Jang Keun-suk
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| Born | August 4, 1987 Danyang County, Chungcheongbuk-do, South Korea |
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Hanyang University (Theater and Film) |
| Occupation | Actor, singer, director |
| Years active | 1992–present |
| Agent | TreeJ Entertainment |
| Website | http://www.princejks.com |
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| Revised Romanization | Jang Keun-suk |
| McCune–Reischauer | Chang Kŭnsŏk |
Jang Keun-suk (Hangul: 장근석; Hanja: 張根碩) is a South Korean actor and singer, He is best known for starring in the television dramas Beethoven Virus (2008), You're Beautiful (2009), Mary Stayed Out All Night (2010), Love Rain (2012), Pretty Man (2013) and Jackpot (2016).
Jang started working as a child model at the age of five after he was discovered by a talent agent. At that time, Jang's parents were selling their house and the agent, who was a prospective buyer, saw Jang. Seeing his potential, the agent advised Jang's parents to allow him to try a career in modeling.
In junior high school, Jang went to school in New Zealand, where he attended Nelson College in 2003, to learn English and Japanese.
Jang made his acting debut in the 1997 HBS (now Channel CGV) sitcom Selling Happiness. He then continued to work in television as a child actor. Studying in New Zealand at the time, a role in the popular MBC sitcom Nonstop 4 brought him back to South Korea.
In 2005, Jang's portrayed the president's son in the SBS drama Lovers in Prague.
In 2006, Jang debuted in the big screen for the Japanese horror film One Missed Call: Final where he played the role of a deaf boy. He next played the first love of famous gisaeng Hwang Jini (played by Ha Ji-won) in the period drama Hwang Jini.
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