Tang Jun-sang | |
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Born | Tang Jun-sang August 13, 2003
Seoul, South Korea |
Education | Chung-Ang University – Theater and Film |
Alma mater | Goyang Arts High School |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 2010–present |
Agent | CL& Company |
Korean name | |
Hangul | 탕준상 |
Hanja | 陳俊尚 |
Revised Romanization | Tāng Jun-sang |
McCune–Reischauer | Tāng Chun-sang |
Tang Jun-sang ( Korean: 탕준상; born on August 13, 2003) is a South Korean-born Malaysian film, stage and television actor. He gained recognition for his role in the television series Crash Landing on You (2019–20) [1] and leading role in both Move to Heaven (2021) and Racket Boys (2021).
Tang was born in Seoul to a Chinese Malaysian father and a South Korean mother, with Tang holding South Korean citizenship after his mother. [1]
Tang studies at the Department of Theater and Film Chung-Ang University. [2]
Tang made his debut as a musical actor Billy Elliot in 2010 at the age of 7, after which he continued playing in musicals such as Eileigh Seabed, West Pyeonje, KinkyBoots and Assassin. [3]
In 2014, Tang made his drama debut in Pluto Secret Order as Lee Seo-jin and continued to play supporting roles in various movies and dramas.
He gained recognition for his role as Geum Eun Dong – a young North Korean soldier in Crash Landing on You (2019–2020) which became the highest rated tvN drama and the third highest-rated South Korean TV drama in cable television history. [4]
In 2021, Tang starred in Netflix original series Move to Heaven playing the leading role Han Geu-ru, a young man with Asperger syndrome, alongside Lee Je-hoon. [5] In the same year, he played a leading role in the television series Racket Boys [6] for which he received Best Young Actor Award at 2021 SBS Drama Awards. [7]
Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
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2016 | A Melody To Remember | Choon-sik | ||
2017 | Arrival | Boy | Short Film | |
2018 | Seven Years of Night | Seo-won (young) | ||
Youngju | Young-in | [8] | ||
2019 | Birthday | Woo-chan | ||
The King's Letters | Hak-jo | |||
2020 | Bike Thief | Ki-tae | Short Film | [9] |
2021 | Unframed – Blue happiness | Short Film Watcha | [10] | |
2022 | In Our Prime | Lee Tae-yeon | [11] | |
Hommage | Ji-wan's son | [12] [13] | ||
2024 | Dog Days | Jin-woo | [14] [15] |
Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
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2014 | Pluto Squad | Lee Seo-jin | [16] | |
2014 | Single-minded Dandelion | Seo Joon-ho (young) | ||
2015 | My Grandmother | Children's Day Special Series | ||
2018 | A Poem a Day | Kyu-min | ||
2019–2020 | Crash Landing on You | Geum Eun-dong | [4] | |
2021 | Racket Boys | Yoon Hae-kang | [6] |
Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. | |
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English | Korean | ||||
2021 | Move to Heaven | 무브 투 헤븐 | Han Geu-ru | Netflix Original Series | [17] [5] |
Year | Title | Role | Theater | Date | Ref. | |
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English | Korean | |||||
2010–2011 | Billy Elliot | 빌리 엘리어트 | Boy | LG Arts Center | August 13 to February 27 | |
2011 | Mozart | 모차르트 | Amadeus Mozart (young) | Seongnam Arts Center | May 24 to July 3 | |
The Last Empress | 명성황후 | Seiko | Chungmu Art Hall | October 29 to November 20 | ||
2012 | Elizabeth das Musical | 엘리자벳 | Rudolph (young) | Blue Square Samsung | February 8 to May 12 | |
Mozart | 모차르트 | Amadeus Mozart (young) | Sejong Center | May 24 to July 3 | ||
Assassins | 어쌔신 | Billy | Doosan Art Center | November 20 to February 3 | ||
2013 | Les Misérables | 레미제라블 | Gavroche | Blue Square Samsung | April 6 to September 1 | |
2014 | Seopyeonje | 서편제 | Dong-ho (young) | Universal Art Center | March 20 to May 11 | |
Kinky Boots | 킹키부츠 | Lola | Chungmu Art Center Medium Theater Black | December 2 to February 22 |
Year | Title | Role | Theater | Date | Ref. | |
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English | Korean | |||||
2016 | Theatrical Battle 6 - Hamlet the Play | 연극열전6 - 세 번째 작품 “햄릿 - 더 플레이” | Hamlet (young) | Chungmu Art Center Medium Theater Black | Aug 2–Oct 16 | [18] |
Award ceremony | Year | Category | Nominee / Work | Result | Ref. |
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APAN Star Awards | 2022 | Best New Actor |
Move to Heaven Racket Boys |
Won | [19] |
Asia Contents Awards | 2021 | Newcomer Actor | Move to Heaven | Nominated | [20] [21] |
Baeksang Arts Awards | 2022 | Best New Actor – Television | Racket Boys | Nominated | [22] |
Buil Film Awards | 2022 | Best New Actor | Hommage | Nominated | [23] |
Cine 21 Awards | 2021 | Best New Actor of the Year |
Move to Heaven Racket Boys |
Won | [24] |
Chunsa Film Art Awards | 2022 | Best New Actor | Hommage | Nominated | [25] |
Grand Bell Awards | 2022 | Nominated | [26] | ||
SBS Drama Awards | 2021 | Best Young Actor | Racket Boys | Won | [7] |