Personal Info
Birth date
1985-09-19 (39 Years)
Gender
Male
Known for
Acting
Place of birth
Daejeon, South Korea
Also known as
Song Joong Ki
Joong-ki Song
Song Joong-gi
宋仲基
ソン・ジュンギ
سونگ_جونگ-کی
ซง_จุง-กี
송중기
song jung gi
song joonggi
سونگ جونگ کی
Song Joong-ki
Biography
Song Joong-ki (Hangul: 송중기; born September 19, 1985) is a South Korean actor. He rose to fame in the historical drama Sungkyunkwan Scandal (2010) and the variety show Running Man as one of the original cast members when it premiered in 2010. Song played his first TV leading role in the melodrama The Innocent Man (2012). He has also starred in feature films, notably as the title character in the box office hit A Werewolf Boy (2012). After completing his mandatory military service, Song took on the lead role in the pan-Asia hit drama Descendants of the Sun (2016), which drew a peak audience share of 38.8% in South Korea and established him as a top Hallyu star. He placed 7th in Forbes Korea Power Celebrity list in 2013, and ranked 2nd in 2017.
Filmography
Keep Running
5.778
Overview:
Hurry Up, Brother! is a Chinese variety show based off the original Korean variety show, Running Man. It is created by SBS and co-produced with Zhejiang Television. It first aired on October 10, 2014. This show is classified as a game-variety show, where the MCs and guests complete missions in a landmark to win a race. In 2017, the show officially changed its name to "Keep Running".Infinite Challenge
7.6
Overview:
Infinite Challenge has been reported as the first "Real-Variety" show in Korean television history. The program is largely unscripted, and follows a similar format of challenge-based Reality Television programs, familiar to the audiences in the West, but the challenges are often silly, absurd, or impossible to achieve, so the program takes on the aspect of a satirical comedy variety show, rather than a more standard reality or contest program. In order to achieve its comedic purposes its 6 hosts and staff continuously proclaim, the elements of this show are the 3-Ds, Dirty, Dangerous, and Difficult.Running Man
8.251
Overview:
These days, as variety shows are gradually disappearing, this is one of Korea’s representative variety shows that has been responsible for Sunday evenings for over 10 years. This program features numerous stars and members going around various places, playing games, and completing missions. In particular, among the many fun elements of variety shows, this one focuses solely on laughter. Open your eyes! Big fun is coming in! Open your mouth! Big laughter is coming in! Open your heart! Useful lessons are coming in!Please Take Care of My Refrigerator
8.5
Overview:
The best chefs of Korea compete to create impromptu dishes that feature ingredients found inside the guest stars' personal refrigerators.Vincenzo
8.522
Overview:
At the age of eight, Park Joo Hyeong left for Italy after being adopted. Now an adult, he is known as Vincenzo Cassano and employed by a Mafia family as a consigliere. Due to warring Mafia factions, he flies to South Korea where he gets involved with lawyer Hong Cha Young. She is the type of attorney who will do anything to win a case. Now back in his motherland, he gives an unrivalled conglomerate a taste of his own medicine—with a side of his own version of justice.Queen of Tears
8.351
Overview:
The queen of department stores and the prince of supermarkets weather a marital crisis—until love miraculously begins to bloom again.Movie Room
9.25
Overview:
Movie meets humanities! This talk show/variety show for movie enthusiasts features interesting discussions by a writer and two movie directors where film and humanities intertwine.KBS Drama Awards
8
Overview:
The KBS Drama Awards is an awards ceremony presented by the Korean Broadcasting System (KBS) for outstanding achievements in Korean dramas aired on its network. It is held annually on 31 December. The highest honor of the ceremony is the "Grand Prize", awarded to the best actor or actress of the year.The Game Caterers
8.8
Overview:
A webseries where Na Young Seok, a variety show producer, caters people his iconic games from 'New Journey to the West'.Arthdal Chronicles
7.7
Overview:
In a mythical land called Arth, the inhabitants of the ancient city of Arthdal and its surrounding regions vie for power as they build a new society.Descendants of the Sun
8.359
Overview:
After a chance meeting in a hospital, an ardent soldier falls for a gifted surgeon. Opposing philosophies tear them apart, but fate has other plans.Mnet Asian Music Awards
9.5
Overview:
Mnet Asian Music Awards (MAMA) is a major South Korean music awards ceremony presented annually by entertainment company CJ.Little Women
8.042
Overview:
Three sisters, who only have each other and never enough money, get entangled in a conspiracy involving the rich and powerful.Tree with Deep Roots
7.3
Overview:
Deep Rooted Tree is a 2011 South Korean television series starring Jang Hyuk, Shin Se-kyung and Han Suk-kyu. Based on the novel of the same title by Lee Jeong-myeong, it aired on SBS from October 5 to December 22, 2011 on Wednesdays and Thursdays at 21:55 for 24 episodes. Taking its name from the poem Yongbieocheonga that says that trees with deep roots do not sway, the series tells the story of a royal guard investigating a case involving the serial murders of Jiphyeonjeon scholars in Gyeongbok Palace while King Sejong comes to create the Korean written language.My Precious Child
4
Overview:
In-ho (Lee Tae-Ran) is a radio PD, a workaholic with a bright personality. She meets a man with the same first & middle name, In-ho Lee (Kim Sung-Su). In-ho Lee is a talented singer-song writer and Radio DJ, but is saddled with personal problems (he's divorced and his father committed suicide after a business failure). Although at first these two don't get along, as time passes they start to develop feelings for each other.Man to Man
7.4
Overview:
From Kim Won Seok, the writer of Descendants of the Sun, a drama about a special bodyguard with a background in special investigations and the Hallyu star he is supposed to protect.The Innocent Man
7.723
Overview:
A self-made medical student and an aspiring anchorwoman find their friendship -- and their dreams -- tested by a fateful tragedy.The Sound of Your Heart
7.9
Overview:
Comedy following Cho Seok's ridiculous but hilarious adventures with his girlfriend-turned-wife Ae Bong, their dogs, older brother Jo Joon, and parents. Based on the popular webtoon series of the same name.Will It Snow For Christmas?
