Ryu Si-won
| Ryu Si-won | |
|---|---|
| Born |
6 October 1972 South Korea |
| Occupation | Actor, singer, photographer |
| Agent |
RS Company (South Korea) Irving (Japan) |
| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 류시원 |
| Hanja | 柳時元 |
| Revised Romanization | Ryu Si-won |
| McCune–Reischauer | Ryu Siwŏn |
Ryu Si-won (Hangul: 류시원; Hanja: 柳時元; born 6 October 1972) is a South Korean actor and singer. After he made his debut in the KBS drama Feeling in 1994, Ryu pursued a singing career.
Career
On 12 December 2004, Ryu went with a Taiwanese actress to Singapore for the presentation of the Star awards to Singaporean actors in the Mediacorp Star Awards 2004. The event was broadcast on Mediacorp's TV Channel 8.
Ryu states that he is the 14th-generation descendant of Joseon Dynasty Prime Minister Yu Seong-ryong.[1][2]
Ryu has studied photography for three years and has produced his own promo photos. Because of this, in 2009, he worked for the very first time with his co-actor Go Soo and he is the man behind Go's very first photo diary, "24 Hours with Go Soo". It spans approximately 100 shots, which will be produced as a DVD. He also gives support to Go for his career.
Subsequent to the broadcast of his 2001 drama Beautiful Days in Japan, he had been active there both as an actor and a singer. He was the first Korean artist to hold two live concerts at the Tokyo Dome, in December 2008. Then in November 2011, he held his 100th solo concert in Japan as part of his 16 concert tour in eight cities, including Yokohama, Nigata, Osaka, Sendai, Nagoya, and Fukuoka; with the final concert on 21 December at Saitama Super Arena.[3]
On 21 December 2011, Ryu was signed on by Japanese travel agency H.I.S, for one-year to promotion Korean tourism in Japan. Where he was featured in two 15-second commercials in the themes of "Let’s go to Korea" and "You are the character of your drama" for Japanese television in January 2012.[4]
In May 2012, Ryu starred in Channel A's drama Goodbye Dear Wife along with Hong Soo-hyun, Park Ji-yoon, Danny Ahn and Julien Kang. He played the role of judo teacher Cha Seung-hyuk who dreams of reuniting with his first love.[5]
Television series
- 1994: Feeling (KBS)
- 1995: The Campus Love Song (MBC)
- 1995: Blue Sky (KBS)
- 1996: 사랑할 때까지 (KBS)
- 1996: 곰탕 (SBS)
- 1997: 완벽한 남자를 만나는 방법 (KBS)
- 1997: Propose (KBS)
- 1997: 행복은 우리 가슴에 (SBS)
- 1998: Paper Crane (KBS)
- 1998: Purity ( KBS)
- 1998: To the End of the World (MBC)
- 2000: Secret (MBC)
- 2000: Truth (MBC)
- 2001: Beautiful Days (SBS)
- 2002: Since I Knew You (MBC)
- 2002: The Shining Sunlight (MBC)
- 2003: She's Cool! (KBS)
- 2005: Koino Karasawagi Drama Special (Japan, NTV)
- 2005: Wedding (KBS)
- 2007: Joshideka (Japan, TBS)
- 2007: Dondo Hare (Japan, NHK)
- 2009: Ochaberi (Japan, TBS)
- 2009: Style ( SBS)
- 2010: Hancho (Japan, TBS)
- 2012: Goodbye Dear Wife (Channel A)[6]
Discography
Japanese studio albums
| Year | Album Information | Chart positions[7] | Total sales[8] | Certifications |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Yakusoku (約束, "Promise")
|
8 | 123,000 | |
| 2005 | Kosumosu (秋桜, "Cosmos Flower")
|
4 | 89,000 | |
| 2006 | Asian Blow
|
3 | 63,000 | |
| 2007 | With You
|
3 | 42,000 | |
| 2008 | Sōten no Ai (蒼天の愛 "Azure Love")
|
7 | 36,000 | |
| 2009 | Mangekyō (万華鏡 "Kaleidoscope")
|
5 | 26,000 | |
| 2010 | Ulala (麗~ULALA~～ "Bright")
|
5 | 25,000 | |
| 2011 | Donnatokimo (どんな時も "Whenever")
|
11 |
Other Japanese albums
| Year | Album Information | Chart positions[7] | Total sales[8] |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Ryu Siwon Ballad Best Album
|
11 | 25,000 |
