First Korean Lead Actor to Reach Milestone
Legendary star
SONG Kang-ho has become the first leading actor in Korean cinema to record over 100 million admissions throughout the course of his career. The actor crossed the mark with the success of his latest hit,
KIM Jee-woon’s Chuseok smash
The Age of Shadows, which is currently just over the 7.4 million viewer mark and is still screening in theaters.
Formerly a stage actor, SONG debuted in cinema 20 years ago in
The Day A Pig Fell Into A Well (1996), the first film by indie director
HONG Sang-soo. His first box office success were the 1997 gangster dramas
No. 3 and
Green Fish and KIM Jee-woon’s debut film
The Quiet Family in 1998. In 1999 he scored his first blockbuster success with
Swiri, the film heralded with ushering in the modern era of the Korean film industry, and the actor has been knocking out smash hits ever since.
Prior to SONG, the first actor to record over 100 million admissions at the box office was supporting star
OH Dal-su, who achieved the feat early in 2015. SONG is now working on several projects, including the currently filming Gwangju massacre drama
Taxi Driver alongside German star Thomas Kretschmann.