Kim Jeong-hoon (; born January 20, 1980), also known by his stage name John Hoon, is a South Korean singer and actor. He initially rose to fame as a member of South Korean duo UN debuting with the single Voice Mail in 2000. After the duo disbanded in 2005, his fame increased as an actor starring in Princess Hours, a drama based on a manhwa.
Career
He debuted as a member of Korean duo UN in 2000, an acronym for "United N-generation". After six years of success, the duo officially announced that they were disbanding in September 2005, and Kim announced that he was going to pursue an acting career instead. Kim had stated that the conditions of the Korean music industry prevented him from pursuing music he truly wanted to do.
He originally wanted to be a laboratory researcher. Kim did not realize that he would become an actor and singer. By 2005 he had already begun starring in Korean dramas, such as sitcom Orange and A Man and a Woman in 2004. However Kim Jeong-hoon made his major break through when he starred in the hit MBC drama Princess Hours alongside Yoon Eun-hye and Ju Ji-hoon. Kim played the role of Yul, a caring and gentle 19-year-old who is second in line to become the crown prince and has returned to Korea to reclaim the two things that were snatched from him after his father's death: the title of crown prince and the crown princess who was initially supposed to marry him. He had said his final dream is to become a renowned movie director. On April 28, 2009, he left the public for mandatory military service of two years. 80000 of Kim Jeong-hoon's fans from Japan, Korea, Turkey and China gathered to see him off to serve the country.
After serving two years in military, Kim returned to civilian life on February 28, 2011. He has appeared in a number of dramas and shows upon his return. In 2016, Kim was cast in the Chinese drama God of War, Zhao Yun along with Girls' Generation's YoonA. Kim portrayed Gao Ze, a love interest of YoonA's character in a love triangle. That was his first historical drama.
Education Kim attended Seoul National University and took up Dentistry but decided to drop out to focus on his acting career. Later on, he enrolled in Chung-Ang University, where he majored in acting.
Filmography
Television drama Year Title Role Notes 1991 The Three Day Promise Jung Dong-gyu 2002 Orange Kim Jeong-hoon 2005 Promise Jung Seung-woo 2006 Princess Hours Prince Lee Yul An Angel Will Love You For Me Yin Tangyao 2007 Witch Yoo Hee Yoo Jun-ha 2008 Love Strategy Jin Zhen Hao / Kim Jung-ho 2011 I Need Romance Kim Sung-soo 2011 RUN60 Pierro / Second GHOST 2012 Dummy Mommy Lee Je-ha 2013 Love in Her Bag Do Ji-hoo 2013 Love On Tiptoe Wen Qing Yao 2015 Missing Korea Yoo Jung-hoon Late Night Restaurant Kang Hyun-sung Immutable Law of First Love Park Jong-goo 2015-2016 The Three Witches Joon-young 2016 God of War, Zhao Yun Gao Ze Start Again Ha Sung-jae Distressed Beauty Bao Wen Xun
Film Year Title Role Notes 2004 DMZ Kim Ji-hun Shut Up! Kwon Myung-seok None of Your Cheek Myung-suk 2006 Fog street Lee Yoon-soo 2009 Cafe Seoul Kim Sang-hyuk Korean-Japanese film 2011 Sunday Punch Lee Soo-hyun 2012 RUN60 -GAME OVER Kim Seon-hyeok 2014 Stray Dogs So Yoo-joon 2015 Emperor's Holidays Detective Park2018Pacific Rim: UprisingLieutenant HuangHollywood Debut
Music video appearances Year Song title Artist 2003 "Don't Cry" Paran 2006 "2nd Story" RAN
Musical theatre Year Title Role 2012 Catch Me If You Can Frank Abagnale Jr.
Discography
Mini-Album (at UN Years) - Best Album 1st Mini-Album - 5 Stella Lights [25.10.2006] 1st Single - Sad Song [28.02.2007] 2nd Single - Boku Wa Kimi Wo Aishiteru [16.05.2007] 3rd Single - Kimi ni Deatta Hi Kara [05.09.2007] 1st Album - Bokutachi Itsuka Mata... ~ETERNITY~ [17.10.2007] 4th Single - Sakura TEARS [20.02.2008] 5th Single - Kimi wo Mamoritai [16.07.2008] 6th Single - You Are Not Alone [01.10.2008] 2nd Album - Kyo mo Atarashii Yume wo Miru [05.11.2008] 7th Single - Blue Moon [01.07.2009] 1st Single Korea - In Your Eyes [03.09.2009] 1st Single Korea - In Your Eyes [16.12.2009] Japan Version 8th Single - Rainy Flash [20.01.2010] 9th Single - Al Dente [18.08.2010] 3rd Album - Machi [17.11.2010] 2nd Single Korea - Present [16.04.2011] 4th Album - Voice [23.05.2012] 1st Mini Album Korea - My Story [12.10.2012] 10th Single - Message [31.10.2012] 5th Album - Voice 2 [31.10.2012] 1st Mini Album Chinese - Lov...ing [11.11.2012] 11th Single - Futari kinenbi [16.01.2013] 12th Single - Haru koi [03.04.2013] 6th Album - Love×Best [09.01.2014] 2nd Mini Album Korea - 5091 [03.07.2014] 1st Best Album - John Hoon -Do My Best- [16.07.2014] 13th Single - Special Day [21.01.2015] 14th Single - Harukaze [06.04.2016] 3rd Single Korea - Marry Me, Marry You [06.05.2016] 15th Single - Prologue ~ koi o yobu uta ~ [25.01.2017] 1st Mini Album Japan - Kioku no Kaori [26.07.2017] 16th Single - Ima ~ yume no yō ni kimi ga ~ [11.07.2018]
Variety show YearTitleNetworkNotes2014The Genius: Black GarnettvNep.42014-2015 'off to schooltvNep.1 - ep.62016King of Mask SingerMBCep. 512017Radio StarMBCep. 515Problematic MantvNep.942018Its Good To Be A Little CrazySBSep.11secretgardentvNep.5Radio StarMBCep. 576ForeignerMBCep.1, ep.2Taste of LovetvChosunep.1 - ep.9
Ambassadorship 2003 UN (United Nations) Public Relations Ambassador 2005 'Korea Drama Festival 2005' Ambassador 2006 10th Seoul International Manga and Animation Festival (SICAF) Ambassador 2007 International Broadcasting Video Sample (STVF 2007) Korean Drama Ambassador
Awards and nominations 2001 Selected as 'Healthy Tooth Artist' for the 56th Oral Health Week by the Seoul Dental Association 2001 SBS Music Awards Popularity Award 2001 KMTV Music Awards Bonsang 2002 SBS Music Awards Ballad Category Award 2003 SBS Gayo Daejeon Producer Award 2004 KBS Music Awards Singer of the Year (Bonsang) 2008 Seoul Hallyu Festival Achievement Award
References
External links Kim Jeong-hoon official website