Hong Jong Hyun: The handsome man turns around like a rice paper, balancing both positive and negative aspects

Hong Jong Hyun attracts people with his tall appearance and handsome, masculine face with single eyelids typical of the land of ginseng. He has tried many roles, from model, actor to MC.

Hong Jong Hyun was born in 1990 and studied Theater & Cinema at Konkuk University, Korea. Although he intended to pursue an acting career from early on, Jong Hyun debuted as a model. With the advantage of a height of 1m82 along with a good body and photogenic appearance, he has become a model for a number of fashion brands both domestic and international.

The first fashion project that Jong Hyun participated in was the Spring/Summer 2007 collection of Korean brand MVIO. Since 2008, he has been a familiar face at Seoul Fashion Week when participating in many shows. Also in 2008, Jong Hyun had the opportunity to appear in shows in Korea of two famous brands Tommy Hilfiger and Marc by Marc Jacobs.

In addition, the male model also signed advertising contracts with other famous brands such as Calvin Klein, Jill by Jill Stuart, New Balance... and appeared quite a lot in famous fashion magazines in his home country. . In 2011, he received the title of Best Dressed Model from the Korea Best Dresser Swan Awards.

Compared to the fashion field, acting is a field in which Hong Jong Hyun is more formally trained, so it is not surprising that he has played many roles in both dramas and movies. However, the roles he took on were mostly supporting roles and did not make much of an impression. Some famous dramas featuring Jong Hyun are Dating Agency: Cyrano (2013), Wild Romance (2012), Oh! My Lady (2010), etc..

Although he participated in many films, the role that attracted the most attention of Hong Jong Hyun belonged to a project with a duration of less than 4 minutes, which was 2NE1's MV Falling In Love (2013). Although he only appeared for a few seconds, Hong Jong Hyun was able to leave a mark in the hearts of many Kpop fans and information about him was also sought after quite a lot at that time.

In addition, Jong Hyun also appeared in many TV shows, the most prominent of which is currently the show We Got Married season 4 when he was the seemingly cold but extremely cool "virtual husband" of Yura - Girl's Day.

In his acting career, Hong Jong Hyun is a Korean actor who is praised by many audiences for his ability to "turn over like a rice paper", handsome, upright, perfectly kind male lead or cruel male villain. Evil, scheming and cunning can all be beautifully balanced right after the director's call of action.

In Moon Lover , Hong Jong Hyun plays a sinister role. Prince Wang Yo is ugly to the core, with an ambitious eye on the throne and a willingness to manipulate palace politics to his advantage. Most importantly, he has an extremely sinister look in his eyes. But in the next historical drama, Hong Jong Hyun moved on to play the sweet but shy Wang Rin in When the King Loved.

In 2023, among a series of popular Korean movie titles, Race is a relatively low-profile film, airing silently on an online distribution platform. The film features a relatively famous cast, including Lee Yun Hee, Hong Jong Hyun and especially "big sister" Moon So Ri, revolving around the lives and work of office workers who always strive to force to conquer yourself.

The topic is not new and is one of the factors that makes Race not loved by many audiences. In addition, there are also many mixed reactions surrounding the unattractive performance of main actor Hong Jong Hyun. In the movie, he plays Ryu Jae Min, who is considered the office's ace. He is described as a very professional person, especially having the ability to balance work and daily life very well.

Taking on the leading role of the whole movie, there are many scenes opposite Moon So Ri, but Hong Jong Hyun revealed many weaknesses in acting. He was criticized for having unnatural expressions, dull eyes, and not being able to express the character's emotions. When acting with female lead Lee Yun Hee, Hong Jong Hyun had no "chemical reaction", when acting with Moon So Ri, he was clearly inferior. Many people thought Hong Jong Hyun was a rookie actor, but they couldn't believe that he had been working for 14 years, many times starring in big projects.

Regarding love, in early 2016, some sources said that he and After School Nana had been dating for nearly 7 months, during which time he was still participating in the show We Got Married with Yura. So it caused a lot of controversy among netizens at that time. Although We Got Married is just a fake marriage show, the fact that Hong Jong Hyun already has a girlfriend and still accepts to participate, many people think is unfair to Yura. However, later, he and Nana officially stated that they were just friends.

"At that time, she and I just happened to meet each other at the same place. Then when an article reported that we were dating, we were both very shocked," Hong Jong Hyun said. "But there is a certain truth that , we are not dating. I met with the writer of We Got Married and explained, of course I also explained to Yura. This is my fault for not being prepared for these situations, I became so sorry."