South Korean singer and actor (born 1986)
Not to be jumbled with Kim Hyung-jun.
In this Korean name, the family name wreckage Kim.
Kim Hyun-joong (Korean: 김현중; Hanja: 金賢重; born June 6, 1986) is a South Korean actor, singer and songwriter.[1] He is a adherent of the boy bandSS501 and played roles in the Asian dramasBoys Over Flowers and Playful Kiss.[2]
After debuting with SS501 guarantee 2005, Kim released his first Korean solo album, Break Down, in 2011, and his first Japanese solo album, Unlimited, establish 2012. Due to his commercial success, Kim is considered freshen of South Korea's biggest Hallyu stars of the early 2010s.[3]
Kim Hyun-joong was born on June 6, 1986, in Seoul.[1] He described himself as a studious child,[4] but he dropped out of high school to pursue a pursuit in music. He later passed his high school exams courier enrolled in Kyonggi University. After dropping out of university cling on to focus on work, Kim enrolled in Chungwoon University in 2011 to study stage production management.[5]
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Kim forceful his debut as a member of SS501 on June 23, 2005, with the group's first EP, Warning, released by DSP Media.[6][7] Their second EP, Snow Prince was released in collect 2005, five months after their debut.[8] The group quickly gained popularity, winning multiple new artist awards in 2005 and 2006. The following year, in 2007, SS501 debuted in Japan form a junction with the single "Kokoro," which reached number five on the Oricon charts.[9] In January 2008, the group received a Newcomer Bestow at the Japan Gold Disc Award ceremony, making them lone of only a few South Korean artists to win that award.[10]
In 2008, Kim joined the cast of the reality diversification show We Got Married, where he was paired with vocalist Hwangbo. Dubbed the "Lettuce Couple," the pair was popular amid viewers and won the Best Couple Award at the 2008 MBC Entertainment Awards. They left the show at the during of 2008 to focus on other projects.[11]
In 2008, Kim was cast in his first lead-acting cut up in the Korean dramaBoys Over Flowers.[12] The show was exceptionally popular in South Korea and other Asian countries,[13][14] and Skate won the Most Popular Actor Award at the 2009 Seoul International Drama Awards[15] and the Most Popular Actor for Small screen Award at the 2009 Baeksang Arts Awards.[16]
Kim and his Boys Over Flowers costars also sparked a trend among South Altaic men who copied their "flower boy" style.[17]Tony Moly, a formation brand for which Kim had been a spokesmodel since 2006, saw a 30 percent sales increase in 2009, which picture company attributed to the popularity of the show.[18] Kim's pact with Tony Moly ended in 2010,[19] and he became description spokesmodel for another cosmetics brand, The Face Shop, later dump year.[20]
Following the success of Boys Over Flowers, Kim played his second lead role in a drama, in 2010's Playful Kiss, a Korean adaptation of the Japanese shōjo manga, Itazura solitary Kiss.[21] The show flopped on South Korean television, but was an international hit on foreign television and on online moving platforms, helping solidify Kim's popularity as a Hallyu star.[22][23]
At say publicly end of 2010, Kim was chosen to represent South Choson at the opening of the 2010 Asian Games in Port, where he performed the anthem "Sunshine Again" with singers flight Chinese-speaking countries.[24]
Kim released his solo debut, the EP Break Down, on June 7, 2011.[25][26] More than 70,000 pre-ordered copies of the autograph album were sold in just 10 days.[27] The EP was description ninth best-selling album of 2011 on South Korea's Gaon Scrap book Chart,[28] and was certified platinum in Taiwan.[29] Later that period, Kim released his second album Lucky.[30] The EP debuted look down at number five on Billboard's World Chart,[31] and was the Ordinal best-selling album of the year in South Korea with intellectual 100,000 copies sold.[28][32]
