Kim Hyun-jin

In this Korean name, the family name is Kim.

For the academic, see Hyun Jin Kim.

Kim Hyun-jin (Korean: 김현진; born August 24, 1996) is a South Korean actor and model.^[1] He is known for his roles in dramas such as Can You Deliver Time? (2020),^[2] Sugar Coating (2020),^[3] Peach of Time (2021), Peng (2021)^[4] and Cheer Up (2022)^[5]

Kim Hyun-jin
Kim in April 2023
Born	(1996-08-24) August 24, 1996 (age 28) South Korea
Other names	Kim Hyeon-jin
Occupations	Actor model
Years active	2015–present
Agents	YG YG KPlus
Korean name
Hangul	김현진
Revised Romanization	Gim Hyeonjin
McCune–Reischauer	Kim Hyŏnjin
Website	ygfamily.com

Early life and education

Kim was born on August 24, 1996, and attended an all-boys high school.^{[6][unreliable source?][7]}

Career

2015: Modelling career

Kim joined YG KPlus and made his debut as a model in 2015, making appearances as a runway model in a number of modeling shows for Kimseoryon, D.Gnak, Caruso, Sling Stone and SongGzio Homme, Ordinary People. He also appeared in magazines Go Korea and Dazed Korea. He also appeared in commercials for Subway and Banila Co.^[5]

2020–present: Acting career

Kim worked with WM Company to pursue a career in acting, citing Park Seo-joon as his role model.^[7] Kim was cast in the web series Sugar Coating and Can You Deliver Time? in 2020.^{[8][9][10][11]}

In 2021, he appeared in drama Peach of Time and he also appeared in drama Peng starring with actress Yoon So-hee.^[12][13][14]

Personal life

Military service

Kim completed his mandatory military service when he was 21 years old.^[15]

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Ref.
2021	Peach of Time	Student	[5]

Television series

Year	Title	Role	Ref.
2022	Cheer Up	Jin Sun-ho	[16]
2024	Dreaming of a Freaking Fairy Tale	Baek Do-hong	[17]
	My Sweet Mobster	Joo Il-young	[18]
2025	Crushology 101	Jo A-rang	[19]
	Annoying Love	Im Hyun-joon	[20]

Web series

Year	Title	Role	Ref.
2020	Sugar Coating	Yoo Han-gyeol	[21]
	Can You Deliver Time?	Park Woo-hyung	[22]
2021	Peach of Time	Student	[5]
	Peng	Yeon Ha-rim	[23]

Discography

Singles

Title	Year	Album
"Height" (높이) (with Han Ji-hyun, Bae In-hyuk, and Jang Gyu-ri)[24]	2022	Cheer Up OST

Awards and nominations

Name of the award ceremony, year presented, category, nominee of the award, and the result of the nomination

Award ceremony	Year	Category	Nominee / Work	Result	Ref.
SBS Drama Awards	2022	Best New Actor	Cheer Up	Won	[25]
		Best Supporting Team		Won