During 2005–2010, Kim has had two solo songs from SS501 albums: "Rize Up" from Kokoro,[1] and "Please Be Nice to Me" from SS501 Solo Collection.[2] In 2008, he released "Thank You" digital single, a theme song from We Got Married and was also included in SS501 mini album Find.[3] In 2009, he contributed two soundtracks from Boys Over Flowers including the acoustic version of "Because I'm Stupid""[4] and "A Thing Called Happiness".[5] He, then released a DVD entitled Goodbye Yoon Ji-hoo, marking the end of his character role in Boys Over Flowers, and coming back as the leader of SS501.[6] In 2010, he contributed "One More Time" from his drama Playful Kiss.[7]
| Kim Hyun-joong discography | |
|---|---|
 Kim Hyun-joong during SS501 concert in Hong Kong, 2009 | |
| Studio albums | 6 |
| EPs | 5 |
| Soundtrack albums | 7 |
| Singles | 14 |
| Video albums | 10 |
| Music videos | 28 |
On June 7, 2011, Kim released his solo debut mini album, Break Down,[8] exceeding 70,000 pre-ordered copies in just 10 days.[9] It peaked at number one on Gaon Weekly Album Chart[10] and was the best-selling album for June on Gaon Monthly Album Chart with 100,433 copies sold. It also topped the Japanese Oricon chart in the International Imported Album category[11] and was a certified platinum in Taiwan, due to which Warner Music Taiwan CEO Chen Ze Shan handed Kim a platinum record in a press conference held in Taiwan.[12] "Break Down" was the first-place winner for two consecutive weeks on Mnet's M Countdown music show as well as on KBS's Music Bank.[13] His second mini album Lucky[14] debuted at number 5 on Billboard's World Chart[15] and topped the Gaon Chart again, garnering the highest selling album on the Hanteo Album Sales Chart for the month of October.
On January 25, 2012, Kim released his first Japanese single "Kiss Kiss / Lucky Guy", which consists of Japanese versions of songs from his two Korean mini albums and one original Japanese song.[16] Both singles reached the highest record in a day for any overseas artist in Japan.[17] Two weeks after its release, the single reached its Gold status in Japan for selling 121,547 copies.[18] His First Impact Concert DVD sold 16,000 copies in its first week of release, taking the number one spot for the Overall DVD Chart. This is the first time a Korean artist has taken the number one spot, and a second time a foreign artist has taken the number one spot on the charts.[19] Two months after the DVD release, Kim released his second Japanese single "Heat" on July 4.[20] The single took over Japan Oricon's Daily and Weekly Charts, with 140,000 copies sold on its first day and a total of 183,000 copies for its first week.[21] The album also placed third for Oricon singles monthly chart for the month of July, selling 196,850 copies and beating DBSK's Android album with 171,554 copies.[22] Ultimately, Kim received a Gold certificate again for his "Heat" single.[23] His first full length Japanese album entitled Unlimited topped the Oricon Daily Album Charts,[24] and both the Tower Records' Weekly Album Charts for Shibuya branch and overall Weekly Album Chart[25] upon its release. The album has been certified Gold by the Recording Industry Association of Japan (RIAJ) after selling more than 100,000 units to retailers.[26]
His third Japanese single "Tonight" topped the Oricon Daily charts with 101,818 copies sold,[27] and taking the number two spot by the end of the week.[28] The album received Gold certificate for selling more than one million copies on June.[29] On the other hand, his third Korean mini album Round 3 topped Gaon Weekly Charts,[30] the Billboard World Albums chart, and the Oricon Imported Albums Chart.[31]
Studio albums
edit| Title | Details | Peak chart positions | Sales | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KOR [32] |
JPN [33] |
TWN East Asia [34] | |||
| Unlimited |
|
— | 3 | 2 |
|
| Imademo |
|
— | 3 | — |
|
| New Way |
|
9 | 120 | — |
|
| The Moon, The Sun and Your Song (月と太陽と君の歌) |
|
— | 4 | — | |
| A Bell of Blessing |
|
14 | — | — | |
| Love Universe |
|
— | 20 | — | |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart. | |||||
Extended plays
edit| Title | Details | Peak chart positions | Sales | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KOR [32] |
JPN [33] |
TWN East Asia [34] |
US World [37][38] | |||
| Break Down |
|
1 | — | 1 | — |
|
| Lucky |
|
1 | 4 | — | 5 |
|
| Round 3 |
|
2 | 1 | — | 1 |
|
