Kim Joon (born Kim Hyung-joon on February 3, 1984 in

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, South Korea) is a South Korean rapper and actor who rose to stardom with his portrayal of one of the famous F4 members in the 2009 hit drama ''

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''.

Career

Kim Joon made his entertainment debut with the

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T-Max in 2007, as a rapper and a songwriter for the group. In 2009, Kim became popular after playing the role of F4 member "Song Woo-bin" in the hit

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''. Together with his band, their song entitled "Paradise" was featured in the first edition of the ''Boys Over Flowers'' soundtrack. Other songs of T-Max that were featured in the subsequent editions of the ''Boys Over Flowers'' soundtrack were "Say Yes," "Wish You're My Love", "Fight The Bad Feeling," and "Bang Bang Boom". As a solo artist, Kim also had a single in the soundtrack titled "To Empty Out," which featured Kim Jo-han. He also released another song he had written himself, "Jun Be O.K.," and

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made a

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in the music video of the song. From April 2009 to December 2010, Kim was a cast member of ''

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'', a variety-reality show that aired during ''Saturday Challenges''; he was chosen as

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for several weeks. In June 2009, he took part in another reality show ''Mnet Scandal'', where a celebrity dates a non-celebrity for a week. In July 2009, he made his stage debut in the musical ''Youthful March'' (젊음의 행진), along with his T-Max co-member Park Yun-hwa. Kim tested positive for

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in November 2009 and had to cancel a fan meeting event in the Philippines. In March 2010, Kim starred in mobile drama alongside

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titled ''Pygmalion's Love'', a Korea-Japanese co-production that aired on Japanese mobile TV station BeeTV. In May 2010, T-Max returned to performing with "Don't Be Rude", the first single for their studio album ''Born to the Max'' (new members Park Han-bi and Joo Chan-yang replaced Park Yun-hwa after the latter's departure for mandatory military service). The second single was "Words That I Can Say", and Kim appeared alongside actors

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and

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in the music video. In March 2011, he starred in the

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'' where he played a detective who specialized in cyber-investigations, but has trouble dealing with real-life cases because of his fear of corpses. He also began studying for a master's degree in Global Culture Content at the

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. A representative from his agency Planet05 commented, "Kim Joon has taken an interest in spreading Korean culture after he was able to meet with various international fans and after being named as an honorary ambassador of Global Tourism Etiquette. He wants to study the production of

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culture content and its spread on a deeper level." On May 16, 2011, the T-Max members appeared on the game show ''1 vs. 100'' to raise funds for the establishment of an "invincible baseball" team; Kim advanced to the final 2, but did not win.

Personal life

Military enlistment

Kim enlisted for his mandatory military service on September 29, 2011 for four weeks of basic training, followed by duty as a conscripted policeman. He was discharged on June 28, 2013.

Marriage

In June 2018, it was reported Kim has been married for three years to a non-celebrity and was a father of a child. Kim got married in 2015 to his then girlfriend whom he has been dating for nine years even before he debuted in the entertainment industry.

Filmography

Television

Film

Discography

Albums

*2007 Tmax ''Blooming'' (Single) *2007 Tmax ''Lion Heart'' (Single) *2008 Tmax ''Run To You'' (Single) *2009 Tmax ''Motto Paradise'' (Single) *2009 Tmax ''Single Collection'' (EP) *2009 Tmax ''Love Parade'' (Single) *2010 Tmax ''Born to the Max'' (regular)

Soundtrack

*2009 ''Boys Over Flowers'' OST 1&2 **Paradise(Opening Theme) **Say Yes! **Wish Ur My Love **Fight the Bad Feeling *2009 F4 Special Edition **Bang Bang Boom **Empty Bet (Kim Joon feat. Jo-han) **Fight the Bad Feeling(Club Version) **Fight the Bad Feeling(Ballad Version) **Fight the Bad Feeling(Dance Version) *2009 Anycall HAPTIC MISSION **Talk in Love (Kim Joon feat. Son Dam-bi) **Mission No.4 ( Son Dam-bi feat. Kim Joon &

) **Rolling Callin Darling ( Son Dam-bi feat. Kim Joon &

) *2010 ''

Master of Study ''Master of Study'' () is a South Korean Korean drama, television series that aired on KBS2 from January 4 to February 23, 2010 on Mondays and Tuesdays at 21:55 for 16 episodes. It stars Kim Soo-ro, Bae Doona, Oh Yoon-ah, Yoo Seung-ho, Go Ah-su ...

'' OST **For Once *2011 ''

'' OST **Believe **Joy&Pain feat. DJ DOC **At the end of the world

Magazine

*Lacoste *G-Star *W Magazine *Sure Magazine *Brokore Japan Magazine *Teen Girl Philippines Magazine *Ceci Magazine *Midnight Blues in Style Magazine *Play Magazine *Pygmalion's Love Magazine

Awards

*2010 Presidential Award for Content Award *2010 Invincible Baseball Player Award *2010 Ambassador for Tourism Award *2009 Andre Kim Awards Male Star Award *2009 Hallyu Stars Award with T-max

Education

* *

, College of Natural Science, Biochemistry Major *

, Cyber Program, Japanese Major *

, Global Culture Contents Major (starting March 2011)

References

External links

* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Kim, Joon 1985 births K-pop singers Living people People from Gwacheon Male actors from Gyeonggi Province South Korean male film actors South Korean male television actors South Korean male idols Hankuk University of Foreign Studies alumni 21st-century South Korean male singers 21st-century South Korean rappers