Kim Jeong-hoon
Jeong-hoon in June 2018
Born (1980-01-20) January 20, 1980 (age 44)
Jinju, South Korea[1]
Other namesJohn Hoon
Alma materChung-Ang University (BFA)[2]
Years active2000–present
AgentMersenne Entertainment
Height1.79 m (5 ft 10+1⁄2 in)[2]
Korean name
Hangul
김정훈
Hanja
Revised RomanizationGim Jeonghun
McCune–ReischauerKim Chŏnghun
Websitewww.kimjeonghoon.com

Kim Jeong-hoon (Korean: 김정훈; born January 20, 1980), also known by his stage name John Hoon, is a South Korean singer and actor. He initially rose to fame as a member of South Korean duo UN debuting with the single Voice Mail in 2000. After the duo disbanded in 2005, his fame increased as an actor starring in Princess Hours, a drama based on a manhwa.

Career

He debuted as a member of Korean duo UN in 2000, an acronym for "United N-generation". After six years of success, the duo officially announced that they were disbanding in September 2005, and Kim announced that he was going to pursue an acting career instead.[3] Kim had stated that the conditions of the Korean music industry prevented him from pursuing music he truly wanted to do.

He originally wanted to be a laboratory researcher. Kim did not realize that he would become an actor and singer. By 2005 he had already begun starring in Korean dramas, such as sitcom Orange and A Man and a Woman in 2004. However Kim Jeong-hoon made his major break through when he starred in the hit MBC drama Princess Hours alongside Yoon Eun-hye and Ju Ji-hoon. Kim played the role of Yul, a caring and gentle 19-year-old who is second in line to become the crown prince and has returned to Korea to reclaim the two things that were snatched from him after his father's death: the title of crown prince and the crown princess who was initially supposed to marry him. He had said his final dream is to become a renowned movie director.[4] On April 28, 2009, he left the public for mandatory military service of two years.[5] 80000 of Kim Jeong-hoon's fans from Japan, Korea, Turkey and China gathered to see him off to serve the country.

After serving two years in military, Kim returned to civilian life on February 28, 2011. He has appeared in a number of dramas and shows upon his return. In 2016, Kim was cast in the Chinese drama God of War, Zhao Yun along with Girls' Generation's YoonA. Kim portrayed Gao Ze, a love interest of YoonA's character in a love triangle. That was his first historical drama.

Education

Kim attended Seoul National University and took up Dentistry but decided to drop out to focus on his acting career. Later on, he enrolled in Chung-Ang University, where he majored in acting.

Filmography

Television drama

Year Title Role Notes
1991 The Three Day Promise Jung Dong-gyu
2002 Orange Kim Jeong-hoon
2005 Promise Jung Seung-woo
2006 Princess Hours Prince Lee Yul
An Angel Will Love You For Me Yin Tangyao
2007 Witch Yoo Hee Yoo Jun-ha
2008 Love Strategy Jin Zhen Hao / Kim Jung-ho
2011 I Need Romance Kim Sung-soo
2011 RUN60 Pierro / Second GHOST
2012 Dummy Mommy Lee Je-ha
2013 Love in Her Bag Do Ji-hoo
2013 Love On Tiptoe Wen Qing Yao
2015 Missing Korea Yoo Jung-hoon
Late Night Restaurant Kang Hyun-sung
Immutable Law of First Love Park Jong-goo
2015-2016 The Three Witches Joon-young
2016 God of War, Zhao Yun Gao Ze
Start Again Ha Sung-jae
Distressed Beauty Bao Wen Xun

Film

Year Title Role Notes
2004 DMZ Kim Ji-hun
Shut Up! Kwon Myung-seok
None of Your Cheek Myung-suk
2006 Fog street Lee Yoon-soo
2009 Cafe Seoul Kim Sang-hyuk Korean-Japanese film
2011 Sunday Punch Lee Soo-hyun
2012 RUN60 -GAME OVER Kim Seon-hyeok
2014 Stray Dogs So Yoo-joon
2015 Emperor's Holidays Detective Park
2018 Pacific Rim: Uprising Lieutenant Huang Hollywood Debut

Music video

Year Song title Artist
2003 "Don't Cry" Paran
2006 "2nd Story" RAN

Musical theatre

Year Title Role
2012 Catch Me If You Can Frank Abagnale Jr.

Discography

Variety show

Year Title Network Notes
2014 The Genius: Black Garnet tvN ep.4
2014-2015 'off to school tvN ep.1 - ep.6
2017 Radio Star MBC ep. 515
Problematic Man tvN ep.94
2018 Its Good To Be A Little Crazy SBS ep.11
secretgarden tvN ep.5
Radio Star MBC ep. 576
Foreigner MBC ep.1, ep.2
Taste of Love tvChosun ep.1 - ep.9

Ambassadorship

Awards and nominations

References

  1. ^ "Korean website". Archived from the original on 2019-07-01. Retrieved 2010-06-07.
  2. ^ a b 김정훈 탤런트, 가수. Naver Profiles (in Korean). 12 March 2010. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 6 August 2011.
  3. ^ "쉘 위 토크 드라마 '궁' 김정훈". Archived from the original on 2008-01-05. Retrieved 2006-11-04.
  4. ^ "29일 공식 해체 UN 김정훈, 장래 포부는 영화감독". Archived from the original on 2008-01-05. Retrieved 2006-11-04.
  5. ^ "Kim Jeong-hoon". Archived from the original on 2010-01-18. Retrieved 2009-08-05.
  6. ^ "김정훈-윤은혜, '코리아 드라마 페스티벌 2005' 홍보대사 임명". Sports Chosun. October 22, 2020.
  7. ^ "장나라ㆍ김정훈, 한국 드라마 홍보대사 위촉". Yunhap News. October 21, 2020.
  8. ^ "정선경·가수UN·이상민 등 건치연예인·스포츠맨 뽑혀". Kookmin Ilbo. October 20, 2020. Archived from the original on October 26, 2020. Retrieved October 22, 2020.
  9. ^ "[포토] 이용섭 광주광역시장, 수영대회 성공기원 콘서트 참석". Asian economy. October 19, 2020. Archived from the original on October 26, 2020. Retrieved October 22, 2020.

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