Kim Joon "T-Max"

Kim Joon (born Kim Hyung Joon on February 3, 1984 in Gwacheon, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea), is a South Korean rapper, actor, and model who rose to stardom with his portrayal of Song Woo Bin, one of the famous F4 in KBS2's 2009 hit drama Boys Over Flowers.

Birth name kim yung Joon 김형준)
Born February 3, 1984 (age 27)
Origin South Korea
Genres K-Pop, J-Pop, Pop
Occupations Singer, Actor, Model
Years active 2007–Present
Labels Planet905
Associated acts T-Max
Boys Over Flowers

Stage name
Hangul 김준
Hanja 金俊
Revised Romanization Gim Jun
McCune–Reischauer Kim Jun or Kim Chun





Career

Prior to his F4 fame, Kim Joon was already known as a member of K-pop group T-Max,[1] who first debuted in 2007. He is both a rapper and a songwriter for the group. Their song entitled "Paradise" was featured in the first edition of the Boys Over Flowers' soundtrack. Other songs of T-Max that were featured in the subsequent editions of the Boys Over Flowers' Original Soundtrack were "Say Yes," "Wish You're My Love","Fight The Bad Feeling," and "Bang Bang Boom." Kim Joon also had a single in the soundtrack entitled "To Empty Out" with Kim Jo Han. He also had his solo song "Jun Be O.K.", written by himself, with Kim Hyun Joong doing a cameo appearance in the music video of the song.

After Kim Joon's stardom, T-MAX took part of many OST's for various dramas and movies. From April 2009 to December 2010, Kim Joon was a permanent cast of “Invincible Baseball Team”,[2] a KBS 2TV program which aired during Saturday Challenges and was chosen as MVP for several weeks. Thanks to “Invincible Baseball Team” Joon cultivated friendships with some of Korea's top celebrities among them his idol, DJ DOC. On June 2009, he took part on the Mnet variety show "Mnet Scandal", a show where a celebrity will go out with a non-celebrity for a week. In the end, Joon decided to not keep dating his partner. Aside from being a guest on several variety shows, in July 2009, he took on a theatrical role in the musical Youthful March (젊음의 행진). On November 26, 2009 he tested positive for H1N1; he made a speedy recovery his agency, but was forced to cancel a 2D1N trip to the Philippines for a fan-meeting on the 30th.

Kim Joon starred in a mobile drama along side Nao Minamisawa titled Pygmalion’s Love,[3] a joint Korea-Japan production broadcast on Japanese Mobile TV station BeeTV, which reached #1 mobile drama in Japan and was shown on March 2010. On May 2010, T-MAX had their comeback stage with "Don’t Be Rude" which was also quite popular as a song for the World Cup. "Don’t Be Rude" was the first single from their studio album "Born To The Max". "Words That I Can Say" was the song they promoted as a follow up single, with Korean actors Oh Ji Ho, Yoon So Yi, and Kim Joon himself starring in the music video of the song.[4]

He is currently starring in the new KBS2's drama “Homicide Division” where he plays detective ‘Shin Dongjin,’ who specializes in cyber-investigations, but has trouble dealing with real-life cases because of his fear of corpses. Upon the sight of one, he’ll habitually faint, much to the criticisms of those he works with, but one of his biggest charms is his ability to make others laugh, even in serious situations.

Starting March 2011, Kim Joon began studying to earn his master’s degree on Global Culture Content at the Hankuk University of Foreign Studies. A representative of his agency commented, “Kim Joon has taken an interest in spreading Korean culture after he was able to meet with various international fans and after being named as an honorary ambassador of Global Tourism Etiquette. He wants to study the production of Hallyu culture content and its spread on a deeper level.”

His group, T-Max, is currently preparing for their comeback album and entrance to the Japanese market, set for the first half of 2011. On May 16, Kim Joon appeared on ’1 vs. 100′ in KBS2 to raise funds for the establishment of an ‘invincible baseball’ team. The other members of T-Max also has appeared. He made it to the final 2, but in the end failed. He showed off his knowledge of sports, literature, and other fields in the competition.


Endorsements
2009 Samsung Anycall Haptic with Kim Bum, Kim Hyun Joong, Lee Min Ho and Son Dam Bi
2009 Omphalos with Gook Ji Yun
2009 Polo Ralph Lauren's Cologne
2009 Armani Cologne
2010 Omphalos with Park Ha Sun
2010 Wuttisak with T-MAX
2010 BOBBIE BURNS shoes with Park Ha Sun


Magazine

Lacoste
G-Star
W Magazine
Sure Magazine
Brokore Japan Magazine
Teen Girl Philippines Magazine
Ceci Magazine
Midnight Blues In Style Magazine
Play Magazine
Pygmalion's Love Magazine

Albums
2007 Tmax Blooming (Single)
2007 Tmax Lion Heart (Single)
2008 Tmax Run To You (Single)
2009 Tmax Motto Paradise (Single)
2009 Tmax Single Collection (EP)
2009 Tmax Love Parade (Single)
2010 Tmax Born To The Max (regular)`

2009 Anycall HAPTIC MISSION
-Talk In Love [Kim Joon feat. Son Dam Bi]
-Mission No.4 [Son Dam Bi feat. Kim Joon & Kim Hyun Joong]
-Rolling Callin Darling [Son Dam Bi feat. Kim Joon & Kim Hyun Joong]

2010 God of Study OST
-For Once

2011 Crime Squad(Detectives on trouble) OST
-Believe
-Joy&Pain w/ DJ DOC
-At the end of the world