SEOUL, Nov. 26 (Korea Bizwire) – Actor Jung Woo-sung (51) has made headlines following the revelation that he is the father of a son born out of wedlock to model Moon Ga-bi (35). Despite the child’s birth, the two were not in a relationship, and reports suggest that Moon sought marriage, which Jung firmly opposed, igniting [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 24 (Korea Bizwire) — Actor Jung Woo-sung has been confirmed as the father of model Moon Ga-bi’s son, the actor’s agency said Sunday. “The baby Moon revealed on her social media is Jung Woo-sung’s son,” it said, adding the two “are discussing the best way to raise the child.” While the actor intends [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 29 (Korea Bizwire) — Hyun Bin and Jung Woo-sung have been cast in a new Disney+ series set for release next year, where they will play rival roles, the global streaming service said Thursday. The series, titled “Made in Korea,” is a political drama set in 1970s Korea, featuring Hyun Bin as the [...]
SEOUL, July 22 (Korea Bizwire) – Actor Jung Woo-sung has stepped down from his position as a goodwill ambassador for the United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR) after nine years, his agency said Monday. Jung resigned from the position on July 3, according to Artist Company. He did not publicly disclose a reason for his departure, [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 17 (Korea Bizwire) — Actor Jung Woo-sung will star in a new romantic TV series slated for next month, Genie TV said Tuesday. The A-lister will star as painter Cha Jin-woo, who suffers from a hearing impairment and goes through a dramatic change in his otherwise lonely life after meeting aspiring actor Jung [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 20 (Korea Bizwire) — For the 6 million Ukrainian refugees who fled their homes unarmed and nearly bare-handed since the Russian invasion, “long-lasting” attention from the international community can serve as their own sort of “weapon” to help end the war, a well-known South Korean star actor said. Jung Woo-sung, a longtime goodwill [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 8 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean actor Jung Woo-sung has donated 100 million won (US$85,740) to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) Korea to provide humanitarian aid to people in war-torn Afghanistan, officials said Wednesday. According to the South Korean office of the U.N. refugee agency, Jung, the goodwill ambassador for [...]
JEJU, Jun. 27 (Korea Bizwire) — As the national debate over the hundreds of Yemeni refugees arriving in Jeju heats up, the U.N. refugee agency’s goodwill ambassador, actor Jung Woo-sung, has said he was willing to voice his opinion “if necessary.” Jung, as a participant at the 13th Jeju Foum for Peace and Prosperity held [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 24 (Korea Bizwire) - South Korean actor Jung Woo-sung plans to meet Syrian refugees in Lebanon as part of efforts to enhance public awareness of the humanitarian crisis, a U.N. agency said Wednesday. Jung has worked as a “goodwill ambassador” for the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) since 2014. He will meet [...]
SEOUL, Dec 17 (Korea Bizwire) – Actor Jung Woo-sung says he’s never thought of becoming a producer — though that’s exactly the role he played, in addition to the male lead, for the upcoming indie film “Don’t Forget Me.” “I wanted to protect the director’s original ideas,” he told reporters at a theater in southern [...]