Ryu Si-won

This is a Korean name; the family name is Ryu.
Ryu Si-won
Born (1972-10-06) 6 October 1972
South Korea
Occupation Actor, singer, photographer
Agent RS Company (South Korea)
Irving (Japan)
Korean name
Hangul 류시원
Hanja 柳時元
Revised Romanization Ryu Si-won
McCune–Reischauer Ryu Siwŏn

Ryu Si-won (Hangul: 류시원; Hanja: 柳時元; born 6 October 1972) is a South Korean actor and singer. After he made his debut in the KBS drama Feeling in 1994, Ryu pursued a singing career.

Career

On 12 December 2004, Ryu went with a Taiwanese actress to Singapore for the presentation of the Star awards to Singaporean actors in the Mediacorp Star Awards 2004. The event was broadcast on Mediacorp's TV Channel 8.

Ryu states that he is the 14th-generation descendant of Joseon Dynasty Prime Minister Yu Seong-ryong.[1][2]

Ryu has studied photography for three years and has produced his own promo photos. Because of this, in 2009, he worked for the very first time with his co-actor Go Soo and he is the man behind Go's very first photo diary, "24 Hours with Go Soo". It spans approximately 100 shots, which will be produced as a DVD. He also gives support to Go for his career.

Subsequent to the broadcast of his 2001 drama Beautiful Days in Japan, he had been active there both as an actor and a singer. He was the first Korean artist to hold two live concerts at the Tokyo Dome, in December 2008. Then in November 2011, he held his 100th solo concert in Japan as part of his 16 concert tour in eight cities, including Yokohama, Nigata, Osaka, Sendai, Nagoya, and Fukuoka; with the final concert on 21 December at Saitama Super Arena.[3]

On 21 December 2011, Ryu was signed on by Japanese travel agency H.I.S, for one-year to promotion Korean tourism in Japan. Where he was featured in two 15-second commercials in the themes of "Let’s go to Korea" and "You are the character of your drama" for Japanese television in January 2012.[4]

In May 2012, Ryu starred in Channel A's drama Goodbye Dear Wife along with Hong Soo-hyun, Park Ji-yoon, Danny Ahn and Julien Kang. He played the role of judo teacher Cha Seung-hyuk who dreams of reuniting with his first love.[5]

Television series

Discography

Japanese studio albums

Year Album Information Chart positions[7] Total sales[8] Certifications
2004 Yakusoku (約束, "Promise")
  • Released: December 1, 2004
  • Label: Sony (AICL-1595)
 8 123,000
2005 Kosumosu (秋桜, "Cosmos Flower")
  • Released: October 5, 2005
  • Label: Tokuma (TKCA-72915)
 4 89,000
2006 Asian Blow
  • Released: May 10, 2006
  • Label: Tokuma (TKCA-73020)
 3 63,000
2007 With You
  • Released: May 23, 2007
  • Label: Tokuma (TKCA-73190)
 3 42,000
2008 Sōten no Ai (蒼天の愛 "Azure Love")
  • Released: June 4, 2008
  • Label: Tokuma (TKCA-73331)
 7 36,000
2009 Mangekyō (万華鏡 "Kaleidoscope")
  • Released: November 4, 2009
  • Label: Tokuma (TKCA-73485)
 5 26,000
2010 Ulala (麗~ULALA~～ "Bright")
  • Released: April 7, 2010
  • Label: Tokuma (TKCA-73517)
 5 25,000
2011 Donnatokimo (どんな時も "Whenever")
  • Released: October 5, 2011
  • Label: Avex Trax (AVCD-38388)
 11

Other Japanese albums

Year Album Information Chart positions[7] Total sales[8]
2008 Ryu Siwon Ballad Best Album
  • Ballad compilation album
  • Released: November 19, 2008
  • Label: Tokuma (TKCA-73378)
 11 25,000
2009 Ryu Siwon Single Collection
  • Released: April 22, 2009
  • Label: Tokuma (TKCA-73423)
 6 21,000
Ryu Siwon no Racing Diary Kōshiki OST (リュ・シウォンのレーシングダイアリー公式OST "Ryu Siwon's Racing Diary Official OST")
  • Collection of songs used in Ryu Si won's Korean racing TV show
  • Released: May 22, 2009
  • Label: E-Motion (EMOC-01)
 27 4,800

