Han Ji-sang explained

Han Ji-sang
Birth Date:25 July 1982
Birth Place:Seoul, South Korea
Occupation:Actor
Years Active:2003–present
Agent:CJes Entertainment
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Hangul:한지상
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Mr:Han Chisang

Han Ji-sang (born July 25, 1982) is a South Korean actor. Han debuted as a stage actor in the musical Grease.

Han Ji Sang is also one of the top 5 most wanted actors in musicals.[1]

On July 25, 2014, Han successfully held his concert Han Ji Sang Premium Concert in Tokyo at Tokyo Hall in Tokyo, Japan.[2]

In 2019 Han Ji Sang was cast as the voice of "Jack" for Disney's Marry Poppins Returns, the actor sang several songs for the movie including "Lovely London Sky" and the biggest musical sequence in the movie "Trip a little light fantastic".[3]

Early life

Han was born in Seoul. One month after his birth, his family suddenly left for France. He was in Paris until 4-years old and attended Kindergarten there. Then he was fluent in French but could not remember any of it now.[4]

Jisang's family resided in New York City for two years where he attended elementary school before returning to Korea.

According to Jisang he suffered from Dyslexia and Obsessive Compulsive Disorder but was an honor student with good grades and served as the vice president of his class.[5]

Theater

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2003 Grease
2009 Don Juan Raphael
Assassins Samuel Byck
2013 Next to Normal Gabe
Jesus Christ Superstar Judas Iscariot
The Scarlet Pimpernel[6] Percy Blakeney
Bonnie & Clyde[7] Clyde Barrow
Red Ken
2014 Murder Ballad Tom
Frankenstein Henry/monster
The Devil X
2015 Jesus Christ Superstar Judas Iscariot
Frankenstein Henry/Monster
2017 Light Yagami
Napoleon Napoleon
2018 Amadeus Salieri
Frankenstein Henry/Monster
Sand Glass
A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder
2019 Benhur Benhur
King Arthur Arthur
A Better Tomorrow Ja Geol
2022 Musical M M

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRole
2015 Three Summer Nights Chief of criminal investigation (cameo)
2017 Blue Busking Min-woo

Television series

YearTitleRoleNetwork
2014 Rosy Lovers Park Kang-tae MBC
2016 Working Mom Parenting Daddy Cha Il-mok
2018 Welcome to Waikiki Tae-hyun (cameo, ep. 2 & 3) JTBC
2019 Haechi Do Ji-kwang SBS
Catch the GhostKo Do Nam tvN
2022 Unlock My Boss Choi Seong-jun[8] ENA

Entertainment

YearTitleRoleEpisode(s)Network
2014–2015 Contestant 157, 183, 184, 213, 227 KBS
2020 Judge tvN

Awards and nominations

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2012 6th Daegu International Musical Festival[9] Best Actor
2013 Seoul Musical Festival Yegreen Award for Best Actor
2019 3rd Korea Musical Awards Best Supporting Actor Gentleman's Guide

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Lee. Claire. From Judas to Clyde to Ken: Han Ji-sang evolves. The Korea Herald. 2016-03-31. 2 January 2014.
  2. Web site: Woorim. Ahn. Han Ji Sang Successfully Held His Concert in Japan. BNTNews. 2016-03-31. 31 July 2015. 2017-04-06. https://web.archive.org/web/20170406082632/http://www.bntnews.co.uk/app/news.php?nid=24199. dead.
  3. Web site: DoYun. Jang. Jung Sun Ah and Han Ji Sang Participate in the musical movie Marry Poppins Returns. Naver. 2020-04-25. 17 January 2019.
  4. Web site: Showbiz Korea-ACTOR HAN JI-SANG 배우 한지상. YouTube. 2016-03-31. 19 October 2014.
  5. Web site: Han Ji Sang's childhood,family story and the reason of his dyslexia. Tistory. 2020-09-22. 31 January 2016.
  6. Web site: Kwon. Mee-yoo. Theatergoers all for revolution, love and music. The Korea Times. 2015-09-08. 12 July 2013.
  7. Web site: Kwon. Mee-yoo. Buzz picks up for Bonnie and Clyde. The Korea Times. 2015-09-08. 20 August 2013.
  8. Web site: '사장님을 잠금해제' 한지상, 베테랑 형사로 강렬한 첫 등장. Hwang Su-yeon. Xports News. Naver. December 23, 2022. December 23, 2022. ko.
  9. Web site: Perseverant, but naive actor, Han Ji Sang. CultureM Magazine. 2016-03-31. 23 April 2014.