Kim Jung-hyun (actor, born 1990)

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Kim Jung-hyun
Born (1990-04-05) April 5, 1990 (age 31)
Busan, South Korea
EducationKorea National University of Arts – Department of Acting
OccupationActor
Years active2015–present
Korean name
Hangul
Hanja
金正賢
Revised RomanizationGim Jeong-hyeon
McCune–ReischauerKim Chŏnghyŏn

Kim Jung-hyun (born April 5, 1990) is a South Korean actor. He is best known for his roles on television series Welcome to Waikiki, Crash Landing on You and Mr. Queen.

Early life[]

Kim was born in Busan in South Korea. He majored in Acting at the Korea National University of Arts.

Military enlistment[]

Kim completed his mandatory military service as an assistant in Kangwon-do's 3rd division when he was 21 years old.[1]

Career[]

2015: Beginnings[]

After having acted in several musical theatre plays, Kim made his silver screen debut in the film Overman, which premiered at the 2015 Busan International Film Festival.[2] This earned him Best New Actor nominations at 25th Buil Film Awards and 22nd Chunsa Film Art Awards.[citation needed]

2016–2018: Rising popularity[]

Kim made his small screen debut in 2016 and gained attention with his role as Gong Hyo-jin's younger brother in the romance comedy Don't Dare to Dream.[3]

He then starred in historical drama The Rebel.[4] The series was a critical and commercial success, and Kim won the Best New Actor award at the 2017 MBC Drama Awards.[citation needed]

The same year, he was cast in MBC's two-episode series, Binggoo, alongside Han Sun-hwa.[5]

He also played the male lead in KBS2's teen drama School 2017[6][7] alongside Gugudan's Kim Se-jeong. The series was very popular among the youth leading to his increased popularity. Kim's portrayal of a troubled and rebellious student was praised by critics and audiences.[citation needed] The series earned him Best New Actor nominations at the 54th Baeksang Arts Awards, the 2017 KBS Drama Awards and the 1st The Seoul Awards.[citation needed]

Kim then featured in 4Men's Music Video Break Up In The Morning.

Later in the year Kim was cast in a lead role in KBS2 drama special Buzzcut Love.[8]

In 2018, Kim starred in JTBC's youth series titled Welcome to Waikiki playing a cynical but kind-hearted movie director.[9] The series was a popular across Asia and solidified Kim's status as a versatile actor.[citation needed]

He then started in the 4DX VR movie Stay With Me alongside Seo Yea-ji playing the role of an aspiring musician with stage fright.[10] Kim lent his vocals to the OST of the movie titled Moonlight.

Later he starred in MBC melodrama Time[11] alongside Girls' Generation's Seohyun, playing a chaebol whose time is running out due to his failing health. Kim's received critical praise for playing the drama's principal character, a terminal patient with few months to live. He withdrew halfway through the series due to an "eating disorder and sleep disorder".[12][better source needed]

2019–present: Comeback and international fame[]

Kim returned to television in December 2019 when he joined the tvN romance drama Crash Landing on You alongside Hyun Bin, Son Ye-jin and Seo Ji-hye.[13] It became the highest-rated tvN drama and the third-highest-rated Korean drama in cable television history. Kim's portrayal of Goo Seung-joon, former fiancé of Yoon Se-ri (Son Ye-jin) and eventual love interest to Seo Dan (Seo Ji-hye), received positive reviews from audiences. His character's name “Goo Seung-joon” went on to trend at No. 1 in Korea's realtime search rankings, which he later described in an interview as incredibly rewarding.[14]

In May 2020, Kim made a cameo appearance in his Crash Landing on You co-star Seo Ji-hye's drama Dinner Mate playing the role of her long-term boyfriend.[15]

On June 5, 2020, it was confirmed that Kim would lead tvN's fusion sageuk drama, Mr. Queen alongside Shin Hye-sun playing the role of King Cheoljong.[16] The drama aired from December 2020 to February 2021. On February 15, 2021, Mr. Queen became the seventh-highest-rated Korean drama in cable television history and the fifth highest rated tvN drama on record.[17] The Korea Times article praised Kim's complex portrayal of the two-faced King and noted that he "left a deep impression on viewers with a heavy presence that took the center of the play."[18] Kim contributed his vocals to the soundtrack with the song Like the First Snow; for which he also wrote the lyrics.[19]

Controversy[]

