Hyun Bin | |
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.jpg) Hyun Bin at the 2024 Toronto International Film Festival | |
| Born | Kim Tae-pyung September 25, 1982 Songpa District, Seoul, South Korea |
| Education | Chung-Ang University (M.A. in Theater and Film) |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 2003–present |
| Agent | VAST Entertainment |
| Height | 185 cm (6 ft 1 in)[1] |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 1 |
| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 김태평 |
| Hanja | 金泰坪 |
| Revised Romanization | Gim Taepyeong |
| McCune–Reischauer | Kim T'aep'yŏng |
| Stage name | |
| Hangul | 현빈 |
| Hanja | 玄彬 |
| Revised Romanization | Hyeon-bin |
| McCune–Reischauer | Hyŏnbin |
| Website | vastenm.com |
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Kim Tae-pyung (Korean: 김태평; born September 25, 1982),[2] better known by his stage name Hyun Bin (현빈), is a South Korean actor. He gained widespread recognition for his role in the 2005 romantic comedy television series My Name is Kim Sam-soon. Since then, he has appeared in leading roles in other successful television shows, including the romantic fantasy drama Secret Garden (2010–2011), fantasy drama Memories of the Alhambra (2018–2019), and romantic drama Crash Landing on You (2019–2020). Hyun Bin's popularity was further widened by starring in a series of box office hits: the period action The Fatal Encounter (2014), the action thriller Confidential Assignment (2017) and its 2022 sequel, as well as the crime thriller The Swindlers (2017).[3] He was Gallup Korea's Television Actor of the Year in 2011.[4] The success of Hyun Bin's works internationally established him as a top Hallyu star.
Hyun drew praise from critics for his performance in melodrama film Late Autumn, which was screened at the 61st Berlin International Film Festival. Throughout his television and film career, he has been nominated for several iconic awards, including five at the Baeksang Arts Awards, and won various accolades for his acting recognition, including the Grand Prize for Television at the 47th Baeksang Arts Awards.
- ^ "VAST엔터테인먼트". Vast Entertainment (in Korean). Archived from the original on March 29, 2024. Retrieved March 29, 2024.
- ^ "5 reasons to love Hyun Bin, Crash Landing's dreamy leading man". South China Morning Post. September 24, 2020. Archived from the original on October 22, 2020. Retrieved October 23, 2020.
- ^ "[INTERVIEW] From rom-com heartthrob to action hero". The Korea Times. November 4, 2018. Archived from the original on November 16, 2018. Retrieved November 16, 2018.
- ^ Koh, Hyeon-yeon (December 21, 2011). "현빈, 올해를 빛낸 탤런트 1위"<갤럽> ["Hyun Bin, No. 1 in this year's talent" <Gallup>]. Yonhap News Agency (in Korean). Archived from the original on June 11, 2021. Retrieved June 13, 2021.