Han Ji-sang
Born (1982-07-25) July 25, 1982
Seoul, South Korea
OccupationActor
Years active2003–present
AgentCJes Entertainment
Korean name
Hangul
Revised RomanizationHan Ji-sang
McCune–ReischauerHan Chi-sang

Han Ji-sang (born July 25, 1982) is a South Korean actor. Han debuted as a stage actor in the musical Grease.

Han Ji Sang is also one of the top 5 most wanted actors in musicals.[1]

On July 25, 2014, Han successfully held his concert Han Ji Sang Premium Concert in Tokyo at Tokyo Hall in Tokyo, Japan.[2]

In 2019 Han Ji Sang was cast as the voice of "Jack" for Disney's Marry Poppins Returns, the actor sang several songs for the movie including "Lovely London Sky" and the biggest musical sequence in the movie "Trip a little light fantastic".[3]

Early life

Han was born in Seoul. One month after his birth, his family suddenly left for France. He was in Paris until 4-years old and attended Kindergarten there. Then he was fluent in French but could not remember any of it now.[4]

Jisang's family resided in New York City for two years where he attended elementary school before returning to Korea.

According to Jisang he suffered from Dyslexia and Obsessive Compulsive Disorder but was an honor student with good grades and served as the vice president of his class.[5]

Theater

Year Title Role
2003Grease
2009Don JuanRaphael
AssassinsSamuel Byck
2013Next to NormalGabe
Jesus Christ SuperstarJudas Iscariot
The Scarlet Pimpernel[6]Percy Blakeney
Bonnie & Clyde[7]Clyde Barrow
RedKen
2014Murder BalladTom
FrankensteinHenry/monster
The DevilX
2015Jesus Christ SuperstarJudas Iscariot
FrankensteinHenry/Monster
2017Death Note: The MusicalLight Yagami
NapoleonNapoleon
2018AmadeusSalieri
FrankensteinHenry/Monster
Sand Glass
A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder
2019BenhurBenhur
King ArthurArthur
A Better TomorrowJa Geol
2022Musical MM

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role
2015Three Summer NightsChief of criminal investigation (cameo)
2017Blue BuskingMin-woo

Television series

Year Title Role Network
2014Rosy LoversPark Kang-taeMBC
2016Working Mom Parenting DaddyCha Il-mok
2018Welcome to WaikikiTae-hyun (cameo, ep. 2 & 3)JTBC
2019HaechiDo Ji-kwangSBS
Catch the GhostKo Do NamtvN
2022Unlock My BossChoi Seong-jun[8]ENA

Entertainment

Year Title Role Episode(s) Network
2014–2015Immortal Songs: Singing the LegendContestant157, 183, 184, 213, 227KBS
2020Double CastingJudgetvN

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Nominated work Result
20126th Daegu International Musical Festival[9]Best ActorWon
2013Seoul Musical Festival[9]Yegreen Award for Best ActorWon
20193rd Korea Musical Awards[9]Best Supporting ActorGentleman's GuideWon

References

  1. ↑ Lee, Claire (2 January 2014). "From Judas to Clyde to Ken: Han Ji-sang evolves". The Korea Herald. Retrieved 2016-03-31.
  2. ↑ Ahn, Woorim (31 July 2015). "Han Ji Sang Successfully Held His Concert in Japan". BNTNews. Retrieved 2016-03-31.
  3. ↑ Jang, DoYun (17 January 2019). "Jung Sun Ah and Han Ji Sang Participate in the musical movie Marry Poppins Returns". Naver. Retrieved 2020-04-25.
  4. ↑ "Showbiz Korea-ACTOR HAN JI-SANG 배우 한지상". YouTube. 19 October 2014. Retrieved 2016-03-31.
  5. ↑ "Han Ji Sang's childhood ,family story and the reason of his dyslexia". Tistory. 31 January 2016. Retrieved 2020-09-22.
  6. ↑ Kwon, Mee-yoo (12 July 2013). "Theatergoers all for revolution, love and music". The Korea Times. Retrieved 2015-09-08.
  7. ↑ Kwon, Mee-yoo (20 August 2013). "Buzz picks up for Bonnie and Clyde". The Korea Times. Retrieved 2015-09-08.
  8. ↑ Hwang Su-yeon (December 23, 2022). "'사장님을 잠금해제' 한지상, 베테랑 형사로 강렬한 첫 등장" (in Korean). Xports News. Retrieved December 23, 2022 – via Naver.
  9. 1 2 3 "Perseverant, but naive actor, Han Ji Sang". CultureM Magazine. 23 April 2014. Retrieved 2016-03-31.
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