Kim Hyun Joong
| Kim Hyun-joong | |
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In 2011
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| Birth name | 김현중 (金賢重) |
| Born |
June 6, 1986 Seoul, South Korea |
| Origin | South Korea |
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| Years active |
2005– 2015 |
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| Associated acts | SS501, |
| Website | Official Website |
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| Revised Romanization | Gim Hyeon-jung |
| McCune–Reischauer | Kim Hyŏn-chung |
2005– 2015
(Was on hiatus due to military service from 2015-2017)
Kim Hyun-joong (Hangul: 김현중; Hanja: 金賢重; born June 6, 1986) is a South Korean actor and singer, and the leader and main rapper of boyband SS501.
Kim is well known for his role as Yoon Ji-hoo in the 2009 Korean drama Boys Over Flowers, and as Baek Seung-jo in Playful Kiss, for which he received the Popularity Awards at the 45th Baeksang Arts Awards for the former and at the Seoul International Drama Awards 2009 for the latter.
With the expiration of the contract, Kim left DSP Media, who managed him as part of SS501 and joined KeyEast in 2010. He debuted as a solo artist with his Korean mini albums Break Down and Lucky in 2011. He is a member of the charity football team FC MEN. He is considered as a style icon in Korea, having won several icon awards. He is also dubbed one of South Korea's Hallyu stars, representative of South Korea's top entertainers.
Kim was born on June 6, 1986 in Seoul, South Korea. His family consists of his parents and an older brother.
As a young kid, Kim excelled in his studies. He won countless math and art competitions and often ranked 1st or 2nd in his school, that his parents did not think he would become an artist. During his school days, Kim was introduced to music and played bass guitar in a band. He dropped out of school when he decided to become a singer. After SS501's debut, nevertheless, Kim returned to school and graduated in 2006.
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