SS501 Biography

Kim Hyun Joong (born June 6, 1986) is a South Korean actor and singer. He is a leader of popular boyband SS501 and a prominent style icon in Korea, winning multiple icon awards. Kim gained widespread popularity beyond Asia for his role as Yoon Ji Hoo in the 2009 smash hit drama series Boys Over Flowers.

Kim Hyun Joong debuted as the leader of SS501 in 2005. They also appeared in MNet's "Idol World" in 2007, which showed SS501 doing various missions in Japan.

He joined the cast of MBC variety reality show We Got Married on May 11, 2008, with Hwang Bo, who is 6 years his senior. They achieved high popularity acting as a newlywed couple. Due to his appearance on We Got Married, he was cast in the Korean version of Hana Yori Dango as one of the members of the famous F4. Known as the "Lettuce Couple", Kim Hyun Joong and Hwang Bo went on to win MBC's Best Couple Award. The couple made their official exit from We Got Married on December 14, 2008 due to scheduling conflicts presented by Boys Over Flowers.

In the hit drama series, Boys Over Flowers, he plays Yoon Ji Hoo. The series was a huge media and ratings sensation in Korea during its run from January to March 2009, garnering a huge amount of popularity for the entertainer. The series was not only a hit in Korea, but all around Asia as well. This includes Taiwan and the Southeast Asian countries of Singapore, Malaysia, Philippines amongst others as well as in Japan and in North America were it was released on DVD with English subtitles.

Not long after him and SS501 members released their album "SS501 Collection," where they each sang a solo song, along with being featured in their mini drama music video.

Their Asia Concert Tour began in mid-August 2009 in Seoul at the Olympic Park. They continued their tour in Shanghai, Taipei, Bangkok before returning to returning to Seoul for a closing encore concert. They staged two concerts for the encore closure on the 27th Feb and 28th Feb 2010 respectively.

On September 2009, during promotions in Japan for Boys Over Flowers, Kim Hyun Joong was diagnosed with H1N1.While recovering from H1N1, Kim Hyun Joong could not attend Seoul's International Drama Awards. To accept the award on his behalf, his members of SS501 were present for the award show. He recovered from H1N1 and was discharged on September 15, 2009.

On October 23, 2009 Kim Hyun Joong and SS501 released their album "Rebirth," and performed "Love Like This."

He has also been the spokesperson for cosmetics brand, Tony Moly, an established company with numerous branches across Korea and Asia, including Taiwan and Hong Kong. He had since ended his contract with Tony Moly in End September 2010, and he had been chosen to be the Spokesperson for The Face Shop.

In April 2010, Kim Hyun Joong appeared opposite Jung Ryeo Won in the music video for Korean Singer Gummy's new song As A Man (남자라서).

In June 2010, him and his band mates of SS501 released an album titled 'Destination' (Produced by Steven Lee). Their title song 'Love Ya' was received well, rating high in record sales and online music stores. 'Love Ya' went on to top Music Bank (TV series)'s K-Chart for two weeks. Doing great for two weeks was all they could have though, they soon ended promotions, because of SS501's contract was ending.

On June 19 2010, Kim Hyun Joong appeared at a concert in the Philippines along side BEAST

On June 28 2010, It was officially announced that Kim Hyun Joong already signed a contract with Bae Yong Joon's KeyEast Entertainment company.

Kim Hyun Joong played the lead role in the drama 'Playful Kiss' AKA 'It Started With a Kiss' (Taiwanese version) / 'Itazura na Kiss'(Japanese version) as Baek Seung Jo, who has a stand-offish personality.

He had said at the Playful Kiss press conference, that SS501 will never disband unless you stop buying their album, and that they will make new albums in the future.

Kim Hyun Joong was then invited to the 16th Guangzhou Asian Games as the representative of South Korea and he'll sing "Sunshine Again" with other 3 singers. On the 7th of November, Kim Hyun Joong was interviewed by CNN's Anna Coren due to his success in Playful Kiss. Playful Kiss Special Edition is a big hit on Youtube as it is the first Korean drama to air on YouTube. Its first episode garners 1 million views just in 5 days. This has once again showed that Kim Hyun Joong is a global star.