6
Overview:
Cha Kang Jin grows up in a poor family who is constantly on the move. After relocating to his mother's hometown when Kang Jin is a teenager, his mother falls back into her old ways, opening a bar that draws a group of undesirable men. Kang Jin is forced to watch helplessly from the sidelines, getting into fights with other high school students to protect her honor. When he meets Han Ji Wan at school, sparks fly immediately, but tragedy soon strikes when Ji Wan suddenly must leave town. Eight years later, Kang Jin finally finds her again—at her engagement party. Never able to forget the girl he loved and hurt so badly, Kang Jin has trouble accepting the loss of his love, and after discovering that Ji Wan's fiancée is his co-worker, the three soon become hopelessly entangled in each other's lives.Melon Music Awards
NYR
Overview:
One of the premier music awards events held annually in South Korea, governed by LOEN Entertainment through their online music service, Melon, and known for simply counting the number of digital sales and voting online.Obstetrics and Gynecology Doctors
7.7
Overview:
The drama depicts the difficult decisions and moving human stories that take place daily in the OB-GYN department, focusing in particular on Seo Hye Young, a talented and determined obstetrician who has just transferred from the prestigious Seoul base to the branch hospital. Her straightforward manner of handling her professional life is in contrast with her love life, which is marred by her relationship with a married man. This becomes even moreentangled when she meets Lee Sang Shik, the chief of NICU, and her long-time friend Wang Jae Suk also shows his interest.Sungkyunkwan Scandal
6.568
Overview:
In the Joseon dynasty, a female breadwinner takes a job as a substitute test-taker, but soon finds herself attending a men's university in disguise.Get Karl! Oh Soo Jung
7
Overview:
A former babe and a once-ugly guy meet after 8 years and discover their roles have been reversed in this romantic comedy.Triple
5
Overview:
In pursuit of her dreams to become a figure skater, Ha-ru goes to Seoul where she is reunited with her stepbrother.My Fair Lady
6.9
Overview:
Of the high-rolling top 'hot celebrities' of the wealthy upper class in Korea's high society, Kang Hye Na is the one desired by the men, feared and hated by the women. Being the only successor to the largest conglomerate company, Kang San Group, Kang Hye Na has both the looks and the background. She is the owner of the 'Lady Castle' and lives a 'princess-like' life with her servants.My Youth
NYR
Overview:
The story of novelist Seonwoo Hae and team leader Seong Je Yeon who reunite 15 years later while struggling on their own stages.Acting
2025My Youth (12 Episodes) as Sunwoo Hae
2024Bogotá: City of the Lost as Kook-hee
2024Queen of Tears (1 Episode) as Vincenzo Cassano
2024My Name Is Loh Kiwan as Loh Kiwan
2023Hopeless as Chi-geon
2023The Seasons (1 Episode) as Self
2022Reborn Rich (16 Episodes) as Yoon Hyun-woo / Jin Do-jun
2022Little Women (1 Episode) as Park Joo-hyung
2021The Game Caterers (2 Episodes) as Self
2021Vincenzo (20 Episodes) as Vincenzo Cassano / Park Joo-hyung
2021Space Sweepers as Tae-ho
2019Arthdal Chronicles (18, 3 Episode) as Eunseom | Saya, Saya
2018Movie Room (1 Episode) as Self
2017The Battleship Island as Park Moo-young
2017Man to Man (1 Episode) as Banker
2016The Sound of Your Heart (1 Episode) as Webtoon writer / Jo Suk's friend
2016Descendants of the Sun (16 Episodes) as Yoo Shi-jin
2014Please Take Care of My Refrigerator (2 Episodes) as Self
2014Keep Running (1 Episode) as Unknown
2012A Werewolf Boy as Wolf-Boy / Chul-soo
2012The Innocent Man (20 Episodes) as Kang Ma-ru
2012The Grand Heist as Jung Yak-yong
2012Pengi and Sommi as Narrator
2012Baeksang Arts Awards (1 Episode) as Self
2011Tears of Antarctica (6 Episodes) as Narrator
2011Penny Pinchers as Ji-woong
2011Tree with Deep Roots (24 Episodes) as King Se-Jong [Young]
20102011 Dream Concert as MC
2010Sungkyunkwan Scandal (20 Episodes) as Goo Yong-ha / Yeorim
2010Hearty Paws 2 as Dong-wook
2010Running Man (38 Episodes) as Unknown
2010Obstetrics and Gynecology Doctors (16 Episodes) as Ahn Kyung-Woo
2009Melon Music Awards (1 Episode) as MC
2009Will It Snow For Christmas? (16 Episodes) as Han Ji-yong
2009Mnet Asian Music Awards (4 Episodes) as Host
2009The Case of Itaewon Homicide as Jo Joong-pil
2009My Fair Lady (16 Episodes) as Handsome Butler
2009Five Senses of Eros as Yu Jae-hyuk
2009Triple (16 Episodes) as Ji Poong-ho
2008A Frozen Flower as No-tak
2008My Precious Child (54 Episodes) as Jin-ho Jang
2008Love Racing (10 Episodes) as University student
2007Get Karl! Oh Soo Jung (16 Episodes) as Reporter
2005Infinite Challenge (2 Episodes) as Self
1987KBS Drama Awards (1 Episode) as Host