During 2005–2010, Kim has had two solo songs from SS501 albums: "Rize Up" from Kokoro,"Kokoro (First Press Limited Edition B)(Japan Version) info" YesAsia. Retrieved October 9, 2012. and "Please Be Nice to Me" from SS501 Solo Collection."SS501 - Collection info" YesAsia. Retrieved October 9, 2012. In 2008, he released "Thank You" digital single, a theme song from We Got Married and was also included in SS501 mini album Find."Discography" HYUN-JOONG.COM. Retrieved September 1, 2012 In 2009, he contributed two soundtracks from Boys Over Flowers including the acoustic version of "Because I'm Stupid"""Boys Over Flowers Luxury Ed. product info" YesAsia. Retrieved 2012-07-24 and "A Thing Called Happiness"."F4 Special Edition product info" YesAsia. Retrieved 2012-07-24 He, then released a DVD entitled Goodbye Yoon Ji-hoo, marking the end of his character role in Boys Over Flowers, and coming back as the leader of SS501."Good-Bye Yoon Ji Hoo product info" YesAsia. Retrieved 2012-07-24 In 2010, he contributed "One More Time" from his drama Playful Kiss."Playful Kiss OST product info" YesAsia. Retrieved July 24, 2012
On June 7, 2011, Kim released his solo debut mini album, Break Down,Kim Hyun Joong. Break Down. 2011. CD. exceeding 70,000 pre-ordered copies in just 10 days."Kim Hyun-joong's 1st Solo Album Exceeds 70,000 Pre-orders" Chosun Ilbo. June 1, 2011. Retrieved October 25, 2011. It peaked at number one on Gaon Weekly Album ChartKim, Heidi "Gaon Weekly Album Chart: 5–11 June 2011" 10 Asia. June 16, 2011. Retrieved November 13, 2011 and was the best-selling album for June on Gaon Monthly Album Chart with 100,433 copies sold. It also topped the Japanese Oricon chart in the International Imported Album category "김현중 앨범발매 2주만에 10만장, 올해 최다 판매량 등극" Nate News. June 22, 2011. Retrieved October 25, 2011 and was a certified platinum in Taiwan, due to which Warner Music Taiwan CEO Chen Ze Shan handed Kim a platinum record in a press conference held in Taiwan."韓國首席新巨星的金賢重，14日傾盆大雨下舉辦見面會仍聚集超過2,000名粉絲" Yam News. August 15, 2011. Retrieved October 25, 2011 "Break Down" was the first-place winner for two consecutive weeks on Mnet's M Countdown music show as well as on KBS's Music Bank. "김현중, 공식 팬클럽 '헤네치아' 구성" Nate News. May 6, 2011. Retrieved October 25, 2011. His second mini album LuckyKim Hyun Joong. Lucky. 2011. CD. debuted at number 5 on Billboard's World Chart"Kim Hyun Joong's album storms into Billboard World charts Top 5" Channel News Asia. October 25, 2011. Retrieved October 26, 2011. and topped the Gaon Chart again, garnering the highest selling album on the Hanteo Album Sales Chart for the month of October.
On January 25, 2012, Kim released his first Japanese single "Kiss Kiss / Lucky Guy", which consists of Japanese versions of songs from his two Korean mini albums and one original Japanese song.Kim Hyun Joong. Kiss Kiss/Lucky Guy. 2012. CD. Both singles reached the highest record in a day for any overseas artist in Japan."Sales for Kim Hyun Joong’s Japan Debut Album Soar".MWave.Retrieved June 17, 2013. Two weeks after its release, the single reached its Gold status in Japan for selling 121,547 copies."Kim Hyun Joong Reaches ′Gold′ Status in Two Weeks".MWave.Retrieved June 17, 2013. His First Impact Concert DVD sold 16,000 copies in its first week of release, taking the number one spot for the Overall DVD Chart. This is the first time a Korean artist has taken the number one spot, and a second time a foreign artist has taken the number one spot on the charts."Kim Hyun Joong Sets New Record with Japanese Concert DVD".Mwave.Retrieved June 17, 2013. Two months after the DVD release, Kim released his second Japanese single "Heat" on July 4. The single took over Japan Oricon's Daily and Weekly Charts, with 140,000 copies sold on its first day and a total of 183,000 copies for its first week."Kim Hyun Joong Tops Oricon’s Weekly Chart with ‘Heat’".Mwave.Retrieved June 17, 2013. The album also placed third for Oricon