Whats wrong with the picture, his eyes looks weird. ><

are you sure that's kim hyun joong in the picture above?!?!?!! no wayyyyy?!

That person in the picture does NOT look like Kim Hyun-joong at all. There's no way in hell that could be him.

eeekk!! He looks so different-not in a good way- the eyes, the bags under the eyes?!

Wow, it really is Kim Hyun-joong after all.

O___O

I want the ginger hair from the BOF days back!!!

I think he should stick to variety rather than drama if he does any tv apperances. He was one of my favorites on We Got Married. His 4D personality and deadpan humor had me rolling with laughter. I wish he was able to bring that side of himself to his scripted roles!

I'm so sorry but KHJ should just stick to singing...acting isn't for him although he is such a cutie :)

While no great acting chops, he used to be eye candy. Now with the new nose & hair he's not even that.

i like him much better as a singer even if he's pretty mediocre in that too. there's a certain amount of charm that goes a long way in pretty boy pop idol town. plus he's got good producers and writers. please was a good song. and his whole first mini album was decent with the notable exception of the title track.

and as much as i found playful kiss charming, i would prefer it he stay far away from the small screen. although if he feels he must be in tv, maybe he should try variety.

ewwwwwwwwwww....
NO thank you!!

his acting is really bad, I have skipped all his part on BOF, as well as not a fan of Playful Kiss because of him...dead face....

Er - they photoshopped something because that does not look like him at all.

Never seen photoshop used to make someone UGLIER before

i like his old nose better....he looks like a different person with this new nose...

lol I'm cracking up at the "I miss his old nose!" comments. Where other than Kpop world can you hear such a statement? (jk :) )

I can't wait until June for his new drama yeahhhhhhhh
Hope that he picks up some good drama this time

Lol....both writer and readers here are all bitchy to him...whatever

i say this in the nicest way.... please stop acting!!
it just makes me cringe every time i watch him on screen.

plus the role can just go on to someone with more experience and talent.

though he does have charisma, but no facial expressions at all.......that's why he keeps on playing those cold, chaebol stereotypes

I don't care what anyone say, i luv him!! What a dreamboat!!!!!!!

um.what HAPPENED?? he used to be soo cute!! he needs his old nose back ASAP.

Javabeans, I hereby DEMAND that you write about Kim Hyun-joong at least once a week. Your unveiled distaste for his acting never fails to crack my shit up. You crack up my shit. He really does produce some of the worst acting ever. That has to be a talent in and of itself, yeah?

Well, after not hearing about this guy since Playful Kiss, everyone is abuzz about his new nose. And I've read the articles and stuff, but it seems to me he did his nose sometime ago, not recently. So.... Anyone wants to clarify for me if he did his nose recently or not? Because despite the bad photoshop above, his other picture from the same album looks like him. Also, the dude makes it sound like his neighborhood hyungs broke it when he was younger and he had it fixed then.

So when did he get a new nose?

Oh, my goodness. Omo omo omo.
I thought I'd gotten names mixed up...so, I blame photoshop for that. And camera angles. And weird shadows. Hell, don't care for the clothing style either...

Sorry, but...damn, you were so cute before! Acting-wise...well, you were cuuuuuute. >~<

LOL It's photoshop technique. Illustrator/Photoshoper used few different filter to create image like that. Nothing wrong with his eyes. I just make one like that myself.

HJ should do action drama. Might suit him better than acting as the high school kid

Triple S (the fan of the band KHJ is part of, SS501) here to answer all your questions:

the nose job? eh... probably got it a while ago. like. back in early 2000's try like 2007? 2008?

that IS him in the picture. The weird alien-thingy is a figure KHJ drew himself. actually, it was one of his random doodles that keyeast, his new company, decided to use to be a cartoon image of KHJ.

and yes, although i am his fan (since I'm fan of the group he is in), i DONT want him to act. stay the stage, leader dear. sing and dance. that's what you are good at. come back with all the members of SS501. everyone, including the people here at dramabeans, would prefer that.
and no, even as a fan, i could not bare to watch his two dramas.

^ this comes out of the love i have for ss501 and the sanity of everyone who watches korean dramas. :D

... aww HJLeader. It's no secret that even fans of SS501 would rather see you sing than act.
*sigh*

Wow, I didn't recognize him at all. I'm still debating the likelihood of that actually being him...

Eyebrows... expression... ugh.

agree with JB, his acting isnt really good..
i have been following kpop for quite sometimes..in my opinion, he isnt a good singer either... but well.. i have to admit he's good looking and has a strong fan base.. i think he should pursue modelling

I'm in for another KHJ project. I happen to like him in BOF and PK :)

we all have to start somewhere and hone our skills... I'll gladly watch him.

he needs to realise that he is a terrible actor. I cant even stand one episode of Playful Kiss, Boys Over Flowers is bearable due to Lee Min Ho's acting. 0.o

Calm down ladies -JB has again stirred the hornet's nest unnecessarily .Why are you spending all your energy on something that has`to happen yet ?

Don't tell me about this bad acting thingy.I don't want to mention names but there are many actors whose mainline is acting from the very beginning are still seen with roles after roles . So why concentrate your arrows and darts on KHJ ?

I don't know why JB is so hot I mean burning with, seething with hostilities every time Hyun Joong is heard to want to go back to acting. What's the bad blood about ? What has he done to you that he deserve all these bile? Your issues are actually resolved quickly and painlessly, don't watch his dramas.There are many terrestial TV channels plus cable channels as well to choose from where alternative dramas are aired.

JB should stop acting as if she has the burden of the world on her shoulder because of Hyun Joong .

