Shin Hyun-jun
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Shin Hyun-jun is a popular actor from South Korea
. He is well known for portraying Ki-bong in the movie Barefoot Ki-bong
and the photographer in South Korea
's most popular music video "Because I'm A Girl" performed by KISS. He is best known as 아랍왕자 (Prince of Arab) due to his foreign look and long eyelashes. Recently, he traveled and volunteered to Haiti to help the victim of Haiti earthquake. He is currently the main MC in KBS 2TV "Entertainment Weekly" and MBC's Sunday Sunday Night
segment, Enjoy Today show.
before starting a career in modeling and acting in 1989. His film debut came in director Im Kwon-taek
's Son of a General series, set under the Japanese occupation
in the 1920s. When director Kang Je-gyu was writing 'Gingko Bed', he had Shin in mind for the General Hwang-role even before starting to write the screenplay. He actually said he would not shoot the film if he couldn't get Shin to play that role.
In recent years,Shin has turned more towards popular cinema, finding his greatest success in fantasy/sci-fi works such as The Gingko Bed, The Soul Guardians, and the Korean-Chinese coproduction Bichunmoo
. In 2001 he starred in the third film by director Jang Jin Guns & Talks
. He drew praise in this film for his acting, and the film went on to become hugely successful at the box-office.
In 2008,he released an autobiography titled "Confession". The first print sold out in two days and is currently in its third print in Korea. The book had also been released in China and Japan. The book contains a foreword by international superstar Jackie Chan
as well as testimonies by other Korean celebrities, including Choi Ji-woo
, Kim Won-hee and Nam Hee-seok.
Aside from his job as an actor, he is also an acting professor at Induk University
since March 2010.
named Amanda Kasim,the latter was once featured in Korean Variety Global Talk Show. In 2001,he dated former Miss Korea
Son Tae Young but they eventually broke up in 2003. He has also been involved in many romantic scandals with many actresses such as Kim Hee-sun , Shin Ae
, Song Yun-ah
, Shim Hye-jin
, Shim Eun-ha
, Christy Chung
etc. Christy Chung
and Shin were first introduced to each other through actor Jackie Chan
at StarEast event.They supposedly spent Chinese New Year together, and when Shin was leaving Hong Kong, he finally admitted to the reporters chasing him that he and Christy had been together for a year. However, when he was in Hong Kong again promoting his new film, he denied it.
He is close friends with Jung Joon-ho
and TV presenter Tak Jae-hoon. The three are also business partners and has formed a group called 3J that focused on movie production. They are also planning to launch cosmetic brand and to open Korean traditional restaurants in Japan and Singapore.
It was reported that in September 2009, Shin Hyun-jun bashed up his manager of five years after some arguments. His manager subsequently lodged a police report. Two days after the incident, Shin Hyun-jun held a press conference and made a formal apology. His manager then withdrew the report.
South Korea
The Republic of Korea , , is a sovereign state in East Asia, located on the southern portion of the Korean Peninsula. It is neighbored by the People's Republic of China to the west, Japan to the east, North Korea to the north, and the East China Sea and Republic of China to the south...
. He is well known for portraying Ki-bong in the movie Barefoot Ki-bong
Barefoot Ki-bong
- Plot :Ki-bong is a mentally challenged forty year-old man who lives in a rural village with his ageing mother. After accidentally winning a local race, Ki-bong finds himself training for the National Amateur Half Marathon so that he can buy his mother some false teeth with the prize money....
and the photographer in South Korea
South Korea
The Republic of Korea , , is a sovereign state in East Asia, located on the southern portion of the Korean Peninsula. It is neighbored by the People's Republic of China to the west, Japan to the east, North Korea to the north, and the East China Sea and Republic of China to the south...
's most popular music video "Because I'm A Girl" performed by KISS. He is best known as 아랍왕자 (Prince of Arab) due to his foreign look and long eyelashes. Recently, he traveled and volunteered to Haiti to help the victim of Haiti earthquake. He is currently the main MC in KBS 2TV "Entertainment Weekly" and MBC's Sunday Sunday Night
Sunday Sunday Night
Our Sunday Night is the longest-running South Korean television entertainment programme, distributed by MBC. It runs for 155 minutes, including roughly fifteen minutes of advertising...
segment, Enjoy Today show.
Career
Shin was an athletics major at Yonsei UniversityYonsei University
Yonsei University is a Christian private research university, located in Seoul, South Korea. Established in 1885, it is one of the oldest universities in South Korea, the top private comprehensive universities in South Korea, and is widely regarded as one of the top three comprehensive...
before starting a career in modeling and acting in 1989. His film debut came in director Im Kwon-taek
Im Kwon-taek
Im Kwon-taek is one of South Korea's most renowned film directors. In an active and prolific career, his films have won many domestic and international film festival awards as well as considerable box-office success, and helped bring international attention to the Korean film industry.- Early life...
