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Go Kyung-pyo
South Korean actor (born 1990) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Go Kyung-pyo (Korean: 고경표; born June 11, 1990) is a South Korean actor and entertainer. He gained recognition for his roles in the television series Reply 1988 (2015–16) and Don't Dare to Dream (2016), for which he won the New Star Award at the SBS Drama Awards. He also nominated for his role in Chicago Typewriter (2017). In film, he received a nomination for Best Supporting Actor and won the Popular Star Award at the Blue Dragon Film Awards for his role in Park Chan-wook's Decision to Leave (2022).
Go started his career in television drama in 2010. He then became a cast member of the live sketch comedy show Saturday Night Live Korea for its first three seasons (2011–2012). He has since transitioned into leading roles with series such as Strongest Deliveryman (2017), Cross (2018), and Love in Contract (2022).
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Go Kyung-pyo was born in 1990 in Incheon, South Korea. He has a family that includes his parents and an older sister.[3] His name uses the characters 'Gyeong' (庚) and 'Pyo' (杓). His parents run a makguksu (buckwheat noodle) restaurant in Incheon. He attended all-boys middle and high schools. In his second year of middle school, he was scouted on the street but did not debut at that time. Instead, he began attending an acting academy in his second year of high school.[2][4]
He passed an audition for YG Entertainment and trained as an actor for about a year and a half while enrolled in the Film Department at Konkuk University. However, he left the agency when the film he was set to star in, 70 Days (tentatively titled Into the Fire), was canceled.[5]
While attending the Film Department at Konkuk University, he enjoyed making short films with his classmates. The most memorable of these was Good Kyung-soo, a film that won the Best Actor award at the Konkuk University Film Festival. This award had only been given to seniors from the first and second cohorts, so receiving it as a member of the sixth cohort made Go happy. The story revolves around a male student who has a crush on a girl with a bad reputation, and after spending a night with her, he comes to realize that the rumors were indeed true.[2]
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2010–2014: Beginnings and SNL Korea
Go Kyung-pyo initially planned to join the military but postponed it after passing an open audition for a drama. He portrayed Bong Il-tae in the drama Jungle Fish 2 (KBS, 2010), marking his debut as an actor while studying in the Film Department at Konkuk University.[5][6]
Starting in 2011, he became a cast member of the live sketch comedy show Saturday Night Live Korea for its first three seasons.[7][8][9][10] He then featured in the sitcom Standby (2012).[11]
His role as the clumsy student teacher Go Byeong-sin in the "Escape" segment of the film Horror Stories 2 (2013) caught the attention of director Kim Byung-wook, leading to a leading role in Potato Star 2013QR3 (2013). He gained recognition for his friendly image and resemblance to Olaf.[6]
Since then, he has featured in the dramas My Cute Guys (2013) and Naeil's Cantabile (2014).[12][13]
2015–2018: Rising popularity and leading roles
Go gained wider recognition with his roles in Reply 1988 (2015) as Sung Sun-woo.[14][15] In January, Go and the rest of the casts and crews went to vacation in Phuket, Thailand, which was organized by the Reply 1988 production crew as a reward for the success of the drama. There, Go and other three boys were "kidnapped" by director Na Young-seok. He brought them to Namibia in southern Africa for his Travel show over flower spin-off. The boys were in Africa for 10 days and went to popular destinations such as Victoria Park and Dune 45.[16] In February 2016, Go featured in tvN's travel program Youth Over Flowers: Africa.[17]
In the following year, Go starred in Don't Dare to Dream (2016).[18] The story follows weather caster Pyo Na-ri (Gong Hyo-jin) and news anchor Lee Hwa-shin (Jo Jung-suk), who have been long-time colleagues at SBC broadcasting station. Three years ago, Na-ri developed feelings for Hwa-shin, but everything takes a turn when she encounters the impeccably charming Go Jung-won (Go Kyung-pyo), a wealthy heir and a close friend of Hwa-shin. He received the "New Star Award" at the 2016 SBS Drama Awards for his role.[19]
In 2017, Go starred in tvN's fantasy-romance drama Chicago Typewriter alongside Yoo Ah-in and Im Soo-jung.[20] The same year, he was cast in his first leading role in KBS's drama Strongest Deliveryman alongside Chae Soo-bin.[21] He then starred in medical thriller drama Cross which premiered in January 2018.[22][23]
2020–present: Post-military enlistment roles and accolades
After a two-year hiatus, Go made his comeback in the 2020 JTBC drama Private Lives as an imposter.[24] In 2021, Go made cameo appearances in the tvN Drama My Roommate Is a Gumiho[25] and Netflix series D.P.[26]
2022 was a busy year for Go. Go appeared in Park Chan-wook's mystery film Decision to Leave[27] as Soo-wan. In April 2022, Decision to Leave was selected to compete for the Palme d'Or at the 2022 Cannes Film Festival,[28] where Park Chan-wook won Best Director.[29] His portrayal earned him a nomination for Best Supporting Actor at the 43rd Blue Dragon Film Awards, and he also won the Chung Jung-won Popular Star Award.[30][31]
In the same year, Go starred in Park Gyu-tae's comedy film 6/45[32] alongside Lee Yi-kyung, Eum Moon-suk, Park Se-wan and Kwak Dong-yeon. The film depicts an encounter between South and North Korean soldiers over the 5.7 billion won lottery that fled the Military Demarcation Line because of the wind.[33] It was released on August 24, 2022.[34][35] Go also starred in film Seoul Vibe.[36] It was released on Netflix on August 26, 2022.[37] Go then appeared as main lead in Love in Contract, a television series starring Park Min-young, and Kim Jae-young. It aired on tvN from September 21 to November 10, 2022, every Wednesday and Thursday at 22:30 (KST).[38][39] His next work was Takashi Miike's OTT Series Connect starring Jung Hae-in, and Kim Hye-jun. Based on a webtoon of the same name, the series depicts a mysterious story that occurs when a man who has been deprived of a part of his body by organ hunters, connects with a person who has received an organ transplant.[40] It premiered on Disney+ on December 7, 2022.[41][42]
In 2024, Go cast as male lead in television series Frankly Speaking, opposite female lead Kang Han-na. It is scheduled to premiere on JTBC on May 1, 2024, and air every Wednesday and Thursday at 20:50 (KST).[43] It also available for streaming on Netflix in selected regions.[44]
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Personal life
Military service
Go enlisted for his mandatory military service on May 21, 2018.[45][46][47][48] He was discharged on January 15, 2020.[49]
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