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Year | Product |
2001 | 국민(kb) Pass Card, Hang Ten |
2002 | KT Icom GCUV |
2003 | Ibros, Haitai Ice Cafe, Hannam University, Try, K-Fimm/K-merce, KTF-Terminal Relief Service, KTF-Skylife, Biltmore |
2004 | Maru, Hite Prime, Vivaldi Park, Haitai Aminoup, KTF-Good Time Cinema Party, Samsung Anycall, The Face Shop |
2005 | GS e-Store, BangBang, Healthy Vinegar (Japan), F-Cure Shampoo (Japan), Morinaga Milk (Japan) |
2007 | Ocean Blue Hotel Bali |
Awards
Year | Award | Category | Nominated work |
2002 | SBS Drama Awards | New Star Award | We Are Dating Now |
2003 | 39th Baeksang Arts Awards | Best New Actor (Film) | My Tutor Friend |
40th Grand Bell Awards | Best New Actor | ||
20th Korea Best Dresser Swan Awards | Best Dressed, TV actor category | N/A | |
SBS Drama Awards | Netizen Popularity Award | Stairway to Heaven | |
Top 10 Stars | |||
2004 | 2nd Andre KimBest Star Awards | Male Star Award | |
40th Baeksang Arts Awards | Most Popular Actor (Film) | Once Upon a Time in High School | |
41st Grand Bell Awards | Popularity Award | ||
25th Blue Dragon Film Awards | Popular Star Award | ||
2005 | 42nd Savings Day | Presidential Citation | N/A |
The Motion Pictures Association of Korea’s The Year in Film Awards |
Hallyu Star Award | N/A | |
2007 | Andre Kim Best Star Awards | Star Award, Men’s category | N/A |
1st Mnet 20’s Choice Awards | Hot Body | N/A | |
Korea-Japan Culture Awards | Non-Governmental Diplomacy Award | N/A | |
2008 | 44th Baeksang Arts Awards | Most Popular Actor (Film) | Fate |
2009 | 2nd Style Icon Awards | Style Icon, TV actor category | N/A |
2010 | SBS Drama Awards | Top 10 Stars | Daemul |
Top Excellence Award, Actor in a Drama Special | |||
6th Asia Model Festival Awards | Asia Star Award | N/A |
Facts about Kwon Sang-woo

- His hobbies are swimming, weight training, basketball and boxing.
- He fulfilled his millitary service long before became an actor.
- Fans gave him the nickname ‘Mr. Tears’ due to his tear-jerking acting in Stairway to Heaven.
- He is best friends with actor Song Seung-heon.
- He set up the cosmetics brand ‘Natural Tears’ in 2009 and became the owner and CEO of the firm.
- He has maximum shareholding in the Ocean Blue Hotel Bali, and has also opened the cafe Tea’Us in Myeongdong
- He has been active in real estate since 2008.
- His real estate investments are approximately 71 billion won (approximately $63.7 million).
- He is among the 10 wealthiest Korean stars in terms of real estate holdings.
- The drama Mystery Queen marks the reunion between Kwon Sang-woo and Choi Kang-hee in 16 years. Their previous drama was Shinhwa in 2001.
- He sent churros truck to support Choi Ji-woo’s new drama Woman With a Suitcase. They co-starred in drama Stairway to Heaven and Temptation.
Recent Activity

Kwon Sang-woo starred in The Accidental Detective 2 along with Lee Kwang-soo and Sung Dong-il. The film premiered on June 13, 2018, and had a recorded total of more than 3 million moviegoers, and surpassed the box office records of other comedies this year.