In 2003, he acted in My Tutor Friend as Kim Ji-hoon who was a rich troublemaker that repeating his senior year for the third time. The film was the third best selling Korean film of 2003. In the same year, he was the lead male in drama Stairway to Heaven. The drama was a big hit and had an average rating of 38.8%, and reached 45.3% for the final episode. The drama also aired in Japan, Vietnam, the Philippines, Thailand and eight countries across Latin America including Costa Rica, Mexico and Peru. This drama made his name rocket to the top and led to him being internationally recognized.
Kwon Sang-woo’s Profile
Name: Kwon Sang Woo (권상우) Profession: Actor and Model Birthdate: August 5, 1976 Birthplace: Daejeon, South Korea Height: 182 cm Weight: 70 kg Star Sign: Leo Blood Type: O Education: Hannam University – Fine Arts Education Major Wife: Son Tae-young Children: Kwon Ruk-hee and Kwon Ri-ho Religion: Roman Catholic Agency: Bel Actors Entertainment
Kwon Sang-woo’s Abs
Even though, he is in his 40’s, Kwon Sang-woo still has an athletic body. On the January 28 episode of Puberty in Their 40s, Kwon Sang-woo showed off his abs in the sauna, and showed that he still had the same body as few years before. In 2013, Kwon Sang-woo was mentioned to be the celebrity with the best abs in Korea by several famous celeb trainers in XTM’s Absolute Man. In 2016, he ranked second for the most-desired male celebrity’s physique from a survey of 800 male employees.
