Kim Hyun Joong Profile

Kim Hyun Joong Profile

Name: 김현중 / Kim Hyun Joong (Gim Hyeon Jung)

Profession: Actor, singer

Birth date: 1986-June-6

Birthplace: Seoul, South Korea

Weight: 68kg

Height: 180cm

Blood type: B

Star sign: Gemini

Education: Kyonggi University (Graduated from Hanyang High School, Seoul)

Religion: Christian

Talents: Playing the guitar, piano, dancing

Motto: Life is what you make with one chance

Idol: Lee Hyori

Dream girl: straightforward, like friend

Own body part that like most: eyes

- debuted as the leader of SS501 in 2005 

- SS501 participated in two reality shows — Thank You For Waking Us Up (2005) and Thank You For Raising Us (2006) — that profiled the group’s life together

- also appeared in MNet’s Idol World in 2007, which showed SS501 doing various missions in Japan

- he 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

- he was cast in the Korean version of Boys Over Flowers (TV Series)/Hana Yori Dango as one of the members of the famous F4

- known as the “Lettuce Couple”, Kim 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 (Hanazawa Rui, in Hana Yori Dango)

- 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

Filmography
- Boys Over Flowers (KBS2, 2009) Yoon Ji Hoo
- Nonstop 5 (Episode 208, MBC, 2005)
-Can Love Be Refilled? Sitcom (KBS2, 2005)

Awards
- Most Popular Icon for Style Icon Awards 2009 (November 11, 2009)
- Best Actor for Seoul’s International Drama Awards (September 11, 2009)
- Popularity Award for Television on KBS2’s Boys Over Flowers (The 45th PaekSang Arts Awards, February 2009)
- Best Couple Award on MBC’s We Got Married with Hwang Bo (MBC Awards, December 28, 2008)