In the early of December 2010, Kim Hyun Joong went to Singapore and Malaysia to promote The Face Shop which he endorses. He received massive success in both countries, over 5000 people went to his fanmeetings.

Kim Hyun Joong released his very first solo debut mini album on the 8th of June, titled 'Break Down', which is the name of his title track, featuring Double K.  The music video teaser for 'Please' has been released on Hyun Joong's official Youtube account on the 26th of May and was released through music sites on the 31st of May, while the music video on the 2nd of June. "Break Down" Album is produced by famous music producer Steven Lee (music producer), which is the composer for SS501 previous hits like Love Like This and Love Ya.

Kim Hyun Joong's album has achieved more than 100,000 copies sold on Hanteo Chart in 2 weeks. His album also topped the Gaon Chart for the 2nd week of June and the Oricon chart in Japan in the International imported Album category for the first week of July. The Gaon Chart is the national chart of South Korea and is intended to be the equivalent of Japan’s Oricon and America’s Billboard charts.[7] On 16 June 2011, he became the winner for two weeks on Mnet's M! Countdown, making him the first SS501 member to win an award on any music shows; he also won two consecutive weeks on KBS2's Music Bank with his title song "Break Down". [8]

Break Down is certified platinum in Taiwan. Warner Music Tawian CEO Chen Ze Shan personally awarded him with a Platinum Record in a press conference held in Taiwan.[9] Kim Hyun Joong also became the first Korean celebrity to appear in the Taiwanese TV show The Person.

In October 2011, Kim released his second mini album Lucky. It debut at number 5 on Billboard's World Chart.[10] On the October 25th 2011, Hyun Joong released a digital single together with Seohyun entitled "The Magic of Yellow Ribbon", which is a theme song of a commercial The Face Shop.

 

 

 

 Heo Young Saeng is the main vocalist of Korea Boy Band SS501. 

 Heo Youngsaeng’s vocal is the backbone of SS501’s songs, impressive in its strength and sweet clarity. Youngsaeng started out as a trainee with SM Entertainment where he was friends with members of many of the label’s popular groups. For an unspecified reason he decided to take his chances elsewhere and on the advice of a friend auditioned for DSP and gained admittance to the group. Specifically it is known that he is still good friends with Siwon and Yehsung of Super Junior and Jaejoong and Yunho of DBSK. Youngsaeng has also stated that he admires Lee Minwoo of Shinhwa and hopes to follow in his footsteps. Not long after SS501 had debuted it was announced that Youngsaeng had developed a problem with his vocal chords that required surgery and a period of rest, at the time he had been co-hosting the radio show Youngstreet with fellow member Jungmin so Kyujong took his place.

Youngsaeng is mostly quiet, preferring to let everyone else do the talking. In interviews it is obvious that he suffers from a lack of self confidence stating once that he didn’t like his voice and wished it were manlier. Yet he loves to take pictures of himself, perhaps a habit picked up from his SM days. His nickname in the group is “Otter” which was something he didn’t like because he didn’t know what it was. However once he looked it up he thought otters were cute so he didn’t mind being called that anymore. He has been called Dr. Love by the other members because of his impressive knowledge of girls and also Prince by his fans. When Youngsaeng thinks the camera isn’t on him he will slack off with his dancing. He can be really cute when he relaxes during performances, giving fans bright smiles and v signs.

Heo Young Saeng was a trainee under SM Entertainment, making him close with members of TVXQ and Super Junior. He later joined DSP Entertainment and debut as a member of SS501 on 8 June 2005.

Young Saeng hosted SS501’s Youngstreet (SBS, 2006) with fellow member Park JungMin from 1 May 2006. He had to part with the program in Aug’06 due to some problems on his vocal cords which requires surgery and time to recover.

In 2008, due to 2 members’ busy schedules, Jung Min performing in a Korean production of the musical “Grease” and Hyun Joong filming drama “Boys Over Flowers“, SS501’s album which was originally due for release in late 2008, was to be pushed back to July 2009.

