Yang Dong-geun explained

Yang Dong-geun
Alias:YDG
Dong-kun Yang
Birth Date:1 June 1979
Birth Place:Seoul, South Korea[1]
Agent:Polaris Entertainment
Years Active:1987–present
Spouse:Park Ga-ram
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Origin:Seoul, South Korea
Genre:Hip hop
Label:Brand New Music
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Child:yes
Hangul:양동근
Hanja:梁東根
Rr:Yang Donggeun
Mr:Yang Tonggŭn

Yang Dong-geun (; born June 1, 1979) or YDG is a South Korean actor, hip hop recording artist, record producer, and breakdancer. Yang majored in Theatrical Performance at Yong-In University.[2]

Biography

Yang enlisted for mandatory military service in May 2008 for 21 months of active duty. During which time he starred in military musical, Mine with Kangta. It is about the true life story of Lieutenant Lee Jong-myung, who lost his legs in a land mine explosion near the demilitarized zone, in June 2000, when he saved fellow soldier, Sul Dong-seob from the minefield.[3]

Yang and his wife Park Ga-ram have two sons and a daughter.[4] [5] Their daughter Joy has appeared on The Return of Superman along with the daughters of actors In Gyo-jin and Oh Ji-ho.

Career

His comeback project after being discharged from the military was in film Grand Prix with Kim Tae-hee. He was cast as male lead Lee Woo-suk after Lee Joon-gi had to pull out when the Military Manpower Administration declined his application to postpone enlistment for military service.[6] [7] He joined as a member of KBS variety show The Return of Superman with his daughter Yang Joy in 2016.

Philanthropy

On February 8, 2023, Yang donated 10 million won to help 2023 Turkey–Syria earthquake, by donating money through the Embassy of Turkey in South Korea.[8]

Filmography

Television series

width=10Year !Title Role Network
1986 Three Families Under One Roof MBC
1987 Tappuri KBS
1989 Carousel KBS1
MBC Best Theater:
"Crescent Moon and Night" 		MBC
1990 Seoul Earthen Bowl Jang Soo-gon KBS
1991 Hyung (My Older Brother) young Dong-hoon KBS2
1992 Gwanchon Essay SBS
1995 New Generation Report: Adults Don't Know KBS1
1996 Three Guys and Three Girls MBC
1999 School 1 Jo Suk-ho KBS2
Ad Madness Hwang Dae-joo KBS2
2000 Drama City:
"He Got Off at The Train Station" 		KBS2
New Nonstop Yang Dong-geun MBC
8.15 Drama:
"Seongam Island" 		MBC
2001 The Full Sun Choi Dong-pal KBS2
2002 Ruler of Your Own World Ko Bok-su MBC
2006 Dr. Kkang Kang Dal-go MBC
2007 I Am Sam Jang Yi-san KBS2
2012 Hero Kim Heuk-chul OCN
2014 The Three Musketeers Heo Seung-po tvN
2016 My Fair Lady cameo KBS2
2017 Missing 9 Yoon Tae-young MBC
The Bride of Habaek Joo Dong tvN
Borg Mom Choi Go-Bong MBC
2018 The Third Charm[9] Lee Dong-jae JTBC
My Secret Terrius Cha Jung-il MBC
2020 Bae Jung-tae MBC
2021 Lost Woo-nam[10] JTBC
2022Cheer Up[11] Bae Young-woongSBS
The Forbidden Marriage[12] Jo Seong-gyunMBC

Web series

YearTitleRoleNotes
2021Emergency Doctor YangMedical Sitcom[13]
Floorindependent actorAudio drama[14]
2022The King of the DesertDong-hyeon[15]
Connectmusician Z[16]
2023MovingJung Joon-hwa[17]
Squid GameSeason 2[18]

Film

width=10Year !Title Role
1991 Super Hong Gil-dong 5 Dol-yi
1992 Backpack of Memories of Hae-ryong and Dal-ja
1998 Zzang (The Best) Yang Jong-gu
1999 White Valentine Han-seok
Dance Dance Soon-do
2000 Bloody Beach Jae-seung
2001 Address Unknown Chang-guk
2002 Bet on My Disco Wang Seok-gi
2003 Wild Card Bang Je-su
2004 The Last Wolf Choi Cheol-kwon
Fighter in the Wind Choi Bae-dal
2006 Monopoly Na Kyung-ho
2010 Grand Prix Lee Woo-seok
2011 The Perfect Game Sun Dong-yeol
2012 Love 911 Detective Bang Je-su (cameo)
2013 Days of Wrath Chang-shik
Rough Play Kang Bin (cameo)
Black Gospel (documentary) himself
2020 Night of the Undead Dr. Jang[19]
2022Chief Hong[20] [21]
Starlight FallsCraft beer brewery owner[22]

