Hwang Chan-sung

In this Korean name, the family name is Hwang.
Hwang Chan-sung
Hwang at the 11th Korea Drama Awards, 2018
Born (1990-02-11) February 11, 1990 (age 34)
Seoul, South Korea[1]
Other namesChansung [1]
Occupations
AgentL' July Entertainment
Children1
Musical career
Genres
InstrumentsVocals
Years active2006–present
LabelsJYP
Member of
Formerly ofOne Day
Website2PM Homepage
Korean name
Hangul
황찬성
Hanja
Revised RomanizationHwang Chan-seong
McCune–ReischauerHwang Ch'ansŏng

Hwang Chan-sung (Korean: 황찬성, born February 11, 1990),[1] also known mononymously as Chansung, is a South Korean singer, songwriter, rapper and actor. He is a member of the Korean boy band 2PM. He made his debut as an actor in the 2006 comedy series Unstoppable High Kick, and since then has gone on to star in the Japanese drama Kaitō Royale (2011) and 7th Grade Civil Servant (2013).

Early life

Hwang was born and raised in Seoul, South Korea, where he still resides. As a child, he had no interest in the performing arts and trained in taekwondo and kumdo with the ambition of becoming a taekwondo instructor.[2] In Our Neighborhood Arts and Physical Education he revealed that he holds a 3rd degree black belt in taekwondo.[3][4] He transferred to Korean Arts High School after joining JYP Entertainment and graduated in 2008 alongside Raina of After School and fellow JYP Entertainment trainees Sunye and Jo Kwon.[5]

Career

Pre-debut

Hwang was a television actor, having played roles in MBC's 2006 comedy sitcom Unstoppable High Kick and then in KBS2's 2008 teen drama Jungle Fish.[6][7] The drama won a number of awards, including the Peabody Award.[8]

In 2006, Hwang auditioned to join JYP Entertainment's audition program Superstar Survival and would meet future bandmates Junho and Taecyeon.[9] He was offered a trainee contract despite being eliminated.[10]

Music career

Main article: 2PM

In 2008, he took part in Mnet's Hot Blood Men which follows the extreme training of 13 trainees in order to become a member of the boy band One Day. One Day spawned two boy bands, 2AM and 2PM, of which the latter Hwang became a member. Six months after Hot Blood was aired on TV, 2PM debuted with their first single "10점 만점에 10점" ("10 Points out of 10 Points")[11] from their first EP Hottest Time of the Day, but it wasn't until their second EP 2:00PM Time For Change which skyrocketed their success in the Korean music industry. As of 2017, the group has released six studio albums in Korea and four studio albums in Japan.

Acting career

Hwang at the press conference for Red Carpet, 2014

In 2011, Hwang making a cameo appearance in Dream High as Oh-sun's imaginary boy (episode 12)[12] and Japanese drama Kaitō Royale as Jack[13]

On January 23, 2013, Hwang had a supporting role in a spy romantic comedy series, 7th Grade Civil Servant as Gong Do-ha.[14][15][16] The same year, Hwang takes on the role of a newbie gangster Hyeong-ju in Your Noir.[17]

In 2015 he making a cameo appearance in Dream Knight episode 12.[18]

In 2016, Hwang was cast in the romantic-comedy drama My Horrible Boss as Nam Bong-gi, after two and a half years since the 2013 drama Your Noir[19] and made another impressive cameo appearance in the SBS drama Dr. Romantic.[20]

In 2017 he was casting for a special cameo appearance as Eun Bong Hee's (Nam Ji Hyun) ex-boyfriend in SBS drama Suspicious Partner[21][22] and he appeared in KBS2's drama Queen for Seven Days as Seo No, the bodyguard and friend of Lee Yeok (Yeon Woo Jin).[citation needed] The same year, he made his official debut as a stage actor for the play My Love, My Bride[23] and musical Altar Boyz in Japan, Hwang played the role of the band's leader Matthew.[24]

In 2018 Hwang starred in TvN Drama What's Wrong with Secretary Kim[25] and he was given two awards after his work, Hallyu Star Award and Male Excellence Award at the 11th Korea Drama Awards.[26] He then starred in promotional web series produced for Lotte Duty Free Shop, Secret Queen Makers in the first and second episodes.[27]

In 2018, he made a cameo appearance in the romantic-comedy drama Touch Your Heart he played the role of a delivery man who catches the eye of timid lawyer Dan Moon Hee (Park Kyung Hye).[28]

On February 7, 2020, Hwang starred Netflix series My Holo Love[29][30]

In 2021, Hwang and Nichkhun made special cameo appearances in Vincenzo to support their bandmate Ok Taec-yeon, who landed a role in the series.[31]

On April 30, 2021, Hwang's drama So I Married the Anti-fan premiered on Naver TV, with simultaneous broadcast through V Live and global platforms iQIYI, Viki and Amazon Prime Video in Japan [32] The drama was originally filmed in 2018 [33] and based on the 2010 novel So I Married The Anti Fan, which was made into a webtoon and also adapted into a Chinese film [34]

On December 15, 2021, Hwang announced that he would be ending his contract with JYP Entertainment in January 2022.[35] On March 3, 2022, Hwang signed an exclusive contract with L' July Entertainment.[36]

In August 2022, Hwang opened the YouTube cooking channel 'Yochan Lee.[37]

In December 2022, Hwang will hold his first solo photo exhibition 'NAHC NAHC' at the exhibition hall on the 3rd floor of AK Plaza in Hongdae from January 6 to 12, 2023.[38]

Personal life

Hwang speaks fluent Korean, intermediate Japanese, and basic English.