's Son of a General series, set under the Japanese occupation
Korea under Japanese rule
Korea was under Japanese rule as part of Japan's 35-year imperialist expansion . Japanese rule ended in 1945 shortly after the Japanese defeat in World War II....
in the 1920s. When director Kang Je-gyu was writing 'Gingko Bed', he had Shin in mind for the General Hwang-role even before starting to write the screenplay. He actually said he would not shoot the film if he couldn't get Shin to play that role.
In recent years,Shin has turned more towards popular cinema, finding his greatest success in fantasy/sci-fi works such as The Gingko Bed, The Soul Guardians, and the Korean-Chinese coproduction Bichunmoo
Bichunmoo
Bichunmoo is a South Korean martial arts film written and directed by Kim Young-jun featuring Kim Hee-sun and Shin Hyun-june. Originally released in 2000, it was at the time the most expensive film in Korean history ....
. In 2001 he starred in the third film by director Jang Jin Guns & Talks
Guns & Talks
Guns & Talks is a South Korean film released in 2001. Directed by Jang Jin, it is a comedy about two brothers, Sang-yun and Ha-yun , and their two friends, Jae Young and Jung-woo...
. He drew praise in this film for his acting, and the film went on to become hugely successful at the box-office.
In 2008,he released an autobiography titled "Confession". The first print sold out in two days and is currently in its third print in Korea. The book had also been released in China and Japan. The book contains a foreword by international superstar Jackie Chan
Jackie Chan
Jackie Chan, SBS, MBE is a Hong Kong actor, action choreographer, comedian, director, producer, martial artist, screenwriter, entrepreneur, singer and stunt performer. In his movies, he is known for his acrobatic fighting style, comic timing, use of improvised weapons, and innovative stunts...
as well as testimonies by other Korean celebrities, including Choi Ji-woo
Choi Ji-woo
Choi Ji-woo is a South Korean actress.- Career :Choi was first discovered when she won a talent audition organized by MBC in 1994, and made her debut in the 1995's War and Love, after which she adopted the stage name Choi Ji-woo....
, Kim Won-hee and Nam Hee-seok.
Aside from his job as an actor, he is also an acting professor at Induk University
Induk University
Induk University is a university in Seoul, South Korea. It was established by Asian American writer Induk Pahk as "Berea in Korea" in 1963, became the "Induk Institute of Design" in 1971, and was renamed "Induk University" in 2009. It is located in Nowon-gu, along with a number of other educational...
since March 2010.
Personal life
Shin Hyun-jun has three older sisters and a niece from IndonesiaIndonesia
Indonesia , officially the Republic of Indonesia , is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania. Indonesia is an archipelago comprising approximately 13,000 islands. It has 33 provinces with over 238 million people, and is the world's fourth most populous country. Indonesia is a republic, with an...
named Amanda Kasim,the latter was once featured in Korean Variety Global Talk Show. In 2001,he dated former Miss Korea
Miss Korea
Miss Korea is an annual national beauty pageant responsible for selecting Korea's representative to the Miss Universe pageant.The current titleholder is Lee Seong-hye. She won the title on August 3, 2011 in Seoul.-History:...
Son Tae Young but they eventually broke up in 2003. He has also been involved in many romantic scandals with many actresses such as Kim Hee-sun , Shin Ae
Shin Ae
Shin Ae is a South Korean actress and model.-Career:Although debuting as an actress on SBS drama series Medical Center in 2000, as well as being a model for major endorsement companies such as Cyon and Olay, Shin Ae mainly portrayed supporting characters on television, her biggest roles being in...
, Song Yun-ah
Song Yun-ah
Song Yun-ah is a Korean model, singer and actress. She spent most of her childhood days in Gimcheon, Gyeongsangbuk-do. She graduated with a Humanities Degree at the Hanyang University. Song, as an aspiring actress, made her debut in the 1995 KBS drama Age of Individuality. She later became a...
, Shim Hye-jin
Shim Hye-jin
Shim Hye-jin is a South Korean actress and model. Shim was regarded as a representative actress that dominated the screen of the 1990s in South Korea. Shim started her career as a model, and entered stardom with a Coca-Cola commercial in the late 1980s...
, Shim Eun-ha
Shim Eun-ha
-Profile:Shim Eun-ha debuted in 1994 in the basketball-themed TV drama The Last Match, and quickly became the nation's most popular and talked-about star...
