Seo Kang-joon (born Lee Seung-hwan on October 12, 1993) is a South Korean actor and singer who is a member of the group 5urprise. He gained recognition with his role in the television series Cheese in the Trap (2016) and has since starred in Entourage (2016), Are You Human Too? (2018), The Third Charm (2018), Watcher (2019), When The Weather Is Fine (2020), and Grid (2022).
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Born | Lee Seung-hwan (1993-10-12) October 12, 1993 (age 29) Gunpo, Gyeonggi Province, South Korea |
Education | Dong Seoul College (Performing Arts) |
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Years active | 2012–present |
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Revised Romanization | Seo Kang-joon |
McCune–Reischauer | Sŏ Kang-chun |
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Revised Romanization | Lee Seung-hwan |
McCune–Reischauer | Lee Sŭng-hwan |
Seo Kang-joon was born Lee Seung-hwan in Gunpo, Gyeonggi Province, South Korea.[1] In the second year of secondary school, Seo went to study abroad in Malaysia for one year and seven months and returned to Korea in the first year of high school. After his debut, he enrolled at the Faculty of Performing Arts of Dong Seoul College.[2] Seo worked part-time as a model before his debut. After passing the audition for Actor's League, a program with the aim of searching for new actors organized by Fantagio, Seo underwent training before debuting in the group 5urprise.[3]
Seo took on bit parts in various television series, before making his acting debut as with a supporting role in SBS' drama The Suspicious Housekeeper.[4] His first major role was in the 2014 romantic comedy series Cunning Single Lady,[5] for which he won the Best New Actor award at the 7th Korea Drama Awards.[6] He has then appeared in television dramas What Happens to My Family? (2014–2015),[7][8] Splendid Politics (2015),[9] and To Be Continued (2015),[10] as well as films My Love, My Bride (2014) and Summer Snow (2015).[11][12]
In 2014, Seo joined the SBS variety show Roommate as a cast member.[13][14] He also appeared on Law of the Jungle as a guest.[15]
Seo's breakout role came in 2016 as a talented pianist in the college romance drama Cheese in the Trap.[16][17][18] The same year, he starred in his first leading role in tvN drama Entourage, the Korean remake of the American television series of the same name.[19][20]
In 2018, Seo starred in KBS's science fiction drama Are You Human? where he played double roles as a wealthy heir and robot.[21][22] The same year, he starred in romance comedy drama The Third Charm.[23]
In 2019, Seo starred in OCN's thriller drama Watcher as a policeman.[24] He was cast in the JTBC romance drama When the Weather Is Fine, which aired in the first half of 2020.[25]
In 2022, Seo starred in Disney+ (Star) thriller drama Grid as an employee of the Grid Bureau. [26]
On November 8, 2021, it was reported that Seo would enlist in the military on November 23, 2021.[27] Later the same day, Seo's agency confirmed that he would enlist in the military on November 23, without revealing his location.[28] Seo received the division commander's commendation for excellent performance in basic military training.[29]
Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
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2014 | My Love, My Bride | Joon-soo | [11] | |
2015 | The Beauty Inside | Woo-jin | Cameo | [30] |
Summer Snow | Han Sang-gyu | [12] | ||
2021 | A Year-End Medley | Lee Kang | [31] | |
Year | Title | Role | Network | Notes | Ref. |
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2012 | To the Beautiful You | Student (ep.3,7) | SBS | ||
2013 | After School: Lucky or Not | Seo Kang-joon | Nate BTV |
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Good Doctor | Disorderly student (ep.12) | KBS2 | |||
The Suspicious Housekeeper | Choi Soo-hyuk | SBS | [4] | ||
Haneuljae's Murder | Yoon-ha | MBC | Drama special | [33] | |
2014 | Cunning Single Lady | Gook Seung-hyun | [5] | ||
What Happens to My Family? | Yoon Eun-ho | KBS2 | [7] | ||
The Best Future | Choi Go | Naver TV Cast | [34] | ||
2015 | Splendid Politics | Hong Joo-won | MBC | [9] | |
To Be Continued | Ah-rin's older brother | MBC every 1 Naver TV Cast |
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2016 | Cheese in the Trap | Baek In-ho | tvN | [16] | |
Lee Sang-won | SBS | Cameo (ep. 7–8) | [35] | ||
Entourage | Cha Young-bin | tvN | [19] | ||
2017 | Idol Fever | Naver TV Cast | Cameo | [36] | |
2018 | Are You Human? | Nam Shin / Nam Shin III | KBS2 | [22] | |
The Third Charm | Oh Joon-young | JTBC | [23] | ||
2019 | Watcher | Kim Young-goon | OCN | [24] | |
2020 | When the Weather Is Fine | Im Eun-seob | JTBC | [25] | |
2021 | Love Refresh | Seo Nam-joo | tvN D STUDIO | [37] | |
2022 | Grid | Kim Sae-ha / Kwon Sae-ha / younger Soo-geun | Disney+ | [26] |
Year | Title | Network | Role | Ref. |
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2014–2015 | Roommate - Season 1 & 2 | SBS | Cast member | [13] |
2016 | Law of the Jungle in Tonga | [15] | ||
2018 | Busted! | Netflix | Guest (ep. 4) | [38] |
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2018 | "You Are My Love" | Are You Human? OST | [39] |
Year | Award | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
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2014 | 7th Korea Drama Awards | Best New Actor | Cunning Single Lady | Won | [6] |
16th Seoul International Youth Film Festival | Nominated | ||||
MBC Drama Awards | Nominated | ||||
KBS Drama Awards | What Happens to My Family? | Nominated | |||
SBS Entertainment Awards | Best Male Newcomer | Roommate | Nominated | ||
2015 | 8th Korea Drama Awards | Excellence Award, Actor | Splendid Politics | Nominated | |
Hot Star Award | Won | [40] | |||
2016 | tvN10 Awards | Made in tvN, Actor in Drama | Cheese in the Trap | Nominated | |
1st Asia Artist Awards | Best Entertainer Award, Actor | Won | [41] | ||
2017 | 2nd Asia Artist Awards | Best Icon Award, Actor | — | Won | [42] |
2018 | 11th Korea Drama Awards | Excellence Award, Actor | Are You Human? | Nominated | [43] |
KBS Drama Awards | Excellence Award, Actor in a Mid-length Drama | Won | [44] | ||
Best Couple (with Gong Seung-yeon) | Won |
Korea Drama Awards for Best New Actor | |
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