Ryu Soo-young | |
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Born |
Eo Nam-seon September 5, 1979 Bucheon, Gyeonggi Province, South Korea |
Alma mater | Myongji University - Business Administration |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1998–present |
Agent | Fly Up Entertainment |
Spouse(s) | Park Ha-sun (m. January 22, 2017 ) |
Korean name | |
Hangul | 류수영 |
Revised Romanization | Ryu Su-yeong |
McCune–Reischauer | Ryu Suyŏng |
Birth name | |
Hangul | 어남선 |
Hanja | |
Revised Romanization | Eo Nam-seon |
McCune–Reischauer | Ŏ Namsŏn |
Ryu Soo-young (born Eo Nam-seon on September 5, 1979) is a South Korean actor. He made his first appearance on television as a college student on a cooking show in 1998, then starred in the controversial film Summertime (2001). This was followed by supporting roles in TV dramas Successful Story of a Bright Girl (2002), Save the Last Dance for Me (2004), and Lawyers of the Great Republic Korea (2008), as well as leading roles in 18 vs. 29 (2005),Seoul 1945 (2006), and Bad Couple (2007).
For his mandatory military service, Ryu was a member of the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency from 2008 to 2010. After his discharge, Ryu returned to television in 2011 in the romantic comedy My Princess, and the popular family drama Ojakgyo Family. In 2013, he joined the reality/variety show Real Men, in which male celebrities visit army bases and experience daily life there. He also played a detective chasing a fugitive in Two Weeks (2013).
Ryu Soo-young married his fellow actor, Park Ha-sun, in a private ceremony at the Mayfield Hotel in Seoul on January 22, 2017. Their romantic relationship started in 2011. They also worked together in the television dramas Dong Yi (2010) and Two Weeks (2013).
Before the wedding, the couple had their honeymoon in Okinawa, Japan.