Kim Hyun-joong

At 37 years old, Kim Hyun-joong has this physical status:

Kim Hyun-joong (born 6 June 1986) is a South Korean actor, singer, and songwriter.

Kim played parts in Boys Over Flowers and Playful Kiss, Korea's first Korean solo album, and his first Japanese solo album, Unlimited in 2012.

Kim is one of South Korea's top Hallyu actors of the early 2010s thanks to his commercial success.

Early life and education

Kim Hyun-joong was born in Seoul on June 6, 1986. He referred to himself as a studious boy, but he dropped out of high school to pursue a career in music. He later passed his high school exams and enrolled in Kyonggi University. Kim enrolled in Chungwoon University in 2011 to study stage production management after dropping out of university to concentrate on work.

Personal life

Kim announced his wedding with his non-celebrity girlfriend at a concert on February 27, 2022. Kim's office confirmed the news later. They married without holding a wedding reception, according to his department.

Kim's wife was pregnant at the time, according to the department on July 21, 2022.

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Career

Kim made his debut as a member of SS501 on June 23, 2005, with the group's first EP, Warning, being released by DSP Media. Snow Prince's second EP, which was five months after their debut, was released in late 2005. The group quickly grew in success, winning multiple new artist awards in 2005 and 2006. SS501 debuted in Japan in 2007 with the single "Kokoro," which debuted at number five on the Oricon charts. The group was named one of only a handful of South Korean artists to win this award in January 2008.

Kim appeared on We Got Married, a reality variety show on which he was paired with singer Hwangbo in 2008. The pair, nicknamed the "Lettuce Couple," was extremely popular among viewers and received the Best Couple Award at the 2008 MBC Entertainment Awards. At the end of 2008, the show was pulled to other programs.

Kim was in his first lead-acting role in the Korean drama Boys Over Flowers in 2008. Kim received the Most Popular Actor Award at the 2009 Baeksang Arts Awards in South Korea and other Asian countries, and the Most Popular Actor Award at the 2009 Beijing International Drama Awards were highly coveted.

Kim and his Boys Over Flowers started a trend among South Korean men who imitated their "flower boy" style. Tony Moly, a cosmetics brand for whom Kim had been a spokesmodel since 2006, saw a 30 percent rise in 2009, which the company attributed to the show's success. Kim's relationship with Tony Moly ended in 2010, but he became the spokesmodel for another cosmetics company, The Face Shop, later this year.

Kim played his second lead role in a drama in 2010's Playful Kiss, a Korean translation of the Japanese shjo manga Itazura na Kiss, following the success of Boys Over Flowers. On South Korean television, the program didn't succeed, but it was an international success on international television and on online streaming platforms, helping to solidify Kim's fame as a Hallyu actor.

Kim was chosen to represent South Korea at the 2010 Asian Games in Guangzhou, where he performed the anthem "Sunshine Again" with singers from Chinese-speaking countries.

On June 7, 2011, Kim unveiled his EP Breakdown, his solo debut, on June 7, 2011. In ten days, more than 70,000 pre-ordered copies of the album were sold. The EP was the ninth best-selling album on South Korea's Gaon Album Chart, and it was awarded platinum in Taiwan. Kim's second album Lucky was released later this year. The EP debuted on Billboard's World Chart at number five, and it was the 10th best-selling album of the year in South Korea with over 100,000 copies sold.

Kim signed a multi-year contract with Universal Music Japan in November, following up on the success of a concert he appeared in Japan in June. He went on a tour of Japan, appearing in seven cities shortly after.

Kim was named Best Male Artist at the 2011 Mnet Asian Music Awards in Singapore at the end of the year. Kim released "Marry Me" on December 15, Kim's first digital single on December 15.

Kim released his first Japanese single album, "Kiss Kiss / Lucky Guy," on January 25, 2012. In May, his First Impact concert DVD sold 16,000 copies in its first week of release, occupying the top spot on the Oricon DVD Chart. This was the first time a South Korean artist had landed at number one on the charts, and it was the second time a foreign artist had landed on the top of the charts. Kim Hyun-joong Fan Meeting Tour 2012 in Singapore, Hong Kong, Taiwan, China, and Thailand followed Kim Hyun-joong Fan Meeting Tour 2012 for his album sales, making stops in Singapore, Hong Kong, Taiwan, China, and Thailand.

Kim was appointed the honorary ambassador for United Nation's Korean Campaign on Contributions to Social Justice in March 2012.

On July 4, Kim released his second Japanese single album "Heat." The album was Japan's third best-selling album in July, grossing 196,850 copies, earning Kim his second straight gold medal. Kim was named Best Asian Artist at the 2012 Asia Song Festival in August.

Kim released Unlimited, his first full-length Japanese album, which included Japanese versions of "Break Down" and "Lucky Guy." It topped the Oricon Daily Chart and ranked third on the Weekly Chart, putting it at the top of the Oricon Daily Chart and at number three.

In December, Madame Tussauds unveiled a wax figure of Kim.

