South Korean actor and politician
Moon Sung-keun
(born May 28, 1953) is a South Korean actor and politician. He has won three
Blue Dragon Film Awards
, two
Baeksang Arts Awards
, and two
Chunsa Film Art Awards
for Best Actor.
Career
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Moon was born in
Tokyo
,
Japan
. His father was Rev.
Moon Ik-hwan
, who fought for democracy alongside
Kim Dae-jung
under the military regime led by
Park Chung Hee
in 1970s, and was a well-known pro-
unification
activist.
[1]
After graduation from
Sogang University
with a
bachelor's degree
in International Business, Moon worked as a
salaryman
for eight years.
In 1985, he began acting in theater, and became a key figure in the beginning of the renaissance of
Daehangno
stage plays in the mid-1980s, playing the leading role in such mega-hits as
Chilsu and Mansu
and
Till the End of Time
.
[2]
Moon made his film debut in 1990 with
Black Republic
directed by
Park Kwang-su
.
[3]
During his acting career, Moon has won Best Actor award at the
Blue Dragon Film Awards
thrice,
Baeksang Arts Awards
twice,
Chunsa Film Art Awards
twice, and other accolades.
Moon started his political activities in 2009, becoming
Democratic United Party
's temporary chairman in 2012.
[4]
[5]
[6]
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Since then, he has mostly made special appearances in movies.
In 2017, Moon and a group of South Korean artists filed complaints against two former presidents
Lee Myung-bak
,
Park Geun-hye
, and other six senior officials, asking for a prosecution investigation over the allegation of an "artist blacklist."
[10]
Moon is a frequent collaborator of director
Lee Chang-dong
. He has starred in four of Lee's films, including critically acclaimed
Burning
(2018).
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Filmography
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Film
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Television series
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Web series
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Awards and nominations
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References
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Kim, Tong-hyung (2 October 2007).
"Son of Famed Dissident in Summit Delegation"
.
The Korea Times
. Retrieved
2014-06-23
.
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Lee, Yong-sung (31 October 2005).
"Film stars attract audience to drama"
.
The Korea Herald
. Retrieved
2014-06-23
.
- ^
문성근
[Moon Sung-keun].
Korean Movie Database
(in Korean)
. Retrieved
2010-02-11
.
- ^
"Uri Party Black Sheep Resign After Comments on Party Split"
.
The Chosun Ilbo
. 4 June 2004
. Retrieved
2014-06-23
.
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Ser, Myo-ja (27 December 2011).
"Roh loyalists bid to cut GNP strength in Busan"
.
Korea JoongAng Daily
. Retrieved
2014-06-23
.
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Lee, Sun-young (16 January 2012).
"Ex-actor off to strong start in politics"
.
The Korea Herald
. Retrieved
2014-06-23
.
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Lee, Tae-hoon (16 April 2012).
"Moon takes helm of opposition party"
.
The Korea Times
. Retrieved
2014-06-23
.
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Kim, Jung-yoon (23 April 2012).
"DUP leader calls for Moon's resignation"
.
The Korea Times
. Retrieved
2014-06-23
.
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Choi, He-suk (3 May 2013).
"Key pro-Roh figure quits DUP ahead of leadership election"
.
The Korea Herald
. Retrieved
2014-06-23
.
- ^
"S.Korean celebrities accuse two ex-presidents over "artist blacklist"
"
.
Xinhua
. September 26, 2017. Archived from
the original
on January 10, 2020.
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‘버닝’ 이창동 문성근 최승호, 進步人士 3人放의 ‘반갑다 親舊야’
.
Single List
(in Korean). May 18, 2018
. Retrieved
March 13,
2019
.
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[公式立場] 문성근, '라이프' 合流… 이동욱·조승우와 呼吸
.
News1
(in Korean). March 16, 2018.
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[單獨] 문성근, 송혜교 아빠 된다…‘남자친구’ 合流
.
Naver
(in Korean). TV Report. September 7, 2018.
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'自白' 문성근, 오늘(14日) 첫 登場…强烈한 눈빛과 存在感
.
joynews24
(in Korean). April 14, 2019.
- ^
[單獨]김민종·백윤식·이경영·문성근, 250億원 '倍加본드' 出演
.
Ilgan Sports
(in Korean). May 11, 2018.
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Kim Ga-young (June 30, 2021).
"優秀無黨 街두심' 문성근X尹石花X배해선 合流…김새론X남다름 呼吸"
[Outstanding shaman street-shim' Moon Seong-geun X Yoon Seok-hwa X Bae Hae-sun joins... Kim Sae-ron X Nam Da-reum acting].
edaily
(in Korean).
Naver
. Retrieved
June 30,
2021
.
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Yoo Jung-min (May 25, 2022).
"
'인사이더' 서로 다른 目的의 플레이어들…團體 포스터 公開"
['Insider' players for different purposes... group poster release] (in Korean). MBC Entertainment
. Retrieved
June 7,
2022
– via
Naver
.
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Jang Ah-reum (August 4, 2022).
"멘탈코치 諸葛길' 정우·이유미·權慄·박세영, 肯定 에너지 넘친 첫 리딩 [N컷]"
[Mental Coach Je Gal-gil' Jung Woo, Lee Yu-mi, Kwon Yul, Park Se-young, the first reading full of positive energy [N cut]] (in Korean). News1
. Retrieved
August 4,
2022
– via
Naver
.
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Kang Min-kyung (October 29, 2021).
"디즈니+ '무빙', 류승룡X한효주X조인성..★들의 大잔치 '韓 액션 히어로"
[Disney+ 'Moving', Ryoo Seung-ryong X Han Hyo-joo X Jo In-seong..★'s 'Korean Action Hero] (in Korean). Star News
. Retrieved
October 29,
2021
– via
Naver
.
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