On the other hand , KHJ is actually useful to JB , she gets a lot of comments and discussions-I suppose from the same crowd. Hmmm, what a way to get viewers . Tsk, tsk talk of media practitioner who still need some crutches after all these years .

I saw the post-PK new nose pictures back then.
From old Pinocchio-sharp ==> fleshed-out new nose.

It made him look more masculine, less delicate.

Yes he looked different then, but you could still see it was Kim Hyun-joong.

This picture above is really NOT KHJ at all (to me)..... did he do some more surgery, and with the eyes this time??o~O

HOLY SHIT! It is him! Why would he do that to himself? He was attractive and now it looks like he got more than his nose done. His chin and eyes look completely different.

Kim Hyun-Joong the Singer / Actor looks so animated.

Is he boosting sales for manga? ha-ha

I think he had the old nose job touched up because it was lopsided and too perky. probably a cheap job when he was poorer. The new one is well done but he looks different, could be other stuff was done too. The album pics are just plain strange.
Everytime I see a Korean actor whose face looks natural i am so pleased for the individuality of the look. ( i.e. JDG has really aged well, hope he leaves it alone.) Only character actors get to keep their real faces in Kdramaland?

i forgave his acting because i thought he was cute. now he just looks weird.
*sigh* kim hyun-joong... why??

who else googles KHJ pics after reading this post *raised hand*

http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-AH9DBh5-4Do/ThiDRrkHhdI/AAAAAAAABWM/6xo8uXnll94/s1600/kim%2Bhyun%2Bjoong.jpg

Make me want to give BBF a proper watch..just watch em randomly for Lee Min-ho's sake

Well I hope KHJ next drama is a good one, that's all that matter to me.

a. Who the hell is that?
b. I don't mind him pursuing more acting gigs, hopefully he grows and improves though. Would hate to see him stay the same level that he's at. I want him to try a cute and fun character something Daniel Choi-esque.

whoa.

dude, how'd you find a pic like that? seriously, that pose is so kim bum. i'm pretty sure kim hyun joong is trying to channel some so yi jung up in there.

anyways, meh. i'm pretty sure his next project will go to the crapper. dude just doesn't have enough appeal or talent for me to stick around.

Wow, i do hate the "scary fangirl" stereotype people throw around. Just so you know, it doesn't apply to all of us.

Anyways. KHJ Leader... He's pretty much honest about everything, so i'd believe those plans he just laid out. I'd rather much prefer him to stay close to his music for much longer (and release an album with SS501! :DDD) than go back into another acting role. I think KHJ as a music artist is much more expressive than KHJ as an actor. But i'm all for growth, and more roles mean more opportunities for growth! ;)

Whoa, folks! The pic is just a photo-shopped still from his newest album "Lucky" - he's trying out a new persona for the gambler/high-roller concept and the MV and stills reflect the new, highly Photoshopped, graphic look.

As much as the criticism is flying here about his looks and acting, this is a guy who is very careful with handling the direction he wants his career to go in - he seldom, if ever, miscalculates a move. He has his future mapped out and he works hard to achieve the level of fame he has. He's obviously doing something right - his popularity increases by the day.

As for KHJ's acting - good or poor, it's just individual opinions, isn't it? JB/GF have done a fair job in critiquing his work (perm or no :)) and I don't find them singling KHJ out for unwarranted criticism, unlike many of the comments up-thread. He shows improvement in each role, and isn't that what really counts in Kdramaland?

What I do find unsettling is the vehement reaction from so many commenters about his nose. Really, people? His nose?!

Better to reflect on the fact that this kid runs himself ragged for charitable causes, donates 100's of thousands of dollars to disaster relief and does it quietly (as quietly as he can considering that he's in the media spotlight 24/7), and he's devoted to his fan base, without exception. He seems to be polite, respectful and well-mannered and takes criticism in stride while keeping his sense of humor.

Frankly, he should be working a Cyrano de Bergerac for this level of criticism. It's just petty and I don't think he (or anyone else) deserves it.

Maybe that's just a case bad lighting. See the harsh shadows?

I can't even remember his old nose but anyhoo I like his new look --he doesn't look like a fragile kkot minam anymore.

I had to do a double take. And I kept wondering if it was really him.. hahaha. It's the hair & and the whole outfit -- that makes me look completely different from his usual-pretty-boy-look.

And everyone seems to be talking about his nose job... sighs. Still, I don't know why, but I've very drawn to this picture. I like it. *Note: I really didn't like him in BOF, but I enjoyed him in PK (much better acting/a little stiff...) :D

The next Michael Jackson in the making!! Is he really KHJ, he looks so different!!

it amazes me how the mere mention of kim hyun joong incites such extreme negative reactions. maybe you think you're being cute and funny but really you're being maliciously mean. i don't think anyone of you would wish to be made fun of in this manner.

Bahahaha I thought I was the only one thinking the picture didn't look like him! I think it's just the lighting but still.. I was like err Kim Hyun Joong, where are you? lol
I think I'll stay on board for his next drama. Hope the plot is interesting but if it's another college type of drama then I dunno.. Seriously I can't get over the pic and how much it doesn't look like him haha

Stop picking on his nose....

The photos for his new album are photo-shopped so they look like those classic looking pictures? Somehow with that LUCKY wording for the album, I am reminded with the cigarette brand Lucky Strike, which has classic looking print advertisement. There are better pictures of him for the LUCKY album concept though.

And about the nose? His nostrils were loopsided before and shorter. Now it's sharper looking, which I thought is nicer.

Although his acting is bad, I still enjoy seeing the eye candy on screen. *shallow* Lols.

noooo hes threatened to do another drama....clearly not a fan of his acting...but then again who is??