In a sharing, star Ryu Seung Bum revealed that his beautiful co-star Song Hye Kyo refused to film a kissing scene with him in the movie "The Sun Shines".
According to Ryu Seung Bum, the reason related to the prejudice is that he is "not clean" because of his dusty appearance, often playing the role of street hair. The actor also hinted that Song Hye Kyo may not want to film a kissing scene because at that time the actress was in love with Lee Byung Hun.
Ryu Seung Bum is not a strange name in the Korean entertainment industry. Although he does not seem as rough and handsome as many Korean male idols, he is a household name on the screen.
The actor started his career in 2000 when appearing in the movie Die Bad directed by his brother Ryu Seung Wan. The film immediately attracted the attention of the Ryu brothers, helping him win the Best New Actor award at the Grand Bell Awards.
Following the success, the two cousins Ryu brought the movie "Dachimawa Lee", a 35 minute short film. Ryu Seung Bum plays a young man with a passionate heart.
Next, Ryu Seung Bum plays the main character in the movie " Waikiki Brothers" (2001) about the fate of a band. He plays a young., loves to learn to play the drum.
Not handsome, Ryu Seung Bum is a star who shined from his leading role in brilliant Times, a 50-episode drama co-starring Ji Sung, Park Sun Young and Gong Hyo Jin. Right from the role of this handsome, equal, Ryu Seung Bum attracted viewers, deserving the SBS Promising Actor award in 2001 and the Best New Actor award at Baeksang.
It is the difference, going against the all-male trend of Korean films, that actor surnamed Ryu brought an attractive new wind. Her role in Just the Number 0 received many compliments from the audience. Also after this film, the actor publicly announced his relationship with Gong Hyo Jin. The love story of the two overcame rumors because of their different appearances. In August 2012, both sides followed a 10-year journey together, causing many regrets.
In his acting career, the actor often plays many gangster, hooligan, and cheated personality roles. As a young man with a criminal past, wanting to enter the boxing ring to regain his self-worth, he was a drug trafficker in " bloody Cat" (played with Hwang Jung Min).
But it was not until The Tear Fist (2005) that the career of the star born in 1980 really changed. Ryu and co-star Choi Min Sik successfully transformed to recreate the lives of two fighters in his class. They practiced fists like they were competing for real without using stunt actors.
Although he is called "ugly guy", Ryu Seung Bum has the chance to act with many beautiful female actors. In the romantic comedy The Beast and the Beauty, he co-starred with Shin Min Ah. In "The Sun shines", he should be in a relationship with Song Hye Kyo. In the historical drama The Servant, he co-starred with Jo Yeo Jeong.
Ryu Seung Bum's acting is diverse with many types of characters, from detective films, action films to dark comedies, both science fiction and horror films.
The period from 2011 to 2013 was considered the main success of this actor with the series of films " Suicides", "A Brave New World", "Over my dead body", "Perfect number", " Berlin documents"...
After the success of Berlin Profile, Ryu Seung Bum temporarily stopped his artistic activities to travel across Europe, living in Paris for 3 years.
He then returned to the main role in Intimate Enemies, People, Space, Time and People by director Kim Ki Duk, part 3 of Tazza (2019).
In 2024, Ryu Seung Bum had a memorable role in Family Matters. He plays a father with special hidden abilities, very affectionate with his wife.
Not only an actor, Ryu Seung Bum is also a model and DJ. He also participated in acting in a number of music videos.
In 2020, Ryu Seung Bum married his Slovakian girlfriend who is 10 years younger. The two have a daughter together.