singles monthly chart for the month of July, selling 196,850 copies and beating DBSK's Android album with 171,554 copies."Kim Hyun Joong Beats DBSK on the Oricon Singles Monthly Chart".Mwave.Retrieved June 17, 2013. Ultimately, Kim received a Gold certificate again for his "Heat" single."Kim Hyun Joong, DBSK Certified Gold in Japan".Mwave.Retrieved June 17, 2013. His first full length Japanese album entitled Unlimited topped the Oricon Daily Album Charts,"Oricon Daily Album Chart, 2012-12-11" Oricon. Retrieved February 14, 2013 and both the Tower Records' Weekly Album Charts for Shibuya branch and overall Weekly Album Chart"SHINee, Kim Hyun Joong, and TEEN TOP rank #1 on Tower Records charts" allkpop. Retrieved February 14, 2013 upon its release. The album has been certified Gold by the Recording Industry Association of Japan (RIAJ) after selling more than 100,000 units to retailers."Kim Hyun Joong's 'Unlimited' album certified "Gold" by RIAJ" allkpop. Retrieved February 14, 2013
His third Japanese single "Tonight" topped the Oricon Daily charts with 101,818 copies sold,"Kim Hyun Joong Rises to Top Ranks on the Oricon Charts Again".Mwave.Retrieved June 18, 2013. and taking the number two spot by the end of the week."Oricon Weekly Single Chart, June 3-9, 2013" Oricon. Retrieved June 12, 2013. The album received Gold certificate for selling more than one million copies on June."ゴールドディスク認定作品一覧 2013年6月" .RIAJ.Retrieved July 12, 2013. On the other hand, his third Korean mini album Round 3 topped Gaon Weekly Charts,"This links to current week - select the week from drop down menu" Gaon Album Chart. Retrieved August 19, 2013 the Billboard World Albums chart, and the Oricon Imported Albums Chart."Kim Hyun Joong's 'Round 3' is No. 1 on Oricon's Imported Album Chart" . Mwave. Retrieved August 24, 2013.
Studio albums + List of studio albums, with selected details, chart positions and salesTitleDetailsPeak chart positionsSales KORStudio albums: New Way charting: A Bell of Blessing charting: Extended plays: Break Down charting: Lucky charting: Round 3 charting: Timing charting: JPN TWN East Asia Studio albums:
Unlimited charting: Extended plays:
Break Down charting: Singles:
Kiss Kiss / Lucky Guy charting: Heat charting: Hot Sun charting: UnlimitedReleased: December 12, 2012 Label: Delicious Deli Records/Universal Music Japan Format: CD, digital download — 3 2 JPN: 100,000 (Gold)ImademoReleased: February 11, 2015 Label: Delicious Deli/Universal Music Japan Format: CD, digital download — 3 — JPN: 100,000 (Gold)New WayReleased: February 4, 2019 Label: Henecia Music Format: CD, digital download 9 120 — KOR: 9,593The Moon, The Sun and Your Song (月と太陽と君の歌) Released: February 5, 2020 Label: Henecia Music Format: CD, digital download — 4 — A Bell of BlessingReleased: October 19, 2020 Label: Henecia Music Format: CD, digital download 14 — — Love UniverseReleased: July 24, 2024 Label: Discovery Next Format: CD, digital download — 20 —
Extended plays + List of studio albums, with selected details, chart positions and salesTitleDetailsPeak chart positionsSales KOR JPN TWN East Asia US World"Week of 29 October 2011" Billboard World Chart. October 29, 2011. Retrieved November 14, 2011"Billboard World Album Charts" . Billboard Charts. Retrieved August 19, 2013.Break DownReleased: June 7, 2011 Label: KeyEast Format: CD, digital download 1 — 1 —KOR: 114,642"2011년 Album Chart" . Gaon. Retrieved August 10, 2014.LuckyReleased: October 11, 2011 Label: KeyEast Format: CD, digital download 1 4— 5KOR: 101,705Round 3Released: July 22, 2013 Label: KeyEast Format: CD, digital download 2 1— 1KOR: 111,776"This links to current week - select the week from drop down menu" Gaon Album Yearly Chart. Retrieved June 10, 2014.TimingReleased: July 11, 2014 Label: KeyEast Format: CD, digital download 3 — — —KOR: 33,329 HazeReleased: November 29, 2017 Label: KeyEast Format: Digital download — —— —
