Song Kang-ho Family Tree: The Story Behind Korean Cinema's Defining Actor

Song Kang-ho, born 17 January 1967 in Gimhae, South Gyeongsang, South Korea, is Korean cinema's most-decorated actor — Joint Security Area (2000), Memories of Murder (2003), The Host (2006), Thirst (2009), Snowpiercer (2013), The Throne (2015), Parasite (2019 — Cannes Palme d'Or; Best Picture Oscar), Broker (2022 — Cannes Best Actor).

The Family's Roots: A Gimhae Family

The Song family is from Gimhae, South Gyeongsang, South Korea.

His Wife: Hwang Hye-Ji

Hwang Hye-Ji — homemaker. Married Song Kang-ho in 1995.

Their Children

Son: born late 1990s.

Daughter: born early 2000s.

The Song Family Tree at a Glance

Father: Mr. Song — Gimhae.

Mother: Mrs. Song.

Wife: Hwang Hye-Ji (m. 1995).

Children: 1 son, 1 daughter.

Son Kang-ho (the actor's son): Song Joon-pyung — actor (Hwagaedang 2024).

Song Kang-ho:

  • Born 17 January 1967, Gimhae
  • Kim Hae University Business
  • Theatre actor with Mangwondong Yeon-uk troupe
  • Film debut: The Day a Pig Fell into the Well (1996)
  • Major films: Number 3 (1997), The Quiet Family (1998), Shiri (1999), Joint Security Area (2000), Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance (2002), Memories of Murder (2003), The Host (2006), Thirst (2009), Secret Reunion (2010), The Attorney (2013), Snowpiercer (2013), The Age of Shadows (2016), A Taxi Driver (2017), Parasite (2019), Emergency Declaration (2021), Broker (2022 — Cannes Best Actor), Cobweb (2023)
  • 6 Bong Joon-ho collaborations
  • 7 Park Chan-wook collaborations
  • Cannes Best Actor: 2022 (Broker) — first Korean actor

What the Song Family Story Teaches Us

A Gimhae family. A wife of 30 years. Two children, including an actor son. A career that produced Cannes' Palme d'Or-winning Parasite and Cannes' Best Actor for Broker.

For every family — large or small, famous or otherwise — the Song Kang-ho story carries the same lesson. Some careers redefine a country's cinema globally.

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