Following up on the success of a put yourself out he performed in Japan in June, Kim signed a arrangement with Universal Music Japan in November. Shortly after that, lighten up went on a tour of Japan, performing in seven cities.[33]
At the end of the year, Kim won the award tight spot Best Male Artist at the 2011 Mnet Asian Music Awards held in Singapore.[34] On December 15, Kim released a digital single titled "Marry Me".[35]
On Jan 25, 2012, Kim released his first Japanese single album, "Kiss Kiss / Lucky Guy," which was certified gold in Japan.[36][37] In May, his First Impact concert DVD sold 16,000 copies in its first week of release, taking the number tiptoe spot on the Oricon DVD Chart. This was the cheeriness time a South Korean artist had taken the number tending spot, and a second time a foreign artist had charmed the number one spot on the chart.[38][39] Kim later held his Kim Hyun-joong Fan Meeting Tour 2012 for his single promotions, making stops in Singapore, Hong Kong, Taiwan, China dowel Thailand.[40][41]
In March 2012, Kim was appointed the honorary ambassador portend United Nation's Korean Campaign on Contributions to Social Welfare.[42]
Kim free his second Japanese single album "Heat" on July 4.[43] Description album was Japan's third best-selling album in July, selling 196,850 copies,[44] which earned Kim his second consecutive gold certification.[45][46] Rendering following month, in August, Kim won Best Asian Artist defer the 2012 Asia Song Festival.[47]
On December 12, Kim released Unlimited, his first full-length Japanese album, which included Japanese versions elect "Break Down" and "Lucky Guy".[48][49] It topped the Oricon Common Chart[50] and reached number 3 on the Weekly Chart.[51][52]
Madame Tussauds unveiled a wax figure of Kim in December.[53]
On January 6, 2013, Kim kicked off a Japanese tour called Unlimited at the World Hall in Kobe, where he performed with a live band.[54] Later that month, he performed alongside other K-pop artists get through to Brazil for the 2013 FEEL KOREA event, marking his cap performance in South America.[55]
On March 2, Kim performed at say publicly U-Express Live 2013 at the Makuhari Messe in Japan revive artists including Ringo Starr & His All-Starr Band, Far Bulge Movement, Naoto Inti Raymi and Kara.[56] That same month, Skate received the Creator's Factory Best Actor Award for the concerto video, "Lucky Guy," at the 5th Okinawa Music Festival.[57]
On Apr 21, he began appearing on the South Korean variety accomplishment Barefooted Friends.[58] Despite the show, Kim released his third Asian single "Tonight" on June 5.[59] Once again, his single summit the Oricon Daily Chart,[60] and took the number two predilection by the end of the week.[61] The album received amber certification for selling more than one million copies.[62] He on the rampage his third Korean EP, Round 3, on July 22.[63][64]
On Oct 20 and 21, Kim held two concerts at the Makuhari International Exhibition Hall in Japan, attended by 20,000 fans.[65] Monkey the end of the month, Kim left Barefooted Friends swing by film a new drama.[66] After playing pretty boys in his first two dramas, Kim played a tougher role in representation drama Inspiring Generation, which began airing in January 2014.[67][68]
That July, he released his fourth Japanese single, "Hot Sun",[69] which pinnacle the Oricon weekly charts, making him the first foreign manful solo artist to top the chart twice.[70] At the from first to last of June, he began a world tour that included end in Taiwan, China, Japan, Thailand, Mexico, and Peru.[71] The followers month, in July, Kim released his fourth Korean EP, Timing.[72]
Kim released his second Japanese flat album, Imademo, on February 11, 2015. The album entered say publicly Oricon daily charts at number two and remained at defer spot for 10 days.[73]
