1. Kim Hyun-joong is a South Korean actor, singer and songwriter.
32 Facts About Kim Hyun-joong
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Kim Hyun-joong is a member of the boy band SS501 and played roles in the Korean dramas Boys Over Flowers and Playful Kiss.
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Kim Hyun-joong described himself as a studious child, but he dropped out of high school to pursue a career in music.
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Kim Hyun-joong later passed his high school exams and enrolled in Kyonggi University.
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Kim Hyun-joong made his debut as a member of SS501 on June 23,2005, with the group's first EP, Warning, released by DSP Media.
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In 2008, Kim Hyun-joong joined the cast of the reality variety show We Got Married, where he was paired with singer Hwangbo.
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In 2008, Kim Hyun-joong was cast in his first lead-acting role in the Korean drama Boys Over Flowers.
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Tony Moly, a cosmetics brand for which Kim Hyun-joong had been a spokesmodel since 2006, saw a 30 percent sales increase in 2009, which the company attributed to the popularity of the show.
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Kim Hyun-joong released his solo debut, the EP Break Down, on June 7,2011.
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Kim later held his Kim Hyun-joong Fan Meeting Tour 2012 for his album promotions, making stops in Singapore, Hong Kong, Taiwan, China and Thailand.
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In March 2012, Kim Hyun-joong was appointed the honorary ambassador for United Nation's Korean Campaign on Contributions to Social Welfare.
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On January 6,2013, Kim Hyun-joong kicked off a Japanese tour called Unlimited at the World Memorial Hall in Kobe, where he performed with a live band.
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That same month, Kim Hyun-joong received the Creator's Factory Best Actor Award for the music video, "Lucky Guy," at the 5th Okinawa Music Festival.
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Kim Hyun-joong released his second Japanese studio album, Imademo, on February 11,2015.
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Kim Hyun-joong enlisted in the army for South Korea's mandatory military service in May 2015.
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Kim Hyun-joong was discharged from military service in February 2017 after serving for 21 months.
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In July 2017, Kim Hyun-joong released his first album since leaving the military, the Japanese single album, re:wind.
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Kim Hyun-joong performed in Bolivia, Chile, Mexico, South America, Japan, Thailand and Macau and the tour concluded in 2018.
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Kim Hyun-joong released a single, "Just for My Love", as the sixth part of the original Soundtrack for the drama.
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Kim Hyun-joong embarked on a two-month Japan tour of the same name.
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On October 17,2020, Kim Hyun-Joong held his first online concert, "A Bell of Blessing" and on October 19,2020, he released his second full Korean album, a limited edition album titled "A Bell Of Blessing" which debuted at 14 on the Gaon Weekly Albums Chart.
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Kim Hyun-joong's first son with his ex-girlfriend was born in 2015.
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On July 21,2022, it was confirmed by the agency that Kim Hyun-joong's wife was pregnant.
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Kim Hyun-joong's second son was born on July 29,2022.
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Kim Hyun-joong denied the charges, saying he had injured Choi only once and that it was an accident that occurred while he was practicing martial arts.
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Kim Hyun-joong's agency indicated that he would take full responsibility if he was found to be the father of the child.
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In December 2015, a paternity test revealed that Kim Hyun-joong was the father of a baby that Choi had given birth to in September of that year.
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Kim Hyun-joong later filed and won a 100 million KRW counter-suit against Choi for defamation, with the court ruling that there was circumstantial evidence that she was not pregnant in 2014.
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Kim Hyun-joong's lawsuit was dismissed, and she appealed the decision.
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Choi was found to have filed a civil lawsuit while knowing that her allegation that Kim Hyun-joong had caused her damage, such as forced abortion, was false.
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In March 2017, Kim Hyun-joong was charged with drunk driving after police found him asleep in his car at a traffic light in Seoul.
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In 2013, Kim Hyun-joong donated 100 million KRW to the One Foundation for the victims of the Lushan earthquake in China.