Instead, a sub unit of SS501 was formed, with Heo Young Saeng as the leader of this sub unit. Other two members in this unit are Kim Kyu Jong and Kim Hyung Joon. This unit group was initially named “Triple S” but they changed it back to “SS501″, reason being that they are 5 members always as 1. The unit group released a special project album “U R Man” (released on November 25, 2008).

Young Saeng composed and wrote his solo song, ‘사랑인거죠 (Is it Love?)’ which is also included in the special project album. This song is written while SS501 were having activities in Japan in 2007. He is the first member to have both composed and wrote lyrics for a song.

Finishing their promotional activities for “U R Man”, they continued their activities to promote “내 머리가 나빠서 (Because I am stupid)”, a song they sang for the OST of “Boys Before Flowers”. This song is very well-received due to the success of the drama. They won the “Song of the month (Feb)” award with this song at the 32nd Cyworld Digital Music Awards (28 Mar 09) with about 110,000 downloads for BGM at www.cyworld.com.)

In June 2010, SS501 contract with DSP ended.

In October 2010, Heo Young Saeng and Kim Kyu Jong finally decides to sign a contract with B2M Entertainment.

In December 2010, Young Saeng and Kyu Jong held their first fanmeeting 'AND Story' under the new management. Next was Thailand, then passing through the new year, HongKong and Japan in January 2011, they made memories with their fans. With their last stop in Philippines fan meeting on February 5, 2011, they met up with about 15,000 fans in 5 countries.

Heo Young Saeng also became active in sports, baseball in particular.

Heo Young Saeng released his solo album 'Let It Go' on May 12, 2011. The title track, 'Let It Go', features 4Minutes' Kim Hyun Ah. Originally, he planned to make a solo debut on April 29. His solo debut date was postponed due to an injury that he faced during rehearsal, which caused him to have ruptured ligament (desmorrhexis) and a fracture that took five weeks to heal. He also planned to release his First Solo Story - Special DVD Collection on September 28, the day after Kim Kyu Jong planned to make his solo debut. The official fanclub for Heo Young Saeng is Y.E.S. , which stands for Young-Saeng's Eternal Supporters.12 midnight of May 12, 2011 when Heo Young Saeng officially released his mini album 'Let it Go'. 

 

 

Kim Kyu Jong debuted as a member of SS501 on 06 June 2005.

Kim Kyu Jong took over the role of DJ from Heo Young Saeng for SBS radio program ‘SS501’s Youngstreet’ on 21 Aug 2006 as Young Saeng had to undergo a throat surgery and require time to recover. He hosted this program with his fellow member Park Jung Min.

Kim Kyu Jong started his acting career with a role in Mnet hip-hop music drama “Break” (11 May 06) showcasing his acting skills and dance skills at the same time while playing the role of a b-boy.

In 2008, due to 2 members’ busy schedules, Jung Min performing in a Korean production of the musical “Grease” and Hyun Joong filming drama “Boys Over Flowers”, SS501’s album which was originally due for release in late 2008, was to be pushed back to July 2009.

Instead, a sub unit of SS501 was formed with Heo Young Saeng, Kim Kyu Jong and Kim Hyung Joon. This unit group was initially named “Triple S” but they changed it back to “SS501″, reason being that they are 5 members always as 1. The unit group released a special project album “U R Man” (released on November 25, 2008).

Finishing their promotional activities for “U R Man”, they continued their activities to promote “내 머리가 나빠서 (Because I am stupid)”, a song they sang for the OST of “Boys Before Flowers”. This song is very well-received due to the success of the drama. They won the “Song of the month (Feb)” award with this song at the 32nd Cyworld Digital Music Awards (28 Mar 09) with about 110,000 downloads for BGM at www.cyworld.com.)

In June 2010, SS501 contract with DSP ended.

In October 2010, Kim Kyu Jong together with Heo Young Saeng finally decides to sign a contract with B2M Entertainment.

