Biography

Jang Keun Suk was born on August 4, 1987 in Danyang County, South Korea. He is the only child in his immediate family. At the early age of six, Keun Suk started to work as a child model. His work as a child model came about by a fortuitous event. When his parents were selling their home, a perspective buyer who came to their house worked as a talent agent. When he saw young Keun Suk at the house, he suggested his parents that Geun-seok work as model.

In 1997, Keun Suk, at the age of ten, made his acting debut in the HBS sitcom "Selling Happiness". He then continued to work in television as a child actor. In middle school, Keun suk came across the music of Japanese pop singer Ken Hirai and Japanese rock band L'Arc-en-Ciel. He was inspired enough by these bands to start learning the Japanese language by himself. He was inspired enough by these bands to start learning the Japanese language by himself. In junior high school, Keun Suk went to school in New Zealand to learn English & Japanese. Because of his studies in New Zealand, he can carry casual conversations in both languages.

Even though Keun Suk wanted to continue his studies in New Zealand, a job offer brought him back to South Korea. Keun-suk landed a role in the popular MBC sitcom "Nonstop 4". After peforming in "Nonstop 4", Keun-Suk fell into a self-perceived slump and didn't think his acting was good enough. He decided then to re-devote himself to becoming a true actor.
In 2005, Geun-seok's portrayal of the president's son in the SBS drama "Lovers in Prague" became a hit and was well regarded by drama fans.

In 2006, Keun Suk made the jump to the big screen in the Japanese horror film "One Missed Call Final." Thanks to his past experience with the Japanese language, Keun Suk was able to communicate with his Japanese co-stars without problems. He also learned sign language for the prior three months in preparation for his role as a deaf boy in "One Missed Call Final". His next role was back on the small screen with the KBS2 historical drama "Hwang Jin-yi." Geun-seok's performance in "Hwang Jin-yi" did gain the attention of many female fans.

In the following year of 2007, Keun Suk was casted in the rock music themed film "The Happy Life." His portrayal of Hyeon-ju in "The Happy Life" allowed Keun Suk to show off his masculine charms, as well as to display his skills as a singer. Keun Sk would go on to play in two more music inspired titles in 2008, with the feature film "Doremifasolasido" and the MBC TV drama "Beethoven Virus."

Keun Suk's next role in the 2009 thriller "The Case of Itaewon Homicide" will mark the first time Keun Suk plays a villain. The film is based on a true story of a murder that occurred at a Burger King restaurant in Itaewon, South Korea. In the same year, another hit drama Kuen Suk stared in is KBS drama "You're Beautiful", in which he acted as the leader of an idol group, A.N.JELL. This drama became an Asia-wide hit on the Internet and firmly established his place as one of the most promising young actors of his generation, who commands name recognition and a solid domestic and overseas fanbase.

History is not over yet.