Gong Myung

1. Career

In 2013, Gong made his acting debut in the web series After School: Lucky or Not together with the members of 5urprise – actor group formed by talent agency Fantagio.^[3] He then played supporting roles in MBC historical drama Splendid Politics (2015), SBS romance–comedy drama Entertainer (2017) and tvN romance–comedy series Drinking Solo (2016). Later in 2016, he joined the MBC reality show We Got Married where he was paired with actress Jung Hye-sung.^[4]

In 2017, Gong played the leading role in the two-episode drama The Happy Loner which aired on KBS2. The same year he played Bi-ryeom: God of the Land of the Sky in the fantasy–romance drama The Bride of Habaek^[5] and played Kwon Jae-hoon in tvN drama Revolutionary Love.^[6]

In 2019, he starred in the action comedy film Extreme Job as Jae-hoon – youngest member of a team of detectives.^[7] The film became a major box office success in South Korea, surpassing 10 million ticket sales in just 15 days.^[8] It is currently the third most viewed film in South Korean film history.^[9] For his role, he received six nominations for Best New Actor at multiple awards ceremonies – winning 2 of them. Later that year, he appeared in historical film Homme Fatale^[10] and JTBC TV series Be Melodramatic.^[11]

In April 2020, Gong signed with new management agency Saram Entertainment, after his contract with previous management company expired.^[12]

In 2021, Gong starred in the historical-fantasy drama Lovers of the Red Sky which aired on SBS.^[13] He played the role of Grand Prince Yangmyeong – a leisurely prince who is an expert at painting, calligraphy and poetry.^[14] Later the same year, he became a cast member of the third season of tvN travel variety show House on Wheels.^[15]

In 2022, Gong appeared as commander Yi Eokgi in the Kim Han-min's war action film Hansan: Rising Dragon.^[16]

In 2025, he played the main character Way Back Love in TVing.^[17]

2. Personal life

He has a younger brother, Doyoung (real name Kim Dong-young), who is a member of the boy group NCT.^[18][19]

2.1. Military service

On November 5, 2021, it was reported that Gong had received a summons for mandatory military service.^[20][21]

He enlisted in the military on December 14, 2021, without revealing the location to prevent the spread of COVID-19.^[22][23] He was discharged on June 13, 2023.^[24][25]

3. Filmography

3.1. Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
2013	If You Were Me 6	Seon-jae
	Ice River		Short film
2014	Futureless Things	Ki-cheol
	A Girl at My Door	Police Officer Kwon Son-oh
2016	Su Saek	Sang-woo		[26]
2019	Extreme Job	Detective Jae-hoon		[7]
	Homme Fatale	Yoo Sang		[10]
2022	Hansan: Rising Dragon	Yi Eokgi		[27]
	20th Century Girl	Jung Woon-ho	Cameo	[28]
2023	Killing Romance	Kim Bum-woo		[29]
2024	Citizen of a Kind	Jae-min		[30][31]
2025	Love Untangled	Han Yoon-seok		[32]
2026	Wild Sing	Hyun-woo's junior	Cameo	[33]
	Husbands in Action	Lee Min-seok		[34]

3.2. Television series

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
2014	Bomi's Room	Gong Myung	Cameo
2015	Splendid Politics	Ja Gyung		[35]
2015–2016	Beautiful You	Cha Tae-woo		[36]
2016	Mystery Freshman	Lee Min-sung	Drama Special	[37]
	Entertainer	Kyle / Lee Bang-geul		[38]
	Drinking Solo	Jin Gong-myung		[39]
2017	The Happy Loner	Byeok-soo	One-act drama	[40]
	The Bride of Habaek	Bi-ryum		[41]
	Revolutionary Love	Kwon Je-hoon		[42]
2018	Feel Good to Die	Kang Jun-ho		[43]
2019	Be Melodramatic	Chu Jae-hoon		[44]
2020	Recipe for Happiness	Namgoong Jin-soo	One-act drama	[45]
2021	Lovers of the Red Sky	Prince Yangmyeong (Yi Yul)		[13]
2025	Second Shot at Love	Seo Eui-joon		[46]
2026	Filing for Love	Noh Ki-jun		[47]

3.3. Web series

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
2013	After School: Lucky or Not	Gong Myung		[48]
	Infinite Power	Han Soo-dong		[49]
2018	Brain, Your Choice Of Romance	L		[50]
2025	Way Back Love	Kim Ram-woo		[51]
	Mercy for None	Gu Jun-mo		[52][53]
2026	Bloodhounds	Dong-hyun	Season 2; Cameo	[54]

3.4. Television shows

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
2016–2017	We Got Married Season 4	Cast Member	paired with Jung Hye-sung	[55]
2017	Law of the Jungle: Kota Manado			[56]
	Song Ji-hyo's Beauty View	Host	with Song Ji-hyo	[57]
2021	House on Wheels 3	Cast Member	with Sung Dong-il and Kim Hee-won	[15]

3.5. Hosting

Year	Title	Notes	Ref.
2022	2022 Gyeryong World Military Culture Expo	Part: K-Military Contest; October 15	[58]
2024	Closing Ceremony of the 29th Busan International Film Festival	with Choi Soo-young	[59]

3.6. Music video appearances

Year	Song Title	Artist	Ref.
2020	"Winter Breath"	10cm	[60]
2021	"Moving On"	Kyuhyun	[61]
	"Coffee"		[62]
	"Together"		[63]
2022	"Love Story"		[64]

4. Accolades

4.1. Awards and nominations

Name of the award ceremony, year presented, category, nominee of the award, and the result of the nomination

Award ceremony	Year	Category	Nominee / Work	Result	Ref.
Asia Artist Awards	2016	Rookie of the Year Award	Drinking Solo	Nominated
Asia Culture and Economy Grand Awards	2017	Special Acting Award	Gong Myung	Won	[65][66]
Baeksang Arts Awards	2017	Best New Actor – Television	Drinking Solo	Nominated
	2019	Best New Actor – Film	Extreme Job	Nominated	[67]
Blue Dragon Film Awards	2019	Best New Actor		Nominated	[68]
Buil Film Awards	2019	Best New Actor		Nominated
		Male Popularity Award		Nominated
Busan International Film Festival with Marie Claire Asia Star Awards	2023	Face of Asia Award	Killing Romance	Won	[69]
Chunsa Film Art Awards	2019	Best New Actor	Extreme Job	Won	[70]
Grand Bell Awards	2020			Nominated
KBS Drama Awards	2017	Best Actor in a One-Act/Special/Short Drama	The Happy Loner	Nominated
Korea Best Star Awards	2019	Best New Actor	Extreme Job	Won	[71]
Korea First Brand Award	2022	Rising Star Actor	Gong Myung	Won	[72]
		Male Multi-Entertainer		Won
Korea Youth Film Festival	2019	Best New Actor	Extreme Job, Homme Fatale	Won
		Most Popular Film Award		Won
SBS Drama Awards	2021	Excellence Award for an Actor in a Mini-Series Genre/Fantasy Drama	Lovers of the Red Sky	Nominated	[73]

4.2. Listicles

Name of publisher, year listed, name of listicle, and placement

Publisher	Year	Listicle	Placement	Ref.
The Screen	2019	2009–2019 Top Box Office Powerhouse Actors in Korean Movies	47th	[74]
Korean Film Council	2021	Korean Actors 200[1]	Included	[75][76]