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Sung Byoung-sook

Sung Byoung-sook

Actor · Born January 20, 1955 (71) · South Korea

Seong Byeong-suk (성병숙) is a South Korean stage, television, film, and voice actress.

Biography from TMDB.

Born
January 20, 1955 (71)
From
South Korea
Works as
Actor
Titles
24 on MovieCove · 51 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 156 days to Oct 27Down 22% in 30 days

What are Sung Byoung-sook's films like?

Across their 9 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Survival.

Themes

share of theme weight
Morality
24%
Survival
23%
Self
21%
Bonds
16%
Society
9%
Power
6%
Survival3 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice3 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose2 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds3 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity2 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 5 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 1 · Dark 2

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

Grounded 4 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 0

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

Gentle 1 · Charged 0 · Intense 4

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

A split, not a type: Steady 2 · Shifting 1 · Whiplash 2

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

Straight-faced 4 · Some laughs 0 · Funny 1

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

A split, not a type: Slow burn 1 · Even-paced 1 · Relentless 3

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

Casual 2 · Engaged 3 · Full focus 0

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

Easy watch 1 · Affecting 1 · Heavy 3

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 5 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
6
Dread
3
Joyful
3
Warm
3
Hopeful
3
Other
7

How their films linger

Hopeful4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Happy3
  • Bittersweet4
  • 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 Byoung-sook's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 21 of their 24 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (11).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Sung Byoung-sook'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

51 credits, 24 with a MovieCove page.

  • Cattle Run (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Actor

  • The Judge Returns (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Show 8 episodes · as Park Mal-rye

  • Pro Bono(2025)

    Show 2 episodes · Actor

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all shows

  • Love Unlike in K-Dramas(2024)

    as Imo

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all films

  • The Unrighteous (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Actor

  • Family by Choice (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Show 16 episodes · as Yeo Sa-nim

  • Wonderland(2024)

    as Song Jeong-ran

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • Lovely Runner (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Show 16 episodes · as Jung Mal-ja

  • Picnic (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    as Young-sook

  • Badland Hunters(2024)

    as Yeon-su

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • Numbers: Watchdogs in the Building Forest(2023)

    Show 12 episodes · as Ong Cheon-ja

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all shows

  • Finland Papa (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Show 6 episodes · as Gyeong-ja

  • Switch(2023)

    as Shopkeeper

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • Toxic(2022)

    as Soon-im

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • The Box(2021)

    as Min-su's Mother

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • The Uncanny Counter(2020)

    Show 12 episodes · as Shin Jeong-ae

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • Black Money(2019)

    as Min-hyeok's Mother

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Happy Together (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    as sister Veronica

  • Stand by Me (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    as Ms. Jung

  • Seven Years of Night (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    as Ha-young's Mother

  • Be-Bop-A-Lula (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    as Hye-ja

  • Top Star Yoo Baek(2018)

    Show as Goon San-daek (Jang Heung-daek's sister)

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all shows

  • Avengers Social Club(2017)

    Show 12 episodes · as Mi-Sook's mother-in-law

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows

  • Andante(2017)

    Show 16 episodes · as Kim Deok-bun

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all shows

  • The Running Actress (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    as Mother

  • The King's Case Note (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    as Queen Dowager

  • Defendant (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Show 18 episodes · as Oh Jung-Hee

  • Naesungjukin Boseu(2017)

    Show 2 episodes · as Orphanage director

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all shows

  • The Birth of a Married Woman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Show 10 episodes · as Young Hee Mo

  • Luck-Key(2016)

    as Ri-na's Mother

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • The Great Actor (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    as Mother-in-law

  • Five Children(2016)

    Show 54 episodes · as Jang Soon-ae

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all shows

  • The Himalayas(2015)

    as Moo-taek's Mother

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • Late Night Restaurant (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Show 1 episode · as Ji-young's mother

  • Divorce Lawyer in Love(2015)

    Show 18 episodes · as Jang Mi-hwa

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all shows

  • A Dynamite Family (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    as Mother

  • Incomplete Life(2014)

    Show 9 episodes · as Jung Sook-hee

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • Discovery of Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Show 16 episodes · as Ha-jin's mother

  • The Plan Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    as Mi-young

  • My Love from Another Star(2013)

    Show 21 episodes · as Hong Eun-a

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all shows

  • The Wedding Planner (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    as [Ha Kyung's mother]

  • Penny Pinchers(2011)

    as Chang-geun's mother

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • The Yellow Sea(2010)

    as Goo-nam's Mother

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • KBS Drama Special (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Show 1 episode · as Yoon Hye-Ja

  • Goodbye Mom (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    as Fish Market Lady

  • Tidal Wave(2009)

    as Dong-chun's mother

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all films

  • Le Grand Chef(2007)

    as Jin-soo's Mother

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • Mr. Lee vs. Mr. Lee (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Actor

  • Moon Hee (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Show 50 episodes · as Soo-ja

  • RESTOL: The Full-Armed Rescue Squad (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Show 26 episodes · as Punky

  • Cane Girl (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Granny

Career shape

Star power in the 96th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 50 titles, 49 of them dated from 1999 to 2026; peak year 2024.

Biggest box office

Tidal Wave (2009)

$71M worldwide

Highest rated

The Yellow Sea (2010)

Midcredits 91st

Most popular right now

Badland Hunters (2024)

Film career

19992026

Peak 2024 · their film career is on the way up. 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.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting50 of 50: 50 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score63rd

By decade

1990s1 · acting2000s5 · acting2010s27 · acting2020s16 · acting

Billing

usually 11th · top billed in 0% of 11 roles
0919

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; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

How do Sung Byoung-sook's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 62nd percentile, the median of all 13; across their 5 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 64th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

64thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Approval · how many liked their films

59thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Reach · how many have seen their films

83rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Midcredits score across 24 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up9
  • 50th to 74th11
  • 25th to 49th4

Shape of the crowd

16 of their 24 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved4
  • Crowd Pleaser16
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed3

Most divisive · actor

Wonderland (2024)

50th percentile spread · 17% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Incomplete Life (2014)

Midcredits 98th · 93% liked

Reviewers score the acting 69/100 in their films, across 4 reviewed titles; fans 77, detractors 54. 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.

Is Sung Byoung-sook's work okay for kids?

Across a limited sample of up to 3 MovieCove titles with content scores.

Their medianMedian of all films
Sex & Nudity3 titlesmedian 13 · minimalMedian of all films: 32

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.

Who does Sung Byoung-sook work with?

People who share at least 2 of Sung Byoung-sook's MovieCove titles; Lee Jun-young shares the most, 2.