Im Chang-jung

Im Chang-jung
Im in 2016.
Born (1973-11-30) November 30, 1973
Icheon, Gyeonggi Province, South Korea
Education ChungAng University - Theater and Film[1]
Occupation
Years active 1990–present
Agent NH EMG
Spouse(s) Kim Hyun-joo (m. 2006-2013)
Seo Ha-yan (m. 2017)
Children 4
Korean name
Hangul 임창정
Hanja 任昌丁
Revised Romanization Im Chang-jeong
McCune–Reischauer Im Ch'ang-chŏng

Im Chang-jung (Hangul: 임창정; born November 30, 1973) is a South Korean actor and ballad singer.[2] He made his acting debut in 1990 and his singing debut in 1995. He has since released 14 full-length albums[3] and has become known for hit songs that are vocally challenging to sing.[4]

Personal life

Im married professional golfer Kim Hyun-joo in 2006.[5] The couple, who have three sons together, divorced in 2013.[6] Im married a woman named Seo Ha-yan in 2017. The couple has one child together.[7]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role
1990North Korean Partisan in South KoreaJeon Sae-young
Rose Motel
1992From Seom River to the SkyGoo Dae-hoon
Walking All the Way to Heaven
1994The Rules of the GameClient 1
1997BeatHwan-gyu
1998ExtraPark Bong-soo
If the Sun Rises in the WestKim Beom-soo
2000The Happy Funeral DirectorJae-hyun
JakartaBlue
2001My Boss, My HeroHyeok-sam (cameo)
2002Bet on My DiscoBong-pal
Sex Is ZeroJang Eun-shik
2003Reversal of FortunePolice officer (cameo)
The Greatest ExpectationChang-shik
Romantic AssassinGhost in armor (cameo)
2004To Catch a Virgin GhostYang-yi
2005Cracked Eggs and NoodlesDae-gyu
All for LoveKim Chang-hoo
2006Aachi & SsipakSsipak (voice)
2007Miracle on 1st StreetPil-je
Underground RendezvousYoung-tae
ScoutHo-chang
Sex Is Zero 2Eun-shik
2009Fortune SalonSeung-won
2010Twilight GangstersBang Joon-seok
Romantic Debtors[8]Detective Bang Geuk-hyun
2011Shotgun Love[9]Sang-yeol
2012Rain and RainSoo-hyun
The Traffickers[10]Young-gyu
2013TumbleweedChang-soo
2014The Con ArtistsChef (cameo)
2015Untouchable Lawmen[11]Lee Jung-jin
2017Roman HolidayIn-han
2018GateGyu-cheol

Television series

Year Title Role Network
1991Eyes of DawnGil-sooMBC
1992Days of SunshineKBS2
1994LadybugKBS2
1996Three Guys and Three GirlsMBC
1997New York StorySBS
2010The Woman Who Still Wants to MarryJerry Oh (cameo)MBC
2012Ji Woon-soo's Stroke of Luck[12][13]Ji Woon-sooTV Chosun
2017Witch at CourtInvestigated man (special appearance)KBS2

Variety show

Year Title Role Network
2009Invincible Baseball TeamInfielder, pitcherKBS2
Superstar KSeason 1 hostMnet
2014-15 Law of the Jungle in Costa Rica Cast member SBS

Musical theatre

Im in Le Passe-Muraille in 2012
Year Title Role
2009Bbalae (Laundry)[14][15]Solongo
2010-2011Radio Star[16]Park Min-soo
2012Le Passe-MurailleDusoleil

Discography

Studio albums

Title Album details Peak chart positions Sales
KOR
[17][18]
Already To Me
(이미 나에게로)
  • Released: April 1, 1995
  • Label: KingPin
  • Formats: CD, cassette
 No data No data
Because I'm Not With You
  • Released: May 10, 1996
  • Label: KingPin
  • Formats: CD, cassette
Again
  • Released: May 16, 1997
  • Label: Interpark
  • Formats: CD, cassette
Become A Star
(별이 되어)
  • Released: April 13, 1998
  • Label: Cheonil
  • Formats: CD, cassette
 5
Story Of...
  • Released: March 29, 1999
  • Label: Cheonil
  • Formats: CD, cassette
 2
White
  • Released: February 10, 2000
  • Label: Cheonil
  • Formats: CD, cassette
 2
www.love.7th
  • Released: November 1, 2000
  • Label: Seoul Records
  • Formats: CD, cassette
 2
Different Color
  • Released: July 25, 2001
  • Label: Laful Entertainment
  • Formats: CD, cassette
 2
C.J.2002
  • Released: April 26, 2002
  • Label: Laful Entertainment
  • Formats: CD, cassette
 32[a]
Bye
  • Released: June 5, 2003
  • Label: Warner Music Korea
  • Formats: CD, cassette
 16[b]
Return To My World 3 No data
Ordinary Song, Ordinary Melody
(흔한 노래... 흔한 멜로디...)
  • Released: March 20, 2014
  • Label: NH Media
  • Formats: CD, digital download
 8
I'm
  • Released: September 6, 2016
  • Label: NH Media
  • Formats: CD, digital download
 2
There Has Never Been a Day I Haven't Loved You
(하루도 그대를 사랑하지 않은 적이 없었다)
  • Released: September 19, 2018
  • Label: NH Media
  • Formats: CD, digital download
 TBA TBA