Variety shows

Year Title Role
2014 Show Me the Money 3 Producer of "Team YDG"
2016 The Return of Superman Himself, with his children
2016Unpretty Rapstar 3Host
2017 Law of the Jungle in Komodo Cast member (Episodes 274–278)[23]
King of Mask Singer Contestant as "Columbus" (Episode 125)[24]
2020 Contestant as "Sergeant" (Episodes 261–262)[25] [26]
2021–presentMaster of LifeNarrator[27]

Theatre

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2005 Offending the Audience[28] [29] [30]
2008 Mine Kang Bong-tae
2015–2017 In the Heights Usnavi

Ambassadorship

Awards and nominations

Year presented, name of the award ceremony, award category, nominated work and the result of the nomination! Year !! Award !! Category !! Nominated work !! Result
1991 Best Young Actor Hyung
Best Young Actor
2001 Best New Actor Address Unknown
Top Excellence Award in a Sitcom New Nonstop
2002 Excellence Award, Actor in a Miniseries Ruler of Your Own World
TV Actor of the Year (chosen by journalists)
TV Actor of the Year (chosen by netizens)
2003 Best New Actor (TV)
1st Korea Fashion World Awards Best Dressed, Film category
2004 27th Golden Cinematography Awards Most Popular Actor Wild Card
Best Actor
2006 1st Anniversary of the Police Film Festival Plaque of Appreciation
2009 Award from the Army Chief of Staff Recipient
2017MBC Entertainment AwardsSpecial Award in SitcomBorg Mom
2022SBS Drama AwardsBest Supporting Actor in a Miniseries Romance/Comedy[32] Cheer Up
Best Supporting Team[33]
MBC Drama Awards[34] Best Supporting ActorThe Forbidden Marriage

