Welcome to KIM JUNG HOON thread
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Korean name: 김정훈
Name: Kim Jung Hoon
Also known as:[/B] John Hoon
Chinese name: 金桢勋
Japanese name: John-Hoon
Birthday: 20th January 1980
Place of birth: Kyungnam, Jinju, Korea
Family members: Parents, 1 elder brother and 1 elder sister
Religion: Buddhism
Height/Weight: 177cm/ 60kg
Bloodtype: AB
Shoe size: 270mm
IQ: 146
Educational background: Seoul National University
Debut: as leader and lead vocals for group 'UN'
Debut song: 'Voicemail' (2002)
Appearances/t.v work: Orange, Banjun Drama, Palace
Hobbies: listening to music, computer games and pool
Hobbies: Music, Computer games, Reading (manga), Horse-riding, Movies, Pool
Habits: Nail biting
Careers: Singer, Actor, Host
Strength: Imitating others� singing, Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry
Personality: Sensitive but lively
Motto: Do the best!
Music aim: Combine different music styles and music types in the world
Performance: TV series, Leading actor in movies
Favorite singers: Jo Kwan Woo, George Michael, Richard Marx
Favorite books: Red Moon (Korean), Death Note, Taiyo Matsumoto’s Ping Pong
Schools: Seoul National University (Majoring in Dentistry) - 1998,
Chung Ang University (majoring in Acting) - 2003
Current company: Eight Peaks Management (he's no longer in eight peaks)
His acting is highly acclaimed in Korea
His dream is to become a brilliant star in Asia.
Discography
UN:
Vol. 1 - Voice Mail (2000)
Vol. 2 - Traveling You (2001)
Vol. 3 - Extreme Happiness (2002)
Vol. 3.5 - Sweet & Strong (2003)
Vol. 4 - Reunion (2004)
Vol. 5 - For Her (2005)
Vol. 6 - Goodbye & Best (2006)
Solo:
Best Selections (2006)
5 Stella Lights (2006)
Sad Song (2007)
Awards
UN:
2001, December - SBS Pop Music Contest (Most Popular Singer)
2001, December - KBS Best 10 Singers Award
2001, December - KMTV Music Award
2002, December - KBS Music Award (Ballad), SBS Pop Music Contest (Ballad)
2002, December - KBS Best 10 Singers Award
2003, July - Unicef Goodwill Ambassador
2003, December - KBS Best 10 Singers Award
2003, December - SBS (Producer’s Choice of Most Popular Singer)
2004, December - KBS Music Award
Individual:
Korea’s Most Handsome Men (19th)
Female Koreans Favorite Celebrity Teacher - Science teacher
2004 Korea’s Top 10 Handsome Men (10th)
2006 Korea’s Best New Acting Newcomer (2nd)
2006 Korea Acting MVP (1st)
Acting
Movie:
2004 - DMZ
2004 - sh*t Up!
Drama:
2002 - Orange
2004 - Banjun Drama
2005 - Yakusoku (Japanese)
2006 - Goong (Princess Hours)
2003 - Fog Visibility Street (Drama City)
2006 - Angel (Chinese, guest appearance)
2007 - Witch Yoohee
2007-2008 -Love Strategy (korean and china joint drama)
Hosting
2002 - Pop Songs (SBS)
2003 - Kim John Hoon’s Pop Songs (KBS Radio)
2003 - Show Power Video (KBS)
2003 - Game Station (KBS)
2004 - FM Inkigayo
Jung Hoon’s Dream
+ To have a penetrating voice as a singer
+ While his ballad music style is recognized in Korea, he wants to try other styles such as pop-rock and jazz.
+ As an actor, he wants to act in Japanese TV series and he wishes to get challenges to act as Japanese-speaking characters.
Jung Hoon Trivia
+ Great cartoon fan
+ He knows Japanese cartoon very well. If you need to work on a cartoon special, don�t forget to ask him for help!
+ Computer expert!
€œOtaku is totally different a computer expert!� He has been shouting for 7 years. If there is any problem, especially on computer games, just leave to him!
+ Smart and handsome!
+ He has about 8000 fans in Japan, ranging broadly from college students to middle-aged audience. Being different with general Korean-followers in Japan, John-Hoon’s fans are younger.
fans links
http://www.onlyhoon.com
http://www.oishii-hoon.net
http://kimjunghoon.multiply.com/
http://dclily.com
credits: http://www.oishii-hoon.net