Jang Hyuk (born Jeong Yong-jun on December 20, 1976) is a South Korean
actor and rapper. He is best known for his leading roles in the films
Volcano High (2001) and Windstruck (2004), and the television dramas
Successful Story of a Bright Girl (2002), Thank You (2007), The Slave
Hunters (2010), Deep Rooted Tree (2011), You Are My Destiny (2014),
Voice (2017) and Money Flower (2017).Jeong Yong-jun spent most of his
childhood and adolescence in his birthplace, Busan, before making his
acting debut in 1997 in the television drama Model under the stage
name Jang Hyuk. Besides the teen series School and a minor role in the
little-seen film Zzang (The Best), Jang appeared in the music video of
"To Mother", the 1999 debut single of popular boyband g.o.d, whom he
was housemates with at that time. Also in 1999, he played the
good-hearted yet aggressive Myung-ha in the series Into the Sunlight.
Using the stage name "TJ", he had a brief career as a rapper and acted
in several music videos from his rap album TJ Project, which was
released in 2000.Jang's career first began to take off in 2001, when
he was cast in the lead role of the special-effects extravaganza
Volcano High with actress Shin Min-a. His acting in the eccentric role
drew praise from fans and critics.In 2002 he continued to make a name
for himself, starring in the sleeper hit Jungle Juice, which made the
top of the weekly box-office. His popularity continued to increase
when he starred in the hugely popular TV drama Successful Story of a
Bright Girl with actress Jang Na-ra. He also took a role in Public
Toilet, the HK-Korea co-production by acclaimed Hong Kong director
Fruit Chan which won a Special Mention in the Upstream section of the
2002 Venice Film Festival.
actor and rapper. He is best known for his leading roles in the films
Volcano High (2001) and Windstruck (2004), and the television dramas
Successful Story of a Bright Girl (2002), Thank You (2007), The Slave
Hunters (2010), Deep Rooted Tree (2011), You Are My Destiny (2014),
Voice (2017) and Money Flower (2017).Jeong Yong-jun spent most of his
childhood and adolescence in his birthplace, Busan, before making his
acting debut in 1997 in the television drama Model under the stage
name Jang Hyuk. Besides the teen series School and a minor role in the
little-seen film Zzang (The Best), Jang appeared in the music video of
"To Mother", the 1999 debut single of popular boyband g.o.d, whom he
was housemates with at that time. Also in 1999, he played the
good-hearted yet aggressive Myung-ha in the series Into the Sunlight.
Using the stage name "TJ", he had a brief career as a rapper and acted
in several music videos from his rap album TJ Project, which was
released in 2000.Jang's career first began to take off in 2001, when
he was cast in the lead role of the special-effects extravaganza
Volcano High with actress Shin Min-a. His acting in the eccentric role
drew praise from fans and critics.In 2002 he continued to make a name
for himself, starring in the sleeper hit Jungle Juice, which made the
top of the weekly box-office. His popularity continued to increase
when he starred in the hugely popular TV drama Successful Story of a
Bright Girl with actress Jang Na-ra. He also took a role in Public
Toilet, the HK-Korea co-production by acclaimed Hong Kong director
Fruit Chan which won a Special Mention in the Upstream section of the
2002 Venice Film Festival.
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