KOREAN STARS
KIM HYUN JOO
PROFILE
Name: 김현주 / Kim Hyun-joo (Kim Hyeon-ju)
Profession: Actress
Birthdate: 1978-Apr-24
Birthplace: Kyung-ki province,
Il-san City
Height: 167cm
Weight: 48kg
Blood Type: B
Family: Younger brother
Education: Dankuk University
(Film drama major)
Twitter: @kim_hyunjoo
Biography
Kim Hyun Joo (born on April 24,
1977) is a South Korean actress . She made her movie debut in the 1998
film If It Snows On Christmas. She was in popular dramas like Glass
slipper , Miss Kim's One Million Dollar Quest,
Marrying a Millionaire , and
Land She is known for her bubbly and happy smile. She got a degree in
performing arts from Dankook University . Being called ‘’Pretty woman’’ of
Korea, Kim Hyun Joo is recognized with her brightly smile and a fresh
face. She is an ideal girl of many Korean men. From 1996 to
present In 1996, when she was still a high school-er, she was chosen as
model for some magazine. It was the first time she entered the
entertainment industry. During this time, she was pretty popular on
magazines and she often got offer to feature in music videos of famous
singers. In 1997, Kim Hyun Joo was accepted to Dankook University , film
major. But due to her busy schedules as an actress and entertainer, she
stopped university for 2 years. 2 years later she came back to school to
finish her study.
In 1998, Kim Hyun Joo had her
first drama Only Love, her acting was praised by her co-stars and
directors. Not only is Kim hyun Joo an active actress but she is also
serious in her work. And she is very friendly, that is why she gained a
lot of love from public.
In 1999, chance kept coming to
Kim Hyun Joo when she was casted as female lead in Days of Youth with Jang
Dong Gun and Hwang Su Jung. But the drama didn’t succeed as expected, it
also got complains like copying of
some Japanese drama. Jang Dong
Gun was the one who got the most complaints, while the bubbly, innocent
but unhappy character which played by Kim Hyun Joo received so many love
by viewers. And Kim Hyun Joo was
slowly recognized by
viewers. After success of Into the Sunlight with Jang Hyuk , Cha Tae Hyun
, Kim Ha
Neul , the 4 leads got popular
thanks to this drama. Also thanks to this drama Kim Hyun Joo was casted in
another big role in Her House . In this drama, Kim Hyun Joo had to cut her
lovely long hair. She played a student from a rich family, who love a guy
who has a job as a driver played by Lee Seo Jin . Not only that, Kim Hyun
Joo had the chance to compete her acting with her senior, actress Kim Nam
Joo.
In 2001, with the success of
Glass Slipper which Kim Hyun Joo got to act along with So Ji Sub and the
talented actress Kim Ji Ho. With the story of Cinderella, this made Kim
Hyun Joo into a Top A actress in Korea and her
name is recognized in all of
Asia as well. Not only in Korea, the drama was very success in China,
Taiwan and HongKong. It is also made a Kim Hyun Joo’s syndrome in Taiwan
when a contest is organized to search for the
person who looks like Kim Hyun
Joo the most. For those who won this contest, they had the chance to meet
the real Kim Hyun Joo in person. With this success, Kim Hyun Joo was
expanding to Hong Kong. She was cast
in the movie Star Runner with
Vanness Wu . Her character is a Korean teacher who is in love with a
naughty student whose name is Bond. The movie was a success not only
because of an interesting story line but it also had the big names, and
there were a lot of fans who only came to the movie to see Kim Hyun Joo’s
acting.
Although it was a success but
Kim Hyun Joo didn’t forget her Korean fans, she returned to Korea to film
a new SBS drama, named Miss Kim Making 1 Million Dollar Quest . This drama
is about the life of miss Kim. In this drama, Kim Hyun Joo played a poor
girl who is abandoned by her boyfriend on her wedding. Miss Kim tries to
make a lot of money to revenge her boyfriend, Kim Hyun Joo’s co-star in
this drama is Ji Jin Hee. 2004, her Korean comeback with drama Miss Kim
Making 1 Million Quest was a success. Although the drama was not the most
popular drama of thedrama, but because of its good storyline and the excellent
of Kim Hyun Joo as Miss Kim in this drama, Miss Kim received so much love
from the puplic. Kim Hyun Joo herself won Best actress and Top 10 Stars
for this role at SBS Drama Awards 2004.
After wrapping of drama Miss
Kim making 1 million quest, Kim Hyun Joon signed another drama with SBS.
November 2004, Kim Hyun Joo was back with a historical drama Land . Land
is based on a true story about the life of the woman named Choi Sae hee.
Land became very famous and got the highest ratings of the year 2005. This
drama also helped Kim Hyun Joo popular actress and Top Excellent Actress
at SBS drama awards 2005. She was also nominated at Beaksang awards for
this role in 2006. In the year 2005, Kim Hyun Joo also had a role in her
3rd movie. The movie is called Sinsukkieblues. She acted the girlfriend of
actor Lee Seung Jae in this
movie. Her 3rd project of
the year 2005 was a 16 eps drama Marrying a Millionaire . This time her
leading man is Go Soo . After the success of drama Marrying a millionaire
, Kim Hyun Joo took a long break of 2 years. Later when was asked why she
disappeared from the industry that long, she said that she hated
her image, because she played so many roles, so she didn’t know who she
really was. She felt slump. But as time passed, she regretted it.
