Kim HyunJoong (born June 6, 1986) is a South Korean actor and singer. He is the leader of popular
boyband SS501 and a prominent style icon in Korea, winning multiple
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Kim Hyunjoong
Birthday: June 6, 1986
Position: Leader, Rap, Vocal
Height: 180 cm
Weight: 68 kg
Blood: B
Kim HyunJoong gained widespread popularity beyond Asia for
his role as Yoon Ji Hoo in the 2009 hit drama series Boys Over Flowers.
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Debuting as the leader of SS501 in 2005. They also appeared in "Thank
You For Waking Me Up" where he was proven to be a heavy sleeper,"Thank
You For Raising Me Up" in 2006 and MNet's "Idol World" in 2007, which
showed SS501 doing various missions in Japan.
Kim Hyunjoong joined the cast of MBC variety reality show We Got Married on May 11, 2008, with Hwang Bo, who is 6 years his senior.
They achieved high popularity acting as a newlywed couple. Due to his appearance on
We Got Married, he was cast in the Korean version of
Hana Yori Dango
as one of the members of the famous F4. 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
We Got Married on December 14, 2008 due to scheduling conflicts presented by
Boys Over Flowers.
In the hit drama series,
Boys Over Flowers, he plays Yoon Ji
Hoo. The series was a huge media and ratings sensation in Korea during
its run from January to March 2009, garnering a huge amount of
popularity for the entertainer. The series was not only a hit in Korea,
but all around Asia as well. This includes Taiwan and the Southeast
Asian countries of Singapore, Viet Nam, Malaysia, Philippines, Nepal
amongst others as well as in Japan and in North America where it was
released on DVD with English subtitles.
Not long after him and SS501 members released their album "SS501
Collection," where they each sang a solo song, along with being featured
in their mini drama music video.
Their Asia Concert Tour began in mid-August 2009 in Seoul at the
Olympic Park. They continued their tour in Shanghai, Taipei, Bangkok
before returning to returning to Seoul for a closing encore concert.
They staged two concerts for the encore closure on the 27th Feb and 28th
Feb 2010 respectively.
On September 2009, during promotions in Japan for
Boys Over Flowers,
Kim HyunJoong was diagnosed with H1N1. While recovering from H1N1, he
could not attend Seoul's International Drama Awards. To accept the
award on his behalf, his members of SS501, Heo Young Saeng, Kim
KyuJong, and Kim Hyung Jun were present for the award show. Kim
HyunJoong recovered from H1N1 and was discharged on September 15, 2009.
On October 23, 2009 Kim HyunJoong and SS501 released their album "Rebirth," and performed "Love Like This."
He has also been the spokesperson for cosmetics brand, Tony Moly, an
established company with numerous branches across Korea and Asia,
including Taiwan and Hong Kong. He had since ended his contract with
Tony Moly in End September 2010, and he had been chosen to be the
Spokesperson for The Face Shop.
In April 2010, he appeared opposite Jung Ryeo Won in the music video for Korean Singer Gummy's new song As A Man.
In June 2010, him and his band mates of SS501 released an album titled
'Destination'. Their title song 'Love Ya' was received well, rating
high in record sales and online music stores. 'Love Ya' went on to top
Music Bank (TV series)'s K-Chart for two weeks. Doing great for two
weeks was all they could have though, they soon ended promotions,
because of SS501's contract was ending.
On June 19, 2010, he then appeared at a concert in the Philippines along side BEAST
On June 28, 2010, It was officially announced that Kim HyunJoong
officially left DSP Entertainment and signed a contract with Bae Yong
Joon's KeyEast Entertainment company.
Kim HyunJoong is now the leading role of the drama 'Playful Kiss'
AKA 'It Started With a Kiss' (Taiwanese version) / 'Itazura na
Kiss'(Japanese version) as Baek Seung Jo, who has a stand-offish
personality.
He had said at the Playful Kiss press conference, that SS501 will
never disband unless you stop buying their album, and that they will
make new albums in the future.
Kim HyunJoong was then invited to the 16th Guangzhou Asian Games as the
representative of South Korea and he'll sing "Sunshine Again" with
other 3 singers. On the 7th of November, Kim HyunJoong 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. It's first episode garners 1 million views just in 5
days. This has once again showed that Kim HyunJoong is a global star.
Pictures of KimHyunjoong
sports games. 