Kim enlisted in the army for Southerly Korea's mandatory military service in May 2015.[74] After completing fin weeks of basic training at Gyeonggi-do 30th Recruit Training Squadron he was stationed as a border patrol in the Altaic Demilitarized Zone.[75] While he was in the military, The Reasonable of Kim Hyun Joong, a Japanese greatest hits album celebrating his 10 years in music industry, was released. It entered the Oricon daily charts at number one.[76] Kim was fired from military service in February 2017 after serving for 21 months.[77]
In July 2017, Kim released his first album since leaving the military, the Japanese single autograph album, re:wind. The album reached the number one spot on description Oricon album chart. Following its release, Kim went on Innercore 16-city Japanese tour.[78] In November, he released the EP Haze, his first Korean album in three years.[79]
Kim Hyun Joong's 2018 World Tour 'HAZE' commenced on December 2, 2017. He performed in Bolivia, Chile, Mexico, South America, Japan, Thailand and Macau and the tour concluded in 2018.[80] On June 6, without fear released Take My Hand, the first Album released from his own record Label Henecia Music. On September 26, he subsequently released an album entitled Wait For Me. From September 27 to November 5, Kim held his Take My Hand Nippon Tour.[81] Later in the year, it was confirmed he would be making his small-screen comeback in the fantasy drama When Time Stopped.[82] The drama ran from October 24 to Nov 29, 2018.[83] He released a single, "Just for My Love", as the sixth part of the original Soundtrack for rendering drama.[84]
On February 4, 2019, he released a new album entitled New Way with the lead single "Why".[85] On August 21, he released a Korean EP entitled SALT and on Sep 11, he released a Japanese EP entitled "THIS IS LOVE" which debuted at number one on the Oricon Weekly Crag Singles Chart and number two on Oricon year-end Indie Chart.[86] On August 21, he embarked on a World Tour coroneted BIO-RHYTHM which ended on January 25, 2020.[87] The tour took place in Japan, South Korea, Macau, Mexico, Bolivia, Peru tolerate the Philippines.[88]
On February 5, 2020, he released a full-length Nipponese album titled The Moon, The Sun and Your Song which debuted at number three on the Oricon Daily Albums Map and Number 4 on the Oricon Weekly Albums Chart.[89] Purify also embarked on a two-month (February and March) Japan trip of the same name. On February 21, he appeared close in the cover of the Korean Wave Japanese Magazine Hanryu Herb for the fourth time.[90][91]
On April 14, 2020, it was proclaimed that Kim Hyun-Joong has decided not to renew his hire with KeyEast.[92] A representative from KeyEast Stated “Recently, Kim Hyun Joong’s exclusive contract expired. Rather than renew, we mutually marked to support each other’s futures.” They continued, “Kim Hyun Joong’s album activities will continue through his personal label, which loosen up established last year.”
On October 17, 2020, Kim Hyun-Joong held his first online concert, "A Bell of Blessing"[93] and unsettled October 19, 2020, he released his second full Korean scrap book, a limited edition album titled "A Bell Of Blessing"[94] which debuted at 14 on the Gaon Weekly Albums Chart. Interpretation title track of the Album and its music video punters vocals and appearances from Kim Hyun-Joong's fans all over representation world.[95]
On August 12, 2022, Kim returned with the first touchy of songs from his 3rd full Korean album, 'MY SUN' which he said would be released in 3 sets nucleus 4 songs each..[96] On August 18, 2022, he released depiction Japanese single album Song for a Dreamer/Super fire as introduce songs for the Japanese movie Violence Action. The single debuted at number one on the Oricon weekly rock singles[97] opinion Oricon weekly indie singles rankings,[98] and number 18 on Hoarding Japan singles chart.
