Seung-heon Song Net Worth

Seung-heon Song is a South Korean actor, model, and singer who was born in Seoul in 1976. He began his career as a model in 1995 and started acting in sitcoms and TV dramas in 1996. He is best known for his roles in Korean dramas such as East of Eden, Autumn in My Heart, and Summer Scent. In 2004, he appeared in two films, but neither was successful. In late 2004, it was revealed that he had illegally avoided his compulsory military service by taking a drug that made him fail the military's health test. He was forced to serve the army for two years and was discharged in 2006. In 2009, he created his own management company, Storm S, which also manages actresses Lee Young Ae and Kim Jung Eun.
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Age, Biography and Wiki

Who is it? Actor, Soundtrack
Birth Day October 05, 1976
Birth Place  Seoul, Korea, Korea
Age 46 YEARS OLD
Birth Sign Scorpio
Education Hankyong National University (B.A. Business) Kyonggi University (B.A. Multimedia Arts)
Occupation Actor
Years active 1995–present
Agent Better ENT
Hangul 송승헌
Hanja 宋承憲
Revised Romanization Song Seung-heon
McCune–Reischauer Song Sŭnghŏn

💰 Net worth: $12 Million (2024)

Seung-heon Song, a prominent actor and soundtrack artist in Korea, is projected to have a net worth of $12 Million by 2024. With his exceptional skills and talent, Song has captivated audiences with his remarkable performances on the big screen and his contributions to various soundtracks. Known for his versatility, he has effortlessly portrayed a wide range of characters, earning him widespread acclaim and popularity. From critically acclaimed films to successful TV dramas, Seung-heon Song has firmly established himself as one of Korea's most sought-after actors, leading to his impressive financial success.

Biography/Timeline

1995

Song Seung-heon began his career in 1995 as a model for the jeans brand STORM, and first became known to viewers in the popular sitcom Three Guys, Three Girls in 1996. The following year he debuted as an actor. His feature film debut came in 1999 in the film Calla co-starring Kim Hee-sun.

2000

True stardom came to Song in late 2000, with the broadcast of the hugely popular TV drama Autumn in My Heart. The romantic melodrama series was a ratings success, pioneering a trend in Korean melodramatic series and launching a fever that is commonly referred to as the "Korean Wave" and leading to Song becoming a Hallyu star. Since then he has been actively recruited for film roles and advertisements in Japan, Hong Kong and other Asian countries.

2002

In 2002, Song starred in the action comedy Make It Big by Director Cho Ui-seok, and also in the Hong Kong film So Close with actresses Karen Mok, Shu Qi and Zhao Wei.

2003

Song further solidified his status as a Hallyu (Korean Wave) star in 2003 with Summer Scent, co-starring Son Ye-jin. The series is the third "season-themed" Yoon Seok-ho TV drama after Autumn in My Heart and Winter Sonata, but did not become as popular as the ones that preceded it.

2004

In 2004, Song appeared in two films, but neither was a success: Ice Rain, shot in the Canadian Rockies, failed to enthuse viewers with its mixture of mountaineering and melodrama, while He Was Cool, based on an internet novel by Guiyeoni, was unable to compete with Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban and other films from the 2004 summer season.

2006

Meanwhile, in late 2004, just as he was getting ready to start shooting another high-profile TV drama Sad Love Story, it was revealed that the actor had illegally avoided his compulsory military Service by submitting tainted urine samples that suggested he was suffering from certain illnesses and was thus unfit for the army. Amidst the press coverage and scandal this aroused, Song agreed to immediately serve his two-year term in the military. Song was discharged on November 15, 2006 with the rank of Corporal, to much fanfare and media attention. For a time he kept a low profile, trying to gauge public opinion on his return to the entertainment world.

2008

His 30-minute short film Lucid Dreaming, helmed by Director Chang of 2008 feature Death Bell, was shot particularly for his fans in China and Japan and released on DVD in early 2012.

2009

In 2009 he founded his own management agency, Storm S Company (later renamed Better ENT, now majority-owned by KOSDAQ-listed Signal Entertainment Group). It currently manages actors Kim Min-jung, Chae Jung-an and Goo Jae-yi. Song also owns the Sinsa-dong branch of Italian restaurant chain Blacksmith, launched by Caffe Bene.

2010

His popularity in Japan continued, and in 2010 he starred in Ghost remake Ghost: In Your Arms Again with Matsushima Nanako.

2011

In 2011, Song was named PR ambassador for cultural sharing by the Korea Foundation. His role was to promote Korean language, food and other cultural heritages overseas. In 2015, he was named as a promotional ambassador for the National Tax Service.

2012

Based on the original comic by Motoka Murakami and previously dramatized in Japan, in 2012's Dr. Jin Song played the titular smart and cold-hearted surgeon who takes a journey back through time to the late 19th century Joseon Dynasty (1392-1910). He then played a cold-hearted loan shark and gangster who morphs into a successful businessman for his love in 2013 melodrama When a Man Falls in Love.

2014

In 2014, Song starred in Kim Dae-woo's erotic period film Obsessed. Set in 1969 at the end of the Vietnam War, he played a high-ranking officer suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder who falls into an obsessive love affair with his subordinate's wife.

2015

In 2015, he starred in the Chinese romantic melodrama The Third Way of Love, followed by family comedy Wonderful Nightmare. Song was next cast as a fighter pilot in his second Chinese project, World War II film The Bombing. He is also set to star in the film Man of Will, portraying a cruel and cold-hearted prison Director.

2017

Back on the Korean screen in 2017, Song starred opposite Lee Young-ae in period drama Saimdang, Memoir of Colors, about the Joseon Artist and calligrapher Shin Saimdang; Song played a fictional character, an aristocrat and Painter who has loved the heroine since childhood. The same year, he was cast in the fantasy thriller drama Black alongside Go Ara, playing the role of a grim reaper.

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