In December 2010, Young Saeng and Kyu Jong held their first fanmeeting 'AND Story' under the new management. Next was Thailand, then passing through the new year, HongKong and Japan in January 2011, they made memories with their fans. With their last stop in Philippines fan meeting on February 5, 2011, they met up with about 15,000 fans in 5 countries.

In April 2011, Kim Kyu Jong was appointed as the 'Goodwill Ambasssador' by HEart-Heart Foundation.

Kyu Jong released his debut solo mini album, Turn Me On on 27 September 2011.

Kyu Jong made his theatrical musical debut in Goong: Musical (Hangul: 뮤지컬 궁), a spin-off of the television drama, in Korea. He played the role of male lead Lee Shin, where he also performed in Kyoto, Japan on June 11.

In October, 2011, Kyu Jong was casted in a 36-part weekend drama titled Go! Mrs. Go! to be shown on cable channel CSTV at the end of 2011. Where he will play an aspiring musical actor named Nicky to mark his acting debut. On 9 November 2011, Kim will preform along with other Korean and Japanese artists, at the Seoul Tokyo Music Festival 2011 at Saitama Super Arena, Japan.

 

 

Park Jung Min is the low vocalist of Korea Boy Band SS501. He was chosen as the lead actor in a musical.

Jung Min is nicknamed “Mal-말” (horse) because of the way he eats carrots.

With his charismatic style, he is known as “SS501 Charisma” (더블에스오공일 카리스마) and often introduces himself as SS501 Charisma, Park Jung Min. Jung-min is also known as the friendliest member in SS501, and also the one that talks the most. Since his face is rather long, comparing to the other members, he is often joked by other members with the name “Horse Power”, or “Park thats my word”. 

Park Jung Min debuted with SS501 in 2005, and is the second to audition in the group. He has guested in variety shows in 2006, hosted radio program "Youngstreet" with Kim Kyu Jong & Heo Young Saeng. He is the low vocal of the group. He was the main character in a program TV called Human Theater 2010 as Park Jung Min. And also had a TV show entitled "What Women Want". He shared high school with fellow member Kim Hyung Jun at Dankook University.

Known for his confident and playful personality, Park Jung Min has captured the hearts of girls around Asia with his good looks, dancing, and powerful voice. Before joining SS501, he was seen VJing and appeared in various commercials.

In June 2010, SS501 contract with DSP ended.

Park Jung Min signed a contract with CNR Management. He started his solo activity by participating in a musical in Japan. He also made a solo comeback with his song 'Not Alone' in January 2011. He is the very first member in the group SS501 to make a solo comeback. 

 

 

 

Kim Hyung Joon is the youngest member of Korea Boy Band SS501.

His brother Kim Ki Bum is a member of boyband U-Kiss.He is nicknamed with The Cute Boy as he has a cute face and nice smile, or maybe he is the youngest of the group. He shared high school with Park Jung Min in Dankook University. He is a member of SS501 sub unit. He has nickname magnae (youngest member) because he is the youngest member in the group. Kim Hyung Jun’s brother Kim Ki Bum was in the new group Xing he then left in 2007,then joined the boyband named U-Kiss. Kim HyungJoon is currently a DJ for SBS Music High (daily at 2am).

In June 2010, SS501 contract with DSP ended.

In August 27, 2010, Kim Hyung Joon decides to sign a contract with S-Plus Entertainment to embark on his solo career. He then opened a shopping mall business with his younger brother Kim Ki Bum, which they named "Piro-Piro".

In November 2010, Kim Hyung Jun started his solo activities under new management by participating in the Musical 'Cafe-in'. He also became a host in 'Midnight Idol'.

He then signed with Avex Entertainment for his solo album release in Japan. He released his debut solo mini album Girl on 7 March 2011, This was followed by the music video for second lead track, "oH! aH!" on 9 March 2011. In June Kim Hyung Jun performed with other Korean artists in the Fantastic K-POP Concert in Jakarta, followed by concert in Singapre and in Hong Kong to promote his mini album.

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