, Christy Chung
Christy Chung
Christy Chung is Chinese-Canadian actress. She was born in Montreal to a Chinese father and a Vietnamese mother.Chung grew up in Brossard, Quebec, a suburb of Montreal, with French and Vietnamese as mother-tongues...
etc. Christy Chung
Christy Chung
Christy Chung is Chinese-Canadian actress. She was born in Montreal to a Chinese father and a Vietnamese mother.Chung grew up in Brossard, Quebec, a suburb of Montreal, with French and Vietnamese as mother-tongues...
and Shin were first introduced to each other through actor Jackie Chan
Jackie Chan
Jackie Chan, SBS, MBE is a Hong Kong actor, action choreographer, comedian, director, producer, martial artist, screenwriter, entrepreneur, singer and stunt performer. In his movies, he is known for his acrobatic fighting style, comic timing, use of improvised weapons, and innovative stunts...
at StarEast event.They supposedly spent Chinese New Year together, and when Shin was leaving Hong Kong, he finally admitted to the reporters chasing him that he and Christy had been together for a year. However, when he was in Hong Kong again promoting his new film, he denied it.
He is close friends with Jung Joon-ho
Jung Joon-ho
Jung Joon-ho is a South Korean actor, who gained fame in the 2000 series, Women Like You, . His recent hits are The Last Scandal of My Life and IRIS. Jung Jun-ho has a passionate interest in singing...
and TV presenter Tak Jae-hoon. The three are also business partners and has formed a group called 3J that focused on movie production. They are also planning to launch cosmetic brand and to open Korean traditional restaurants in Japan and Singapore.
It was reported that in September 2009, Shin Hyun-jun bashed up his manager of five years after some arguments. His manager subsequently lodged a police report. Two days after the incident, Shin Hyun-jun held a press conference and made a formal apology. His manager then withdrew the report.
Films
- Sin of a Family (film) (2011)
- George and Bong-shik (2010)
- Sin of A Family (2010)
- Kiss Me,Kill Me (2009)
- His Last GiftHis Last GiftHis Last Gift is a 2008 South Korean film.- Plot :Tae-ju, a murderer serving a life sentence in prison, is given a temporary release to save the life of a seriously ill young girl, Se-hee, who suffers from Wilson's disease and desperately needs a liver transplant. Se-hee is the daughter of...
(2008) - The Worst Guy Ever (2007)
- Master Kims (2007)
- Hot for Teacher (2006)
- Marrying the Mafia IIIMarrying the Mafia IIIMarrying the Mafia III is a 2006 South Korean film.-Synopsis:This gangster comedy chronicles the White Tiger Family of Jeolla Province. Hong Deok-ja, head of the crime family, quits the syndicate to open a kimchi business after her son marries a prosecutor...
(2006) - Barefoot Ki-bongBarefoot Ki-bong- Plot :Ki-bong is a mentally challenged forty year-old man who lives in a rural village with his ageing mother. After accidentally winning a local race, Ki-bong finds himself training for the National Amateur Half Marathon so that he can buy his mother some false teeth with the prize money....
(2006) - Shadowless SwordShadowless SwordShadowless Sword is a 2005 South Korean film. A martial arts epic filmed in China, the film follows the exploits of the last prince of the Balhae Kingdom, who hides his identity in a small village until he is called to battle invaders from Khitan...
(2005) - Marrying the Mafia IIMarrying the Mafia IIMarrying the Mafia II is a 2005 South Korean film, the sequel to 2002's hugely popular Marrying the Mafia. It was the most successful comedy film in South Korea the year of its release; its over 5 million tickets sold represented more than 10% of the population and contributed to the third straight...
(2005) - Hi! Dharma 2: Showdown in Seoul (2004)
- FaceFace (2004 film)Face is a 2004 Korean Horror Film directed by Yoo Sang-gon.-Plot:Hyun-min works for the police, reconstructing faces by examining and interpreting their skulls. His daughter undergoes a heart transplant, and as her condition deteriorates, he loses his interest in his job...
(2004) - BlueBlue (2003 film)Blue is a 2003 South Korean war film directed by Lee Jeong-guk focusing on elite rescue divers of the South Korea Navy.-Plot:Two friends in the Korean Navy, Lee and Kim are both part of an elite diving squad, specialising in emergency deep sea salvage dives. Lee is straight-laced and takes his...
(2003) - Once Upon a Time in a Battlefield (2003)
- Guns & TalksGuns & TalksGuns & Talks is a South Korean film released in 2001. Directed by Jang Jin, it is a comedy about two brothers, Sang-yun and Ha-yun , and their two friends, Jae Young and Jung-woo...
(2001) - Siren (2000)
- BichunmooBichunmooBichunmoo is a South Korean martial arts film written and directed by Kim Young-jun featuring Kim Hee-sun and Shin Hyun-june. Originally released in 2000, it was at the time the most expensive film in Korean history ....
