| Kim Hyun Joo | |
|---|---|
| Born | April 24, 1977 Kyung-ki province, Goyang City, Il-san,South Korea |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1996–present |
| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 김현주 |
| Hanja | 金賢珠 |
| Revised Romanization | Gim Hyeon-ju |
| McCune–Reischauer | Kim Hyŏn-ju |
Kim Hyun Joo (born on April 24, 1977) is a South Korean actress. She made her movie debut in the 1998 film If It Snows On Christmas. She was in popular dramas like Glass slipper, Miss Kim's One Million Dollar Quest, Marrying a Millionaire, and Land She is known for her bubbly and happy smile. She got a degree in performing arts from Dankook University.
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In 1996, when she was still a high school-er, she was chosen as model for some magazine. It was the first time she entered the entertainment industry. During this time, she was pretty popular on magazines and she often got offer to feature in music videos of famous singers.
In 1997, Kim Hyun Joo was accepted to Dankook university, film major. But due to her busy schedules as an actress and entertainer, she stopped university for 2 years. 2 years later she came back to school to finish her study.
In 1998, Kim Hyun Joo had her first drama ‘’ Only love’’, her acting was praised by her co-stars and directors. Not only is Kim hyun Joo an active actress but she is also serious in her work. And she is very friendly, that is why she gained a lot of love from public.
In 1999, chance kept coming to Kim Hyun Joo when she was casted as female lead in ‘’days of youth’’ with Jang Dong Gun and Hwang Su Jung. But the drama didn’t succeed as expected , it also got complains like copying of some Japanese drama. Jang Dong Gun was the one who got the most complaints, while the bubbly, innocent but unhappy character which played by Kim Hyun Joo received so many love by viewers. And Kim Hyun Joo was slowly recognized by viewers.
After success of ‘’Into the light’’ with Jang hyuk, Cha Tae Hyun, Kim Ha Neul, the 4 leads got popular thanks to this drama. Also thanks to this drama Kim Hyun Joo was casted in another big role in ‘’ her house’’. In this drama, Kim Hyun Joo had to cut her lovely long hair. She played a student from a rich family, who love a guy who has a job as a driver played by Lee Seo Jin. Not only that, Kim Hyun Joo had the chance to compete her acting with her senior, actress Kim Nam Joo.
In 2001, with the success of ‘’Glass slipper’’ which Kim Hyun Joo got to act along with So Ji Sub and the talented actress Kim Ji Ho. With the story of Cinderella, this made Kim Hyun Joo into a Top A actress in Korea and her name is recognized in all of Asia as well. Not only in Korea, the drama was very success in China, Taiwan and HongKong. It is also made a Kim Hyun Joo’s syndrome in Taiwan when a contest is organized to search for the person who looks like Kim Hyun Joo the most. For those who won this contest, they had the chance to meet the real Kim Hyun Joo in person.
With this success, Kim Hyun Joo was expanding to HongKong. She was casted in the movie‘’Star Runner’’with Vanness Wu. Her character is a Korean teacher who is in love with a naughty student whose name is Bond. The movie was a success not only because of an interesting story line but it also had the big names, and there were a lot of fans who only came to the movie to see Kim Hyun Joo’s acting.
Although it was a success but Kim Hyun Joo didn’t forget her Korean fans, she returned to Korea to film a new SBS drama, named ‘’ Miss Kim making 1 million dollar’’. This drama is about the life of miss Kim. In this drama, Kim Hyun Joo played a poor girl who is abandoned by her boyfriend on her wedding. Miss Kim tries to make a lot of money to revenge her boyfriend, Kim Hyun Joo’s co-star in this drama is Ji Jin Hee.
Being called ‘’Pretty woman’’ of Korea, Kim Hyun Joo is recognized with her brightly smile and a fresh face. She is an ideal girl of many Korean men.
현주의 손으로 짓는 이야기 ( Hyun Joo's Handcrafted story)