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Yang Dong-geun
South Korean actor and hip-hop artist (born 1979)
This article is about the actor. For the basketball player, see Yang Dong-geun (basketball).
In this Korean name, the family name is Yang.
Yang Dong-geun (Korean: 양동근; born June 1, 1979), also known as YDG, is a South Korean actor and rapper. He started his career as a child actor, drawing attention for his roles in the television shows Seoul Ttukbaegi (1990) and Hyung (1991).[3] He began releasing music as a rapper in 2001, establishing himself as a star of Korean hip-hop.[3] Yang continued acting, gaining popularity for his roles in the television shows New Nonstop (2002) and Ruler of Your Own World (2002).[4] He is best known outside of South Korea for playing Park Yong-sik in the second season of Squid Game (2024).[5]
Career
[edit]His comeback project after being discharged from the military was in film Grand Prix with Kim Tae-hee. He was cast as male lead Lee Woo-suk after Lee Joon-gi had to pull out when the Military Manpower Administration declined his application to postpone enlistment for military service.[6][7]
On October 18 to November 23, 2008, he acted in the musical Mine with Kangta. It is about the t
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Ma Dong-seok
American actor (born 1971)
"Don Lee (actor)" redirects here. For other people of that name, see Don Lee.
In this Korean name, the family name is Lee. In the stage name or pen-name, the surname is Ma.
Lee Dong-seok (Korean: 이동석; born March 1, 1971), better known by the stage namesMa Dong-seok (마동석) and Don Lee, is an American[1] actor and film producer based in South Korea. With his breakout performance in Train to Busan (2016) and subsequent leading roles, he has become one of the most successful actors from South Korea. He was Gallup Korea's Film Actor of the Year in 2018 and in 2023.[2]
Early life
[edit]Ma was born in South Korea. He had South Korean citizenship until 1989 (when he was aged 19), after which he forfeited his South Korean citizenship and became an American citizen. He returned to South Korea at age 30 and began acting.[1]
Career
[edit]Ma rose to fame for his supporting roles in the films The Neighbor, Nameless Gangster: Rules of the Time, and The Unjust.[3] He then played leading roles in Norigae, Murderer, and One on One.[4][5]
Ma's role in the zombie film Train to Busan propelled him to international popularity.[6] His subsequent