Park Sung-kwang (born August 15, 1981) is a comedian, film director,[1][2] and rapper in the band Brave Guys [ko].[3] He currently performs in KBS's Gag Concert, where he made his entertainment debut as a comedian in 2007.[4] He has owned a kimchi-business since 2011.[5] He was previously signed under SNS Entertainment.[6] He signed with SM C&C in 2018 and stayed with the agency until 2023.[4][7]

Park Sung-kwang
Born (1981-08-15) August 15, 1981 (age 43)
Nationality South Korea
Years active2007–present
AgentSM C&C (2017–2023)
SpouseLee Sol Yi
Korean name
Hangul
박성광
Hanja
朴聖光
Revised RomanizationBak Seonggwang
McCune–ReischauerPak Sŏnggwang

Education

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Park graduated from Dong-ah Broadcasting College (동아방송대학), majoring in Film Arts.[8]

Debut

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Park debuted on Gag Concert in the skit, 'Concentrate on Debate' (집중토론) as the objector, in 2007. His other known skits include "Park VS Park", where he was the MC, and "Bongsunga School 2008" as Professor Ma and Park Ji-sun's boyfriend. In 2011, he debuted as a director with his short film, "Curse", at the Seoul International Extreme-Short Image and Film Festival.[1]

Filmography

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Films

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Year Title Role Notes
2011 Curse Director[1][2] Short film[9]
2012 Never Ending Story Matchmaking business manager Cameo
Nameless Gangster: Rules of the Time Host/MC
2013 Animals United Billy Korean dub
2017 슬프지 않아서 슬픈 Director[10] Short film
2023 Ungnami Director [11] Comedy film

Television series

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Year Title Network Role Notes
2011 Baby Faced Beauty KBS2 Cameo
Poseidon Kim Dae-sung Supporting role
High Kick: Revenge of the Short Legged MBC Special appearance
2012 Family KBS2 Koong Sang-in Extended cast
2013 Thunderstruck Stationery Tooniverse Himself Supporting role
2016 Ready for Start - Vol. 1 NAVER TV Cast Head of department for Yongbongtang[12] Special appearance
Lucky Romance MBC Cameo
Dr. Romantic SBS Special appearance

Variety shows

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Year Show Network Role Notes
2007–? Gag Concert KBS2 Cast member[13]
2011 Crisis Escape No. 1 Special MC with Jeong Tae-ho [ko] Episode 281
2012 Special MC with Brave Guys members Shin Bo-ra, Yang Soon-il [ko], and Jeong Tae-ho [ko] Episode 340
2015 The Human Condition Cast member Season 3: Urban Farmers
Crisis Escape No. 1 Special MC Episodes 499–500
2016 Battle Trip Contestant with Heo Kyung-hwan Episodes 31–32
2017–2018 Night Goblin JTBC Cast member[14]
2018 Food Diary tvN Cast member[15] Episodes 1–10
2018–2019 Omniscient Interfering View MBC Guest (with segment) Episodes 13–52
2019 My Sibling's Lovers: Family Is Watching E Channel Cast
2019 Hollywood Breakfast tvN Manager[16] Episodes 1–present
Hogu's Romance/ Love Me Actually MBC Cast member[17] Episodes 1–20
2020 Same Bed, Different Dreams 2: You Are My Destiny SBS Cast member Episode 144-present
2021 Gae Winner KBS2 Cast [18]

Discography

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Brave Guys

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Year Title Peak chart
positions
Sales Album
KOR
[19]
2012 Brave Snow White - - Snow White and the Huntsman Korean OST
닥치고 패밀리 (Shut Up Family) 75 KOR (DL): 57,662 Family OST
기다려 그리고 준비해 (Wait And Get Ready) 5 KOR (DL): 980,231 A to Z
I 돈 Care (I Don't Care) (feat. PD Seo Su-min) 2 KOR (DL): 1,347,136
봄 여름 여름 여름 (Spring Summer Summer Summer) 9 KOR (DL): 645,795
멀어진다 (Drift Apart) 57 KOR (DL): 146,867
자꾸만 (Again) 30 KOR (DL): 171,794
할말은 한다 (Say What I Need to Say) - -
Party People - -
흔한 이별 (Typical Breakup) - -
2012 - -
거짓말 (Lie) (feat. Airplane) - -
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.

