Kang Ji-hwan
| Kang Ji-hwan | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Jo Tae-gyu March 20, 1977 Seoul, South Korea |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 2001–present |
| Agent |
Huayi Brothers (formerly Sim Entertainment) |
| Korean name | |
| Hangul | |
| Hanja | |
| Revised Romanization | Gang Ji-hwan |
| McCune–Reischauer | Kang Chihwan |
| Birth name | |
| Hangul | |
| Hanja | |
| Revised Romanization | Jo Tae-gyu |
| McCune–Reischauer | Cho T'aegyu |
Kang Ji-hwan (born Jo Tae-gyu on March 20, 1977) is a South Korean actor. He began his career in musical theatre, and has since starred in television dramas such as Be Strong, Geum-soon! (2005), Capital Scandal (2007), and Hong Gil-dong (2008), as well as the films Rough Cut (2008) and My Girlfriend Is an Agent (2009).
Jo Tae-gyu made his acting debut in musical theatre in 2001, in the Korean stagings of popular musicals The Rocky Horror Show and Grease. From 2003 to 2004, using the stage name Kang Ji-hwan, he began appearing in small roles on television, which included the sitcom Nonstop 4 and the Korean dramas Summer Scent and Save the Last Dance for Me.
Kang shot to fame in 2005 with Be Strong, Geum-soon!, in his first onscreen leading role as a fastidious doctor who falls for a widowed hairdresser (played by Han Hye-jin). The drama increased his pan-Asian popularity, particularly in Japan, China, and Taiwan. He then made his big screen debut in the role of a Jehovah's Witness who befriends an unemployed professor in the independent film Host and Guest, which traveled the international film festival circuit.
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