Singles +List of singles, with selected chart positionsTitleYearPeak chart positionsSalesCertificationsAlbum KOR JPN TWN East AsiaKorean"Please" (제발)2011 29 — — rowspan="15" Break Down"Break Down" (feat. Double K) 15 — —"Kiss Kiss" 65 — —"Lucky Guy" 24 — —Lucky"Marry Me" 55 — — rowspan="2" "The Reason I Live" (나 살아있는 건)2013 — — —"Unbreakable" (feat. Jay Park) 90 — —Round 3"Your Story" (feat. Dok2) 15 — —"His Habit" (feat. Lim Kim & Kanto)2014 — — —Timing"Beauty Beauty" — — —"Haze" 2017 — — —Haze"Why"2019 — — — New Way"The Smile in Wine" (포장마차에서) — — —Salt (single album)"A Bell of Blessing" 2020 — — —A Bell of Blessing"Cage" 2024 — — — Japanese"Kiss Kiss / Lucky Guy" 2012 — 2 5 JPN: 121,547 RIAJ: Gold (physical)Unlimited"Heat" — 1 2 JPN: 202,672 RIAJ: Gold (physical)"Tonight" 2013 — 2 — JPN: 250,000 RIAJ: Platinum (physical)Imademo"Hot Sun" 2014 — 1 1 JPN: 100,000 RIAJ: Gold (physical)"Kazaguruma Re:Wind" (風車 Re:Wind) 2017 — 3 — JPN: 32,307 "Take My Hand"2018 — 4 — JPN: 44,500The Moon, The Sun and Your Song"Wait For Me" — 4 — JPN: 20,228"This Is Love" 2019 — 8 —"Song for a Dreamer" 2022 — 10 — JPN: 5,914 rowspan="2" "Hana Michi" () 2023 — 9 — JPN: 9,506
Soundtrack contributions Title Year Peak chart positions Album KOR JPN"Because I'm Stupid (Acoustic Ver.)" (내 머리가 나빠서) 2009 — —Boys Over Flowers Luxury Edition OST"A Thing Called Happiness" (행복이란) — —Boys Over Flowers F4 Special Edition OST"One More Time" 2010 78 —Playful Kiss OST"If You're Like Me" (그대도 나와 같다면) 2012 86 —The Wedding Scheme OST"When Today Passes" (오늘이 지나면) 2014 — —Inspiring Generation OST"Living Because ～僕が生きているのは～ / Timing" — 23City Conquest OST"Just For My Love" 2018 — —When Time Stopped OST"Pure Love" 2019 — —One Page Love OST
Videography
Music videos Song Year"제발 (Please)"2011"Break Down""Kiss Kiss""Lucky Guy""Marry Me""Marry You""Kiss Kiss" (Japanese Ver.)2012"Lucky Guy" (Japanese Ver.)"Heat""Let's Party""Your Story""Save Today""君だけを消せなくて"2013"Cappuccino""Tonight""Unbreakable""Your Story" Kor. version"Hot Sun"2014"Beauty Beauty""Imademo"2015"Re:Wind Kazaguruma"2017"Take My Hand"2018"Wait For Me""Why"2019"Four Seasons""This is Love""The Smile in Wine""Moon, Sun and Your Song"2020
Video albums Title Details Peak chartpositions JPNGood-Bye Yoon Ji-hoo(SS501のリーダー、キム・ヒョンジュン Good-Bye ユン・ジフ)Released: December 18, 2009 Label: SBS Contents Hub Format: DVD 36Ready, Action!: Kim Hyun Joong in SpainReleased: September 3, 2010 Label: SBS Contents Hub Format: DVD 601st Premium DVD & Photo Book "The First Love Story"Released: October 29, 2010 Label: KJ-net Format: DVD 60First ImpactReleased: May 16, 2012 Label: Universal Music Japan Format: DVD 1K-Pop Star Conquering The World(キム・ヒョンジュン 完全密着ドキュメント24時 ～K-POP スター 世界を魅了する～)Released: December 25, 2012 Label: Universal Music Japan Format: DVD 19Kim Hyun Joong Premium Live "Tonight"Released: December 25, 2013 Label: Universal Music Japan Format: DVD 122014 Kim Hyun Joong World Tour "夢幻" in SeoulReleased: December 22, 2014 Label: Universal Music Japan Format: DVD 13Kim Hyun Joong Japan Tour 2015 "Gemini"Released: December 16, 2015 Label: Universal Music Japan Format: DVD 7Kim Hyun Joong Japan Tour 2017 "Inner Core"Released: December 20, 2017 Label: Universal Music Japan Format: DVD 16Kim Hyun Joong Japan Tour 2018 "Take My Hand"Released: June 6, 2019 Label: Discovery Entertainment Format: DVD 15
Songwriting credits Song Year Details Credits Ref."Green Peas"2009Album: Rebirth Language: KoreanLyrics (with SS501)SS501. Rebirth. 2009. CD."Do You Like That"2011Album: Lucky Language: KoreanLyrics"Haze"2017 Album: Haze EP Language: Korean"Take My Hand"2018 Single Language: JapaneseLyrics, composition, arrangement"Wait For Me" Single Language: Japanese"New Way"2019 Language: Korean "This is Love" Language: Japanese"Salt" Language: Korean"Moon, Sun and Your Song"2020 Language: Japanese
See also SS501 discography Heo Young-saeng discography Kim Kyu-jong discography Park Jung-min discography Kim Hyung-jun discography
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