Extended plays

Title Album details Peak chart positions Sales
KOR
[18]
Best Man (친한사람)
  • Released: November 24, 2014
  • Label: NH Media
  • Formats: CD, digital download
 14
Love Again (또 다시 사랑)
  • Released: September 22, 2015
  • Label: NH Media
  • Formats: CD, digital download
 8
Do You Know That Person? (그 사람을 아나요)
  • Released: October 23, 2017
  • Label: NH Media
  • Formats: CD, digital download
 18

Awards and nominations

As an actor

Year Award Category Nominated work Result Ref
1997Grand Bell AwardsBest Supporting ActorBeatWon[31]
1998Baeksang Arts AwardsBest New ActorWon
2002Blue Dragon Film AwardsBest Supporting ActorBet on My DiscoNominated
2003Grand Bell AwardsBest Supporting ActorNominated[32]
Baeksang Arts AwardsMost Popular Actor (Film)Sex Is ZeroWon
2008Baeksang Arts AwardsBest ActorScoutWon
Grand Bell AwardsBest ActorNominated[33]
2012Korean Culture and Entertainment AwardsTop Excellence Award, Actor in a FilmThe TraffickersWon

As a singer

Year Award Category Nominated work Result Ref.
1997 Golden Disc Awards Bonsang (Main Award) "Again" Won [34]
Seoul Music Awards Bonsang (Main Award) Won
KBS Music Festival Daesang (Grand Prize) "Again" Won
1999 Seoul Music Awards Bonsang (Main Award) Won
2000 Seoul Music Awards Bonsang (Main Award) Won
Mnet Music Video Festival Best Ballad Performance "My Love" Nominated
2001 Golden Disc Awards Bonsang (Main Award) "Reason to Wait" Won [34]
KBS Music Festival Top 10 Singers Won
Seoul Music Awards Bonsang (Main Award) Won
2002 Mnet Music Video Festival Best Ballad Performance "Sad Monologue" Nominated
2014 Mnet Asian Music Awards Best Male Artist Nominated
2015 Mnet Asian Music Awards Best Vocal Performance "Love Again" Nominated
Seoul Music Awards Performance Award Won
2016 Melon Music Awards Best Ballad Award "The Love I Committed" Won
2017 Golden Disc Awards Digital Bonsang (Main Award) Won [34]

Music show wins

Inkigayo

Year Date Song
1998 May 17 "Be a Star"
May 24
1999 May 2 "Love Affair"
2000 March 26 "My Lover"
April 2
2001 January 21 "You're Like Me"
January 28
September 23 "Reason to Wait"
September 30
2002 June 23 "Sad Monologue"
June 30
July 7
2003 July 20 "A Glass of Soju"
2015 October 11 "Love Again"
2016 September 18 "The Love That I Committed"
2018 October 7 "There Has Never Been A Day I Haven't Loved You"

Music Bank

Year Date Song
1998 July 9 "Dance with the Wolf"
July 16
2000 March 16 "My Love"
March 23
March 30
April 6
2001 January 11 "You're Like Me"
January 18
January 25
2015 October 9 "Love Again"
2016 September 16 "The Love That I Committed"
September 23

Show Champion

Year Date Song
2016 September 28 "The Love That I Committed"

Show! Music Core

Year Date Song
2018 October 6 "There Has Never Been A Day I Haven't Loved You"

Notes

  • ^ The April 2002 and May 2002 charts are not available online. The peak chart position is from June 2002.
  • ^ The June 2003 chart is not available online. The peak chart position is from the cumulative chart for the first half of 2003.

