Once favored with the name “prince of tears”, but this actor used his whole career to make the audience forget this title.
Famous as the Prince of Tears
Kwon Sang Woo was born in 1976, with outstanding height and romantic appearance, he quickly got the attention of brands and started his career as a model, appearing on many big catwalks. His acting career expanded after he completed his military service quite early. It was also this early decision to enlist in the army that made it convenient for him to develop his acting path without having to interrupt his career like many other male stars.
After the debut titles were highly appreciated such as Sweet Proposal, My Tutor Friend, Kwang Sang Woo became a famous name throughout Asia thanks to the blockbuster movie Stairway to Heaven. Besides popular actors like Bae Jong Yoon, Jang Dong Gun,… Kwon Sang Woo is also among the leading male stars in the Korean Hallyu Wave right now.
It was also from Stairway to Heaven that Kwon Sang Woo was crucified with the image of a “prince of tears”. He was loved for his tearful roles in the tragic, romantic movies that were popular in Korea in the early 2000s. But once or twice was good, unexpectedly in the following years, Kwon Sang Woo linked He continued to appear with roles following the motif of “a handsome man in love”, making his acting style gradually judged as a color, making small-screen audiences feel bored. Not to mention the melancholy movie line, the white blood trend has not been popular for too long, Korean films are increasingly developing with a series of brighter and more humorous films that make Kwon Sang Woo become “lost”. Of course, he also tries to change himself, overcoming his own oversized shadow by taking on more types of films, regardless of any type of role. However, his reputation still could not return to the peak as before.
Stormy love and happy ending
Many people say that “movie luck in life” is not wrong with the case of Kwon Sang Woo. In the movie, he often plays an unhappy lover and in real life he also suffers a lot because of love. Throughout his career, he has always kept a “clean” image, but he was once ostracized just for love. Specifically, when his relationship with Miss Korea Son Tae Young was announced, the audience vehemently protested for not being satisfied with the girl. It doesn’t matter if the two really love each other or not, but in the eyes of the audience, Son Tae Young is just taking advantage of his boyfriend to get famous. It is said that the beauty of the Son surname is not sincere because in the past, her situation was very complicated.
The dating announcement has been so opposed, but Kwon Sang Woo has no intention of giving up on love. He even announced his marriage at the age of 32, in the midst of the peak of his career. The idol could not be stopped, the audience decided to turn against him, even boycotting Kwon Sang Woo just because he married the person he loved. The consequences of the boycott were extremely heavy when Kwon Sang Woo lost many advertising contracts, and his career was greatly influenced from here.
Despite the influence of his career, Kwon Sang Woo has never regretted his decision, most of all, he does not care much about his lover’s past. Currently, he has proven to the audience that his decision is right when, after all, he is still happy with Son Tae Young and two children, a boy and a girl. From being criticized and opposed, his marriage has become an ideal model in the Korean entertainment industry – where not every couple can be steadfast and faithful to each other to the end of the road.
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