Baek Sung-hyun
| Baek Sung-hyun | |
|---|---|
| Born |
January 30, 1989 South Korea |
| Education | Chung-Ang University College of Media, Performing Arts, and Imaging Sciences |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1994-present |
| Agent | SidusHQ |
| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 백성현 |
| Hanja | 白成鉉 |
| Revised Romanization | Baek Seong-hyeon |
| McCune–Reischauer | Paek Sŏng-hyŏn |
Baek Sung-hyun (Hangul: 백성현; born January 30, 1989) is a South Korean actor.
Career
Baek Sung-hyun debuted in the 1994 film I Wish For What Is Forbidden To Me when he was five years old. The child actor practically grew up onscreen, playing the roles of an adorable son in several MBC series including See and See Again in 1998 and Housewife’s Rebellion in 2000. In his teenage years, he played the younger versions of the male leads in dramas such as Damo (MBC, 2003), Emperor of the Sea (KBS, 2004) and Stairway to Heaven (SBS, 2003) -- the last his breakout role. And while it is no simple task for child actors to break away from their past image, Baek pulled off acting that is more mature and romantic for his age.
Director Lee Joon-ik had wanted to cast Baek in his previous films The King and the Clown and The Happy Life; he finally got to work with Lee in 2010's Blades of Blood. Lee said he cast Baek as the character Gyun-ja who stands between the two main leads Hwang Jung-min and Cha Seung-won for he was "the only actor who can act as much as he can at such a young age," attesting to Baek’s strong fundamentals built up since he was young.
He has since starred in a number of other films and TV series—the daily drama Elephant (MBC, 2008), the teen flick Our School's E.T. (2008), the romantic comedy The Accidental Couple (KBS2, 2009), and the historical drama Queen Insoo (jTBC, 2011).
Of note is Baek's performance as a young marathoner in the four-episode Running, Goo (MBC, 2010), and his acting calm and gravitas in the eight-episode drama special White Christmas (KBS, 2011).
Television series
- Melody of Love (KBS1, 2013)
- Drama Special "Adolescence Medley" (KBS2, 2013)
- Iris II: New Generation (KBS2, 2013)
- Big (KBS2, 2012)
- Queen Insoo (jTBC, 2011)
- Drama Special "White Christmas" (KBS2, 2011)
- Running, Goo (MBC, 2010)
- The Accidental Couple (KBS2, 2009)
- Kokkiri aka Elephant (MBC, 2008)
- Kid Gang (OCN, 2007)
- Emperor of the Sea (KBS2, 2004)
- The Age of Heroes (MBC, 2004)
- Stairway to Heaven (SBS, 2003)
- Damo (MBC, 2003)
- 5 Brothers and Sisters (SBS, 2002)
- Man of the Sun, Lee Je-ma (KBS2, 2002)
- Sweet Bear (MBC, 2001)
- Beautiful Days (SBS, 2001)
- Golden Era (MBC, 2000)
- Housewife's Rebellion aka Ajumma (MBC, 2000)
- See and See Again (MBC, 1998)
Films
- China Blue (2012)
- Blades of Blood (2010)
- Sydney in Love (short film, 2009)
- Our School's E.T. (2008)
- First Love (2007)
- Marathon (2005)
- Kiss Me Much (2001)
- Scent of a Man (1998)
- I Wish For What Is Forbidden To Me (1994)
Music videos
- 사랑은 다 그런거래요 "Love is All the Same" (Yangpa & Davichi & Hanna, 2012)
- 해바라기 "Sunflower" (SG Wannabe, 2010)
- 오늘의 운세 "Today's Fortune" (Kim Hyung-joong, 2009)
- 오죽했으면 "Goodbye Sadness" (Goo Jung-hyun, 2007)
Theater
- Uncle Sooni (2013)
Awards
- 2007 Mnet KM Music Festival: Music Video Acting Award (Goodbye Sadness)