(2000) - The Soul Guardians (1998)
- The Story of a Man (1998)
- KK Family List (1997)
- Maria and the Inn (1997)
- Lament (1997)
- The Gingko Bed (1996)
- Channel 69 (1996)
- The Taebaek MountainsThe Taebaek MountainsThe Taebaek Mountains is an award-winning South Korean film directed by Im Kwon-taek.-Synopsis:The film tells the story of a small town in the southern part of Korea in 1949 and 1950, just before the outbreak of the Korean War.-Reception:Korean film scholar, Kim Kyung-hyun describes the reception...
(1994) - Hwa-om-kyung (1993)
- Son of a General 3General's Son IIIGeneral's Son III is an award-winning South Korean film directed by Im Kwon-taek.-Synopsis:The concluding film in Im's General's Son trilogy, the film tells the story of Kim Du-han, a gangster and later politician, during the Japanese occupation of Korea....
(1992) - Son of a General 2General's Son IIGeneral's Son II is an award-winning South Korean film directed by Im Kwon-taek.-Synopsis:The second in Im's General's Son trilogy, the film tells the story of Kim Du-han, a gangster and later politician, during the Japanese occupation of Korea....
(1991) - Son of a General (1990)
TV Drama
- Road No. 1 (2010) - special appearance
- Cain and Abel (2009)
- Star's Lover (2008) - cameo
- Rondo (2006)
- Stairway to HeavenStairway to Heaven"Stairway to Heaven" is a song by the English rock band Led Zeppelin, released in late 1971. It was composed by guitarist Jimmy Page and vocalist Robert Plant for the band's untitled fourth studio album . The song, running eight minutes and two seconds, is composed of several sections, which...
(SBS / 2003) - I Love You!, I Love You! (1998)
- White Nights 3.98 (1998)
- 1.5 (1996)
- Son of Wind (1995)
Music videos
- Bobby Kim - "Remember The Last Christmas"
- Lee Seung-CheolLee Seung-cheolLee Seung-Cheol is a South Korean singer. He was the main vocal of Boohwal, a South Korean rock band, until 1989 when he parted with the band and released his first solo album, Don't Say Good-Bye . In 2005 his 7th album, The Livelong Day, won him Korean Music Awards for best male singer...
- 말리꽃 - Jo SungmoJo SungmoJo Sung Mo , born on February 28, 1977, is a South Korean singer who mainly focuses on ballads. He debuted in 1998 with a sad, romantic ballad titled "To Heaven." Jo is notable for his "million sellers", as his first few albums were widely popular....
- "For Your Soul" - Lee Soo YoungLee Soo YoungLee Soo Young is a Korean ballad singer. She made her debut in 1999 in Korea with the hit “I Believe.” Currently, she has nine released albums and five mini-albums and sang six OSTs...
- "Never Again" - KISS - "Because I'm A Girl"
- Zi-A - "Absentmindedly"
- Zi-A - "Together With A Star In My Heart"
- Zi-A - "Guardian Angel"
- Zi-A - "I Love You I'm Sorry"
- Zi-A - "I'm Happy"
- Zi-A - "Choked With Grief"
Awards
- 2010: MBC Special Variety Award
- 2010: Goodwill Ambassador for Red Cross
- 2010: Goodwill Ambassador for Grain Welfare Foundation
- 2010: Goodwill Ambassador for World No Tobacco DayWorld No Tobacco DayWorld No Tobacco Day is observed around the world every year on May 31. It is meant to encourage a 24-hour period of abstinence from all forms of tobacco consumption across the globe. The day is further intended to draw global attention to the widespread prevalence of tobacco use and to negative...
- 2010: 1004 Marathon Relay for Disabled People Public Ambassador
- 2010: The 2010 Bible EXPO Public Ambassador
- 2008: Goodwill Ambassador for South Korea's World Refugee Day
- 2008: 16th Chunsa Film Festival - Hallyu Culture Award
- 2007: 7th World Paralympic Games Ambassador
- 2006: 26th Hawaii International Film FestivalHawaii International Film FestivalThe Hawaii International Film Festival is a film festival held in the U.S. state of Hawaii. It was started in 1981 by Jeannette Paulson Hereniko and has been held annually in the fall for two weeks...
- Asian Star Award - 2006: 27th Blue Dragon Film AwardsBlue Dragon Film AwardsThe Blue Dragon Film Awards is an annual awards ceremony that is presented annually by Sports Chosun for excellence in film in South Korea....
- Most Popular Actor - 2006: 4th Korea Fashion World Awards - Best Dressed Award
- 2001: Baekjusang Awards - Best Dressed Actor
- 1992: 30th Daejong Film Awards - Best New Actor
- 1992: Grand Bell AwardsGrand Bell AwardsThe Grand Bell Awards is an awards ceremony presented annually by The Motion Pictures Association of Korea for excellence in film in South Korea....
- Promising Actor
External links
- http://www.cyworld.com/hyunjoon2 at Cyworld