In July 2018, during the press conference for his drama The Time, he was criticised for "answering questions unenthusiastically" and for refusing to link arms with his co-star Seohyun.[20][21] He explained that it was because he was trying to stay in his character from the drama.[21] He withdrew from the series halfway through its run, officially citing health reasons.[22]

In April 2021, South Korean local tabloid Dispatch revealed alleged text messages between Kim Jung-hyun and actress Seo Yea-ji and pointed out requests from Seo as the reason behind for Kim's behaviour at the press conference.[20]"[20] In response, Seo's agency, Gold Medalist, denied the claim that she was the reason behind Kim's behaviour and abrupt exit from the series.[23]

On April 14, he posted a personal handwritten apology, which read:

... I brought deep disappointment and pain upon the director, screenwriter, fellow actors, and staff. I apologize. ...[24]

On May 12, Kim's representative released a statement to announce the expiration of his contract with O& Entertainment and to address the actor’s health condition while filming The Time in 2018.[25] Kim claimed that his agency had failed to fulfill their duty, and that he would take legal action against them for defamation and spreading false information.[26] The same day, YTN revealed that they had obtained Kim's hospital records which showed that he was diagnosed with anxiety disorder, panic disorder, sleep disorder, and having depressive episodes.[27] After the handwritten apology, he met The Time director, Jang Jun-ho, who expressed his willingness to work with him again.[28]

Filmography[]

Film[]

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2014 The Beginning Of Murder Do-hyun Short Film [29]
2016 Going My Home Lee Shi-joon [30]
Overman Choi Do-hyun Independent film [31]
2017 One Day Assistant manager Cha
2018 Stay With Me Woo-jin 4DX VR film [32]
2019 Rosebud Woo-seong [33]
2021 Black out : Mafia game Short Film [34][35]

Television series[]

Year Title Role Network Notes Ref.
2016 Don't Dare to Dream Pyo Chi-yeol SBS [3]
2017 The Rebel Mo Ri MBC [4]
Frozen Love Go Man-soo Miniseries [5]
School 2017 Hyun Tae-woon KBS2 [5]
Drama Special Bae Chi-hwan Episode: "The Love of a Buzz Cut" [8]
2018 Welcome to Waikiki Kang Dong-gu JTBC [9]
Time Cheon Soo-ho MBC [11]
2019–20 Crash Landing on You Gu Seung-jun / Alberto Gu tvN and Netflix [36]
2020 Dinner Mate Lee Young-dong MBC Cameo (Eps. 1–2) [15]
2020–21 Mr. Queen Lee Won-beom / King Cheoljong tvN [16]

Music video[]

Year Song Title Artist
2017 Break Up In The Morning 4Men

Discography[]

Singles[]

Title Year Album
"Moonlight" 2018 Stay with me OST
"Like the First Snow " 2021 Mr. Queen OST

Theatre[]

Year Title Role Ref.
2013 경성아리랑 26년 MusicalArirang [37]
Therese Raquin Laurent LeClaire
2015 조그만 입술
가야십이지곡 Gayashib i Jigok Musical

Endorsements[]

Year Company Product Type Co-appearance
2017 JK Company Paperplanes Shoes
MK Trend Co. Ltd. Buckaroo Clothing Hwang Seung-eon
SK Telecom T Membership Ahn Sol-bin
2018 Otsuka Pharmaceutical ULOS Cosmetics Yunho
2020
2020 Panasonic

Awards and nominations[]

Name of the award ceremony, year presented, category, nominee of the award, and the result of the nomination
Award ceremony Year Category Nominee / Work Result Ref.
APAN Star Awards 2021 Best Supporting Actor Crash Landing on You Nominated [38]
Asia Artist Awards 2020 Popularity Award (Actor) Kim Jung-hyun Nominated [39]
Baeksang Arts Awards 2018 Best New Actor – Television School 2017 Nominated [40]
Buil Film Awards 2016 Best New Actor Overman Nominated
Chunsa Film Art Awards 2017 Nominated
KBS Drama Awards 2017 Best New Actor School 2017 Nominated [41]
Netizen Award, Male Nominated
Best Couple Award Kim Jung-hyun (with Kim Se-jeong)
School 2017 		Nominated
MBC Drama Awards 2017 Best New Actor The Rebel Won [42]
2018 Best Couple Award Kim Jung-hyun (with Seohyun)
Time 		Nominated [43]
Soompi Awards 2018 Best Couple Award Kim Jung-hyun (with Kim Se-jeong)
School 2017 		Nominated [44]
Breakout Actor Award School 2017 Nominated
The Seoul Awards 2017 Best New Actor (Drama) Nominated

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