SS501

Members Kim Hyun Joong
Heo Young Saeng
Kim Kyu Jong
Park Jung Min
Kim Hyung Joon





SS501 (pronounced as Double-S 501) is a popular South Korean boyband under management of Daesung Entertainment, also known as DSP Entertainment. The name of the band is a combination of the alphabet and numbers that have special meanings in them. The first “S” stands for “Super”. The second “S” is an abbreviation for “Star.” The number 5,0 and 1 means `five members united as one forever.’ Their official fan club is known as "Triple S".

Member profiles

Kim Hyun Joong

• Birth Name (Korean): 김현중
• Hanja: 金賢重
• Japanese: キム･ヒョンジュン
• Birthday: June 6, 1986 (1986-06-06) (age 23)
• Position: Leader, Rap , Vocal
• Family: Parents, older brother
• Past experience: MC Show Music Core, MC SBS Inki Gayo, MC Mnet Countdown.
• Talents: Singing, dancing, piano, guitar, harmonica, acting
• Notes: Kim Hyun Joong is the leader of SS501. He had been a host of MBC's music show Show! Music Core[1], debuting on November 11, 2006, joining Brian from Fly to the Sky. He then left the show in order to make the group's first debut in Japan, at the beginning of 2007. He was also part of the We Got Married cast that shows on MBC with Hwangbo. He also got cast on the Korean drama Boys Before Flowers as the role of 'Yoon Ji Hoo'.

Heo Young Saeng

• Birth Name (Korean): 허영생
• Hanja: 許永生
• Japanese: ホ･ヨンセン
• Birthday: November 3, 1986 (1986-11-03) (age 22)
• Position: Main high vocal
• Family: Parents
• Past experience: DJ for SBS's "Youngstreet" Radio (from June to August 2006), MC Mnet Countdown.
• Talents: singing, dancing, piano
• Notes: Heo Young Saeng was a former trainee under SM Entertainment, he left to join DSP Entertainment. He is the leader of SS501 subgroup. Young Saeng is also close to many TVXQ and Super Junior members, notably Hero Jaejoong, Yesung, and Choi Siwon^{[citation needed]}.

Kim Kyu Jong

• Birth Name (Korean): 김규종
• Hanja: 金圭鐘
• Japanese: キム･ギュジョン
• Birthday: February 24, 1987 (1987-02-24) (age 22)
• Position: high low vocal
• Family: Parents, younger sister
• Past experience: Mnet "Drama - Break", DJ for SBS's "Youngstreet" Radio, MC Mnet Countdown, MC for MBC's God of Cookery Expedition.
• Talents: Singing, dancing, magic tricks
• Notes: Kim Kyu Jong, along with Park Jung Min, were DJs for SBS's "Youngstreet" radio. He is a member of SS501 sub unit.

Park Jung Min

• Birth Name (Korean): 박정민
• Hanja: 朴政玟
• Japanese: パク・ジョンミン
• Birthday: April 3, 1987 (1987-04-03) (age 22)
• Position: low vocal
• Family: Parents, older brother, older sister
• Past experience: MTV Fresh VJ (from March to November 2003), DJ for SBS's "Youngstreet" Radio, MC of a Korean TV Show (MBC) entitled !느낌표: 위대한 유산 74434, MC SBS Inki Gayo, MC Mnet Countdown, Musical 'Grease' (Main role : Danny).
• Talents: Singing, dancing, acting, tap dancing
• Notes: Jung Min was also a DJ for "Youngstreet" along with fellow group member Kim Kyu Jong. He was chosen as the lead actor in a musical - Grease.

