27 Facts About Kwon Sang-woo

Kwon Sang-woo rose to stardom in 2003 with the romantic comedy film My Tutor Friend and the melodrama series Stairway to Heaven.

Kwon Sang-woo dashed across movie and television screens, which afforded him blockbuster success in terms of ticket sales and viewership ratings, respectively.

Kwon Sang-woo rose to stardom for his lead role opposite in TV soap opera Stairways to Heaven and became one of the hottest hallyu stars.

Hallyu actor Kwon Sang-woo has begun filming for the Chinese drama Poong Hwa Sul Wul.

In February 2025, actor Kwon Sang-woo secured the top spot in the movie star brand reputation rankings, according to the Korea Corporate Reputation Research Institute.

Kwon Sang-woo's first acting experience was in the TV drama Delicious Proposal, and for the first few years of his entertainment career, he received only minor roles on television, before making his big-screen debut in the martial arts film Volcano High.

Kwon Sang-woo's breakthrough came in 2003 with the phenomenally successful romantic comedy My Tutor Friend, as a troublesome high school boy who is tutored by a college student of the same age.

Kwon Sang-woo's next film released in early 2004 was a hit.

For 2006, Kwon Sang-woo starred in the big-budget action noir Running Wild, about a detective, a prosecutor, and a criminal who are all equally vicious.

Things took a turn for the better in 2010 with the box-office success of Korean War film 71: Into the Fire which Kwon Sang-woo reportedly did not hesitate to take on, though he again portrayed a high school student.

Kwon Sang-woo made his singing debut in a DVD released in Japan in 2010.

Kwon Sang-woo next starred opposite Soo Ae in King of Ambition, which was adapted from the third installment of manhwa artist Park In-kwon's 21-part saga Daemul.

Kwon Sang-woo was cast in his first medical drama in 2013, Medical Top Team from the director of Moon Embracing the Sun and the writer of Brain.

Kwon Sang-woo next played the owner of an internet startup company in Honey Enemy, a 2015 Chinese romance film opposite Zhang Yuqi that filmed in Jeju Island and Shanghai.

Kwon Sang-woo then starred in comedy film The Accidental Detective which revolves around a misfit comic book rental shop owner who becomes involved in a murder case.

In 2016, Kwon Sang-woo starred alongside Choi Kang-hee in the crime comedy drama, Queen of Mystery.

Kwon Sang-woo reprised his role in the second season of the show, which aired in 2018.

In 2018, Kwon Sang-woo starred in crime comedy The Accidental Detective 2: In Action.

Kwon Sang-woo was cast in the romantic comedy film Shall We Do It Again.

In February 2025, actor Kwon Sang-woo secured the top spot in the movie star brand reputation rankings, according to the Korea Corporate Reputation Research Institute.

In 2009 Kwon Sang-woo established the cosmetics firm Natural Tears, of which he is the owner and CEO, as well as the inaugural advertising model for the brand TEARS.

Kwon Sang-woo opened the cafe Tea'Us in Myeong-dong, and is the biggest shareholder of the resort Ocean Blue Hotel Bali.

Unlike many Korean male stars who had to fulfill their mandatory military service at the height of their careers, Kwon Sang-woo completed his military service long before he became an actor.

Kwon Sang-woo's mother is a Roman Catholic, and he himself converted after filming Love, So Divine in which he played as a seminarian.

Kwon Sang-woo married actress and former Miss Korea Son Tae-young at the Shilla Hotel on September 28,2008.

In 2006 Kwon Sang-woo filed a complaint against Kim Tae-chon, the godfather of Beomseobangpa, for threatening him when the actor failed to keep his promise to hold a fan meeting in Japan.

Kwon Sang-woo then ran into the police car that had pursued him, continued driving and hit a tree before fleeing the scene on foot.