Hong Kyung
{{Short description|South Korean actor (born 1996)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=September 2021}}
{{Family name hatnote|Hong||lang=Korean}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Hong Kyung
| image = (Marie Claire Korea) Hong Kyung - About Me with Weak Hero Class 1 Cast Interview.jpg
| caption = Hong in November 2022
| image_upright = 1.15
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1996|02|14}}
| birth_place = South Korea
| other_names = Hong Gyeong
| education = Hanyang University
| occupation = Actor
| years_active = 2017–present
| agent = Management MMM
| module = {{Infobox Korean name|child=yes|headercolor=transparent
| hangul = 홍경
| hanja = 紅炅{{Cite news|url=https://news.ebc.net.tw/news/entertainment/452858|title=金泰梨、邊佑錫現身支持《聽說》!盧允瑞親曝對男主產生「危機意識」|publisher=EBC News|author=楊雅芸|language=zh-tw|date=2024-11-08|accessdate=2024-12-13}}{{Cite AV media|title=배우 홍경, D.P.부터 홍천기, 라이브까지? 이 배우가 그 배우라고...? 배우 홍경의 셀프 프로필|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=01iLNhh43zU?si=q-L8cTDadUdGFpTu&t=37|time=0:37|date=2022-03-11|accessdate=2024-12-13|author-link=Allure (magazine)|author=Allure Korea|via=YouTube}}
| rr = Hong Gyeong
| mr = Hong Kyŏng
}}
}}
Hong Kyung (born February 14, 1996) is a South Korean actor. He is best known for his roles in the film Innocence (2020), which won him a Baeksang Arts Award, and the television series Weak Hero Class 1 (2022) and Revenant (2023).
Career
After graduating from Hanyang University, Hong made his acting debut with a minor role in the television series Queen of Mystery (2017) and subsequently appeared in School 2017 (2017), While You Were Sleeping (2017), and Jugglers (2017–2018). He continued to act in television series such as My Lawyer, Mr. Jo 2: Crime and Punishment (2019), D.P. (2021), and Lovers of the Red Sky (2021).
Hong made his feature film debut in Innocence (2020), for which he received critical acclaim and won a Baeksang Arts Award for Best New Actor – Film.{{cite web|url=https://www.soompi.com/article/1469192wpp/winners-of-the-57th-baeksang-arts-awards|title=Winners Of The 57th Baeksang Arts Awards|last=Cha|first=E.|date=May 14, 2021|website=Soompi|access-date=August 27, 2021|archive-date=January 31, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230131164207/https://www.soompi.com/article/1469192wpp/winners-of-the-57th-baeksang-arts-awards|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://www.koreaboo.com/news/rookie-actor-hong-kyung-adorable-panic-filled-acceptance-speech-57th-baeksang/|title=One Rookie Actor's Adorably Panic-Filled Acceptance Speech At The "57th Baeksang Arts Awards" Is Cracking Up The Internet|last=Kang|first=Jenny|date=May 13, 2021|website=Koreaboo|access-date=August 27, 2021}}
In February 2022, Hong moved to Management MMM after his contract with J-Wide expired.{{cite web|url=https://entertain.naver.com/now/read?oid=382&aid=0000963665|author=Hong Se-young|title=홍경, 매니지먼트mmm과 전속계약…김태리·전여빈과 한솥밥 [공식]|trans-title=Hong Kyung, an exclusive contract with management mmm... Kim Tae-ri and Jeon Yeo-bin and Hansotbap [Official]|publisher=Sports Donga|via=Naver|date=February 28, 2022|access-date= February 28, 2022|language=ko}} The same year he starred in the drama Weak Hero Class 1 based on the popular Naver webtoon Weak Hero which gained him world-wide recognition.{{cite web |last=Hwang |first=Soo-yeon |title='약한영웅 Class 1' 대본집도 흥행...크라우드펀딩 300% 초과 달성 |url=https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=311&aid=0001588026 |website=Xports News |access-date=2023-05-02}}{{cite web |last=No |first=I-seul |title=[웨이브] '약한영웅 Class 1' 유료 가입자 견인 1위 이어 OTT 1위 찍었다 |url=https://www.sportsw.kr/news/newsview.php?ncode=1065596467614341 |website=스포츠W(Sports W) |date=November 21, 2022 |access-date=2022-11-21 |archive-date=August 6, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230806091716/https://www.sportsw.kr/news/newsview.php?ncode=1065596467614341 |url-status=live }} Besides acting in TV series, he also appeared in Taeyeon's "Can't Control Myself" music video. In 2023, he starred in the drama Revenant alongside Kim Tae-ri and Oh Jung-se.{{cite web |last=Ha |first=Ji-won |title=김은희 "귀신보다 소름돋는 김태리→홍경, 전생에 나라 구했나?" (악귀)[EN:인터뷰①] |url=https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=609&aid=0000756248 |website=NEWSEN |access-date=2023-08-05 |archive-date=August 6, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230806091714/https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=609&aid=0000756248 |url-status=live }}
Filmography
=Films=
=Television series=
=Web series=
= Music video appearances =
class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" |
scope="col" | Year
! scope="col" | Song Title ! scope="col" | Artist ! scope="col" class="unsortable" | {{abbr|Ref.|Reference(s)}} |
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scope="row" | 2022
| Taeyeon |
scope="row"| 2023
| "Tomorrow" (내일의 우리) |style="text-align:center"|{{cite web|url=https://entertain.naver.com/now/read?oid=437&aid=0000359345 |last=Kim|first=Seon-woo|title=홍경, 카더가든 신곡 '내일의 우리' 뮤비 출연…대세 행보|trans-title=Hong Kyung stars in Cardergarden's new music video for 'Tomorrow's Us'...and it's a big deal |publisher=JTBC |via=Naver|date=September 13, 2023|access-date=September 13, 2023|language=ko}} |
Awards and nominations
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- {{HanCinema person|Hong_Kyung}}
- {{KMDb person|00216411}}
{{Baeksang Arts Award Best New Actor Film}}
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Category:Hanyang University alumni
Category:South Korean male film actors
Category:South Korean male television actors
Category:South Korean male web series actors