Kim Hyun-joong
Kim Hyun-joong (Hangul: 김현중; Hanja: 金賢重) was born on 6 June 1986. He is a South Korean entertainer and the leader of boyband SS501. Kim is well-known for his role as Yoon Ji Hoo in the 2009 Korean drama Boys Over Flowers, winning Best Actor Award at the Seoul International Drama Awards 2009, and Popularity Award at the 45th PaekSang Arts Awards. He is also known for playing in the late 2010 Korean drama Playful Kiss, as Baek Seung Jo. He is a style icon in Korea, winning several icon awards.Biography
2005: DebutOn 8 June 2005, Kim made his entertainment debut as the leader of SS501. The group appeared on the 2006 show, Thank You For Waking Me Up where he was proven to be a heavy sleeper, and the MNet show Idol World in 2007, in which SS501 did various activities in Japan. (picss501)
In May 2008, Kim joined the cast of We Got Married in episode nine. Known as the "Lettuce Couple", Hyun Joong and Hwang Bo went on to win MBC's Best Couple Award. The couple made their official exit from the show in episode 38, on 14 December 2008, due to scheduling conflicts with Boys Over Flowers.
2009: Acting, Boys Over Flowers and H1N1
2010: SS501 comeback, leaving DSP Media, Playful Kiss, and 2010 Asian Games
On 19 June 2010, he appeared at a concert in the Philippines along side BEAST.
On 28 June 2010, it was announced that Kim had officially left DSP Media and joined Bae Yong Joon's KeyEast Entertainment company. Although Kim has left DSP Media he stated that SS501's activities will be top priority in their contracts and definitely has not disbanded. Kim explained in an interview that, at the time, there wasn't a company that would accepted them as a whole, thus the group decided to take the chance to focus on their solo activities.
Kim played the lead role in the drama Playful Kiss, a Korean adaptation of Japanese shōjo manga Itazura na Kiss as Baek Seung Jo, an all round perfect genius with an IQ of 200, with co star Jung So Min as Oh Hani. On 7 November, Kim was interviewed by CNN's Anna Coren due to his success in Playful Kiss. Playful Kiss Special Edition is a big hit on Youtube as it is the first Korean drama to air on YouTube. Its first episode garnered 1 million views just in 5 days and it proved so popular that there is a record channel view of 7 million and 26 million total upload views, as of January 2012.Kim was invited to perform at the 2010 Asian Games in Guangzhou as the representative of South Korea to sing "Sunshine Again" with other 4 other singers from Chinese-speaking countries. In early December 2010, Kim went to Singapore and Malaysia to promote The Face Shop.
2011: Solo artist
On 8 June 2011, Kim released his first solo debut mini album, Break Down.
Kim was also the first Korean to appear on Taiwanese TV show The Person. In July 2011, he also held the first of his nationwide concerts in Japan. The tour continued from November in seven cities across Japan: Sapporo, Sendai, Hiroshima, Yokohama, Nagoya, Tokyo and Fukuoka.
On 11 October 2011, Kim released his second mini album Lucky.
In November 2011, Kim won the 2011 KIA Soul People’s Choice "Style Icon Award" for the third consecutive year.
On 15 December 2011, Kim released his digital album : Marry You/Marry Me. The digital album consists of 4 songs, namely Marry Me, Marry You, Marry Me (instrumental) and Marry You (instrumental).
On January 26 2012, Kim released his first Japanese single (Kiss Kiss & Lucky Guy) (Japanese version).
Soundtrack contributions (OSTs)
If You're Like Me - The Marriage Plot (tvN drama)
Filmography 2012
Kpop Star conquering the world Documentary (MBC)
Conquest of the City/City Conquest - as Baek Mir (SBS)
Music videos 2012
"Kiss Kiss" [Japanese version]
"Lucky Guy" [Japanese version]
"Heat" [Japanese version]
Kim Hyun joongPhoto
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