Kim Joon | |
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Background information | |
Birth name | Kim Hyung-joon |
Born | February 3, 1984 |
Origin | South Korea |
Genres | K-Pop, J-Pop, Pop |
Occupation(s) | Singer, Actor |
Years active | 2007–present |
Labels | CHANG Company |
Associated acts | T-Max |
Stage name | |
Hangul | 김준 |
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Hanja | 金俊 |
Revised Romanization | Gim Jun |
McCune–Reischauer | Kim Chun |
Birth name | |
Hangul | 김형준 |
Hanja | 金亨俊 |
Revised Romanization | Gim Hyeong-jun |
McCune–Reischauer | Kim Hyŏng-chun |
Kim Joon (born Kim Hyung-joon on February 3, 1984 in Gwacheon, Gyeonggi Province, South Korea) is a South Korean rapper and actor who rose to stardom with his portrayal of one of the famous F4 members in the 2009 hit drama Boys Over Flowers.
Kim Joon made his entertainment debut with the boyband T-Max in 2007, as a rapper and a songwriter for the group. In 2009, Kim became popular after playing the role of F4 member "Song Woo-bin" in the hit Korean drama Boys Over Flowers. Together with his band, their song entitled "Paradise" was featured in the first edition of the Boys Over Flowers soundtrack. Other songs of T-Max that were featured in the subsequent editions of the Boys Over Flowers soundtrack were "Say Yes," "Wish You're My Love", "Fight The Bad Feeling," and "Bang Bang Boom".
As a solo artist, Kim also had a single in the soundtrack titled "To Empty Out," which featured Kim Jo-han. He also released another song he had written himself, "Jun Be O.K.," and Kim Hyun-joong made a cameo appearance in the music video of the song.
From April 2009 to December 2010, Kim was a cast member of Invincible Baseball Team, a variety-reality show that aired during Saturday Challenges; he was chosen as MVP for several weeks. In June 2009, he took part in another reality show Mnet Scandal, where a celebrity dates a non-celebrity for a week. In July 2009, he made his stage debut in the musical Youthful March (젊음의 행진), along with his T-Max co-member Park Yun-hwa. Kim tested positive for H1N1 in November 2009 and had to cancel a fan meeting event in the Philippines.