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, 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.

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 2012 Dangerously Excited Min-ki 2013 Horror Stories 2 Cho Dong-Wook Segment Cliff Pluto Yoo Jin 2017 One Day Young-wooCameo The Villainess Jung Hyun-soo 2021 Ghost Mansion Ji-woo 2027 K-Pop: The Debut TBA

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

Television shows YearTitle Notes 2011 Show! K Music MC 2013 Miracle Korea

Discography Year Song title Notes 2012 "Jaywalking" "Wake Up" "Today" "Words You Shouldn't Know" 2014 "Love Is Smiling"

Awards and nominations Year Award Category Nominated work Result 26th KBS Drama Awards Excellence Award, Actor in a One-Act/Special/Short Drama 7th Style Icon Awards New Icon 16th Seoul International Youth Film Festival Best Actor 28th KBS Drama Awards Excellence Award, Actor in a Miniseries 23rd SBS Drama Awards Excellence Award, Actor in a Miniseries Excellence Award, Actor in a Drama Special Best Couple tvN10 Awards Romantic-Comedy King 2024 SBS Drama Awards Excellence Award, Actor in a Seasonal Drama