Kim Joon to quit T-Max to act full-time
by javabeans
The title says it all: It’s being reported that Kim Joon is capitalizing on his newfound Boys Before Flowers fame to pursue a full-time acting career.
This means he’ll be dropping out of kpop group T-Max, which probably is a good idea since he’s been stretching himself thin trying to keep up with a busy shooting schedule while also promoting his group. Plus, his absence presents difficulties for the other members.
I say, good for everyone involved. I was skeptical of Kim Joon’s casting initially, since he’d never acted before, but while his character remains on the sidelines of the story, he comes across as a natural. He has potential and screen presence. Plus, T-Max is still a relatively new group (they debuted with a single album in 2007), so this is as good a time as any for them to part ways.
With Kim Joon’s profile skyrocketing (I’d bet higher than even he’d expected), he (like the rest of the cast) is already fielding offers for a follow-up project. According to his rep, Kim is carefully considering his next step, preferring to pick a role that will take him to the next level as an actor. (For example, he’s an enthusiastic fan of arthouse director Kim Ki-duk (Coast Guard, 3 Iron) and would dearly love to work with him, for free if necessary.)
*UPDATE*:
Ha. Just as I hit publish, a few other reports counter that he may not be quitting, or that he’s quitting only temporarily, or that he plans to return after BBF. The stories are a bit contradictory; I’m guessing they all have a bit of truth but it’s unclear which is the most true. (Sorry if I just confused everyone, LOL.)
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1 Genie
February 19, 2009 at 6:15 PM
Bummed, kinda. I wanted him to perform Paradise, at least once haha.
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2 bluelime
February 19, 2009 at 6:15 PM
glad to see kim joon pursuing an acting career. : )
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3 tlina069
February 19, 2009 at 6:16 PM
I'd say good for him! I think he's the dark horse in the series. ^_^
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4 sonam
February 19, 2009 at 6:18 PM
A Kim Ki Duk fan? This guy is cool! Yes, he's a natural and I hope things work out for him. He must have gotten some interesting offers to want to focus full time on acting.
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5 rainey
February 19, 2009 at 6:29 PM
All the Prince Song fans will be really happy about this.
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6 shu
February 19, 2009 at 6:35 PM
poor thing. i heard when he went to join the auditions and got in, thats when only his team mates know about it. and they were quite unhappy. like betray them like them. now he wants to pull out totally from them for acting. either is they want to kick him out alr, or he had incurred their wrath.
anw, i dun think its a temp thing, i mean what the point of announcing that he pulled out from the group just to joined it back soon after. which celebrity have done this beore anyway.
but anw, i really like prince song. kim joon finally looks like he has his story in bbf.
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7 Liz
February 19, 2009 at 6:48 PM
Honestly, I would be a little ticked off if I were one of his group members or a fan of his band- isn't this pretty much saying that BOF is more important than his band? Although he's the least popular member of the four that was better than what he was getting out of his music? But I guess it's his personal decision.
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8
February 19, 2009 at 7:00 PM
I think he'll do better off with an acting career. The dude is pretty good for his first time unlike another cast memeber..... but ya he only have like one line in Paradise so if he want fame acting is the way to go!! good for him
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9 Sue
February 19, 2009 at 7:02 PM
wowwwwwww the bof header swampageeee!
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10 Hibiscus
February 19, 2009 at 7:12 PM
When I saw the video of T-Max singing on a radio program, I was clearly disappointed when I realized that he gets to sing only two lines in the song "Paradise". Besides, he's pretty much good for a first-time actor unlike other newbies out there and I think it would do him good to pursue acting full-time. It's way hard to balance acting and singing and I think he chose the one thing that really matters to him most right now which is acting. I'm hoping he and Kim Bum will work together in future projects to come...:) I love their friendship! :D
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11 cinamoroll
February 19, 2009 at 7:19 PM
well, quite understandable because he is from small budget company(I would say unknown until he became famous), and apprently, the concept of T-Max was to parody/copy JPOP Idol groups, which is ridiculous! All of their songs except paradise are remake of JPOP Idol singers songs and stuff. I heared that finally the company is going to give them something genuine to sing from now on. anyway, their songs have very few rap parts, so KimJoon used to sing and rap about what, like 20second? I would say this is very smart choice. As for other two members, I love their voices! why can't they sing songs like FlytotheSky?