Kim Hyung Joon

• Birth Name (Korean): 김형준
• Hanja: 金亨俊
• Japanese: キム・ヒョンジュン
• Birthday: August 3, 1987 (1987-08-03) (age 22)
• Position: Main vocal, Rap
• Family: Parents, younger brother
• Past experience: Ock Joo Hyun's (Fin.K.L) Music Video - Catch, MC Mnet Hello Chat (2006), MC Mnet ALBRARY (2008), MC Mnet Countdown.
• Talents: Singing, dancing, piano, swimming
• Notes: He is a member of SS501 sub unit. He has nickname magnae (youngest member) because he is the youngest member in the group. Kim Hyung Joon's brother Kim Ki Bum (Marumir/마루미르) was in the new group Xing he then left in 2007, now he is in a new boyband named U-Kiss. Kim Hyung Joon is currently a DJ for SBS Music High (daily at 2am) and took over the MC role from member Kim Kyu Jong as the MC for MBC-Every1's God of Cookery Expedition.

BOF Characters

Geum Jan Di
Jan-di is a commoner whose parents operate a Laundromat. She is a swimmer of her school which doesn't even have a swimming pool. One day, she visits Shinhwa high school, where the top 1% of the wealthy children gets to go, and accidentally saves a student from a suicidal attempt. After this incident, she is scouted to this prestigious school as a swimming athlete. The school itself and the students who go there do not suit her taste, but Jan-di bears the problematic circumstances, as her parents wish her to get close to the rich. She happens to step out for her classmate who is being bullied by four boys, called F4, and gets the 'Red Card'. As the whole school starts bullying Jan-di, she unexpectedly meets Ji-hoo on the stairway. She bumps into Ji-hoo, but later Joon Pyo shows his feeling for her and their relationship gets tangled.
Goo Joon Pyo
The leader of F4 and the heir of the largest conglomerate in Korea. Raised by servants, instead of busy parents, Jun Pyo's got the world there is nothing that can not be done. Growing up as the son of the rich family, he has gone through numerous of kidnapping, terror attempt. He is a master of martial arts and self defense skills, but avoids swimming because he experienced drowning when he was kidnapped. His older sister, Joon Hee, is the one who he is afraid the most. Ironically, Jun Pyo falls in love with Jandi, who reminds him of his sister. Jun Pyo's got natural curly hair, hot-tempered, but has an innocent heart. Although he can fluently speak 5 languages, he shows weakness on common sense and Korean vocabulary. Jun Pyo has simple and straight personality and relies upon intuition more rather than being rationalized. He is pure at heart in front of a girl he likes, so he gets hurt when he figures out Jan-di likes Ji Hoo, his closest friend among F4.


Yoon Ji Hoo
The grandson of the former president of Korea, Dr. Yoon Seok-young, and the most attractive guy among F4. Ji-hoo is the heir of Su-am Cultural Foundation, Art Center, and Orchestra own by his family, and also a musician. He lost his parents at age of five when he got into a car accident. He overcomes the hardness with his first love, Seo-hyeon. Ji-hoo believes that she would be his last love but he can't get to her completely. Jan-di is the one who encouraged him when he was hesitant to get close to Seo-hyeon. With Jan-di's support, Ji-hoo follows Seo-hyeon to France, but comes back after he realized that his feeling for her was admiration, not love. Ji-hoo does not show concern for others, knows what he wants to do, and never sweeps along with others. After Ji-hoo becomes a friend with Jan-di, his personality starts to change and conflicts between love and friendship.


So Yi Jung

The gifted potter and the successor of the prestigious family. Although Yi-jung has gained reputation for his talent for ceramics, he cannot take away the feeling that he is living a life of his brother. Yi-jung's older brother, who was exceptionally talented and expected to become the heir, left home and also quit working with ceramics. Yi-jung possessed a sense of inferiority and this with this he couldn't settle down with one love. He is a playboy, but gentle and warm-hearted. Although he didn't realize that himself yet, Yi-jung is desperately looking for his one true love.




Song Woo Bin

Woo Bin is arguably the kindest and most mature member of F4. His family owns a giant corporation in the construction industry. He keeps his cool and rarely loses his temper. Woo Bin is the other of the group's two playboys. His tastes tend towards older women and always goes out nightclubbing and partying with Yi-Jung.

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