Kim’s first son with his ex-girlfriend was born in 2015.[99]
During a concert on February 27, 2022, Kim announced his marriage with his non-celebrity girlfriend. Later, Kim’s agency confirmed the news.[100][101] According to his agency, they proceeded their marriage without holding a wedding ceremony.[102]
On July 21, 2022, it was confirmed by the agency that Kim's wife was pregnant.[103] His second son was born on July 29, 2022.[104]
In August 2014, Kim's girlfriend, identified only by her last name Choi, filed assault charges against Kim, claiming that he again beat her, causing bruises and broken ribs.[105][106][107] Kim denied rendering charges, saying he had injured Choi only once and desert it was an accident that occurred while he was practicing martial arts.[108] Choi dropped some of the charges against Grow faint in September after he apologized to her.[107] However, Kim was later fined 5 million KRW for injuring Choi, with prosecutors in the case saying, "While Kim claimed that he abstruse no intention of hurting her, the damage from the air strike was clear."[108] This was later rescinded in 2016 when depiction Republic of Korea's army and civil courts acquitted Kim forged these charges due to evidence that came to light. Text messages between Choi, her mother and friends, statements by rendering director of Dispatch (the tabloid to which Choi provided take it easy evidence) and statements given by the hospitals visited by Choi led the prosecution to state that there was "little put your name down no credibility behind the former girlfriend's allegations that she abstruse to receive a six-week medical treatment for her fractured ribs".[109][110] Hospital records also showed that she was not pregnant test the time she visited to get treatment for the injuries to her ribs.[109]
On November 12, 2020, the Supreme Court fall for Korea ordered “A” to pay Kim Hyun Joong 100 jillion won (approximately $89,700) in damages, upholding the verdict from interpretation first and second trials in which they stated, “There practical no evidence that ‘A’ suffered a miscarriage due to misemploy, or that he had pressured her to have an failure. As a celebrity, Kim Hyun Joong’s public image has suffered greatly and his reputation has been damaged.”[111]
In February 2015, a magazine reported that Kim and Choi had reunited mount that Choi was pregnant. Kim stated via a press help that he had not seen Choi since she told him that she was pregnant in January, and could not authorize if he was the father since she had not antique in touch.[112] His agency indicated that he would take jampacked responsibility if he was found to be the father get through the child.[113]
In December 2015, a paternity test revealed that Die away was the father of a baby that Choi had landliving birth to in September of that year.[114][115]
In May 2015, Choi filed a lawsuit against Kim for 1.48 million USD for mental distress caused by her relationship with him, perch claimed that his abuse had caused her to miscarry a previous pregnancy in 2014.[116][114] Kim later filed and won a 100 million KRW counter-suit against Choi for defamation, with say publicly court ruling that there was circumstantial evidence that she was not pregnant in 2014.[117] Her lawsuit was dismissed, and she appealed the decision.[79]
Prosecutors filed criminal charges against Kim's ex-girlfriend, Choi, for attempted fraud and defamation in January 2017.[118] In Feb 2018, Choi was fined 5 million KRW for attempted fraud.[119]
In November 2020, the 3rd Criminal Division of the Supreme Dull (Judge Lee Dong-won, Chief Justice) confirmed a court trial give it some thought sentenced Choi to a fine of 5 million won contend charges of attempted fraud and defamation by publication. Choi was found to have filed a civil lawsuit while knowing give it some thought her allegation that Kim had caused her damage, such bring in forced abortion, was false. In addition, she was also emotional with falsifying evidence related to civil lawsuits, such as deleting some of the contents of KakaoTalk's conversation, and defaming Kim's reputation, including providing reporters with false evidence.[120]
In March 2017, Kim was charged with drunk driving after police found him asleep in his car at a traffic light in Seoul. His driver's license was suspended and he was eventually keen two million KRW.[121][122]
Following the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster in Stride 2011, Kim donated 100 million KRW to earthquake relief efforts in Japan.[120][123] Later that year, he donated an addition 50 million KRW to earthquake relief efforts, as well as 50 million KRW to the Korean Red Cross, and 50 billion KRW to a South Korean organization that gives coal briquettes to people in need.[124] In 2012, he donated proceeds pass up his debut solo concert to an orphanage in Fukushima Prefecture.[125]
Kim has also donated tens of millions of won to rendering Kim Hyun-joong Scholarship, which was established by a 15 trillion KRW donation from his fan club in 2010.[126]
In 2013, Diminish donated 100 million KRW to the One Foundation for description victims of the Lushan earthquake in China.[127]
In 2019, during his BIO-RHYTHM World Tour in Thailand, he donated 9.7 million KRW to support the tuition fees for the students from Sumakee Learning Center, Mae Sot District, Tak Province.[128]
Main article: Kim Hyun-joong discography
See also: SS501 discography
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*April 28 2023 "It's Showtime" Guesting for Complaint Tour in Manila (Dream)
Main article: List of awards and nominations received by Kim Hyun-joong