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12 Empress
February 19, 2009 at 7:29 PM
I wish he would quit that outfit he has on in the main picture. 1. the scarf 2. the shirt with oddly long sleeves and 3. acid wash jeans? LOL!
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13 lovenyc52
February 19, 2009 at 7:34 PM
omg i love your yi-jung/ga-eul header... i really hope this version takes their relationship to the next level - they are really the cutest couple :o)
interesting news about kim joon. i haven't gone too far in the series yet so i haven't seen him do too much, but i wish him the best!!
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14 Amy
February 19, 2009 at 7:36 PM
Kim Joon has a pretty good voice. He didn't know his own lines from "Paradise" too well, but his voice is nice to listen to. However, I think I agree with Liz in an above comment. If I were one of his bandmates, I'd probably be a little ticked off at how he's handling the BOF thing. Granted, this would be great for him if he wasn't really that into singing to begin with, but if he went into singing because he knew he wanted to eventually springboard to other projects, then that would suck for any of his bandmates who are actually serious about their music.
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15 marz
February 19, 2009 at 9:17 PM
^ true that. it would suck for his bandmates. but i guess if he does decide to persue acting more its better sooner to quit than later. cause that be worse off.
but i see his acting potential btw.. he also has a nice voice which gives him good projection when acting.
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16 Angela
February 19, 2009 at 10:43 PM
He likes Kim Ki Duk?! Now I'm an even bigger fan of his!! Can't wait to see him on the next episode... ^_^
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17 twreckx
February 20, 2009 at 12:12 AM
That he's a fan of Kim Ki-Duk's work is great (adds a few notches on his plus column for me). I hope he knows that the level of acting KKD requires is quite high and I really hope he spends time learning as well as acting. Good luck to him.
PS Does anyone else get distracted by his upper lip fuzz? His face never seems quite as baby-bottom smooth as the others. Hmmnn
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18 funkination
February 20, 2009 at 1:51 AM
oh no surely he can do both! why does it have to be one or another?
T-max isn't going to be the same without him.
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19 asik g
February 20, 2009 at 2:50 AM
The more Kim Joon, the better. I see some potential..and hotness.. Thank you! :D
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20 chau
February 20, 2009 at 3:07 AM
no no..dont quit. he's great as a singer too . no no
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21 sub
February 20, 2009 at 5:25 AM
NOOOOOOOO~!
Hyungjoon-ah~~~~ how could you do this? *heatattack*
pls tell me this isn't true.
he's my favourite member from T-Max tho i love Minchul n Yunhwa as well...
but..............NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
T-Max is great of the three voices creating the great dynamics....
i'm frustrated now..........and hoping this is not true.......
pleaseeeee
btw,
@cinamoroll : clearly you don't even know T-Max, so please don't pretend that you do and say false stuffs about them. their songs are Jpop inspired, but NOT remake of anything except for Lion Heart. your statements are so far fetched. n why should they sing fly to the sky kinda songs? to be called ftts wannabe? lol. isn't it a good thing they have their own style that's different from other kpop singers?
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22 stargazer377
February 20, 2009 at 8:14 AM
whatever Kim Joon is doing (quitting, going back, doing T-Max part time) i wish him the best of luck. he does have a nice voice though.
and if he has to sing songs like Almost Paradise, i'd choose acting over singing as well. (sorry T-Max! and their fans) =X although i do feel bad for the other 2 members.
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23 kirara
February 20, 2009 at 8:26 AM
Javabeans,, its ok if your news isn't up to date.. its good for some of us like me who don't know where we would get that kind of news.
Well good look to him to whatever he decides to do. It could be good that he puts his music career aside, but its also good to be multi talented in more than just doing acting alone.
Thanks for the tidbit.
