Kim Hyun-joong
Kim Hyun-joong is a South Korean singer and actor most well known for his parts in "Boys Over Flowers" and "Playful Kiss". Kim began his career as a singer with the popular boy band SS501, and has most recently been releasing solo albums with backing musicians "Gemini Band". A talented singer, model and actor, Kim surprised fans and critics alike with his portrayal of the darkness that can lie within man in the 2021 psychological thriller "Indian Pink" (Jangnong).
Movies
- Oct 24, 2012
- Korean
Playful Kiss is a 2010 South Korean romantic-comedy television series, starring Jung So-min and Kim Hyun-joong. It aired on MBC from September 1 to October 21, 2010 on Wednesdays and Thursdays at 21:55 for 16 episodes.
It is based on the Japanese manga Itazura Na Kiss written by Tada Kaoru. The Korean series is the third television adaptation of the manga following the Taiwanese It Started With a Kiss in 2005, and its sequel They Kiss Again in 2007. Though Playful Kiss received low ratings in South Korea in the five to seven percent range, it was sold to 12 countries in Asia. Due to its international popularity, a short special edition was aired on YouTube after the series finale.
The story is about Oh Ha-ni, a clumsy student who falls for the perfectionist, Baek Seung-jo. However, Seung-jo is indifferent towards her and rejects her love. When Ha-ni's house collapses, she and her father moves into his long-time friend's house. It turns out that Seung-jo is the friend's son and Ha-ni is given the opportunity to be near the guy she loves. Will she be able to move Seung-jo's heart?