Instead of taking a break
she should have work harder to overcome this. 2007, after a break of 2
years, Kim Hyun Joo came back with KBS drama Insoon Is Pretty . It is a
very meaningful drama about the life of a woman who went to prison for
what she didn’t do. The drama was not popular but Kim Hyun Joo’s acting
shone in this drama. She received Best Excellent in Acting at 2007 KBS
drama awards. Early 2009, Kim Hyun Joo accepted the role of Jun Pyo’s
sister in Boys Over Flowers. She played Lee Min Ho's siter in the drama.
With her charisma she was able to portray the role very well. Even until
know, many fans still recognize her as Go Jun Pyo’s beautiful
sister. Summer 2009, after the success of Boys Over Flowers, Kim Hyun Joo
came back as lawyer Kang Eun Ho in KBS drama Partners .
Partners is about the
law industry and the relationship among lawyers. 2010 was the most
difficult year for Kim Hyun Joo’s life, she lost her father, friend and
colleague. Kim Hyun Joo overcame this hardship and found happiness with
her charity work. She became the ambassador for Good Neighbors, She has
gone to Bangladesh, Philippines and other countries to help
children. February 2011 Kim Hyun Joo came back as Hang Jung Won in
Sparkling/ Twinkle Twinkle. The drama is about the lives of 2 women who
got switch at birth. One is rich and the other is poor. Sparkling/ Twinkle
Twinkle had the highest ratings among MBC dramas in the year 2011. With
this success Kim Hyun Joo won Top Excellent Awards at the year end awards
for this role.
Education
Il-san Achievement Elementary
School
Won-Dang Junior High School
Go-yang Composite High School,
Dankook University (Film drama
major).
TV Shows
Dummy Mommy (SBS, 2012)
Sparkling (MBC, 2011)
Partner (KBS2, 2009)
Boys Before Flowers (KBS2,
2009)
In-Soon is Pretty (KBS2, 2007)
Marrying a Millionaire (SBS,
2005)
Land (SBS, 2005)
Miss Kim Makes 1 Million (SBS,
2004)
Glass Slippers (SBS, 2002)
Sangdo (MBC, 2001)
Her House (MBC, 2001)
Virtue (SBS, 2000)
Springtime (MBC, 1999)
Love Story (SBS, 1999)
Into the Sunlight (MBC, 1999)
Ready Go! (MBC, 1998)
The Reason I Live / 내가 사는 이유 (1997)
Movies
1998: If It Snows On Christmas
1999: Calla
2003: Star Runner
2004: Shinsukki Blues
2011: If you were me 5
MC Work
Section TV entertainment Correspondence
Sunday Sunday Night
Saturday Everybody Arrive
Super TV Sunday Is Fun
SBS Star Show
DJ- MBC FM Date
MVs
Kim Hyun Chul - "One's Lifetime"
Lee Seung Hwan -
"Entreaty"
Suh Ji Won - "I Liked It
Then"
Yoon-ho - "Now"
Yuri Sang Ja - "To The
Bride"
Brown Eyes - "Already One
Year", "Little By Little".
Han Kyung Il - "Parting
Was Far Away"
Endorsements
HaeTae Cookie Company
Maxim Coffee
Lemona
Magix
Nong Hyup Insurance Company
Samsung Electric (Mymy, MyJet
Printer, Magic Station, Hi-cool)
Nong Shim Instant Udong
Asiana Airlines
Go Eun Makeup (MyCel Plaster
Pack)
Korean Tire
Julia Makeup
Fruit Land
Lotte Cookie Company (Chik
Chok)
LGE Sharp
Vitamin Hair Pack
Na Deu Ri Mel
Green Plum Juice
Lae Mon Seuh Furniture
Nong Shim Instant Ramen
New Green Plum Juice
JOFF
Hanhwa Building Company -
Thinking in Dreams
Dae Woo Mutual Fund
Lotte Shim Gang Cheese Whiz
Awards
2011 MBC Top Excellence Actress,Serial Drama(For Sparkling/ Twinkle Twinkle )
2007 KBS Top Excellence in
Acting (Female) Award
2005 SBS Ten Stars Award
2005 SBS Popularity Award
2004 SBS Ten Stars Award
2004 SBS Drama Special Acting
Award (For "Miss Kim's Million Dollar Project")
2002 SBS Best Actress Award
2002 SBS Ten Stars Award
2002 SBS SBSi Award
2000 SBS Best Actress Award
1998 SBS Best New Actress Award
1998 MBC Best New Actress Award
Career
2009 Montreal 2020 Summer
Olympic Games Bid Ambassador
2010 Good Neighbors Ambassador
2010 Breast Cancer Prevention
Ambassador
2011 Seoul International Book
Fair Ambassador
Book
현주의 손으로 짓는 이야기 ( Hyun Joo's Handcrafted story)
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