Maheun Five

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Year Title Peak chart
positions
Sales Album
2019 스물마흔살 (Twenty Forty Years Old) - - -
2020 그댄 뭘 먹고 그렇게 예뻐 (Marry Me [Why You are So Beautiful]) - - -

Awards and nominations

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Year Award Category Nominated work Result
2003 Nate Gag Festival 1st place Won
2004 코엑스 개그페스티벌 3rd place Won
2008 KBS Entertainment Awards[20] Best Newcomer in Comedy - Male Won
2011 Mnet 20's Choice Awards[21] 5th Hot Funniest Guy Won
2012 KBS Entertainment Awards Top Excellence Award, Idea (Corner) Brave Guys Won
2015 23rd Korean Culture and Entertainment Awards[22] Comedian Award Won
2018 18th MBC Entertainment Awards[23] Excellence Award in Variety Omniscient Interfering View Won
Best Couple (with manager, Lim Song) Won
2020 14th SBS Entertainment Awards Best Teamwork Award[24] Same Bed, Different Dreams 2: You Are My Destiny Won

References

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  2. ^ a b 박성광, 단편 '욕' 연출 및 출연 "배우 없어서 내가 직접". Tenasia (in Korean). 3 May 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  3. ^ 용감한 녀석들 첫 무대, 화려한 무대매너 가창렬폭발 ‘눈길’. MEDICALToday (in Korean). 31 March 2012. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  4. ^ a b 개그맨 박성광, 강호동과 한솥밥…SM C&C 전속계약 (in Korean). MBC News. 8 January 2018. Retrieved 26 March 2024.
  5. ^ Lee, Ye-seul (30 December 2011). 개그맨 박성광, 김치 브랜드 론칭해 사업가 변신 (in Korean). Yonhap News Agency. Retrieved 26 March 2024 – via Naver.
  6. ^ [단독] 박성광, SNS엔터테인먼트와 전속계약…'듀엣가요제' 출격. TV Daily (in Korean). 19 January 2016. Archived from the original on 1 January 2018. Retrieved 31 December 2017.
  7. ^ Yang, So-yeong (27 January 2023). 박성광, SM C&C 떠났다...“전속계약 종료”. Maeil Business Newspaper (in Korean). Retrieved 26 March 2024 – via Naver.
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  9. ^ "Extreme-Short Film Festival Opens in Seoul". KBS Global. 29 September 2011. Retrieved 9 September 2018 – via Hancinema.
  10. ^ 박성광 연출작 '슬프지 않아서 슬픈', 메이킹 영상 공개. Tenasia (in Korean). 15 June 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  11. ^ Lee Yu-na (2 August 2021). [단독] '첫 장편 데뷔' 박성광 "외로운 도전 될 것 같다" (인터뷰) [[Exclusive] 'First Feature Debut' Park Seong-gwang "I think it will be a lonely challenge" (interview)]. YTN (in Korean). Naver. Retrieved August 2, 2021.
  12. ^ '질풍기획' 박성광, 깐깐한 광고주로 완벽 변신 "이게 진정한 갑질". Tenasia (in Korean). 25 January 2016. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  13. ^ 개콘 식구들 > 개그콘서트 > 연예오락 > 2TV > KBS. KBS (in Korean). Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  14. ^ [밤도깨비] 밤도깨비 군단. JTBC (in Korean). Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  15. ^ [식량일기] 출연진 소개. tvN (in Korean). Retrieved 25 May 2018.
  16. ^ '할리우드에서 아침을' 배우 박정수, 김보연, 박준금…박성광, 유병재, 붐. The Kookje Daily News. Retrieved 2019-02-04.
  17. ^ ‘호구의 연애’ 허경환→김민규 공식포스터 4종…3월17일 첫방 [공식입장]. Sports Dong-a (in Korean). Retrieved 2019-02-26.
  18. ^ Jung Ji-hyun (27 October 2021). 박성광, KBS 새 코미디 프로그램 '개승자' 도전장…"이번이 마지막" [Park Seong-kwang, KBS' new comedy program 'Gae Winner' challenge... "This is the last time"] (in Korean). My Daily. Retrieved October 27, 2021 – via Naver.
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  24. ^ Son Jin-ah (December 19, 2020). "2020 SBS 연예대상' 팀워크상, '동상이몽2' 오지호-송창의-박성광-전진 부부". MK Sports (in Korean). Retrieved December 20, 2020.
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