Korean albums

  1. Change (November 1995)
  2. Dream (September 1999)
    • Re-released in Japan on April 13, 2005. Reached #35 with 12,000 copies sold.[8]

Singles

Release Title Notes Chart positions Oricon
sales
[8]		 Album
Oricon Singles Charts
[7]		 Billboard Japan Hot 100*
[11]
2005 "Sakura" (桜, "Cherry Blossoms") Certified gold by the RIAJ[12] 2 — 139,000 Kosumosu]]
"Himawari no Rhapsody" (ひまわりのRhapsody, "Sunflower Rhapsody") 5 — 78,000
2006 "Natsu no Yume/Suki Desu, Suki Desu" (夏の夢/好きです、好きです, "Summer Dreams/I Like You, I Like You") 2 — 63,000 Asian Blow
"Only One]]" 3 — 43,000 —
2007 "Babylon" 4 — 39,000
"Hana no Kubikazari" (花の首飾り, "Flower Necklace") The Tigers cover 2 — 50,000 Sōten no Ai
2008 "Aishiteru" (愛してる, "I Love You") 5 18 37,000
"Kimi to Boku" (君と僕, "You and Me") 4 18 32,000 Ryu Siwon Single Collection
2009 "Cafe Wonderland" 9 28 26,000 Mangekyō
"Memu" (女夢-Memu-, "Dreams of Women") 5 44 22,000
2011 "Aishitai Kimi o Aishitiai" (愛したい　君を　愛したい, "Wanna Love You, I Wanna Love You") First single under Avex 7 59 14,000 TBA
"Negaiboshi" (願い星, "Wishing Star") 14 TBA TBA
*Japan Hot 100 established February 2008.

Awards

References

  1. ↑ 유시민, 선친 행적에 해명글. Dai Lian (in Korean).
  2. ↑ 유시민 의원 "과거 행적 은폐·미화가 문제. KBS News (in Korean).
  3. ↑ Choi, EunHwa (22 November 2011). "Ryu Si Won to Put On 100th Solo Concert in Japan". enewsWorld. CJ E&M. Retrieved 4 December 2012.
  4. ↑ Sunwoo, Carla (22 December 2011). "Ryu Si-won signs on as representative of Korean tourism in Japan". Joongang Daily. Retrieved 4 December 2012.
  5. ↑ "Goodbye Dear Wife releases a teaser video starring Ryu Shi-won". Asia Today. 19 April 2012. Retrieved 4 December 2012.
  6. ↑ Sunwoo, Carla (13 April 2012). "Ryu Si-won returns to the set of his drama despite divorce". Joongang Daily. Retrieved 4 December 2012.
  7. 1 2 3 "リュ・シウォンのリリース一覧". Oricon. Retrieved August 7, 2011.
  8. 1 2 3 4 "オリコンランキング情報サービス「you大樹」". Oricon. Retrieved August 7, 2011. (subscription only)
  9. ↑ ゴールド等認定作品一覧　2005年10月 [Works Receiving Certifications List (Gold, etc) (October 2005)]. RIAJ (in Japanese). November 10, 2005. Retrieved August 7, 2011.
  10. ↑ ゴールド等認定作品一覧　2006年8月 [Works Receiving Certifications List (Gold, etc) (August 2006)]. RIAJ (in Japanese). September 10, 2006. Retrieved August 7, 2011.
  11. ↑ "Hot 100｜JAPAN Charts｜Billboard JAPAN" (in Japanese). Billboard.
  12. ↑ ゴールド等認定作品一覧　2005年6月 [Works Receiving Certifications List (Gold, etc) (June 2005)]. RIAJ (in Japanese). July 10, 2005. Retrieved August 7, 2011.
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