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Sung Ji-ru

Sung Ji-ru

Actor · Born October 16, 1968 (58) · Gongju, Southern Chungcheon Province, South Korea

Sung Ji-ru was born on 16 October 1968 in South Korea. He is an actor, known for Secret Love (2010), Paradise Murdered (2007) and My Teacher, Mr. Kim (2003).

Biography from IMDb.

Born
October 16, 1968 (58)
From
Gongju, Southern Chungcheon Province, South Korea
Works as
Actor
Titles
19 on MovieCove · 53 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 38 days to Oct 27Up 2% in 30 days

What are Sung Ji-ru's films like?

Across their 10 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Bonds.

Genres

Comedy3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 83rd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy movies
Crime2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 56th percentile
: browse their Crime movies
Drama2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 41st percentile
: browse their Drama movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Morality
38%
Bonds
28%
Survival
11%
Self
11%
Society
8%
Ideas
4%
Family bonds6 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice4 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose2 titles, browse their movies with this themeGuilt2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 8 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 2 · Serious 2 · Dark 4

Grounded: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their grounded movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 7 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 0

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 0 · Charged 5 · Intense 3

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 2 · Shifting 5 · Whiplash 1

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 6 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 1

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 2 · Even-paced 5 · Relentless 1

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 1 · Engaged 5 · Full focus 2

Heavy: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their heavy movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

Easy watch 0 · Affecting 3 · Heavy 5

Open-ended: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their open-ended movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

A split, not a type: Resolved 5 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 1

Roles they play

1 analyzed role

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
6
Melancholic
6
Warm
3
Dread
2
Joyful
2
Other
7

How their films linger

Bittersweet4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteCathartic2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteDevastating2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 3 with a twist

  • Happy1
  • Bittersweet7
  • Tragic1
  • Ambiguous1

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Sung Ji-ru's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 16 of their 19 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (10).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Sung Ji-ru's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

53 credits, 19 with a MovieCove page.

  • Unmasked(2025)

    Show 12 episodes · as Detective Yu

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all shows

  • While You Were Sleeping (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    as Dr. Cho

  • Duty After School(2023)

    Show 2 episodes · as Park Young Il

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all shows

  • Awake(2022)

    as Lee Dong-hyeok

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Insider (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Show 16 episodes · as Heo Sang-soo

  • Vanishing(2021)

    as Jae-yong

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • The Man's Voice (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Show 8 episodes · as [Voice of Natsume]

  • Bad and Crazy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Show 12 episodes · as Kwak Bong-pil

  • Yumi's Cells(2021)

    Show 8 episodes · as Kim Man-Sik · as Yu-mi's father

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all shows

  • The Uncanny Counter(2020)

    Show 2 episodes · as Jang Cheol-jung

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • The Pure Memories of My Heart (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    as Byeong Tae / Choong Tae

  • Cheer Up, Mr. Lee(2019)

    as Jeong-kwon

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • Scent of a Ghost(2019)

    as Seong-taek

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Ms Ma, Nemesis (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Show 32 episodes · as Jo Chang-Gil

  • A Korean Odyssey(2017)

    Show 20 episodes · as Master Subori

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all shows

  • My Last Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    as Kim Bong-yong

  • Assembly (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Show 20 episodes · as Byun Sung-ki

  • Let's Be Strange (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Show 18 episodes · Actor

  • Big Match(2014)

    as Booker

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • Dr. Frost (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Show 10 episodes · as Nam Tae-bong

  • Red Carpet (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    as co. president

  • Goddess of Fire(2013)

    Show 32 episodes · as Shim Jong-soo

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all shows

  • Sunny(2011)

    as Choon-hwa's Lawyer

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Crime Squad(2011)

    Show 16 episodes · as Nam Tae-Sick

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all shows

  • Children...(2011)

    as Jung-ho's Father

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • Secret Love(2010)

    as Guesthouse owner

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • Le Grand Chef 2: Kimchi Battle(2010)

    as Yeo-sang

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • No Mercy(2010)

    as Yun Jong-kang

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • If You Were Me 4 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    as Teacher (segment "Blue Bird on the Desk")

  • Scandal Makers(2008)

    as Lee Chang-hun

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • Santamaria (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    as Sin Ho-cheol

  • Forever the Moment (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    as Jin-gook

  • Time Between Dog and Wolf (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Show 16 episodes · as Mr. Byun

  • Rude Miss Young Ae (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Show 18 episodes · as Sung Ji-Ru

  • Paradise Murdered (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    as Choon Bae

  • The Customer Is Always Right (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    as Ahn Chang-jin

  • Special of My Life (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Show 8 episodes · as Baek Dong-gu

  • A Bold Family (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    as Park Sang-Moo

  • Spring Breeze (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    as Father

  • A Good Lawyer's Wife(2003)

    as Postman

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • Crazy First Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    as Kang Cheol

  • Fairy and Swindler (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Show 20 episodes · as 이재수

  • My Teacher, Mr. Kim (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    as Choon-sik

  • H (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    as Detective Park

  • Whistling Princess (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    as Sang-chul

  • Marrying the Mafia (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    as Jang Seok-tae

  • Break Out (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    as Man-su

  • Public Enemy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    as Dae-kil

  • A.f.r.i.k.a (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Actor

  • Kick the Moon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    as Deok-seop

  • Tears (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    as Yong-ho

  • Sado Sade Impotence (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Actor

  • My Dad Is a Nude Model (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Tae Jeong

Career shape

Star power in the 95th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 53 titles, 52 of them dated from 1994 to 2025; peak year 2002.

Biggest box office

Scandal Makers (2008)

$42M worldwide

Highest rated

No Mercy (2010)

Midcredits 94th

Most popular right now

A Korean Odyssey (2017)

Film career

19942025

Peak 2002 · fewer prominent film roles lately. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

  • 2002Screen debut· Public Enemy
  • 2010Career best· No Mercy

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting53 of 53: 53 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score64th

By decade

1990s1 · acting2000s23 · acting2010s18 · acting2020s10 · acting

Billing

usually 6th · top billed in 0% of 11 roles

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30.

How do Sung Ji-ru's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 63rd percentile, the median of all 12; across their 8 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 70th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

70thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 8

Approval · how many liked their films

78thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 8

Reach · how many have seen their films

71stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 8

Midcredits score across 19 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up8
  • 50th to 74th5
  • 25th to 49th5
  • Below 25th1

Shape of the crowd

8 of their 19 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved5
  • Crowd Pleaser6
  • Mixed8

Most divisive · actor

Scent of a Ghost (2019)

71st percentile spread · 19% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Sunny (2011)

Midcredits 97th · 85% liked

Reviewers score the acting 77/100 in their films, across 6 reviewed titles; fans 82, detractors 52. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Who does Sung Ji-ru work with?

People who share at least 2 of Sung Ji-ru's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Cha Seung-won shares the most, 2.

Actors

Cinematographers

Producers