On June 1, 2012, JYP Entertainment announced through their official Twitter that Hwang will be opening a fitness center with his weight trainer, Hwang Mo.[39] The fitness center is located in Nonhyun-dong (논현동), Seoul.[40]

Hwang took an undergraduate program at Howon University (Gunsan, South Korea) with his bandmates Junho and Wooyoung.[41][42] In addition, along with Junho, he is continuing a master's degree of cinematography at Sejong University.[43]

Hwang enlisted in the Army for his mandatory military service on June 11, 2019,[44] and was discharged on January 5, 2021.[45]

Relationship and marriage

On December 15, 2021, it was announced that Hwang's fiancée is pregnant and they would be getting married early next year.[46] Their first child, a daughter, was born on July 26, 2022.[47]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2012 Beyond the ONEDAY ~Story of 2PM & 2AM~ Himself
2014 Red Carpet Kim Dae-yoon [48]
A Dynamite Family Soo-geun [49]
2015 I Wanna Hold Your Hand Ji-oh Cameo [50]
Wasure Yuki Yoon Tae-oh [51]
2017 Midnight Runners Himself Cameo
2023 Hong Kong is in me Shorts Film [52]

Television series

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2006 High Kick! Hwang Chan-sung
2008 Jungle Fish Park Young-sam [7]
2011 Dream High Oh-sun's imaginary boy Cameo (Ep. 12)
Kaitō Royale Jack
2013 7th Grade Civil Servant Gong Do-ha [16]
Votre Noir Kim Hyung-joo [17]
2016 My Horrible Boss Nam Bong-gi [19]
Dr. Romantic Young Gyun Special appearance (Ep. 8, 11–12)
2017 Suspicious Partner Jang Hee-joon Special appearance [53]
Queen for Seven Days Seo-no [54]
2018 What's Wrong with Secretary Kim Go Gwi-nam [55]
2019 Touch Your Heart Chansung Cameo (Ep. 3, 5) [56]
2021 Vincenzo leads of UCN drama "The Age of Stray Dogs and Wild Dogs" Cameo (Ep. 12) [57]
2021–2022 Show Window: The Queen's House Han Jung-won [58][59]
2022 Now, We Are Breaking Up Kim Soo-min Cameo (Ep.16) [60]
2023 True to Love Noh Joo-wan [61]
2024 Bitter Sweet Hell Noh Young-min [62]

Web series

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2015 Dream Knight Himself Cameo (Ep. 3) [18]
2018 Secret Queen Makers Chansung
2020 My Holo Love Baek Chan-sung
2021 So I Married the Anti-fan JJ [63]

Variety show

Year Title Notes Ref.
2014 If You Love Episodes 1—13
2016 Law of the Jungle Episodes 203—211

Theater

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2017 My Love My Bride Youngmin [64]
Altar Boyz Matthew Korean version
Interview Sinclair [65]
2018 Smoke Hae

Discography

For Hwang's work with 2PM, see 2PM discography.

Extended plays

Title Album details Sales
Complex
Track listing
  1. Treasure
  2. Fireworks
  3. 何度でも
  4. Fading Away
  5. 夜に
  6. Treasure (Instrumental)
  7. Baby (Limited Edition B only)
  8. Mayday -CHANSUNG ver.- (Limited Edition B only)
  9. MAKE LOVE -CHANSUNG ver.- (Limited Edition B only)
  10. Shining Star -CHANSUNG ver.-(Limited Edition only)

Collaborations

Year Artist Song title Album
2010 Joo ft. Chansung "Not Even In The Movies" (영화도 안보니) Heart Made
2011 2AM ft. Chansung "To Her" (그녀에게) Can't Let You Go Even If I Die

Compositions

Release Date Title Artist Album
May 6, 2013 Coming Down 2PM Grown
May 6, 2013 Perfume Chansung Grown (Grand Edition only)
September 15, 2014 Mine 2PM Go Crazy!
September 15, 2014 Boyfriend 2PM
September 15, 2014 The Word, Love (사랑한단 말) Chansung & Taecyeon Go Crazy! (Grand Edition only)
September 15, 2014 Please Come Back Chansung & Taecyeon feat. Baek A-yeon
June 15, 2015 Hotter Than July (여름보다 뜨거운 너; Yeoreumboda tteugeonun neo) 2PM No.5
June 15, 2015 Wanna Love You Again 2PM
June 15, 2015 Good Man 2PM
April 27, 2016 Shining Star 2PM Galaxy of 2PM
September 13, 2016 Uneasy 2PM Gentlemen's Game
September 13, 2016 Make Love 2PM
September 13, 2016 Can't Stop Feeling 2PM

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Nominated work Result Ref.
2010 Korea Jewelry Awards Diamond Awards Nichkhun and Chansung Won [67]
Men's Health Best Cover Model — Won [68]
2013 49th Baeksang Arts Awards Most Popular Actor (TV) Nominated
2018 11th Korea Drama Awards Excellence Award, Actor What's Wrong with Secretary Kim Won [26]
Hallyu Star Won

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