YOO Oh-seong became active in the early 1990s but didn’t rise to prominence until his star-making turn in KIM Jin-gu’s gangster film <Beat> (1997). He quickly became a leading man as he starred in JANG Jin’s <The Spy> and KIM Sang-jin’s anarchic comedy <Attack the Gas Station>, both 1999. The turn of the millennium brought him his biggest role yet as he starred in KWAK Kyung-taek’ record-breaking <Friend> (2001) before teaming up with the di...More

YOO Oh-seong became active in the early 1990s but didn’t rise to prominence until his star-making turn in KIM Jin-gu’s gangster film <Beat> (1997). He quickly became a leading man as he starred in JANG Jin’s <The Spy> and KIM Sang-jin’s anarchic comedy <Attack the Gas Station>, both 1999. The turn of the millennium brought him his biggest role yet as he starred in KWAK Kyung-taek’ record-breaking <Friend> (2001) before teaming up with the director again as the lead in the boxing drama <Champion> (2002). Following top billing in a few smaller works such as the melodrama <Byul> (2003), YOO segued into supporting role starting with the equine drama <Lump of Sugar> (2006). Lately he has appeared in <Champ> (2011), another horse-riding melodrama, and the dark revenge drama <Don’t Cry Mommy> (2012). YOO returned to one of the roles that made him famous in 2013 as he reteamed with director KAWK Kyung-taek for the sequel to the 2001 gangster hit <Friend>, titled <Friend: The Great Legacy>. Despite a long gap between installments, the film was a strong performer at the box office. YOO switched gears by taking on a role as a nurse in a mental facility in the comedy-drama <Shoot Me in the Heart> in 2015.Less