Kim Hyun Joong

   KIM HYUN JOONG (SS501)   

Name: Kim Hyun-Joong
 Birthdate: June 6, 1986
Birthplace: Seoul, South Korea
Height: 182cm
Blood Type: B
Talent Agency: KeyEast

Kim Hyun-Joong was born on July 6, 1986 in Seoul, South Korea. His family consists of his parents and one older brother. Kim Hyun-Joong was a diligent student in elementary school & received high scores. Things changed for Kim Hyun-Joong by his middle school days. He started working part-time since the 2nd year of middle school and, because of this, his school grades suffered. Remarkably, Kim Hyun-Joong was able to save nearly 100,000,000 won (roughly $87,000 USD) from his part-time jobs by his year school years.

 

During Kim Hyun-Joong's late teen years, he felt the subjects he was learning in high school were useless for his life and, consequently, decided to drop out of high school. Often, during this time, he wound up at the police station for fighting. By the age of 18, Kim Hyun-Joong performed in a youth band named "Aksuseu" ("악서스"), which was formed with Kim Hyun-Joong's Catholic Church friends. They were quite popular in his local neighborhood of Songpa-gu in Seoul.

While working part-time jobs, Kim Hyun-Joong was cast by the boss of an entertainment company, but the boss turned out to be a con man. After getting away from that management company Kim Hyun-Joong was introduced DSP Entertainment and, after auditions, became a member of boy band SS501. SS501 released their self-titled debut album "SS501" on June 23, 2005. Since then Kim Hyun-Joong has performed as a singer until being cast in the KBS2 drama "Boys Over Flowers". Their second mini album, Snow Prince was released in late 2005, five months after their debut. During this time, they also established their official fan club name, "Triple S", and its color, pearl green.

Kim Hyun-Joong was the first member of the F4 group in "Boys Over Flowers" to have been cast. The other three members of the F4 were then cast with Lee Min-Ho, Kim Beom, Kim Jun playing their respective characters. Kim Hyun-Joong was at first reluctant to take on the role of Yoon Ji-Hoo due to fear of ruining his musical career. Nevertheless, Kim Hyun-Joong agreed to play the role and then performed due diligence on his character. Kim Hyun-Joong went out and bought all 37 episodes of the original manga "Hana yori Dango".

During filming of "Boys Over Flowers" Kim Hyun-Joong became close to actress Lim Ye-Jin & Lim Ye-Jin often advised Kim Hyun-Joong on his acting. Kim Hyun-Joong stated in press conference for "Boys Over Flowers" that he learned to be more patient and calm through his acting experience.

Later in 2009, after Kim Hyun-Joong attended a promotional event for "Boys Over Flowers" in Japan, Kim Hyun-Joong was diagnosed with Influenza A (H1N1) virus on Tuesday Sept. 8, 2009. Kim Hyun-Joong was then quarantined at a hospital in Japan. After making a complete recovery, Kim Hyun-Joong was finally able to return to South Koorea one week later.

 

After "Boys Over Flowers," Kim Hyun-Joong left DSP Entertainment and joined KeyEast management company, which actor Bae Yong-Jun is the largest shareholder. In 2010, Kim Hyun-Joong was cast for the MBC drama "Mischievous Kiss". In the drama series, Mischievous Kiss Kim Hyun-Joong a genious high school/college student named Baek Seung-Jo. In a promotional interview, Kim Hyun-Joong stated that to improve his pronunciation (he felt he mumbled sometimes), he held a wine cork in his mouth while practicing his lines.

While appearing on the talk show "Kang Shim Jang" (hosted by Lee Seung-Ki & Kang Ho-Dong), Kim Hyun-Joong mentioned that he dated a member of female idol group for 5 months, but didn't specify her name. He did mention that they went to the movies together and once went on a fishing trip.

TV SERIES

2005 - Non Stop (Guest)

2005 - Can Love Be Refilled? (William)

2007 - Hotelier (Cameo)

2008 - Spotlight (Cameo)

2009 - Boys Over Flower (Yoon Ji Ho)

2010 - Playfull Kiss (Baek Seung Jo)

2011 - Dream High (Cameo)

2013 - City Conquest (Baek Miru)

 

Facts

• His Life motto : "Life is an opportunity"
• His good friends Hero Jae Joong, Micky Yoo Chun (TVXQ) and TOP (BigBang)
• He had 3 wishes in life is to be an international star, met with fans around the world and hold a free concert. If all he wants to achieve his dream of a quiet and happy life with family.
• His firts thing to do once he waken up is check his gadget and then take a bath, which is so looonggg.
• His Nickname Cattle (Cow), Dog (Dog), sculpture walk, JiHoo sunbae
• He's afraid of insects and birds
• He likes the skull accessory
• He could easily sleep anywhere but hard to wake up
• He didn't like to seduce people
• His ideal woman is Lee Hyori (singer)
• His favorite color is black
• His Official fansclub named HANECIA

        

   

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LadyBie