All About Hyun Bin: Profile, Wife, and Career

Hyun Bin’s Profile

• Name: Hyun-Bin
• Hangul: 현빈
• Birth Name: Kim Tae-Pyoung (김태평)
• Birthdate: September 25, 1982
• Birthplace: Seoul, South Korea
• Height: 184 cm
• Blood Type: N/A

Biography

Hyun-Bin was born on September 25, 1982, in Seoul, South Korea. His real name is Kim Tae-Pyung. He has one older brother. Hyun-Bin’s childhood was fairly typical, except that he was noted for having good looks. By the 6th grade, Hyun-Bin dreamed of becoming a detective.

In his high school days, a senior student advised Hyun-Bin to try out for the theater club and practice acting. After Hyun-Bin performed in a school play, he realized that acting was his calling and that he wanted to pursue it as a career. Another fortuitous event occurred to push him along the acting path. One day, while riding on the back of a friend’s motorcycle, a man shouted for them to stop.

Hyun-Bin’s friend did not have a driver’s license at the time so he didn’t stop his motorcycle. The man then pursued them until the road ended. The man, who worked for a talent management agency, caught up to them and gave Hyun-Bin his business card and told him to call him.

Hyun-Bin’s Career: Dramas and TV Shows

Hyun debuted as an actor on the 2003 television series Bodyguard. He then starred in the sitcom Nonstop 4 and the quirky romance drama Ireland. He made his film debut the same year in the youth sports movie Spin Kick. Hyun shot to stardom with the 2005 romantic comedy series My Lovely Sam Soon with Kim Sun-a. Sam-soon was a massive hit with average ratings of over 37% and 50.5% during the finale, for which Hyun won the Top Excellence Award at the MBC Drama Awards.

Films

Television Series