Song Il-kook

Song Yiguo, born in 1975, has no publicly available information regarding his place of birth or family background. He was recruited into the entertainment industry through an open audition held by MBC in Korea, and began his career in 1998. In 2000, he made his debut with a cameo role as a TV station reporter in the romance drama "Falling in Love with the News Presenter."

In 2002, he appeared in the television drama "Portrait of Life," earning the Newcomer Award at the KBS Drama Awards.

In 2004, Song Yiguo starred in several works, including the family romance drama "Conditions of Love" and the historical drama "Sea God." The former depicted romantic entanglements among two generations of the Kang, Roh, and Ryu families in Seoul, while the latter featured him as Rian Chang, a character raised by pirates after losing his parents at a young age. He received the Most Popular Male Actor award at the KBS Drama Awards for this role. That same year, he also appeared in the horror film "Red Eye" and co-starred with Son Ye-jin in the romantic comedy "Love Master," playing architect Xu Minjun.

In 2006, he collaborated with Han Hye-jin and Kim Sung-su in the historical period drama "Jumong," portraying King Jumong, the founder of Goguryeo. The following year, he starred in the revenge romance film "The Advocate," playing the handsome and stylish Hae-ri.

In 2008, he played the role of King Wooheum in the historical war film "Land of Winds," earning the Best Actor award at the KBS Drama Awards and Best Actor in the television category at the 45th Baeksang Arts Awards.

In 2010, Song Yiguo starred in the drama "Called the Man of God," which is adapted from a Korean comic. To portray the cool and tough Michael, he lost 15 pounds. In March 2011, he starred in the police action film "Strong Class," playing detective Park Se-hyuk. During the same period, he took on the role of Kim Hwa-tae, a rough-spoken, easy-going character, in director Park Chan-wong's "Fermentation Family."

In 2014, he appeared in the drama "Dizziness," alongside Kim Young-ae, Do Ji-wan, and Kim So-eun. In 2015, he was confirmed to appear in the KBS historical drama "Jang Yeong-sil" and also participated in the variety show "Superman Returns."

Regarding his personal life, Song Yiguo married a local judge from Busan on March 15, 2008. On March 16, 2012, his wife gave birth to triplet sons via C-section, whom they named "Song Da-han," "Song Min-guk," and "Song Man-sui." In 2012, she shared photos of their triplets publicly for the first time on the cable channel tvN's "Taxi Confession" show.

Throughout his career, Song Yiguo has received numerous awards, including the Newcomer Award at the 2002 KBS Drama Awards and several acting awards between 2005 and 2009, such as Best Actor in "Land of Winds" and Most Excellent Actor. His body of work spans television dramas, films, stage plays, and variety shows, demonstrating a rich and versatile acting experience.