Notes and References

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  2. Web site: NATE . ko . May 23, 2009 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100407033328/http://people.nate.com/people/info/ya/ng/yangdonggeun/ . April 7, 2010 . dead .
  3. News: Lee. Eun-joo. Military musical mines true story of loyalty and sacrifice. Korea JoongAng Daily. October 1, 2008. December 1, 2012. https://archive.today/20130111032019/http://koreajoongangdaily.joinsmsn.com/news/article/article.aspx?aid=2895531. January 11, 2013. live.
  4. News: Yang Dong Geun And Wife Reveal Photos Of Newborn Third Child. Soompi. May 1, 2017. June 11, 2017. May 3, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170503010546/https://www.soompi.com/2017/05/01/yang-dong-geun-wife-reveal-photos-newborn-third-child/. live.
  5. http://news.joins.com/article/21534879 중앙일보의 양동근 셋째 아기에 대한 스토리 이미지양동근, 셋째 득남 사진 공개…'깜찍한
  6. News: Ko. Kyoung-seok. Lee Jun-ki to enter military next month. October 17, 2012. Asiae. April 28, 2010. October 2, 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20241002135127/http://www.asiae.co.kr/news/view.htm?idxno=2010042817015248022. live.
  7. News: Kim. Lyn. Yang Dong-geun to make comeback in film Grand Prix. October 17, 2012. Asiae. May 10, 2010. October 2, 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20241002135125/http://www.asiae.co.kr/news/view.htm?idxno=2010051017120205474. live.
  8. Web site: 깊은 위로" 신민아→장성규, 튀르키예 강진에 ★들 기부 행렬 [MD이슈](종합)]. Park. Seo-yeon. Deep Consolation" Shin Min-ah→Jang Seong-gyu, donated procession to the Turkiye earthquake [MD issue] (comprehensive). My Daily. Naver. February 8, 2023. February 8, 2023. ko. November 12, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201112003207/https://entertain.naver.com/now/read?oid=117&aid=0003694979. live.
  9. Web site: [공식입장]'제3의 매력' 양동근-이윤지, 출연 확정…서강준·이솜과 호흡]. July 10, 2018. July 13, 2018. Sports Chosun. ko. July 13, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180713164439/http://sports.chosun.com/news/ntype.htm?id=201807110100090300006848&servicedate=20180710. live.
  10. Web site: 전도연→류준열 '인간실격' 베일 벗었다 . Tae Yu-na . Jeon Do-yeon → Ryu Jun-yeol took off the veil of 'disqualification' . . Ten Asia . July 12, 2021 . July 12, 2021 . ko . July 12, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210712030448/https://entertain.naver.com/now/read?oid=312&aid=0000488996 . live .
  11. Web site: 카이스트' 이후 23년 만의 캠퍼스물 '치얼업', 한지현→배인혁 캐스팅 확정. Kang Seon-ae. Cheer Up’, the first campus film in 23 years since ‘KAIST’, cast Han Ji-hyun → Bae In-hyuk confirmed. SBS Entertainment News. Naver. April 21, 2022. April 21, 2022. ko. April 21, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220421044956/https://entertain.naver.com/now/read?oid=416&aid=0000282380. live.
  12. Web site: 금혼령' 박주현→김영대, 첫 만남부터 완벽 호흡. Baek Sung-hoon. 'The Forbidden Marriage' Park Joo-hyun → Kim Young-dae, perfect breathing from the first meeting. iMBC. Naver. October 12, 2022. October 12, 2022. ko. October 13, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20221013160748/https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=408&aid=0000169368. live.
  13. Web site: 양동근→마미손 김희정 '이머전시' 출연, 래퍼들 멘탈 치유한다. Park Soo-in. Yang Dong-geun → Mommy Son Kim Hee-jung Appears in 'Emergency' to heal rappers' mental health. Newsen. Naver. October 1, 2021. October 1, 2021. ko. October 1, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211001050006/https://entertain.naver.com/now/read?oid=609&aid=0000493890. live.
  14. Web site: 이제훈X문채원 '층', 27일 바이브 공개 '국내 최초 오디오 무비' [공식]]. Kim Na-ra. Lee Je-hoon X Moon Chae-won 'Floor', Vibe released on the 27th 'Korea's first audio movie' [Official]. My Daily. Naver. December 10, 2021. December 10, 2021. ko. December 10, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211210070417/https://entertain.naver.com/now/read?oid=117&aid=0003561362. live.
  15. Web site: 진구·양동근·장동윤, 'D.P.' 김보통 작가 신작 '사막의 왕' 출연[공식]]. Kim Na-yeon. Jin-goo, Yang Dong-geun, Jang Dong-yun, 'D.P.' Writer Kim Bo-tong's new work 'King of the Desert' Appears [Official]. MT Star News. Naver. May 27, 2022. May 27, 2022. ko. September 21, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220921202946/https://entertain.naver.com/now/read?oid=108&aid=0003057222. live.
  16. Web site: Ahn Eun-jae . November 28, 2022 . '커넥트' 김뢰하·양동근, '믿보배' 배우진 몰입감 더한다 . December 11, 2022 . News1 . ko . December 11, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221211035709/https://www.news1.kr/articles/4877505 . live .
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  18. Web site: Kim Joon-seok . June 18, 2023 . '오징어 게임2' 이정재·이병헌·공유→임시완·강하늘·양동근 캐스팅 확정[공식] ]. 'Squid Game 2' Lee Jung-jae, Lee Byung-hun, Gong Yoo → Im Si-wan, Kang Ha-neul, Yang Dong-geun cast confirmed [Official] . June 18, 2023 . . ko . Naver . November 12, 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201112020835/https://entertain.naver.com/now/read?oid=076&aid=0004020785 . live .
  19. Web site: September 2, 2020. 'Night of the Undead' features more than just absurd comedy. September 28, 2020. The Korea Herald. en. October 2, 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20241002135128/http://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20200923000909. live.
  20. News: 설경구·박해수 '야차', 넷플릭스 공개 확정 . Jung Yu-jin . Seol Kyung-gu and Park Hae-soo's 'Yacha' to be released on Netflix . News1 . . August 13, 2021 . August 13, 2021 . ko . August 13, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210813040317/https://entertain.naver.com/now/read?oid=421&aid=0005540656 . live .
  21. Web site: 설경구·박해수 '야차', 4월8일 넷플릭스 공개 확정. Jung Yu-jin. Seol Kyung-gu and Park Hae-soo's 'Yacha' to be released on Netflix on April 8. News1. Naver. March 4, 2022. March 4, 2022. ko. March 4, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220304013615/https://entertain.naver.com/now/read?oid=421&aid=0005946280. live.
  22. Web site: 이솜X옹성우X심은경X양동근, '별빛이 내린다' 출연...4월 크랭크인 [공식]]. Yeon Hwi-seon. Esom X Ong Seong-wu X Shim Eun-kyung X Yang Dong-geun to appear in 'Starlight Falls'... April crank-in [Official]. OSEN. Naver. February 18, 2022. February 18, 2022. ko. February 18, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220218015556/https://entertain.naver.com/now/read?oid=109&aid=0004559878. live.
  23. News: Im Joo-hyun. 이수근부터양동근·유이까지..'정법' 코모도라인업완성(공식). Star News. March 21, 2017. March 21, 2017. ko. March 16, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220316221915/https://star.mt.co.kr/stview.php?no=2017032113490918388&type=3. live.
  24. News: Yoo Ji-hye. '복면' 김대희·예빈·양동근·임상아..이게 '소름 반전' [종합]]. OSEN. August 20, 2017. August 20, 2017. ko. August 20, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170820161413/http://osen.mt.co.kr/article/G1110713539. live.
  25. News: Kim Na-ra. [종합] '복면가왕' 오승아X창빈X차준환X강재준, 원더걸스 등 원곡자도 놀란 반전 '깜짝']. My Daily. June 28, 2020. July 6, 2020. ko. June 29, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200629233316/http://www.mydaily.co.kr/new_yk/html/read.php?newsid=202006281927671531. live.
  26. News: Ji Min-kyung. '복면가왕' 장미여사, 2연승 성공 '감격의 눈물'..오징어 정체는 김정민 [종합]]. OSEN. July 5, 2020. July 6, 2020. ko. October 2, 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20241002135133/http://www.osen.co.kr/article/G1111391561. live.
  27. Web site: 양동근, '생활의 달인' 내레이터 합류…황인용, 7년만에 하차. Lee Seung-gil. Yang Dong-geun joins 'Master of Life' narrator... Hwang In-yong to leave after 7 years. My Daily. Naver. October 6, 2021. October 6, 2021. ko. October 6, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211006094830/https://entertain.naver.com/now/read?oid=117&aid=0003542464. live.
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    리빙앤조이

