Jang Hyun-sung

Not to be confused with Jang Hyun-seung.
In this Korean name, the family name is Jang.

Jang Hyun-sung
Jang in January 2020
Born (1970-07-17) July 17, 1970 (age 54)
Geoje, South Gyeongsang, South Korea
EducationSeoul Institute of the Arts – Theater
OccupationActor
Years active1997–present
AgentYG Entertainment
SpouseYang Hee-jung
Children2
Korean name
Hangul
장현성
Hanja
Revised RomanizationJang Hyeon-seong
McCune–ReischauerChang Hyŏnsŏng

Jang Hyun-sung (Korean: 장현성; born July 17, 1970) is a South Korean actor. He started his acting career as a member of the Hakjeon Theatre Company, before transitioning to film and television.[1] Jang is best known for starring in director Song Il-gon's arthouse films such as Spider Forest (2004) and The Magicians (2006), and most notably Feathers in the Wind (2005), for which one review praised him for giving "the performance of his career."[2][3][4][5] He also had major roles in Nabi (The Butterfly) (2001), Rewind (also known as A Man Watching Video, 2003), My Right to Ravage Myself (2005), Love Is a Crazy Thing (2005), and My Friend and His Wife (2008). Aside from acting, Jang was one of the screenwriters for the Moon Seung-wook film Romance (2006).

In 2013, Jang and his two sons began appearing in the reality/variety show The Return of Superman (also known as Superman is Back), in which celebrity fathers babysit their children by themselves for 48 hours after sending their wives on a 2-day vacation.[6][7][8]

  1. ^ "JANG Hyun-sung". Korean Film Council. Archived from the original on February 24, 2021. Retrieved February 10, 2014.
  2. ^ Paquet, Darcy. "Git (a.k.a. Feathers in the Wind)". Koreanfilm.org. Archived from the original on April 12, 2019. Retrieved February 10, 2014.
  3. ^ Kim, Su-gyeong (November 17, 2004). 발견! 올해를 빛낸 남자 조연 6인 – 장현성. Cine21 (in Korean). Archived from the original on February 22, 2014. Retrieved February 10, 2014.
  4. ^ Lee, Da-hye (April 17, 2006). "연기를 하지 않는 법부터 배웠다", <마법사들>의 장현성. Cine21 (in Korean). Archived from the original on September 4, 2024. Retrieved February 10, 2014.
  5. ^ Kim, Tae-jong (March 30, 2006). "Magicians Plays Tricks on Audience". The Korea Times via Hancinema. Archived from the original on February 21, 2014. Retrieved February 10, 2014.
  6. ^ Hong, Grace Danbi (October 16, 2013). "Tablo to Babysit Haru on Superman is Back". enewsWorld. Retrieved February 10, 2014.
  7. ^ Kim, Tong-hyung (October 3, 2013). "Are TV networks protecting child stars?". The Korea Times. Archived from the original on February 21, 2014. Retrieved February 10, 2014.
  8. ^ Jang, Seo-yoon (April 3, 2014). 장현성, 냉철함과 위트 사이에 흐르는 따뜻함(인터뷰). TenAsia (in Korean). Retrieved April 18, 2014.