Hyun Bin
Hyun Bin (Korean: 현빈, also romanized as Hyeon Bin) (born Kim Tae Pyung; September 25, 1982) is a South Korean actor. He is best known for his lead roles in the dramas My Name is Kim Sam Soon (2005), The Snow Queen (2006) and Secret Garden (2010).
Career
Hyun shot to stardom in 2005 when he appeared in the hit drama My Name is Kim Sam Soon with Kim Sun-ah. It was a success with an average rating of over 37% and 50.5% for the finale. He won the Top Excellence award at the MBC Drama Awards. In 2008 he took the leading role in The World That They Live In where he played television PD Jung Ji-Oh, opposite Song Hye-Kyo who played televison PD Ju Jun-Young.
From November 2009 to March 2010 Hyun filmed with Tang Wei in Late Autumn (2010). It is a remake of a 1966 Korean film with the same name, directed by Kim Tae-Yong. Late Autumn was shot in Seattle, Washington.In 2010 he was cast in Secret Garden in which he starred as a young and arrogant department store owner who falls in love with a penniless stunt girl played by Ha Ji-won. He also took part in the soundtrack for the show with the song "That Man", which swept the Korean music charts leading first place in 8 music charts. In February 2011 his film, Come Rain, Come Shine, was released which premiered In Competition at the 61st Berlin International Film Festival.
On March 7th, 2011, he enlisted with the marines training camp for his compulsory 21 months of military service; his discharge date has been set for December 6th, 2012.
Personal life
Hyun was born and raised in Seoul, South Korea, with his older brother. He graduated from Chung-Ang University in 2004 where he majored in Theater Studies.
In February 2006 Hyun began dating Hwang Ji-hyeon, but they separated in March 2007.
While shooting The World That They Live In (2008) he met Song Hye-kyo, and subsequently started dating her in June 2009, which was confirmed by both Hyun and Song's talent agencies. On March 8th, 2011 (a day after Hyun's departure to train with the Marines), both Hyun and Song's talent agencies confirmed that they separated in early 2011.
As of April 2011 Hyun joined the Marine Corps for mandatory military training.
Hyun Bin (Korean: 현빈, also romanized as Hyeon Bin) (born Kim Tae Pyung; September 25, 1982) is a South Korean actor. He is best known for his lead roles in the dramas My Name is Kim Sam Soon (2005), The Snow Queen (2006) and Secret Garden (2010).
Career
Hyun shot to stardom in 2005 when he appeared in the hit drama My Name is Kim Sam Soon with Kim Sun-ah. It was a success with an average rating of over 37% and 50.5% for the finale. He won the Top Excellence award at the MBC Drama Awards. In 2008 he took the leading role in The World That They Live In where he played television PD Jung Ji-Oh, opposite Song Hye-Kyo who played televison PD Ju Jun-Young.
From November 2009 to March 2010 Hyun filmed with Tang Wei in Late Autumn (2010). It is a remake of a 1966 Korean film with the same name, directed by Kim Tae-Yong. Late Autumn was shot in Seattle, Washington.In 2010 he was cast in Secret Garden in which he starred as a young and arrogant department store owner who falls in love with a penniless stunt girl played by Ha Ji-won. He also took part in the soundtrack for the show with the song "That Man", which swept the Korean music charts leading first place in 8 music charts. In February 2011 his film, Come Rain, Come Shine, was released which premiered In Competition at the 61st Berlin International Film Festival.
On March 7th, 2011, he enlisted with the marines training camp for his compulsory 21 months of military service; his discharge date has been set for December 6th, 2012.
Personal life
Hyun was born and raised in Seoul, South Korea, with his older brother. He graduated from Chung-Ang University in 2004 where he majored in Theater Studies.
In February 2006 Hyun began dating Hwang Ji-hyeon, but they separated in March 2007.
While shooting The World That They Live In (2008) he met Song Hye-kyo, and subsequently started dating her in June 2009, which was confirmed by both Hyun and Song's talent agencies. On March 8th, 2011 (a day after Hyun's departure to train with the Marines), both Hyun and Song's talent agencies confirmed that they separated in early 2011.
As of April 2011 Hyun joined the Marine Corps for mandatory military training.