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  30. Web site: [生生인터뷰] '관객모독'으로 연극무대 도전 양동근]. March 11, 2015. October 2, 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20241002135131/https://n.news.naver.com/mnews/article/081/0000032499?sid=103. live.
  31. Web site: 양동근, 의료봉사단체 '그린 닥터스' 홍보대사 발탁[공식]]. Kim Bo-ra. Yang Dong-geun selected as an ambassador for medical volunteer group 'Green Doctors' [Official]. OSEN. Naver. April 14, 2022. April 14, 2022. ko. October 2, 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20241002135132/https://m.entertain.naver.com/now/article/109/0004591931. live.
  32. Web site: 천변' 박진우·공민정, 남녀 조연상 '싹쓸이'.."생각도 못해" 울컥[2022 SBS 연기대상]]. Kim. Na-yeon. 'Cheongbyeon' Park Jin-woo and Gong Min-jung, male and female supporting actors 'sweeping' .. "I can't even think of it" crying [2022 SBS Drama Awards]. OSEN. Naver. December 31, 2022. January 1, 2023. ko. January 1, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230101043225/https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=109&aid=0004766442. live.
  33. Web site: [2022 SBS 연기대상]'악마음' 김남길, 두번째 대상 영예..남궁민 디렉터즈 어워드(종합)]. Kim. Ji-hye. [2022 SBS Drama Awards] 'Evil Mind' Kim Nam-gil, second grand prize .. Namgoong-min Director's Award (comprehensive). Herald POP. Naver. January 1, 2023. December 31, 2022. ko. November 12, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201112004248/https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=112&aid=0003607718. live.
  34. Web site: 예수정·이창훈, 조연상 수상…우현주, 감격의 눈물 [MBC 연기대상]]. Choi. Hee-jae. Ye Soo-jeong and Lee Chang-hoon won the Best Supporting Actor Award... Woo Hyeon-joo, tears of emotion [MBC Drama Awards]. X-ports News. Naver. December 30, 2022. March 6, 2023. ko. March 6, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230306041250/https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=311&aid=0001540860. live.

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