose to fame as the comic, Jeolla dialect-speaking character "Red Socks" in the television drama Eun-shil, though he later tried to fight typecasting by playing the son of a chaebol tycoon in Love in 3 Colors and a university professor in March.

Following years of supporting roles in TV, Sung's film career was jumpstarted by hit romantic comedy 200 Pounds Beauty in 2006. Subsequently, he became one of Korean cinema's most reliable supporting actors, displaying his comic skills and easy charm in films such as Take Off, Foxy Festival, Children..., The Suicide Forecast, and The Client. He also had major roles in The Suck Up Project: Mr. XXX-Kisser, 3D blockbuster Mr. Go, and mystery-comedy The Accidental Detective. On the small screen, Sung garnered praise as a villain in The Slave Hunters, and a gruff but caring father in Reply 1997 and its spin-offs Reply 1994 and Reply 1988.

Sung gained a new surge of popularity in 2013 when he and his son Joon starred in Dad! Where Are We Going?, a reality/variety show featuring five male celebrities and their children on camping missions; his daughter Bin also joined him for the show's second season.

Filmography Film Year Title Role Notes 2001 Running 7 Dogs Pipe Kang 2006 200 Pounds Beauty Record company executive Choi 2007 Myodoyahwa 2008 Once Upon a Time Nightclub owner 2009 Take Off Coach Bang The Righteous Thief Song Jae-pil 2010 Hearty Paws 2 Hyeok-pil Foxy Festival Gi-bong 2011 Children... Park Kyung-sik The Suicide Forecast Manager Park Jin-seok The Client Jang Ho-won S.I.U. Detective Park In-moo 2012 Miss Conspirator Boss Sung The Suck Up Project: Mr. XXX-Kisser Heo Go-soo The Grand Heist Jang Soo-gyun Return of the Mafia Jang Seok-tae 2013 Pinocchio Gideon (Korean dubbed) Mr. Go Seong Chung-su Iris 2: The Movie Park Joon-han 2014 Miss Granny Ban Hyun-chul Thread of Lies Kwak Man-ho 2015 Chronicle of a Blood Merchant Mr. Bang Emperor's Holidays The Accidental Detective Noh Tae-soo Circle of Atonement Detective Lee Sang-won A Letter from Prison Sacrifice Revival Report 2017 Because I Love You Detective Park The King Tae-soo's home room teacher I'm Doing Fine in Middle School Police chief special appearance Real Jo Won-geun Midnight Runners Professor Yang RV: Resurrected Victims Son Young-tae The Chase Park Pyung-dal 2018 The Accidental Detective 2: In Action Noh Tae-soo Love+Sling Seong-soo The Great Battle Woo-dae Along with the Gods: The Last 49 Days 2019 Metamorphosis Gang-Goo 2020 Pawn Doo-seok 2021 The Cursed: Dead Man's Prey Jin Jong-hyun 2022 The Pirates: The Last Royal Treasure Merchant Special appearance Project Wolf Hunting Dae-woong 2024 Hijack 1971 Captain Gyu-sik 2025 Forbidden Fairytale Representative Hwang Pretty Crazy Jeong Jang-soo

