Kim Sung-soo (born May 23, 1973) is a South Korean actor and television host. After beginning his career as a fashion model, Kim made his acting debut in the

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series ''Vectorman'' and the erotic film '' The Sweet Sex and Love''. He has since appeared in the movies '' The Red Shoes'' and '' R2B: Return to Base'', and several television series, including ''

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'', '' My Precious You'', ''More Charming by the Day'' and '' My Lover, Madame Butterfly''. In 2009 he made his stage debut in the play ''Mom, Do You Want to Go on a Trip?'' More recently, Kim has expanded his career to variety shows. He was a regular on the popular reality show ''

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'', and was the host of talk show ''Win Win'' in 2010. He also hosted several programs on

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, including fashion program ''Homme'', bowling show ''Lucky Strike 300'' and food show ''Noodle Myeongga''.

Filmography

Film

* ''Hero Vectorman: Counterattack of the Evil Empire'' (1999) * '' The Sweet Sex and Love'' (2003) * '' The Red Shoes'' (2005) * ''Monopoly'' (2006) * ''

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'' (2008) * ''California High Noon'' (

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, 2010) * '' R2B: Return to Base'' (2012) * '' Fasten Your Seatbelt'' (2013) - cameo * ''The Black Hand'' (2015)

Television series

* '' Vectorman: Warriors of the Earth 2'' (

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, 1999) * ''Say You Love Me'' ( MBC, 2004) * ''

'' (

, 2004) * '' Stained Glass'' ( SBS, 2004) * ''

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'' ( MBC, 2005) * ''

My Beloved Sister My Beloved Sister (; lit. "Older Sister") is a 2006 South Korean television series starring Song Yoon-ah and Kim Sung-soo. It aired on MBC from August 12, 2006 to February 18, 2007 on Saturdays and Sundays at 19:55 for 55 episodes. Song stars ...

'' ( MBC, 2006) * ''

Cruel Love ''Cruel Love'' () is a 2007 South Korean television drama series starring Kwon Sang-woo, Lee Yo-won, and Kim Sung-soo. It aired on KBS2 from December 3, 2007 to February 5, 2008 on Mondays and Tuesdays at 21:55 for 20 episodes. Despite lack ...

'' (

, 2007) * '' My Precious You'' (

, 2008) * ''More Charming by the Day'' ( MBC, 2010) * '' The Slave Hunters'' (

, 2010) - cameo * ''Suspicious Family'' ( MBN, 2012) * '' My Lover, Madame Butterfly'' ( SBS, 2012) * ''After School: Lucky or Not'' ( Nate/ BTV/T-store/Hoppin, 2013) - cameo (ep 3) * ''

Can We Fall in Love, Again? ''Can We Fall in Love, Again?'' () is a 2014 South Korean television series starring Eugene, Uhm Tae-woong, Kim Yoo-mi, Choi Jung-yoon and Kim Sung-soo. It aired on JTBC from January 6 to March 11, 2014 for 20 episodes. The series is based o ...

'' (

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, 2014) * ''

Should We Kiss First ''Should We Kiss First?'' () is a 2018 South Korean television series starring Kam Woo-sung, Kim Sun-a, Oh Ji-ho and Park Si-yeon. It aired on SBS TV from February 20 to April 24, 2018, for 40 episodes. The series was initially scheduled to pre ...

'' (SBS, 2018) * '' The Road: Tragedy of One'' (tvN, 2021)

Variety show

*''Star N the City: Kim Sung-soo in

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'' ( XTM, 2009) *'' Invincible Saturday:

'' (

, 2009) *''Homme 1.0'' ( XTM, 2009) - MC *''Win Win'' (

, 2010) - MC *''Homme 2.0'' ( XTM, 2010) - MC *''Lucky Strike 300'' ( XTM, 2010) - MC *''

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'' (

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, 2012-01-14) - Host, episode 7 *''Noodle Myeongga'' ( Olive TV, 2012) - MC *''

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'' ( Olive TV, 2013) *'' Law of the Jungle in Caribbean/Maya Jungle'' ( SBS, 2013) *''Law of the City in New York'' ( SBS, 2014) * ''Star Golf Big League'' (tvN D ,Cast Member , 2021)

Music video

*"Never Ending Story" ( Boohwal, 2002) *"추억은 시간이 지운다" ( Youme, 2005)

Theater

*''Mom, Do You Want to Go on a Trip?'' (2009)

Discography

*''As Time Goes By'' ( single, 2011)

Awards

*2004

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: New Star Award ('' Stained Glass'') *2007 Korean Model Awards: Model Star Award, Fashion model category *2008 Jewelry Awards: Ruby Award *2009

Style Icon Awards Style Icon Asia (SIA, formerly known as Style Icon Awards) is an awards ceremony held annually in South Korea since 2008 to showcase Asian fashion designers and to honor individuals who have made the most outstanding contributions in setting new ...

: Male Cyon New Chocolate Fashionista *2010

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: Top Excellence Award, Actor in a Sitcom/Comedy (''More Charming by the Day'') *2013 SBS Entertainment Awards: Popularity Award ('' Law of the Jungle in Caribbean/Maya Jungle'')

References

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