Gong Yoo
| Gong Yoo | |
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| Born |
Gong Ji-cheol July 10, 1979 Busan, South Korea |
| Education |
Kyung Hee University (Theater) |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 2001-present |
| Agent | Management Soop |
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| Korean name | |
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| Hanja | |
| Revised Romanization | Gong Yu |
| McCune–Reischauer | Kong Yu |
| Birth name | |
| Hangul | |
| Hanja | |
| Revised Romanization | Gong Ji-cheol |
| McCune–Reischauer | Kong Chi-ch'ŏl |
Gong Ji-chul (Hangul: 공지철; born July 10, 1979), better known by his stage name Gong Yoo (Hangul: 공유), is a South Korean actor.
Gong Yoo graduated with B.A. theater degree at Kyung Hee University. He started his show business career as a video jockey on Mnet in 2000 and debuted as an actor in the TV series School 4 in 2001. Thereafter, Gong did a number of supporting roles in dramas and movies and also hosted the music programme Music Camp in 2004.
In 2005, he landed his first lead role in SBS's Biscuit Teacher and Star Candy opposite Gong Hyo-jin. Gong Yoo was then cast in MBC romantic comedy The 1st Shop of Coffee Prince, which became his breakout role. The popularity of the drama not only solidified his status as a leading man, but also made him a hallyu star.
Gong Yoo then enlisted the mandatory service on January 14, 2008, which ended on December 8, 2009. He did 8 months of frontline active service in Cheorwon and was transferred to the Defense Media Agency, where he served in the public relations department and hosted as a DJ for the army radio station. He made his comeback in the romantic comedy Finding Mr. Destiny, which was a medium box office hit in Korea.
He then initiated and pursued production of a theatrical adaptation of Gong Ji-young's novel The Crucible, a gift from his senior as congratulations for his promotion during enlistment. This movie was internationally released under the title Silenced. Upon its release on September 22, 2011, the film sparked public outrage. This led to a reopening of the investigations into the incidents on which the novel and film are based. Public demand for legislative reform reached the National Assembly, where a revised bill to target sex crimes against minors and the disabled, dubbed the Dogani Bill after the Korean title of the film, was successfully passed in late October 2011.
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