Television series Year Title Role Notes 1992 Gwanchon Essay 1993 Faraway Songba River Private Yang Yong-cheon 1995 Korea Gate Ahn Jae-song / Kim Shin-jo 1996 The Bicycle-Riding Woman 1997 Snail 1998 Eun-shil Yang Jung-pal 1999 Love in 3 Colors Ahn Yoon-gi 2000 March Philosophy Professor Wang Rung's Land 2001 Cool Jang Myung-ho KBS TV Novel – "Plum Sonata" 2002 Glass Slippers Mr. Chan Rustic Period Adult Gae-ko Open Drama Man and Woman – "My Love Soon-jung" Man-soo 2003 Drama City – "Why I Want to Get Married" Manager South of the Sun Choi Tae-sik Open Drama Man and Woman – "I'll Fall in Love This Fall" Dal-woong 2004 Lovers in Paris Kang Pil-bo 2005 Best Mother Green Rose Driver Jung Taek-soo Fashion 70s 2006 Drama City – "Scrubber No.3" Jong-gu I Want to Love Baek Seung-tae Please Come Back, Soon-ae Airline passenger MBC Best Theater – "A Walk Around the Neighborhood" 2007 Witch Yoo Hee Team leader Lee Blue Fish Jo Dong-man Get Karl! Oh Soo-jung Jung Seung-gyu New Heart Lee Seung-jae 2008 Don't Be Swayed Park Ki-chul Lawyers of the Great Republic of Korea Oh Ryu-dong 2009 Green Coach Yoon Chun-geun 2010 The Slave Hunters Chun Ji-ho My Girlfriend Is a Gumiho Ban Doo-hong The Fugitive: Plan B Nakamura Hwang 2011 Can't Lose Jo Jung-goo Color of Woman Park Chan-ho 2012 Reply 1997 Sung Dong-il Lovers of Haeundae Impostor Prosecutor Cameo (episode 15) Jeon Woo-chi Bong-goo 2013 Iris II: New Generation Park Joon-han Cameo (episode 1–2) Jang Ok-jung, Living by Love Jang Hyun Reply 1994 Sung Dong-il 2014 Gap-dong Yang Cheol-gon It's Okay, That's Love Jo Dong-min 2015 Reply 1988 Sung Dong-il 2016 Pied Piper Police Officer Cameo Dear My Friends Park Gyo-soo Cameo Moon Lovers: Scarlet Heart Ryeo General Park Soo-kyung The K2 Police Officer Cameo The Legend of the Blue Sea Ma Dae-young Hwarang: The Poet Warrior Youth Kim Wi-hwa 2017 The Package Travel Agency President Special appearance 2017–2018 Prison Playbook Chief Jo Ji-ho 2018 Live Ki Han-sol Ms. Hammurabi Han Sae-sang Your Honor Sa Ma-ryong 2019 Trap Go Dong-kook Chief of Staff 2 Judge Cameo (episode 10) 2020 The Cursed Jin Jong-hyun Hospital Playlist Ahn Jung-won's older brother Special appearance 2021 Sisyphus: The Myth Park Hyeong-do Somehow Family Himself Hospital Playlist 2 Ahn Dong-il Cameo (episode 5) Jirisan Jo Dae-jin 2022 Ghost Doctor Tess If You Wish Upon Me Kang Tae-shik Heo Jun / Master of Pack Pok Curtain Call Jeong Sang-cheol 2023 Han River Police Do Won-Il 2024 The Tale of Lady Ok Sung Kyu-Jin 2025 The Art of Negotiation Song Jae-sik Butterfly Dootae Kim Twelve Marok Typhoon Family Kang Jin-Young Cameo 2026 Bloody Flower Park Han-joon Late Night Studio Choi Seon-saeng

Television shows Year Title Role Notes 2006–2008 Good Day Co-host 2006–2007 Choi Hong-man and Strong Friends Cast member 2007 Delicious Asia Grand Prix Show – Bad Dad Club Brain Power Plant Q 2008 Dream of Goose 2013–2015 Dad! Where Are We Going? Cast member 2013 Saturday's Generation to Generation – Star Plus 2014–2015 Off to School Cast member episodes 1-25, 27-33 2020–2022 House on Wheels Season 1–4 2022 Take Care of Me This Week Host 2025 Before It's Too Late ShalaShala Cast member House on Wheels - Beyond the Ocean Season 5 2025–2026 Reply 1988 10th Anniversary

Ambassadorship Public relations ambassador of the police with Park Hae-soo, Son Eun-seo (2019) Public relations ambassador of the national park with Lee Eung-bok (2021)

Discography Album information Track listing Red Socks Trot Medley (Romance Blues for Young-sook)

Album Released: May 10, 1999 Label: Doremi

Accolades Awards and nominations + Name of the award ceremony, year presented, category, nominee of the award, and the result of the nomination Award ceremony Year Category Nominee / Work Result Blue Dragon Film Awards 2009 Best Supporting Actor Take Off Chunsa Film Art Awards 2009 Best Supporting Actor KBS Drama Awards 2010 Best Supporting Actor The Slave Hunters, The Fugitive: Plan B 2022 Curtain Call, If You Wish Upon Me Korea Best Star Awards 2018 Best Popular Star Award The Accidental Detective 2: In Action Max Movie Awards 2010 Best Supporting Actor Take Off MBC Drama Awards 2005 Special Award, MC category 정보토크 팔방미인 SBS Drama Awards 2013 Excellence Award, Actor in a Drama Special Jang Ok-jung, Living by Love 2014 Excellence Award, Actor in a Miniseries It's Okay, That's Love 2016 Special Acting Award, Actor in a Fantasy Drama The Legend of the Blue Sea tvN10 Awards 2016 Best Actor Reply 1997, Reply 1994, Reply 1988

Listicles + Name of publisher, year listed, name of listicle, and placement Publisher Year Listicle Rank Korean Film Council 2021 Korean Actors 200 The Screen 2019 2009–2019 Top Box Office Powerhouse Actors in Korean Movies