Song Joong-ki
| Song Joong-ki | |
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At Style Icon Asia 2016
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| Born |
September 19, 1985 Daejeon, South Korea |
| Education |
Sungkyunkwan University (Business Administration) |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 2008–present |
| Agent | Blossom Entertainment |
| Korean name | |
| Hangul | |
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| Revised Romanization | Song Jung-ki |
| McCune–Reischauer | Song Chung-ki |
Song Joong-ki (Hangul: 송중기; born September 19, 1985) is a South Korean actor. He rose to fame in the historical drama Sungkyunkwan Scandal (2010) and the variety show Running Man as one of the original cast members when it premiered in 2010. Song played his first TV leading role in the melodrama The Innocent Man (2012). He has also starred in feature films, notably as the title character in the box office hit A Werewolf Boy (2012).
After Song's mandatory military service, he took on the lead role in the pan-Asia hit drama Descendants of the Sun (2016), which drew a peak audience share of 38.8% in South Korea and established him as a top Hallyu star. He placed 7th in Forbes Korea Power Celebrity list in 2013, and ranked 2nd in 2017.
Song competed in short track speed skating competitions. Representing his hometown, the city of Daejeon, he participated in the National Games three times and won awards at other large meets. During his first year of high school, however, he was injured and had to quit the sport (Song would later play a national speed skater in the TV series Triple). He then turned his attention to his studies. Having scored 380 points out of 400 on his national college entrance, he entered the prestigious Sungkyunkwan University and graduated with a degree in Business Administration in 2012.
Song wanted to be an actor, athlete and a broadcaster since he was in elementary school. Song majored in business administration and minored in broadcasting. He first appeared in a TV show as a contestant on KBS's Quiz Korea, substituting a senior who was sick. Song eventually won second place. This brought him significant attention and became a cover model for university magazine College.
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