Hwang Jungmin 황정민 is a South Korean actor He was born on September 1 1970 and began his career in musical theatre making his acting debut in Line 1 in 1995 He then starred in various musicals and plays in Daehangno such as Jesus Christ Superstar and Cats Despite a career on stage Hwang had difficulty transitioning to film He went through a long struggle for recognition with people saying he didnt have the right face for film He even considered giving up his dream but stuck to his conviction about walking the path of acting Hwang said After becoming interested about the stage and how it feels to be that person on stage Ive never thought of anything else That I never swayed that is one thing I can say with confidence His big break came when he was cast in Waikiki Brothers a 2001 film that was a sleeper hit in Korea In his role as a hopeless drummer Hwang left a strong impression and earned favorable reviews with director Im Soonrye calling him an uncut gemstone It was in 2005 that Hwang became a household name portraying a naive farmer in love with an AIDSstricken prostitute in the hit melodrama You Are My Sunshine Hwang explains that he was moved by the tale of the genuine love between two people I agreed with the directors idea of showing it as pure love like an uncut gem without sloppily adding to it or embellishing it When he accepted the best actor award at the Blue Dragon Film Awards for his performance in You Are My Sunshine many were moved by his nowfamous speech All I did was add a spoon to a dinner table that had already been prepared by others
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