Sang-Hyeon Eom
Description
Sang-Hyeon Eom is a prominent South Korean voice actor known for his extensive work dubbing foreign animation and films. He was born on December 29, 1971, and began his career after joining the Educational Broadcasting System (EBS) voice acting division in 1998. Prior to his voice acting debut, he worked in theater, performing in the 1997 musical The Last Empress and serving as an assistant director for other musicals. He has been active as a freelancer since 2001.
Eom gained prominence in the early 2000s for his role as Kira Yamato in the Korean dub of Mobile Suit Gundam SEED. His clear and bright vocal tone made him particularly well-suited for playing boy and young male characters, filling a need in the industry at the time of his debut. Throughout his career, he has demonstrated a wide vocal range, taking on roles that vary from young boys to comedic characters and villains.
His extensive filmography includes the Korean dubs of numerous popular anime series. Among his many roles are Shun Kazama in From Up on Poppy Hill, Kyon in The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya, Jiro Yoshidayama in School Rumble: Extra Class, and Hikaru Hitachiin in Ouran High School Host Club. He also voiced Tsutomu Senkawa in Birdy the Mighty, Bernard Bernie Wiseman in Mobile Suit Gundam 0080: War in the Pocket, and Green in Pokémon Origins. His work extends to films as well, such as his role as Souhei Fujii in the Korean dub of Wolf Children. In addition to these, he is widely recognized for his roles as Sonic the Hedgehog in the Sonic franchise, Po in the Kung Fu Panda series, and L in Death Note.
In recognition of his popularity and talent, particularly with younger audiences, Eom won the Nickelodeon Korea Kids' Choice Award in 2012 for Favorite Voice from an Animated Movie for his role as Po in Kung Fu Panda: Legends of Awesomeness, garnering approximately 38 percent of the total votes. He remains one of the main voice actors representing EBS while continuing to work across various broadcasting stations and media.
Eom gained prominence in the early 2000s for his role as Kira Yamato in the Korean dub of Mobile Suit Gundam SEED. His clear and bright vocal tone made him particularly well-suited for playing boy and young male characters, filling a need in the industry at the time of his debut. Throughout his career, he has demonstrated a wide vocal range, taking on roles that vary from young boys to comedic characters and villains.
His extensive filmography includes the Korean dubs of numerous popular anime series. Among his many roles are Shun Kazama in From Up on Poppy Hill, Kyon in The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya, Jiro Yoshidayama in School Rumble: Extra Class, and Hikaru Hitachiin in Ouran High School Host Club. He also voiced Tsutomu Senkawa in Birdy the Mighty, Bernard Bernie Wiseman in Mobile Suit Gundam 0080: War in the Pocket, and Green in Pokémon Origins. His work extends to films as well, such as his role as Souhei Fujii in the Korean dub of Wolf Children. In addition to these, he is widely recognized for his roles as Sonic the Hedgehog in the Sonic franchise, Po in the Kung Fu Panda series, and L in Death Note.
In recognition of his popularity and talent, particularly with younger audiences, Eom won the Nickelodeon Korea Kids' Choice Award in 2012 for Favorite Voice from an Animated Movie for his role as Po in Kung Fu Panda: Legends of Awesomeness, garnering approximately 38 percent of the total votes. He remains one of the main voice actors representing EBS while continuing to work across various broadcasting stations and media.
All Characters
- KoreanAnime overview: From Up On Poppy Hill
- KoreanAnime overview: The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya
- KoreanAnime overview: School Rumble: Extra Class
- KoreanAnime overview: Ouran High School Host Club
- KoreanAnime overview: Gaiking: Legend of Daikū-maryū
- KoreanAnime overview: Birdy the Mighty
- Korean
- KoreanAnime overview: Pokémon Origins
- KoreanAnime overview: Wolf Children
- KoreanAnime overview: Baki Hanma
- Korean
- KoreanAnime overview: Sonic the Hedgehog 3
- KoreanAnime overview: Sonic the Hedgehog 2
- KoreanAnime overview: Sonic the Hedgehog
- KoreanAnime overview: Ni no Kuni
- KoreanAnime overview: Tenchi Muyo!
- KoreanAnime overview: Ah! My Goddess
- KoreanAnime overview: Boruto: Naruto Next Generations
- Korean
- KoreanAnime overview: Harukanaru Toki no Naka de: Ajisai Yumegatari
- KoreanAnime overview: Yu-Gi-Oh!: The Dark Side of Dimensions
- KoreanAnime overview: Love Hina Spring Special - I Wish Your Dream
- KoreanAnime overview: Please Twins!
- KoreanAnime overview: LBX
- KoreanAnime overview: Seven of Seven
- KoreanAnime overview: Rurouni Kenshin: Trust & Betrayal
- KoreanAnime overview: Love Hina X'mas Special - Silent Eve
- KoreanAnime overview: School Rumble: 2nd Semester
- KoreanAnime overview: The Wallflower
- KoreanAnime overview: Blood+
- KoreanAnime overview: Blood+
- Korean
- KoreanAnime overview: xxxHOLiC the Movie: A Midsummer Night's Dream
- KoreanAnime overview: Please Teacher!
- Korean
- KoreanAnime overview: Tokyo Mew Mew
- KoreanAnime overview: Tokyo Mew Mew
- KoreanAnime overview: Tokyo Mew Mew
- KoreanAnime overview: Tokyo Mew Mew
- KoreanAnime overview: Tenchi Forever!: The Movie
- KoreanAnime overview: Tenchi The Movie 2 - The Daughter of Darkness
- KoreanAnime overview: Tenchi the Movie - Tenchi Muyo in Love
- KoreanAnime overview: Ah! My Goddess: Flights of Fancy
- KoreanAnime overview: Bakuman.
- Korean
- KoreanAnime overview: Death Note
- KoreanAnime overview: Tenshi na Konamaiki
- KoreanAnime overview: Bokura ga Ita
- KoreanAnime overview: Inazuma Eleven
- KoreanAnime overview: Inazuma Eleven
- KoreanAnime overview: Inazuma Eleven
- KoreanAnime overview: Inazuma Eleven
- KoreanAnime overview: Mobile Suit Gundam Seed
- KoreanAnime overview: Karin
- KoreanAnime overview: Jyu-Oh-Sei
- KoreanAnime overview: Onmyou Taisenki
- KoreanAnime overview: xxxHOLiC
- KoreanAnime overview: Fullmetal Alchemist
- KoreanAnime overview: Tsubasa: RESERVoir CHRoNiCLE
- KoreanAnime overview: School Rumble
- KoreanAnime overview: Chrono Crusade
- KoreanAnime overview: Please Teacher!
- KoreanAnime overview: Shaman King
- KoreanAnime overview: Saber Marionette J
- Korean
- KoreanAnime overview: Love Hina
- KoreanAnime overview: Mobile Suit Gundam: The 08th MS Team
- KoreanAnime overview: Chobits