| Timing |
|
3 | — | — | — |
|
| Haze |
|
— | — | — | — | |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart. | ||||||
Singles
edit| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Sales[A] | Certifications | Album | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KOR [42] |
JPN [43] |
TWN East Asia [34] | |||||
| Korean | |||||||
| "Please" (제발) | 2011 | 29 | — | — | — | Break Down | |
| "Break Down" (feat. Double K) | 15 | — | — | ||||
| "Kiss Kiss" | 65 | — | — | ||||
| "Lucky Guy" | 24 | — | — | Lucky | |||
| "Marry Me" | 55 | — | — | Non-album singles | |||
| "The Reason I Live" (나 살아있는 건) | 2013 | — | — | — | |||
| "Unbreakable" (feat. Jay Park) | 90 | — | — | Round 3 | |||
| "Your Story" (feat. Dok2) | 15 | — | — | ||||
| "His Habit" (feat. Lim Kim & Kanto) | 2014 | — | — | — | Timing | ||
| "Beauty Beauty" | — | — | — | ||||
| "Haze" | 2017 | — | — | — | Haze | ||
| "Why" | 2019 | — | — | — | New Way | ||
| "The Smile in Wine" (포장마차에서) | — | — | — | Salt (single album) | |||
| "A Bell of Blessing" | 2020 | — | — | — | A Bell of Blessing | ||
| Japanese | |||||||
| "Kiss Kiss / Lucky Guy" | 2012 | — | 2 | 5 |
|
|
Unlimited |
| "Heat" | — | 1 | 2 |
|
| ||
| "Tonight" | 2013 | — | 2 | — |
|
|
Imademo |
| "Hot Sun" | 2014 | — | 1 | 1 |
|
| |
| "Kazaguruma Re:Wind" (風車 Re:Wind) | 2017 | — | 3 | — |
|
Non-album single | |
| "Take My Hand" | 2018 | — | 4 | — |
|
The Moon, The Sun and Your Song | |
| "Wait For Me" | — | 4 | — |
|
|||
| "This Is Love" | 2019 | — | 8 | — | |||
| "Song for a Dreamer" | 2022 | — | 10 | — |
|
Non-album singles | |
| "Hana Michi" (花路) | 2023 | — | 9 | — |
|
||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart. | |||||||
Soundtrack contributions
edit| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KOR [42] |
JPN [33] | |||
| "Because I'm Stupid (Acoustic Ver.)" (내 머리가 나빠서) | 2009 | — | — | Boys Over Flowers Luxury Edition OST |
| "A Thing Called Happiness" (행복이란) | — | — | Boys Over Flowers F4 Special Edition OST | |
| "One More Time" | 2010 | 78 | — | Playful Kiss OST |
| "If You're Like Me" (그대도 나와 같다면) | 2012 | 86 | — | The Wedding Scheme OST |
| "When Today Passes" (오늘이 지나면) | 2014 | — | — | Inspiring Generation OST |
| "Living Because ～僕が生きているのは～ / Timing" | — | 23 | City Conquest OST | |
| "Just For My Love" | 2018 | — | — | When Time Stopped OST |
| "Pure Love" | 2019 | — | — | One Page Love OST |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart. | ||||
Videography
editMusic videos
edit| Song | Year |
|---|---|
| "제발 (Please)" | 2011 |
| "Break Down" | |
| "Kiss Kiss" | |
| "Lucky Guy" | |
| "Marry Me" | |
| "Marry You" | |
| "Kiss Kiss" (Japanese Ver.) | 2012 |
| "Lucky Guy" (Japanese Ver.) | |
| "Heat" | |
| "Let's Party" | |
| "Your Story" | |
| "Save Today" | |
| "君だけを消せなくて" | 2013 |
| "Cappuccino" | |
| "Tonight" | |
| "Unbreakable" | |
| "Your Story" Kor. version | |
| "Hot Sun" | 2014 |
| "Beauty Beauty" | |
| "Imademo" | 2015 |
| "Re:Wind Kazaguruma" | 2017 |
| "Take My Hand" | 2018 |
| "Wait For Me" | |
| "Why" | 2019 |
| "Four Seasons" | |
| "This is Love" | |
| "The Smile in Wine" | |
| "Moon, Sun and Your Song" | 2020 |
Video albums
edit| Title | Details | Peak chart positions |
|---|---|---|
| JPN [33] | ||
| Good-Bye Yoon Ji-hoo (SS501のリーダー、キム・ヒョンジュン Good-Bye ユン・ジフ) |
|
36 |
| Ready, Action!: Kim Hyun Joong in Spain |
|
60 |
| 1st Premium DVD & Photo Book "The First Love Story" |
|
60 |
| First Impact |
|
1 |
| K-Pop Star Conquering The World (キム・ヒョンジュン 完全密着ドキュメント24時 ～K-POP スタ ー 世界を魅了する～) |
|
19 |
| Kim Hyun Joong Premium Live "Tonight" |
|
12 |
| 2014 Kim Hyun Joong World Tour "夢幻" in Seoul |
|
13 |
| Kim Hyun Joong Japan Tour 2015 "Gemini" |
|
7 |
| Kim Hyun Joong Japan Tour 2017 "Inner Core" |
|
16 |
| Kim Hyun Joong Japan Tour 2018 "Take My Hand" |
|
15 |
Songwriting credits
edit| Song | Year | Details | Credits | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| "Green Peas" | 2009 |
|
Lyrics (with SS501) | [53] |
| "Do You Like That" | 2011 |
|
Lyrics | [14] |
| "Haze" | 2017 |
|
[54] | |
| "Take My Hand" | 2018 |
|
Lyrics, composition, arrangement |
[55] |
| "Wait For Me" |
|
[56] | ||
| "New Way" | 2019 |
|
[57] | |
| "This is Love" |
|
|||
| "Salt" |
|
|||
| "Moon, Sun and Your Song" | 2020 |
|
[58] |
See also
editNotes
edit- ^ Korean sales are for digital downloads, while Japanese sales are for physical, unless otherwise noted.
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