References

  1. ↑ "Lim Chang-Jung (임창정)". Korea Tourism Organization. Retrieved 2012-11-19.
  2. ↑ "임창정". Daum Encyclopedia (in Korean). Retrieved 2018-08-24.
  3. ↑ Kim, Yeong-jin (2018-09-27). "임창정, '하루도 그대를 사랑하지 않은 적이 없었다' 퍼펙트 올킬 달성". Asia Today (in Korean). Retrieved 2018-09-27.
  4. ↑ Hong, Dam-young (2017-10-24). "Veteran balladeer Im Chang-jung returns with heart-wrenching EP". The Korea Herald. Retrieved 2018-08-26.
  5. ↑ Ryu, Jeong-hyun (2010-12-10). "Celebrities say age-gap makes no difference in planning marriage". The Korea Herald. Retrieved 2018-08-24.
  6. ↑ "Singer Im Chang-jung Files for Divorce". The Chosun Ilbo. 2013-04-04. Retrieved 2018-08-24.
  7. ↑ "베트남 푸꿕 찾은 임창정·장동건·고소영". JoongAng Ilbo (in Korean). 2017-12-28. Retrieved 2018-08-24.
  8. ↑ "Actress Uhm Ji Won apologizes to Im Chang Jung for slapping him". Allkpop. 6 November 2010. Retrieved 2012-11-19.
  9. ↑ Lee, Ji-hye (1 April 2011). "Actor Lim Chang-jung's Movie Picks". 10Asia. Retrieved 2012-11-19.
  10. ↑ Cho, Jae-eun (24 August 2012). "Thriller with brains: Traffickers tackles human organ market". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved 2012-11-19.
  11. ↑ Won, Ho-jung (27 August 2015). "Herald Interview: Im Chang-jung shows no signs of slowing down". The Korea Herald. Retrieved 2015-08-28.
  12. ↑ "Im Chang-jung To Star In First Drama In 21 Years". KBS World. 8 November 2011. Retrieved 2012-11-19.
  13. ↑ Kim, Jessica (8 November 2011). "Lim Chang-jung to play 1st-ever drama leading role". 10Asia. Retrieved 2012-11-19.
  14. ↑ "All That Star: Lim Chang-jung, all-around entertainer met his 2nd heyday with a new album and the musical Laundry". Arirang News. Retrieved 2012-11-19.
  15. ↑ "Events Calendar". The Korea Herald. 6 June 2009. Retrieved 2012-11-23.
  16. ↑ "Im Chang Jung signs with Wellmade StarM". Allkpop. 1 February 2011. Retrieved 2012-11-19.
  17. ↑ "K-pop Album Sales Volume" (in Korean). Recording Industry Association of Korea. Archived from the original on 2009-02-19. Retrieved 2018-08-24.
    • "Become A Star charting". Archived from the original on 2001-09-23.
    • "Story Of..." charting". Archived from the original on 2009-02-28.
    • "White charting". Archived from the original on 2008-12-27.
    • "www.love.7th charting". Archived from the original on 2018-07-07.
    • "Different Color charting". Archived from the original on 2018-05-17.
    • "C.J.2002 charting". Archived from the original on 2006-02-21.
    • "Bye charting". Archived from the original on 2005-03-06.
    • "Return To My World charting".
  18. 1 2 "Gaon Album Chart" (in Korean). Gaon Music Chart. Retrieved 2018-08-24.
    Studio albums:
    • "Ordinary Song, Ordinary Melody charting".
    • "I'm charting".

    Extended plays:
    • "Best Man charting".
    • "Love Again charting".
    • "Do You Know That Person? charting".
  19. ↑ "March to August 1998 Total Record Sales". Recording Industry Association of Korea. Archived from the original on 2001-09-23. Retrieved 2018-08-24.
  20. ↑ "July 1999 K-pop Album Sales Volume". Recording Industry Association of Korea. Archived from the original on 2006-02-18. Retrieved 2018-08-24.
  21. ↑ "2000 K-pop Album Sales Volume". Recording Industry Association of Korea. Archived from the original on 2009-02-28. Retrieved 2018-08-24.
  22. ↑ "February 2001 K-pop Album Sales Volume". Recording Industry Association of Korea. Archived from the original on 2009-03-08. Retrieved 2018-08-24.
  23. ↑ "2001 K-pop Album Sales Volume". Recording Industry Association of Korea. Archived from the original on 2009-02-28. Retrieved 2018-08-24.
  24. ↑ "July 2002 K-pop Album Sales Volume". Recording Industry Association of Korea. Archived from the original on 2008-11-12. Retrieved 2018-08-24.
  25. ↑ "First Half of 2003 K-pop Album Sales Volume". Recording Industry Association of Korea. Archived from the original on 2005-03-06. Retrieved 2018-08-24.
  26. ↑ "May 2014 Album Chart" (in Korean). Gaon Music Chart. Retrieved 2018-08-24.
  27. ↑ "October 2016 Album Chart" (in Korean). Gaon Music Chart. Retrieved 2018-08-24.
  28. ↑ "November 2014 Album Chart" (in Korean). Gaon Music Chart. Retrieved 2018-10-02.
  29. ↑ "October 2015 Album Chart" (in Korean). Gaon Music Chart. Retrieved 2018-10-02.
  30. ↑ "October 2017 Album Chart" (in Korean). Gaon Music Chart. Retrieved 2018-10-02.
  31. ↑ Gwon, Gi-tae (1997-10-04). "[대종상 시상] 「접속」 작품상등 ６개부문 석권". DongA Ilbo (in Korean). Retrieved 2018-09-28.
  32. ↑ "<로드무비> 등 대종상 9개부문 진출". Cine21 (in Korean). 2003-06-09. Retrieved 2018-09-28.
  33. ↑ "대종상 남우주연상 트로피는 누구 품에? ‥ '추격자' 김윤석 vs 하정우". The Korea Economic Daily (in Korean). 2008-06-27. Retrieved 2018-09-28.
  34. 1 2 3 "역대수상자" [Past Winners]. Golden Disc Awards (in Korean). Retrieved 2018-09-28.
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