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24 le
February 20, 2009 at 8:57 AM
it would be cool if he stayed with them, him being in the group has definitely helped them with popularity, i'm also liking his character in BOF more but he is barely given any lines, i hope we'll see his storyline soon, it is cool how almost every character on BOF is given an interesting storyline.
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25 Yin
February 20, 2009 at 4:25 PM
so not a big fan of t-max. >.> But Kim Joon is way too good for them. XD
But that's subjective right? so don't bash me.
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26 Yaleni
February 21, 2009 at 5:54 AM
No, i HIGHLY doubt kim joon is quitting at all. It's possible he might quit, but not anytime soon. i heard his group was scheduled to go to japan to promote their songs and make new albums...
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27 whit3butt3rfly
February 21, 2009 at 8:11 PM
HA! Seriously? This guy annoys me so badly with his "Yo Yo Yo Man". Or the "Hey Man, woh woh". His English is horrible, and the fact that those words he utters aren't really English, but how he manages to stuff even those small slang words just demonstrates how horrid his English is.
In BOF/BBF he has a small part to play, so I think it's silly for him to reckon that he should "take advantage" of his "fame" from the series... he is very minor character, and I disagree that he is natural. If anything he is quite unnatural in his role!
Just my 2 cents worth!
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28 vinz
June 11, 2009 at 5:00 AM
for me,it's okay if he would still be a part of his group,T-Max...He could also be an actor....in fact, he's good at it.......HE CAN BE BOTH...about his group,we can't say that he betrayed his friends when he auditioned to be a part of the show.....maybe he really wants to be an actor and a singer at the same time......
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29 f/4 hayranı
July 21, 2009 at 12:11 PM
harika süper mükemmel
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30 NUVI YANG
August 3, 2009 at 9:08 PM
KIM joon wo ai ni .. .. ..
kim joon ,, ,,
you are so handsome.. ..
I'm NUVI YANG.. ..
AND my FREND IS OCTAVIANTY.. .. ..
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31 isabella
August 7, 2009 at 9:14 AM
oppa kim joon u so handsome,cute and i very like u so much
i hope u succses and love u ,sarange kim joon JESUS BLESS U
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32 Raine
August 29, 2009 at 7:54 PM
Kim Joon,your voice is good went to sing solo....
In Jun Be Ok...
You ft with Kim Hyun Joong...
I Like Your Voice Very Much....
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33 atien
October 2, 2009 at 8:31 PM
keren q ng_fans bgt ma kim joon coba z kimjoom islam n pndh ke indonesia trus nikah deh ma q>
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34 dina_alcheon
December 30, 2009 at 9:46 PM
I LOVE oppa kim joon
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35 jakelyn austria
January 1, 2010 at 7:29 PM
always be happy call me if your sad my number is 5312150 always love you jakelyn! sweet dreams.
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36 jakelyn austria
January 1, 2010 at 7:31 PM
love you always.
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37 Mia
January 7, 2010 at 8:28 PM
I very t_max because t_max very good music2 nya, and kim joon dan t_max kpn dateng ke indonesia. Pliase pesan di respon ya!ok.
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38 INDIAN MISSY
January 28, 2010 at 12:58 AM
YOU'RE SOOOOO CUTEEEEEE..... KEEP ENTERTAINING US .....YOU ROCK.........SARANGHAE......(THATS ONE OF THE KOREAN WORDS I KNOW) BYEEEEEE......
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39 sara
February 10, 2010 at 4:47 PM
kimjoooooooooooon
i really love youuuuuuu <3
you are the hottist guuuuy i haad ever seen ^^
plz visit us in dubai :(
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40 ditaa
November 20, 2010 at 6:30 AM
I never boring to see you jun ... Saranghae ... :* I just hope I can meet you letter ... Hhaa :D
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41 ditaa
November 20, 2010 at 6:31 AM
I never boring to see you jun ... Saranghae ... :* I just hope I can meet you letter ... Hhaa :D please visit to Indonesia .. :)
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42 paresi irane
October 9, 2011 at 1:19 PM
i love you kim joon
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43 fafa(iran)
July 25, 2012 at 8:49 AM
oh no kim jun why you quit T-max band?
but i love you for ever
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