Jang Hyuk was born in Busan, South Korea on December 20, 1976. His real name is Jang Yong-joon. He decided to choose a stage name for his career. He was a professional Taekwondo athlete before become an actor. He started his career in entertainment industry in 1997. After his debut, he received a lot of offers of roles in dramas because of his acting skills. In 2000, he released an album called TJ Project, and he rapped for a song called Hey Girl.
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Up until mid-2018, Jang hyuk has starred in 27 dramas, 19 movies, and 4 variety shows. He has also been nominated in many award shows, and he won some awards.
Jang Hyuk’s Profile
Name : Jang Hyuk (장혁) Real Name : Jang Yong-joon (장용준) Birth Place : Busan, South Korea Birth Date : December 20, 1976 Height : 175 cm or 5’9″ Weight : 63 kg or 139 lbs Blood Type : O Spouse : Kim Yeo-jin (m. 2008) Children : 3 Education : Seoul Institute of The Arts – Film Dankook University – Theater and Film Facts :
Jang Hyuk was born is Busan, South Korea He was a professional Taekwondo athlete before debuting as an actor He has studied Jeet Kune Do more than 10 years He debuted in 1997 under SidusHQ (His agency) He appeared in g.o.d’s Mother MV He had a career as rapper in 2000 His rapper stage name was TJ, which means The Jang Hyuk He released an album project called TJ Project Not only releasing an album project, he also participated in an OST on God of War Zhao Yun Volcano High is the first drama where he played the lead role In 2014, he was caught illegally avoiding his mandatory service He apologized and enlisted in the same year He is married Kim Yeo-jin in 2002 He has two sons and a daughter
List of Jang Hyuk’s Dramas
Since Jang Hyuk was debut, he already appeared in 27 dramas. He kicked-off his career by playing the role of Joon-ho in a drama called Model that was airing on SBS. In 1999, he acted in 2 dramas, School and Into the Sunlight. In 2001, he was a cast as the lead role in the special-effects extravaganza Volcano High with actress Shin Min-a. His acting in the eccentric role drew praise from fans and critics. In 2002, he starred in two dramas, The Great Ambition and Successful Story of a Bright Girl. In 2007, he came back after a 5 years hiatus from drama-land, and played Min Gi-seo in a drama called Thank You. His latest drama is Work of Love, where he played Do Chil-seo. The drama is a story of love and survival, with a focus on a star chef who fell from his position as the top chef in the best Chinese restaurant in Korea to a tiny kitchen in a local down on its luck diner. He will also appear in an upcoming drama called New Sea. Don’t forget to watch the drama.
