[News] Actors originally were athletes (11/9/06)
There is a thread of connection between acting skill and sports called “Body Art”. Some actors demonstrate that there is not much difference between being an actor and an athlete with their maximal physical power and charms.
Probably because of this commonality, many athletes who have both handsome appearance and trained body enter the entertainment world.
During 1980~1985, Lee Dong Joon (이동준), as a member of the National Taekwondo Team, won many gold medals in tournaments of World Championship meets. In 1986, he debuts with the movie “Woman Called Fire”, and then he was awarded “The Best New Actor’ in Daejong Awards ceremony in 1989.
In the second half of 1990s, many athletes became actors. For example, Soh Ji Sup was a swimmer, Jo In Sung was an Taekwondo athlete, Jo Han Sun was a promising goal-keeper, and Kim Min Joon was a active wrestling and judo athlete. Actress Han Chae Young was a figure skating athlete when she was in school.
Recently, the number of athletes becoming actors increases. For example, Shin Sung Rok, Lee Tae Sung, Suh Ji Suk, Ohn Joo Wan, and Lee Joon Gi (신성록, 이태성, 서지석, 온주완, 이준기) have to give up their athletic careers and then become actors.
Shin Sung Rok played the role Suk Jin in the drama “Hyena” broadcasted by cable channel tvN. His cool eyes captivated many female fans’ hearts. Originally, he was a basketball player. Unfortunately, he injured his waist and struggled with the illness for 1 year. Then he started to be in the limelight by appearing in musical videos. In 2005, he performed in the movie “All for Love” as a basketball player.
Lee Tae Sung acted in the movie “Wisdom Tooth (2005)”. He has to choose the acting career after he was injured during his 9-year career as a promising baseball player.
Suh Ji Suk, the lead actor of KBS1 daily drama “Pure 19”, encountered a traffic accident which ended the road to be a track and field athlete. Before the accident, he was expected to be selected as one of the members of a regular team for the National Team. Then, he was chosen to perform in Kim Ki Duk’s movie “The Bow” which opened a new future for him.
Ohn Joo Wan, who was a swimmer, played the swimmer Hyun Soo in the movie “Peter Pan’s Formula (2006)”. He also played an inline skater in the movie “Tae Boong and Tae Yang (2005)” and performed ballet in the movie “Ballet Training School (2004)”.
Lee Joon Gi who costarred with Ohn Joo Wan in the movie “Ballet Training School” was a Taekwondo athlete representing Pusan region.
(Photo from right to left: Suh Ji Suk, Ohn Joo Wan, Lee Tae Sung, Shin Sung Rok, Lee Joon Gi)
Source: http://star.moneytoday.co.kr/view/stview.php?no=2006110912111843590&type=1&outlink=1
There is a thread of connection between acting skill and sports called “Body Art”. Some actors demonstrate that there is not much difference between being an actor and an athlete with their maximal physical power and charms.
Probably because of this commonality, many athletes who have both handsome appearance and trained body enter the entertainment world.
During 1980~1985, Lee Dong Joon (이동준), as a member of the National Taekwondo Team, won many gold medals in tournaments of World Championship meets. In 1986, he debuts with the movie “Woman Called Fire”, and then he was awarded “The Best New Actor’ in Daejong Awards ceremony in 1989.
In the second half of 1990s, many athletes became actors. For example, Soh Ji Sup was a swimmer, Jo In Sung was an Taekwondo athlete, Jo Han Sun was a promising goal-keeper, and Kim Min Joon was a active wrestling and judo athlete. Actress Han Chae Young was a figure skating athlete when she was in school.
Recently, the number of athletes becoming actors increases. For example, Shin Sung Rok, Lee Tae Sung, Suh Ji Suk, Ohn Joo Wan, and Lee Joon Gi (신성록, 이태성, 서지석, 온주완, 이준기) have to give up their athletic careers and then become actors.
Shin Sung Rok played the role Suk Jin in the drama “Hyena” broadcasted by cable channel tvN. His cool eyes captivated many female fans’ hearts. Originally, he was a basketball player. Unfortunately, he injured his waist and struggled with the illness for 1 year. Then he started to be in the limelight by appearing in musical videos. In 2005, he performed in the movie “All for Love” as a basketball player.
Lee Tae Sung acted in the movie “Wisdom Tooth (2005)”. He has to choose the acting career after he was injured during his 9-year career as a promising baseball player.
Suh Ji Suk, the lead actor of KBS1 daily drama “Pure 19”, encountered a traffic accident which ended the road to be a track and field athlete. Before the accident, he was expected to be selected as one of the members of a regular team for the National Team. Then, he was chosen to perform in Kim Ki Duk’s movie “The Bow” which opened a new future for him.
Ohn Joo Wan, who was a swimmer, played the swimmer Hyun Soo in the movie “Peter Pan’s Formula (2006)”. He also played an inline skater in the movie “Tae Boong and Tae Yang (2005)” and performed ballet in the movie “Ballet Training School (2004)”.
Lee Joon Gi who costarred with Ohn Joo Wan in the movie “Ballet Training School” was a Taekwondo athlete representing Pusan region.
(Photo from right to left: Suh Ji Suk, Ohn Joo Wan, Lee Tae Sung, Shin Sung Rok, Lee Joon Gi)
Source: http://star.moneytoday.co.kr/view/stview.php?no=2006110912111843590&type=1&outlink=1