| 2009 | Ryu Siwon Single Collection
|
6 | 21,000 |
Ryu Siwon no Racing Diary Kōshiki OST (リュ・シウォンのレーシングダイアリー公式OST "Ryu Siwon's Racing Diary Official OST")
|
27 | 4,800 |
Korean albums
- Change (November 1995)
- Dream (September 1999)
- Re-released in Japan on April 13, 2005. Reached #35 with 12,000 copies sold.[8]
Singles
| Release | Title | Notes | Chart positions | Oricon sales [8] |
Album | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oricon Singles Charts [7] |
Billboard Japan Hot 100* [11] | ||||||
| 2005 | "Sakura" (桜, "Cherry Blossoms") | Certified gold by the RIAJ[12] | 2 | — | 139,000 | Kosumosu]] | |
| "Himawari no Rhapsody" (ひまわりのRhapsody, "Sunflower Rhapsody") | 5 | — | 78,000 | ||||
| 2006 | "Natsu no Yume/Suki Desu, Suki Desu" (夏の夢/好きです、好きです, "Summer Dreams/I Like You, I Like You") | 2 | — | 63,000 | Asian Blow | ||
| "Only One]]" | 3 | — | 43,000 | — | |||
| 2007 | "Babylon" | 4 | — | 39,000 | |||
| "Hana no Kubikazari" (花の首飾り, "Flower Necklace") | The Tigers cover | 2 | — | 50,000 | Sōten no Ai | ||
| 2008 | "Aishiteru" (愛してる, "I Love You") | 5 | 18 | 37,000 | |||
| "Kimi to Boku" (君と僕, "You and Me") | 4 | 18 | 32,000 | Ryu Siwon Single Collection | |||
| 2009 | "Cafe Wonderland" | 9 | 28 | 26,000 | Mangekyō | ||
| "Memu" (女夢-Memu-, "Dreams of Women") | 5 | 44 | 22,000 | ||||
| 2011 | "Aishitai Kimi o Aishitiai" (愛したい 君を 愛したい, "Wanna Love You, I Wanna Love You") | First single under Avex | 7 | 59 | 14,000 | TBA | |
| "Negaiboshi" (願い星, "Wishing Star") | 14 | TBA | TBA | ||||
| *Japan Hot 100 established February 2008. | |||||||
Awards
- 1996 KBS Drama Awards: Best New Actor
- 1997 KBS Drama Awards: Popularity Award
- 1998 KBS Drama Awards: Popularity Award
- 1998 KBS Drama Awards: Excellence Award, Actor
- 1999 16th Korea Best Dressed Awards: Recipient
- 1999 35th Baeksang Arts Awards: Most Popular Actor in TV (Paper Crane)
- 2000 MBC Drama Awards: Excellence Award, Actor (Truth)
- 2001 SBS Drama Awards: Top 10 Stars (Beautiful Days)
- 2002 MBC Drama Awards: Excellence Award, Actor
- 2005 47th Japan Record Awards: Most Popular Artist
- 2005 19th Japan Gold Disc Awards: Best New Artist Award
- 2007 SBS Entertainment Awards: Special Award
- 2007 Korea Model Awards: Hallyu Star Award
- 2008 Presidential Citation
References
- ↑ 유시민, 선친 행적에 해명글. Dai Lian (in Korean).
- ↑ 유시민 의원 "과거 행적 은폐·미화가 문제. KBS News (in Korean).
- ↑ Choi, EunHwa (22 November 2011). "Ryu Si Won to Put On 100th Solo Concert in Japan". enewsWorld. CJ E&M. Retrieved 4 December 2012.
- ↑ Sunwoo, Carla (22 December 2011). "Ryu Si-won signs on as representative of Korean tourism in Japan". Joongang Daily. Retrieved 4 December 2012.
- ↑ "Goodbye Dear Wife releases a teaser video starring Ryu Shi-won". Asia Today. 19 April 2012. Retrieved 4 December 2012.
- ↑ Sunwoo, Carla (13 April 2012). "Ryu Si-won returns to the set of his drama despite divorce". Joongang Daily. Retrieved 4 December 2012.
- 1 2 3 "リュ・シウォンのリリース一覧". Oricon. Retrieved August 7, 2011.
- 1 2 3 4 "オリコンランキング情報サービス「you大樹」". Oricon. Retrieved August 7, 2011. (subscription only)
- ↑ ゴールド等認定作品一覧 2005年10月 [Works Receiving Certifications List (Gold, etc) (October 2005)]. RIAJ (in Japanese). November 10, 2005. Retrieved August 7, 2011.
- ↑ ゴールド等認定作品一覧 2006年8月 [Works Receiving Certifications List (Gold, etc) (August 2006)]. RIAJ (in Japanese). September 10, 2006. Retrieved August 7, 2011.
- ↑ "Hot 100｜JAPAN Charts｜Billboard JAPAN" (in Japanese). Billboard.
- ↑ ゴールド等認定作品一覧 2005年6月 [Works Receiving Certifications List (Gold, etc) (June 2005)]. RIAJ (in Japanese). July 10, 2005. Retrieved August 7, 2011.
External links
- Ryu Si-won official website (in Korean)