10 Things You Didn't Know About Kim Soo Hyun (김수현) | Star Fun Facts

kim soo-hyun has long proven to be a beloved household name in the hallyu industry he first got his breakout role in a teen drama dream high rose to fame with moon embracing the sun and achieved international acclaim with my love from the star after a year since his romantic comedy it's okay to not be okay he's back on the small screen in his new drama one ordinary day he has shown once again why he's a top value star if you've watched the first two episodes of this bbc's criminal justice remake you'll understand why the many emotions he showed had us speechless and clapping at the same time also known as one of the most expensive actors in south korea check out these 10 things you may not know about kdrama leading man kim soo yong [Music] he got into acting to overcome his shyness kim soo-hyun was born on february 16 1988. growing up he was an introvert and found it hard to meet the eyes of others as he was very shy before high school his mother gave him two options speecher acting classes acting in a play made him feel like he became a different person and when he felt ecstatic upon hearing the audience's applause he knew he wanted to become an actor then he was supposed to be in boys over flowers at the time it was being produced he was supposed to star in boys over flowers and played two different minor characters the actor was already cast and attended the script reading session prior to filming however it seemed that the director did not like his interpretation of the character and he was eventually replaced by actor jong-ue chul ordinary day's director imagined him as yeon-soo from the start a remake of bbc's criminal justice one ordinary day starred kim soo-hyun as kim yeon-soo an ordinary college student whose life is turned upside down when he suddenly becomes the prime suspect in a murder case in the drama online press conference director im yong-u said about his casting process when we first start planning a project and get the script there are always actors that come first to mind yonsu is an ordinary college student but goes through huge changes through this incident kim soo-hyun is an actor who creates a great sense of immersion he also has a really similar name to the character so he was the person i imagined as yon-soo from the start but when he readily agreed to the casting offer it felt like a dream he has won four trophies from the bexsong arts awards the quality of his work has provided him with several honors over the years such as a place in bexsong arts awards for his performances in case you don't know the bexsong arts awards is the oscars of south korea so once you receive a trophy from this award it's definitely a big deal in 2012 kim soo-jun won the best actor award for his role in moon embracing the sun where he was up against veteran actors like han soku and shin hak yoon in 2014 he won three awards for his stints in secretly greatly and my love from the star namely the best new actor in film and most popular actor in film and tv he broke the record for having the most endorsements in 2012 he was the face of 17 products at the same time he endorsed everything from restaurants to beer electronic devices and apparel after starring in moon embracing the sun after the success of my love from the star he went on to break records with 35 endorsement deals from 2013 to early 2014. real had been the scariest script he'd ever received the actor played two characters in real and he revealed that it was this setup that drew him to the script he also had said that the script for real had been the scariest script he'd ever received because it was a production that required a lot of homework he added i was also intimidated by some of the intense scenes there were parts that were hard to approach like the material in the characters so that's why i said that he trained himself to be ambidextrous for his dramas though dominantly left-handed he has had to use his right hand more than once for his acting roles he exhibited this in a scene from the 2009 drama father's house as well as in my love from the star in father's house he chose to use his non-dominant hand because the child actor playing his role had used his right hand to eat when he appeared on the show at that time the halyu star struggled with picking up food with his right hand but was able to pull it off perfectly in my love from the star he tried out to be a professional bowler besides his interest in the arts the actor is also into sports did you know that kim sooyon harbors a special love for bowling in fact he was so serious about bowling for a while that he participated in a professional bowling tournament in 2016 though he ended up being eliminated in the second round he still ranked 31st out of 114 contestants and is said to have turned down the korea professional bowling association's offer of granting him special pro qualifications the actor expressed his love for bowling as he said i began to like bowling because it's a sport that requires focus and independence when i start a game it's all about how much i trust in myself and my abilities that's why i always recommend bowling to people around me he has a heart condition the actor has suffered from heart problems including arrhythmia and supraventricular tachycardia since middle school he went through heart surgery in 2013 just three years after making his debut as an actor the heart condition affected his service in the korean military when he was assigned to public service duty instead of combat sectors however he voluntarily went for re-examinations and was eventually cleared for combat he served in the first reconnaissance battalion and was even promoted to sergeant and has mentioned that he had a very complete military experience his values had changed after his military service reaching the age to be recruited he decided to serve his country after filming in the movie reel the actor then started his military service on october 23 2017. after his discharge on july 22 2019 he shared that his values had changed he said in an interview with vogue i stopped feeling greed before then i felt like i was responsible for doing a certain amount and i had this greed to make myself stand out with my acting in each scene but after i was discharged i learned how to fit in with the overall scheme the environment of broadcasting is such that one person can't fill the whole space it's only when you acknowledge others and blend in that you and your partner can shine he also added that he got rid of a lot of negative thoughts he's the type to overthink but now he accepts things as they are

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Published: Wed Dec 22 2021