Ryu Si-won (; born 6 October 1972) is a South Korean actor and singer. After he made his debut in the KBS drama ''Feeling'' in 1994, Ryu pursued a singing career. He was convicted of stalking his wife (now ex wife) in 2013.
Early life
Ryu was born in
Andong
Andong () is a city in South Korea, and the capital of North Gyeongsang Province. It is the largest city in the northern part of the province with a population of 167,821 as of October 2010. The Nakdong River flows through the city. Andong is a ...
, North Gyeongsang Province, South Korea. He is from the Pungsan Ryu
clan and is the 13th-generation descendant of
Joseon Dynasty
Joseon (; ; Middle Korean: 됴ᇢ〯션〮 Dyǒw syéon or 됴ᇢ〯션〯 Dyǒw syěon), officially the Great Joseon (; ), was the last dynastic kingdom of Korea, lasting just over 500 years. It was founded by Yi Seong-gye in July 1392 and r ...
prime minister
Yu Seong-ryong.
Career
On 12 December 2004, Ryu went with a Taiwanese actress to Singapore for the presentation of the Star awards to Singaporean actors in the
Mediacorp Star Awards 2004. The event was broadcast on Mediacorp's TV
Channel 8.
Ryu has studied photography for three years and has produced his own promo photos. Because of this, in 2009, he worked for the very first time with his co-actor
Go Soo
Go Soo (born October 4, 1978), also known as Ko Soo, is a South Korean actor. He has appeared in television series such as ''Piano'', '' Green Rose'' and '' Will It Snow for Christmas?'', as well as the films '' White Night'' and '' The Front Lin ...
and he is the man behind Go's very first photo diary, "24 Hours with Go Soo". It spans approximately 100 shots, which will be produced as a DVD. He also gives support to Go for his career.
Subsequent to the broadcast of his 2001 drama ''
Beautiful Days'' in Japan, he had been active there both as an actor and a singer. He was the first Korean artist to hold two live concerts at the
Tokyo Dome, in December 2008. Then in November 2011, he held his 100th solo concert in Japan as part of his 16 concert tour in eight cities, including Yokohama, Nigata, Osaka, Sendai, Nagoya, and Fukuoka; with the final concert on 21 December at
Saitama Super Arena.
On 21 December 2011, Ryu was signed on by Japanese travel agency
HIS, for one-year to promotion Korean tourism in Japan. Where he was featured in two 15-second commercials in the themes of "Let's go to Korea" and "You are the character of your drama" for Japanese television in January 2012.
In May 2012, Ryu starred in
Channel A's drama ''
Goodbye Dear Wife
Goodbye Dear Wife () is a 2012 South Korean television series, starring Ryu Si-won, Hong Soo-hyun and Park Ji-yoon. It aired on Channel A from May 7 to July 10, 2012 at 20:50 for 20 episodes.
Plot
The series is about a judo teacher Cha Seung-hy ...
'' along with
Hong Soo-hyun,
Park Ji-yoon,
Danny Ahn and
Julien Kang
Julien Kang (; born 11 April 1982) is a Canadian television actor and model.
In May 2012, Kang starred opposite Ryu Si-won as Kang Gu-ra, a rival fighter to Ryu's Seung-hyuk in Channel A's '' Goodbye Dear Wife''.
Early life
Kang was born in Sa ...
. He played the role of judo teacher Cha Seung-hyuk who dreams of reuniting with his first love.
Television series
* 1994: ''Feelings'' (KBS)
* 1995: ''The Campus Love Song'' (MBC)
* 1995: ''Blue Sky'' (KBS)
* 1996: 사랑할 때까지 (KBS)
* 1996: 곰탕 (SBS)
* 1997: 완벽한 남자를 만나는 방법 (KBS)
* 1997: ''Propose'' (KBS)
* 1997: 행복은 우리 가슴에 (SBS)
* 1998: ''Paper Crane'' (KBS)
* 1998: ''Purity'' (KBS)
* 1998: ''To the End of the World'' (MBC)
* 2000: ''
Secret'' (MBC)
* 2000: ''Truth'' (MBC)
* 2001: ''
Beautiful Days'' (SBS)
* 2002: ''Since We Met'' (MBC)
* 2002: ''The Shining Sunlight'' (MBC)
* 2003: ''She's Cool!'' (KBS)
* 2005: ''Koino Karasawagi'' Drama Special (Japan, NTV)
* 2005: ''
Wedding'' (KBS)
* 2007: ''Joshideka'' (Japan, TBS)
* 2007: ''Dondo Hare'' (Japan, NHK)
* 2009: ''Ochaberi'' (Japan, TBS)
* 2009: ''
Style'' (SBS)
* 2010: ''Hancho'' (Japan, TBS)
* 2012: ''
Goodbye Dear Wife
Goodbye Dear Wife () is a 2012 South Korean television series, starring Ryu Si-won, Hong Soo-hyun and Park Ji-yoon. It aired on Channel A from May 7 to July 10, 2012 at 20:50 for 20 episodes.
Plot
The series is about a judo teacher Cha Seung-hy ...
'' (
Channel A)
Discography
Japanese studio albums
Other Japanese albums
Korean albums
# ''Change'' (November 1995)
# ''Dream'' (September 1999)
#*Re-released in Japan on 13 April 2005. Reached No. 35 with 12,000 copies sold.
Singles
Awards
* 1996
KBS Drama Awards: Best New Actor
* 1997
KBS Drama Awards: Popularity Award
* 1998
KBS Drama Awards: Popularity Award
* 1998
KBS Drama Awards: Excellence Award, actor
* 1999 16th Korea Best Dressed Awards: Recipient
* 1999 35th
Baeksang Arts Awards: Most Popular Actor in TV (''Paper Crane'')
* 2000 MBC Drama Awards: Excellence Award, Actor (''Truth'')
* 2001 SBS Drama Awards: Top 10 Stars (''
Beautiful Days'')
* 2002 MBC Drama Awards: Excellence Award, Actor
* 2005 47th
Japan Record Awards: Most Popular Artist
* 2005 19th
Japan Gold Disc Awards: Best New Artist Award
* 2007 SBS Entertainment Awards: Special Award
* 2007 Korea Model Awards: Hallyu Star Award
* 2008 Presidential Citation
References
External links
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1972 births
K-pop singers
Living people
Dongguk University alumni
South Korean male television actors
South Korean television presenters
21st-century South Korean male singers
Ryu clan of Pungsan