My Take
Kwon Sang-woo is one of those rare Korean actors who basically weaponized his looks and raw emotion into a career-defining era — the early-to-mid 2000s Hallyu wave wouldn't have hit half as hard without him. His performance in Stairway to Heaven turned him into a household name across Asia, and even if you think melodrama is a bit much, you have to respect the commitment he brought to every tearful scene. What I find genuinely interesting about him is that he didn't coast on the romantic lead thing forever — he kept pivoting into action and thriller territory with films like 71: Into the Fire and The Accidental Detective series, showing real range. Born in Daejeon and educated at Hannam University, he's a guy who built his stardom through sheer persistence, and that's worth something.
Overview
Kwon Sang-woo (Korean: 권상우; born August 5, 1976) is a South Korean actor, famous for the melodrama series Stairway to Heaven. His other notable credits include the films Once Upon a Time in High School (2004), 71: Into the Fire (2010), The Accidental Detective (2015) and its 2018 sequel, The Divine Move 2: The Wrathful (2019), and Hitman: Agent Jun (2020), as well as the television series Big Thing (2010), Medical To…
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Kwon Sang-woo
- Name (Japanese)
- クォン・サンウ
- Reading
- くぉん・さんう
- Born
- August 5, 1976 (age 49)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Leo / Dragon
- Origin
- Daejeon, South Korea
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- actor / film actor / model / television actor
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Hannam University
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.