Jang Eui-soo
장의수
Jang Eui-soo in September 2020.
Born (1990-01-22) January 22, 1990
Seoul, South Korea
Alma materKyungmoon College
Occupations
  • Model
  • actor
Years active2008–present
Agent
  • Elrise Entertainment
Height1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Korean name
Hangul
Hanja
Revised RomanizationJang Uisu
McCune–ReischauerChang Ŭisu

Jang Eui-soo (Korean: 장의수, born January 22, 1990) is a South Korean model and actor. He gained widespread popularity after starring in the BL drama Where Your Eyes Linger (2020).[1]

Early life and education

Jang Eui-soo was born on January 22, 1990, in Seoul, South Korea. He studied in Department of Model Acting at Kyungmoon College.

Career

Jang began his career as a model in 2008. He has attracted attention by working on various runways that had been walked on. Since then, he has made his face known to the public through various advertisements and music videos.[2] Then he was discovered by the agent and signed with Elrise Entertainment (이엘 라이즈).[3]

Jang made his acting debut in 2012, appearing in the drama series A Gentleman's Dignity. He followed up with his movie bow, in the 2015 film Northern Limit Line. He then starred in the film The Beauty Inside where he played one of Woo Jin's transformations. He was modeled for the Seoul Fashion Week (서울 패션 위크) in 2015, as well as for the SS14 Seoul Fashion Week. He has also participated in photo shoots for BNT International in March, 2015.[4]

In 2018, he played supporting role as a martial arts fighter in hit dramas Bad Papa. In 2019, he starred in the fantasy rom-com drama He Is Psychometric where he played a young investigator.[5][6] In the same year, he played his first leading role in the romance drama Jal Pa Gin Love.[1]

In 2020, Jang rose to prominence for playing Kang-gook in the Korea's first BL drama[1] Where Your Eyes Linger alongside Han Gi-chan. Jang received acclaim for his performance and experienced a surge in popularity.[7][8]

Discography

Singles

As lead artist

Year Song title Album
2021 "안녕 나야" (Hello baby) My Sweet Dear OST Part 2

Filmography

Television series

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2012 A Gentleman's Dignity
2018 Dokgo Rewind
Bad Papa Sang Cheol
2019 He Is Psychometric Lee Seung-yong [9]
Jal Pa Gin Love Shi Ran-ho Main role
2020 Memorist Park Sung-beom
Where Your Eyes Linger Kang-gook Main role [10]
Kiss Goblin Exorcist
Mr. Heart University track team member
Tell Me You've Changed Seok-jin Main role
2021 Oh My LadyLord Park Gun-ho Support role [11]
Scripting Your Destiny Kim Cheol-su Episode 8, Episode 9
Nobleman Ryu's Wedding Kim Tae-hyung
Next Door Witch J Lee Tae-kyung [12]
My Sweet Dear Choi Jung-woo Main role [13]
2023 Bad Memory Eraser Nam Jin [14]

Film

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2015 Northern Limit Line Kim Myeon-soo
The Beauty Inside Woo-jin #106 Minor role
2020 Some Relationship
Dragon Inn Part 1: The City of Sadness Seung-jin
2021 The Dragon Inn Part 2: The Night of The Gods Seung-jin

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Meet the cast of Where Your Eyes Linger, Korea's first LGBTQ+ drama". South China Morning Post. 4 June 2020.
  2. ↑ "'인생술집' 장의수, 노력은 배신하지 않는다 [인터뷰]". TV Daily (in Korean). 4 August 2017. Archived from the original on 20 December 2021. Retrieved 4 July 2020.
  3. ↑ "장의수". www.el-rise.com (in Korean).
  4. ↑ "Jang Eui Soo, From Long-Haired Man To Charming Boy". Yahoo! News. 6 March 2015.
  5. ↑ "[Orion's Daily Ramblings] Jinyoung, Shin Ye-eun and More Join TvN's "He Is Psychometric"". HanCinema. 10 December 2018.
  6. ↑ "Dasom, Kim Kwon, And More To Join GOT7's Jinyoung And Shin Ye Eun In New Drama". Soompi. 10 December 2018.
  7. ↑ Hudson, Nikki (29 June 2020). "'Where Your Eyes Linger': The next drama you absolutely must see". Film Daily.
  8. ↑ ""김수현+@…?" 국내 최초 게이 드라마 찍은 남자 정체 (사진)". 위키트리 (in Korean). 28 June 2020.
  9. ↑ Lee, Min-ji (December 10, 2018). "'사이코메트리 그녀석' 김다솜→장의수, 신선한 라인업 완성(공식)". Newsen (in Korean). Retrieved October 8, 2021.
  10. ↑ Kim, Yu-jin (April 21, 2020). "장의수, 웹드라마 '너의 시선이 머무는 곳에' 출연 확정…경호원役 [공식입장]". Xports News (in Korean). Retrieved October 8, 2021.
  11. ↑ Kim, Soo-jin (March 11, 2021). "장의수, MBC 나나 이민기와 '오! 주인님' 출연 [공식]". Star News (in Korean). Retrieved October 8, 2021.
  12. ↑ Lee, Min-ji (October 7, 2020). "웹드라마 '옆집 마녀 제이' 박지연-이태선 캐스팅 확정(공식)". Newsen (in Korean). Retrieved October 8, 2021.
  13. ↑ Ha, Soo-na (September 27, 2021). "'마이스윗디어' 장의수X이찬형 '눈 맞춤' 메인 포스터 공개". TV Report. Retrieved October 8, 2021.
  14. ↑ Kang, Nae-ri (January 26, 2022). "[단독] 장의수, '나쁜 기억 지우개' 캐스팅...김재중·진세연과 호흡" [[Exclusive] Jang Eui-soo, casting for 'Bad Memory Eraser'...Breathing with Kim Jae-joong and Jin Se-yeon] (in Korean). YTN. Retrieved July 30, 2023 – via Naver.
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