Kim began Unlimited at the World Memorial Hall in Kobe, where he performed with a live band on January 6, 2013. Later this month, he appeared alongside other K-pop artists in Brazil for the 2013 FEEL KOREA festival, marking his first appearance in South America.

Kim appeared at the U-Express Live 2013 in Japan on March 2 with artists including Ringo Starr & His All-Star Band, Far East Movement, Naoto Inti Raymi, and Kara. At the 5th Okinawa Music Festival in the same month, Kim was named "Lucky Guy" for the creator's Factory Best Actor Award.

He debuted on Barefooted Friends, a South Korean variety show. Despite the spectacle, Kim released his third Japanese single "Tonight" on June 5. His single topped the Oricon Daily Chart once more and claimed the number one spot by the end of the week. The album was given a gold medal for selling more than one million copies. On July 22, he released his third Korean EP, Round 3.

Kim performed two concerts at the Makuhari International Exhibition Hall in Japan on October 20 and 21, attracting 20,000 viewers. Kim left Barefooted Friends to film a new mystery at the end of the month. Kim played much more aggressive boys in his first two dramas in the drama Inspiring Generation, which premiered in January 2014.

"Hot Sun," his fourth Japanese single that debuted on the Oricon weekly charts, became the first international solo artist to top the charts twice. He began his world tour in June, China, Japan, Thailand, Mexico, and Peru. Kim released Timing, his fourth Korean EP, in July.

On February 11, 2015, Kim released his second Japanese studio album, Imademo. The album debuted at number two in the Oricon daily charts and stayed at that position for ten days.

In May 2015, Kim was enlisted in the army for South Korea's compulsory military service. He was stationed as a border patrol in the Korean Demilitarized Zone after completing five weeks of basic training at Gyeonggi-do 30th Recruit Training Squadron. Although he was in the military, The Best of Kim Hyun Joong, a Japanese greatest hits album devoted to his ten years in the music business, was released. It debuted at number one in the Oricon daily charts at number one. Kim was drafted from military service in February 2017 after 21 months of service.

Kim released his first album since leaving the military in July 2017, the Japanese single album rewind. The album debuted on the Oricon album chart at number one. Following its introduction, Kim embarked on a 16-city Japanese tour. He debuted the EP Haze in November, his first Korean album in three years.

Kim Hyun Joong's 2018 World Tour 'HAZE' began on December 2, 2017. He appeared in Bolivia, Chile, Mexico, South America, Japan, Thailand, and Macau, along with others, and the tour came to an end in 2018. Take My Hand, his first album from his own record label Henecia Music, was released on June 6. He then released a song named Wait For Me on September 26, which was released on September 26. Kim's Take My Hand Japan Tour ran from September 27 to November 5. When Time Stopped, it was announced that he would make his small-screen return to the fantasy series When Time Stopped later this year. From October 24 to November 29, 2018, the drama ran from October 24 to October 29, 2018. As the sixth piece of the original Soundtrack for the drama, he released "Just for My Love."

He released a new album called New Way on February 4, 2019, including the lead single "Why." On August 21, he released a Korean EP named SALT and on September 11, he unveiled "THIS IS LOVE" which debuted on the Oricon Weekly Rock Singles Chart and ranked second on the Oricon Year-end Indie Chart. He embarked on a World Tour named BIO-RHYTHM, which ended on January 25, 2020, on August 21, 2020. The tour took place in Japan, South Korea, Macau, Mexico, Bolivia, Peru, and the Philippines.

On February 5, 2020, he released The Moon, The Sun, and Your Song, a full-length Japanese album that debuted at number three on the Oricon Daily Albums Chart and Number 4 on the Oricon Weekly Albums Chart and Number 4 on the Oricon Weekly Albums Chart. He also started a two-month (February and March) Japan tour of the same name. For the fourth time, he appeared on the front of the Korean Wave Japanese magazine Hanryu Pia on February 21.

Kim Hyun-Joong had announced on April 14, 2020, that he had decided not to renew his deal with KeyEast. Kim Hyun Joong's exclusive deal came to an end recently, according to a KeyEast State representative. "We mutually agreed to assist each other's futures rather than renewing," they said. "Kim Hyun Joong's album sales will continue through his personal label, which he established last year."

Kim Hyun-Joong performed his first online concert, "A Bell Of Blessing," on October 17, 2020, and on October 19, 2020, he released his second full Korean album, titled "A Bell Of Blessing," which debuted at 14 on the Gaon Weekly Albums Chart. Kim Hyun-Joong's fans are represented in the album's title track and its music video around the world.

Kim returned with the first set of songs from his 3rd full Korean album, 'MY SUN,' on August 18, 2022, when he announced add-in songs for the Japanese movie Violence Action. The single debuted on the Oricon weekly rock singles and Oricon weekly indie singles charts, and it came in ranked number 18 on Billboard's Japan singles chart, placing it at number one on the Oricon weekly rock singles and Oricon weekly indie singles charts.

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